2025 NHK Trophy Pairs Free Skate

[4everchan]

well who knows if Sui/Han's motivation was reignited after CoC... it may be that the Chinese Fed "told" Han that he needed to want it more.

 

[skim1001]

Let’s go YunaSumi!

 

[TallyT]

Han does not all that happy to be back.

 

[NanaPat]

Shout out to the classy arena event-themed blue backdrop with multi-coloured diamonds. Paired, naturally, with a couple of cute stuffies artfully placed in the foreground of the kiss and cry.

If I'm not mistaken, they have had those Kiss and Cry stuffies for years. They wore masks during COVID! I picture a bunch of Japanese figure skating officials vying for the privilege of taking them home between competitions.

 

[4everchan]

you cannot do 3loop-2a-2a if it is to follow up with 2t... such a costly mistake

 

[LazyFuzai]

They are nice pair,but still lot to work on,especially those landings from Yuna Short had better choreo as well

 

[skim1001]

the potential of YunaSumi is insanse but their success depends a lot on Yuna’s confidence it seems

 

[cathlen]

Mistakes aside, I really like them. They have huge potential, but obviously some things to work on.

 

[auser]

Pretty last lift to end the program from Yuna NAGAOKA / Sumitada MORIGUCHI.

 

[4everchan]

the choreo sequence at the end was a hot mess... I guess home ice advantage for some of the GOEs. but I like them and it's nice to see how quickly they are growing into good pair skaters

 

[YuBluByMe]

Their SBS are s m o o t h.

 

[readernick]

you cannot do 3loop-2a-2a if it is to follow up with 2t... such a costly mistake

That jump combo gives them so many points. It makes up for their less than ideal twist and throws and that 2T.

Additionally, they do deserve great GOE on those lifts. The speed they get is unmatched.

 

[cathlen]

Awwww, they got SB even with mistakes!

 

[4everchan]

well I like them so very much but that's a huge score.

 

[Arriba627]

Nice 3 jump sequence. Audience really appreciating their pair of the future. Broke 200! Congrats!!!

 

[4everchan]

That jump combo gives them so many points. It makes up for their less than ideal twist and throws and that 2T.

Additionally, they do deserve great GOE on those lifts. The speed they get is unmatched.

I know how the scoring works

their 2t gave them pretty much 0 points.

a 3loop-2a-2a is just 0.7 more than other teams doing the 3t. so they are at a loss with teams just doing more basic jumps but not popping them

 

[TallyT]

Oh that reaction was so sweet - you could see she was beating herself up a bit. For once I don't care if there was a bit of cooking, I'm happy for them.

 

[auser]

Loved the air in the twist from Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO Aww. he looks so happy after the finish.

 

[cathlen]

We have two teams jumping same combo? Was it Fedor Klimov idea or something....

 

[bartlebooth]

Cathy Reed strikes me as the most maternal, nurturing type.