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But Marin has nothing left to prove in juniors. She already won it once, and placed second the following year. I don't think she would want to go back to junior worlds.
2018-19 Japanese Ladies' figure skating
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I admit that when I said a current senior could possibly go back to JW if not selected for Worlds, I was thinking of Yuna who hasn’t medaled at JW like Kaori, Marin, and Mako. Though I can’t see any Japanese lady on the podium at JW anyway unless Rusfed goes crazy again like last year.
Yuna did better than Rika K. at worlds. Two top 5. But as everyone expect Rika to lead this season, she's not really into conversation.
And as someone said, if true, Yuna is not eligible anyway as she didn't take part to a junior competition last season.
The only eligibles are Rika and Mako then.
And as someone said, if true, Yuna is not eligible anyway as she didn't take part to a junior competition last season.
The only eligibles are Rika and Mako then.
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At this point I see the JW team being composed of Yuhana Yokoi, Rion Sumiyoshi and Shiika Yoshioka unless Nana Araki can pull it together. The junior competition in Japan isn't as high level as in russia but it is still stiff and close competition.
Tomoe and Nana have the skills to score well. They just need more consistency in the free skate. They are not the most inconsistents, just that bombing the free cost more than bombing the short. Yuhana always bombs the short program but can score well as she's always clean or near clean in the free.
Indeed. Nana+Tomoe+Yuhana would be my ideal team. Probably they won't medal, but they could be able to secure 3 spots for next season.
Kaori reworked her SP
https://youtu.be/15yI7uWW254
Although I am not the biggest fan of her spiral, I quite enjoyed her entrance to her loop. Also, glad they added a little more to the step sequence... she got hit hard on levels in her first comp.
https://youtu.be/15yI7uWW254
Although I am not the biggest fan of her spiral, I quite enjoyed her entrance to her loop. Also, glad they added a little more to the step sequence... she got hit hard on levels in her first comp.
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Yuhana could medal she have potential to score 195+ but slim chance for it especially if Russia send Trusova, Scherbakova and Kostornaia.
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Yuhana really has the potential to get in the top5, i remember in her first assignment she was 2nd in the free skate (that was a beautiful performance) but since she bombed her short she couldn't medal! god why does she have to be so inconsistent!
by the way i don't remember who said their ideal team for JWC would be Nana-Tomoe-Yuhana but i'd personally send Sumiyoshi instead of Tomoe! she seems more consistent despite not having the same jump quality. So far we've seen Tomoe completely mess up at least one of her programs. She's my favorite junior discovery this season but even with her beautiful jumps, if she cannot land them there's no point on relying on her yet! it would be costly if she does not deliver. Rion on the other hand won a medal and managed to be 5th at her second assignment! i find she'd be more reliable than Tomoe; this season at least, until Tomoe's coaching team works on her consistency.
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She saves her consistency for seniors nationals
hopefully! i'd love to see her skate clean :luv17:
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Quad jumps aren't something I want to actively encourage but in light of Liu's and Young's development, which Japanese girl do you think is the closest to attaining a 4lz? I pick Tomoe.
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I think Yuhana could get a 3a. 
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she already landed clean one, but not yet in competitionI think Yuhana could get a 3a.
I don't think that any Japanese coach will put a girl in that direction..
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I think there’s a lot of Japanese girls with 3A potential, quads not so much.
Tomoe tend to UR her beautiful jumps, that’s a sad truth. Her technique is pristine though and maybe that’s why she struggles. If she was pre-rotating her jumps to oblivion(like most ladies) she wouldn’t have such a problem I think. I admire her good technique and I hope she can clean up her URs in the future. As of now I don’t see her landing a quad.
Tomoe tend to UR her beautiful jumps, that’s a sad truth. Her technique is pristine though and maybe that’s why she struggles. If she was pre-rotating her jumps to oblivion(like most ladies) she wouldn’t have such a problem I think. I admire her good technique and I hope she can clean up her URs in the future. As of now I don’t see her landing a quad.
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Maybe Hamada would if she had someone with potential. I hear she has young ones in her group who haven’t surfaced yet. Who knows what the future reserves for us?
And I say Hamada because she has Rika doing what no other lady is doing right now. I know quads are super impressive but 3As are impressive too(hence their high value) and she can put a 3T after it. She’s also training a 4T, let’s not forget that.
So I think Hamada wouldn’t think twice about getting a young girl to train a 4Lz or any other quad. If someone has that kind of potential she would go for it.
And I know Hamada’s students don’t have the best jumping technique but, specially with the new GOE scale that rewards big jumps, Hamada might want to change her approach to jumps. I hear she sends her students to Brian in the summer and she has Gislain helping Satoko. Everything suggests that the tendency of Hamada girls jumping small might change in the future. At least I hope so, it would be silly to have such amazing skaters with beautiful basics and not great technical content. The way ladies figure skating is progressing, small and less difficult jumps will not do in the near future.
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Rika Kihira.
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What makes you think that? Rika’s 3Lz is not that impressive. I can say it is getting more height and distance now but still...
Of course her rotation speed is absolutely amazing so that might help but I don’t know...
Well, she is training a quad already so maybe she does have the potential.
And I’m sure Rika is playing the long game. If she can up her content season by season, by 2022 she’ll be a strong contender.
Also, I don’t know what’s going on with Rika but her jumps are actually getting better, which is curious because jumps tend to either stagnate or deteriorate. She must be really working hard on her jumps! [emoji122]
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