sad for Mai that she got < calls and pop her 3T. it's gonna be hard for her to qualify even with silver in IdF. But im surprised now that home skater get advantage, we know that japan didnt do that often. I feel that in SP they tried to push Satoko to overcome Liza as #1 going into the FP but they can't in the edn. Satoko got few +3s on jump GOE and even higher than Mai/Leonova /Mariah Bell etc. But she deservedly got PCS and GOE on spin and step (lvl 3 on both SP/FS though)
They pushed Satoko in the SP.
And Rika got high PCS for her first GP. Not like Wakaba and Mai who were in high 25 and low 60s.
Aside Rika, who is the other Japanese who won her first GP?
She has now the record TES for the FS In seniors, and is the first Japanese to break 150+.