By the way, anyone know where to go to on the Universal Sports website to watch the promised full replay on demand videos?
http://www.universalsports.com/video/
There you go. Look for the box on your right and click on "Event Replay"
By the way, anyone know where to go to on the Universal Sports website to watch the promised full replay on demand videos?
With Frank Carroll's quote in the NYTimes about how politics cost his skater (Linda Fratianne) the gold at the 1980 Olympics (Poetzsch-Rauchenbach won the gold), it is very interesting that another one of Frank's skaters (Mirai) would be one of the skaters that didn't get a DG from her. Probably not connected and she wasn't the MAIN technical specialist, but still interesting.
I think it's a different situation since Marianne was not a well known skater like Oda was.
Well, judging by Mirai's 70+ score, it seems that her toe was ratified.
Wow, you are a real research-afficianado....thanks for the neat info.
I think it's entirely possible that Mirai's 3/3 was URd. It's a much bigger error (for Mao) to UR the first jump of a combination than the second one, because a required element (a 3/2 combo) wasn't executed. Mirai wouldn't lose that much for URing the second jump in a 3/3. Also, Mirai's spins and spiral are superior to Mao's and that would explain the higher score for Mirai.
Thanks - I was wondering if anyone knows for sure. It seems that we know Mao received a dg - isn't the info about Mirai also available?
I would think someone would have mentioned it in the commentary. They have the protocals, so surely they would have discussed it. If it was DG it probably would have prompted even greater discussion of how she came to 70 points for her SP.
I think Yu-na and Orser are acting quite heroicly in blaming everything on non-focus, because I for myself suspected through the whole performance that the problem was the left boot. It showed already in the change of direction after the combo and that's what she said herself. After that, the flip, the entrance to the spin and the spiral, the steps; all included the left foot, while the right foot elements looked quite normal and unhesitant and she didn't seem that nervous either.
Such a pity and bad luck, but kudos to her for fighting it. Of course, by this I'm not saying she should use it as an excuse. Just accept it and move on, which she seems to be doing right along.
As others have said, it's actually nice for the others to get the chance too.
As for Laura, from a Finn who usually defends her, very good for her and a deserved placement I think, but for once her spins and spirals didn't seem to me as good as they often have been. So why the huge score and the content humming now on the board? The combo and the total fluidity and command of the ice must have done the trick? But I'm not complaining. I'm happy she's finally finding her confidence. Dreading tomorrow...
And keep it together, Mirai! :thumbsup:
I think they just used the lack of focus because it's something that is not tangiable that the Korean media could repeat over and over again. They have a tendacy to just go on and on and on about something (see: SBS's Other skaters are colliding into Yuna or all the fuss about her blade after TEB last fall). I guess they could repeat the "lack of focus thing" but really that isn't that exciting to keep reporting on. Though I guess you could argue that her being in 7th place is news enough. I'm thinking too much about this!
Hrm. I would say being insightful.
I think they just used the lack of focus because it's something that is not tangiable that the Korean media could repeat over and over again.
I think you can under-rotate a jump without getting a UR call. Mirai most likely did UR her 3lz-3t and the 3t was only cheated by less than 1/4 turn and so she got credit for it. Julia also under-rotated her flip but judging from the score I think she got credit for it, as likely it was cheated by less than 1/4 turn. Also did Rachael get any downgrades or is Rachael with 3-2 really on a 61 point SP skater? That confused me.