- Joined
- Nov 24, 2007
Sat through the entire Ladies AM practice in the Convention center. It is FREEZING in there, and I thought my toes were going to fall off by the time I left. It's a very cozy place to watch the skaters practice as long as you're dressed warm and have something to sit on.
Ladies AM practice
No shows - Asada, Rochette, Phaneuf and Czisny.
Suguri looked good. She landed several 3L's(e) right in front of me with a few turn outs. Slow spins.
Ando really does look stunning in person and is skating really wel. Landed most of her jumps with good flow with a few pops but looks good overall. Her posture didn't seem that bad until I saw Ando and Lepisto skate almost side by side.
Meier didn't attempt too many jumps but her SP is fun to watch. I think she doubled a lot of jumps, and someone thought she was limping off the ice. Saw her later walking fine.
YuNa almost looks nonchalant during her practice but still has presence on the ice. Very fast and smooth. Her jumps look solid with nice landings. Again, landed a few 3L-3T and 3R. Her 3F-3T & 2A-3T look solid and easy.
Flatt was her usual steady self. Consistent jumps but seemed slow and spins definitely need improvement. She looks so much better in prime colors and her burgundy practice dress looked better than both her SP & LP dresses.
Kostner was a pleasant surprise. Didn't try any triples & very few doubles during her SP run through. She really does fly across the ice, and I think she is someone you have to watch live to appreciate. Her movement has more flow and elegance, which I don't feel watching her on TV. I really liked and appreciated her SLSS live.
Hope someone can report the afternoon session.
Pairs AM practice
No shows - Kavaguti & Smirnov and all 3 Chinese teams
Didn't pay too much attention since I needed to leave several times. I don't know much about the Pairs so the report is brief.
All Canadian teams looked good. Sorry no details.
Volosozhar glides across the ice. A person sitting next to me said she was so quiet. Didn't attempt too many jumps but landed a few nice throws but also pops a few jumps as well.
M&T were the only RUS team to show up. They skated around for the most part and didn't do too many throws or jumps. Did several nice lifts
Missed the German and US teams.
Ice Dance CD practice
Again, don't know much about ice dancing so will be brief again.
I showed up just in time to watch the FRA & RUS team go on the ice, and boy did I enjoy watching them jockeying for position. Is ice dancing practice always like this? There were several times when two couples were dancing SO close for a while, and it felt like neither pair wanted to back down.
B&A looked stronger than yesterday. It's hard not to pay attention to Agosto when he skates. He really does command the ice.
Ladies AM practice
No shows - Asada, Rochette, Phaneuf and Czisny.
Suguri looked good. She landed several 3L's(e) right in front of me with a few turn outs. Slow spins.
Ando really does look stunning in person and is skating really wel. Landed most of her jumps with good flow with a few pops but looks good overall. Her posture didn't seem that bad until I saw Ando and Lepisto skate almost side by side.
Meier didn't attempt too many jumps but her SP is fun to watch. I think she doubled a lot of jumps, and someone thought she was limping off the ice. Saw her later walking fine.
YuNa almost looks nonchalant during her practice but still has presence on the ice. Very fast and smooth. Her jumps look solid with nice landings. Again, landed a few 3L-3T and 3R. Her 3F-3T & 2A-3T look solid and easy.
Flatt was her usual steady self. Consistent jumps but seemed slow and spins definitely need improvement. She looks so much better in prime colors and her burgundy practice dress looked better than both her SP & LP dresses.
Kostner was a pleasant surprise. Didn't try any triples & very few doubles during her SP run through. She really does fly across the ice, and I think she is someone you have to watch live to appreciate. Her movement has more flow and elegance, which I don't feel watching her on TV. I really liked and appreciated her SLSS live.
Hope someone can report the afternoon session.
Pairs AM practice
No shows - Kavaguti & Smirnov and all 3 Chinese teams
Didn't pay too much attention since I needed to leave several times. I don't know much about the Pairs so the report is brief.
All Canadian teams looked good. Sorry no details.
Volosozhar glides across the ice. A person sitting next to me said she was so quiet. Didn't attempt too many jumps but landed a few nice throws but also pops a few jumps as well.
M&T were the only RUS team to show up. They skated around for the most part and didn't do too many throws or jumps. Did several nice lifts
Missed the German and US teams.
Ice Dance CD practice
Again, don't know much about ice dancing so will be brief again.
I showed up just in time to watch the FRA & RUS team go on the ice, and boy did I enjoy watching them jockeying for position. Is ice dancing practice always like this? There were several times when two couples were dancing SO close for a while, and it felt like neither pair wanted to back down.
B&A looked stronger than yesterday. It's hard not to pay attention to Agosto when he skates. He really does command the ice.
:thumbsup:
Although, I don't see any dance teams doing this but one could always hope...
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