Ladies SP

[kandidy]

LP's order
Group 1
1 Ana Cecilia CANTU MEX
24 41.58
2 Kerstin FRANK AUT
23 43.20
3 Candice DIDIER FRA
19 50.16
4 Jenna MCCORKELL GBR
21 45.52
5 Tugba KARADEMIR TUR
22 44.24
6 Anna JURKIEWICZ POL
20 45.60

Group 2
7 Na-Young KIM KOR
17 51.50
8 Annette DYTRT GER
18 51.04
9 Cynthia PHANEUF CAN
15 53.14
10 Ivana REITMAYEROVA SVK
16 52.98
11 Alissa CZISNY USA
14 53.28
12 Elena GLEBOVA EST
13 55.90

Group3
13 Fumie SUGURI JPN
9 58.40
14 Susanna PﾖYKIﾖ FIN
12 57.12
15 Sarah MEIER SUI
10 58.36
16 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO
8 58.82
17 Alena LEONOVA RUS
11 58.18
18 Rachael FLATT USA
7 59.3

Group4

19 Mao ASADA JPN
3 66.06
20 Joannie ROCHETTE CAN
2 67.90
21 Miki ANDO JPN
4 64.12
22 Yu-Na KIM KOR
1 76.12
23 Carolina KOSTNER ITA
5 63.18
24 Laura LEPISTﾖ FIN
6 59.66

[DarkestMoon]

But Yuna's GOEs will drive away that 10 points. We will see over 200 ??

With tonight's judging? If she stays on her feet. Falls will negate those GOEs as mandatory deductions. Incidentally, Mao can grab GOEs. I don't know why people think she can't. Her program has transitions and she gets good air.

[Dipyramidal]

Yu-Na kim is like a skaing machine, she should just go to the men competition.

[gofigure79]

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I am a fan of both Yuna and Mao. I don't know what the fuss is about Yuna's score - she was just amazing today. She may have been a bit overmarked, but so was everyone else, so comparatively it was fair. Even without the generous scores she should still be far ahead of everyone else.

[MrHand]

Yuna's SP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRO-v_Rriyk

Wow ! Yu-Na looks so much more taller in that program. That was what was capable of when all 8 cylinders hit.. 76 point is unbelievable.

Couldn't make it to the Staples Center today, I am still in the Northern Cal, 300 miles north.( $600 worth of tickets wasted.) We will be there tomorrow for the Finals, and Gala on sunday.

[shallwedansu]

o: These two are up there on my list of favorite coach - student partnerships.

Everyone's saying Joannie is the dark horse. I think of her more as a real contender now. To me, the real dark horse is MIKI! She could really end up on that podium tomorrow!

[Mathman]

Welcome to Golden Skate, Gofigure79. Post often, post long!

Yu-na Kim was out of this world, but besides that my two favorites were Alena Leonova and Elena Gedevanishvilli.

Couldn't make it to the Staples Center today, I am still in the Northern Cal, 300 miles north.( $600 worth of tickets wasted.)

Oh, what a shame. Have fun tomorrow and Sunday!

[LeCygne]

The judging overall today was pretty inflated. You could see all the delighted faces in the K&C, nearly everyone was thrilled with their scores. Of the top half that I saw, not a single score wasn't at least 3-4 points higher than it should have been.

Was impressed with Rachael Flatt's expression and artistry today. Wish she could've pulled out the 3-3 though... And oh Alissa. Poor girl. Hope she pulls up into ten 10 at least.

Mao looked nervous and tense. Darned lutz. Her 3-3 better have been ratified though, that was one of her best ones this season. I still prefer her over Yu-Na, so I hope she can at least grab silver. No complaints over the deficit though, Yu-Na was amazing. Good for her. I'm anticipating 200+ tomorrow night.

[DarkestMoon]

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I am a fan of both Yuna and Mao. I don't know what the fuss is about Yuna's score - she was just amazing today. She may have been a bit overmarked, but so was everyone else, so comparatively it was fair. Even without the generous scores she should still be far ahead of everyone else.

Well technically, she had an ! -GOEs are supposed to be applied at the discretion of the judges, which I don't think they did. Had a skater done a flutz-toe, they would not score over 70. My 2 cents.

[PROKOFIEV]

Doing a triple triple in the womens is like doing a quad triple in the mens. Mao is capable of scoring 135 if she is clean. Kim scored less than 120 at 4CC. Kim is no way a shoe in even with a 10 pt lead.

REALLY??? I was a bit upset that judges left no chance of competition between Mao and Yuna. Don't get me wrong.Yu-na deserves what she got, but I
just wanted to see a chance for Mao or Johannie to win.According to your opinion, it seems possible that we might have major upset tomorrow! YEAH!!!
BTW, I believe Rachael is going to be the next American top skater. There is something about her that attracts me very much. She still has a lot to work on and I can wait to see how she is going to skate next season. I know she will improve 100times more because of this experience. Good luck Rachel, tomorrow!!!
Alissa, I am very sorry,but today is today. You will have a great skate tommorrow!!!

[Mathman]

Warm-Up Group 10
49 Alena LEONOVA RUS
Personal Best Score Short Program 55.50

50 Mao ASADA JPN
Personal Best Score Short Program 69.50

51 Carolina KOSTNER ITA
Personal Best Score Short Program 67.15

52 Yu-Na KIM KOR
Personal Best Score Short Program 72.24

53 Laura LEPISTO FIN
Personal Best Score Short Program 59.18

54 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO
Personal Best Score Short Program 60.32

Cool flags!

[flying camel]

Wow, how nice it was to just watch some great skating. Yu - Na & Joannie were fantastic and confident.

I thought Rachael was the most improved skater of the night. Everything was perfect. The make up was beautiful. The dress was very flattering for her figure. But I loved the program. She seems to have made a lot of changes. I hated that program at Nationals. She looked brand new. Too bad about the flip. She would have been in the final group for sure.

Another bad program for Alissa. Poor thing! Maybe she can skate with peace now. She really looked like she was about to break down and cry in her interview. Eventhough she is an older girl this is just her second worlds. We watched Joannie have some not so good performances over the years, but look at her now. Experience is the best teacher.

Alissa is a skater who does not enjoy the spotlight. I think she would be more comfortable being the second or third American. Go Alissa!

Also loved the little Russian girl.. How wonderful to skate with no pressure.

[DarkestMoon]

o: These two are up there on my list of favorite coach - student partnerships.

Everyone's saying Joannie is the dark horse. I think of her more as a real contender now. To me, the real dark horse is MIKI! She could really end up on that podium tomorrow!

I'm hoping Miki will do her quad and hopefully get it ratified. The girl deserves props when it's due.

[Mathman]

It looked like Mao was trying so hard to hold that Lutz edge that it threw her timng off. Maybe she should substitute a differerent jump (like a 3 Axel )

[R.D.]

Another bad program for Alissa. Poor thing! Maybe she can skate with peace now. She really looked like she was about to break down and cry in her interview.

Interview? What interview??