Who should Carolina truly be worried about as she tried to defend at the WC? Adelina and Liza were great at Euros. Does Suzuki have a chance or just Mao to dethrone the stunning Kostner? What do you think?
It is amazing how when Asada is discussed some consider her inferior to Yuna and now even Kostner. Asada is not given high scores for free. Her PCS is stunning, her skating skills deserve those scores. The judges dont give her anything.
I 100% agree with your analysis CSG. I'm tempted to add Kaetlyn to the list of bronze contenders but she has had so little international experience that I don't think she's ready to put it all together on this big of a stage.
It is amazing how when Asada is discussed some consider her inferior to Yuna and now even Kostner. Asada is not given high scores for free. Her PCS is stunning, her skating skills deserve those scores. The judges dont give her anything.
I 100% agree with your analysis CSG. I'm tempted to add Kaetlyn to the list of bronze contenders but she has had so little international experience that I don't think she's ready to put it all together on this big of a stage.
She was equal footing with the other girls when she had her 3As. She doesn't really have good technique on her flip. Her flutz was well known. She just got her Salchow back. Her best jump was her loop, and I think it's about the same level as Kostner's loop.
Tell me which one you don't agree with
Lutz, Kim > Kostner > Asada
Flip, Kostner > Kim > Asada
Loop, Kostner = Asada > Kim
Salchow, Kostner > Kim > Asada
Toe, Kim >= Kostner > Asada
Skating Skill
Kostner > Kim > Asada
The rest of the components depend on the programs. Sometime Asada have better programs, sometime Kim have better programs, sometime Kostner have better programs.
But from the TES standpoint, she's weaker than the other two girls. I think it's a fair assessment that she's now inferior to both. Unless she regains her 3As, and improve on her flip or loop, she won't beat them in TES.
NHK trophy Mao had a bad day. But look at her performance at the GPF final, she was not given the scores she was the best that night. The claim that she is giving high PCS because she is been around time can be said about other skaters.
Spins
Kostner > Kim > Asada
I agree with you; it was the only point in CanadianSkaterGuy's analysis that I disagreed with. Mao has the better spins over Carolina and YuNa. YuNa was good at getting Level 4 spins despite the room to make improvements, but right now she hasn't regained her full back flexibility yet.there's no way. mao tops both yuna and caro in spins, they're BEAUTIFUL and fast and she has wonderful extension. kostner has relatively slow spins with not very good positions IMO (her layback and catch foot for example), and yuna also has positions that could be better (layback freeleg).
NHK trophy Mao had a bad day. But look at her performance at the GPF final, she was not given the scores she was the best that night. The claim that she is giving high PCS because she is been around time can be said about other skaters.
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2A, Asada > Kim > Kostner
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Spins
Kostner > Kim > Asada