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I'm impressed with what a powerful jumper Kanako is given that she 5 feet tall and stick thin.
I'm impressed with what a powerful jumper Kanako is given that she 5 feet tall and stick thin.
Silverlake:
I always seem to agree with you. Kanako's shape, even at this young age, does not seem to bode well for her future. Her hips don't lie. She's got the best smile in the sport, but I have a strong feeling that the puberty monster is gunning for her. Mirai and the Russians all the way.
Yeah...I was noticing how even though she's tiny and very thin, she does have hips and we all saw what hips did to Kimmie Meissner...goodbye 3-3 :no:. http://www.skatingjapan.jp/gpf/images/awards/jr_ladies.jpg Not only is she shorter than Shelepen and Gao (who are like 5'2", 5'3" max) but her legs are also quite a bit shorter meaning she might not grow much taller, and grow wider instead and yeah, that could be problematic.
I mean Shizuka had hips and was still a great jumper but she also had better technique than Kanako and incredible speed. We'll see. If I had to predict, Kanako and Polina Shelepen will get hit hard by puberty, while Ovcharova, Gao, Kwak, and Tuktamysheva will probably survive with most of the jumps intact. Agafonova and Sotnikova are so little that it's hard to tell.
I think at this point, Mirai is a better all-around skater. However, I do love both of them--I think their personality just shines through in their skating.
I don't think that Kanako has "problem hips" as some seem to think so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT2_X0b0M7E
I like all of Kanako's costumes--I think Mao should go to her designer.
What a cute video! Kanako does have nice costumes, but I'm not sure if the same designs would look good on Mao, who has a different body type (taller, longer legs, shorter torso, narrow hips, prominent shoulders). Kanako reminds me a bit of Yukari when she was younger because they are both very elegant and little.
Kanako is an absolute DOLL. Where are these "problem hips" you are referring to in your previous post? If there is a problem it might be that she has no hips at all (yet).
Her costumes are great - and Mao and Miki used to have great costumes too before they took a step back in time and became so provincial with the odd looking Russian costumes.
Mao is trying to hide hickeys from her boyfriend with all those choker necklines
Well who can blame Mao's boyfriend
Murakami entered the same high school in Nagoya that Mao and Miki also went to.
She want to learn English better in order to speak in English at the international competitions.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100406-00000013-maip-soci
Mao wants to study psychology and to have a boyfriend.
According to Mao's sister, Mao's type is someone who is tall, interesting and handsome. TAT has already recomended that Mao should love somebody because it would help her to be more expressive in performance.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100405-00000002-sph-spo
How sweet to see Mao with a boyfriend.Murakami entered the same high school in Nagoya that Mao and Miki also went to.
She want to learn English better in order to speak in English at the international competitions.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100406-00000013-maip-soci
How sweet to see Mao with a boyfriend.
Mao wants to study psychology and to have a boyfriend.
According to Mao's sister, Mao's type is someone who is tall, interesting and handsome. TAT has already recomended that Mao should love somebody because it would help her to be more expressive in performance.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100405-00000002-sph-spo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEyU1Baaaeg
very end, little Kanako and Mao are talking, very adorable