Lori Nichol is in Japan
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That doesn't look too bad in my opinion - though it's definitely hard to tell, I want to see it in slow-mo. But it looks like an improvement for sure. I really admire this girl for being so - I don't know, hard working sounds cruel to other skaters because everyone's hard working - but she seems so ambitious, resilient and brave and keeps working on everything. Me is impressed...
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right. she never hits a place and says "that's enough, i am already world champ, my skating is good enough." she keeps changing things, trying new things, and is even willing to go it alone, somthing many skaters would throw up at the thought of. She certainly has gained my respect as a person and as a beautiful skater.
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I'm not sure what to think about this 'improved' lutz. It seems to violate the spirit if not letter of the rule in that she's (sort of) on an outside edge but it looks like she's still canceling the counter-rotation aspect of the lutz (sort of flutzing in spirit).
And it's too soon to tell if she can do this in competiton I think. It's much easier to fix a flutz in practice but in the stress of competition the tendency is for most skaters to go with what they know and/or are more sure of landing.
And it's too soon to tell if she can do this in competiton I think. It's much easier to fix a flutz in practice but in the stress of competition the tendency is for most skaters to go with what they know and/or are more sure of landing.
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Interesting..... and isn't it considerate of Japanese TV to cover up her foot with a written message at the most important moment!
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I haven't seen much of her skating recently, but learning on an outside edge while rockin over to a back inside edge is not what I would call a lutz. I don't believe one can hold a back outside lean while doing a flip.
other than her flutz, I do like her skating where I have seen much improvement except for the lutz. She's good!
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My point was that it isn't the angle of the curve that the technical specialist looks at to determine what edge the skater is on; it's literally which edge of the blade the skater is leaning on. As long as she is visibly leaning on the outside of the blade, it is technically impossible for her to be leaning on the inside of the blade, which is what would get her an edge call. Of course once she picks into the ice and starts to pull back, there is a release in the shoulders and hips that could very well change the lean to an inside edge just before the left foot leaves the ice. Whether or not this results in an edge call remains to be seen, but I think the worst she could get for a takeoff like this would be a "!", not an "e".
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capture pictures
http://www.katsakuri.sakura.ne.jp/src/up35704.jpg
http://www.katsakuri.sakura.ne.jp/src/up35704.jpg
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Sorry, but with this pictures or the video you cannot see, if it is an inside or an outside edge.
Mao always skated a clean outside edge at the beginning, but than swith to an inside edge.
It looks better now, but you cannot see the jumpoff edge, because of the Japanese letter.
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http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=8eTPRbsePPY
Asada is in Moscow and planning two triple Axels in the long
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOQ5M8rXl0
Second clip including Takahashi (he has such a deep voice, I should stop thinking of him as the little brother of Joubert & Co).
Asada is in Moscow and planning two triple Axels in the long
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOQ5M8rXl0
Second clip including Takahashi (he has such a deep voice, I should stop thinking of him as the little brother of Joubert & Co).
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