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Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Carnival on Ice PBP :)

I missed Daisuke

Arakawa
Flamenco
2A HUGE
3T HUGE
Camel donut low catchfoot nice
lovely interpretation
spsq
step sq lovely
lovely edges!!
inaaaa bauer!
biellman great
fire!
that was lovely :)

encore you raise me up with manly vocal
omg her speed!
ina, spread eagle
biellman
that's it :)

Yags
Luna/Only you
He looks great
3T nice
steps strong
Performance built around acting
Great :) But I think they chacked like a half of the program

Clips from Laura Lepisto's performance with a ribbon
Great, why didn't they show it in its entirety?

Commercial break :)
 

Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Nobu comeback fluff :)

They mistook his SP music as Dance Macabre in the fluff :)

In fact it's "Death's Dance", a mix of Dido's Lament and Totentanz

Nobu describes his program as very difficult, especially steps!

OMG costume! I love it, black with asymmetric motif :love:

Huge 3A a bit step out
faast!
3Lz-3T huuge :)
music change 3F great!
love steps!! i love when he jumps during the step sequence, so high
flying sit
straightline steps sequence great! :) Love the poses before the steps
feed please don't die!! :(
spins great! but please put combo at the end instead of sit spins

jumps on replays huuge! :O

Nobu not happy with performance, says it needs polishing :) But I loved it :)
 
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Morning Glory

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 16, 2008
Thank you Okami.

Clips from Laura Lepisto's performance with a ribbon
Great, why didn't they show it in its entirety

I'm disappointed. I was looking forward to her ribbon EX:disapp: Hope BS Tokyo will broadcast the whole program later.
 
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Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Joannie :)
Some kind of pop music, I know it but don't like it.
Nice costume
Spin
Rolling on the ice
Stuff
Well the skating was lovely, but the music made it difficult for me to pay attention.

Jeff on :)
 

Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Jeff :)
Personal Jesus
I love him :)
Great speed into 3Lz, it looks so solid now!
Hahahaha!
Too funny to describe
Rockstar Jeff :)
He's a great dancer!
Triple something, missed the entrace
Flying spin
2A
As with Nobu hard to type, program distracts me
Besti squat
Combo spin fab!
Loved it!! :rock:
 

Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Mao Asada! :)
Caprice
It's the program from The Ice, so I'll just post short notes
Jumps nice, Flip much better than in JO
Lovely spiral sequence, esp. back arabesque
I just love this program! Please turn it into a competitive one!
Steps fantastic
Love Mao's expression :bow:
Fantastic Y spin!
The finish is just wow. :bow:

Encore Bells
Step seq fabulous beginning sit twizzles
Best steps out of ladies, IMHO
Combo spin great, love one the handed Biellman! :rock:

Oh no, did they chack Nobu's Chaplin encore?! :(
 

Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Miki!
New SP love the music! :rock: "Queen of the Night" Michale Nyman
Fall on the first jump
But the next two were perfect
Flying sit great
Love her costume, creepy!
and hairdo
Much improved spiral
This music suits Miki!
Interesting step sequence with stops and playing for the crowd :rock:
Fab combo spin
Layback not very flexible but nice speed
Love the final pose! :agree:
On the second thought, I would get rid of that HUGE spider on Miki's chest, It creeps me out!

Encore new LP
3S nice
2A nice
Straight line SS Crowd goes crazy!
I think it's perfect for Miki
Final spin great!
:love:
 

Okami

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 5, 2006
Interviews with Mao & Miki. Miki a bit disappointed with her performance, says she was tired after the trip from USA. Sadly, I missed Mao. :(

What, that was it? Well, that was one short broadcast :( I hope BS will show more skaters. (And Nobu's encore.)
 

Bennett

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 20, 2007
I loved Miki's. Really good. Did she improve her posture?

Mao's was great, too, as I saw it before.

I feel that Miki somehow looks skinnier than before.
 

feraina

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 3, 2007
I actually like Mao's new LP. It's the first time that I have seen her looking hints of ... majestic. Especially parts near the beginning, where many posters seem to dislike the most. :p She seems so committed to the choreography this time, much more than I have ever seen her do. When Mao was younger, she skated in a really carefree, light-hearted fashion, but as she grew into a young lady, she probably outgrew that style; personally, I prefer her more mature style. In the last couple of years, she skated like she was concentrating really hard on the technical aspects. Now, she's still skating like she's really concentrating hard, but on the performance rather than the technical elements. Maybe that's why the jumps didn't come out so well this time, because she was really trying to do a good job of presenting the program out there for the first time. I think the program has real potential. If skated well, I can see it bringing the house down in Vancouver! Good luck, Mao. :love:
 

jovani2293

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 6, 2008
i want to miki ando's new program. I fell asleep when the carnival on ice come on live. I'm so pissed.
 

herios

Medalist
Joined
Jan 25, 2004
Having watched Jeff's performance, I am almost 80% certain he's going to pull a Shen/Zhao, Plushy, Lambiel, Sasha.

I mean, what's the point for him to do a COP friendly LP if he has no intention to compete. This program is 95% competition ready, he just needs to add two 3As in next 3 months, and go directly to the Nationals. Why not?

There is not much show for him to do in between anyway. Who else can beat him except Chan ? He may not even need 3A at Canadian Nationals to qualify.


The link provided for Jeff's program didn't work for me at all, it was a frozen image. Anybody has a better link somewhere, because I can not find one?
 

SusieH

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 15, 2008

Thanks for the links. I think Yukari's costume is fine, but the long sleeves are very distracting. The music cuts also sounded kind of weird to my ears, especially the opening part. I really hope Team Yukari can modify that. At this very moment, I think I like her LP better than her SP :)

Mao's ex was so much fun to watch! I loved it :love:

I've found Dai's new SP. Great program. Such beautiful jumps :clap: I especially enjoyed the jump and clap he made at 2:27, just right on the note. Just perfect.
Looks like he is in terrific form. So happy he's back :clap:
 
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SusieH

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 15, 2008
Daisuke Takahashi's SP:clap::clap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odGbhBKc-7E

I can't find other clips, yet.

As for Miki's SP, I do not like the program and costume, too eccentric (I don't know this word is proper to express my feeling). Requiem is better for me.

It seems we post almost at the same moment :)

I liked Miki's SP a lot. I think it suits her style very well. Unlike in many of her competitive programs, she looked shining and alive in that new SP program. She looked like a femme fatale to me, a beautiful seductress. But I really hated the spider on her costume! The spider needs to go, like NOW.
 
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