Practice

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Trusova's injured, apparently there's something wrong with her left leg. Young has pain in her right hip. Also, Shun officially has a dislocated shoulder. Now, can whoever irritated the skating gods please fix this whole mess?

 

[chuckm]

Is Trusova withdrawing, or don't we know yet?

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Is Trusova withdrawing, or don't we know yet?

I think she's just absent from practice

 

[Ichatdelune]

Is your hip okay Young dearie

 

[Moxiejan]

The worse look is not even trying the triple axel in her run thru when it seems clear she's planning it for the program.

Very few skaters do a complete program in the run-through. Why single out Amber for it?

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Ugh Ka-chan I dislike this program for you so much. Please go back to Matrix

 

[Dogo]

No Trusova and Kurakova takes the spotlight

 

[Seven Sisters]

Very few skaters do a complete program in the run-through. Why single out Amber for it?

Yeah, and I rewound the stream during the break, and I thought her pants were fine. It’s practice, she doesn’t have to dress up for us if she doesn’t want to!

What a tough crowd

 

[Ichatdelune]

Dear Sakamoto-san, this FS is bad. Please reuse The Matrix or The Piano. Sincerely yours, Ichat on 6 hours of sleep and thus slightly lacking sleep

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Benoit's choreo has not been up to par this season. It's rather blocky and squat-heavy, and has far too many voiceovers

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Satoko!!!! You are so graceful! And your layback spin!

 

[moonvine]

There was a collision? Dear lord

Yes, yesterday.

 

[moonvine]

Yeah, and I rewound the stream during the break, and I thought her pants were fine. It’s practice, she doesn’t have to dress up for us if she doesn’t want to!

What a tough crowd

Do they actually think about all the people from around the world watching? Practice streams for non media are a relatively recent thing, aren’t they?

 

[Ichatdelune]

My girl Yelim looks good

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

There's something sacrilegious about Kim Yelim doing a gorgeous spiral to Turandot in front of a bright orange and yellow "Ollies: Good Stuff Cheap" sign on the boards.

 

[Dawn825]

Very few skaters do a complete program in the run-through. Why single out Amber for it?

I don't know about very few. I think Daria, Young, Yelim, and Kaori at least all did full long program runthrus.
I singled out Amber because I so badly want her to land her triple axel. I didn't think she was even going to try it here. Then I got excited when I saw her land a great one yesterday. Her skipping it in her SP runthru (and what's the point of doing a SP runthru if you're going to skip your one difficult jump?), makes me feel like she's not confident at all in the jump and that bums me out.

 

[chasingneverland]

I don't know about very few. I think Daria, Young, Yelim, and Kaori at least all did full long program runthrus.
I singled out Amber because I so badly want her to land her triple axel. I didn't think she was even going to try it here. Then I got excited when I saw her land a great one yesterday. Her skipping it in her SP runthru (and what's the point of doing a SP runthru if you're going to skip your one difficult jump?), makes me feel like she's not confident at all in the jump and that bums me out.

Young singled her 3A in her runthrough and almost no one has been clean.

 

[Moxiejan]

I don't know about very few. I think Daria, Young, Yelim, and Kaori at least all did full long program runthrus.
I singled out Amber because I so badly want her to land her triple axel. I didn't think she was even going to try it here. Then I got excited when I saw her land a great one yesterday. Her skipping it in her SP runthru (and what's the point of doing a SP runthru if you're going to skip your one difficult jump?), makes me feel like she's not confident at all in the jump and that bums me out.

I was speaking of all four disciplines & not just the women (who, yes, had more complete run-throughs than the others).

The point of doing a run-through isn’t just to do every element; it’s to get a feel for how the program fits into that ice & rink size (this arena is smaller than Olympic-sized). After the run-through, Amber did do a number of repetitions of the sequence of her combo followed by 3A attempt.

I’ve seen some skaters say in interviews that they never do a full run-through at a competition practice because of the superstition of “leaving it all” there.

 

[Toshsk8]

Oh Starr, you will alway be a star in my eyes... If you only had the jumps (and maybe just a tad bit more of flexibility), the things she could skate...

 

[Toshsk8]

Oh Starr, you will alway be a star in my eyes... If you only had the jumps (and maybe just a tad bit more of flexibility), the things she could skate...

She’s only missing the lutz. So what jump are you looking for her to have?