2022 U.S. Championships: Senior Women's Short Program

[sk8dc]

Good for you Ms Bell! Ben is thrilled for her. Said how much she has been working on her 3-3s. Praised her speed, flow over the ice and choreo from Shae-Lin Bourne.

On what platform is Ben commentating? I wiuld love to listen to him romorrow

 

[macy]

We've got a competition on our hands!!! mariah will have to prove she can live up to the pressure which will be the most its ever been in her entire career.

 

[skatesofgold]

Johnny was making me sick talking about the Russians’ great artistry/performance. Oh really? Who needs artistry when you have quads?

One of the reasons why I can't stand him as a commentator.

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Gracie doesn’t have the minimums, it’s a non issue and likely helps take a lot of pressure off her that the others have.

It get that people don’t want her to go, and I also realize it’s likely moot anyway. But there are competitions where she could still get the minimums if she really wanted them.

 

[soccerjc77]

Lindsay Thorngren and Gracie Gold are underscore here. Both girl deserve better score here.

 

[Jammers]

Something about Lindsay's skating is very methodical but stiff. She needs to skate with more speed and a bit more abandon to bring up those PCS scores.

 

[yelyoh]

Johnny was making me sick talking about the Russians’ great artistry/performance. Oh really? Who needs artistry when you have quads?

He and Tara are my Ipecac .

 

[rain]

Johnny was making me sick talking about the Russians’ great artistry/performance. Oh really? Who needs artistry when you have quads?

Not sure what he's been watching these last years.

Bring on the FS. Could this be the year Mariah gets her Nats title?

I have my fingers and toes crossed. She's one of my favourites. She always brings a performance.

 

[Tomadeur]

NBC and USFSA have had all of their eggs in the Alyssa Liu basket for years. (remember all the talk of a future Olympic medalist back in 2019 or 2020?) She is a good skater but I don't think it is good to put all of that pressure on very young children.

I think it's somewhat understandable. After Cohen and Kwan there was no skater for a long time to compete for medals at international competitions and Liu is still the best bet for them to become that skater..

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Is Raf even coaching Mariah anymore? He couldn't be bothered to sit with Mariah?

I feel like the only skater I ever see Raf with is Nathan. What does he even do all day?

 

[TontoK]

I would've had Lindsay 3rd, Isabeau 4th, and Alysa 5th but oh well, it's very close between them so anything can happen tomorrow.

Still heartbroken for Amber though. I hope she can go out there and skate for herself tomorrow, she's got nothing to lose now as sad as it is.

Very close to the way I'd have had it. I'd have placed Lindsay 4th and Alysa 5th.

 

[georgia]

Is Raf even coaching Mariah anymore? He couldn't be bothered to sit with Mariah?

Of course he does. Adam prepares her for Nationals.JMHO

 

[auser]

On what platform is Ben commentating? I wiuld love to listen to him romorrow

It is on the Olympics Channel, geo-blocked for USA and Japan, so you may need a VPN to access it:

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[*~RussianBleux~*]

Why do people think Lindsay is so good? I thought everything she did looked slow and telegraphed.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Maybe I should've kept Mariah in first in my predictions after all See you tomorrow when I'll try to keep up with Nashville and Ottawa semi-simultaneously

 

[ManyCairns]

Mariah's short is so elemental to me -- straight shot to my soul. A river goddess, telling mere mortals what it would be to have the knowledge of water, earth, sky. She made an incredible decision to switch to that program.

 

[Ziotic]

It get that people don’t want her to go, and I also realize it’s likely moot anyway. But there are competitions where she could still get the minimums if she really wanted them.

There actually aren’t she’s missed the cutoff for 4CC and Oly. She could get them for worlds!

 

[macy]

Mariah's short is so elemental to me -- straight shot to my soul. A river goddess, telling mere mortals what it would be to have the knowledge of water, earth, sky. She made an incredible decision to switch to that program.

I love this.

 

[soccerjc77]

Why do people think Lindsay is so good? I thought everything she did looked slow and telegraphed.

Did you see her spin and landing on those jump that the quality star that she have that the other in this top 6 doesn't have.

 

[el henry]

Mariah's short is so elemental to me -- straight shot to my soul. A river goddess, telling mere mortals what it would be to have the knowledge of water, earth, sky. She made an incredible decision to switch to that program.

TBF, she was told to switch because her previous SP was a disaster. Mariah was not convincing as a nightclubber ETA: and it did not play to her strengths.

I'm glad she, or her team, listened to reason.