2017 Jr Worlds Ladies SP

[Chemistry66]

This audience is sooooooo small for a worlds audience. I hope they start coming in soon.

It's probably hard since it's the middle of the day there. 2 PM means locals who might go are probably still at work.

 

[MarinHondas]

This audience is sooooooo small for a worlds audience. I hope they start coming in soon.

it is junior worlds, junior competition audience is never too big.

 

[CoyoteChris]

This audience is sooooooo small for a worlds audience. I hope they start coming in soon.

The real problem is the audience is mostly other skaters, coaches, and their families..... will the two fans please wave?

 

[frida80]

Why are there 5 skaters in group 6 and 7 in group 7? It seems a little strange.

It is strange. There aren't supposed to. Be more than six to a group.

 

[peese]

I am totally biased, being a fan, but I really enjoyed that.

For those that have not come across Elisabetta before, I first saw her 2 or 3 seasons ago, and was instantly impressed. But the second time I saw her, at the 2015 Lombardia, she had the scariest fall I have ever seen.

She was wearing white stockings, and within minutes of the fall you could see this big massive bruise shining through it. I was convinced she had broke her leg.

She had to have medical attention on the ice, and had to be taken off on a stretcher in a head brace (she took a bad bang to the head as well).

But, she was back competing again just 2 months later, setting what was at the time new PB's in every segment.

Just shows how strong she is.

CaroLiza_fan

I remember that! That was her!?!

 

[Chemistry66]

Why are there 5 skaters in group 6 and 7 in group 7? It seems a little strange.

It is strange. There aren't supposed to. Be more than six to a group.

Anita Ostlund and Xiangning Li have the same total WS points. Since groups are partly formed by clustering the skaters by WS points, there's really no "tiebreaker" if two are tied and the lowest ranked in their cluster. Hence, the group of 7 and the group of 5.

 

[Crossover]

This audience is sooooooo small for a worlds audience. I hope they start coming in soon.

Junior World audience is usually small wherever the event is held.

 

[frida80]

The real problem is the audience is mostly other skaters, coaches, and their families..... will the two fans please wave?

I though since Japan is relatively closer, we'd have a bigger crowd...

These ladies have worked so hard for this and there's hardly anyone to see it.

 

[tinnychan]

It is strange. There aren't supposed to. Be more than six to a group.

Two girls have the same WS point

 

[frida80]

Anita Ostlund and Xiangning Li have the same total WS points. Since groups are partly formed by clustering the skaters by WS points, there's really no "tiebreaker" if two are tied and the lowest ranked in their cluster. Hence, the group of 7 and the group of 5.

Wow... I had no idea. Seems extra, but given how PCS grows the later you skate I understand.

 

[NanaPat]

Why are there 5 skaters in group 6 and 7 in group 7? It seems a little strange.

Maybe it's just entered/displayed wrong and it will actually be 6 and 6. When I saw the group of 5, I thought someone had W/D after the flights were set. Since you pointed out the group of 7, I think maybe it was a typo. We'll see in 12 minutes when the next warm-up group takes the ice.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

It is strange. There aren't supposed to. Be more than six to a group.

Someone already stated that two of the girls have exactly the same rank, so they need to skate in same group...

 

[zebobes]

Anita Ostlund and Xiangning Li have the same total WS points. Since groups are partly formed by clustering the skaters by WS points, there's really no "tiebreaker" if two are tied and the lowest ranked in their cluster. Hence, the group of 7 and the group of 5.

Interesting. I don't see why the tiebreaker could be a coin flip or rock paper scissors, but it will be interesting to see 7 skaters in one warm up group... I've never seen that before.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Funny you should mention that. There was a series on a few months ago on BBC NI about the impact that people from Ulster had made on Canada (New Zealand and America had been covered in previous years). And they mentioned that every mayor of Toronto up until something like the 1930's was from here!



Yeah, a lot of places are having their celebrations tomorrow. But, Dublin are having their parade today, and we always watch it on the TV every year.



Green cupcakes?! Now that is something different!



Good idea! I think I'll watch Rika Hongo's FS from last season later on. (Not that I ever need an excuse to! It was my favourite programme of all of last season!)

CaroLiza_fan

Isnt Rika wonderful at Riverdance?

 

[peese]

I though since Japan is relatively closer, we'd have a bigger crowd...

These ladies have worked so hard for this and there's hardly anyone to see it.

I agree frida! They deserve a good crowd! I watched the Winter Universiade and it was like the Olympics...literally. So exciting for them and us to watch! Japan always fills a rink...too bad.

 

[frida80]

Sigh... I'd like to watch a few of the skaters program while I wait, but alas they're not online yet.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I though since Japan is relatively closer, we'd have a bigger crowd...

These ladies have worked so hard for this and there's hardly anyone to see it.

Yeah, me too.....its a puzzelment..... I would have thought lots more Japanese fans.....

 

[Sabrina]

I liked the Bulgarian girl and her tweezels...and I struggle to keep my eyes open

 

[peese]

Really looking forward to Aiza from KAZ. She is only doing sal and toe as of now, but big jumps and great style. Her lp at Universiade brought the house down.

 

[Chemistry66]

Maybe it's just entered/displayed wrong and it will actually be 6 and 6. When I saw the group of 5, I thought someone had W/D after the flights were set. Since you pointed out the group of 7, I think maybe it was a typo. We'll see in 12 minutes when the next warm-up group takes the ice.

Nope, not a typo. Just a rare occasion of a tie in WS points plus the exact way the clusters of skaters played out.

Someone already stated that two of the girls have exactly the same rank, so they need to skate in same group...

Yes, this. It's also WHERE exactly they are in the groupings of skaters. Since they're the 12th and 13th when the skaters are listed by WS ranking, they're pulled in together. If they were each one place higher (so, the 11th and 12th highest) there'd be no group of 7 since there'd be a clear break point to keep groups of 6.

Interesting. I don't see why the tiebreaker could be a coin flip or rock paper scissors, but it will be interesting to see 7 skaters in one warm up group... I've never seen that before.

It's such a rare occasion that something like this would happen. Skaters are much more frequently separated on the WS list by 1 or 2 points. Exact ties are rare.