What a disastrous championship for Russian Team. Not a single gold. Is this a preview for Seniors next week?
Men was a splatfest, yes, but they did get ladies silver, silver and bronze in pairs and bronze in dance, plus three spots in everything (I think)...that's four medals, so it's not like they failed! (For comparison, Japan got two medals-ladies gold and bronze-and the US got three, dance gold and silver and men's bronze).Hardly disastrous in the ladies. Two unforeseen withdrawals and the remaining skater still manages a top 2 finish. She managed to get the Russian fed three spots by herself. I'm so proud of Masha. An YOG silver medal and a world silver medal to close the season. Just shows the quality of Russia ladies. As for the other events, yeah I can't comment. But whatever their doing for their ladies is clearly working. They should apply this for there other disciplines.
FPl. | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS | |||
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1 | Marin HONDA |
| 192.98 | 2 | 1 | |||
2 | Maria SOTSKOVA |
| 188.72 | 3 | 3 | |||
3 | Wakaba HIGUCHI |
| 183.73 | 5 | 2 | |||
4 | Yuna SHIRAIWA |
| 171.59 | 8 | 5 | |||
5 | Elizabet TURSYNBAEVA |
| 170.83 | 14 | 4 | |||
6 | Tyler PIERCE |
| 167.19 | 7 | 6 | |||
7 | Angelina KUCHVALSKA |
| 161.29 | 6 | 8 | |||
8 | Ivett TOTH |
| 153.70 | 15 | 7 | |||
9 | Ha Nul KIM |
| 150.36 | 12 | 9 | |||
10 | Diana NIKITINA |
| 149.02 | 10 | 12 | |||
11 | Bradie TENNELL |
| 147.52 | 4 | 14 | |||
12 | Lea Johanna DASTICH |
| 143.63 | 18 | 10 | |||
13 | Sarah TAMURA |
| 141.32 | 16 | 13 | |||
14 | Amy LIN |
| 139.14 | 22 | 11 | |||
15 | Maisy Hiu Ching MA |
| 138.11 | 11 | 15 | |||
16 | Anastasia GALUSTYAN |
| 137.35 | 9 | 16 | |||
17 | Anastasia GOZHVA |
| 132.27 | 13 | 18 | |||
18 | Kyarha VAN TIEL |
| 127.18 | 17 | 20 | |||
19 | Lucrezia GENNARO |
| 125.25 | 23 | 17 | |||
20 | Xiangning LI |
| 123.94 | 24 | 19 | |||
21 | Alizee CROZET |
| 120.59 | 21 | 21 | |||
22 | Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN |
| 116.63 | 20 | 22 | |||
23 | Suh Hyun SON |
| 115.41 | 19 | 23 | |||
WD | Alisa FEDICHKINA |
| 1 | |||||
Viveca LINDFORS |
| FNR | 25 | |||||
Shaline RÜEGGER |
| FNR | 26 | |||||
Natalie KLOTZ |
| FNR | 27 | |||||
Shuran YU |
| FNR | 28 | |||||
Kristina SHKULETA-GROMOVA |
| FNR | 29 | |||||
Matilda ALGOTSSON |
| FNR | 30 | |||||
Michaela DU TOIT |
| FNR | 31 | |||||
Julia SAUTER |
| FNR | 32 | |||||
Alexandra HAGAROVA |
| FNR | 33 | |||||
Monika PETERKA |
| FNR | 34 | |||||
Katie PASFIELD |
| FNR | 35 | |||||
Danielle HARRISON |
| FNR | 36 | |||||
Elizaveta UKOLOVA |
| FNR | 37 | |||||
Elif ERDEM |
| FNR | 38 | |||||
Aleksandra RUDOLF |
| FNR | 39 | |||||
Teodora MARKOVA |
| FNR | 40 | |||||
Elzbieta KROPA |
| FNR | 41 | |||||
Leonora Colmor JEPSEN |
| FNR | 42 | |||||
Thita LAMSAM |
| FNR | 43 | |||||
Charlotte VANDERSARREN |
| FNR | 44 | |||||
Maeva GALLARDA ROSSELL |
| FNR | 45 | |||||
WD | Polina TSURSKAYA |
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Apparently, if a skater qualifies for the FS and withdraws due to injury before the segment starts, if they were placed in the top 10 in the SP, then for qualifying points it's like they weren't entered at all (so basically Russia's only points that count for qualifying were Maria's 2 which means 3 spots for Russia)
Is it only me who things Elizabet's PCS on her FS were too low? Just waay too low.
