2015 Worlds Ladies Free Skate March 28

[caitie]

Aw poor Kanako.

Elena and Eliza cuddling on the couch was super cute.

 

[Alchamei]

Liza and Elena in the green room.

 

[andromache]

Liza is the only skater tonight getting two small medals plus the big one.

What a weird competition, though I'd be lying if I said I was displeased that Ashley and Gracie were able to move up in the LP. It's a shame that so few of the ladies were able to put two decent programs together this time around.

I think the biggest upset is Satoko beating out Elena for silver.

 

[sabinfire]

Liza and Elena on the couch....

 

[Sugarpova]

Liza & Lena in that room!!!

 

[Mangomango]

Honestly I don't remember a single move from Liza T's programme now.
For Satoko and Elena, yes I remember signature moves of their programme but Liza... I don't remember anything.

 

[Arawen]

Aww Elena and Liza being so cute

 

[frieda]

Hahaha awww, Elena and Tuk having a little snuggle back there!

 

[FishOutOfWater]

OMG, the US barely misses a medal yet again!

 

[burntBREAD]

Was there even a 3T in it?!

Missed the 2A (supposed to be 2A-3T).

 

[willdu]

Hi. Mao? Are you there? Plz. Come back.

 

[Sandpiper]

We begin the night with a pop, and we end that way. *sigh*

Maybe Kanako had a chance for bronze if she were 100% on and the judges went with it, but now...

 

[Krunchii]

US, Japan and USA gets heir 3 spots, Canada and South Korea get to keep their 2 spots, Zijun earns 2 spots for China, what a competition this has been wow

 

[LisaM]

Lena and Liza are the cutest thing together in the green room there!

 

[wordsworthgirl]

Wow. Ashley and Gracie are going to walk away with freeskate medals. That's actually very exciting!

That IS exciting, but can you explain? This is the first I've heard of medals given for individual portions of a competition!

 

[peachblossom]

Same here!

 

[Kissx3]

Americans 4th and 5th. Almost girls.

 

[blue_ice]

WHAT? WHY ONLY SIXTH! GO TO HELL JUDGES!!! Ugh.

She had an edge call on both 3Lz and under rotated 3Sal

 

[artsciboy]

Who is more hunched, Hongo or Radionova?

I have to say Radionova - plus the girl skates like she's having a seizure on ice. Or a feral cat.

 

[rain]

I do deny it - but I just have no idea what you mean by "tacky" in this context. Do you mean not "serious", not "balletic"? Because frankly I find most serious/balletic programs even tackier - they're generally trying to be something they're just not. Figure skating's pretensions at "art" generally are rather tacky (doesn't mean I don't love them!). Liza's program wasn't pretentious, and it suited her style, which is pretty much the most you can ask for.

When I refer to it as tacky, I'm talking about the blowing kisses and finger pointing and winking. I'd love to see Liza get some better choreography. She's so great, her programs aren't really a reflection of that. She does the best anybody could with them, going for the fun spirit of it, and she's never going to be a balletic skater, but I'd love to see her do something more sophisticated — because I think she can excel even further.