Ladies - Short Program

[Okami]

What's wrong with Japanese ladies? Their looks are so wrong...the dresses, the hairdo. Akiko is a wonderful skater, but she behaves like a girl whereas she's a woman, that dress, music...

She's skating a folk program. I find her costume and hairstyle appropriate and her SP is one of my very favourites this season. If everyone skated a pretty-princess-in-a-bun program, it would be boring. I love classical/balletic programs, but there needs to be some variety...

[tulosai]

I find it funny too people here talk like Polina Schlepen and Makarova have many more chances at Worlds but Leonova does not. Leonova is far more likely to make the team for upcoming Worlds than those two. They arent that much younger than her and are far less competitive.

If this is directed to me, then not at ALL. I think that Makarova is far less likely than Leonova to make it again. As for Shelepen, it depends on a lot of things, but certainly not. It depends IMO first of all if Russia does win back the 3 spots this year. If they do, Alena has a good chance (again IMO) of going next year. However, I do not think her chances are good for the Olys. Like with everything else, though, time will tell. I am a Leonova fan, at least compared to most here.

[Tesla]

Wow, did the Japanese girls steal your lunch money, or something GS posters? Such mean comments in here...

I think Alena peed in everyone's corn flakes.

[Medusa]

European skaters bonus, Russian skaters bonus, Japanese skaters bonus - Carolina is soo overrated, Kanako is the most awful skater ever, Leonova is so overrated, how can she get those scores, Alissa should be banned from worlds, Leonova has no choreo, Kanako has no choreo... You guys realise that this thread sounds absolutely ridiculous?

[pangtongfan]

I don't think Carolina was over scored,i'm sryy for you haters all her elements axcept for the loop were perfect!!including her textbook 3-3!!So stop the critics and enjoy skating,not the scores!!

She was underscored. It is a total joke Suzuki beat her on TES with the same jumps, same mistake, and much weaker on all elements pretty much. The 3 Japanese women were all overscored for their performances, although atleast were in the right order relative to each other. Leonova was overscored a bit too, while Makaraova and Kostner were underscored.

[Mirunna]

Vika's 3T-3T wasn't fully rotated I am afraid. Hope it will be just a <

[tulosai]

European skaters bonus, Russian skaters bonus, Japanese skaters bonus - Carolina is soo overrated, Kanako is the most awful skater ever, Leonova is so overrated, how can she get those scores, Alissa should be banned from worlds, Leonova has no choreo, Kanako has no choreo... You guys realise that this thread sounds absolutely ridiculous?

[sky_fly20]

If this is directed to me, then not at ALL. I think that Makarova is far less likely than Leonova to make it again. As for Shelepen, it depends on a lot of things, but certainly not. It depends IMO first of all if Russia does win back the 3 spots this year. If they do, Alena has a good chance (again IMO) of going next year. However, I do not think her chances are good for the Olys. Like with everything else, though, time will tell. I am a Leonova fan, at least compared to most here.

I think so too
If they can maintain 3 spots
Tukt, Adelina and Alena are likley than Shelepen of Korobeynikova

[lilshorty]

Viktoria is skating well so far. Terrible layback though. Top 7 maybe?

[snowflake]

Viktoria did her first 3toe-3toe in competition Hope, hope it is ratified. 2-axel not top, but everything else is fine. Must have been her best SP ever.

ETA 3-3 was < 54.19 into 10th place

[museksk8r]

Just throwing out a wild guess that Kostner must have lost some spin levels. It will be interesting to see what the protocols show.

[Mrs. P]

You know guys, I think Ashley is still in it. She's a little over 4 points from bronze. Not an insurmountable gap to catch up on....She's capable of coming back from bigger gaps!

[blue_idealist]

Good skate for Viktoria, shame about the wonky landing on the 2A.

[Bluebonnet]

I thought Alissa was going to retire a few years ago. But she kept going and won two National titles and GPF title. She's 24 already and has good medal collection for retirement. She'll be a star in SOI. I love her performances!

[bigsisjiejie]

Overall, this 2012 ladies' competition is pretty lackluster. Meh.