In defense of Flatt,as mentioned in an IceNetwork interview, she was in Boston for a couple of weeks for an academic program and has only been back training for alittle over two weeks. Her coach mentioned that this was a chance for them to get Rachael's programs out and get some feedback from the judges, etc. With just two weeks of training under her skates, Rachael should be happy with a good SP performance and no doubt, the LP will develop.
thanks for the link! What a lovely program that is. I'm so happy for her with such a great skate under her belt. I don't normally like the catch foot spiral but hers is gorgeous - she has such flow across the ice.Originally Posted by dorispulaski
Way to go Alissa. I look forward to seeing her in person at Skate Canada!!
Doris,
thanks so so so much for the vids and the comments!!! It is always so interesting to me how different skating looks live vs. video. I do hope Wagner continues to improve those areas you mentioned....and wow, good for Rachel to be this ready with so little practice time under her belt...she is definitely someone to watch out for!
Nigel, I thought Rachael's long looked very new to her. It's amazing she only had both her programs for that short a time.
Mr. Ski stuck a piece of blue tape over the missing section of the P in the vandalized sign yesterday. Rachael's extended spin in front of the sign was a last straw. In fact, we have added opaque tape to camera bag as a requirement for trips for IceWorks.
Here's Alexe Gilles' short program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqhOfb0nwyU
Liberty has never published detailed result protocols online. However, they currently are in the process of uploading the official results on their club site -- link is: http://www.libertyskating.org/2008Results.html
Here are all the (unofficial) results of the Novice-Senior events from Saturday, with a few jump notes based on my limited notes and a check of the protocols:
SENIOR MEN FS
122.70 P Chan (CAN)
119.70 C Oi
118.22 S Rogers
114.21 J Abbott
113.85 R Bradley
113.52 J Cassar
109.64 D Raad
108.09 D Razzano
107.56 J Wong
105.44 J Russell (CAN)
100.88 G Varner
100.43 V Pfeifer (AUT)
93.85 W Brewster
88.35 B Mroz
87.04 K Metivier (CAN)
79.07 J Povzikov (CAN)
67.98 R Crowley
67.31 D Mueller
34.60 S Gordon
SENIOR LADIES FS A
94.79 A Gilles
85.32 B Bereswill
82.11 B Rizo
80.35 J Forte
71.59 K Musademba
63.50 K Pflumm
61.03 D Zhalko-Tytarenko (CAN)
56.78 A Legg
54.32 L Hamui (MEX)
50.86 L Yee
48.42 E Melton
SENIOR LADIES FS B
103.73 A Czisny
82.94 R Flatt
70.56 A Nguyen
70.08 B Rosenthal
65.52 C Kiang (TPE)
60.80 M Telecky
56.12 J Houston
55.94 R Gendron (CAN)
55.66 J Kim
53.31 M-C Cloutier (CAN)
50.00 J Manzouri
47.97 T Brandt
JUNIOR MEN FS FINAL
116.81 Mahbanoozadeh - jumps: 2a, 3f-3t, 3z(off balance)-3t(tight landing), 3s, 2a-2t-2r, 2a, 3r, 3z
116.18 Corvasce - 3a-2t, 3z(turn out), 3a, 2f, 3r(shaky landing), 2a, 3z-2t-2r, 3s-2t
113.17 Hochstein - 3z-3r(flip out), 3f(turn out)-2t-2r, 2a, 3s, 3f-2t, 3z, 3t, 2a
109.49 Johnson - 3f-3t, 2z, 2a, 3r, 2z-2r-2r, 3f, 3s-2a seq., 2a
106.21 Miner - 3a<(fall), 3f-3t, 3z-2t, 3r, 3z, 3s, 3f(fall), 2a
96.75 Ting - 3z(turn out)-2t, 3f, 3r(hand), 3s, 2a-2t, 3z, 3t, 2a
86.99 P Parkinson (CAN)
83.51 M Chau
79.63 W Michael
66.92 C Berneck (GER)
WD: A Aiken [K Messing withdrew earlier]
JUNIOR LADIES FS FINAL
82.91 G Schorg - 3r-2t, 3z, 3f, 3t(pitched forward landing), 2a-2a, 2a(turnout)-2t, 2z
76.43 A Zawadzki - 2a-2t, 3z, 2s, 3s, 3t, 3t-2t, 2a (landing problems on 2nd-5th jumps)
73.07 M Secundy - 3z fall, 3r-2r, 2a, 3z-2t-2r(hung on), 3s<, 3t(high free leg on landing), 2a-2a
73.03 K Gong - 2a-3t, 3f<(step out), 3s, 3t-2t-2r, 2a, 2z-2t, 1f
71.54 C Gao - 3z(fall out), 3t, 3s fall, 2z, 3t(flip out), 2a-2t, 2r
70.65 K Traunero - 3f fall, 2a, 3z fall, 2a, 3t-2t, 3s-2t, 3s-2t-2r
69.61 K Rowley - 3t-2t, 3s-2t, 2a-2a(fall out), 2z, 3s fall, 3t, 2a
64.27 A Kononenko
63.43 H Dunne
62.71 K Steward
62.39 F Zhang
58.09 C Denney
56.21 B Oi
56.02 M Ure (CAN)
56.00 A Bereswill
55.86 L Ryan
JUNIOR PAIRS FS
75.51 Castelli/Shnapir
74.32 Tanovich/Chau
73.78 Jones/Gaskell (CAN)
67.47 Pigeon/Last (CAN)
66.91 Moore-Towers/Evans (CAN)
65.04 Aaron/Cohen
64.91 DeRita/Accardi
60.36 Ryan/Toth
NOVICE LADIES FS FINAL
74.56 K Baga [37.12 TES/37.44 PCS] - 2a, 3t-2t, 3s, 2f-2t, 3s+seq., 1t
72.51 L Dinh [39.39/33.12] - 2z, 3r<, 3s, 3t-2t-2r, 3t-2t, 2a-2a
61.70 S Tarleton
60.82 L Hood
60.30 Y Siraj
59.16 A Brickman
59.13 A Wang
