2025 NHK Trophy Women's Short Program

[labgoat]

Can we make her an ice dancer?
Her feet wouldn't have to leave the ice and she would be fine

 

[GGFan]

Well Yuna just proved that even when the jumps aren't there I'm still glued to the screen when she's skating. I'm so glad I woke up in time to watch her.

 

[lileychristie]

Oh Yuna, I have high hopes for you and I placed you on the podium

 

[YuBluByMe]

It’s a shame she couldn’t skate this clean, but this is one of the best choreographed programs of the season. She hits so many musical nuances and does so beautifully.

 

[Vemvane]

Yuna has such lovely skating, she just flows beautifully across the ice. I enjoy that crisp tango leg choreography at the very start of this programme, and in the step sequence at the end. Oof, the 3Lz doesn't come off, but she doesn't let it affect the 2A. The 3F-2T combination was uncomfortable as well. Jumps aren't real, give her all the skating skills and presentation PCS.

 

[TallyT]

I have a feeling she is also Mark's favourite skater at the moment, he loves her skating soooo much.

 

[Ares]

Unfortunately only 2A was a success from jumps for Aoki. It looked to me like there was not enough height to execute her jumps today and +Lo combo is a crapshoot because unlike with toeloop you need a really good landing to make it

 

[lileychristie]

She's probably the most delicately beautiful mover on the ice currently, those mistakes however...

I agree, I dare to even say she's probably the most musically sensitive skater on the ice currently

 

[elektra blue]

i wonder what Loena is showing up on ice today

 

[Mathematician]

2T

 

[labgoat]

Good girl Loena - maximize those spin points
You do need to stand up those jumps

 

[TallyT]

Oh no....

 

[Mathematician]

Flip looked << to me.

 

[rabidline]

Good girl Loena - maximize those spin points

She needs to give the Japanese boys a spin class before leaving Japan this week

 

[elektra blue]

not the skate she wanted...

 

[LazyFuzai]

Long time last seen this lady skate.It was solid even tho it was 3+2,but still hands up on Lutz,amazing spin,just that flop on flip.Looking that it was ankle injury she looks solid.Lets see if she has stamina for free program

 

[Karoltyna]

Beauty of Loena's skating is breathtaking. I didn't see the jumps and this is the hill I'm going to die on.

 

[GGFan]

Happy to see Loena healthy. She brings a different point of view. I hope she gets the jumps and stamina back for the Olympics.

 

[lileychristie]

Aaand my prediction has turned to ashes

I love this new SP from Loena though, glad to see a different style on her

 

[Vemvane]

Not the skate Loena wanted, but I think that maintaining the form she was in at the Skate to Milano event wouldn't be sustainable over the season, and it's better to have imperfect skates now, rather than at the Olympics. Gets a rippon 3Lz-2T done at the start. I like her arabesque spiral in the approach to the 2A, nice spread eagle out of it too, and the Ina Bauer for the 3F. Neat little toe pick revolution in the flying camel spin - her spins are always good.