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Thanks so much!
As usual, the skaters are shown in the order they skated and the placements are the placements at the time they skated. Marks are shown as Tech, Components and total
SVK Zuzana Babiakova Start 1 Place 1
Notes white with red bolereo & apron / circus world / music starts off fairly medodic / 2a may have brushed foot on way by / 3z hand down 2t / cam spin is ok / music changes to circusy & she plays to it / 3f / travel 3s into 2l / flycam is good / nice 3l / spiral seq is ok / sit ch sit to inside edge / travel 3s into 2t / 2s1t / strt ftwrk is very fast & with music / combo spin to end is sustained and fast & centered / there were times when the circus theme came out but much of the time it was background /
t 33.82 c 35.76 tot 69.58 gr tot 103.52
SWE Lina Johansson Start 2 Place 1
Notes romoeo & juliet but sheet says otonal / royal blue with with silver / 3t had it then fell / 3f turnout / flycam has very good speed & pos to catchfoot / 3l / combo spin that I didn't see?? / 2z / 2a / spirals show good control / 3f 3turns out / 3s / O ftwrk is a bit slow goes with music / layback spin is ok / combo spin cam sit ch sit to Y / it was a pleasant program - nothing really special but at the same time it went by quite quickly - didn't bore me /
t 39.90 c 37.52 tot 76.42 gr tot 118.80
GBR Jenna McCorkell Start 3 Place 1
Notes white with black trim / swan lake / 2a is nice & high / 3z nice & clean / 3t2t / 3f fell no check landed weird on her wrist with a big owww mouthed by her / 3l / layback is ok / strt steps also are ok / 3f tiht on landing 2t / missed something in there /spirals / 3s hand down/ combo spin into back cam donut to end / The 1st part of the program didn't seem to have much chor - a lot of skating from one end of the rink to the other with jumps at each end- it improved in the last 3rd /
t 43..92 c 40.72 tot 83.64 gr tot 123.24
JPN Yukari Nakano Start 4 Place 3
Notes white / beatles medley / 3a under fell / 3f clean huge wrap / cam ch cam to sinside edge fast, pos could be better / 2z fell really slow off ice / combo spin is ok / spirals are soso / 3s2t / 3t2t2l / 2a / flycam in very nice pos with arms extended / the music is almost just background / O ftwrk is very difficult only changes feet 3 times 1/3 on each foot /
t 37.54 c 40.56 tot 76.10 gr tot 113.68
CAN Lesley Hawker Start 5 Place 3
Notes madame butterfly / navy velvet with sheer & white trim / some chor to set a sombre mood / 3z stepout / she's moving very slow / 2a speed is better now / 3f fell out / flycam is very nice with layover & good speed / loop didn't get off ice / spirals are ok / 3z bad lean & fell / strt leg layback / butterfly into back sit almost lost it on landing but got it back / 3t2t / diag ftwrk is on one foot for 1st half / inz into 3s / her jumps are all a bit jerky like she's stiff legged or her timing is just off that bit /
t 37.82 c 35.44 tot 72.26 gr tot 118.10
CAN Mira Leung Start 6 Place 1
Notes black velvet with x straps in back red on bottom of skirt / music starts out very soft then clashes into familiarstrains of firebird / 3f2l / 3z / 2a very slow into but clean / flycam to donut / 3s almost turnout / layback classic to strt leg / 3z2l fellon loop / 3t / upright spin with leg in front / strt ftwrk is good & fairly complex / music builds and she's into her spirals which are great inside out to fan to charolote / 3f / combo spin ending with beillmans on both feet / very good skate /
t 47.10 c
HUN Julia Sebestyen Start 7 Place 1
Notes Carmen / black & orange - military down one side, lacey down other / 3s is perfect / 3z hand down fell out / travel 3s into 3l bit unsteady on landing but clean / flycam to donut / speed up as music does into 3f turns into 2t / layback that I didn't really see / 2a / spirals play well to music but are a bit slow / big 2z / 3t didn't check and fell / combo spin ending in beillman / S ftwrk is detailed / final spin is slow & a bit jerky / this was not her performance /
t 36.20 c 46.88 tot 82.08 gr tot 132.74
JPN Fumie Suguri Start 8 Place 1
Notes tango ara percusion, Carmen / black open back lacey effect / 3z2t not a sound from blades right through the combo / popped flip / 3s stumbled out under rot possibly to double / spirals start with inside out / 3l under 2ft / I just missed a spin right in front of me / butterfly to sit / 3z / music speed up 3f2t not sure about landing on flip too close to boaards in front of me / 2a / strt ftwrk is god & with music / don't know if it's because of the errors but I couldn't really get into the program it didn't do a lot for me and I really lke Fumie so wanted to really like the program - maybe I need to see it without the errors /
