2022 Olympics: Women's Free Skate

[sequinsgalore]

7 Alexia Paganini SUI

Music: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov

Red sparkly dress, blue piping

2Lz - pop, no 3-3
3Lz - ok, but looked <
3Lo
2A
FCSp
ChSq
3Lo+1Eu+3S - maybe q's
3T+2T
2A+2T
CCoSp - bit slow
LSp
StSq

Costly pop to start, 2nd half was better. She sighs

FS: 50.01+57.84 = 107.85, 168.91, 5/7

 

[satine]

AlexiaPAGANINI -

Miss Chiquita, that you?

 

[EdgeCall]

Rough start with a botched combo attempt, but the rest was nice!

 

[brens78]

Most bananas so far?

 

[Paulipau]

Well that was a BAD illusion spin, and Katya hangs on to first!

 

[Jontor]

Rough skate Alexia. She doesn't seem to be in form.

 

[Dawn825]

This is not about any skater in particular, but I cant stand the prevalence of pissy attitudes in the K&C. If you were outrageously robbed, fine. But if you skated badly and got a low score, stop acting so insulted. You're at the Olympics, millions of people are watching. Show some grace.

 

[anonymoose_au]

One of the most Un-scheherazade looking dresses.

Despite that, come on Alexia.

I'm sure she had this dress last season with a different program? I may be misremembering.

 

[Jontor]

Most bananas so far?

She's tied with Alexandra!

 

[YuBluByMe]

That wasn’t a good performance from Paganini. She can do much better than that.

 

[Zora]

Unlike Maddie, Alexia just doesn't attack things. And I really didn't like the dress, very athletic looking, the blue rhinestones on the red dress... it didn't feel like Sheherazade.

 

[Placebo11]

I think the music is too heavy for Alexia.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

This is not about any skater in particular, but I cant stand the prevalence of pissy attitudes in the K&C. If you were outrageously robbed, fine. But if you skated badly and got a low score, stop acting so insulted. You're at the Olympics, millions of people are watching. Show some grace.

I haven't seen any bad attitudes in the k&c, just lots of disappointment towards themselves/their skate

 

[Paulipau]

Kudos for thinking on her feet to Alexia tho!

 

[EdgeCall]

Maddie's components 2 points higher than Kurakova's is...interesting.

I guess the judges want to fill in for Josefin's missing joker program.

 

[labgoat]

Hello from rainy USA!

I am joining the feed late and will start my watch from the first group so I can root for everyone.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

I'm sure she had this dress last season with a different program? I may be misremembering.

She always have the same cut in dresses, so they all look the same IMO. I wish she would try something new.

 

[lariko]

Who Olly?

It might just be for the new viewers. He does like his musical explanations.

Music, I get it, but he said, she is the principal narrator in the compendium of 1001 Nights Tales. I am still speechless that he decided someone needed that definition.

 

[satine]

I think the music is too heavy for Alexia.

Unfortunately, I agree. I think a lot of skaters could benefit from very mild, simple music. Think elevator music, but slightly less snazzy.

 

[anonymoose_au]

But if you skated badly and got a low score, stop acting so insulted

I'm not sure if they're insulted, I'd assume they're mad at themselves and a bit embarrassed.

After all it's a really big stage to have a bad program.