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2025 Skate America Women's Short Program

9. Hana YOSHIDA JPN 🇯🇵
SP:
Kill Bill soundtrack by RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan: "Twisted Nerve" by Bernard Herrmann; "Ironside Theme"by Quincy Jones; "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmeralda, RZA, Bennie Benjamin; "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Hotei

2A
2Lz+3T< (holds on)
FSSp4
3Lo< (holds on)
CCoSp4
CSp4
StSq2

SP: 57.22 (7th)

I'm so sad :(. Hana's been struggling with the jumps all season, including in practice at SkAm, and that unfortunately continued tonight. I really like this program, it shows off Hana's fun and quirky side and works really well with her speed, and she has so many fun choreo moments throughout. Her triples were both under, and losing the BV of the triple lutz will be so costly. She has so many great qualities as a skater, I wish she was showing off her full potential with the jumps.
 
Watching Lara Naki Gutmann I see her stylistically similar to 1991 Born on the Fouth of July (pre-Tonya) Nancy Kerrigan except that Lara has better skating skills and spins and is much more likeable. She selects unusual positions like those choreographed for Kerrigan.
 
Hana's music made me a bit nostalgic in a good way. It reminded me a bit of the first "Cutting Edge" skating themed movie from the '90s.
 
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