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MikiAndoFan#1

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 30, 2009
1 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 66.43 34.26 32.17 8.07 7.71 8.00 8.25 8.18 0.00 #4
2 Akiko SUZUKI JPN 61.30 31.08 30.22 7.64 7.29 7.64 7.50 7.71 0.00 #3
3 Alena LEONOVA RUS 60.46 30.75 29.71 7.36 7.04 7.64 7.43 7.68 0.00 #1
4 Alissa CZISNY USA 60.30 30.72 30.58 7.86 7.29 7.57 7.64 7.86 1.00 #2
5 Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA RUS 54.99 27.36 27.63 7.04 6.68 6.71 7.07 7.04 0.00 #6
 

Rachmaninoff

Final Flight
Joined
Nov 10, 2011
I'm a bit surprised by how far behind she is...I guess she racks up points largely by jumps and when those don't work there isn't much to pull her ahead of the others. Too bad; I hope she has a good free skate.
 

jaylee

Medalist
Joined
Feb 21, 2010
I think she was going for a 3F3T.

That would be surprising. She only completed a 3T/3T in the SP once though out of two tries this season, and I believe that was the first time she ever landed it in her career. It's not like she had so much consistency with the 3T/3T combo that she could upgrade it easily.
 

FlattFan

Match Penalty
Joined
Jan 4, 2010
I think she was going for a 3F3T.

I hope she can do it. It's between her and Carolina at this point for the WC.
If Akiko can up her TES, she can probably take down Carolina. I'll be thrilled for either one to win World.

As for the GPF, Carolina has it in the bag. The only girl who can beat Caro has a 12 points deficit. This will be like the GPF last year. Tut might win the LP, but still place 5th, just like Miki.
 

emma

Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 28, 2004
wow...so, congrats to Carolina!!!! Great SP for her. I didn't see the rest, just read the pbp's and scores. Glad Alissa is still in it, tomorrow will be interesting. I feel bad for Tut, but she is amazing. Wish her the best!
 

joy k.k

Rinkside
Joined
Jun 29, 2008
That would be surprising. She only completed a 3T/3T in the SP once though out of two tries this season, and I believe that was the first time she ever landed it in her career. It's not like she had so much consistency with the 3T/3T combo that she could upgrade it easily.

She landed 3F-3T during practice about a week ago for the first time.
I saw her practicing 3F-3T again and again at practice last night during a news report.
I thought they looked good. They said she's been practing 3F-3T over and over.
 

Mrs. P

Uno, Dos, twizzle!
Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 27, 2009
Protocal breakdown:

jumps:
Carolina 19.79
Alena 16.96
Akiko 15.80
Alissa 14.34
Elizaveta 14.30 (So weird to see her last in jumps!)

nonjump elements

Alissa 16.41
Akiko 15.28
Carolina 14.47
Alena 13.79
Elizaveta 13.06

Clearly the lack of jumps really hurt Elizaveta today. =(
 

jaylee

Medalist
Joined
Feb 21, 2010
She landed 3F-3T during practice about a week ago for the first time.
I saw her practicing 3F-3T again and again at practice last night during a news report.
I thought they looked good. They said she's been practing 3F-3T over and over.

I get that. And I like Akiko and would be happy if she medaled and/or won at Worlds this season, and medaled here. But I'm just saying, that she hasn't been 100% consistent with her 3T/3T (nor her 2A/3T), so why drop it already to attempt an even riskier 3F/3T? Is the slight increase in base value worth the increase in risk since her previous 3/3 combo isn't completely solid?

Kostner stuck with her 3T/3T (and she actually has a history of having landed some beautiful 3F/3T) and it worked for her here. Akiko never landed as many 3/3s as Kostner did, and she already dropped her 3T/3T and went for something more ambitious. It didn't work for her here.
 
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