2018 GP Helsinki Ladies Short Program

[TheBallerina]

No Kaori, don't cry! It breaks my heart seeing these brave girls crying, they are amazing and tomorrow will be a better day for both Alina and Kaori!

 

[Seren]

I thought she had that. I wish she had gone for a double toe but I have to admire her for trying.

Poor thing- don't be sad Kaori! The freeskate has a lot of opportunity to move up.

 

[carmina]

35.77 pcs with a pop? :noshake:

 

[tosca]

It pains me to see Kaori-chan cry. PAINS ME

 

[frida80]

Sigh... she really wants to go the GPF. She just let the pressure get to her. Poor girl.

 

[leoleo]

both my faves struggled! let me cry in the corner i was worried since she hit her head on the ice yesterday

 

[Fluture]

She is so sad, someone help my heart, it‘s broken. I hope she can show a wonderful FS tomorrow!

 

[Metis]

oh god this singer

i forgot

everything else was so lovely i forgot about the singer

This is actually my favourite piece of music but it’s impossible to skate to in its pure form — there’s no rise and fall, no tension. And I love Kaori enough to deal with the vocals. They’re not as distracting as a Frankenstein cut or glass-smashing.

So, uh, I should have follows my own advice in the prediction thread by not putting Zagitova and Kaori first and second, but I legit couldn’t see anyone else overcoming them... oops.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Thank goodness I don't do GP predictions. But god, is Sakamoto Kaori okay???? Those were some hard falls, and I heard she had a concussion or something during practice.

 

[moriel]

And now, Konstantinova will skate clean and win SP

 

[andromache]

Even with an SP disaster and likely a big deficit to overcome in the free....it's definitely doable for Kaori in this field.

 

[rachno2]

China better not be cursing this stoppp :dev2:

Boyang Jin will be the only skater to go clean in the entire competition

 

[draqq]

Kaori Sakamoto (JPN)

Ouch, a hard fall on the opening 3F. Beautiful comeback with the 2A. Good positions and speed through the combo spin (Level 4). Smooth and clean footwork sequence, a bit better with her top line (Level 3). Ouch, another fall on the 3Lo+3T attempt, 3T looked <. A bit short on the flying spin (Level 3). Okay speed through the layback spin but good positions (Level 4).

Eek, a pair of harsh falls in the program. I love how she generates speed so easily and I'm glad she was able to stay focused. Very brave to go after the 3T at the end of the loop

Replay: Just caught an edge on the 3F. The 3T after the loop looks < to me.

 

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I am sad about Alina and Kaori. Hope they will skate clean in the free. Alina is still way above the others....but this a big chance for Konstantinova. Stasya, davai!!!!

 

[lavenderblossom]

 

[moriel]

35.77 pcs with a pop? :noshake:

Zhenya got 34.33 with a fall last week, sounds fair.

 

[rachno2]

And now, Konstantinova will skate clean and win SP

I wouldn't count on it. She's a Chebotareva skater

 

[skylark]

What a shame. I'd have loved to see Kaori finish ahead of Alina. She's capable, but nerves, probably. It just makes it more interesting if every comp isn't foregone.

I hope Kaori comes back in the long.

 

[TheBallerina]

It would be quite a surprise to see Stanislava skating clean today when so many mistakes where made, Stanislava who isn't quite the consistency queen

 

[WeakAnkles]

Ok, who brought the voodoo dolls to the event? Stop it now!