2020-21 Japanese Nationals: Ladies' Free Skate

[ioanablabla]

Is it over? The stream died

 

[Ichatdelune]

Harsher than expected, I thought she was going to keep her reputation as the potato queen and be 4th

 

[brens78]

Boo hiss at Mai’s score

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Go Kaori!!

 

[Skatefan15]

Uhm what?! PCS too low...

 

[Lamente Ariane]

WHAT

 

[MaiKatze]

Now they're getting really harsh....I don't get it...

 

[Skatefan15]

Go Kaori!!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I’m happy for Satoko but so mad for Mai!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Yaassss here comes the Matrix!

Will the Japanese judges like the fan spiral though!

 

[yume]

I can't describe myself looking at Mai's PCS. Even under Rino.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

The program sure isn't my favorite, but Mai skates it very well. I love having her back.

 

[readernick]

Uhm what?! PCS too low...

Harsh, yes. But, it is Japan and they are harsh. Wakaba barely got more. Yuhana Yokoi is a much more compelling skater imho and yet she was also in that range. A clean Satoko, Kaori, and Rika will get above 70... no one else... (clean Wakaba probably would have too.. alas she wasn't clean)

 

[zanadude]

Well, she is making Kihira work for it.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

The telephone ring...lol

 

[Sai Bon]

Well, she is making Kihira work for it.

She was ON FIRE!!!

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Hmm, I don't know, apart from Satoko's skate, no program has really convinced me so far.

 

[Beckaboomer]

Kaori is so powerful. And landings these jumps right on the music, which I adore.

I love this cheesy Matrix program, tho I prefer the costume at NHK.

Whewww saved the axel combo.

She comes alive during that choreo sequence. She looked understandably more nervous here than at NHK but wow! I love it.

 

[Ichatdelune]

I prefer the old dress and she felt a little stiff (probably nerves), but she landed every jump including the 2A-3T(thought she was going to fall on that)-2T and that deserves kudos.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Well, she is making Kihira work for it.

If Rika lands the quad sal and triple axel, there's going to be little competition unless she totally fails the rest of her program.