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Gracie's PCS we too high. But I guess they could be smaller if she skated in Europe. We will see in later GP. Still hope Lip beats her in FS
I don't find it interesting taking into account that Yuna's SP PCS score in Worlds was way lower what she deserved. The only reason she got such a low score was that she was skating in the second/third group of the competition. You can see that also when comparing Yuna's SP and FS PCS scores (e.g. her SS score being a lot higher in FS). I don't even remember the last time she had such a low PCS in SP. Maybe when she was skating as junior long time ago...
Ahem, I was in with that advice in June, way before Gracie was even a glimmer in Frank's eye:Gracie Gold was phenomenal! She looks so much more calm and relaxed out there and really took her time going into all her elements. The British Eurosport guys said that they talked to her mom, who said that Frank Carroll's biggest advice so far was that she doesn't have to skate as fast or jump as high. You could really see that today - she backed off on the speed and her jumps weren't as montrous as they sometimes are, but it totally worked in her favor. She didn't look rushed, and her jumps are solid/big enough that she can make the rotations either way. I really hope all of this carries over into her long tomorrow and that she doesn't crack under the pressure of being first (Lord knows Frank has some experience dealing with that).
Hey, Frank, I'm not asking for a percentage or anything, but to quote Bill Murray, how 'bout a little something for the effort?Often, when Gracie executes her jumps, I get the distinct sense that she's busting a gut to get the last bit of height and distance, and to rotate just that little bit faster, and get it over with just that little bit quicker. My question is: why? As said, Gracie has the physical tools to achieve the right amount of speed, height and width to give her plenty of time to rotate and land at leisure, without the need to look tense and strained and rushed and slightly out of control.
When I have tried to relate these impressions to my own experiences, this adrenaline-fuelled over-eagerness seems very much like what is known as "pressing" among the swingers of the golf club or the baseball bat, particularly when one wants to increase swing speed and hence power. In trying too hard (pressing), the surges of power come at the wrong time and in the wrong places, which then also mess up the timing and mechanical sequence of the swing positions, which can then lead to mistakes.
More often than not, it is the young, athletic, and powerful who are prone to this, that is to say, exactly those athletes whose natural power would be sufficient to allow them to get the job done without straining the performance envelope. This is because less physically gifted athletes know with a greater sense of realism and precision when they have reached their limits, whereas more gifted ones are much more prone to be tempted by the illusion that if they only go just a little bit faster, a tiny bit stronger, they can reap the glory without losing control. This, of course, is when disaster often strikes. Gracie, in sum, is often guilty of trying to "muscle" jumps when she doesn't really need to. And particularly in the SP, when she is all amped up without having bled off the pre-competition jitters.
Ahem, I was in with that advice in June, way before Gracie was even a glimmer in Frank's eye:
Hey, Frank, I'm not asking for a percentage or anything, but to quote Bill Murray, how 'bout a little something for the effort?
It's also interesting to see that one judge thought Osmond fell on her double axel.
Ugh, so I guess they recognize windmill arms as transitions then. :disapp:
It's also interesting to see that one judge thought Osmond fell on her double axel.
If I'm @AshWagner2010 watching this, I'm getting a wee bit nervous. Her good SP at Skate America might have been 4th here
@olyphil As always, it's all relative Phil!
Relatively speaking, that is. - RT @AshWagner2010: @olyphil As always, it's all relative Phil!
And I thought there were 3 SPs today as good or better than yours RT @AshWagner2010: @olyphil As always, it's all relative Phil!
Bottom line: Top four SP at Skate Canada all were terrific to watch.
The fall happened shortly after she landed it so why would you think otherwise? I think ISU should explicitly clarify how long a jump landing should be held for and what is the 'jump landing zone' so that judges don't have to second guess themselves.
it sends the signal from early start
Gracie will be the No.1 US lady heading to Sochi not the old and worn out Wagner
Julia's marks on her spins were not high..None of the judges seemed to notice that all of Lipnitskaia's spins were off-centred (the final combination spin massively so) and so was Osmond's combination spin. :scowl:
The fall happened shortly after she landed it so why would you think otherwise? I think ISU should explicitly clarify how long a jump landing should be held for and what is the 'jump landing zone' so that judges don't have to second guess themselves.