2018 Internationaux de France Ladies Free Skate

[rachno2]

topic: What Youtube stream are you using?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7nBNFAwLho

 

[DanseMacabre]

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

(I thought they looked airy...)

The position of her body in the air works against her. She often bends her leg at the knee and has a noticeable leg wrap. Both her upper and lower limbs have a tendency to be pretty loose. To really be aerodynamic, the arms have to be tight to the body and the legs have to be straight and crossed at the ankle. Her form makes it hard to rotate fast and having to fight for those jumps compromises her form on landing as well. She's prone to low or scratchy landings and breaking at the waist (so her upper body is pitching forward) because her weight isn't properly centered.

She has the strength to salvage landings other people would probably fall on which is impressive in itself but the jump technique is a real problem.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Poor girl, she looks heartbroken

 

[LaArdilla]

Ted Barton would now say that Lea has many lovely qualities! She is light on her feet and has nice knees. Love how supportive the crowd was.

 

[satine]

Who's ready for Group 2?!

 

[DanseMacabre]

Who's ready for Group 2?!

I'm not. I'm so stressed. Skating gods, smile upon these women. Bless this ice. Amen.

 

[QueenOfTheRoad]

Poor Lea, she looks so heart broken... next time will be better girl

 

[Metis]

This second group is ridiculously stacked.

 

[lizardlass]

Uuuuugh, GO BRADIE!

 

[CellarDweller]

Who's ready for Group 2?!

I am!

 

[satine]

Did they show Marin Honda's name twice?

 

[theharleyquinn]

Lots of moving parts and math to what happens with this second group.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Zhenya has her game face on. Davai!

 

[ruffledgrouse]

I didn't see the short skate, but given that everyone's placements are about where I expect, am I correct in saying there were no major disasters?

 

[Fluture]

Come on Zhenya

 

[Ichatdelune]

Did they show Marin Honda's name twice?

Yup, poor Mihara Mai.

 

[Colonel Green]

LOL, poor Mai, even the camera feed forgets who she is.

 

[champagnerain]

I just realized that if it weren't for Bradie, this would be an entirely Japanese and Russian flight.

 

[theharleyquinn]

Zhenya has her game face on. Davai!

Well at least that'll be more appropriate for the tango than for Orange Colored Sky!

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Uuuuugh, GO BRADIE!

She needs the suppprt!! It’s PC to rip on the poor girl these days!

Go Bradie