Mone Chiba

[kiimnu]

Congratulations to Mone Chiba for her fantastic Short Program, new Personal Best and second place into the Free Skating! (And for resuming with this dress so fitting to the part she's interpreting in the program!)

I couldn’t watch it live but I saw the results. So happy for Mone!!!!

 

[TallyT]

Congrats to Mone!

 

[Magill]

Mone's SP from yesterday

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

And here is the Mainichi report:

https://x.com/mainichiphoto/status/2036834873043009613

坂本花織が1位発進　千葉百音が2位、中井亜美は8位　世界フィギュア女子SP ［写真特集2/28］ | 毎日新聞

女子SPで演技する千葉百音＝プラハ・O2アリーナで2026年3月25日、滝川大貴撮影

mainichi.jp

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Also for the Mainichi? Reporter Hitoshi Kurasawa posted too:

https://x.com/hitkurasawa/status/2036770268774068458

 

[reneerose]

Was so happy for Mone! Great job in the short!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Was so happy for Mone! Great job in the short!

I won't be there but I hope that she's going to have a Free Skate just as good, if not better!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Mone Chiba is scheduled to skate at 9:36pm, ganbatte!

 

[kiimnu]

Mone Chiba is scheduled to skate at 9:36pm, ganbatte!

I love her free skate so much!! I hope she skates a flawless program!! She can even win the whole thing.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I love her free skate so much!! I hope she skates a flawless program!! She can even win the whole thing.

Oh, she's such a delightful, moving Juliet!

 

[kiimnu]

Oh, she's such a delightful, moving Juliet!

It's like I'm in a fantasy world as soon as she starts the step sequence!! I can watch the program forever!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

It's like I'm in a fantasy world as soon as she starts the step sequence!! I can watch the program forever!

Now, with the warm-up group, let's see which dress...

 

[kiimnu]

I hope it's the pink one...

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Well, she chose the blue one...

 

[kiimnu]

I prefer the pink one, but blue is beautiful nonetheless!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I prefer the pink one but blue beautiful nonetheless!

Yes, it's the purple from the Short Program this season that I didn't like for her. It would have suited someone interpreting Donna Summer herself, not one of the schoolgirls. Particularly in comparison with the gorgeous pink one.
The blue Juliet dress is maybe less "historical" than the pink one, but it's beautiful and it suits her.

 

[kiimnu]

Yes, it's the purple from the Short Program this season that I didn't like for her. It would have suited someone interpreting Donna Summer herself, not one of the schoolgirls. Particularly in comparison with the gorgeous pink one.
The blue Juliet dress is maybe less "historical" than the pink one, but it's beautiful and it suits her.

I feel the same way about the purple dress. I'm glad she brought back the pink one for the short program for Worlds.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I feel the same way about the purple dress. I'm glad she brought back the pink one for the short program for Worlds.

Figure Skaters rarely reuse costumes for different programs, but maybe some day, when her style is more "grown up", she can give it a second life, for instance in a jazzy program?

 

[kiimnu]

Happy tears this time ....

Even I got emotional a little

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

It's Silver for Mone Chiba, but I'm sure that she must be really happy of Kaori Sakamoto's glorious goodbye! I'm so happy for both!