I am amazed at how quickly Gracie has improved in both artistry and mental strength. I think the scores should have been much closer. Gracie has much better ice coverage and power, jumps higher with better technique, and although Julia is a very good spinner, Gracie is no slouch either. So please tell me how Julia won by 12 points.
2014 Olympics Team Event Ladies Free Skate
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I am amazed at how quickly Gracie has improved in both artistry and mental strength. I think the scores should have been much closer. Gracie has much better ice coverage and power, jumps higher with better technique, and although Julia is a very good spinner, Gracie is no slouch either. So please tell me how Julia won by 12 points.
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She picked it herself! A number of choreographers refused to do it, the only one who accepted the challenge was Averbukh. And Julia insisted, that she wants to be that girl in the red dress.Yu Na, for me, is perfection. That said, she will have to be clean. I do think Julia's long is more of an 'Olympic Gold' program than YuNa's. Whoever picked that program for Julia is a genius.
I'm so excited for the ladies!!!
I am very sad to know that you have no hesitation in showing your hostility to Yuna (or whoever has beaten Mao Asada?)
Don't you think you are ridiculous? How poor.
Just hope that Mao will deliver the goods. The real competition hasn't started yet. Who knows what will happen?
And please be careful to show your hostility towards someone publicly. Trolling makes people tired.
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Julia and Gracie just made this a very exciting skating competition. I really wish they both could win gold.
It's definitely time to go back to transparency re: the judging. These sky high PCS scores as well as some of the GOA scores cont to be scandalous, and I'd like to know where these folks are from. How can anyone who's truly objective say Julia deserved +1 for the last spin! However, I'm willing to calm down and see what happens in the actual ladies event. If Kim skates clean she'll win so I'm hoping for that. I have to admit I'm very curious about her, not seeing any footage of her the past few yrs. If Julia wins bec the crowd's hysteria influences the judges it'll be too bad.
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Julia does some things that dazzle and I fear that prevents the dazed judges from seeing her short comings. Both panel of judges----for the men and the ladies---should have had to undergo a drug test after this event.
Surely you must have watched the video clips from 2013 Worlds. Do you realize that Yuna was the World champion last year?
Anyway, if you are curious, go watch the following links in Youtube. (Footages are from her most recent competition a month ago; 2014 Korean Nationals)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5SDN7NP-Og (SP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65OW5ECAKr8 (LP)
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I have to say, for a Lipnitskaya fan, you're very impartial. Or maybe I'm too used to Sky_Fly
the Russian crowd screaming 'Russia! Russia!' during the time other skaters waiting their score is so embarrassing.Ive never seen this in this sport. they are not skating fans.The score is insane too. 69 to Julia and 61 to Gracie? Gracies jumps, skating, speed is better than Julia. This sports is dead. Enjoy Russian Nationals. This is not the Olympic.
Surely you must have watched the video clips from 2013 Worlds. Do you realize that Yuna was the World champion last year? Anyway, if you are curious, you can always search "yuna kim" with "the most recent" for upload setting in Youtube, you know.
Yeah, I did see that. I meant all of this year bec she was hurt.
I don't mind the crowd being enthusiastic and nationalistic, it's human nature. I do, however, expect the judges not to be influenced. We'll never know what was in anyone's mind but it's hard not to speculate this contributed to the high marks for Julia.
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They're supporting their country, they're bound to chant it if their country does well. You see Americans chanting "USA" all the time, and there's nothing wrong with that either as long as it's used to exhibit pride in one's own country, and not to alienate others'.
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Julia does some things that dazzle and I fear that prevents the dazed judges from seeing her short comings. Both panel of judges----for the men and the ladies---should have had to undergo a drug test after this event.
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Urgh. I have no quibbles with tonight's placements but those marks......oi. No way is Julia that many points ahead of her competitors. And I find her presentation as cold and empty as Gracie's. I still get the impression that I'm spying on Julia as she skates and that my presence is not welcome. At least Gracie's coldness feels more analytical than outright resentment.
To end on a more positive note: Akiko is still my queen of skating. In spite of the technical bobbles she still had me in tears. Just beautiful! I hope she has her nerves under control now and can kick butt at the individual event! And I was pleased for Osmond too. She represented herself well especially after a tough season of injury. Though, man! That fall on the lutz looked rough.
To end on a more positive note: Akiko is still my queen of skating. In spite of the technical bobbles she still had me in tears. Just beautiful! I hope she has her nerves under control now and can kick butt at the individual event! And I was pleased for Osmond too. She represented herself well especially after a tough season of injury. Though, man! That fall on the lutz looked rough.
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I fully own my middle aged prudeness, but day-um I feel like I am being mooned watching Osmond. She pretty much has a thong under her skirts on all her dresses.
Yeah, I was distracted by the cheeks hanging out.
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