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The tech caller definitely went drunk for some of the level-calling. Thank goodness the final placements made sense.
Akiko got lvl 1 on her spiral & 2 for step (LP)
Did anyone get level 3's?
Thanks Nadia. As much as I like Akiko - I admit her spirals are not the best.
For me, Mao (and Shiz) are the only Japanese Ladies that have beautiful spiral positions.
Solution: petition the ISU to give Japan 4 spots.
I agree, but Akiko should strive for Level 2 or 3 for her spiral IMHO. Lvl 1 is rather low...
In the grand prix final Akiko got level 4's for the spirals and the spins
As much as I love Akiko's skating - her spirals are bleh. But so are Miki's.
akiko still lacks finishes, her limbs are not turned out, her arms flail about and the phrasing to the music is not there.
to be honest i would say nakano has the better polish and potential to get up the podium at vancouver compared to suzuki.
Anyone have a link with the Olympic team announcement please?? have the worlds and 4cc teams being announced too??? please
Remember that yuna at beat can only do 4 types of triple jumps (no loops), mao has done 4 types of triple without lutz and salchow. so their is nothing to laugh about the jump content when you compare it with yuna.
Yuna only got 4 triple jump ratified at the GPF so doing 5 triple is will hurt mao but won't be a deal breaker.
I have no link, but according to the Fuji TV, the teams are as follows,
Worlds-- Daisuke Takahashi, Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda, Mao Asada, Yukari Nakano, Miki Ando
4CC-- Takahiko Kozuka, Tatsuki Machida, Yasuharu Nanri, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Yukari Nakano
Jr. Worlds-- Yuzuru Hanyu, Kanako Murakami
akiko still lacks finishes, her limbs are not turned out, her arms flail about and the phrasing to the music is not there. she skates fast and in an exciting way like slutskaya did pre 99/2000. to be honest i would say nakano has the better polish and potential to get up the podium at vancouver compared to suzuki.
I am really sad that Nakano Yukari didn't manage to get the Vancouver ticket. Such a narrow gap between 2nd and 3rd! It's so cruel. As for me, I would have sent Asada, Suzuki and Nakano to the Olympics - leaving Ando at home. Other countries would be happy to have only one of these great female skaters.
I always thought Japanese Ladies had such lovely dresses - until this season. Miki and Mao, always so well dressed in the past have looked almost comical this season with so many bad costumes.
I thought Mao's dress today was OK - but not as good as in the past.
Miki seems to have become the poster girl for bad dresses lately.
Well, I loved Mao's birthday cake dress from TEB, but I think this pink one is probably better suited to the music and the addition of the flower was nice. She DOES need a new FP dress though, this one for some reason reminds me of a clown.