2025 Grand Prix of France Women's Free Skate

[lariko]

Nah, she's not Kostornaya yet

 

[ManyCairns]

My goodness, what a lot of stroking around the rink.

 

[Ichatdelune]

This cover is an atrocity to my ears but so far she's on the way to the podium

 

[museksk8r]

Old school skating flashback with Ami performing the classic Kerrigan spiral. This is a gifted, charming skater and she has made a new fan in me. Glorious girl!

 

[Paulipau]

SLAY if you ask me

 

[Ziotic]

I kind of feel bad for Isabeau, you can tell she is putting everything in, but unfortunately it’s just not enough.

 

[lariko]

Okay, how much will they ding her for hand down and was it a q?

 

[readernick]

Ami has lovely jumps and nice crossovers. (this program is pure crossovers as was her SP) But, I don't think she has the same quality as the last three skaters. The program is very simple and overly saccharine. Deserved medal though... I can't imagine this will beat Kaori. It shouldn't anyway...

 

[Sabsi]

Ami, crying

 

[cathlen]

Not a fan of this cover, but great skate from Ami!

 

[LazyFuzai]

Technical site is amazing from her.Choreo is solid as well.With perma 3A she can be troublesome for Kaori this season.

 

[elektra blue]

japanese podium for sure. i hate this music, but it suits her and she was great

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

12. Ami NAKAI JPN
FS: "What A Wonderful World" by Lexi Walker, The Piano Guys; choreo by David Wilson, Kenji Miyamoto

3A (forwards, hand)
3Lo+2T
3Lz+3T
3S
FSSp3
ChSq1
3Lz+2A+2A+SEQ
3F
3Lo
StSq4
LSp4
CCoSp4

SP: 78.00 (1st)
FS: 149.08 (1st)
TOT: 227.08 (1st)

An amazing senior debut and another really strong skate from Ami! With her SP lead, she'll win here in her first GP! Still, it was a really impressive senior debut, and she did not seem worried about being in first at all! I like this program a lot, I think it works great with Ami's personality, but after Isabeau, Rion, and Kaori, it does seem a little juniorish. I wish her team had done one program in a different style to show off her range as a performer. She has such great knee-bend on all of her jumps.

 

[lariko]

I am dissapointed she didn't put in second 3A, but I hope she is working toward it.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Oooooooh that really got me emotional. I didn´t expect that. What a skate. And her dress is so beautiful

Looking at the TES score, I think Ami si going to take this???

 

[Paulipau]

She doesn't have the skating shills of Rino or ponytail lady who got medal at worlds (sorry I forgot the name).

But with this sort of tech easy does it to get to Olympics.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

The 3A wasn't perfect today, but what a good skate. She's improved so much from last season. The judges are on her side GOE-wise (and she does deserve them), and the separation in TES very often outweighs any separation in PCS at this level.

 

[cocteautwin]

Wow, what a skate for Kaori (my dad had perfect timing to give me a phone call...) and now Ami! What a grand prix debut, she may even win it

 

[GGFan]

Ami Nakai is so expressive. I can tell she loves that program and for that reason I went along with every moment of it.

 

[Ares]

I really dislike the cutesy cover to which Nakai skated but this was great. 3 axel landed again (with a hand down), gonna boost TES. I loved that moment where when gliding backwards she struck a pose with her arms and body.