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What she certainly doesn't need is some fans to be judgmental about her private life.
Absolutely. [emoji106]
I just wish she was at the Olympics. [emoji22]
What she certainly doesn't need is some fans to be judgmental about her private life.
Except it's R. Ward who worked most of this choreography.
You have misunderstood me, as I wasn't coming from a place of judgement but rather worry. I stand by my comment but I don't want to argue. And besides, we all want the best for Laurine.
What a great little piece of news!I just saw that Laurine will be representing France at the World Championships! Looking forward to it and hoping she'll have the skate of her season.
Strange that Maé-Bérénice isn't listed as a substitute, no?
Not really; she apparently developed a tendon injury during training at the Olympic Games. Just when she'd got her knee sorted out, too...poor Mae!
I saw that Maé'd been wearing a knee brace, but I didn't know about the tendon injury. Hope she recovers quickly!Not really; she apparently developed a tendon injury during training at the Olympic Games. Just when she'd got her knee sorted out, too...poor Mae!
Not really; she apparently developed a tendon injury during training at the Olympic Games. Just when she'd got her knee sorted out, too...poor Mae!
Laurine skated beautifully today at Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg. I think she would have been in third had it not been for the 3-2 combination instead of her usual 3-3. But it's great that she went clean! Her spins were so gorgeous. Here is the video of her SP: https://youtu.be/iN-GhvlL0GY
Laurine skated beautifully today at Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg. I think she would have been in third had it not been for the 3-2 combination instead of her usual 3-3. But it's great that she went clean! Her spins were so gorgeous. Here is the video of her SP: https://youtu.be/iN-GhvlL0GY
So true about the improvement on axis! I was also really excited to see the tano. My fingers are crossed for the 3A as well. I couldn't tell if she was planning the 3-2 or if it was a pop, ie it looked beautiful either way. Hoping for her to have a strong showing in the FS on Sunday, and most importantly a lot of confidence going into World's next week!!!Thanks for the link! I looked a while ago but couldn't find the video, I must have been too early.
She did do a beautiful job there - very light and graceful, and yes, those spins are so lovely! She's looking much more secure in her jumps now too, both in the air and when landing, even if the leap out of the double axel isn't there any more (maybe it will be back at Worlds, I hope so because I love it and it's so very her). I read somewhere that it's supposed to take nine to eighteen months for the effects of a coaching change to show in a skater's work, which makes a lot of sense to me - there's no such thing as a quick fix for anything! But it looks like that period has started for Laurine jumps-wise - her axis on all the jumps was really good and the tano on the solo jump bespeaks a lot of confidence, and if switching to a 3-2 combination for a while is what she needs to feel confident about going clean then it's the right thing to do, because it's working. The 3-3 will be back when she's ready, I'm sure.
And maybe it will bring that rumoured 3A with it, because you can really see how fast Laurine rotates her jumps in this, even if the camera angle isn't the best, and that 2A was solid as a rock. I'm absolutely sure she'll be able to do a 3A on competition ice if she decides to try, and it would be wonderful for her to be the first Frenchwoman to do one in competition.
Onward and upward to the FS, Laurine!