My other general thoughts about the ladies SP:
Kamila's Rippon triple axel was incredible, well done to her. She did seem to be rushing the choreography at some points. The way she wings her foot - while I don't always think it's the prettiest in those clunky skates - is very impressive and ballet-esque, and the complete opposite of Scherbakova. Her movements are lovely but her face is so blank though, also the opposite of Scherbakova.
I really appreciate what the short does for Maiia and how she performs it, I always enjoy someone with personality on the ice. She's just very tall and has the possibly the worst picking technique of the bunch. Maybe she'll land a quad tomorrow, or next season, but I don't see her becoming a consistent threat to the others.
Daria was nice, I wasn't really wowed by the program, but she also doesn't have any glaring problems like the others do (flutzes aside). Amazing double axel as always, I really hope she gets a triple.
I wish Elizaveta hadn't changed her program - the layout is exactly the same but the choreography was a little more stylized to the old music. I love that song but her version was very underwhelming. I also really wasn't a fan of the costume, it was trying too hard to emphasize that she's the adult, mature one.
I felt the same way about Sasha as I did about Kamila. I love the choreography but she only performs it neck down, the blank face really bothers me. And I lose a marble every time she does the lunge without arching her back or dropping her head, I need Galiamov to help her out a bit, it just looks so half-hearted to me.
Anna is always a struggle for me. She obviously has very consistent jumps and nice expression - everything else looks close to lovely but just never quite right. Part of it's her feet, I've never seen any other female skater that does even their crossovers with flexed feet. Pointing her toes would make a world of difference, especially with the slim skates. Part of it's her steps, she gets deep edges but something about the way she uses her arms and her head to push through the air gives me such a strong mental image of swimming. Part of it's the choreography, I find it so generic and boring and one-note and unspecial, as I do with almost all her programs. Everyone says she's Daniil's favorite, but I can't see where he tried hard or at all to be creative with her programs this year. The other part might just be a general aesthetic thing. She's so long-legged and slim, and while her costumes aren't near as bad as Kamila's, they're still kind of heavy. So with her hair always in a tight bun, I think her face looks too small and young. Since she's one who can actually use her face, it really shouldn't be allowed to get lost. It sounds silly, but like everyone says about Bradie, I think Anna would look much more grown up and somehow proportional with a ponytail. I know she's very young, but I want her to look more like the leading senior lady since she's the leading senior lady.
but I would appreciate if they give her something new.
it’s her best SP
