WOW!!! What a performance!!!!!!Originally Posted by christinaskater
WOW!!! What a performance!!!!!!
Wonderful gala program. I love both of her SP and FS this year.
Akiko updated her blog after the competition. It made my eyes water.
http://ameblo.jp/suzuki-akko/page-4.html#main
“I skated at the Hershey Centre for the first time. Before I came to Canada I checked what the rink was like and found out that the venue was used for Skate Canada 2003.
Skate Canada 2003 was supposed to be a competition for me to make a debut at Ground Prix Series as a senior skater. However, I was ill at home in 2003 and couldn’t participate in it. I called up the Federation and told that I would withdraw. I remember it very well because after hanging up the phone, I burst into tears. It’s been eight years since then and I finally skated at the Hershey Center … in healthy shape.”
Then, she thanks her coach and her health. She says she's too shy to say thanks to him in person, so she uses her blog.
I’m so happy for her that she’s fully recovered from eating disorder and competes again. I really hope she will compete strong at worlds and finish on the podium. Go Akiko!!
Go AKIKO!
She is so underrated and so humble! She is a star and I hope she would reap the success she really deserves especially for her passion and commitment for the sport. She belongs to my list of the best skaters ever along with Michelle Kwan and Janet Lynn! So much pure joy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KFEn...&feature=feedu
Her super short program from NHK Trophy! WOW! Triple-triple!
The video has been blocked. Dam it! Why only this one? I checked several others and all worked, but this.
sorry, posted in wrong thread
Last edited by Spun Silver; 11-11-2011 at 10:43 AM.
Definitely is. This could be her year. I expect her, Kostner, and Czisny to be the podium at Worlds in some order. If she skates her best the Gold is very possible.
I watched her live at SC. She's clearly class of the field. She surprised me quite a bit since I wasn't too impressed with her on TV in the past. TV really doesn't do justice to her. She was very fast and smooth, her jumps were quite strong, so were her spins. The performance level is head and shoulders above the other ladies. She always chooses dynamic music/choreography which is in sharp contrast with those picked by 99% of all other ladies out there. This is a further testiment to her technical/artistic capacity since 99% of women skaters simply are unable to catch up with dynamic music.
I hope she will win a gold medal at worlds next year.
Another thing I like her is that she's not your typical 'pretty princess' type of female skaters who need tons of makeup and be 'packaged'. She just uses her own skating to impress audience and finally make thos stupid judges have no choice but give her appropriate marks.
Last edited by skateflower; 11-11-2011 at 12:33 PM.
She would be a FAR better World Champion than Czisny. (I'm STILL mad at Scott H. for calling Alissa "everything you could want in a lady skater. Baloney.) Who'da thunk it!
I agree with you. Czisny wows me with her spins but that's it. She is slow, she can't skate to dynamic music. Her skating is quite boring except spins. Her jump technique is simply embarrassing.
She landed her first 3-3 in competition (unless I'm really forgetting something) at the age of 26, after a comeback from anorexia. She is amazing. I cannot put into words how impressive that is. It's just unreal.
Cheers for Akiko! I'm finally a convert.
jasminum, thanks for sharing her story about the Hershey Centre. I'm glad she's come out from the shadow of her past, and the shadow of her skating federation. How sad...and what a triumph.
Exactly! Once in a while she has a good program and exceeds herself but usually I just wait for the final combo spin. (Which is great!) I like her, but I just don't see her as the best by a long shot.
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