How many points are need to keep 2 spots for next years worlds and did the US ladies keep 2 spots? Thanks.
28 pts and yes, the US did - Alissa gets 16 + Ashley's 4th = 20.
Miki Ando is not some punk you can push down the podium just because you'd like to.
She'd put up a fight for her spots.
Her 2 programs at last year world are enough to win again.
Kostner repeated herself, flawed short, 5 triple LP. Miki also had 5 triples, but 2 were lutzes with big GOE.
I doubt some new Russian girls will threaten Kostner or Miki right now. Who are consistent among them? None. And they haven't even grown yet. Adelina can kiss her 3flutz-3loop good bye. Liza has so much trouble with ice coverage. Her PCS will not improve until she skates more than half the rink. The others are still too young. Polina K? Look at her here. Polina S? her PCS will be in the 40s.
If Kostner put out another 6 triples lutz-less LP, she would win again unless Miki steps in. No way some young Russian can come in and spoil it unless they have the skate of their life and WITH triple axel/quad something.
And when did Weir land it in a competition programWeir had a quad-triple-double at one point, that's more than Even ever had in terms of quad combos.
the young russians weren't that impressive this year, they could be worse next year who knows
Akiko's LP! Most musical skater! Undermarked in the PCS. She deserves the silver medal for me for that inspired performance.
But she has earned a Silver medal for the Free skate!
a little statistics (as I just checked): Caro, Alena and Akiko is the oldest women's singles podium (sum of the ages of the top 3) since 1912!!!
4th in the World?! Totally speechless, don't know what to say. Thank you 2 friends and family as well as my team who helped me get here!!!!
Shouldn't a Ladies champion do the triple lutz though. The men are now doing quads again but the ladies champion will have won with watered down content. Champions should do the hard jumps to if they are true champions.