2015 World Team Trophy Ladies FS Apr 18

[anonymoose_au]

Those are some nice medals right there...make the World medals look totally lame.

Looks like Sergei ran out of hair gel, the do isn't quite as impressive today!

 

[randomfan]

I honestly think Mao has a better 3A than Liza. Both of them do the jump well, but there's something about Mao's 3A that I can't really describe. Which makes me ask this question: Why did one judge give Liza a +3 on the 3A when Mao never got a +3 ever in her whole life?

 

[EdgeCall]

i love Japanese ceremony...the kimono so beautiful

Oh yes, isn't it?

 

[Silvia451]

Oh come on, Yuzu, smile

 

[sabinfire]

There's no need to cut to Yuzuru every five seconds... he's not doing anything remotely interesting.

 

[OS]

Oh come on, Yuzu, smile

not happy with bronze, when is the last time he got bronze?!!

 

[alebi]

I honestly think Mao has a better 3A than Liza. Both of them do the jump well, but there's something about Mao's 3A that I can't really describe. Which makes me ask this question: Why did one judge give Liza a +3 on the 3A when Mao never got a +3 ever in her whole life?

really? I always felt Mao's 3A lacking in something... nearer to UR than a perfect jump while Liza's are bigger and easier

 

[Sjs5572]

I thought Ashley's 3z/3t looked clean, and her three jump combo did as well. Also, I thought her lutz at the end deserved an underrotation, but not a full edge call....just an "!". This tech panel really examined her with a microscope!

 

[Silvia451]

The USA ladies are so beautiful

 

[andromache]

Why did Satoko receive less PCS than Gracie, Lena, and Liza? I'm not a fan of Satoko's small jumps, but I find the PCS aspects of her skating to be generally better than Lena and Liza when all are clean (as they were today) and better than Gracie when Gracie isn't perfect (which she obviously wasn't). Is it a transitions thing? (Which I pay the least attention to when watching a performance for the first time.)

 

[sabinfire]

Why is Yuzuru the only person getting close-up shots? They hardly even show the rest of Team Japan....

 

[flying camel]

I knew Gracie could not overcome skating last. Its a hard position to skate from.

What was going on with the poor girl who could not hold up the flowers at the medal ceremony.

 

[anonymoose_au]

not happy with bronze, when is the last time he got bronze?!!

He's smiling now! Some people don't smile a lot I guess. My older brother for example hates his smile so he rarely if ever does! (Which is kind of sad..)

Awww team photo!

 

[randomfan]

really? I always felt Mao's 3A lacking in something... nearer to UR than a perfect jump while Liza's are bigger and easier

That's true. She does get many URs on the jump. But when she lands it cleanly (like 2014 Worlds) it seems to have a bigger wow factor to me than Liza's 3A.

 

[samson]

Yeah I thought in comparison to some of the other ladies in that final group Ashley really got the short end of the stick with calls. Still it was great to see four skates in a row where, even if they weren't perfect, they really delivered. Too bad we ended with a bit of a fizzle.

Aaaaah and Ashley blew one last kiss to the camera!! Love her.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Awww Yuzu thanked the ice...I think.

Also, major props to the fan with the flag of all the competing nations, that was a nice move!

 

[alebi]

well... for Japan only single skaters matter... :disapp: with this attitude Japan will never be a serious contender for a medal at the Olympics

 

[samson]

oh they just said Javi and Denis will be at the gala!! Great news!!

 

[Silvia451]

Javi and Denis for tomorrow's gala

 

[alebi]

That's true. She does get many URs on the jump. But when she lands it cleanly (like 2014 Worlds) it seems to have a bigger wow factor to me than Liza's 3A.

that performance was entirely a WOW factor