2024 World Junior Championships Women's Short Program

[TallyT]

She threw everything into it, didn't she?

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

45. Mao SHIMADA
Americano

2A
3F+3T
LSp4
3Lz
FSSp4
StSq4
CCoSp4

SP: 72.60 (1st) Q

I love this program, I think it was a great music choice and it's been fun to see Mao learn to perform this program. She was less performative and more focused in the opening here, likely because her short has been a bit nervy this year. I'd rather see her struggle in juniors than in seniors when there is more pressure and expectation on her, and we can see her develop her mental strength as she learns how to cope with pressure and mental blocks. Her lutz right on the beat of the music is so good, and after that, the performance floodgates opened.

 

[EdgeCall]

Ok, that's a statement.

 

[elektra blue]

 

[YuBluByMe]

Little Mao! That’s the way to do it!

 

[Jeanie19]

Mao. Good costume and program. Great skate.

 

[auser]

wow mao!

 

[TallyT]

I admit, I find her brilliant but uninteresting, oddly characterless. She's going to dominate juniors for quite a while though, I'll be surprised if she doesn't win here.

 

[cohkaix]

Go Jia!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

46. Jia SHIN KOR
Fascination by Fermo F.D. Marchetti

3F+3Tq?
2A
FSSp4
3Lz
CCoSp
StSq4
LSp3

SP: 73.48 (1st) Q

Jia keeps on growing up she looks like a young senior now, I remember when she was a tiny little sprout whose boots looked too big and now she's a gorgeous skater with lovely big jumps. I would give her the SP edge over Mao, and I think the judges will barring a rotation or edge call. Now, how a lead would affect her going into the free, I cannot say, but she really is such a spectacular skater that a win in the short would be wholly deserved.

 

[elektra blue]

 

[Jeanie19]

Jia. Beautiful purple dress. Beautiful program and skate.

 

[TallyT]

Maybe I spoke too soon - that was gorgeous, had charm and life. I loved it best tonight.

 

[icewhite]

As much as I prefer programs in the Americano style, Jia is the better skater for me. I know Mao has the jumps, but unless she can keep them into her senior years I am not as impressed by her as by Jia.

 

[auser]

beautiful performance from a lovely skater

 

[elektra blue]

small gold for Jia!

 

[Jumping_Bean]

So sad for Olesya, Hana and Nina, who I thought were surely going to be able to qualify for the Free with clean(-ish) programs with a 3-3 (in Olesya and Nina's case).

With a cutoff of 53.35, the score needed to qualify for the Free at this year's Worlds has increased by 4.77 points from last year, and is the highest ever in the women's field at Jr Worlds. It's also just 1.3 points lower than the cutoff at Sr Worlds last season.

 

[EdgeCall]

Well done Jia!

 

[YuBluByMe]

Putting Shin Jia in first above Little Mao is absolutely correct.

 

[elektra blue]

see you tomorrow, guys. love you all