2023 JGP Budapest Women's Free Skate

[YuBluByMe]

Good on Murakami for getting all the combos in, including a second 3S+3T. This is actually a typical skate for her so I’m not surprised. She can do better, though.

 

[Jeanie19]

Haruna. Very pretty green and blue dress, I love her hair piece. She is a lovely skater.

 

[NoNameFace]

I'm busy making/finishing crowns, but this is too precious to not share - there's a gym with windows onto the rink and look how folks are invested to watch ladies!

 

[lileychristie]

Aaah Haruna, I was rooting for her to make to the JGPF so much

I hope she's not injured or ill, she definitely looks less energetic here than in her first JGP. Even her face seems quite pale to me

 

[yume]

Interesting to repeat the same combo. Not a bad strategy if other combos are hard to land cleanly.

 

[labgoat]

Wow Ted, really? "Japan skaters have inspired a new breed of skater." Way to erase the contributions of the Russian skaters. And Brandenburg in particular skates with clear Russian influence. Excluding the Russian skaters is one thing, erasing them is not fair nor right.

I don't think that was what Ted was saying at all. He was acknowledging that she is from SUI. But Anastasia Brandenberg is an excellent skater, with very nice elements . I am wishing I had her higher in my predictions. She is the product of several fine coaches and choreographers.

Coach: Linda Van Troyen, Sindra Kriisa
Choreographer: Benoit Richaud, Eteri Tutberidze, Danil Gleikhengauz

 

[bartlebooth]

Too bad about the fall, otherwise very nice from Stefania!

 

[labgoat]

Haruna MURAKAMI JPN in lime green and carribean blue to Australia. Oh dear miss on lutz to start. 3S-3T followed by 2A. Compact jumping style, neat but not huge, not a lot of room for error.

 

[Jeanie19]

Stefania. Really pretty blue and back dress. She's a lovely skater. Good skate , except the 3loop.

 

[TT_Fin]

The judges do check a lot, don't they?

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Stefania GLADKI (FRA)
Invierno Porteno by Astor Piazzolla performed by Gidon Kremer

3Lzq+3T
2A
3Loq Fall
2A
CCoSp4
3F+1Eu+3Sq
3Lz<+2T
3F<<
FCCoSp4
ChSq1
LSp4

Free Skate: 105.61
Total score: 164.13

She is a very typical Panova skater, very elegant with good posture, but small jumps. Her scores are very dependent on the goodwill of the technical panel, and that is very hard mentally on a young skater.

 

[labgoat]

Stefania GLADKI FRA skate to Inverno Porteno in black and royal blue. Oops on the 3L but very nice job. I missed a lot of her skate responding to another post. I will have to rewatch this one later.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Sherry ZHANG (USA)
A Beautiful Storm by Jennifer Thomas

3Lo
3Lz+2T
3T Slip, Hand down
3Lz
FCCoSp4
3F Step-out
3F+2A+2A Hangs on
3S<< Fall
FCSp4
ChSq1
CCoSp4

Free Skate: 111.34
Total score: 170.65

Not as clean as she can, and has, skated this program, but still quite well done. Nice positions in the spins, particularly on the Camel spin, and nice flow on her jumps

 

[YuBluByMe]

Zhang changed her costume; her old one was a clear nod to Rika. I miss Rika. Zhang has nice qualities, like the last spin, but I just can’t get down with this program.

 

[Jeanie19]

Sherry. Pretty dress. Great spins, really good skating skills. Two mistakes will hurt, but still a good skate for the US junior pewter medalist.

 

[labgoat]

Sherry ZHANG USA in black, white and blue skates to A Beautiful Storm. nice secure open with a 3L. Landing the second jump right on the beat in 3LZ-2T. Touchdown on 3T, followed by 3LZ. A bit of a mixed bag of red and green. Beautiful spins and style. Still young, but developing nicely.

 

[lileychristie]

Wow, that was actually not a bad attempt from Ted pronouncing Polina's last name

 

[icewhite]

I love the back of her dress.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Awful random fall

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Awful random fall

worse... fall on loop entry... Rinky has met his quota of good skates for this group it seems