4CC Ladies Free Skate

**sask8** · 02-10-2013, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by vera01

205.45

I still think Yuna can beat Mao. Am I the only one??

Nope, you are not the only one. I think a lot of people think this is Kim's World to win. I think one of the major differences between Kim and the rest of the field..she makes skating look absolutely effortless (shows up in PCS..skating skills). Because we haven't seen Kim that much, we are prone to judge what we immediately see in front of us e.g. the Japanese skaters, Gold at Nationals, Osmond at her Nationals, and Kostner at her nationals (people seem to be forgetting about Kostner too in this thread... bad oversight IMO) etc. But as i've said before, Kim is on a mission and I don't think the rest of the field can do anything about it...even Asada with her 3A...although it does make it a lot more interesting.

**Icey** · 02-10-2013, 11:09 AM

Thanks to all of those who collected the vids for all of us to enjoy.

**Mao88** · 02-10-2013, 12:09 PM

LADIES FREE SKATE - RESULT & VIDEOS (Updated)

1. Mao ASADA (JPN) - 205.45 Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
2. Akiko SUZUKI (JPN) - 190.08 Free Skate, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
3. Kanako MURAKAMI (JPN) - 181.03 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
4. Christina GAO (USA) - 176.28 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
5. Zijun LI (CHN) - 170.42 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
6. Gracie GOLD (USA) - 166.66 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
7. Kaetlyn OSMOND (CAN) - 159.38 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
8. Agnes ZAWADZKI (USA) - 158.99 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
9. Amelie LACOSTE (CAN) - 155.08 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
10. Kexin ZHANG (CHN) - 148.34 Free Skate, 2nd Copy
11. Julianne SEGUIN (CAN) - 146.58
12. Brooklee HAN (AUS) - 134.90
13. Reyna HAMUI (MEX) - 123.69
14. Chantelle KERRY (AUS) - 118.11
15. Crystal KIANG (TPE) - 109.15
16. Yeon Jun PARK (KOR) - 106.79
17. Melissa BULANHAGUI (PHI) - 106.36
18. Lejeanne MARAIS (RSA) - 105.06
19. Melinda WANG (TPE) - 96.95
20. Ami PAREKH (IND) - 88.39

**sky_fly20** · 02-10-2013, 12:10 PM

Im late but wow, Congrats to Mao, she's back !

Im shocked Osmond didnt get overscored, but then again this wasnt held in Canada
but I am almost certain even with 2 falls, Osmond will be in Top 5 at Worlds as it i will be held on home ground and the inflation will be back

sad for Gracie

**Li'Kitsu** · 02-10-2013, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Icey

Even that is not the best solution as the jump really should get some negative goe. What is the point of having a tech caller if he is going to be overridden in this manner.

Because the UR call already decreases the BV of the jump?

But, whatever the naysayers still need to complain about, Mao is a real champion!

The development from the beginning of the season until now is just incredible. Even if she didn't fully rotate all of those triples by now, this was her first attempt at a 8-triple program, and for that she did really well. Both calls on the 3A and 2A-3T were quite strict (though justifiable), maybe another caller would have given credit to those jumps. If she continues on like she did this season, and keeps getting better, she might really manage a 8-triple program in Sochi!

You can never count out Mao, never ever. Since 2010, she has reworked her jumping technique, and additionally even made progress in other areas too. And despite my initial reaction, I even like her new dress.

Very happy for Akiko and Kanako. Both had amazing skates. There was so much beauty in the ladies competition. Worlds will be so exciting!

Chrisitina did really well too. Hopefully, she will continue like that next season and will show the USFSA who's boss

**chloepoco** · 02-10-2013, 12:29 PM

[QUOTE=Li'Kitsu;711420]And despite my initial reaction, I even like her new dress.

/QUOTE]

I thought it was hideous when I first saw it; however, after watching her skate in it, it was actually quite nice. Even with all the feathers...

!

**Minze2001** · 02-10-2013, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Li'Kitsu

Because the UR call already decreases the BV of the jump?

But, whatever the naysayers still need to complain about, Mao is a real champion!

The development from the beginning of the season until now is just incredible. Even if she didn't fully rotate all of those triples by now, this was her first attempt at a 8-triple program, and for that she did really well. Both calls on the 3A and 2A-3T were quite strict (though justifiable), maybe another caller would have given credit to those jumps. If she continues on like she did this season, and keeps getting better, she might really manage a 8-triple program in Sochi!

You can never count out Mao, never ever. Since 2010, she has reworked her jumping technique, and additionally even made progress in other areas too. And despite my initial reaction, I even like her new dress.

Very happy for Akiko and Kanako. Both had amazing skates. There was so much beauty in the ladies competition. Worlds will be so exciting!

Chrisitina did really well too. Hopefully, she will continue like that next season and will show the USFSA who's boss

Agree!!! What a champion. The free skate was not perfect but she was in a class of her own. This program makes her a strong conterder at worlds

**Icey** · 02-10-2013, 12:48 PM

Lacoste has some fine qualities. Too bad about the jumps.

**hippomoomin** · 02-10-2013, 12:52 PM

Can someone tell me what happened to Kexin Zhang?

Did she got injured? I really love her high jumps.

**icebeauty** · 02-10-2013, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Li'Kitsu

Chrisitina did really well too. Hopefully, she will continue like that next season and will show the USFSA who's boss

So thrilled for Christina once again...going to Harvard and skating competitively is no easy task (we've seen many struggle with balancing skating and college), but Christina is really succeeding at it (apparently she pulled an all-nighter to finish a school project the day after getting back from the GPF). She has all the technique to be competitive and she's a much more artistic skater than pretty much all of the other US ladies...it's a pity she always gets out-skated at nationals/has stupid mistakes, but it's refreshing to see her do well internationally!
The Japanese ladies are just so impressive and are in a league of their own, especially Mao. I'm very proud of her for sticking around and remaining competitive even after all the ups and downs she's had...remember when she was all anyone could talk about 8 years ago before/at Torino b/c she as too young to compete?

**Jammers** · 02-10-2013, 12:56 PM

I hope Gracie isn't turning into another Mirai or Alissa. Next season will tell us more about her competitive nature. To much pressure this season with all this nonsense that people have been saying about her being the savior of US Ladies. As for Gao going to Worlds instead of Gracie she's older and it shows. Plus until this year Christina didn't stick out at all with her skating and actually had a mediocre season in 2011-2012. If she wanted to go to Worlds then she needed to beat Gracie. She didn't so she's not going.