2024 World Junior Championships Women's Free Skate

[elektra blue]

Oh no, Rinky wants some canapé, apparently

it just woke up

 

[lileychristie]

Ikura, holy moly I have no idea how you came up with that 3Lz+3T+2T after those 2 falls so gutsy!!!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Good recovery, Ikura! Nice fight!

 

[hermine17]

Ikura my love, no! I'm proud of her for fighting until the end. That 3-3-2 was gutsy.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Kushida’s mistakes means she’s off the podium. She did well to keep it together, though. Her free is one of my favorites this year. She’s more than proven that she deserves to be here.

 

[cohkaix]

Go Mao sama!

 

[Sabsi]

I'm shocked… oh my, Rena won a medal

 

[lileychristie]

Sad for Ikura, but Rena got a medal!!!!!

 

[hermine17]

Go Mao!!!!!

 

[elektra blue]

 

[rabidline]

I guess the cameras can't pan to Hamada because she's preparing Mao but the pans to Marin Honda during Ikura's slow-mo replays, of all people, is kind of awkward (not Marin's fault).

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Anyway, if Singles doesn't work out for Ikura, maybe Hamada can find a (nice) Ice Dance partner for her and expand her sphere of influence.

 

[rabidline]

Anyway, if Singles doesn't work out for Ikura, maybe Hamada can find a (nice) Ice Dance partner for her and expand her sphere of influence.

Hamada already tried pairing off Ikura for pairs with Sumitada.

 

[rabidline]

The one time Mao fumbled the 3A, she got the 4T down.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

23. Mao SHIMADA
Benedictus by Karl Jenkins

3A (stepout)
4T
3Lz+3T
FCCoSp4
3F+2A+SEQ (not her best)
3S+3T+2T
3Lo
ChSq1 +1.33
3Lz
CCoSp4
LSp4

SP: 72.60 (2nd)
FS: 145.76 (1st)
TOT: 218.36 (1st)

I also really love this free from Mao, it's such gorgeous music. Even though it wasn't as perfectly clean as she would have liked, she did her job and landed everything. Mao is just so good at nailing when it counts, and I love seeing her happy during her programs.

 

[elektra blue]

3A almost didn't work but everything else was solid

 

[rabidline]

I have to admit, I prefer the cameras panning to Marin instead of Hamada after the Hamada skaters skate.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Hamada already tried pairing off Ikura for pairs with Sumitada.

Yeah, but she's not a pairs girlie, she doesn't have that energy about her, if you know what I mean.
She wouldn't look out of place in Dance though, but Hamada doesn't have any Dancers I think, so obviously she couldn't try to pair her up with one

 

[hermine17]

Maooooooooo!! Marin's smile!

 

[EdgeCall]

Awesome skate, worthy of the title. She even thwarted Rinky's go on the 3A.