Since the other thread has totally turned into a Kwan discussion, here's a new one for Mirai.
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Impressions written in blogs (1)
From "Nekusuto"'s (Nekusuto=Next) comment on "Oyaji's Eyes" blog:
http://blog.livedoor.jp/oyajinome051.../50647656.html
"Mirai Nagasu did in fact make a "shocking debut". Mao's great, but so is Mirai. Her music for this exhibition was "Don't stop me now" by Queen. She didn't get enough on the groove of the music but showed tremendous speediness. Her gliding speed as well as her spins are very fast, and smooth change of edges. No impression of specific tricks in her spirals."
"Her spins were sensational. Doing a position from a Beilmann then pulling the free leg toward the body is what other skaters do as well, but in Mirai's case it's a complete flexiblility as if nothing can't be done. Beilmann itself is done with astonishing flexibility, and the silhouette is slim like a champagne bottle. And what's more, her head is stably spinning in high speed as if fixed in the center bottom of this "bottle", a position which virtually has exceeded the original Beilmann."
"I was so shocked that I forgot to distinguish each of her jumps. I think she cleanly landed triples of high level, but I shouldn't write anything I'm not sure of. Excuse me for that. Her posture in the air has a good axis just like her spins, and rotates compactly. I didn't feel the jumps to have height, but showed clean landings with lots of composure. Her Axel was double but there seemed indeed nothing wrong in her trying for 3A,"
"Her straight line steps were rather monotonous, and the edgework was not refined enough...? well that's MO. So speaking only of her step sequence, it still may be on the junior level."
"Her expressions while performing were very calm. I felt that she was not the type like Emily who ups her impressions by showing appeals to the audience, but the type who relies on the quality of her own performance. Nevertheless, she's a competitor who doesn't forget to do favors for the fans, like letting them take pictures and giving autographs, which she did to some fans including children after the finale."
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Impressions written in blogs (1)
From "Nekusuto"'s (Nekusuto=Next) comment on "Oyaji's Eyes" blog:
http://blog.livedoor.jp/oyajinome051.../50647656.html
"Mirai Nagasu did in fact make a "shocking debut". Mao's great, but so is Mirai. Her music for this exhibition was "Don't stop me now" by Queen. She didn't get enough on the groove of the music but showed tremendous speediness. Her gliding speed as well as her spins are very fast, and smooth change of edges. No impression of specific tricks in her spirals."
"Her spins were sensational. Doing a position from a Beilmann then pulling the free leg toward the body is what other skaters do as well, but in Mirai's case it's a complete flexiblility as if nothing can't be done. Beilmann itself is done with astonishing flexibility, and the silhouette is slim like a champagne bottle. And what's more, her head is stably spinning in high speed as if fixed in the center bottom of this "bottle", a position which virtually has exceeded the original Beilmann."
"I was so shocked that I forgot to distinguish each of her jumps. I think she cleanly landed triples of high level, but I shouldn't write anything I'm not sure of. Excuse me for that. Her posture in the air has a good axis just like her spins, and rotates compactly. I didn't feel the jumps to have height, but showed clean landings with lots of composure. Her Axel was double but there seemed indeed nothing wrong in her trying for 3A,"
"Her straight line steps were rather monotonous, and the edgework was not refined enough...? well that's MO. So speaking only of her step sequence, it still may be on the junior level."
"Her expressions while performing were very calm. I felt that she was not the type like Emily who ups her impressions by showing appeals to the audience, but the type who relies on the quality of her own performance. Nevertheless, she's a competitor who doesn't forget to do favors for the fans, like letting them take pictures and giving autographs, which she did to some fans including children after the finale."
:agree:
