2018 NHK Ladies Free Skate

[CaroLiza_fan]

Well it wasn't quite as effervescent as the last time I saw it, but isn't Ms K just a breath of fresh spring air? And the neckline of that dress is too 40s for words!

Yeah, it is rather low and wide, as was the style in those days.

I don't like skaters wearing jewellery, for safety reasons. But, I did like the fact that the necklace had the Olympic rings hanging from it.

Still shouldn't have been wearing it while on the ice, though!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[WeakAnkles]

This English language announcer is just delightfully daffy in his pronunciation of names.

 

[auser]

Just made the same discovery myself

this one works says it is Eurosport Gold https://ok.ru/live/1316583120403

 

[draqq]

Mae Berenice Meite

- Strong 3Lo+3T, 3T looks < (-1)
- Good 3F, good landing (+1)
- Stumble, almost fall on the 2Lo on the 3Lz+2T+2Lo (-4)
- Fine 2A, average landing (+0)
- A bit slow on the combo spin (+0)
- Quite slow, not a lot of edge quality in step sequence, Level 2 (+0)
- Solid 2A+3T (+2)
- Nice leap and spiral in the choreo (+1)
- Good 3Lz, looks < on replay (-2)
- Nice 3S (+1)
- A struggle with the flying camel spin, slow (+0)
- Better positions but still slow on the layback (+1)

 

[sequinsgalore]

2 Mae Berenice MEITE (FRA)

Music: Nyah by Hans Zimmer, arranged by Maxime Rodriguez
Composition arranged by Maxime Rodriguez
Nyah and Ethan by Hans Zimmer arranged by Maxime Rodriguez

Red halter dress with black details

3Lo+3T - ok, maybe 3T<
3F
3Lz+2T+2Lo - fall, looked 2Lo<
2A
CCoSp3
StSq2
2A+3T
ChSq
3Lz - ok, maybe <
3S
FUSp2 - slow
LSp4

One fall, but overll much better than the SP. Needs more speed and smoothness

FS: 61.26+51.83-1.00 = 112.09, 162.68, 1/2

 

[Ichatdelune]

Not 100% clean, but a much better skate than her short. But I highly disagree with her dress, it clashes with her skin tone horribly. Get her something in wine or burgundy please...

 

[GGFan]

Love the color on Mae! Do not care for this music for her though. I think she should focus on more showy music like the second half (post costume change) of the free last year.

 

[brens78]

program felt a bit slow for me but solid effort

 

[kevinVchicago]

Why do Mae's jumps always look so scary? Can someone explain what's going on? The legs seem very loose in the air I guess...

 

[Danny T]

Yes Mae!! I really like this music; she's selling it well too. Such a shame about the three jump combo, it was really great until the third jump, didn't really have a lot of flow and momentum going into the loop. The leg wrap is really scary, I always breathed a sigh of relief everytime she landed her jumps

Also, uhh the sky came kinda sabotaged her, but her step sequence was really, really slow ...

 

[kevinVchicago]

Love the color on Mae!

Me too! Best costume she's ever had in my opinion.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Mae does Fierce!

Mae does K&C Adorable!

She's a Versatile Woman!

 

[Lester]

WHOA Courtney that combo!

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

this one works says it is Eurosport Gold https://ok.ru/live/1316583120403

But it is the no-commentary World Feed streams that we are talking about. You know, the ones you switch to during the adverts so that you don't miss the whole of the Warm-Ups.

The ones that were supposed to show the Short Dance and the Pairs FS because it was too early in the morning for the linear channels to show them. Except they didn't appear !

CaroLiza_fan

 

[bennorii]

You know it's gonna be good when the 3F-3Lo is finally landed...

 

[Metis]

This remains a baffling music choice.

 

[largeman]

Wow that 3F+3Lo

:eeking:

:hap57:

 

[GGFan]

Sorry but Courtney and the Nutcracker pas de deux??? Who thought this would work???? :eeking:

 

[Lester]

This remains a baffling music choice.

I am more baffled by the colour of the dress

 

[largeman]

I keep expecting her to do an arabesque spiral a la Sasha