Skate Canada 2012 Ladies - Long Program (7:45 AM PST/10:45 AM EST)

[berrycute]

175.16, very solid score

 

[FlattFan]

Suzuki skated enough to win. Don't think any of them left to skate can get over 115.

 

[emma]

Suzuki
FS score: 120.04
Overall: 175.16

Thanks for the scores and updates!

ETA I wanted to thanks squinsgalore too - really appreciate the PBPs

 

[sequinsgalore]

Kanako MURAKAMI (JPN)

Music: Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
A fuego lento by Astor Piazzolla
Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla

Black sparkly dress w/ red skirt under.

3Lz - clearly flutz, perhaps UR
3Lo
3F - ok, but ugly hammer toe
StSq
LSp
3Lo+2Lo
3F+1A+SEQ
3S+2T+2Lo
3T
FSSp
ChSq
CCoSp

Another solid program, but I think she's prob getting som UR calls and fall behind Suzuki.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

The funky thing she does with her right leg in her jump entrances really bugs me.

 

[Mrs. P]

Nice program from Murakami! Loved the interesting position in the sit spin. Will be interesting to see how this scores. Do feel she skates over the tango music a bit. Hope she builds it from there.

 

[tulosai]

Kanako MURAKAMI (JPN)

Another solid program, but I think she's prob getting som UR calls and fall behind Suzuki.

I agree but she will go ahead of Liza, almost certainly. I think this is the best I've seen her skate.

 

[Bartek]

Kanako was absolutely on fire. Strange technique on her jumps and sometimes long preparation but overall so solid.

 

[Violet Bliss]

1A after 3F is interesting.

 

[mikiandorocks]

Kanako Murakami (gorgeous)
FS scores: 111.83
Overall: 168.04

 

[sequinsgalore]

Murakami
Score: 111.83, total 168.04 and into 2nd

 

[Rachmaninoff]

I won't get to see this until later, but awesome for Akiko, and that's a damn high score. She could actually come from fifth to win this thing. One thing I like about the new scoring system. I hated how under the old system, it didn't matter how close it was between skaters; only the rankings mattered.

 

[Macassar88]

Wow that's a slim margin!

 

[burntBREAD]

I really adore Ksenia's LP this year, too.

 

[Mrs. P]

111 ouch. Liza beats her. She must've gotten an edge calls....if she got some UR calls, I'd say it's a bit harsh.

 

[Macassar88]

Why am I not surprised that Makarova is bombing?

 

[Mrs. P]

I won't get to see this until later, but awesome for Akiko, and that's a damn high score. She could actually come from fifth to win this thing. One thing I like about the new scoring system. I hated how under the old system, it didn't matter how close it was between skaters; only the rankings mattered.

Akiko is good at making comebacks. Remember at 2010 Worlds how she had a disaster in the short to pull off a great LP and move up 9 spots?

 

[Bruin714]

Ksenia -- Hard fall on the double axel.

 

[tulosai]

Ksenia has some truly lovely qualities but she can never hold it together in a long program. Very sad.

 

[Mrs. P]

Why am I not surprised that Makarova is bombing?

I do admire the fact she is trying the lutz...but yeah, the FS is just not her friend.