2021 Worlds: Ladies' Short Program

[Skatefan15]

I’m happy for Madeline Schizas! She has a Osmond type of quality to her jumps that I love!

 

[Shayuki]

Rika has a lot of transitions. A more complicated StepSeq. Better SS. The other PCS categories are open to debate but never does Anna deserve higher PCS in those categories than Rika.

Kihira's transitions aren't on the same level as Shcherbakova's. What was her transition to the 3A, anyway? What was her Lutz entry, anyway?

By "those categories" we have just skating skills, I see. So 1 out of 5 categories?

 

[chasingneverland]

That doesn‘t make it right lol.

Anyway, she definitely had the most musicality today, so her presentation and interpretation scores are absolutely spot on. Transitions, too. It‘s just the othet two that are significantly too high.

PCS tend to be scored consistently across the board.

 

[readernick]

Even American judge gave Anna half point more in SS, and a point more in IN. Every single judge gave Anna more points in every single component. I don't want to argue, but protocols are not that hard to read.

Just because the judges do that doesn't mean they are right. We have eyes.

 

[Dawn825]

Former ice dancer Mark Hanretty

Such a wonderful break from T.B.

So is this scoring system becoming 100% just reputation not even looking at the ice?

If the edge is wrong, it should be called, if the edge is flat, you get the !. That's how it should work.

For the most part it works that way, but i do see double standards on the way the range of acceptable edges.

Worth noting last time judges actually called Anna's flutz, Russia immediately enraged threatening the judges (Cup of China)

As for this competition, the order is not that outrageous, but some of the points difference are questionable to say the least. The top 3 should have all been very close within a point of difference, and nothing more, it was that close, i don't see one being clearly better than the others.

Also Kaori was robbed in the PCS.

All this. They called plenty of edges, Anna's should have been called too. And Karen's combo was obvious, she should not be in fourth. Russian PCS was very inflated. How does Sasha with a major mistake get the same performance score as a flawless Yelim? And better skating skills? And interpretation. And choreography, when imo this was her worst rendition of it?

 

[Tolstoj]

Traditionally, changing to flat on the last second(the way Anna's Lutz is, at worst[usually very slightly outside]) has not been called. And changing to inside at the last second has been !. A dragging deep inside edge for a good amount of time has been an e. As I've said many times, there are dozens of skaters who need to get their Lutz edge called before Anna(And Anna's at worst is a ! anyway, if we're as strict as we can be).

If you call the attention on Trusova's flip (which they did here) then i don't see why you can't give the ! to Anna's Lutz.

 

[bouncy]

Sasha should be able to push through the standings with even a clean-ish FS, but if the top 3 also skate clean-ish then she'll likely settle for 4th.

I'm worried about Satoko. That SP was probably the worst one she's done in her entire career (worst FS being Nationals 2019). She can redeem herself with a strong FS and place within the top 10, but JSF may be done with her after this competition. They've already been often giving her lower PCS than Kaori and Rika in the latter half of the 2018-19 season, and if somebody else (like Wakaba, Mako, Rino, Mai, Mana) is a lot stronger next season then they'll certainly ditch Satoko completely...

I was about to bring this up while people seem quite busy discussing the top finishers. I was there at SA 2018 and I still remember how much the audiences loved her Song for the Little Sparrow. Just feels like yesterday. I was so fortunate to watch probably one of her best programs live when she was in her top form and it's beyond depressing to see the train-wreck today.

 

[rollerblade]

I haven't had the opportunity to read all the posts here, or see the news, because I'm at work (and will be for the next 6 hours) so I'm asking, has there been an update on Mae?

 

[Leonardo]

Kihira's transitions aren't on the same level as Shcherbakova's. What was her transition to the 3A, anyway?

By "those categories" we have just skating skills, I see. So 1 out of 5 categories?

Thats simply robbery, stop it

 

[chasingneverland]

Trusova had an unclear edge call on her 3F.

She gets that nationally. She's been called on every single 3F she's done this year. (Except for her 3F in Rostelecom in the FS interestingly but then she got called everywhere else.)

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

The field is so deep in ladies! There is no room for errors.

For me though, Scherbakova is a bit robotic. I don't tend to feel a lot of emotion from her skating, outside of that steely focus that borders on brittle desperation.

Sad for Satoko and Trusova. They are both bound to pull up in the fp. It will be a battle royale.

 

[chz]

The US and Korea would need to send a skater to Nebelhorn to compete for an extra spot since they don't have a third skater in the FS, but yes, they would have the potential to have three.

can u explain further on this?

 

[Fluture]

Oh no. Poor Mae, this is awful.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Oh, and I'm happy for Liza Tuk. She shows some maturity and joy in her skating. The younger ladies can learn from her courage and determination.

 

[icybear]

37 isnt that bad.... by Russian standards of inflation . I mean Alina got 37 at Worlds with that chaotic mess Phantom of the opera program and Evgenia got 38 once for her Chopin where she gulps for air twice like a fish.The problem is with the pcs given to other skaters. I would give Rika the edge over Anna for skating skills and choreography. Although I dont know why she repeatedly gives a flirty smile to the judges in the middle of the program. The music is dramatic not "wanna meet later?" Anna has better interpretation and transitions. And maybe level on performance.

 

[ancientpeas]

This is a difficult recovery if I understand. She'll have to have surgery. I hope she can make it back for the GP season.

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Oh no. Poor Mae, this is awful.

Diagnosed with a torn achilles tendon! How terrible for Mae! Where did she place in the sp? I didn't see the earlier groups.

 

[readernick]

Kihira's transitions aren't on the same level as Shcherbakova's.

By "those categories" we have just skating skills, I see. So 1 out of 5 categories?

And transitions because her edges are better. Better performed transitions should get higher scores. I think Rika's program is constructed better and preferred her performance but that is personal taste. You like what you like, and I like what I like. That is subjective. However, you are being really being hypocritical on this forum. Calling out the advantages the US skates received but absolutely refusing to acknowledge the equally bad calls that went in favor of the Russians and the strange PCS advantage that received. Condemn all of it, or none.

 

[Tolstoj]

The field is so deep in ladies! There is no room for errors.

For me though, Scherbakova is a bit robotic. I don't tend to feel a lot of emotion from her skating, outside of that steely focus that borders on brittle desperation.

Sad for Satoko and Trusova. They are both bound to pull up in the fp. It will be a battle royale.

For Trusova i've to say a little unexpected mistake cause she nailed the 3ltz-3t all season, the question was always more on the quads and the 3a.

She can win the free skate.

For Miyahara i can't say this was a big surprise, since they've started to change her technique, more mistakes have started to appear. Maybe she should go back to the old tiny jumps cause at least they were landed.

 

[Dawn825]

1. Anna kept her nerves after Sasha faltered and skated beautifully irrespective of how fans view her scores. Just think of the pressure she was under to deliver.

I think it's the opposite. Friday would have been a fight to the death. But Sasha getting a 64 in the short literally took all the pressure off Anna. She just had t be clean today in a quadless short and the title is already hers.