2014 Olympics Ladies Free Skate
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May NEVER be another winter Olympics in Russia as long as sun and moon shall endure! Let us toast!
Couldn't have said it better.
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Anybody know what time in the east coast the final flight begins?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Oh yeah, Gracie's jumps were sooooooo good tonight. So good. Yeah. Totally deserved a +2 for her 3Lz-3T instead of +0.5 GOE. Yup. Yeah.
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Sotnikova's jumps are not graceful at all, and less difficult. She is a high jumping freak show with no artistry.
I think Gracie was overscored. Should've been around 66-67 :S Then again, I thought Adelina was grossly overscored too. Even with home-ice inflation, I think she deserved between a 70-71. Kostner was brilliant, I would've had her slightly above Kim.
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Warm up starts 21:58 Sochi time, that should make it 12:58 eastern
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Thank you very much! I'm planning my lunch break accordingly. Depending on the results, I will be happy drunk or sad drunk at work tomorrow afternoon.
Glad to know I won't be the only one!
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I think she'll choke and the gold will be between Kim and Sotnikova who seems to be in a fantastic shape lately. Given Sot's BV is higher and the judges are giving her huge marks, she might end up winning... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
I think Lipnitskaia can still pull up to bronze, at the very least, with a clean FS.
In Vancouver, the reigning World Champ won, the World Champ from 2 seasons ago won silver, the local darling bronze, and the Frank Carroll student 4th. The other US lady skated visibly clean but had some downgrades...
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So unusual to see Mao early in the competition. I hope she'll fight for the FS. She has nothing to lose anymore.
I'm curious if Adelina can have a clean program considering the expectations. At least for the SP, it was good for her that the Russians mostly concentrated on Julia and didn't put so much pressure on her.
I'm curious if Adelina can have a clean program considering the expectations. At least for the SP, it was good for her that the Russians mostly concentrated on Julia and didn't put so much pressure on her.
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Whoa! That would be quite something if it repeated, huh?
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Who is the local darling winning bronze, though? I hope it's Sotnikova despite her... intriguingly high marks.
Another interesting thing is that Carolina and Mao have virtually switched positions: the former imploded in 2010, was great in the SP here and the latter was great in her 2010 SP but imploded here.
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Yuna is still the one to beat although she will have to bring her A Game. The others are not just going to hand it to her.
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Yes. It's possible Sotnikova could fall off the podium and switch places with Lipnitskaya, who takes the bronze. Lipnitskaya is generally better at holding it together in the free skate.
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Here's my prediction:
Yuna gets gold.
Caro silver
Yulia bronze (Adelina is not going to hold up and a Russian lady has to be on the podium.)
But Gracie will be the real third.
Yuna gets gold.
Caro silver
Yulia bronze (Adelina is not going to hold up and a Russian lady has to be on the podium.)
But Gracie will be the real third.
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...and nothing to gain either. No chance of a medal. Hard to fight for no cause.
