Mao Asada: Olympic Thread
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Hell yes, she was underscored. First, she didn't receive any gifts with her SP scores, but there, hey, she failed to deliver. Then, she skated absolutely lights out in her FS, landed 8 triples and was criminally underrated especially in PCS. Come on, she got 69 and Julia Lipnitskaya got 70. As for the underrotations, I saw the slo-mo only once but the 3F-3Lo seemed okay to me. Honestly, I don't think she would have made it to the podium anyway, more like in 4th, but still it doesn't make sense.
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Actually, the parts don't seem to be rewarded with any kind of regularity either... but I agree with you, Mao's performance was epic.
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Just check this out:
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/highlight/photo?gid={1580A226-E1D6-4DBE-99E6-D8DD08382C00}
Huuuuuugggeee.
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/highlight/photo?gid={1580A226-E1D6-4DBE-99E6-D8DD08382C00}
Huuuuuugggeee.
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So wonderful!! As a long time fan of Mao's, this for me was the best Olympic moment!! So perfect and should have won the Ladie's free program for sure.
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Mao was simply the best! The most brave, persistent, and captivating skater of the night. Last night, she perfected the balance between artistry and atheticism. I hope she has no regrets.
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I don't know if it's just the audio feed; but if this was anywhere else, there would have been non-stop cheer from the moment she landed her last triple (3L) until the end of the program. The final minute reminded me of Michelle's Tosca at 04 Nationals, even more so considering the circumstances.
ps: There is no sound on Chrome, but it played fine on Firefox and android. Maybe it's just my computer.
ps: There is no sound on Chrome, but it played fine on Firefox and android. Maybe it's just my computer.
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For some time I have been bothered by the fact that figure skating is a sport with winners and losers. This is a massive constraint on the expression of artistry. Mao's free skate illustrates this point in the most ironic and poignant manner. Had she not had that 55 something points in the SP, I don't know if we would ever have had this privilege to see her perform her dream free skate. Neither she nor viewers were concerned about winning any longer. She just wanted to express herself and the music with her skating. I have watched the BBC broadcast of Mao's FS over and over again. They showed it during the 6 minute practice of the final group with no commentary. Every time I come to the step sequence I get tearful. Frederic Ashton, the choreographer, once said of Margot Fonteyn that she makes you want to cry when you see her dance. That's the feeling I get when I see Mao's FS at Sochi.
She was looking up, too, perhaps thinking of her mother. What a beautiful moment for her.
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bartlebooth: for UR, she was no more underrotated than the Russians. And she got an edge call when they didn't. I just don't get how a fs with 8 triples (every freaking one), the best step sequence, remarkable spins, and clean edges gets lower than a sloppy step out.
What she did that night makes me think that figure skating should have two more medals: one for short program and one for free skate. Hey, gymnastics has them for individual events, why not figure skating? Whoever wins SP or FS gets medals for those individual events...and whoever has the best total scores from SP+FS events combined gets the "all-around" medals.
And yes, I know gymnastics has individual events and all arounds separately but skating did take notes from their competitions by having a team event.
That skate is going to be the one I remember. I cried with her. I cry at everything but it still meant something to cry with her. For me she was simply the best.
I can't wait to see Asada at Worlds. I know she's still got it and got it in her. She just blew everyone else away
What she did that night makes me think that figure skating should have two more medals: one for short program and one for free skate. Hey, gymnastics has them for individual events, why not figure skating? Whoever wins SP or FS gets medals for those individual events...and whoever has the best total scores from SP+FS events combined gets the "all-around" medals.
And yes, I know gymnastics has individual events and all arounds separately but skating did take notes from their competitions by having a team event.
That skate is going to be the one I remember. I cried with her. I cry at everything but it still meant something to cry with her. For me she was simply the best.
I can't wait to see Asada at Worlds. I know she's still got it and got it in her. She just blew everyone else away
Her 2007 Skate Canada FS is one of my favorites! Mao totally won the night, yesterday in Sochi. Welcome to the forum LiLi!
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