2012 NHK Ladies Free Skate

[Ambivalent]

I think I'm just about done with this sport.

[Li'Kitsu]

Mao has become my least favorite skater, due to her unjustifiable high scores.

It's not as if Mao was judging herself though... she clearly doesn't like this outcome herself.

I feel sorry for both Akiko and Mao. Akiko probably feels so screwed over now, and Mao is completly embarassed.
Maybe even silver would be justifiable, Mirais score wasn't that high, maybe there ware some UR's again, but gold is just wrong.

[sky_fly20]

I was expecting a FS score of less than 108+ at best but Gold

[yuki]

Sad for Akiko :(. She should have won this by a mile. Her and Mao's PCS should have been switched (this would have put Mao in 3rd place in the LP).

[Selene]

It looks like the result was pre-fixed. The judges ignored Asada's URed 3F and inflated her score in SP so that Suzuki would have never be able beat her if she had landed 3Lz. The judges again inflated Asada's PCS in FS to get her top on the podium. NHK has been promoting this competition as if it was Asada Trophy.

I agree with you. The "competetion" was rigged to give Asada a victoy, no matter how she skated. She should have never been in first place after the short program. The replays showed that her 3F was clearly underrotated. And then she "wins" the competition with that laughable free skate? Where did she get her technical points? The technical content in that program was below a junior level. The judges must have given her crazy GOEs on her non-jump elements, because her jumping ability is pathetic these days.

[diane044]

Iam so shocked Akiko didn't win overall. Mao is such a elegant and beautiful skater but i was surprised she scored that high, and looks like everyone else did including herself.

I believe the UK commentators called it "a travesty of justice". I agree.

[figuristka]

I would have placed Akiko first at SC and NHK , though i adore both Osmond who is a great new young talent and the beautiful graceful Mao. Hopefully she has a better short so when its close and she skates a better free she will gain enough points when she is not the favourite.

[christinaskater]

This is really bad. We all love Mao, so we will surely not bash her.

The judges deserve the bashing for that judging. It's an embarrassing for the sport!

[bixby]

This is a total shocker! INSANE judging!!! How can they sleep without feeling GUILTY with what they do. The technical panel and all the other judges should be banned from judging from here on. They should never be behind those computer at any competetion. ABSOLUTELY CRAPOLA!

[MaiKatze]

It's not as if Mao was judging herself though... she clearly doesn't like this outcome herself.

I feel sorry for both Akiko and Mao. Akiko probably feels so screwed over now, and Mao is completly embarassed.
Maybe even silver would be justifiable, Mirais score wasn't that high, maybe there ware some UR's again, but gold is just wrong.

This! It isn't Maos fault. She surely has issues still overthinking probably nervousness and all and now people will see her as the one in the wrong when she obviously knows that things went wrong and the judges are the ones to blame. And Akiko skates the free of her life and well....

[pitterpatter]

Mao has become my least favorite skater, due to her unjustifiable high scores. She can barely rotate a triple jump anymore, but she "won" two Grand Prix events due to laughable judging. No wonder the general public doesn't take skating seriously as a sport anymore. It's all thanks to scandalous judging - like Asada's marks at this "competition."

Mao's a wonderful skater, and the horrible judging shouldn't take away from that. You could tell she was shocked by the marks as well. Hopefully this will cause the judges and the JSF to wake up and start giving Akiko the love she deserves.

[Itcaip]

positive GOE for her double jumps.

NICE

[figuristka]

Yes its not Mao's fault she did her best even though she made errors. No one can deny she has wonderful qualities in her skating. Very beautiful on the ice. Judges certainly confuse me.

[raress]

Looks like Mirai fixed her Lutz and Flip...happy for her,but so sad she always receives UR on her loop!!:(

[gold12345]

I feel bad for Mao. She looked so stunned. And she had to just sit there awkwardly as they announced her as 1st place and nobody cheered.


Since she only won by .05, I don't know if the judges actually fixed it so she would definitely win. But they certainly tried their best to give her a shot at it! Wow.