Skate Canada 2012 Ladies - Short Program

[gioccia]

Kanako will never be my cup of tea((( As if she is told waht to do..she does it...but it just doesn't look right.. doesn't touch me.

[sky_fly20]

Elene so close to Osmond , they setting for a Katelyn if she hold it together she will win

[Mao88]

Well, Tuk and her team said was still only 80% after the recovery from her injury and growth related problems, and she looked it. Can't see her making the final, but I suspect they will now be simply using her 2 grand prix events to get competition ready for Euro's and Worlds, by which time she should be fully ready.

[Macassar88]

Murakami has such huge jumps!

[sequinsgalore]

Kanako MURAKAMI (JPN)

Music: Prayer for Taylor

Light green one-shouldered dress

StSq
... (feed froze)
3T+3T
CCoSp
3F
LSp

what did she land?

[tulosai]

Kanako is not usually one of my faves but that program was fantastic. Her costume is beautiful too which never hurts.

[wallylutz]

Kanako is having a great skate except the slightly two footed 3F. It impresses me how ambitious these Japanese skaters are, designing their choreography to milk maximum points, with the bonus for doing jumps passed mid-point. It also makes the program more original when they aren't front-loaded with jumps. I think we are looking at the new leader in the SP now.

[tulosai]

Double axel, well done (this was in reply to sequinsgalore)

[SkateFiguring]

Kanako is having a great skate except the slightly two footed 3F. It impresses how ambitious these Japanese skaters are, designing their choreography to milk maximum points, with the bonus for doing jumps passed mid-point. It also makes the program more original when they aren't front-loaded with jumps. I think we are looking at the new leader in the SP now.

Depends on if the 2 foot landing is also UR.

[evangeline]

Who's that woman beside Kanako in the kiss-and-cry? Is she no longer being coached by Yamada?

[gioccia]

The Russian commentator said that jumps in the second hapf are worth extra...

[sequinsgalore]

Murakami
SP: 56.21 and into 4th

[A.H.Black]

Interesting that the commentary in the arena is a description of the programs - even pointing out that Murakami 2 footed her flip.

[skatinginbc]

surprised by her score. I thought it would have been higher.

[wallylutz]

Shocking score for Kanako, I have to admit, the Tech panel probably saw something I didn't see. Will wait for the protocol, they look shocked too in the K&C.