COR ladies SP

[Ximena]

Kiira did got lost on her way out of the ice rink, dind't know where to go.

 

[netnuts]

Korpi 58 pts, pressure is now on Joannie. I doubt she can skate clean.

 

[Ximena]

I think I would have placed Fumie first, but I can't remember for how much Kiira has beat her-

Joannie
2ax
3f Fall
stpes into 3z
Why are all the girls doing now those layback where the free foot hardly leaves the ice?
(sorry got a phonecall so couldn't really watch the rest)

 

[Ximena]

Julia Sebestyen
Lime green dress

2f
(most known music in the world and I can't remember the name)
3z-2t (lutz HUFE as usual) but took forever to actually jumo.
2ax fall
My personal opinion is that there should be now a mandatory deduction for laybacks...honestly!
Circular footwork, fast, a lot of toe picks.
I like her spins, she has a nice center to them.
But putting aside that circular footwork, the rest was very bland

 

[MissIzzy]

She's behind Bebe; Kiira Korpi's made the top three.

 

[Medusa]

Fall on the Double-Axel? That is very uncharacteristic... Sounds like a nice competition so far.

And thank you, Ximena, for the great reports - love it!

 

[Ximena]

Yukari Nakano

3f-2t with that wrapped leg she does
3z
very fast spins, nice combo.
I'm done with laybacks
I think now when you see a spiral section, you've seen them all, they all do the same, I think I miss Sasha.
Straighline footowrok ok
spread eagle into 2ax
That donut spin to finish was very pretty and lasted a lot!!
It was a pretty program overall.

 

[netnuts]

ISU site is down. How many points has Nakano scored?

 

[Ximena]

Yu-Na Kim
Lots of crowd support

3f-3t gorgeous!
3z a little little problem with landing
See? She does another type of spiral
The straightline was very good,
Layback ended well, did bielmman
The crowd is very into this program.
Ina bauer into single axel
Good spins.
Too bad about that axel, but really good program.

 

[Ximena]

Slow mo showing Osner jumping along Yu na in her axel,

Yu na 63.50
Yukari 60.50
Kiira 58.22
Fumie 56.18
Joannie 50.56

 

[mizu_iro]

What is it with the top ladies making jumping mistakes in the short this year?
Looks like a tough proposition for Joannie to medal. Fumie may be back on track.

 

[Ximena]

Fumie was really on, it was very nice to see that Fumie back.

 

[netnuts]

I like Joannie's skating, but it does not look like she can win silver here, which will only increase Caroline Zhang's chance to GPF. I'm happy for this scenario.

Can anybody assess the situation in which Joannie only wins bronze?

 

[MissIzzy]

Current standings up on the overall results page:

1 Yu-Na KIM
KOR
63.50 1
2 Yukari NAKANO
JPN
60.50 2
3 Kiira KORPI
FIN
58.22 3
4 Fumie SUGURI
JPN
56.18 4
5 Joannie ROCHETTE
CAN
50.56 5
6 Katarina GERBOLDT
RUS
48.02 6
7 Beatrisa LIANG
USA
46.30 7
8 Julia SEBESTYEN
HUN
44.76 8
9 Nina PETUSHKOVA
RUS
44.70 9
10 Yan LIU
CHN
38.40 10
11 Kristin WIECZOREK
GER
37.38 11
12 Arina MARTINOVA
RUS
34.48 12

 

[kandidy]

Just finished watching.
Well, I think overall lots better than COC. Many skaters took their seasonal best include Fumie(good for her), Kira (I hate her skirt), Yuna (always not good when skating last, but still took her seasonal best).

Ok, now is the current rank after ladies SP.


1 Yu-Na KIM KOR 63.50 34.90 28.60 7.30 6.85 7.10 7.15 7.35 0.00 #12
2 Yukari NAKANO JPN 60.50 34.10 26.40 6.75 6.30 6.70 6.65 6.60 0.00 #11
3 Kiira KORPI FIN 58.22 33.30 24.92 6.45 6.05 6.10 6.20 6.35 0.00 #8
4 Fumie SUGURI JPN 56.18 32.14 24.04 6.20 5.70 5.85 6.15 6.15 0.00 #7
5 Joannie ROCHETTE CAN 50.56 27.12 24.44 6.25 5.95 6.05 6.15 6.15 1.00 #9
6 Katarina GERBOLDT RUS 48.02 27.94 20.08 5.00 4.60 5.15 5.10 5.25 0.00 #3
7 Beatrisa LIANG USA 46.30 27.10 20.20 5.25 4.80 4.95 5.15 5.10 1.00 #6
8 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 44.76 23.20 22.56 5.95 5.40 5.60 5.75 5.50 1.00 #10
9 Nina PETUSHKOVA RUS 44.70 26.90 17.80 4.60 4.25 4.60 4.45 4.35 0.00 #1
10 Yan LIU CHN 38.40 20.52 17.88 4.80 4.40 4.35 4.45 4.35 0.00 #4
11 Kristin WIECZOREK GER 37.38 20.46 17.92 4.50 4.15 4.50 4.60 4.65 1.00 #2
12 Arina MARTINOVA RUS 34.48 18.20 19.28 5.25 4.70 4.55 4.85 4.75 3.00 #5

 

[mizu_iro]

Watching the Korean feed...they're interviewing Fumie. Her English is excellent. She's talking about how Moscow's like a second home for her now because she trains there, etc.

Now Granny...that hair with that dress! Ick.

 

[Ximena]

Tarosava has a new look, she is more blond now and with curly hair.

 

[slutskayafan21]

Dissapointed Yu Na still didnt do a clean short, but happy it was atleast better then COC. Hopefully when she starts skaing clean they will give her higher PCS then this too.

 

[kandidy]

Tarosava has a new look, she is more blond now and with curly hair.

Yes, but still with her signature move, oops I mean her signature fur coat

 

[chuckm]

If KIM and NAKANO win gold and silver here (which seems likely), then these ladies are in the GPF:

ASADA
KIM
MEISSNER
NAKANO

ANDO will undoubtedly qualify at NHK, leaving one place open.

KOSTNER could vie with ZHANG for the final place, if she wins silver at NHK. But Carolina would have to score a total of 165.84 to claim the spot.

If Rochette wins bronze at CoR, she will have 22 points and will qualify only as an alternate.