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What will the 2011/2012 season bring us in ladies?

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Here's the GP assignments

Skate America
LEPISTÖ
Gedevanishvili
Kostner
Machei
Imai
Makarova
Helgesson
Czisny
Caroline Zhang
TBD USA

Skate Canada
Amelie Lacoste
Cynthia Phaneuf
TBD Canada
Hecken
Suzuki
Leonova
Tuktamisheva
Flatt
Nagasu
Wagner

Cup of China
Geng
Kexin Zhang
TBD China
Kostner
Marchei
Kanako Murakami
Makarova
Sotnikova
Gao
Nagasu

NHK
Phaneuf
Korpi
Meite
Gedevanishvili
Mao Asada
Suzuki
TBD Japan
Leonova
Wagner
Zawadzki

TEB
LEPISTÖ
Silete
TBD France
TBD France
Hecken
Kostner
Kanako Murakami
Tuktamisheva
Viktoria Helgesson
Alissa Czisny

Cup of Russia
Amelie Lacoste
Kiira Korpi
Mao Asada
Imai
Biryukova
Leonova
Sotnikova
Flatt
Gao
Zawadzki
 

PolymerBob

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 17, 2007
I remember that the media put Michelle Kwan through heck for not attempting a 3F in the SP at 2000 Nationals, so she put it in at 2000 Worlds. Michelle was also continually asked about whether or not she'd do a 3/3 and whether or not she'd have a 2nd 3/3. Apparently standards are no longer the same, and we don't expect the leaders in ladies FS to be attempting the most difficult triples they can in the SP, or attempt a difficult combination at all in the FS, as long as they get the win.

You have to remember, under the old 6.0 system, you couldn't build up a "lead" in the short program. If you blew the competition out of the water in the short, then somebody narrowly, BARELY, edges you out in the long, you get a silver. ( Michelle might know know something about that. ) Now if that happens under the IJS, you win.

So Caroline did get one. I hope she has a good summer of training and does well.

Yes, I hope she really makes a come-back. :yay:
 

Violet Bliss

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 19, 2010
You have to remember, under the old 6.0 system, you couldn't build up a "lead" in the short program. If you blew the competition out of the water in the short, then somebody narrowly, BARELY, edges you out in the long, you get a silver.

Not if that somebody has placed lower than 3rd in the Technical Program. Basically, top 3 from the TP are considered even and at an advantage to win the competition.
 

PolymerBob

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 17, 2007
Not if that somebody has placed lower than 3rd in the Technical Program. Basically, top 3 from the TP are considered even and at an advantage to win the competition.

Yes, but the point is, now you can build up a lead in the short. That way, you can come in 2nd or lower in the free and still win.
 

Violet Bliss

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 19, 2010
Yes, but the point is, now you can build up a lead in the short. That way, you can come in 2nd or lower in the free and still win.

That's true. Concersely, a skater can make up for a poor SP with a brilliant LP and win.

OTOH, the kind of lead by ranking after the Technical Program under the 6.0 was almost insurmountable. So in a way, the lead from the first program was much more important than under the current IJS.
 
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