Very vague answer from Mishin. Maybe it's just the monthly cycle or perhaps a tight muscle. I think they went to Germany to officially test out the 3A in front of the judges. Having achieved that, I guess there was no point in carrying on if she was not 100% fit.
If not outright coaching her, she should have attended Mishin's summer camps at least. Lambiel and Kostner benefited a lot from those.This makes me think... What if when Mao was just 12, JSF had sent her to Mishin...
Oh dear Liza, I pray for your health.
Mishin seems to be really wanting Liza to do 3axel in Worlds, so why not to try to do it at another competition, good ice conditions as well
Mishin seems to be really wanting Liza to do 3axel in Worlds, so why not to try to do it at another competition, good ice conditions as well
I am pretty sure Liza is fine, there was really no reason for her to do that LP. She gave that gold/podium chance to other girls, for whom it actually matter.
Her 3a looks so good, fully-rotated, the landing was almost there. Do the falls always have to get -3 GOE or it can be a mix of -3s and -2s?
I think the official wording is that fall = -3 off what you would've otherwise given the jump? So that's why some favourites (Chan, Fernandez, Kostner) get the stray -2 for falls.Mishin seems to be really wanting Liza to do 3axel in Worlds, so why not to try to do it at another competition, good ice conditions as well
I am pretty sure Liza is fine, there was really no reason for her to do that LP. She gave that gold/podium chance to other girls, for whom it actually matter.
Her 3a looks so good, fully-rotated, the landing was almost there. Do the falls always have to get -3 GOE or it can be a mix of -3s and -2s?
I think the official wording is that fall = -3 off what you would've otherwise given the jump? So that's why some favourites (Chan, Fernandez, Kostner) get the stray -2 for falls.
The way I look at it, if you fell, there was something clearly wrong with the jump. -3. Move on. (It's still worth more than a 2A, anyway).
I was always wondering how ladies-figure skaters deal with that... I thought they take some hormones that prevent the period coming on competition time. I don't know, but it sounds terrible to skate with that.
Ibuprofen is definitely allowed and I'm pretty sure she took something. But now we know why she fell on the 3A, right.
Temporary physical weakness.You can prolong the cycle but as women are weaker in the 2nd half of the cycle it's best when you only do it when you really need it. As far as I know.
