2025 Skate America Women's Free Skate

[jenaj]

Sorry but no. This is rigged. Tech panel had completely different standards for the two last skates.

Alysa got 2 underrotations. Did you think she should have gotten more?

 

[moonvine]

That downgraded 3A was the difference in the end. But very impressive and brave from Rinka to land 3A-3T and then attempt another 3A, she is making a strong case for the Olympic team of Japan.

Alysa again looks like the most chill person in the world.

She’s definitely more chill skating than I am watching skating.

Friends in the arena be careful going home.

 

[lileychristie]

I was rooting for Rinka but I kinda expected that she won't land her second 3A... Has she ever landed both cleanly? Probably better to ditch the 2nd 3A for now.

Sad to see her lose the gold, but good for my predictions Pretty sure I got 1-4 correct, 5 I have Chaeyeon so I still get 10 points for her

Edit: ooops I actually got Chaeyeon 4th and Lara 5th

 

[SmileHappy34]

They are showing the women's medal ceremony on Peacock

 

[TontoK]

This is one of those cases where I enjoyed the second-place finisher more than the winner, but I can understand why the results came out the way they did.

That downgrade 3A was a killer. She may have lost 8 points (base + goe) over what she might normally expect.

 

[4everchan]

I meant one in the SP. I know the one in FS was downgraded. Alysa, obviously, rotated her every jump and demonstrated the extensions, transitions and everything else we come to expect from a score of 215...

well... if I am very blunt, the best program tonight was Lara's. This is the one who should be complaining that she didn't get enough PCS points for composition and performance.

I like Alysa and her disco program is fun but it's nothing special to me. I feel nothing watching it, not even joy or dancing feet like one would probably feel with it...

Rinka's not performing very well to the crowd. She is fierce and I love that but she is not drawing people in after the WOWs of the 3a-3t

Gubanova puts me to sleep.

So I am happy to file a complaint on the behalf of Lara because she's the one who really got cheated in PCS tonight... and considering how close it was in the scores, lost a medal.

 

[readernick]

And what about Alysa calls? We are going to pretend they don't exist o her exagerated pcs?

Alysa's TES also dropped. While Alysa is not a PCS Queen in this program 2 points difference in PCS is fair given how empty Rinka 's skating is. I think we all need to check our bias at times. There are reasons why Rinka's PB is lower than a lot of other Japanese women with lower BV and these reasons include URs and empty, slow skating. That's reality.

 

[Ares]

Damn, the tech panel really did ding Rinka Watanabe hard, ouch. It appeared at first she's gonna win it with no problems after the skate. But upon closer inspection the TES didn't hold up and the PCS while good wasn't great enough to help stop Liu with a small advantage after the short.

 

[soccerjc77]

Lara was deserving the 3rd place in this event.

 

[16Olympics]

There’s not room for her at the top of US ladies. I don’t believe she’s ever medalled at US Nationals as a senior. Not even a pewter. She did win a silver at Skate Canada once. But she’s not progressing. I think she will be amazing in pairs. I think it’s a wise choice.

Her skills are still in tact just not at the level to continue and win medals in US skating but nationals will be very interesting this year. Best that she is carrying over those skills to pairs where she will hopefully be able to jump, spin and display her skating skills. It's the throws and lifts that she has to become familiar with and master. I think this is a great move for her and skating.

 

[Arigato]

Surprise surprise, US domestic competition overscores US skaters...

Actually, she got far less skating the same program here (140.54 ) than at Worlds ( 148.39 ).

 

[YuBluByMe]

Does Rinka did enought to be part of the GPF ?

She’s likely in, but it’s not 100%. Sumiyoshi and Hendrickx are up next week and either of them can boot Watanabe out with a silver or better. Sumiyoshi is more likely to beat Watanabe in a combined total tiebreaker, though, while Hendrickx is unlikely.

 

[moonvine]

Her 2 + 3 pushes out Isabeau's 2 + 4, but not sure what else needs to work out next week for her.

Amber has a Gold, not sure how far down she needs to finish for her to make it.

 

[readernick]

Lara was deserving the 3rd place in this event.

Lara and Starr were my favorites tonight as well.

 

[flanker]

Alysa got 2 underrotations. Did you think she should have gotten more?

For instance the Lutz in the sequence did not get even q although it was clearly UR. The last 2A was supposed to be <<, not just <

 

[ajingmarg]

That's got to win. And beating the world champion on her home turf would be a very impressive feat

??? No it's not possible. Home cooking doe alisa

 

[lariko]

well... if I am very blunt, the best program tonight was Lara's. This is the one who should be complaining that she didn't get enough PCS points for composition and performance.

I like Alysa and her disco program is fun but it's nothing special to me. I feel nothing watching it, not even joy or dancing feet like one would probably feel with it...

Rinka's not performing very well to the crowd. She is fierce and I love that but she is not drawing people in after the WOWs of the 3a-3t

Gubanova puts me to sleep.

So I am happy to file a complaint on the behalf of Lara because she's the one who really got cheated in PCS tonight... and considering how close it was in the scores, lost a medal.

Well, for me Gubanova's medal is the only highlight of the entire Skate America, because I love her skating, but I love Gutmann as well. My ideal podium would have dropped Alysa into 4th. I just disagree with how high she is scored for nothing specialness.

 

[moonvine]

Lovely watching with yall. I’m back to Eastern Sectionals before they take it down.

 

[Janice4th]

disgusting

Why? 3 UR and a quarter for Rinka. Alysa had two UR (lest you try to claim they overlooked them), much better choreography and ice coverage.

 

[rabidline]

Amber has a Gold, not sure how far down she needs to finish for her to make it.

Amber goes head to head vs Mone next week with both of them having won 1 gold each, so at least one of them will not get another gold.

Also competing is Loena (bronze) vs Rion (bronze) vs Sofia (Silver, she's already invited so now it's a question of whether she manages to get the visa).