Ladies SP 13:15 pm Eastern Time Friday, November 20

**hikki** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

I'd hate to be a party pooper but I did not enjoy tonight's skating. I just don't understand what the judges were looking for tonight. Zzzzzzzzzzz And the audience was somewhat reserved. Underwhelming!

Congrats Alissa for a clean skate and Joannie for beating the pressure.

**beep_beep** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

That was a *solid* skate for Rochette. Jumps were spot on, interpretation was excellent, a poor layback but still... May be they boosted her PCS somewhat, but it's not like they haven't done this to anyone this season. I think she deserved that score.

And I'm not making predictions here: the bomb potencial on FS among all of these ladies is really high (unfortunately)

**iceminx** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

what are the current standings?
I barely saw Laura, saw Mirai, and saw Rochette. Stupid internet feed!

**koongpa** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

It was a little obvious Canadian skaters got inflated scores..

**Blades of Passion** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by iceminx

*hugs Blades of Passion*

Why thank you!

**DarkestMoon** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Blades of Passion

That did not deserve a 70. Ugh.

But, Olympics are in Canada this year and Joannie has been ordained as the only non-Asian who can medal.

Joannie executed everything well, why shouldn't she get at least a 70? Look at the last olympics when someone like Sasha getting a 69 for a flutz combo.

**figuristka** · 11-20-2009, 02:49 PM

wow joannie was great gosh i did not expect that score but thats great. Maybe Yu na will have some challengers.

They always seems to like Laura even if she misses jumps, guess its the speed.

**life684** · 11-20-2009, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by cornell08

Did she land the 3-3?

Nope

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it was a very good performance but 70 , umhhh.

i thought all 3 canadian got a boost in their score. Lepisto got huge score for being good looking.

**Kissx3** · 11-20-2009, 02:49 PM

3-8 are all very close. It's going to come down to the LP and considering Akiko's ability I wouldn't count her out just yet.

**ehdtkqorl123** · 11-20-2009, 02:50 PM

I think Alissa did better than Joannie. But who cares, Skate Canada is held in Canada

**luvsasha** · 11-20-2009, 02:50 PM

I'd say that Joannie got the benefit of skating in Canada, but she still did a wonderful job and deserves to be first.

**DarkestMoon** · 11-20-2009, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by koongpa

It was a little obvious Canadian skaters got inflated scores..

Enough about the Canadian favoritism. Rochette has great skating skills and she is finally getting rewarded for it.

**gourry** · 11-20-2009, 02:51 PM

Wow. Just managed to watch the second group and the result is really surprising.
Laura is above Akiko?? With that jump content?? What did she do? Level 5 steps??
And Joannie was great, but was she 7 points better than Alissa?? Okay, Alissa lips so there goes about 3 points, but still.
Wow.
Anyway, it is a very interesting competition indeed!!