2018 Internationaux de France Ladies Free Skate

[satine]

That was a wonky axel combo :eeking:

 

[DSQ]

NO! Come on girl!

 

[Ichatdelune]

She kept on fighting, major props on that. But that was not a good skate... Lovely dress though.

Am I being unfair comparing her to Sofia Samodurova and all that sass?

 

[frida80]

And just like that, our US fans are done wondering if she's willing to switch back and skate for the US and look on to the next hope.

Wait... what? That makes no sense. There she gets to go everywhere. Euros, Worlds, the Olympics even got two spots on the GP. Here she'll be lucky to be an alternate for either worlds or 4CC. USFS never would've pushed for her to go to the GP win a SB of 159. She's way better off representing Switzerland. She can focus developing at her own pace while reaping the benefits of being a gaining these WR points she'd never get as an US skater.

 

[oly2018]

Mae has the goods to be one of the best jumpers out there, but her air position is just so wonky. It's a miracle she lands anything with how loose she is in the air.

 

[invisiblespiral]

Mae's jumps are great. Shame about the errors...

 

[brens78]

2 gorgeous dresses from Mae!

 

[Fool]

Mae is consistently on my Best Dressed List

Nothing but full truth

This FS dress :luv17:

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Love that ending. Agree her air positions are too loose, but I wonder if that's a stamina issue? She looked a little gassed towards the end

 

[frida80]

Something about competing in front of a home crowd can make some skaters tense up. She fought for it though.

 

[DSQ]

He body positions we all wrong in the air. She was lucky cuz she sold the performance hard. Next Euros! Go Mae!

 

[Colonel Green]

Some of those jumps looked so off in the air I would never have thought she'd land them.

I fear she's going to be butchered by the tech panel in review, though.

 

[pearly]

Wait... what? That makes no sense. There she gets to go everywhere. Euros, Worlds, the Olympics even got two spots on the GP. Here she'll be lucky to be an alternate for either worlds or 4CC. USFS never would've pushed for her to go to the GP win a SB of 159. She's way better off representing Switzerland. She can focus developing at her own pace while reaping the benefits of being a gaining these WR points she'd never get as an US skater.

I was referring to how twitter went crazy over her result last week and suggestions (joking) that she goes back to representing US. And also to how each time a US girl does well it's all eyes on her and everyone talks about her as if she is the next Michelle... for about a week.

 

[invisiblespiral]

Maybe I'm not good at determining jump quality? :scratch:

(I thought they looked airy...)

 

[CellarDweller]

Something about competing in front of a home crowd can make some skaters tense up. She fought for it though.

very true

 

[QueenOfTheRoad]

Mae, what a gorgeous costume!

 

[Ichatdelune]

Sorry Lea Serna, but I am not up to two La La Land programs at 3:48 AM.

 

[flanker]

As the competition continues, I must ask: Stanislava, why were you unable to skate clean your short? You would have such a chance today...

 

[DSQ]

I like that we can hear the coaches again.

Mae’s said that the Russian did very well and that Mae’s score was a little lower that she thought. All said in a “that’s fair” tone.

 

[CellarDweller]

Oh, more La La Land. *rolls eyes*