Carolina's medal chance gone by 2nd jump combo...
oh dear, now popping everything
what a shame, as this program seems to have picked up considerable charm from when she last used it. She could fall right out of the top 10 with that performance (but won't, due to PCS for her speed i suppose)
i wonder what happened with kostner. it's not like she had pressure hanging over her head or anything.
wierd.
Well, only the flip, salchow and toe. Her lutz edge is iffy and her loop acceptable. Her axel is the worst of her jumps, imho.Originally Posted by PROKOFIEV
Poor girl a disasterous skate for her. sadly i would have this even behind Cynthia but lucky for Carolina she is in the last group. Sad to see.:(
Carolina into 11th!
What happened to this forum???
Oh hope Asada come up with better program at Vancouver.
At least the podium wasn't completely predictable! I'm not a fan of Miki's but seeing her withdraw from the LP at Gotheburg in tears was so sad - good for her that she came back this year and got back on the podium.
And I'm so happy for Elene! Not a great LP, but top ten - her best finish at Worlds ever. Hopefully this will be something for her to build upon for next year. I haven't seen the programs, but it's good to see Alena Leonova and Rachael Flatt both skated well.
Last edited by Buttercup; 03-29-2009 at 09:28 AM.
I guess Carolina was worrying if her underwear showed again. That was a very bad skating costum.. Yes it is pretty when she standed still but most of the time one couldn't see the pretty skirt, only the underswear. What a pity to skate like that at World for her.
Yu-na was amazing! A well deserved World Champion!!!
Congratulations to Joannie for the Silver!
Poor Mao, I hope she recovers from this soon. An attempted 3A got zero, that's just not right.
Last edited by hongligl; 03-29-2009 at 09:49 AM.
I'm still in shock of Lepisto's scores... Alena Leonova was sooooooo much better!
I'm guessing that after Yu-Na's performance, the intense influx of visitors brought the forum down...
That said, congrats to the medalists - Yu-Na for breaking the 200 mark, Joannie for skating solid, and Miki for pulling off a second comeback in her career (that doesn't happen everyday, does it?). Also kudos to Rachael, Alissa for holding it together, and Candice Didier for not giving up. My heart goes out to Mao - she fought and did ok, but not great - I hope she comes soaring back up again next season.
But my god, Carolina just bombed like no other...it's definitely not the first time her skating went right to the dumpsters, but she popped/doubled/stepped-out of almost all of her jumps...
I saw Candice's LP on Youtube, that was scary! All credit to her for not giving up, what a brave performance. It looked like she got a standing O - did she? I wish her all the best next season.
Caro's performance was rather like Tomas's Hidden Czech debacle last season. At this point I have to question the mental preparation for the Oberstdorf skaters. Kostner and Verner, with their talent, should be getting much better results than they are. This was Carolina's second 12th place finish at Worlds, and I really hope to see her skating better and for once giving us a clean performance next season.
The greatest US skater of all time would probably be Kristy, who not only did all triples, but had triple triple combos in '92.
Thoughts on last night: I wish Yuna would point her toes. It is a petty thing but it bothers me.
The Michelle "auditions" were painful, and in that same time, Alissa's program could have been shown by NBC. (She looked really pretty though).
The skaters representing a certain country need to eat something. Food provides energy. These particular skaters lacked energy. Yes, skaters need to keep their weight down, but when they seem to be losing weight every time they compete there is a problem. We have started to call this country the country of the incredible shrinking skaters.
Lepisto's score was a joke....Judges just decided the new euro champion to come in the following three years...because that tech content....I mean, Leonova was michelle kwan in comparison....
Congrats to Kim....still thinking that rochette and ando were kind of overpaid but whatever....i would have had mao over Ando
It was a night of board crashes. The MKF forum crashed from overload and
I see that GS had the same problem.
Congratulations to Queen YuNa. I am at a loss for words, what a talent she is after her LP I gave her a standing O.(my cat thought I had lost my mind). So happy for my girl Joanine for keeping it together and skating a program that has touched my heart all season. Miki loved her FS well deserved Bronze. Gotta love Rachael, fifth place finish she should be very happy. I felt bad for Caro very rough skate for her. Last but not least Mao. I would have never thought in a million years she would finish off the podium but after her skate and scores I knew it was possible. I see a possible coaching change for her. Mao is such a talent and I am sure she will rebound from this disappointment. I enjoyed the competition very much and was very happy with the placements. .
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