2018 Olympic Season: Ladies Figure Skating
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FYI- Carolina skated her short program in Italy for a holiday event and the second jump was a double lutz which could indicate that she is considering changing the triple loop to a triple lutz which would make her short harder than Medvedeva.
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I swear, if Kostner gets the OGM over Medvedeva, I will NOT be happy...........
We should know after Canadian Nationals. I only heard that information from one source, although not completely unreliable. But they did not list their source.
ETA: a couple of her recent posts on Instagram are pics of her in her Rhapsody in Blue dress. Not sure if that is an indication or not.
I'd be happy for Carolina (and sad for Med), but I don't see it happening.
Maybe you should be happy that the gold medal is rewarded to whoever skated best that night.
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But if Kostner gets the gold medal, it's high unlikely that she really will have skated best that night. There's people who can actually complete a clean FS and if all of those falter, I'd be... interested in seeing what's on that ice that messed with all of them.
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First, her rate of success with 3F-3T is about 50%. Second, 2Lz is not the same as 3Lz. Third, even then her BV will be lower than Medvedeva's because she does not backload.
But the point is that so far she is 15-17 points short of clean Zagitova based on what she delivered at GPF and Nationals. Will she be able to cover the gap changing 3Lo by 3Lz and doing a 7 triple program? I think so. Can she do it? That's the question. Some people kept saying that in theory Gracie was the best skater in the world 2 seasons ago. And even after the actual SP in Boston she was close to become the one. She could not deliver and that was expected because she had not been able before. Caro keeps missing the jumps. Can she produce the skate of her life when it matters the most to win OGM? In theory yes. But then, let's wait and see.
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The 15th through the 21st of this month.
If Kostner is clean that would be magical and quite enjoyable. I would be very happy with that outcome
This..
I'm glad to not really have any favs but I hope Med doesn't get passed over by Zag after these 2-3 years of being dominate on the senior circuit.
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Did you watch Caro at Sochi? She was right there... The thing is not just Caro, but also Kaetlyn and Zagi can win. But if Zhenya performs her best thats highly unlikely, so she just must be at her best that night
E: If they all skate the best i've seen them, i think it will be:
1. Zhenya
2. Caro
3. Kaetlyn
4. Zagi
5. Satoko
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What does everyone think of Bradie Tennell's chances? I think she'll be in the top 10 for sure. She doesn't have much artistic flair yet, but she skates clean. All the time.
Yeah about that same of the other US women.
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I think she will probably wind up somewhere from 5th to 7th. Maybe higher than some expect. There will be a lot of mistakes, there always is an Olympic ladies competition. And she, with virtually no pressure even as U.S Champion, probably wont be one of them. I expect her to outplace atleast a couple women who are supposably better than her.
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it's not surprise for these Olympics gold medal cheek Evgenia Medvedeba and Alina Zagitova, the bronze will be more interesting because there is a real battle between Maria Sotskova, Carolina Kosner, and do not forget Satoko and Kaethlyn .
Finally I will watch these Olympics hoping that the judges are fair and that the best wins there are very good programs among the possible medaillable.
In addition we will see a magnificent 3A of Mirai and revelations like Bradie Tennel and the redemption of Gabriel Deleman who did not make a good series of great prices and Da bin Choi.
Finally I will watch these Olympics hoping that the judges are fair and that the best wins there are very good programs among the possible medaillable.
In addition we will see a magnificent 3A of Mirai and revelations like Bradie Tennel and the redemption of Gabriel Deleman who did not make a good series of great prices and Da bin Choi.
