She messed up period. Her SP has always been the more effy but she will come back with the FS I am sure.
I know she messed up but still =(
Also I worry if she may be injured or something (after watching men lols)
She messed up period. Her SP has always been the more effy but she will come back with the FS I am sure.
With Satoko, the step-out was penalized though. The only thing that was possibly controversial is the UR call on the loop not being more negative, but even that wouldn't put her down in 65-66 at all, especially when her mid-8s PCS scores are deservedly above the group. Instead it would put her maybe a hair lower than Kaori in the 69 range at best.
Claims of bad judging with Satoko here are greatly exaggerated IMO.
Agree. Satoko was the best skater of the night--on both marks. Sometimes the judging system gets it right.
woke up, checked results and , seriously want to hide under the rock as for my predictions, just make a soup from it
have only time so far to re-watch Satoko and boy - has she matured into amazing performer, the way she led that performance makes you wanting more of that kind of experience. For me, this year-almost separation from competition, skating, performing gave her more control, confidence and 'hunger' for it, she seems to be more engaged into the moment right now, focusing on making performance sound and getting the best of out her in every area: choreography, execution, interpretation. Love, love the mix of strenght and delicacy encompassed in that masterful choreography - and Satoko is such a great it for that kind of stuff requiring mood/tempo balance in terms of movement, integration between speed, edge work, movement finishing. And I love this aura of mysterious seduction/sensuality about that program - performed in such intricate way by Satoko, it really allows you to focus on the moment created, not solely on elements executed, movements done; her musicality, gracefulness of arms, flow and detail-oriented attention, lack of pushing through/going through the motions proves how thoughtful, sensible performer she is in terms of integrity between stuff she lays on ice and how she cares about it. And love her humble nature, reaction in K'n'C, shows that she's grateful of being there and that she's there for a purpose, to mark her presence - not to win necessarily, but this SP could be a statement, an important one for her confidence on road to Olympics
The woman is skating on a world class level. I just keep coming back to the footwork sequence as a microcosm of the whole program. It encompasses two musical transitions and she creates art with her body!
Her arms and hands build with the tension of the music. She gives you that twinkle of the eye and those subtle kicks of her feet. She hits the musical highlights so well. She moves from high to low. Notice how her movements are sharp during the most dramatic part of the music and then as she transitions to the coda her movements mimic the sweep of the music. She is playing chess in a world of checkers.
The judges give Zero under rotation calls for Satoko! But they made sure to Catch Ashley's! [emoji849][emoji849] If under rotations are going to be penalized then they need to be for all girls, not just ones who have a "reputation" why is this concept so hard for the judges to execute??
I found it hilarious that so many people now are specialist about transistions. Two years ago no one talked about it and no one cared. Now we have "she doesnt have transistions.." over over again.
Honestly because that's the new standard Evgenia, Alina, Kaetlyn and others have set, and if you look at the juniors who wins the competitions has even more difficult transitions.
Three years ago Liza won everything simply by skating clean programs, and relying on her jumping technique, but now we are used to expect more from the top ladies.
Outside this event where we have seen more mistakes than usual, clean programs aren't that rare anymore.
Honestly because that's the new standard Evgenia, Alina, Kaetlyn and others have set, and if you look at the juniors who wins the competitions has even more difficult transitions.
Three years ago Liza won everything simply by skating clean programs, and relying on her jumping technique, but now we are used to expect more from the top ladies.
Outside this event where we have seen more mistakes than usual, clean programs aren't that rare anymore.
I think this is actually the source of a lot of controversy now. Since they generally cannot up the difficulty by adding revolutions the ladies have now taken to distinguishing themselves by adding more difficult transitions.
I think there are those who think this is a good thing: much like how we have a lot more visual stimulation from technology, programs that are empty now look retro to some. Since this is a sport it makes sense that people would want to see increased difficulty.
There are others who think that this focus on difficult transitions adds busyness but little substance. Today's programs leave little room for highlights because there's always something going on.
I'm probably closer to the latter view in that I love transitions and complexity but they have to be musical and intentional. I always go back to Jeffrey Buttle's SP at the 2008--everything was musical and had a purpose. I absolutely hate these 1 second spirals and other moves where you can see the skater already moving on to the next thing. I would want those to be rewarded on the TES side but hate that they're rewarded on the PCS side.
You dont understand that those girls do transistions but for sake of executing PROPER CLEAN JUMPS..Prerotations, wrong edges, are the results of those transistions. They just learned how to "cheat" by hiding those errors.Thats the trick . and you re buying it
Yes, there re SOME, but this is not the answer The most unfair thing is that those skaters get the same score or less then the ones with fake jumps..Thats because there re some girls with clean jumps and difficult TR doesnt mean that every skater has to be awarded for trying.I think that's partially true because there are also skaters with a good jumping technique and difficult transitions.
It's up to the judges to penalize a wrong edge or an underrotation and that call shouldn't be influenced in any way by the transitions. A flutz is a flutz with or without transitions in or out
A flutz is a flutz with or without transitions in or out