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This girl. I love the level of respect that the skaters have for each other.
2013 Worlds Ladies SP
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This girl. I love the level of respect that the skaters have for each other.
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Busty Elene G. of the past did not have any trouble executing high, powerful 3Lutzes. Not adding to the gossip...I just hope she is OK, which is the most important thing. Hopefully it is just a post-pubertal natural slimming. I always liked her.
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Yeah amen to another year of having two spots for ladies
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With all due respect to Christina, who's a lovely skater, she'd have a hard time standing out from the rest of the field at Worlds. Gracie has an insane level of technical content. Christina can hit her jumps and would likely get higher PCS, but there's nothing about her that screams "Watch me!"
And anyway, the point is moot. Christina didn't skate well enough at US Nationals to qualify for Worlds.
I think Yuna's score was fair. Could have been better if it was 70 though
Hope to see fair judging throughout the end of the competition!
second that. I have no problem with tough scoring...
as long as it's fair and consistent.
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I thought Gracie did well. She certainly has the potential to be a superstar skater. She seems to have the total package. I think she will become my favorite skater after Yuna. Still bummed about Yuna being underscored... her performance was quite exquisite.
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Agh, Akiko's next. I hate loving inconsistent skaters.
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Agree. It's better when skaters earn the scores they deserve.
When I first saw her after she went to orser and her image was changed and she lost weight, I thought she had had a reduction.
Well, in the grand scheme of things, it could be worse.
I'm wondering though, why you feel Gao would have represented US interests better? While Gracie did not skate well at Nationals in the SP, she rocked the LP. Yes, she is young and has a junior-ish quality about her choreography but she does show a great deal of promise. Gao on the other hand, has had a string of 5th place finishes and as another posted noted, she'd likely get lost in the shuffle (again, as in like she does at US Nationals - IMO). With that said, I would be interested in your thoughts on why Gao might have been a better choice?
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Uh huh. I totally agree with you Foreverfish. And after seeing 4CC and the world championship, I couldn't be more convinced
I am at the rink now following GS with my I pad. Yu Na did not get a big standing O. When Osmond skated, about 90% of the crowd stood up. Yu Na got less than half of Osmond. This has been a fairly partisan crowd so far. There is also less Korean fans in the crowd than usual, unlike the huge number of Japanese who showed up last night.
While I agree with you, I can understand why some feel she should have placed higher at Nationals and perhaps, that Gracie should have had a lower placement after the SP at Nationals, which might have made her 2nd place finisher overall not as secure.
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Well, then, I suppose it's a matter of opinion. Not quite sure what's wrong with Worlds so far, though.
Let's return to discussing the ladies at the competition, hmm?
As did I. I liked the old Elene. I hope she comes back.
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Gah, so many of my faves in this group. Hoping Akiko, Liza and Zijun kill it (especially Akiko).
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