2024 Grand Prix de France Women's Free Skate

[tsuyoboogie]

C'mon Chaeyeon!

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

No Chaeyeon!

 

[CellarDweller]

Oooh!

 

[H.Y.]

NO！！！Chaeyon

 

[museksk8r]

Ugh, Really awkward fall on 3Lutz+3toe from Kim. Took her a while to get back up. Under-rotations are going to be her downfall. Poor girl!

 

[moonvine]

Oh no, that looked like it hurt.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

She has been so consistent so far this season, it had to happen I guess

 

[momrk]

Oh gosh, I hope she is okay. That did not look like a gentle fall.

 

[Dawn825]

That fall sucked.
This music is boring.

 

[bartlebooth]

She was doing great, why that fall

 

[moonvine]

WAKA!!!


Okajima and Noriko-sensei have recently been having their skaters take deep breaths at the boards before their performances.
It seems to be helping most of them keep calm and more focused

I always take deep breaths for them from my couch. Sometimes it works, sometimes no.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

11. Chaeyeon KIM
Love Dance, Whisperers from the Heart, choreo by Yeaji Shin

2A (great transitions in)
3Loq
3F+2T+2Lo (struggles a bit to get the free leg back at the end of the combo)
3S
FCCoSp4
3Lz+3T<< (takes a hard fall, long time to get back into the program)
3Lz+2A<+SEQ
3F!q
StSq3
ChSq1 +1.17
FCSp4
CCoSp4

SP: 70.90 (2nd)
FS: 129.09 (3rd)
TOT: 199.99 (3rd)

Chaeyeon has great skating skills - her effortless speed across the ice is so impressive. I don't think the program is bad, and she is improving on her performance, but I also don't think this is a memorable program per se - the end is very nice but it's not quite as catchy as the end of Wakaba's free, for example. She did so well coming back after that horrific fall, but she took a while to get back up - the classic sign that a skater isn't used to falling.

 

[elektra blue]

would this be enough?

 

[Ichatdelune]

Oh love I did grab my heart at that -3T but I knew you were nervous so it's okay you'll do even better at your second GP

 

[readernick]

Chaeyeon's jumps are technically very good, but not high. If her timing is just a bit off, she's going to UR. I think there were several tonight. ( Let's see if they get called) Usually, I like her programs but this does not disguise her weaknesses very well. Hopefully, she will grow into it.

 

[Ares]

That splat on 3T-3Lz of Kim did look bad but otherwise it was good. Her elevation on jumps isn't high so she needs a perfect timing abd a quick rotation to make them

 

[labgoat]

She was having a mesmerizing skate, then that hard fall. I am pleased to see how amazingly well she recovered, not missing a beat. What a strong mental character she has in addition to a lovely presence on the ice. Lovely to watch.

 

[Dawn825]

I hope Chaeyoung knows how freakin good she is

 

[Jeanie19]

Chaeyeon. Beautiful dress and program. One mistake, but a really good skate.

 

[Vemvane]

I am 100% blaming French ice for Chaeyeon's freak fall, because she never falls. Her skating looks so effortless. The acceleration in her final spin is phenomenal - the close-up actually paid off for once, as it showed how hard it is, with a glimpse of the strain on her face as she pushed the speed. Score is harsher than I expected.