t 42.12 c
ITA Carolina Kostner Start 9 Place 2
Notes mauve with shreded hem on skirt / Piano concerto #1 3 by prokofiev / 2f3t / 2z2t step out on toe / travel 3s into 2l / S ftwrk is very fast & with music - she just flies / flying sit is very slow & pos is weak / some chor & playing to music / spirals are inventive and very few steps etween them / 2z / 3s / combo spin sit with variations to back cam / cam spin one direction then combo spin starting with cam in other direction / 2a 2a landed pitched forward but clean / that program went on forever didn't hold my interest at all / t 37.36 c 50.72 tot
JPN Yoshie Onda Start 10 Place 1
Notes White Landscapes Op 47 by Yoshimatsu / back sading to grey diagonally with pink flowers in diag patter / gorgeous / huge 3z2t / high 2a turns 3t / 3f possible hand down very tight on landing far end of rink not sure / layback spin is fast but soso pos at start / 2s twisted on landing / 3l / combo spin is fast cam sit back cam sit / she isn't quite as expressive as she was in the short /3f2t / flycam to inside edge / music changes & speeds up / 3z / spirals - now she's smiling & showing some emotion / didn't really see O ftwrk wellenough to comment / combo spin to end is good /
t 49.22 c 50.16 tot 99.38 gr tot 151.54
CAN Cynthia Phaneuf Start 11 Place 1
Notes capriccio espagnol / white with black design / some chor to set mood / 3z turns 3t / 3f bit shakey on landing but fought forit / 2a / flycam could use more fly but spin is good into illusions / some chor to slower section & spanish feel / speeding up into 3z fell / layback with foot to head / more chor and it's got a real edge to it / 3l bit unsteady but clean / 3s fell / spirals are ok / 3t fought for it 2t / cam spin / diag ftwrk is very fast not sure about difficulty / very fast combo spin to end /
t 48.30 c 55.60 tot 101.90 ded 2.00 gr tot 159.66
FIN Susanna Poykio Start 12 Place 3
Notes light yellow sparkly / romeo & juliet by rota / 3t2t / 3z2t / 3s turnout / combo spin cam sit Y back cam catchfoot upright / music softens to 'a time for us' and we have some chor to match / layback with foot to head / 3f / popped loop / O ftwrk is set to lyrical part and matches / 2a / flycam with pos variations / 3t / spirals with inside out to start / butterfly back sit to Y /
t 45.84 c 53.12 tot 98.96 gr tot 148.94
Thanks so much!
As usual, the skaters are shown in the order they skated and the placements are the placements at the time they skated. Marks are shown as Tech, Components and total
SVK Zuzana Babiakova Start 1 Place 1
Notes white with red bolereo & apron / circus world / music starts off fairly medodic / 2a may have brushed foot on way by / 3z hand down 2t / cam spin is ok / music changes to circusy & she plays to it / 3f / travel 3s into 2l / flycam is good / nice 3l / spiral seq is ok / sit ch sit to inside edge / travel 3s into 2t / 2s1t / strt ftwrk is very fast & with music / combo spin to end is sustained and fast & centered / there were times when the circus theme came out but much of the time it was background /
t 33.82 c 35.76 tot 69.58 gr tot 103.52
SWE Lina Johansson Start 2 Place 1
Notes romoeo & juliet but sheet says otonal / royal blue with with silver / 3t had it then fell / 3f turnout / flycam has very good speed & pos to catchfoot / 3l / combo spin that I didn't see?? / 2z / 2a / spirals show good control / 3f 3turns out / 3s / O ftwrk is a bit slow goes with music / layback spin is ok / combo spin cam sit ch sit to Y / it was a pleasant program - nothing really special but at the same time it went by quite quickly - didn't bore me /
t 39.90 c 37.52 tot 76.42 gr tot 118.80
GBR Jenna McCorkell Start 3 Place 1
Notes white with black trim / swan lake / 2a is nice & high / 3z nice & clean / 3t2t / 3f fell no check landed weird on her wrist with a big owww mouthed by her / 3l / layback is ok / strt steps also are ok / 3f tiht on landing 2t / missed something in there /spirals / 3s hand down/ combo spin into back cam donut to end / The 1st part of the program didn't seem to have much chor - a lot of skating from one end of the rink to the other with jumps at each end- it improved in the last 3rd /
t 43..92 c 40.72 tot 83.64 gr tot 123.24
JPN Yukari Nakano Start 4 Place 3
Notes white / beatles medley / 3a under fell / 3f clean huge wrap / cam ch cam to sinside edge fast, pos could be better / 2z fell really slow off ice / combo spin is ok / spirals are soso / 3s2t / 3t2t2l / 2a / flycam in very nice pos with arms extended / the music is almost just background / O ftwrk is very difficult only changes feet 3 times 1/3 on each foot /
t 37.54 c 40.56 tot 76.10 gr tot 113.68
