2020-21 Japanese Nationals: Ladies' Short Program

[MaiKatze]

Oh no Wakaba.....down on the 3A.....

 

[Skatefan15]

Wakaba!!

 

[elektra blue]

3A keeps eluding her

 

[Beckaboomer]

Woke up just in time to see Wakaba fall on 3A attempt.

She's just so good at expressing her music.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Oof, Wakaba...

 

[readernick]

Love this program though. ... Might be my favorite ladies SP of the year...

 

[chasingneverland]

Oh nooo...

 

[Skatefan15]

As cool as her entrance is for the axel in the short, I think they should do the long program entrance instead. And then once she lands it that way add in the transitions. But even though the jumps weren’t there I love her short so much!

 

[Ichatdelune]

Not the day for her regarding the jumps but the step sequence is on fire as usual

 

[zanadude]

Wakaba doing what she does best: choke under pressure.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

No! Wakaba fell on the triple axel. Wasn't downgraded, though. And she landed her other jumps. Sort of. I love her program. I don't understand the Wakaba haters. She, Kaori, Rika, and many other Japanese ladies are all so talented.

 

[chasingneverland]

Wow... None of her jumps where really there today. Poor Wakababy

 

[Yuzuruu]

Rika has been doing one handed cartwheels her whole life. She should be fine. Not sure how I feel about the costume... The colors are good and represent the theme. It doesn't look great up close but maybe it will look good in a large skating arena.

I think all skaters were doing cartwheels their whole life, inlcuding me, but the ice is slippery you know I'm just worried, although I think it'll work out well!

I can't say I've liked Kihira Rika's new costume when I saw the photos, I mean it does embody fire but it's not really aesthetically pleasing to my eyes. But to each their own.

I'm going scatterbrained, I can't remember much about Matsubara Akari's skate

The colors are fine but the design is just so weird, it kinda seemed to me that the costume was too loose, too big, costume change planned maybe...?



Poor Wakaba! GIRL we all know You CAN jump ((

 

[elektra blue]

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Julie Andrews vocals?

 

[Beckaboomer]

Shallow fashion commentary: love Shiika's dress!

Aw she looks so happy during the step sequence. I don't have much to say about the program, not fond of the music or much of the choreo..

 

[Ichatdelune]

Look ladies, I appreciate the Ich gehor nur mir love, but there are better versions, such as this one by my beloved Sunyoung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8SjvRLlXdA

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

My stream is a few minutes behind everyone else lol

 

[cohkaix]

Does Shiika have a new coach?

 

[yume]

Wakaba doesn't want a medal.