Ladies SP 5:05AM EST

[kandidy]

Miki Ando

Some antennas was stucked in her hair (joking)

Mozart Requiem

Triple lutz double loop looks strong great height

Fell on triple Flip, looks UR

Double axel

Like her facial expression

Not so beautiful spiral

ok Layback

Step seq Arm Flaring Morozovian style , but looked strong and fast

ending camel and sit spins

Japan ice is not good for skaters today it seems

 

[demarinis5]

Ouch fall for Miki. Otherwise nice performance.

 

[Nadine]

Nice job by Miki, except for the fall on the 3F & what may have been a very slight 2foot on her 3Z/2T combo., everything else was pretty good. Not bad at all.

 

[beep_beep]

After watching her Requiem exhibition (which is exquisite), I just can't like this SP... Morozov kinda ruined it (harsh, I know, but there, I said it)

 

[kandidy]

And Ashley still in first place over Japanese hometown girls!

 

[Nadine]

And she goes into 2nd place with a score of 56.22

 

[Nadine]

Gee, I can't believe that Miki & Ashley are only separated by less than half a point. Wrong IMHO. Ashley was way better!

 

[demarinis5]

And Ashley still in first place over Japanese hometown girls!

Looks like Ashley will keep first for now. Good for her. Laura up next.

 

[hikki]

Gotta admit both Yukari and Miki's marks are very generous. Miki's 3lz, 2lp, 3 flip ALL could have been downgrated...

Pls Lepisto show a clean program!

Sigh Miki looked like a totally different person from the practice yesterday.

 

[Danale]

Looks like Ashley will keep first for now. Good for her. Laura up next.

From the lloks of it, she'll be first overall. I'm happy :yes:

 

[Blades of Passion]

Gotta admit both Yukari and Miki's marks are very generous. Miki's 3lz, 2lp, 3 flip ALL could have been downgrated...

No way. Her 3Lutz-2Loop was excellent.

 

[kandidy]

Laura Lepisto

I'm hard core fan of Laura's dress.

Same music as last year, forgot the name though

Very balletic style

Triple toe- single toe perhaps lost timing

Triple loop, shake on landing a bit but ok

Very fast layback spin

Beautiful doble axel

Spiral a bit slow on third position

Step seq ok

sit spin and ended with Y spin

Not sure she will get first or not

My impression is Ashley should go in first

 

[Nadine]

And I see the European judges propping up this FIN girl like they did last week with Kiira Korpi, though admittedly this one is way better than Kiira IMHO. Just popped the 2T half of her 3Z/2T combo. is all, otherwise all other elements were superb!

 

[life684]

Did Tarasova design miki's costume, huge cross in it. Disappointed in Miki's performance got lucky with her jumps not being downgraded.

 

[hikki]

No way. Her 3Lutz-2Loop was excellent.

Really? I must be really sleepy then! Go Miki for the free!

 

[beep_beep]

Lepisto's edges are quite something

 

[Nadine]

And she goes into 4th place with a score of 53.64

 

[Blades of Passion]

Well that was uninspiring. Should have gone to bed.

Hurray for Ashley, though!

 

[kandidy]

1st-5th gap is nothing and no cushion

tomorrow LP is gonna be very interesting

 

[herios]

Gee, I can't believe that Miki & Ashley are only separated by less than half a point. Wrong IMHO. Ashley was way better!

Ashley almost sure got hit with UR on her axel, on replay I could see clearly she finished the rotation on the ice.