Disappointing final flight of skaters.
I loved Sofia Muravieva. She was the highlight of this event. I’m glad she moved up to 5th place. Another National Team (top 6 finish)
Anna Frolova lost the bronze medal due to sloppiness. Her “Cats” program is so Juniorish and she was losing levels on her spins towards the end. I yelled as I knew it might make a difference and it did. Her consistency is amazing!! But, I’m kind of glad to not see this Cats program at the Olympics. Anna can do better.
Maria

(what a highlight for me). Those two 4T’s were pure grit and determination. I was always a fan of Anna P. and Maria could have really just made the Olympics with that skate, had Russia been allowed three skaters. What a story this could have been!!
Adelia was a fighter. Look at those a combos in the end: 3Lz 2A 2A, 3F 3T, 3F 3T…. So amazing and and shows what a fighter she is. In an international competition, the 4T would have been <. Her SP would have scores 80-81ish and this free skate would have scored 140-145ish. So, I think this is a good result for her. 220+ can put her in the podium at the Olympics. Also, her triples have improved. She left out her worst triple, the 3S… haha!!! The 3A was actually her saving grace at this competition. The 4T she nails in practice. But, not during competition.
The battle for the Olympic gold medal will be fierce between Ami, Kaori, Alysa, Adeliya and maybe Mone.