Apparently Kaori was practising her LP, fell on the first 2A and crashed into the boards...but she's still targeting scores of 75 in the SP and 149.59 (Japan Open score) in the LP.My sources say, Kaori having a rough practice. Two different sources independently reporting that Kaiya R is looking great
(Gosh, it’s just like being in the newsroom again, as I once was, eons ago. The thrill of being the first to know the breaking news!)
the pants are not well fitted... the colour, I agree, is nice. I think the pants will change later on .. that was my impression with the pictures.. now that i am looking at the video, i like the pants and the shirt indeed, needs to be inserted better into the pants or tighter or flowy or whatever 
OMG.. this is amazing !!!! that one foot step sequence, the twizzles, the choreographic details. I cannot wait to see it in full !!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure about the colour of their costumes, and Paul's top definitely makes him look a bit strange. Great music!
The music is absolutely the perfect choice for them; quirky but sophisticated.
It's pretty frustrating that GP events don't have to be held on Olympic-size rinks. Skate America was also held on a NHL-size rink and there were a number of almost-run-ins with the boards, particularly among the dancers.
I'm so envious - I'd have loved to get to Montreal for the Worlds to see these two, but unless I have a lotto win between now and then, it's not going to happen.....
I might be in a minority here, but I love the colour of the costumes!
Okay, after night of sleep Negative Nancy may transform into Positive Polly
Could be cost, especially in countries where even a small rink is unlikely to sell out.It's pretty frustrating that GP events don't have to be held on Olympic-size rinks. Skate America was also held on a NHL-size rink and there were a number of almost-run-ins with the boards, particularly among the dancers.
I get that some skaters don't even train on Olympic-size rinks, but it's much easier and safer for skaters to adjust to a bigger rink than to a smaller rink than they are used to.
Kaori's pre-competition training sessions fairly often look quite chaotic and usually, she's able to pull it back together when it actually matters. Rion apparently looked pretty good apart from a Waxel, and Rinka is Rinka. She's struggled the whole season so far and in the second half of last season, and it's not looking to be getting better
I am happy she got to see Sakamoto!
So Canadian men were like Orser, Browning, Stojko, Buttle and Chan? AmazingMom made it to see Sakamoto and Watanabe, she absolutely loved Sakamoto
She loved the dances, particularly the usual suspects, plus Lanaghan/Razgulyaev. They had an Irish dance in costumes, so Mom loved it. She also liked the German duo.
From pairs, S-D amazed her by how slim and tiny she was. She liked Australians and Hungarians, and wasn't impressed by Guarise's new partnership.
She say Yamamoto stretch and was amazed how flexible he is. In practice, she felt that Miura, Rizzo and Shaidorov looked strong, Cha wasn't jumping at all, and the Canadian men were Canadian men. Selevko seemed okay, and everyone else didn't really look strong in practice.
They had such a rough skate at the Shanghai Trophy, now I'm worried for them!
The one I saw as a great Canadian man was Messing. I also liked Nguyen. It is weird, because there is quite a lot of men who skate in Canada, but is it that Dance and Hockey draft the strongest ones/take up most of ice time, or the attitudes are just not serious enough now, but the field feels almost too relaxed to produce the likes of Messing.So Canadian men were like Orser, Browning, Stojko, Buttle and Chan? Amazing
I am also guilty of not being super excited about the current crop of men in Canada right now, but since the 80s we have have podium contenders at worlds and olympics. Many titles were earned by our Canadian men. I think we can all do better in giving space to these kids who are aspiring to be the next great skater from Canada... This is not directed just to you : we (well many of us ) all do it... I guess I am having a weird morning.
So glad your mom has made it and could see Sakamoto : I am still not over the fact that I got tickets for ACI to see Sakamoto and that they changed the schedule around and I didn't see her at all... Will see her at worlds hopefully.
