Hello! Here is my report for Day 2 (part 2).
I didn't see Brian Orser and Elizabet until after Group B started skating, and wasn't in a position to see much of their interactions. I did notice Elizabet doing off-ice jumps again as part of her warm up.
I really liked Emily McNally's costume for her Bollywood program. Purple with sparkly purple, sari inspired with large crystal "necklace" and belly chain. So pretty!
I admit, I preferred Livvy's program though. Emily's was nice, but Livvy's had more intricate choreo and was more nuanced.
Hannah's grandmothers sat near me again. Her beautiful cobalt costume is from a previous program as her LP dress isn't ready yet. She's settling in with training in California, and Ashley Wagner has been very nice and welcoming. Tom Dickson did the choreo for her long program, and was in Detroit with her aunt (her former main coach) as her coaching team. I really liked her program and look forward to seeing it develop over the season. She had problems on a couple of jumps and then the fluke fall during her footwork, but she stayed with the performance very well. After she exited the ice, she talked with Tom and her aunt for quite some time. She seemed frustrated from some of her gestures as she was talking right after the program. There's a lot of good stuff for July already, and she has another chance to compete with it today in the final.
Bradie and Selena were the other standouts for me. They both skated very well and I look forward to seeing them again in the final today.
Elizabet's music had issues when she started her program, but she did not hesitate and was committed to her skate. Brian Orser waved over to the judges a few times to alert them there was a problem, then he and her mother (who was standing with Brian) both started waving at Elizabet to stop her as she skated towards them. It was kind of funny, because she must have so focused that she just didn't see them! So they started waving bigger and bigger, and it wasn't until she was right next to them and starting her first jump that she noticed, lol. She popped the first one, then stopped. Her mom needed to grab the back up music, which she had very nearby. Mama had her baby's back, lol :thumbsup: Elizabet talked briefly with Brian, then took up her start position again. When she did her first jump near Brian and her mom, both clapped very quickly so she could see it. She seemed to take the restart in stride, did a nice job, and I liked the program.
Day 3 report coming up!
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for Newtown, Pennsylvania's own Nate Barthomay and Gretchen. Liked that one!
