Midori Ito did 10 2As in a row when she was young. Surreal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sns1G0OdtBo
And the height she gets on some of them! When she was at her best, she skated with so much exuberance -- I loved that about her.
Midori Ito did 10 2As in a row when she was young. Surreal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sns1G0OdtBo
She still jumps extremely high now, for a 44 years old skater! I mean, can we name Midori Ito the demi-god of jumping!And the height she gets on some of them! When she was at her best, she skated with so much exuberance -- I loved that about her.
She still jumps extremely high now, for a 44 years old skater! I mean, can we name Midori Ito the demi-god of jumping!
Can you PLEASE STOP!!!!!! seriously some Yuna fans never forget, and some of her rivals' fans never forget, too. I am fed up with you guys. just stop! You guys are not children!To break curse of K and push technical edge, one contestant is not enough. There should be more than one challenger and dreamer from more than one countries, or she shall be insulted, mocked and disgraced by corrupt judges. This is insight from sochi.
Can you PLEASE STOP!!!!!! seriously some Yuna fans never forget, and some of her rivals' fans never forget, too. I am fed up with you guys. just stop! You guys are not children!
Umm... Chan didn't bring the quad to men's skating, and the Russian ladies didn't bring in the 7-triple LP. The quad was pushed by Stojko back in the '90s, and the 7-triple LP by Michelle Kwan and her contemporaries (Kurt and Midori, respectively, did the elements first, but they didn't really inspire other skaters in their own era to do the same). The number of Olympic quads landed still hasn't surpassed SLC.We're already in the era of 7 triples. Ladies with anything less than that won't be treated as top skaters. Chan heralded the new quad era for men. Men have no option to avoid the quad to compete at the top. So are ladies. At the time of Vancouver Olympics, four ladies had 7 triples programs (Rochette, Suzuki, Leonova, Flatt). At Sochi, it was ... more than 12. They don't have an option to omit jumps which they are not good at. The 7 triples era for ladies was not opened by Sotnikova alone. This tide is irreversible. When everyone is doing 7 triples, something extra is necessary to lead the pack.
We're already in the era of 7 triples. Ladies with anything less than that won't be treated as top skaters. Chan heralded the new quad era for men. Men have no option to avoid the quad to compete at the top. So are ladies. At the time of Vancouver Olympics, four ladies had 7 triples programs (Rochette, Suzuki, Leonova, Flatt). At Sochi, it was ... more than 12. They don't have an option to omit jumps which they are not good at. The 7 triples era for ladies was not opened by Sotnikova alone. This tide is irreversible. When everyone is doing 7 triples, something extra is necessary to lead the pack.
Umm... Chan didn't bring the quad to men's skating, and the Russian ladies didn't bring in the 7-triple LP.
Yes and now thanks to Patrick we get the Mens event in Sochi which had everyone trying quads and falling on their asses in one of the worst Mens competition in Olympic history. Not sure that is progress either.As you full well know I am no Chan fan, but I would have to agree he brought the quad back in mens skating, or atleast as a must to win. It was only 6 months before Chan's 2-3 year dominance of the sport began that Evan Lysacek, a skater without even exceptional artistry, super quality jumps, or exceptional spins or footwork, won Olympic gold without a quad. The mens competition in Vancouver was dire, with barely any successful quads, and the few that were made by skaters with empty programs, with an old and way past his prime Plushenko the best of that small lot. Chan a skater with top notch skating skills, very good (and overmarked) artistry, excellent footwork, and reasonable spins, putting quads into his program, ensured such a thing would never happen again. A skater of his caliber doing quads, meant others now had to do quads to even stand a chance of winning. Chan did bring the quad back to mens skating, and make it a must to hope to win mens events again. Now the field has thankfully turned the page on the fall happy Chan and made it so you not only need quads, but need to avoid falling 3 or more times per program and winning, so we have taken the next step to restoring mens skating yet again, but Chan did lead the way to the first one.
Yes and now thanks to Patrick we get the Mens event in Sochi which had everyone trying quads and falling on their asses in one of the worst Mens competition in Olympic history. Not sure that is progress either.
It is the seeds of progress. I am glad as heck the quad is a must to win now, especialy for a non special type skater like Evan. I would have rather the Sochi mess than the horror of something like a quadless Lysacek winning again. Once he saw in his comeback delayed by injuries, he would not be able to get the quad back he didnt even bother going to Nationals, as he knew without the quad there was no hope for him, even in a splatty event like Sochi. Thank goodness for that. As with all seeds there growing pains before the blooming. Mens skating, especialy the technical side, reached such a dark low in Vancouver, it wont perk back up overnight, but the re-infusion of the quad was the start, and a mens event at worlds almost devoid of falls by the medalists and top skaters after years of Chan splatty wins was the next step.
Yes and now thanks to Patrick we get the Mens event in Sochi which had everyone trying quads and falling on their asses in one of the worst Mens competition in Olympic history. Not sure that is progress either.
I think in Sochi the schedule killed men event. All had difficult layouts but they had little time to rest. They had to stay up very late after the SP, then woke up very early for practice, then performed their LP right after. In Saitama they all had one day to rest between SP and LP, despite 4 hours on bus a day from hotel to the arena.Yes and now thanks to Patrick we get the Mens event in Sochi which had everyone trying quads and falling on their asses in one of the worst Mens competition in Olympic history. Not sure that is progress either.
But then again, the top 3 ladies were all clean and most did 3-3s and had 7 triple programs. Did the ladies event follow the same time schedule? Could it just be the Olympic pressure that was not present at Worlds?I think in Sochi the schedule killed men event. All had difficult layouts but they had little time to rest. They had to stay up very late after the SP, then woke up very early for practice, then performed their LP right after. In Saitama they all had one day to rest between SP and LP, despite 4 hours on bus a day from hotel to the arena.
Ladies have no quad and any 3A except Mao. Top men have 2-3 quads and 3As in their programs.But then again, the top 3 ladies were all clean and most did 3-3s and had 7 triple programs. Did the ladies event follow the same time schedule? Could it just be the Olympic pressure that was not present at Worlds?