Ladies - Short Program

**romanoff81** · 03-29-2012, 10:07 AM

Go Caro get that gold medal

**Mirunna** · 03-29-2012, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Becki

Surprise of the night: Kanako Murakami wins the SP? :P I have hopes

I don't wish for that to happen. I don't want Mirai 2010 worlds again. Second place would be better, takes the pressure off a bit

**romanoff81** · 03-29-2012, 10:09 AM

Alissa looks relaxed today i think she will do well

**Nadine** · 03-29-2012, 10:10 AM

Alissa is such a lovely skater, gorgeous dusky pink dress, superb posture, and on & on, but such a headcase. *sigh*

Still, imho this number "La Vie en Rose" is her signature number and the one I will fondly remember her by.

**mateusp1** · 03-29-2012, 10:11 AM

Gorgeous 3T+3T from Caro!

**Spun Silver** · 03-29-2012, 10:12 AM

Go, Kanako and Akiko!

**Becki** · 03-29-2012, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by mateusp1

Gorgeous 3T+3T from Caro!

it was really nice!!

**Gymfan15** · 03-29-2012, 10:13 AM

Ugh, Alissa's SP dress still bugs me. The skirt is too sheer and it draws too much attention to her behind, which is nice but not what I want to look at when I see her skate.

**skatinginbc** · 03-29-2012, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by kwanatic

I don't understand the judges scores for Alena Leonova...She had a good skate with a lot of energy and I wouldn't take that away from her...but how is it she scores so high? Give her the points for the jumps but I don't get where the rest of the PCS come from. That program isn't good at all. All three jumps are done in the first 30 seconds and the remainder is nothing but elements with no in-betweens; she literally goes from jumps to spins to footwork without any kind of choreography. I really love her energy but the fact that her program beat out Mao, Ashley and Ksenia in the CH score really makes me worry about the direction this sport is going. Those three how nicely balanced well-choreographed programs whereas Alena's program was cheesy and campy with much winking and booty-shaking, yet somehow that counts as CH.

Finally somebody said what I have been thinking. Her skate looked unrefined--rough and sloppy in some places. She was clearly acting, not a sincere performance. And yet high PCS...overscored in my opinion.

**Tesla** · 03-29-2012, 10:18 AM

I thought I didn't have a horse in the race but I'm really nervous for Alissa. I don't know if I can watch her skate.

**Spun Silver** · 03-29-2012, 10:18 AM

ITA re Alena.

Marchei did a great job - I wish she had gone to Yuka/Jason earlier. She has everything but it's a little late to be emerging from the chrysalis. She reminds me of Cynthia Phaneuf but lighter, more flexible, better, and without the scary eyebrows.

**mateusp1** · 03-29-2012, 10:19 AM

Have you seen Miki Ando there? Greeting Valentina. Did they train together with Morozov?

**kwanatic** · 03-29-2012, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Gymfan15

Ugh, Alissa's SP dress still bugs me. The skirt is too sheer and it draws too much attention to her behind, which is nice but not what I want to look at when I see her skate.

I love the simple elegance of it. It's very simple in the front and elaborate in the back...I think she looks lovely in it and it really compliments the program.

However, I HATE that white LP dress she's been wearing lately. I hope she's switched back to the blue one she wore at the beginning of the season. The white one looks like a bad "sexy" night gown...