Gala

**mikiandorocks** · 03-28-2010, 10:47 AM

Asada just skated an exciting number to Paganini's music. Cheerful, joyful and using a prop in a very elegant way. Asada just made my day.

**Morning Glory** · 03-28-2010, 10:47 AM

Radio-Canada feed is back!

**silverlake22** · 03-28-2010, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by CdnSkateWatcher

Chan is only 19 ... I'm hoping that with age comes maturity and more interpretation. Chan looks older than 19, and that's part of the problem I have, is remembering that he is only 19.

What are you talking about? Chan looks like a baby. I thought he was 16 when I met him. He has a really young looking face and is small.

**mikiandorocks** · 03-28-2010, 10:55 AM

Another incredible skate by Dai. WOW. He's a true artist.

**mishieru07** · 03-28-2010, 11:07 AM

And so the season comes to a close. SOBS!!

Thanks to all the skaters who made this season such an exciting and memorable one! For those retiring/ taking a break, all the best! For everyone else, have a good rest and see you back in competition in the fall!

**figuristka** · 03-28-2010, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by silverlake22

What are you talking about? Chan looks like a baby. I thought he was 16 when I met him. He has a really young looking face and is small.

He's been around skating for awhile and with this strong skating ability its easy to forget he is even younger than Rippon, perhaps it was meant that way. I hope when he matures he skates with more emotion too.

**screech** · 03-28-2010, 11:20 AM

I agree it's hard to remember he's 19. He's the 3x Canadian champ and 2x world medalist. Most skaters with those accomplishments would be into their 20s.

Personally, I find he has a maturity to his skating, with brilliant skating skills, transitions, interpretation and choreography, but agree that he needs to work on his performance. Someone like Dai, even from watching on TV, you feel like he's flirting with/acting right to you. Brian excels at that too, the flirting bit, which increases the audience involvement. Patrick is a lot like Kozuka in that they are more introspective skaters. Patrick skates 'big' but he doesn't seem to skate for the audience, whereas Dai, Brian, Plushenko, etc, do.

**viv** · 03-28-2010, 11:22 AM

For those of you who didn't have feed - Eurosport will broadcast parts of it in two hours - 19.15 MET - and I think they will have it on Live Stream as well.

I just saw it on German TV. Mao was gorgeous. I don't know how she can open and close that fan exactly to the music during a spin, without loosing speed. She was having so much fun. I hope that title gives her a lot of confidence for next season and boosts her scores closer to yunas, which she clearly deserves.

They didn't show Miki on German TV - hope I will see her on Eurosport in the evening.

**catanet** · 03-28-2010, 12:27 PM

Just saw Mao's Caprice. Omg, simply breathtaking. Elegant beyond description.
Mao should know how special she is.

**PROKOFIEV** · 03-28-2010, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by viv

For those of you who didn't have feed - Eurosport will broadcast parts of it in two hours - 19.15 MET - and I think they will have it on Live Stream as well.

I just saw it on German TV. Mao was gorgeous. I don't know how she can open and close that fan exactly to the music during a spin, without loosing speed. She was having so much fun. I hope that title gives her a lot of confidence for next season and boosts her scores closer to yunas, which she clearly deserves.

They didn't show Miki on German TV - hope I will see her on Eurosport in the evening.

I know it is extremely difficult to do what Mao does. OnceI skated with someone's guard in my hand, I could not even do a single axel. I lost a balance easily. I just can not imagine how difficult it is for her to do spins and jumps so easily like that. Her problem is that she makes difficult things look so easy and because of that, they do not get appreciated much. I mean her program of this year was extremely difficult but she excuted with ease. Anyway great job!! Mao!!

**seniorita** · 03-28-2010, 02:11 PM

We just came back from gala and my camera broke in the beginning of it!:banging:

I managed yesterday with the pass i got to explore all Palavela, it is the sacred place you know

, so I know all place by heart now, even what flowers blossom in each garden

Now I got used to going every day there and the strolls arounf its park, i m gonna miss it and no icecreams in the world can confront me

Gala was nice, I ve seen almost all numbers before(busy season

), so new relevation was Abott and I liked also V/M , it was fun and light. Mao's I ve seen it 3 times this year like also S/S and I never get bored of them! Yuna was also very magical and I love her dress, I love also the length of her dresses in general(many ladies should take notes), Takahashi was like a King and I loved how they entered together with Mao at the end, cute. Chan 's program should have been my fav with the music he chose, but i dont know why he picked this music, it was faster than him and he was like skating to something else completely. I wish he had the ex from Vancouver. The french know how to entertain the audience, Brians and P/B 's program were uplifting!

**Bennett** · 03-28-2010, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by PROKOFIEV

I know it is extremely difficult to do what Mao does. OnceI skated with someone's guard in my hand, I could not even do a single axel. I lost a balance easily. I just can not imagine how difficult it is for her to do spins and jumps so easily like that. Her problem is that she makes difficult things look so easy and because of that, they do not get appreciated much. I mean her program of this year was extremely difficult but she excuted with ease. Anyway great job!! Mao!!

I agree that everything she does looks so easy. I couldn't believe that she struggled with 3-2-2 and 3T in her LP at Oly because they looked so easy at Worlds.

**Norpido** · 03-28-2010, 03:08 PM

Mao's gala show was outstanding!

**CdnSkateWatcher** · 03-28-2010, 05:31 PM

Apparently, the 3 medal winners in the men had their blades damaged at the medal ceremony ... they didn't put the protective mat down, and all 3 had damage to their edges. Good on them to not say anything or make a fuss at the actual ceremony.