Then, were they all scored the same on transitions?
Uh, Everybody did see her other elements. Her spins are definitely not "first rate." Spirals are average and only steps are up there at the top. The choreography is not great and there's a bunch of posing, and long setups with meh (or nonexistent) transitions into jumps.
Kostner was beaten out there on the ice as the FS scores show, but she should have been scored lower. The final result would then have reflected reality: in this competition, it was Sotnikova and Tukta #1 and #2 respectively. I'm sorry, I call it as I see it, and Kostner is just not a goddess to me.
The latter part of this thread has been...amusing...cat fights all over the place. But there is always something for everyone, see just in time : http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?39864-Hype You can continue fighting, arguing and destroying each other till your heart content.
If Mao or Carolina win only 3-4 triples
then I hope Yuna kicks everyone at Worlds
"Average" spirals? Are you serious?
Oh, yeah... Her spiral's edge is very shallow, there is no speed, no timing with the music and the ice coverage is weak...
it's not that tutkamisheva and sotnikova had more transitions....
"Average" spirals? Are you serious?
Oh, yeah... Her spiral's edge is very shallow, there is no speed, no timing with the music and the ice coverage is weak...