Ladies SP

[Buttercup]

^^Hey! Medusa slept this night. She missed ice-dance! I slept for 8 long hours.

I find Joannie sleep-inducing, but I would really like to see her rock the house, if only to make things real interesting and less predictable. If she really lands all 7 Triples and Yu-Na falters a bit - who knows what might happen?

I immediately spotted the reason why you slept so well . I don't get Joannie, either. She's talented and lovely but nothing about her really grabs my attention. I certainly have nothing against, her, though.

I hope Carolina surprises us today and maybe shakes things up a bit. I've been hearing Yu-Na, Joannie, Mao for the last couple of months, and I would appreciate some surprises! Laura or Miki in the spolier role would be fine, too.

Danale, when was it shown? I couldn't find it on the schedule. Oh well, I'll have to catch it on Youtube .

[i love to skate]

Did anyone catch the CBC broadcast last night? They had a great fluff piece on Joannie. What a great support system she has in place; Mannon, her parents, boyfriend, Shae, Lori Nichol, and a sport psychologist. I'm happy she has developed her interests outside of skating and that she is continuing with school. She is amazing and seems incredibly happy! Here's hoping for good things this afternoon

[museksk8r]

Did anyone catch the CBC broadcast last night? They had a great fluff piece on Joannie. What a great support system she has in place; Mannon, her parents, boyfriend, Shae, Lori Nichol, and a sport psychologist. I'm happy she has developed her interests outside of skating and that she is continuing with school. She is amazing and seems incredibly happy! Here's hoping for good things this afternoon

Oh, I would to see that! Hopefully, someone will upload it to youtube. I agree, best wishes to Joannie tonight in the LP!

[Alicja]

Oh, I would to see that! Hopefully, someone will upload it to youtube. I agree, best wishes to Joannie tonight in the LP!

I'll second that.

[PolymerBob]

even of she skates a clean LP no way will we get 3 spots. I knew this would happen to her, as did many others on this board. Zhang would have done it. Look what happened to evan and he skated at home!

I am certain Caroline and Rachael could have gotten us our 3 spots. But I won't criticize the USFSA. They followed their rules and policies when doing so was difficult. That alone deserves our respect and admiration.

Looking forward, Caroline needs to continue what she has begun .... she must establish herself, beyond question, as the top American lady. She has to make a strong showing at the team competition in Japan next month, fix her problems over the summer, hit the Grand Prix like a hammer, crank out standing ovations to the point of monotony, and cruise into Nationals with the judges ready to hand her the gold before she even skates.

( But Bob, how do you REALLY feel? )

[AwesomeIce]

I am certain Caroline and Rachael could have gotten us our 3 spots. But I won't criticize the USFSA. They followed their rules and policies when doing so was difficult. That alone deserves our respect and admiration.

Looking forward, Caroline needs to continue what she has begun .... she must establish herself, beyond question, as the top American lady. She has to make a strong showing at the team competition in Japan next month, fix her problems over the summer, hit the Grand Prix like a hammer, crank out standing ovations to the point of monotony, and cruise into Nationals with the judges ready to hand her the gold before she even skates.

( But Bob, how do you REALLY feel? )

I doubt that even Caroline could have gotten us three spots for next year. She has so many ugly issues to deal with before she is truly a top-tier skater.

[gofigure79]

Does anyone know where I can get clips of the British Eurosport? I don't see anything on youtube.

[niviola]

"I doubt that even Caroline could have gotten us three spots for next year. She has so many ugly issues to deal with before she is truly a top-tier skater"

Maybe she is not a top tier skater yet, but she definately has proven that she can place well internationally against the best skaters. Her placements at 4 Continents and Junior worlds prove that.

[PolymerBob]

I doubt that even Caroline could have gotten us three spots for next year. She has so many ugly issues to deal with before she is truly a top-tier skater.

Yes, they let her skate in the exhibition at 4 Continents ............

........ because of her pretty face. :sheesh:

[creamso10]

is way~~~ different.

Yuna's performance looks like something's missing on tv (in SBS version)

but if you watch in NBC ver. it is way~~~ better.

if you watch her live... it's totally stunning!!!

TV, it's all depending on the camera work.

personally, japanese camera work is the best

[dancingqueen]

I forgot to say about one more skater, Elene GEDEVANISHVILI !!

I also enjoyed her performance last night. I haven’t been inspired with her skating since Olympics, but I love her artistry. It was a fun program. Even though she made a mistake, I’m glad she did good job. Go, Elene !

[goldenpleasures]

I'm glad to know I am not the only one. She might be good, but leading by almost 10 points!!! We might as well not watch the LP--

They can't give her less than she deserves just in order to make the LP more exciting!

[ks777]

They are showing the ladies' SP on CBC now.

[shallwedansu]

Hey, wasn't Mirai supposed to do some kind of commentary/reporting for Japanese coverage? Is there any follow up to that? I'd love to know her thoughts on the competition so far.

[astimegoesby]

Did anyone catch the CBC broadcast last night? They had a great fluff piece on Joannie. What a great support system she has in place; Mannon, her parents, boyfriend, Shae, Lori Nichol, and a sport psychologist. I'm happy she has developed her interests outside of skating and that she is continuing with school. She is amazing and seems incredibly happy! Here's hoping for good things this afternoon

CBC rebroadcast this Joannie fluff piece during their highlights broadcast this afternoon, so hopefully some of you who missed it last night saw it today. I agree it was a well-done fluff piece, although I when Shae asked Joannie to read "The Secret" at the beginning of the season since I'm not really a fan of that book. But, hey, it certainly seems to be working for Joannie this year!

And I have to give Joannie a big for how she managed to save that 3-lutz combination! I was sooo sure she'd go down when she took off, but was very happy to be proven wrong! Hope her good luck holds out for the LP!

I was also happy with Cynthia Phaneuf's SP. Despite the fall on the 3-lutz, she looked so much more confident and happy than her last Worlds experience in 2005. I hope she and Alissa Czisny both come back strong in the LP!

And I can't help but smile every time I see Brian Orser react when Yu-Na lands a jump. I don't remember Brian acting that excited during his own eligible career...and it sounds like Brian's almost as famous in Korea today as he was in Canada during his eligible career!