Ladies Free Skate

[R.D.]

Flat had two UR's and low pcs -

ok. Again, no comment.

[Blades of Passion]

The "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" curse continues. You are NOT allowed to win a figure skating competition with this music.

[janetfan]

Kanako not skating her best wins! I think Kanako got the biggest reaction from the crowd at both programs as well. So many empty seats when the camera scanned the crowd......

[PolymerBob]

Sad for Kostner, but the TES was really low, she didn't do any combo and was overall not so convincing as yesterday! I hope she makes the gp final!!!

Actually, Carolina is ahead of Rachael for the Final. By GP arithmetic, ( 1 + 3 ) > ( 2 + 2 ) .
( Whether it SHOULD be that way is another debate. )

[R.D.]

So 2 URs knocked her out of it. Wow. I'm done.

[ImaginaryPogue]

The ladies had less falls than the men. Even if you remove Denis Ten from the equation.

The world's been flipped upside down!!!!

[Trewyn]

Question about the GPF: Kostner and Murakami can keep Rachael out the GP Final because 11 + 15 > 13 + 13 right?

ETA: sorry, I didn't see PolymerBob's post!

[janetfan]

So 2 URs knocked her out of it. Wow. I'm done.

Flatt is a jumper and needs more than 5 triples to win.
That is nothing new so why the surprise?

[ImaginaryPogue]

Question about the GPF: Kostner and Murakami can keep Rachael out the GP Final because 11 + 15 > 13 + 13 right?

Yes.

[kiz_4Ever]

Actually, Carolina is ahead of Rachael for the Final. By GP arithmetic, ( 1 + 3 ) > ( 2 + 2 ) .
( Whether it SHOULD be that way is another debate. )

thanks, I didn't know!

[lavender]

Rachel was in 4th in the short and she won the long. Who was suppose to win if Rach was that far behind in the short. We knew her pcs weren't going to be sky high to help her along with her tech. Do anyone think Carolina should have won with her skate?

[Trewyn]

It still looks very likely that Rachael *will* make the final though... Two silvers is usually enough.

[janetfan]

Rachel was in 4th in the short and she won the long. Who was suppose to win if Rach was that far behind in the short. We knew her pcs weren't going to be sky high to help her along with her tech. Do anyone think Carolina should have won with her skate?

I thought Caro would win - but no, I don't think she skated well enough in the LP.
Order seemed right to me - but as a big Kanako fan I admit I am biased and happy

[ks777]

It still looks very likely that Rachael *will* make the final though... Two silvers is usually enough.

Yep, she will make it most likely.

[Mathman]

Gosh, Kanako got two URs, an edge call and a 3F popped into a single, and she still won.