2023 Shanghai Trophy | Oct 3-5

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Both of the Ni(i)nas went clean! I'm happy for them after their roller-coaster past few seasons.

 

[Paz]

Petrokina did great! Powerful in a Soukje Djikstra way.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Nina went clean, someone pinch me rn
im so happy for her, what a great competition this has been for herHopefully she will skate like this in her GP assignments

 

[icewhite]

I don't like the choreo, but the women are truely on today!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

And now a clean skate from Bradie! She looks so happy

 

[Mariiiiskate]

The last two jump passes looked under and maybe some others as well but overall Bradie is looking very strong this season especially considering how early it is Nice seeing that her comeback has been rather successful

 

[Paz]

FABULOUS FP from Bradie Tennell!!!! Nessun Dorma. So majestic. Yessss!

 

[Mariiiiskate]

 

[icewhite]

I'm not sure I find it very fitting for the music, but that's an exquisite dress.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Haein dress is so pretty, especially the back

Another really good skate with just 1 minor mistake on the loop Overall this has been a very good competition for the women

 

[Paz]

Haien Lee lovely as Esmeralda! As much as I loved Bradie, this gold goes to Haien! Wait - Bradie won!!!??? Wow. Deserved it. Strongest US woman.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

oh they killed her tech... I can't say I disagree but Bradie isn't the strongest rotator either...

 

[Mariiiiskate]

2nd

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Zhang/Yang starts us off with a clean skate

 

[icewhite]

they were super strict with the URs, which I think is a good thing in general
don't know if it's justified in each case since I wasn't paying attention to that at all

 

[Mariiiiskate]

A really good international debut from these 2

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Honestly, with some of the skates we've seen here so far (particularly among the women and pairs), it's a bit of a shame this competition doesn't count for best scores (or World standings, for that matter).

The season is long, and there are a lot of competitions ahead, so there are many chances to skate like this or even better at a competition that does matter, but some of these skaters are not known for their consistency either, so every "on" competition is a gift

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Oh no that fall looked rather painful Other than the end they looked really strong here.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

This already happened yesterday, but I still don't understand why H/K's levels are quite a bit lower here than at their other competitions so far this season? Why was the death spiral invalid?

First time I've seen a pairs combo spin fall, I think, but otherwise another good skate. Their sbs jumps are becoming progressively stronger and more consistent, which is great news.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

This already happened yesterday, but I still don't understand why H/K's levels are lower here than at their other competitions so far this season? Why was the death spiral invalid?

First time I've seen a pairs combo spin fall, I think, but otherwise another good skate. Their sbs jumps are becoming progressively stronger and more consistent, which is great news.

I was wondering why the death spiral was invalidated too. Maybe an error in the system, it looked fine.