LADIES Long Program

[theresa]

WARM GROUP 1
1 Sarah HECKEN (GER) SP: 44.50
2 Adriana DESANCTIS (CAN) SP: 47.14
3 Cynthia PHANEUF (CAN) SP: 48.70
4 Alena LEONOVA (RUS) SP: 49.75
5 Amelie LACOST (CAN) SP: 50.60

WARM-UP GROUP 2
6 Mirai NAGASU (USA) SP: 52.73
7 Akiko SUZUKI (JPN) SP: 52.82
8 Rachael FLATT (USA) SP: 54.23
9 Ashley WAGNER (USA) SP: 54.50
10 Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA (RUS) SP: 59.57

Crossing my fingers that Liza can handle the pressure after being 1st in the short. I am also hoping that Mirai can bounce back from the short and have a good LP.

[Shaba22]

1 hour to go...

[Shaba22]

Go Mirai, Akiko, Ashley and Liza!!!

[TelmoFe]

Good luck to Mirai, she is the most beautiful skater in this competion and she deserves a good place to go to the GPF.

Elizaveta is the winner, I guess, but she needs improve her presentation, spins and lines.

Akiko is lovely like Rachel. I wish they skate good also.

[icemusings]

I'll be doing a live play by play over at http://icemusings.blogspot.com/2011/...ree-skate.html for anyone who doesn't have coverage. Should be an exciting free skate!

[QuadLutz]

Any European feeds? (I'm in Germany at the present.)

[snowflake]

The judges hve been presented and they looked very happy. I think they love figure skating

First group on the ice. Go ladies!

[Art&Sport]

Any European feeds? (I'm in Germany at the present.)

You might try this link, QuadLutz:

http://www.parom.tv/sport2

[Art&Sport]

The judges hve been presented and they looked very happy. I think they love figure skating

First group on the ice. Go ladies!

Ha ha, the judges always used to look unhappy and like strict task masters (not very pleasant). Now I guess since their marks are anonymous, it doesn't hurt to smile.

[QuadLutz]

Danke so much!

[kelo]

There is also the eurosport feed. High quality.
http://www.hahasport.com/v-2/12/18/v-321844.html

[icemusings]

Sarah Heckin is on the ice now.

[CARA]

Who the heck design Alena's costume!? Her costumes for the last two seasons have been a jaw dropper for me and believe it or not, this FD costume is better than what she wore in the past (including the hideous, tacky costume she wore yesterday).

[sequinsgalore]

Sarah Hecken (GER)

Music: Valse No 10 by Frederic Chopin, Piano Fantasy by William Joseph

3T+2T - bit slow landing on 3T, perhaps a bit 2footed on 3T
3S
ChSp
3F
FCSp
LSp
3T
3S - stepout, no combo
2A
2A+2T+2T
SlSt
CCoSp

[Spun Silver]

Hey, the butt spin actually looks nice when she (Hecken) does it.

I thought Alena looked miles better than usual yesterday. Love the new haircut and the costume suited her and the program, IMHO.