2025 JGP Ankara Women's Short Program

[crystalspin]

Great job for Haruna! She seems like a much more mature skater since I've last seen her. Beautiful program.

 

[Vemvane]

A wonderful skate by Haruna. Lovely axel to start; spread eagle into loop, and then twizzles out into the camel spin. Lots of distance on the 3S. Buttery‑smooth step sequence, really liked the Ina Bauer where she leaned forward, and the knee slide out of the second one. Another level 4 step sequence!

 

[Karoltyna]

Ahhhhhh, the questionable covers. Though the skate wasn't questionable

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Good girl, Haruna!
Nice job!

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Haruna is such a beautiful skater

Im kinda surprised Haruna never went back to pairs. I guess she tried it and it wasn't for her, she is doing pretty well as a single skater internationally so good for her.

 

[cocteautwin]

Great skate by Haruna! Don't love this cover, but I like the skater. I wonder if she still considers doing pairs in the future.

 

[Jeanie19]

Haruna. Beautiful dress. Lovely program and skate. All greens, great skate.

 

[TallyT]

the sound of silence is such a nice idea

What I don't understand is why they all have to give us the sound of silence at the top of their lungs (the Australian who performed a song of the same name in the Eurovison belted it out, and then there is Disturbed....)

 

[flanker]

It's little hard for me to get over the fact that Haruna was imperial japan navy battleship...

 

[elektra blue]

oh a red ballerina, this costume is glorious!

 

[hermine17]

Atta girl Haruna!

 

[Karoltyna]

Ohhhhh, red tutu

 

[cocteautwin]

Haruna getting score that she would not be given at domestic comps is bonkers.

 

[flanker]

Kitri

 

[Ichatdelune]

They also create french-german-italian-whatever sounding names of countries that I can't even imagne how to pronounce and I can pronounce words in quite many european languages even if I don't know what they mean

Again, I am absolutely appalled by the lack of research across the genre of Ro-Fan (Romance Fantasy, which Underneath the Oak Tree is a part of) and it is one of the reasons (aside from me being an obssessive nerd) why I do rigorous research and if a change is needed I do my absolute best to make it stand out less when I'm writing my own stories (not Ro-Fan but sometimes in a Western setting)

 

[TallyT]

Ohhhhh, red tutu

Thanks for the warning (I loathe detest and abominate tutus in skating)

 

[crystalspin]

I really liked that opening move from Louise, I like when a skater seems into their choreo. Shame about the spin mistake. A bit hesitant but makes complete sense when you realize the lack of ice time for majority of junior skaters. Good job! I still enjoyed it.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Nice to see a representation from Brazil!

Shame about the axel and the sit spin but otherwise not bad

 

[FlossieH]

Nice jumps from dos Santos, despite fewer rotations.

 

[Jeanie19]

Louise. Pretty red tutu. Good program and she never gave up throughout.