It doesn't look like a clear outside edge at all. It's a clear inside edge. More important, she does a mohawk into the jump. That's a Flip. This can't pass as a Lutz. ISU needs to get better definitions of "Flip" and "Lutz" in the rulebook because it's too much of a gray area right now. The most distinctive quality between the two jumps is not the edge, it's the way the momentum of the body is moving going into the jump.
I don't find this to be accurate. Mao Asada's 3F does not look like a setup for a lutz. She does a mohawk into the jump; there's no back glide and shift of the body in the opposing direction, which would make it a lutz. Asada may wobble a bit onto the outside edge before getting onto the inside edge, but that doesn't make the jump look like a lutz. It's just questionable technique.
She reminds me of a young Plushenko for some reason. Probably her music, her hand gesture and posing. And her confidence. Talented indeed.
ETA: I meant to be talking about Radionova
She's so cute
Do you think that the new rules on under-rotation will help or hurt Mao this year?
To me, it seems like Mao's triple Axel is very consistent. The way she reaches down with her toe on the landing, all of her 3A's are under-rotated pretty close to 180 degrees. Last year it was either/or, sometimes she was downgraded, sometimes not. Under the new rules the tech panel will have the option of calling the "slight under-rotation" base mark every time.
Yes, she is very cute.
And did you see how the older Ladies in the clip are 5'10 - just like Plushy
Hey, what happened to Miki88's post?
I can't speak exact numbers, but Oda looks as small as Scott Hamilton. Inch for inch, though, he's dynamite! As is Takahashi.
I knew I'd hear from you about that 175 degrees, Math. I blush to admit that I picked the number out of a hat. I wanted something under 180 degrees to give the idea of really close to the true point. My apologies! But you get my point. Interesting information about the calls at Nebelhorn, by the way.
http://eislauf-union.de/NebelhornTrophy2010.html (click on "ptotokoll")
she is very cute, thanks for vid
Miki's new LP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_Nc8f1x8s
I will be incredibly disappointed if she keeps this jump layout all season. Huge thumbs down.