2012 NHK Ladies Free Skate

[Elisheba]

Warm up is beginning.

 

[ortemis]

http://tvonsite.org/index.php?kanal=sport2

 

[ortemis]

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Haruka IMAI
2 Sofia BIRYUKOVA
3 Agnes ZAWADZKI
4 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI

Warm-Up Group 2
5 Akiko SUZUKI
6 Ksenia MAKAROVA
7 Zijun LI
8 Mirai NAGASU
9 Mao ASADA

 

[let`s talk]

They showed Mao and Ksenia warming up in backstage, with some slide in it. Both look lovely. Go, girls!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Haruka IMAI (JPN)

Music: Divertiment by Wolfgang A. Mozart

Lavender dress w/ lots silver of sparkle at neckline and on sleeves.

3F
2A
3Lz - ok, but flutz
3S+2T
CCoSp
StSq
3Lo+2T+2T
3Lo
3S - hard fall
FCSp
ChSq
LSp

Except for the fall, a solid program. She could def move up...

 

[sequinsgalore]

Imai
97.32, total 145.42 and into 1st

 

[ortemis]

Sofia opened with such a beautiful combination but then............

 

[sequinsgalore]

Sofia BIRYUKOVA (RUS)

Music: Turandot by Giacomo Puccini

Dark blue "asian" dress w/ gold piping and detailing

3T+3T
3Lz - twofoot
3Lo - twofoot, fall
LSp
3Lo+2T - 3Lo twofooted
2A+2T
FCSp
3S - hard fall
CCoSp
2A
StSq
ChSq

Lots of mistakes, sadly...

 

[Elisheba]

Haruka should definitely be moving up a spot. Poor Sophia.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Biryukova
89.81 (SB), total 139.12 (SB) and into 2nd

 

[ice coverage]

Nice photo. After they take their skates off, they put their (figurative) cheerleader hats on:

Maia Shibutani ‏@MaiaShibutani

Thank you for all of the support this week! Ready to watch the ladies! #NHK2012 http://instagr.am/p/SaIZs7S7iu/
2:06 AM - 24 Nov 12
https://twitter.com/MaiaShibutani/status/272280007366283266​

 

[ortemis]

go agnes

 

[DancerLily]

Does the official ISU result page work for you? No life scores at mine

 

[sequinsgalore]

Agnes ZAWADZKI (USA)

Music: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

Dark blue dress w/ matching cuffs. Lots of silver and blue sparkle on back and neckline.

3Lz
3T+3T
2F
LSp
2A
3S
3Lz - fall, no combo - looked UR in replay
2A+2T+2Lo
FCSp
StSq
ChSq - back charlotte
CCoSp

 

[sequinsgalore]

Zawadzki
105.35, total 160.37 and into 1st

 

[Elisheba]

Go Elene!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Elene GEDEVANISHVILI (GEO)

Music: Don Quixote by Leon Minkus

Black dress w/ fringe skirt. Red and green flower sparkle on bodice

3Lz+2T
2A+2T
3S
StSq
1Lz
3S+stepout+2T+2T
CCoSp
3T
2A - lean, fall
ChSq
FSSp
CCoSp - wobbly exit

Some mistakes... She should fall behind Zawadzki

 

[Elisheba]

Elene has an adorable program, but she can't land the jumps. Sigh.

 

[sky_fly20]

why Elene can never get it together in FS :disapp:

 

[ortemis]

hhahahah shes so cute