Ladies SP

[antmanb]

I do not get why many people here pick on Rachel so much. She was not worse from the rest of bunch (places 5-11). She made similar mistakes as others. Her spins in the SP were quite good this time. Saying tha she robbed Fumie is beyond ridiculous. Fumie finished behind the music, had few wobbles, and, apart from that, her expression is just not there any more... I found her program boring, whereas Rachel is very fresh and joyfull. Fumie does not have spark any more.

I suppose it's just the different tastes that people have. I've only ever seen Flatt's skates on youtube until now and have always been suprised by people's comments on her musicality etc because i see none. I didn't find her SP interesting at all (haven't watched the LP) and found it quite boring and very middle of the road. I thought Fumie skated better than her in every way and i've normally found Fumie's skating to be pretty boring.

Many ladies were overscored, but some more than the others. I don't understand Lepisto score. Although she is lovely to watch, there is no way that a skater with 3T-2T and a mistake in the step sequence could be placed in the final group. Look at Elena Glebova (for example), with a lovely 3T-3T, no major mistake, good levels on other elements and pleasant skate too. How come Lepisto ended up 7 places above her??

I think Lepisto benefitted from being European Champion! She did skate pretty well but she does tend to pop the 3/3. Glebova was undermarked I agree and i would have had both Lepitso and Flatt behind her.

I liked Miki's SP.. I rarely enjoy her, but I did.

I completely agree with this - I thought her LP was just jump checking (which is how I always feel about Miki) but this SP had real character and she paid attention to the music!

Ant