Why is Mao crying? She just won an Olympic silver medal. No small accomplishment. So happy for Orser. He finally has his Olympic gold medal....42
Top 10 TES
1.) Yu-na Kim, KOR, 78.30
2.) Mirai Nagasu, USA, 65.83
3.) Mao Asada, JPN, 64.88
4.) Laura Lepisto, FIN, 63.89
5.) Joannie Rochette, CAN, 62.80
6.) Miki Ando, JPN, 62.50
7.) Akiko Suzuki, JPN, 60.98
8.) Rachael Flatt, USA, 59.37
9.) Ksenia Makarova, RUS, 58.77
10.) Alena Leonova, RUS, 55.84
Top 10 in PCS
1.) Yu-na Kim, KOR, 71.76
2.) Joannie Rochette, 68.48
3.) Mao Asada, 67.04
4.) Laura Lepisto, FIN, 62.72
5.) Miki Ando, JPN, 61.60
6.) Mirai Nagasu, 60.56
7.) Akiko Suzuki, JPN, 59.44
8.) Rachael Flatt, USA, 58.48
9.) Carolina Kostner, ITA, 57.04
10.)Alena Leonova, 54.48
Top 10 in GOE
1.) Kim Yu-na, 17.40
2.) Laura Lepisto, FIN, 10.20
3.) Mao Asada, JPN, 8.82
4.) Mirai Nagasu, USA, 8.50
5.) Akiko Suzuki, JPN, 7.40
6.) Miki Ando, JPN, 5.30
7.) Rachael Flatt, USA, 5.24
8.) Joannie Rochette, CAN, 4.42
9.)Sarah Meier, SWI, 3.82
10.) Ksenia Markarova, RUS, 3.66
OK, I buy the downgrades explanation and, yes, she was only a half point above Nagasu. But, why was she above Nagasu at all. Yes, I know. That's skating. I've been watching avidly for over 20 years now. There have been many more confusing things. This is just tonight's confusion.
Daniel5555 not even close. Michelle has her beat on every level. Mirai will be next. Yu Na is a great jumper. there is so much more to figure skating buddy.
The size doesn't bother me, but they look like a train ran over them or something. So crooked.
lol, but you can't judge it based on just one medal. Cause then you would be saying Sarah Hughes and Tara Lapinski are better the Kwan
The judges were just amazed Lepisto managed to land more than 2-3 triples.
Go Yu-Na! Go Mao! Go Joannie! Go Mirai! Go Yan Liu! Go Cynthia! Go Elena! Go Carolina! and Go Miki and do a 4S!
Wow, bet those who think Mao's triple axels should be much bigger point getters will really blow their tops when they see Mirai, who didn't even do a triple-triple (she did her 3-2-2 and 2-3, right?), got higher TES than Mao ... Hmm about Lepisto's scores .. great the top flight ALL did so well ... huge admiration for Joannie for her courage and class ... glad for Miki for a good skate ... great competition!
Congratulations to Yuna, Mao, and Joannie!
Mao improved her triple axels to get them all ratified under the harshest tech specialist there is. And, if I'm not mistaken, she improved one of her pancake spins (I notice that Mao keeps on improving little things in her skating throughout the years, no small feat when you're at her level). I will fight anybody who says Mao is a disappointment.
Daniel5555 not even close. Michelle has her beat on every level. Mirai will be next. Yu Na is a great jumper. there is so much more to figure skating buddy.
Mao improved her triple axels to get them all ratified under the harshest tech specialist there is. And, if I'm not mistaken, she improved one of her pancake spins (I notice that Mao keeps on improving little things in her skating throughout the years, no small feat when you're at her level). I will fight anybody who says Mao is a disappointment.