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Really a quality competition. I liked Chen, Sakhanovich, and Kim.
Really a quality competition. I liked Chen, Sakhanovich, and Kim.
Poor Sakhanovich... Really nice skate but mistakes on jumps. Hope she gets her form back. She looks taller than last year, right? Maybe that's the problem.
Nagasu scored 65.07 for SP as a junior, so Chen's SP score is not a SP record for junior ladies.
Also what was up with Barbie Long? Has she always been that slow? I thought the lutz combo was nice but everything else just seemed so slow and tentative. Plus her PCS are always so low, needs to work on that, she has good jumps and spins so she can do well if she improves the 2nd mark.
Why are all the Russian girls attempting 3F+3T in the SP? Sakhanovich for example is perfectly capable of a 3Lz+3T...
Why are all the Russian girls attempting 3F+3T in the SP? Sakhanovich for example is perfectly capable of a 3Lz+3T...
Interesting theory... :yes:My guess is that it is a long term plan. The mandatory jump in the SP for juniors next year will be the 3Lz. As most of these ladies will be in the JGP again next year, they might be wanting to focus on getting a consistent 3F+3T, as they will also be able to use that in the SP next year as well.
Interesting theory... :yes:
She has grown a lot, she was 140 cm and now is 151 cm. And her body changed, she was a baby last season and now she is a teenage girlHow small was Seraphima last season if after a big growth spurt she is only 151 cm?
One of the specialists who works with skaters on their physical condition (IIRC, he worked with Yagudin and Sasha Cohen) said last year that Serafima's landings don't have bent knees issue even though it looks like it at first, she just has strong legs and takes landing position very quickly, he also said it's actually good for the jumpsshe probably cant jump that atm, she is experiencing growth issues and seems to have affacted her badly, horrible bent knees landing technique
Sakhanovich a month ago at test skate was falling all over the place
Sakhanovich's lutz is questionable, even though she didn't recieve any 'e' in Russia it might be different at the JGP. Her coach, Alina Pisarenko, worked(es?) as a technical specialist at the local competitions and knows the rules very well, I think she saw a possibility of 'e' and decided to change the combination, especially considering 3Lz is a required jump next seasonWell, it's only a theory, but it makes sense to me!
It's a good plan, though. The difference between a 3F+3T isn't huge (especially if one has a flutz) and it would serve them well to keep the same(ish) jump layout, instead of having to learn another combination over the off-season.
I really enjoyed Proklova's performance. Amazing presence and command of the ice. Loved her attention to detail in her movements. She was the revelation of this competition for me, so far.
Karen Chen was great, but I kind of expected her to be.