57.10 M Gueli
56.07 R Dost
55.19 S Veloso
54.59 Mad. Koehler
53.54 J Nishimoto
53.50 T Galonski
52.61 D Kabanova
52.26 M Erikson
50.68 S Cusack
47.84 M Frost
45.45 S Eisen
WD: H J Miller, S Sylvester
NOVICE PAIRS FS
64.72 Tou/Cohen (CAN)
63.55 Bobak/Penasse (CAN)
57.48 Duarte/Grafton
57.28 Gifford/Bodnarek
If you haven't already checked it out,.Icenetwork has a good selection of articles and backstage photos from Liberty
Thanks for the results, Sylvia. I was afraid that they did not publish the protocols at all. It would be nice to see at least the PCS and TES scores separate, let alone what levels the competitors got.
Perhaps icenetwork can persuade Liberty to part with this info in the future.
I love Ashley's new look. Her dress was beautiful and she is more graceful in this program. Also love the hair - no cutesy 80's ponytail! Great for this early in the season. No make sure of no more edge calls!
Rachael's SP program is lovely and I like Moonriver. Is this a new dress or the same one from last year? Same hue. I think she is quite musical and interpretive using her head to her fingers with expression that is beyond her years. I thought she looked like she had good speed in her short with the exception of in and out of the double axel. I think that is the one jumps she really needs more height and speed through.
Alexe is a beautiful skater that covers so much ice because of her stature. She is proof that a tall skater can jump. I cant wait to see her fully develop her style - she still looks a bit stiff but wow, great start to the year.
I am so happy for Alissa. I can watch her skate all day. She has the most beautiful line, spins and spirals! I hope she can continue to work toward jump consistency and getting less downgrades. Oh, and what a beautiful smile - truly endearing.
What happened to Ashley in FS? I don't see her name..
It was not yet ready for competiition and she went home.
But does anyone have a youtube of Alexei Gilles?
Ski rocks, both taping and taping!
Alissa was only six points off her personal best, despite the fall on the flip. I believe that Alissa has a true Lutz and a true flip, but her flip is a big problem. At U.S. Nationals she missed her flip in boith the short and long programs, just like here. Maybe she should drop this jump and put in an extra loop instead.
Yes, Joe, there is a clip of Alexe's sp:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqhOfb0nwyU
I have footage of her long program but haven't uploaded it yet.
Yet Rachael's overall skating showed that it's unlikely she'll have the 3A this season. Her 2A in the SP was small. I believe that the jumps she downgraded were in the 2nd half of her FS. Regardless, with her moderate speed and her other struggles in the 2nd half of her FS's, I think that while Rachael is consistent, she needs more power.In defense of Flatt,as mentioned in an IceNetwork interview, she was in Boston for a couple of weeks for an academic program and has only been back training for alittle over two weeks. Her coach mentioned that this was a chance for them to get Rachael's programs out and get some feedback from the judges, etc. With just two weeks of training under her skates, Rachael should be happy with a good SP performance and no doubt, the LP will develop.
And while I liked Ashley and Rachael's SP's, it's better for the SP to be the faster of the two programs (vs. the FS). The SP requires less endurance and you want to attack it. YuNa, Mao, Mirai, and Carolina can put up huge SP scores.
Thanks doris, I look forward to her LP. Meantime, I would give Alissa an edge over Alexei. Both of them seem iffy whenevr they take to the ice.
Jonathan Cassar LP Liberty 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SPQ2gqP9z8
Who is this Joanthan Cassar? He interprets the music so well. The choreography is just great.
Curran Oi 2008 Liberty LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuPAfLlm5q8
I also have no idea whom Curran Oi is. He is a great jumper although the music puts me to sleep.
Patrick Chan' LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_jMKNpnGNE
Patrick Chan needs to run away from Lori Nicoles ASAP. She is running out of steam. The music is dreadful, and the choreography all looks the same.
saw him LIVE at nationals in 2006 and fell in love with his skating! he's fantastic, but he left his jumps on the practice ice in St. Louis
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