2015 Cup of China Ladies Short Program

[Interspectator]

So Good Rika!! killed it.

 

[Mirunna]

Rika's SP is all kinds of amazing!

 

[EdgeCall]

Well done Rika!

 

[iskate]

Wasn't really feeling Rika's music or program until she got to the Step Sequence - that was awesome! Usually StSqs kind of put me to sleep (with quite a few exceptions, of course), but she got so into it. Love it!!

 

[Totentanz]

Didn't like her program but she skates big and strong! Nice job from Hongo.

 

[purpledream]

Oh no. I was thinking the exact same thing. What a thing to have named after you...

Haha although I feel this year Rika doesnt have those firebird arms - which is a really down from her previous years!

But posture wise, Rika does need more work! (also some mild sickling of the boot!) But defintely feeling the passion, which to me is a great improvement from last year

 

[Dr. Jenn]

Nice job by Rika! I really like this program for her. She is very committed to her choreography. However, I find her posture and lack of extension distracting. I hope this doesn't sound mean, but for much of the program, her shoulders seemed so high up that it looked like she had no neck.

 

[paperhearts]

Go Rika! My stream kept cutting so I just looked at the TES and it seems like she landed everything? Her posture still bothers me but the program works for her so I'm happy.

 

[Mista Ekko]

Let's see what the Russian blonde bombshells can lay down here

 

[snowflake]

Impressed with Rika! Now nervous for Elena...

 

[mary01]

Maybe the judges want a little more from Mao in the first minute performance wise

Still great component score, Her Step sequence might by my Element of the season so far

well she just landed a 3A and a 3f-3lo right after eachother in the first minute of the program what more can they ask for, the judges are soo ungrateful

 

[elee63]

Kaetlyn Osmond has the best transitions in the ladies field, and she almost never gets the best TR mark. Transitions are seldom marked correctly.

There are more things to PCS than just transitions. I was just pointing at that Mao has a box that she could check off in addition to those she already has under her belt. And I'd have to check on your fact. Osmond? the best transitions?? ERM.

 

[satine]

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 425"]
[TR]
[TH="class: first, align: center"]Skater[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]TES[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]PCS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Total[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Mao ASADA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37.08[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]34.65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.73[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Rika HONGO[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]35.69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30.10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Courtney HICKS[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33.40[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28.98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.38[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Zijun LI[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31.05[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27.57[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.62[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Karen CHEN[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31.85[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27.45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Hannah MILLER[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29.13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26.12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55.25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Nicole RAJICOVA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27.64[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27.12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.76[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]So Youn PARK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27.61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25.86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52.47[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Ziquan ZHAO[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25.49[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23.17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.66[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: first, align: center"]Lu ZHENG[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26.74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20.49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.23[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[NaVi]

I think there's a fairly good chance Rika will get Silver here... she's hungry...

BTW, this is what worries me about the Russian ladies... they get a little success and then they start being content with that...

 

[Sugarpova]

Lenaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[tulosai]

New PB for Rika too... by .03 of a point

 

[sabinfire]

Go Lena!!! :luv17:

 

[sunnystars]

:handw: that kind of coffin will go with expensive mantainance fee. Are you willing to pay?:dev3:

sure! what do I need to sacrifice in order to pay? do you mind if I pay with Junehyoung's story-time R+J LP?

 

[wanpe]

Well as Japanese ladies did so well, I hope the same for Russian ladies!

 

[purpledream]

The performance was beatable. Little mistakes on all of the jumps and the program really just isn't that good. Her LP is the strength this year, for the PCS.

Still. >:

The inner fan girl wants Mao to win it all. But agree, Elena might push everything towards her game! She has the potential!