CAN Lesley Hawker Start 5 Place 3
Notes madame butterfly / navy velvet with sheer & white trim / some chor to set a sombre mood / 3z stepout / she's moving very slow / 2a speed is better now / 3f fell out / flycam is very nice with layover & good speed / loop didn't get off ice / spirals are ok / 3z bad lean & fell / strt leg layback / butterfly into back sit almost lost it on landing but got it back / 3t2t / diag ftwrk is on one foot for 1st half / inz into 3s / her jumps are all a bit jerky like she's stiff legged or her timing is just off that bit /
t 37.82 c 35.44 tot 72.26 gr tot 118.10
CAN Mira Leung Start 6 Place 1
Notes black velvet with x straps in back red on bottom of skirt / music starts out very soft then clashes into familiarstrains of firebird / 3f2l / 3z / 2a very slow into but clean / flycam to donut / 3s almost turnout / layback classic to strt leg / 3z2l fellon loop / 3t / upright spin with leg in front / strt ftwrk is good & fairly complex / music builds and she's into her spirals which are great inside out to fan to charolote / 3f / combo spin ending with beillmans on both feet / very good skate /
t 47.10 c
HUN Julia Sebestyen Start 7 Place 1
Notes Carmen / black & orange - military down one side, lacey down other / 3s is perfect / 3z hand down fell out / travel 3s into 3l bit unsteady on landing but clean / flycam to donut / speed up as music does into 3f turns into 2t / layback that I didn't really see / 2a / spirals play well to music but are a bit slow / big 2z / 3t didn't check and fell / combo spin ending in beillman / S ftwrk is detailed / final spin is slow & a bit jerky / this was not her performance /
t 36.20 c 46.88 tot 82.08 gr tot 132.74
JPN Fumie Suguri Start 8 Place 1
Notes tango ara percusion, Carmen / black open back lacey effect / 3z2t not a sound from blades right through the combo / popped flip / 3s stumbled out under rot possibly to double / spirals start with inside out / 3l under 2ft / I just missed a spin right in front of me / butterfly to sit / 3z / music speed up 3f2t not sure about landing on flip too close to boaards in front of me / 2a / strt ftwrk is god & with music / don't know if it's because of the errors but I couldn't really get into the program it didn't do a lot for me and I really lke Fumie so wanted to really like the program - maybe I need to see it without the errors /
t 42.12 c
ITA Carolina Kostner Start 9 Place 2
Notes mauve with shreded hem on skirt / Piano concerto #1 3 by prokofiev / 2f3t / 2z2t step out on toe / travel 3s into 2l / S ftwrk is very fast & with music - she just flies / flying sit is very slow & pos is weak / some chor & playing to music / spirals are inventive and very few steps etween them / 2z / 3s / combo spin sit with variations to back cam / cam spin one direction then combo spin starting with cam in other direction / 2a 2a landed pitched forward but clean / that program went on forever didn't hold my interest at all / t 37.36 c 50.72 tot
JPN Yoshie Onda Start 10 Place 1
Notes White Landscapes Op 47 by Yoshimatsu / back sading to grey diagonally with pink flowers in diag patter / gorgeous / huge 3z2t / high 2a turns 3t / 3f possible hand down very tight on landing far end of rink not sure / layback spin is fast but soso pos at start / 2s twisted on landing / 3l / combo spin is fast cam sit back cam sit / she isn't quite as expressive as she was in the short /3f2t / flycam to inside edge / music changes & speeds up / 3z / spirals - now she's smiling & showing some emotion / didn't really see O ftwrk wellenough to comment / combo spin to end is good /
t 49.22 c 50.16 tot 99.38 gr tot 151.54
CAN Cynthia Phaneuf Start 11 Place 1
Notes capriccio espagnol / white with black design / some chor to set mood / 3z turns 3t / 3f bit shakey on landing but fought forit / 2a / flycam could use more fly but spin is good into illusions / some chor to slower section & spanish feel / speeding up into 3z fell / layback with foot to head / more chor and it's got a real edge to it / 3l bit unsteady but clean / 3s fell / spirals are ok / 3t fought for it 2t / cam spin / diag ftwrk is very fast not sure about difficulty / very fast combo spin to end /
t 48.30 c 55.60 tot 101.90 ded 2.00 gr tot 159.66
FIN Susanna Poykio Start 12 Place 3
Notes light yellow sparkly / romeo & juliet by rota / 3t2t / 3z2t / 3s turnout / combo spin cam sit Y back cam catchfoot upright / music softens to 'a time for us' and we have some chor to match / layback with foot to head / 3f / popped loop / O ftwrk is set to lyrical part and matches / 2a / flycam with pos variations / 3t / spirals with inside out to start / butterfly back sit to Y /
t 45.84 c 53.12 tot 98.96 gr tot 148.94