Senior Ladies SP

[Wrlmy]

I'm expecting a major comeback from Caroline. If she can do the average of what she's been doing this year, she can land on that podium!

 

[Tinymavy15]

poor caroline!

 

[kappa_1]

Poor Kimmie

 

[PolymerBob]

And that score is with the usual national inflation, no?

It sounds like these guys aren't inflating anything.

 

[Tesla]

How did Kimmie do?

 

[emma]

poor caroline!

oh dear, poor caroline...i feel sad for her.

I'm glad Bebe kept her spunk up...

 

[carolinefan177]

Poor Kimmie

!!! What happened???

Man, the short program is making me sad!!

 

[flyingnun]

kimmie Meissner
The Feeling Begins

spsq very nice
3f fall
3z+2t
lsp
Ccosp lots of speed
2a
fssp
slst high energy

She just rushed the takeoff of the flip.
57.something

 

[kappa_1]

And Kimmie jumps into the lead!

 

[gold12345]

Sounds like a rough start to the short program so far.

 

[museksk8r]

It sounds like these guys aren't inflating anything.

Oh, I disagree! If these skaters were doing single Lutzes with no combo and getting downgrades and negative grades of execution on every jump at the World Championships, their scores would be in the 40s range. These 50s scores for these major mistakes is being very generous.

 

[emma]

oh no, i still haven't processed caroline and bebe, and kimmie fell too??? oh dear. well, this is interesting...and nerve wracking!

 

[jeff goldblum]

Unbelievable. There is no way Kimmie just skated the best program. I don't even see why the judges care that much. They could put Rachel, Mirai, and Caroline in the top three spots and still send whoever they want to worlds. I guess it won't look to good if the US champ, and best hope for a world medal, gets defeated by a bunch of youngsters.

Am I crazy, or is anyone else wondering how Meissner was just placed first?

 

[oleada]

Mirai and Ashley have every chance in the world right now. Hope they take it.

 

[museksk8r]

oh no, i still haven't processed caroline and bebe, and kimmie fell too??? oh dear. well, this is interesting...and nerve wracking!

There's definitely reason for concern. If this happens at Worlds, the US is toast.

 

[Dennis]

Did anyone catch Kimmie's score?

 

[Wrlmy]

I'm guessing, with a caution, judges are NOT holding up kimmie.

 

[gold12345]

There so much pressure on the skaters nowadays to do triple-triples in the short program. I don't think it's any surprise we see more short program errors than we ever used to see... from everyone, including Mao and Yu-Na.

 

[flyingnun]

Becky Bereswill (Man Girl needs to eat!)
Skating to the same music Virtue and Moir I forget what its called

3z+2r nice
fssp
3f another good one.
sest
2a
spsq good position bad edging
lsp nice
Ccosp nice

Great program!! I hope she scores really high.

ETA: Total: 46.52 Boo

 

[jeff goldblum]

Mirai and Ashley have every chance in the world right now. Hope they take it.

I am sure these judges will make sure they end up in 5th or 6th. I don't even like Caroline Zhang, but she definitely skated a better program than Kimmie Meissner.