Great picture of Jeff Buttle! And I like Yulia's too but it looks much better from the side
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ItpNfKEl5...1600/Julia+Lipnitskaia+FS+SC+2013+(getty).jpg (from Schindlers)
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f5/1e/4e/f51e4e664a4d2fbff4a7e27a1dddf1d3.jpg (From Sabre Dance)
Krunchii/papa -- thanks to you both for the Yulia pics. I was wishing for another one but didn't take the time to search. Yours do her more justice & show why people are so much in awe of her flexibility -- the position looks much prettier and less awkward from those angles. Especially appreciated seeing it in motion, papa!
I still think Shizuka is the all-time winner but Yulia sure is impressive!
I like her facial expression (and that dress is one of my favs this year).
The thing I like about Yuzuru's Ina Bauer is that it can be manly and dramatic.And for men, Yuzuru's ina bauer is a thing of beauty. Whether the ina bauer be in his RJ free programs or in his exhibitions, they honestly look like a lot of effort from him but I guess that's what makes it different. And unlike his biellmann spin, I feel like he should keep it in his programs forever since they make him stand out amongst male skaters.
An Ina Bauer is a "moves in the field" element in figure skating in which a skater skates on two parallel blades.
A skater does not have to be flexible at all to do an Ina Bauer. A Bauer can be done in upright position.
:agree: Her Worlds 2004 Spiral Sequences showed the most epic moments (plus her layback spin). http://youtu.be/drYtIDzcrF0?t=7m55sShizuka Arakawa's full back bend is like
:agree: Her Worlds 2004 Spiral Sequences showed the most epic moments (plus her layback spin). http://youtu.be/drYtIDzcrF0?t=7m55s
The thing I like about Yuzuru's Ina Bauer is that it can be manly and dramatic.
Some men can do the move more beautifully, but when Yuzuru does the move, I can sense some fierceness, yet it can be elegant at the same time. (when MCM does Ina Bauer, I can see that it's beautiful but I feel like it's somewhat feminine).
Yuzuru doesn't look like he is doing a female skater's move with ina bauer. I pretty much like it when he does the move with t-shirt. http://th1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff465/maoo1/th_YuzuruHanyu2.jpg
Anyways, from this angle, really looks dramatic: http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/d4/a4/b2/d4a4b29575cf619466d887b06b240809.jpg