2022-23 Japan National Championships - Women's FS

[EdgeCall]

Last group. Christmas crunch No. 1

 

[YuBluByMe]

Last group!

 

[zanadude]

Kawabe, meet karma.

 

[yesterday]

What a group

 

[elektra blue]

ah ah ah allert. ah ah ah allert

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Brave 3A attempt but that second fall has probably sunk her chances of being better than an alternate

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Mana sweetie...I don't think this was the right competition to bring back the 3A attempt
Mihoko...why?

 

[zanadude]

Brave 3A attempt but that second fall has probably sunk her chances of being better than an alternate

Without qualification, I don't think she can even be an alternate.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Mana KAWABE

3A< (fall)
3Lz+3T+2T
3Lo
2A
StSq
3Lz+3T (hangs on)
FCSp4
ChSq+1.50
3F< (fall)
3S+2T
CCoSp4
SSp4

Mana seems to have learned to work past her mistakes instead of spiraling. I think Mihoko has been a great fit for her.

FS: 125.93 (7th)
TOT: 190.44 (5th)

 

[cohkaix]

Mana sweetie...I don't think this was the right competition to bring back the 3A attempt
Mihoko...why?

At one moment I thought they want to copy what happened during the Nationals last year...

 

[zanadude]

Mana sweetie...I don't think this was the right competition to bring back the 3A attempt
Mihoko...why?

Was there any other way she was getting on the podium?

 

[lileychristie]

Ah Mana, good attempt to bring back the 3A, but that 2nd fall....
Still great fight from her though, she managed to do 2 triple-triples

 

[Dawn825]

beautiful girl, beautiful skater, beautiful dress

 

[Lyssa]

I still haven't accepted that Mana is preferred to Mai for the Olympics/World

 

[tsuyoboogie]

C'MON SAKI-CHAN!

 

[cohkaix]

Go Saki!!

 

[Sai Bon]

GO, SAKI!!!

 

[Dawn825]

is she ahead of or behind rika?

 

[zanadude]

I still haven't accepted that Mana is preferred to Mai for the Olympics/World

No question now that that was the wrong call.

 

[lileychristie]

Ami, why didn’t you add a 2A sequence to your last 3Lz? This may cost you the spot to Junior Worlds. She really went for it and I’m not sure the second triple axel was planned. That took guts. But, she probably then got lost with what jumps to do next

I know right, I was waiting and waiting for her to put on her 3rd combo

But actually, if Mone does really really well and podiums, Mone might be sent to sr worlds instead and Ami might go to jr world....?
Unlikely though.

But even if Mone ended up going to Jr Worlds and not Ami, then I'm fine with that too - this is probably Mone's last season as Junior while Ami has more years to go to Jr Worlds next time.