2014 NHK Trophy Ladies Free Skate 11/29

[taltaltel]

Boo, low score for Zijun but probably deserved.

 

[satine]

Riona KATO ....................168.38 (FS TES 63.75, PCS 53.76)
Gabrielle DALEMAN ..........164.74 (FS TES 56.95, PCS 54.33)
Zijun LI ........................162.90 (FS TES 50.29, PCS 56.17)
Polina EDMUNDS ..............161.79 (FS TES 59.29, PCS 53.54)
Christina GAO .................147.51 (FS TES 40.19, PCS 52.46)
Elene GEDEVANISHVILI .....142.96 (FS TES 42.10, PCS 50.68)
Anna OVCHAROVA ...........132.32 (FS TES 38.66, PCS 47.83)
Anne Line GJERSEM .........125.17 (FS TES 36.82, PCS 42.26)


We got back-to-back skaters for Japan, then Russia, & finally 'murica

 

[thoakun]

So Riona is still killing it?

 

[Alchamei]

Come on Satoko!

 

[chezzu]

Time for Miyahara's gorgeous, gorgeous program!!!!

 

[satine]

Please kill it Satoko

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

Go Satoko!

 

[Cyn]

Ha - Nicky comments that he like the gloves.

I now have to question the man's taste.

 

[taltaltel]

Nooo hand down!

 

[mirai4life]

:..{

 

[Alchamei]

Damm it! It is not Satoko's day! Come on!

 

[satine]

 

[firal]

Uh-uh, first time seeing her not so clean landings...

 

[Krunchii]

Satoko has such wonderful presentation but the jumps are not quite so there, love her arms

 

[chezzu]

two mistakes already

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

I think Satoko put her hand down on first jump of the 3Z combo.

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

I don't like Satoko's music but her dress is very pretty.

 

[Totentanz]

Poor Miyahara, she must be nervous for GPF.

 

[Alchamei]

Triple toe instead of double axel! Reminded me of Michelle Kwan.

 

[Cyn]

Miyahara having some problems right out of the gate - hands down on the opening lutz with a double rather than a triple, and a badly UR loop landed on two feet. She also seems rather slow out there.

I don't know how she manages to fully rotate with such little elevation on her jumps - it's almost like she whips herself around with a will and a prayer rather then going up and into them.