Both these links don't work for me. (NYC) and Youtube has removed Mao's Gala video due to copyright laws. NOW WHAT!!! I really want to see Mao. Can anyone help.
If you live in the US, nbcolympics.com should work. go there and click on video and search..Both these links don't work for me. (NYC) and Youtube has removed Mao's Gala video due to copyright laws. NOW WHAT!!! I really want to see Mao. Can anyone help.
:agree: kudos to her
ETA: I just found pictures of the layback on Yuna's forum. Judge for yourself.
http://yunaforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1208&st=200 (you have to scroll down a little)
These are very nice photos, but none of the photos show the exact moment when she was completely turned out (at the very end of the spin when she had her arms pulled in to her chest). Still, the photos show her foot position to be better than in her competitive programs! I do hope that she continues to work on this as I do love a good turnout. Yuna's back position has always been lovely though. Gosh, there is so much to worry about when competing...Not only do skaters have to think about their multiple positions, they also have to count the number of revolutions between each of the changes.
About Yuna, she still has some points to improve, but I think she's one of the few skaters who can skate to any kind of music and be the music itself. Example: Yuna practicing her Gershwin steps to different music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ek52qmtE4
Wow, this is amazing. I don't want to be overly critical. But this shows much better of a skater Yuna is compared to Mao. I think Yuna actually could have made that awful music of Bells of Moscow work.
Mao, this video makes it obvious you have a lot of work to do. I like you as a skater but your team, your music and your choreo is killing your skating. Please change everything and go back to basic skating and find your own voice on ice. I pray for you.
i agree with this. Yuna seems to be naturally more reserved and mature yet understands the music so well. It is a different kind of passion.
The fact that she is able to put her own emotions aside when skating makes her even more versatile. She absorbs whichever music she skates to, like a sponge.
When i watch yuna's miss saigon, danse macabre, scheherazade, 007 and gershwin, i get amazed by how one person can be so expressive-- a special, special talent, for sure.
Yah I noticed that too. She kissed him first then he responded. My goodness communist China has come a long way for women especially. I wonder what Chinese audience think of that. Not only China, but this is something that Asian couples do not do in public for anything. Fun fun fun.
Eh....I was really enjoying the reports on the gala when I saw this. China is very open and liberal about these things nowadays. And it's always been a pretty good country when it comes to gender equality. I don't think anybody below the age of 70 minded. Most Chinese people love their story and were probably really happy for them.
Really? When? Not that I don't trust you, but I just find it too good to believe
How can you compare the two when the choreography is totally different? :sheesh: It's not like Yuna skated to the same choreography that TAT designed. It may only look better to you because you prefer her LP choreography more. Also if you check the protocals, Mao actually scored higher than Yuna on step sequences. hehe. And Mao doesn't need any prayer from someone who doesn't even appreciate her skating to criticize her like this. :disapp:
Somebody has floated a balloon down onto the ice ...
He said Yuna is the most athletic and most elegant Lady skater he has ever seen.
High praise indeed as Button has seen them all.
I was so excited to watch the Exibition Gala and so very disappointed when I did not get to see some skaters, especially, Shen and Zhao! The GOLD MEDAL winners and NBC did not see the need to show them. I do not understand what could have been going through their minds! We even had to watch delayed viewing some of the
skating competitions.
I read above that they saw the Gala on MSNBC the next day. They could have at least told us when and where it would be available for us to view.
Does anyone have a link or any info where me might find these performances.
Thank you