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Oof, not a good start for japanese ladies at this jgp :(, I think the probabilities of beat the amount of medal from last season are now low, well I still have hope with Rino Matsuike and Rion Sumiyoshi and if Nana gains consistency maybe she also has a change but this season with korean new stars it will be hard
 
Colonel Green said:
I still have hope for Tomoe.
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I whish I could say that, because Tomoe is one of my favorite skaters but we have no see her doing a clean performance at international competition other than the sp at 2018 jgp, and with Nana we already have seen her doing the free skate and short program clean in general, however she is a joy to watch and I hope she gains a really good consystency as well.
 
Despite the technical deficiencies, Azusa Tanaka really stood out to me from the rest.
What a bright talent, give her more time with Hamada and she will shine.
 
nussnacker said:
Despite the technical deficiencies, Azusa Tanaka really stood out to me from the rest.
What a bright talent, give her more time with Hamada and she will shine.
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The SS of both Japanese girls were the class of the field. Azusa really has amazing performance quality in addition to be SS. PCS wise she was the best of the skaters in the SP. However, she really seemed to be struggling with her jumps both in competition and in practice. On the other hand, Kawabe seems to be a good jumper but she was nervous in the SP and her jumps and performance did not shine. Hope they have good skates today!
 
nussnacker said:
Despite the technical deficiencies, Azusa Tanaka really stood out to me from the rest.
What a bright talent, give her more time with Hamada and she will shine.
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Agree. She has something special. Love her raw power. Now they need to find a jump specialist, because she could be great.
 
Again: what's going on with usually super talented Japanese juniors? :shrug:

Is there anybody surprising us in the JGP stages to come, or we need to wait several years to another phenomenal crop like the one transferred to seniors in recent years?
 
mathlike said:
Again: what's going on with usually super talented Japanese juniors? :shrug:
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The end of a cycle/generation.

It isn't that this generation lacks the tech or SS. But it lacks competitive spirit so consistency.
If JSF does the things well it should be better next season.
 
yume said:
The end of a cycle/generation.

It isn't that this generation lacks the tech or SS. But it lacks competitive spirit so consistency.
If JSF does the things well it should be better next season.
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Well, at least you're packed to the roof with talents in seniors. :thumbsup:
 
I think it's maybe a little like the class-behind-the-big-class phenomenon that used to happen in my small high school. The big class would go through. They would come in as freshmen, and because there were low numbers in the classes ahead of them, the freshmen would actually get the opportunity to play on the sports teams (basketball, volleyball). They lost a lot of games but they learned a lot because they played a lot. By the next year, most of the students from the big class were playing & some were starting. By the next year, they were winning the district tournament & playing at State. By year four, they were a well oiled machine and creaming everyone and winning State.

And then they were gone. The class that came up behind them had far less competitive experience because there had never been any room in the starting lineup on the team while the big class was there. And with less competitive experience, you don't gain the same skill level. There's a lull. The next big class comes up & starts competing right away. But it takes another year or two for them to get up to the top & reach their full potential.
 
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The SS of both Japanese girls were the class of the field. Azusa really has amazing performance quality in addition to be SS. PCS wise she was the best of the skaters in the SP. However, she really seemed to be struggling with her jumps both in competition and in practice. On the other hand, Kawabe seems to be a good jumper but she was nervous in the SP and her jumps and performance did not shine. Hope they have good skates today!
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Ayaka did a Q&A on her IG and said that Azusa is injured.
That's surely why she seriously struggled with her jumps.
https://mobile.twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1168118997356728320
 
I am glad to confirm that Azusa can land 3 Loop.
At a domestic competition in February she landed 6 triples in FS but didn't attempt 3 Loop.

39th Inter-Junior High School meet, Feb 2-5 2019, at Nagano

SP 1st in group A
https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2018-2019/fs_j/juniorhighschool/data1203.pdf

FS 2nd
https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2018-2019/fs_j/juniorhighschool/data1105.pdf

Final Result
https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2018-2019/fs_j/juniorhighschool/2019ladies.pdf
1 Rion Sumiyoshi 4 1 174.69
2 Azusa Tanaka 2 2 166.93
5 Rino Matsuike 8 3 160.69
11 Mana Kawabe 6 14 133.63

Kawabe bombed after Sumiyoshi's winning FS.

Matsuike scores 180+ in recent summer competitions (HOWA cup, Gensan Summer Cup).
 
I have more hope for a medal this week. Rino ans Rion (lol i just noticed that they have exactly the same letters in their first name) can surprise us. The Russians and Haein lee are strong (maybe Kurakova too) but there are chances for a medal imo.
 
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