2015 Finlandia Trophy Ladies SP and FS

[yyyskate]

YuliaLip's skating is so slow and still do not care about music....

 

[andromache]

It takes them time to do the head math as to how low to mark her so she doesn't place ahead of Miller even though she had a much better skate.

This. She had the highest TES of the night up until Yulia! Very nice surprise for Bock.

 

[satine]

Rika~

 

[OS]

Those music cuts :shocked:

Also, since the program is all about having fun, she really should try and be less stoic. C'mon, have more fun with it!

I kind of agree, the 2nd half she need to show show bigger performance difference, to show she is in on the joke with the lyrics (a bit sly). devil in disguise. More work do...

 

[StitchMonkey]

AMAZING costume. 1950s by way of the 80s I like it.

Did she dye her hair brunette, too?

I called it 1960s fashion with 1980s color palette... I think great minds think a like!

 

[OS]

I called it 1960s fashion with 1980s color palette... I think great minds think a like!

A bit or Jackson Pollock painted by the Smarties (M&Ms) team

 

[ahy]

She skates so fast comparing to the others today [emoji4]

 

[sequinsgalore]

Rika HONGO (JPN)

Music: Incantation (from "Cirque du Soleil")

Green swirly dress, gold details

3F+3T - landed, at least 3T<
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UR on the combo, but otherwise good skate

SP: 34.96+30.79 = 65.75 (PB), 1/15

 

[SaraM]

Nice Rikas new SP! Great energy and speed!

 

[tulosai]

I REALLY liked Rika today, maybe the most I've every enjoyed her actually! Wonderful skate!

 

[MIM]

This. She had the highest TES of the night up until Yulia! Very nice surprise for Bock.

I totally missed her while switching the stream. Will catch up layer. Rika wins the best costume award for me.

 

[inskate]

Wow, risky jump layout for Rika.

Her choreo and music interpretation is by far the best in this competition, though!

 

[yyyskate]

Shake my head.

 

[ahy]

But one thing im going to criticize is her posture... [emoji27]

 

[andromache]

Go Rika!!! I like this program for her, and her performance ability has improved some since last season.

 

[Interspectator]

Rika's a bit flail-y but she really sells her program and has decent speed throughout. I was riveted all the way through. Nice start to the season Rika!

 

[MsLiinaLii]

Sorry, I cannot fully enjoy Rika's skating with that posture...

 

[ruffledgrouse]

I think Rika is officially my favorite Japanese lady right now.

 

[satine]

But one thing im going to criticize is her posture... [emoji27]

Fair critique. She has made major improvements this off-season, thanks largely (I am assuming) to Akiko

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[TR]
[TH="class: first, align: left"]Skater[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]TES[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]PCS[/TH]
[TH="align: right"]Total Score[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Rika HONGO[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]34.96[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30.79[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Julia LIPNITSKAIA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32.50[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30.31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Joshi HELGESSON[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29.38[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27.31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.69[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Hannah MILLER[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28.41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26.08[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.49[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Lutricia BOCK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29.59[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23.86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.45[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]So Youn PARK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26.50[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25.01[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.51[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Viveca LINDFORS[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28.83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]22.31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Juulia TURKKILA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24.63[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]22.42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.05[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Anne Line GJERSEM[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24.25[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]22.44[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46.69[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Anni JÄRVENPÄÄ[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24.19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]22.37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46.56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Camilla GJERSEM[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25.15[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20.77[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45.92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Tanja ODERMATT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24.79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19.69[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.48[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Ilaria NOGARO[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19.85[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18.40[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38.25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Kristen SPOURS[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21.13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17.40[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.53[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Eliska BREZINOVA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20.73[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18.30[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.03[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Sorrento]

Thanks a lot for Julia's skate reports! I got my stream working at the end of her program. That dress, oooh!
Also- I ealy loved Rika Hongo's new program. I just wish she was a bit more attentive to her arms, she can be more expressive.