2015-16 Grand Prix Final Ladies Free Skate

[sequinsgalore]

Mao ASADA (JPN)

Music: Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini

Lavender kimoni dress with butterflies

3A - stepout, hand down, looked <
2F
3Lz - !, bit scratchy
FCSp
ChSq
2A+2T
3S
3F+2Lo+2Lo
3Lo
LSp
StSq
CCoSp3p

Tentative skate, with costly pops, probably URs. She could drop alot of places with the skates we've seen

FS: 56.75+68.44 = 125.19, 194.32, 4/4

 

[andromache]

People who think Satoko's jumps are remotely rotated need to watch the jumpamatrons.

Speaking of which, someone should email the jumpamatrons to the judges...

 

[invisiblespiral]

Okay, I didn't watch any of that. How was she?

(Her TES looked really low... :hopelessness

 

[blackey]

oh mao...:sad21:

 

[dna5019]

Oh, Mao... Definitely not your best. But I still love you <3

 

[jkun]

Aaaw lol. It looked like she had more powwer and height today to be fair. haha.

It's honestly true though. Because she doesn't get off the ice more than say 6 inches, there is little chance she goes off-axis, and if she does, there is not enough air time for the axis to change too significantly.

 

[tulosai]

I do really respect Mao for continuing to give the performance her all through the last moment, but at this point I don't think she can hope to maintain the lead :sad21:

 

[OniBan]

Satoko gets lower PCS than Gold! No way! Not if you judge on what they skated today!

Satoko, sadly, always got lowballed on the PCS

 

[Sugarpova]

ugh I wish I didnt come early & watch live

 

[Watermelondrea]

Mao is gonna the highest PCS of the night still, don't know what the judges are smoking tonight. You know I never understood the frustration of bad judging until now. Just, nothing has worked for anyone today. COME ON RUSSIA!

 

[badknees]

Mao and Gracie need to visit a top notch sports psychologist

 

[tsuyoboogie]

What Satoko may lack in jump technique is more than made up for in competitive mindset.

 

[rollerblade]

Poor Mao. Not her night, but she's still exudes star quality in her non-jumping elements. I'm be biased.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

There goes my predictions...

I hate to admit it, but I wasn't feeling that.

Very underwhelming.

But I still love you, my Queen!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Warwick360]

While people might have much to complain about Satoko's jumps, my personal peeve is Kevin Reynolds. Lovely programs, but his quads used to look like triples to me. :/

 

[Miss October]

"Double-footed landings show that she doesn't trust herself" - is this true?

It's okay, she'll be back for worlds!

 

[frida80]

Poor Mao!

 

[Ophelia]

Damn. Asada just pulled a Patrick Chan on us all.

 

[Sugarpova]

LENAAAAAAAAAAAA!

SAVE My day!

 

[matcha]

Aaaw, Mao