Ladies FS

[museksk8r]

I really can't get it to work :s Firefox keeps crashing (not responding each time I try to open the stream). When is Ashley up?

Wagner is the last skater in the penultimate group. Next is Morgan Bell, then Ashley, then the final group.

[lavender]

I like Yasmin and the fact that she pays attention to the details of the music at 14. I hope she continues to improve.

[gold12345]

Yasmin's jump technique is odd.

[christinaskater]

Joelle was so amazing! I thought i was looking at Michelle when she went on the ice!

Amazing performance from her! Is she Filipina? She looks Filipina rather than from Azerbaijan! Elaine Zayak coached her! Amazing!

[Nadine]

GOOOOOOOOOOO MORGAN BELL!!!!

[loop9497]

I like Yasmin and the fact that she pays attention to the details of the music at 14. I hope she continues to improve.

I agree. Same for Joelle. They have great potential.

[Chemistry66]

102.56 for Yasmin, for a total of 152.47 and a great debut for Yasmin.

Morgan Bell, complete newbie, now.

She's quite pretty. Good first jump (right as the announcer commented on a not so good practice.) Then a fall.

[museksk8r]

Okay, right off the bat, I really dislike Morgan's hunched over posture.

[lavender]

Like Morgan's music (the beginning)...well I like most of cirque's music. Not a good day though.

[Tigger]

Yasmin Siraj (14) - 8th after the SP

Wow, I did not know that she's had a solo piano performance at Carnegie Hall!
1flip
3lutz/2toe (two-foot on lutz)
2axel/3toe (fine 2axel, but fall on 3toe)
3sal (nice comeback)
3lutz (nicely done)
good footwork (goes well with the music, some nice, crisp movements)
3toe (good)
2axel/2toe/2loop
lost a bit of timing at the end with the final pose

For only 14 years of age, she has a great understanding of musicality. She emotes really well on the ice and has lovely movements. Again, another youngster with plenty of talent. She just needs more experience.

SP: 49.91
FS: 102.56
Total: 152.47

Current leader.

That impressed me too. Quite the accomplished young lady at only 14. Still a bit of a Juniorish presentation, but you can see the potential there. My one big quibble w/her though were the split jumps. I know she's young, but I wish she'd get more stretch and extension on them. If not, then don't do them.

One of my pet peeves as when I see gorgeous line on a split jump, that's worth more to me than any triple lutz combo.

Anyway...I'll have to remember this young lady for the future and I hope she doesn't have too bad of a visit from the growth spurt monster.

[museksk8r]

Ugh, her timing is really off on her jumps, quite a few popped single jumps.

[herro]

Morgan Bell - 9th after SP (national debut)

Very interesting music, with eerie/light choral tones at the beginning.

2axel (wow, deep knees on takeoff and landing - nice to see!)
3toe (hard fall)
2lutz
3sal (fall)
layback into bielmann
BEAUTIFUL spread eagle
2axel/1toe (swinging landing on axel, pitching forward)
catch-foot spiral into ina bauer into spiral (goes well with the music)
footwork (to percussive, rhythmic beats) - music is nice but her footwork seems slow and tired
spread eagle into 1sal
3toe (nice)

I love her spread eagles - she keeps her body perfectly straight in line which is hard to do! Presentation needs quite a bit of work though.

Awww she seems so disappointed at the final pose... Great debut, Morgan!

SP: 49.73
LP: 69.84
Total: 119.57 - Currently 10th

[Puchi]

That costume is doing no favors to Morgan's figure.

[emma]

Layfan, I agree with you - Yasmin is great! Such musicality! Lot's of technical goods. I particularly love the use of her neck, shoulders, arms down to fingers. Wow. Can't wait to see how she develops over time. For now, I totally enjoyed her short and long, and really hope she did too!

[MikiAndoFan#1]

I'm so nervous for Ashley.