I think wagner was overscored in pcs.
I didn't like her program. And wagner's skating skill looks not that good.
My favorite performances - akiko, mao
JP media spent over 40 minutes on Mao fluff. So it still hasn't shown anybody, and I frankly no longer care, esp. now that I know exactly how everyone skated. (I'm furious b/c I thought they'd show everything live since they said they start broadcasting at 8pm Japan time). I want Akiko, Ashley and Kiira to finish top 3 (don't care which order) tomorrow after free.
well yuna did a 3lutz3toe in fs from last year's world championship. she didn't win. so, why bother doing it when you're winning.
akiko
Kostner lost her 3Lz because of an injury and hasn't been able to get it back consistently. OTOH, she has great technique on all her other jumps, good spins, very good choreography, and was getting level 4s on step sequences before the tech panels started handing them out like candy. How does that make for watered down programs? Not having a 3Lz means the rest of the program is worthless? Do you really need to disparage Kostner to make Kim look good?I know and it's sad. That's why Kim was so good she had the artistry and the hard jumps to go along with it. No watering down her programs like Kostner did last year or Mao is doing now.
lol i feel you. a 2 hour tv show for a 40 min competition? japanese commercialism at its best (or worst). i don't mind the choppy (free) feed, at least you get the excitement of watching a live event.
some bs sports channel broadcast it live though. not this event unfortunately. mao is in this event. it's an expensive broadcast.
Kostner lost her 3Lz because of an injury and hasn't been able to get it back consistently. OTOH, she has great technique on all her other jumps, good spins, very good choreography, and was getting level 4s on step sequences before the tech panels started handing them out like candy. How does that make for watered down programs? Not having a 3Lz means the rest of the program is worthless? Do you really need to disparage Kostner to make Kim look good?
Neither skater is remotely relevant to this event, anyway.
Kostner lost her 3Lz because of an injury and hasn't been able to get it back consistently. OTOH, she has great technique on all her other jumps, good spins, very good choreography, and was getting level 4s on step sequences before the tech panels started handing them out like candy. How does that make for watered down programs? Not having a 3Lz means the rest of the program is worthless? Do you really need to disparage Kostner to make Kim look good?
Neither skater is remotely relevant to this event, anyway.
Empty stands, terrible performances.. but high marks. Just terrible
Oh please. My emotions are not tied up in what people I don't know say about skaters I've never met.Whoa, way to stretch Jammers' post endlessly to your imagination. Jammers did not say "not having a 3Lz means the rest of the program is worthless." He/she was just stating the fact: that Kostner's programs were watered down compared to what they had been years ago. No 3-3 combination and no 3Lz. Points in fact: Kostner landed a beautiful 3-3-2 at the 2005 world championship and managed to knock Michelle Kwan off the podium; her short program at the 2007 championship contained triple flip-triple toe, triple lutz and a double axel. At the 2011 worlds, she was nowhere close to her younger days in terms of her jump layout.
Oh and just because one says something factually negative about a skater does not mean he/she is "disparaging" the skater, unless you want to take it personally and/or emotionally and perceive it being something of an attack.