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It's the fact that it's been the (more or less) same article over and over for about five years now.
Because unfortunately the press concentrate on that jump. However, Mao is the least dramatic skater I know.
It's the fact that it's been the (more or less) same article over and over for about five years now.
Can anyone explain why Mao insists on doing a 3F-3Lo (really 2Lo this season) instead of 3F-3T? Does the Zayak rule prohibit her from doing this layout:
3A, 3F-3T, 3Lz, 2A-3T, 3S, 3Lo, 3F-2Lo-2Lo? That seems like her best shot of getting the maximum number of points from the jump elements. I don't see her getting 3F-3Lo ratified especially when she's getting calls on her 2Los this season. IMO, doing 2 triple axels in the free program is a big mistake. Even if she makes them (and that's a big if considering she's been double-footing them this fall), she'll have mistakes on her jumps elsewhere that will cost her points in base value and GOE.
Her team probably doesn't want to repeat the toe loop twice. It's better for her to repeat the flip and loop.
But does that make any sense? If she can't get the 3F-3Lo credited and she (presumably) can't do 2A-3Lo, then wouldn't doing 2 3Ts be better than doing 2 3Los?
If she insists on keeping 2 3 Los, I could see is getting rid of the 3F-2Lo-2Lo combo and doing something like 3F-1/2 Loop-3Lo. It seems like she's almost guaranteeing herself a downgrade if she keeps the 3Lo as back part of a combo and she can't do 2 solo 3Los so...
hikki said:I have faith in Mr Sato to manage Mao. I don't think he'll let her go for it.
It looks like he does. There was an interview today complete with some practice clips, where she stated she wants to go for 3A and 3A2T. As it seems, instead of the 3Lz (though I'm not sure about that). Some of the lovely ladies at the fb group posted the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg834tyWN84
Somewhere around 4:00 you can see both the 3A and the 3A combination.
I think Mao is just teasing the media. You know they need a good story. they did this too last year when they said Mao was planning the 3axel for the japanese nationals and she did not include it.
She still needs a triple-triple. I'd rather see one 3A, and a triple triple, then relying on the 3A. I felt that when she did the two triples her skating lost something (she also didn't have the lutz or triple-triple), though I think it was more how she was packaged at the time. That heavy dramatic music Tarasova gave her never really suited her IMO. It's her choice as to have two triple axels or not.
She can't keep the rest of her layout the same. She'd Zayak (doing another 3F and 3Lo). It'd be interesting to see what changes she makes. I hope she repeats the 3Lo as the solo loop is one of her best jumps and it'd be a shame to only have it as an iffy part of a combination.It looks like he does. There was an interview today complete with some practice clips, where she stated she wants to go for 3A and 3A2T. As it seems, instead of the 3Lz (though I'm not sure about that). Some of the lovely ladies at the fb group posted the link