2017 GP Skate Canada Ladies FS

[notonmylife15]

Courtney's program is perfectly nice, but I don't think it highlights her best qualities.

I'm going to disagree. After watching her progress over the last few years with her artistry, I'm in love with this program. It's light, it's pretty and for some reason I don't get, the music works for her.

 

[SarahSynchro]

TES stands for Tragically Evaporating Score

It's a science in itself.

 

[liv]

Lesson to Marin. Don't make stupid spin errors to compound other errors in the short and you would be much higher here... sure the score sucked in the free compared to other competitions, but it's holding up here...

 

[Chemistry66]

TES stands for Tragically Evaporating Score

And PCS stands for Perpetually Crumbling Score

 

[Roast Toast]

Surprised the TES is even this high still.

 

[sequinsgalore]

9 Courtney HICKS (USA)

Music: Amazing Grace performed by The Tenors, ft. Natalie Grant

White/purple ombre one-shoulder dress, gold sparkle

StSq
3F+3Lo - stepout, hand down
2A
FCSp
FCCoSp
2A+2T
2Lz+1Lo+3S
3Lz
3T
3F
ChSq
CCoSp

Problems with the difficult combos, but some big jumps in there

FS: 57.78+60.73 = 118.51 (SB), 182.57 (SB), 2/9

 

[xeyra]

lol watch Hicks be U.S. Champion.

Well, that'd certainly be an underdog winning story.

 

[GGFan]

YUP

Crazy. So does it feel more fair since the judging is strict across the board? I still think they should do a better job of defining what a 7, 8, or 9 means across the board. We expect some variation but this is night and day from last week.

 

[zschultz1986]

Amazing Grace is the music you pick when you're trying to make an artistic impact without trying. Pick the music that sounds vaguely spiritual and gets very big.

Seriously America, Courtney Hicks is becoming our only hope? I'm joining Team Canada for the women this Olympic Year.

 

[Ares]

OMG, they dinged Hongo so hard. That score was surprisingly low (for British ESP commentators as well). She never gets any benefit of doubt anymore.

 

[MaiKatze]

I need Rohene's Pokémon Cap.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Courtney is VERY much improved from last season but I am not sure this is the best program to highlight her best qualities during the Olympic season.

She needs something powerful like her Firebird program

Courtney's comments on her stepout: This was so unnecessary. I was like "Yeah!" and then I was like "You dork!"

 

[Violet Bliss]

Hugo on Hicks: "it's like watching that tractor pull at the fair"

Harsh.

 

[badknees]

TES stands for Tragically Evaporating Score

Haha, good one

Tentative elapsing score!

 

[Lissy]

Wow. Ashley can do no worse than 4th. Good for her.

 

[OS]

Marin is going to beat Mai's slay count from Helsinki at this rate...

She is doing it with huge underscore. It will be hilarious if this ends up being Cup of China.

 

[Jammers]

Hicks is behind Wagner? Blah.

 

[mermaidfestavol3]

Let's go Maria! I really like her and I just want to see 1 clean skate....

 

[Violet Bliss]

Marin slayed Courtney.

 

[BackSpiral]

I don't want to be too harsh, but these performances from the U.S. Ladies (Chen and Wagner, not so much Hicks) are not acceptable.