2016 US Nationals Senior Ladies SP

[semosk8tfan]

Well Gracie and Ashley have good long programs. Polina's Gone with the wind is just all kinds of wrong

 

[Matilda]

Good job, Hannah!

 

[solar]

So... at least Mirai's in the last group?

 

[randomfan]

Wonky combo but everything else was nice! Good job.

 

[andromache]

62.50? Is anyone not going to speculate on the overscoring? Comparing to Ashley: Ashley had 3 triples with a fall. Gracie had 1 tripe and an invalid element.

It's always possible Ashley missed spin/footwork levels, whereas Gracie is fairly consistent with those elements.

 

[MoonlightSkater]

Hannah Miller~ purple and gold dress, middle eastern theme. Great performer, as always. Seriously underrotated on triple-triple, though good for her for going for it. Other jumps looked good. Actually maybe a step in the right direction. She might get her jumps rotated yet.

 

[Plisskin]

Good job Hannah. Other than the 3-3 she rotated her other jumps. :thumbsup:

 

[Lissy]

Raf seriously has some of my favorite facial expressions.

 

[iamchrislao]

wow Polina! that was perfection! breathtaking! I always thought this girl was underrated. I hope she bags the title hehe : D

 

[qwerty]

Guess it's a competition to see who can be the biggest underdog? hwell:

 

[Watermelondrea]

It's always possible Ashley missed spin/footwork levels, whereas Gracie is fairly consistent with those elements.

Good point. Did not think about that. Just seems a little odd... Its happened before but I'll keep that in mind!!

 

[sabinfire]

As I said several pages back, Tyler Pierce finishes in the top 3 tonight.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Is there a ladies dress that does not have spangles all over it? Maybe Gracie?

...why would you want a dress with no sparkles?

 

[begin]

Sigh, yet another stinker of a US ladies nationals. I want a lot of redemption skates in the long

On the bright side, some of the Korean fans on the contraband stream were hilarious. Totally here for all their Wagner love!

So... at least Mirai's in the last group?

I'll take it<3

 

[MoonlightSkater]

Overall, what a messy competition. Polina really deserves the lead. Gracie is placed too high, I think. Mirai and Tyler were low-balled a bit. It's clear who is in, who is out, and who is a maybe with the judges.

 

[stella luna]

John Coughlin called it before the short program started that Ashley not skating well would be a bigger mental difficulty for Gracie because she would have a solid chance of beating her for the program. Total bummer! I LOVE this program so much.

I didn't like Ashley's SP music at first, but it has grown on me.

 

[Watermelondrea]

I think Ashley's got this. Her natural instinct to be in a hole is here, she is down in 4th and I think she'll do ANOTHER clean free! Although, I don't discount the fact that a semi-clean Gracie can win, the judges REALLY like her.

 

[andyjo24]

I'm not too optimistic about Boston guys....... :noshake:

 

[gravy]

There were more ratified triple triples in the first group of Russian ladies' Nationals than in this entire event.

 

[sabinfire]

Gracie was majorly overscored here. I don't understand 2nd place for that.