2024 Japanese Nationals - Women's SP

[cocteautwin]

Oh noo.. not her season

 

[EdgeCall]

Oh dear.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

 

[labgoat]

always graceful, always classy - she knows that is not how she wanted to skate.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Well that was a disaster.

 

[NoNameFace]

As a Mai Mihara sentimental girlie, it's time to cry today I see...

 

[labgoat]

I fear Mai is out. If Rena was one place higher she might have been in.

 

[labgoat]

I am wrong Mai is in as skater 21.

 

[lileychristie]

Oh Mai, I hope those falls didn't hurt her

Please take care of yourself, we love you no matter what

 

[tsuyoboogie]

27. Mai Mihara
Grief
2A
2Lz3T<<(fall)
CCoSp4
3Lo(fall)
FSSp4
StSq3
LSp3

Mai...
...but she never gives up on a performance

51.94

 

[labgoat]

Now for Mao Shimada

 

[NoNameFace]

Let's defy gravity with Mao!

 

[elektra blue]

that was a great skate

 

[labgoat]

Powerful skating for Mao! Not quite as fast as at Junior GP, but another dominant performance. She looks like a young lady now rather than a small girl.

 

[lileychristie]

Mao so gutsy of her to do the 3A in the SP here after that huge stepout she had in the JGPF!!

But the most impressive for me is that final spin. How does one spin so. freaking. fast!?!?!?? Like is there a speed record for world's fastest spin? I wanna see how many RPM Mao's last spin had

 

[tsuyoboogie]

28. Mao Shimada
Defying Gravity
3A!!! q?
3F(rippon)
FCSp4
3Lz3T
StSq4
LSp4
CCoSp4

Mao-sama...
75.58! into 2nd!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

C'mon Rion!!!
GANBA!!!

 

[labgoat]

Now for Rion, I put her in my predictions. Let's see if my instincts were correct.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Sumiyoshi….FOCUS! You got this.

 

[labgoat]

3A!!! q?

on the replay it is a q but not by much