Ladies Free Skate

[Phoenix347]

She had one step out... but she'll probably get hurt in the PCS.

[demarinis5]

Kwak had an excellent skate. This is the first time I have seen her skate.
Talented young lady.

[Nadine]

Alexe Gilles up next. The Korean girl before her did a nice job. Just awaiting her scores.

EDITED TO ADD: crowd & she are overjoyed, she's in 1st place!

[EyesOfLove]

great skate for Min Jung. WOW!

[aurora100]

Skating to music from "Les Miserables", 16 years old, youngest female skater here, I think she is going to the Olympics with Yuna; beautiful triple luz to start, double toe double loop; triple flip, fell out of landing edge; triple loop nice; nice stretch on leg position of her spin; second triple lutz; she has nice needs; nice triple sal double axel sequence; nice lay back spin; losing speed in circular step sequence than does a double axel at the end; another double axel double toe combo; and a death drop. this should get the crowd cheering. they are standing up; PJ impressed by her poise and confidence throughout the skate; Score 58.87/42.16=101.03 NSB by over 34 points; she is ecstatic total 154.71 currently 1st.

[Phoenix347]

Yeah, she's really happy!!

[Phoenix347]

Very nice and sassy program by Alexe...

[Nadine]

Alexe started out strong, but then petered out at the end. :(

Just had stepout of the 3R jump & her 3F/2T/2R was great, just a tiny bobble at the end. Also, she popped another jump.

But not bad, not bad at all, pretty good in fact!

[Spun Silver]

She's a refrigerator break for me.

[aurora100]

Skating to "On the Town" by Bernstein; opens with a nice triple flip; her debut in an ISU championship; triple lutz and double toe combo to start; triple loop, she falls; lay back into bielman, not the greatest; lovely sillouette created by the spiral sequence says Pj; a very secure double axel; triple toe, double toe double loop combo, she rotate with no speed; a triple lutz, nicely done; pops a triple sal, but does a double toe at the end; nice circular step sequence to the music, most musical of the evening so far; travels a bit at the end in her spins; a charming program says PJ; PJ thinks a double loop in a combo will be downgraded. Alexe looks happy with her skate; Score is 49.50/42.4=91.98 total 140.88 Currently 4th. She looks puzzled by the score. Probably don't think she under rotated.

[Nadine]

Yikes, all the way down in 4th, and she didn't look happy at all (made a few faces). :(

Hopefully Amanda Dobbs & Caroline Zhang can score better for the USA!

Commercial running now.

[Phoenix347]

I think she also got called for a wrong edge... either the Lutz or the Flip... not sure which... I still enjoyed it. She's a real charmer.

[aftertherain]

Go AKIKO, CAROLINE, AND MAO!

I believe in you guys!

[aurora100]

Oops I meant Min Jung Kwak not Min Jung Kim.:chorus:

Bold is showing highlights from OD.

[Nadine]

Oh so she fell on the 3R jump, here I thought she just stepped out of it, but like I said I don't have the best feed (it's like a 1/2 second behind everything, slow motion). Also, the commentators said she did a 3F/2T/2R, but I guess they misidentified it?