- Joined
- Nov 12, 2013
Buttle, as elegant as ever, but the jumps are not what they used to be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLYE5vX692k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLYE5vX692k
Elena: Every time I hear that music, all I can think of is Michelle Kwan. Maybe that made my expectations too high, but Elena's interpretation fell a bit flat. It looks like she's just doing exactly what her choreographer told her to, perfectly, but not really feeling all the moves (until the ChSt and layback spin, which were amazing). But she's so technically strong that I enjoy watching her for that alone.
Finally watched the ladies. Beautiful skating by Satoko! Her program and Patrick's program were my favorites.
Some of the others, Satoko, Nagasu, etc. can be found here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwcojwqO0srA6skOHCM5NYw
Personally not a fan of Satoko, technically strong but she still skates like a junior, and it's not her size.
Skating isn't as it used to be. People didn't care about having an under rotate jump. Which is why most jumps back then looked bigger and cleaner. And now people are in mass hysteria over getting clean triples.