2024 Grand Prix de France Women's Free Skate

[Ichatdelune]

since we are talking about soft G versus hard G..

the ice is not angry.. but it's full of dangers (@Ichatdelune will get my dad's joke)

Les dangers d'Angers

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Lorine's jumps are big, but so off-axis and now the under rotations are starting to creep in as well.
Sad for her, she is capable of more but with that technique, I'm not sure of how much success she'll have long term.

 

[4everchan]

So i was right, she is skating to Frozen

 

[Ichatdelune]

i see your doping game is spot on.

I'm saving the pave chocolate for the men, that's the big dope there

 

[Lamente Ariane]

This is a better program for Gubsnova… but it’s making me sleepy again

 

[4everchan]

I'm saving the pave chocolate for the men, that's the big dope there

that's when I will have my ham sandwich

 

[H.Y.]

It looks like Gubanova is tired.

 

[EdgeCall]

Decent skate for Nadya, more or less, but not the one she had hoped for.

So she got thrown into space. Can we throw Rinky into space instead? He can wear her dress if he wants.

 

[elektra blue]

new dress and new mistakes for Nastya, she's usually more consistent with the free

 

[4everchan]

This is a better program for Gubsnova… but it’s making me sleepy again

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

4. Anastasiia GUBANOVA
Balder, Freya, choreo by Adam Solya

3F+3T (holds on)
3Lo (lots of three-turns, long set-up for the loop)
3Lz
3S< (holds on, got slightly off-axis)
FCSp4
ChSq1 +.25
3Lz+REP (step out)
3F+2A (steps back, tries to go for 2T but slips)
2A+2T
StSq2
CCoSp4
SSp4

SP: 56.77 (9th)
FS: 116.44 (1st)
TOT: 173.21 (1st)

Nastya is a very frustrating skater for me. She's so good when she's on - a lovely performer, great grace within her movement, and gorgeous landing positions on her jumps. That first half was really wonderful. But whenever she makes a mistake, you can see her check out, and she often tends to give less at the end of the program when she's tired - I know stamina has been a real issue at her training camp. That step sequence was at about 60% of her ability - the choreography was nicely done but she wasn't fully into it, and a skater at her caliber should not be getting a level 2 or have such slow spins to finish. I think this program has a lot of potential, as does she, but tonight was not her night.

Love the giant stuffie!

 

[Jumping_Bean]

I have not been loving Adam Solya's choreo for Loena, but this is not a bad program for Nastya at all. Right up her alley.
Shame about the two jumps in the second half, and this time I can't even fully blame it on stamina issues, she has skated this program better this season already.

 

[TT_Fin]

Is she ill? I think she looked worried already at the warm-up.

 

[Ichatdelune]

3F2A0T is new

 

[Jeanie19]

Anastasiia. Beautiful blue dress. Really pretty program. A few mistakes but still a good skate.

 

[elektra blue]

3F2A0T is new

don't let the men see this

 

[TT_Fin]

3F2A0T is new

We need creativity to make the sport interesting.

 

[CellarDweller]

I'm saving the pave chocolate for the men, that's the big dope there

You do what you must, to get through!

 

[Weathergal]

Angers' ice does not like local skaters.

Yipes other than Lopraeva / Brissaud that's true...

 

[Vemvane]

Nastia a little disappointed, I think, but she was really skating positively at the start of the programme, and her jumps looked good to my inexperienced eye. I dropped off for the two bad jumping passes (had a long morning and less than 5 hours' sleep), but woke to the sound of Mark's "Oh no". Loved the gigantic hippo.