I wonder if Mao's flutzing is getting better lately.
I read the newspaper, It says that Tarasova is going to Japan in mid-August in order to check Mao's skating.
Mao is working on fixing her lutz and she says that its showing good progress so far!
(...) She is also working hard on fixing her weak point. Last season she was troubled by the deductions caused by her habit to do the take-off of the Lutz jump from the inside edge. After the World Championships she earnestly began her practice to fix the jump without failure.
No practice footage, sadly, though perhaps it's for the best that the media don't bother Mao too much. Though, selfishly, I would like to see the 3A combos that Tatiana said Mao was nailing in practice.
That is so true. Mao is so far ahead of everyone else, CoP-wise, that she won the World Championship despite getting an edge call on both of her triple Lutz attempts (short and long programs) and also despite getting 0 points on her biggest point-getter, the triple Axel. She spotted the field about 10 points and still won.First of all, Mao does not need a 3Z. She has so many points going for her in her program that she can still win with a Flutz -1
Yes. she did, and Caroline Kostner won the short program. Mao won overall with two second place finishes.Didn't YuNa win the Free Skate in Gothnborg?
That is so true. Mao is so far ahead of everyone else, CoP-wise, that she won the World Championship despite getting an edge call on both of her triple Lutz attempts (short and long programs) and also despite getting 0 points on her biggest point-getter, the triple Axel. She spotted the field about 10 points and still won.
The only reason Mao needs to work on her flutz is for the personal satisfaction of doing so, like she has worked on her triple Salchow and triple toe in past seasons.