Regarding skating skills, I like Shizuka's better than Yuna's. Yuna's is a bit similar to Caro's. Both are very fast and powerful, but Shizuka's skating skills have Yuka Sato's quality. Really smooth and have soft edging. But Shizuka's are more dynamic and big than Yuka's.
Yuna's jumps win over Shizuka's. Hers are really dynamic, and have great speed and height. Shizuka's jumps could match Yuna's in her 2004 performance. She was more powerful then and she also did 3-3-2. That was quite amazing.
Spirals. Shizuka wins. She did the most spectacular moves comparable to Cohen's. But she had better speed than Cohen.
Spins-- Both are not the best spinners in the world. Yuna had problems in positions and Shizuka had problems in speed.
Re: the program presentation, I liked Shizuka's LP better than Yuna's LP. Turandot is a magnificent piece of music which was perfect for Torino Olympics. But her SP was boring and mechanic. Yuna's SP was very impressive.
Yuna's jumps win over Shizuka's. Hers are really dynamic, and have great speed and height. Shizuka's jumps could match Yuna's in her 2004 performance. She was more powerful then and she also did 3-3-2. That was quite amazing.
Spirals. Shizuka wins. She did the most spectacular moves comparable to Cohen's. But she had better speed than Cohen.
Spins-- Both are not the best spinners in the world. Yuna had problems in positions and Shizuka had problems in speed.
Re: the program presentation, I liked Shizuka's LP better than Yuna's LP. Turandot is a magnificent piece of music which was perfect for Torino Olympics. But her SP was boring and mechanic. Yuna's SP was very impressive.