Wakaba's third again....imagine what happened if Alisa and Polina didn't have any injuries,..dear lord..:scard7:
The "third", Maria Sotskova could skate and after her very sexy short, she brought something for the heart today and as sad it may sound, she broke her´s in the process, I think.
She looked so sad during the VC and honestly, I do not know why! Yes, she did not win the gold medal and we all know about the pressure Russian athletes face, as there are so many top class skaters, but really – she can be proud of herself. She did skate lovely on both days and she is just 15 years old! These kids, have no reason to be sad, it is part of your life, that you "lose" and all that matters is how often you can pick yourself up and just try again.
Let´s face it, she scored 123.94 in the free, more than ever before and her combined total of 188.72 is a new PB as well. She can be proud of that, her jumps are gorgeous, all seven triples, perfectly executed including the opening combination of Lutz – Toe and later Flip – single Loop – Salchow. Personally, as a non technical specialist, I have to ask why she didn´t get the level four at her layback. It looked so fantastic and she is such a beautiful young lady, I love her outfits and the little snow Leopard has grown up so much, there is no need to cry, even if her eyes told us different and the medals were really small....
Wakaba Higuchi, skated to bronze and a new PB with the second best free skate achieving 125.65 points and a combined total of 183.75. Her "The Mask of Zorro" had lovely speed, a lot of grace and facial expression, but also difficulty and I love how she puts her jumps so softly on the ice, really showing confidence while making eye contact with those watching. The 15 years old, is a very calm and quiet skater, with good skating skills and a very present appearance in a well balanced program, that always progressed and offered something new to the eye.
Wakaba, performed seven triple jumps, including a Lutz – Toe combination, well spread over the course of her program. You had a few jumps, then some steps or a spin, again a few jumps and a spin, it just all worked so well together, a beautiful choreography by Noriko Sato and Nanami Abe. I don´t know about you guys, but this is figure skating for me. Just skate, let it look easy and tell your story – easier said, than done of course.
Marin Honda, while not achieving the same maturity as Higuchi or Maria, convinced with her naughty and fresh appearance, not making a single mistake in the whole program, landing seven triples in the process. While she lost in TES (59.47 to 61.17 of Wakaba), she edged her out in PC´s, resulting in the best FS today, with 126.87. You can definately argue about it, but it is a very individual thing and don´t get me wrong, Marina is a lovely personality so I can understand that the judges liked it. Marsha, who performed to Romeo and Juliet, had the highest score with 59.78, points, maybe a small payback from yesterday, where she did not get that much and it is so well deserved!
The competition has long ended but my mind is still on "what could've been"? had Alisa skated here assuming with a clean program she could've been at least on 3rd place..this is the last big competition of the season and it was hard to say goodbye to Alisa's 2 beautiful programs but its even harder to say goodbye now to her FP that we didn't get the chance to see for the last time..
I was so pumped for Alisa for I truly believed she could medal here esp. after SP and I want her to medal so badly just so she have something good in her resume(int'l achievements), but too bad it didn't happen..Im looking forward to her next season though and I hope Olga Glinka will choreograph an even more beautiful program for her(fingers crossed)..Heads up kitty nothing to be sad of, regardless of what happened you are forever remembered as an elegant, cute,and a charming skater..come back stronger pls..
Is it only me who things Elizabet's PCS on her FS were too low? Just waay too low.
Her 3Lz-3T was not perfectly executed. She almost double-footed the lutz. and her landings were really scratchy.
I agree about Wakaba :agree:
Which protocol were you reading? Marin got the second highest TES at 68.29, just shy of Wakaba's 68.34. You mean her base value, perhaps?