2024 Grand Prix de France Women's Free Skate

[CellarDweller]

OMG...I set the alarm to get up to watch the men...this is not the men....I do this every time..EVERY time..

(moonvine looking at the TV through sleepy eyes)

"Why are all the men wearing dresses?"

 

[tsuyoboogie]

I'll take it!
Good girl, Rion!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Honestly I could’ve done with more plants. Wear a full cactus suit, skate to literal rain noises and Bjork’s Fossora (ok that’s fungi but…)

 

[elektra blue]

one of my favourite warhorse

 

[CellarDweller]

But yet again...

"The joy of plants receiving the blessed rain" Jesus Christ this event sounds like a stoner's philosophy class.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

(moonvine looking at the TV through sleepy eyes)

"Why are all the men wearing dresses?"

“The men have really stepped up their fashion game”

 

[Dawn825]

Wow they loved her

 

[momrk]

Sarah- skate well! Enjoy the experience

 

[jorge2912]

Hi everybody I'm watching it now.. Go Sarah!!!!

 

[Warwick360]

That is a glorious firebird red.

 

[moonvine]

Honey I like you but you are not Gracie....

 

[Lamente Ariane]

She’s really making the music do all the heavy lifting here huh. Jumps are getting done but the performance is a 0.

 

[elektra blue]

that was great! did she rotate everything?

 

[CellarDweller]

Sarah just gave us our first clean program.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Finally a clean skate! Well done!

 

[EdgeCall]

Wow! Clean run!

 

[TT_Fin]

Good skate by Sara but IMO that music needs something more, maybe more power. She is supposed to be at Finlandia, so maybe I get more from it when seeing it live.

 

[readernick]

If only Ilya's parents believed in teaching SS, this would be an incredible skate. Good program, great elements... But slow..

 

[Ichatdelune]

Strong tech, I'll give her that, but well I have nothing else to give her

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

9. Sarah EVERHARDT
The Firebird by Igor Stravinski, choreo by Nadezhda Kanaeva

3Lz (off-axis but landed well)
2A+3T
3F
3Lo+2A+SEQ
CCoSp4
StSq3
3Lo
3Lz+2T+2Lo (holds on slightly)
3S
FSSp4
ChSq1 +0.75 (I just don't feel anything at all during this element )
FCCoSp4

SP: 66.95 (4th)
FS: 129.99 (2nd)
TOT: 196.94 (2nd)

I really want to like Sarah, I really do, but I just don't connect with her skating at all. That was a clean skate, but I felt very empty inside. When she's doing just choreo at the beginning, she does a fine job performing, but once she goes into her crossovers, she completely loses me. I love the way she sinks into her landings, and her landing position is gorgeous - she's obviously more technically minded - but here, some of her jumps looked a bit tighter which also hurt my overall impression. She did well under the pressure of her first senior GP, but I just want her to give more to everything (I also think she's very young and hopefully this will come in time).