Like, they did side by side jumps on purpose (they didn't just happen to be close to each other)? That's so cute!
2017-18 State of U.S. Ladies Skating
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Like, they did side by side jumps on purpose (they didn't just happen to be close to each other)? That's so cute!
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I think 2018 OWG will be only the second time for Mirai's father to see her compete. Super-touching :sad4: and super-exciting :yay:.
(Mirai's parents did make it to Vancouver to see her skate in 2010. But it was/is extremely poignant to me that her father has never been able to see her compete at Nationals over her many years there.)
By the way, USA Today has a great little video of Mirai's father making the "Olympic Roll" that he invented for the sushi menu at the restaurant.
The video also is embedded (scroll down) within this USA Today article that focuses on her parents:
LOL, another sushi roll from her father is none other than the Mirai Roll.
(BTW, the local NBC station in Los Angeles also apparently produced a piece about Mirai's parents -- but I'm not sure whether it has aired yet. Have not been able to find it online.)
Meanwhile, a large (and lovely) photo of Mirai is above the fold on the front page of the hard-copy sports section of today's USA Today.
And on Page 3 of the USA Today sports section is a Christine Brennan article -- "Nagasu's good ol' leap of faith pays off" -- but it does not seem to be online yet.
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She does; I watched the video. And I was reminded of watching her first practice at SA. My first thought was, "Bradie's here to skate."
Jackie was reporting, so I can't be sure. I wouldn't be surprised if they did it on purpose.
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How’s Karen doing??? Oh, how I hope and pray she will be working on getting those jumps around!!!!! Remember, if she doesn’t get UR calls in the sp, her score could be 69+.
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that's a pretty big if.......
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It is a big if but, we can't forget that she was 4th in the world just a year ago.
In Jackie's reports there were a few falls and UR. I also remember being a bit 'hmm' because I didn't see any 3-3s attempted.
Edit: http://www.rockerskating.com/news/2018/2/6/2018-olympics-practice-notes
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Yeah, it’s a big if. But I feel that the judges like Karen and would give her huge scores , but not while she’s UR like so. I say she doesn’t make the final group.
Anything can happen.....remember Tara and Sarah's Olympic Gold (people didn't expect that) It's not over until it's over. Good luck to the girls.
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OMG Ashley's Olympic commercial ... Yaaaaasssssss! Gives me life.
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Me too! I totally
the focus on something besides winning, and how beautiful and graceful it can be to rise again after a big crash.Plus, the whole thing is so beautifully photographed and thoughtful.
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It’s amazing commercial no matter what, but knowing Ashley’s story and following her for so many years makes it so much poignant
QueenThe team is still in good shape. The pairs overperformed and made up the points Nathan lost. Bradie really can’t get higher than 5th, so she should just focus on having a good time.
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After the way the men skated I think Bradie could do well if she stays on her feet. Thank goodness for pairs and dance....
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Sure she could. I think 5th is likely where she would end up, but that's assuming the better skaters will be clean. I don't think many of us picked Bychenko to finish 2nd in the men's SP, but that's what happened.
Men’s is always unpredictable. Bradie, OTOH has a SB of 67. Even if Kaetlyn doubles her combo, she would beat her. Satoko got a 71 with an underrotation call. Carolina got a 72 with a weak SP. plus Bradie is in group one. My guess is she’ll score 68-70 clean.
The focus for her is just going clean. If she goes clean in the SP, they’ll boost her PCS in the individual round.
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Bradie the US champion will get better marks than Bradie whom nobody has heard of, so I don't think her previous SB is indicative of her potential score. She executes her elements well and actually has a good amount of choreography and transitions, which judges might have looked passed before because of the safe music choices. You could be right and her ceiling could be 67, but if the USFSA is pushing her as the top US women, she should be getting better marks.
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