2025 Cup of China Women's Free Skate

[readernick]

Is it just me, or isn't Gubanova's program annoyingly cheesy?

Great skate though!

Not just you. But, at least she doesn't give up on the choreo of this program like she has in previous FS. If a skater likes a program, it is hard to hate it. Some jump looked a bit qish ....but on the whole... good.

 

[Dr. Jenn]

Really nice job by Gubanova! She performed consistently throughout the program, with very honest-feeling emotions displayed. I love her dress as well - It's really modern looking, and I didn't even realize that there were faces on her back until partway through the program! That said, her jumps often seem muscled, and her spins need work. I wouldn't have finished the program on a weaker element like that, if I were her.

 

[Isk]

Prestigious stuff Nastya is not as edgy as Rino, was an OK skate, I guess, good marks.

 

[Ares]

First time seeing her this season (I missed the SP, watched only a replay of Liu & Glenn) I like Gubanova but I'm meh about the packaging again. The "I hear you, I see you" voiceover bits made me cringe a little and the choreo seq was "just there". A well skated FS though today, with some luck she might rise in the rankings.

 

[bartlebooth]

Is it just me, or isn't Gubanova's program annoyingly cheesy?

Great skate though!

Well, it's Ghost, there's only so much that one can do with it.

 

[museksk8r]

I loved Amber's dress yesterday. I do not like this one. The stripes look like depression made visible.

I prefer the FS dress she wore at the Nebelhorn Trophy. That dress topped both last year’s dress and the one she is wearing here I think.

 

[museksk8r]

Prestigious stuff Nastya is not as edgy as Rino, was an OK skate, I guess, good marks.

For real! What an asinine comment from Chris.

 

[TallyT]

Jia is lovely and her ethereal dress is angelic, but I have serious (okay, not at all serious ) problems with Liebestraum ever since I heard Victor Borge's version of it ("I hate Liebestraum" and the he grumbles all the way through playing it) and at one point I can always hear him muttering "a questionable cup of coffee"...

 

[lady_bee]

Chris, you are curseing skaters

 

[elektra blue]

Rinky you had enough, let the girls go

 

[Lunalovesskating]

The ice is cursed. Still Jia skated beautifully

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

8. Jia SHIN KOR
FS: Liebestraum by Franz Liszt; choreo by David Wilson

2A
1Lo
3S
3F+2T+2Lo
CCoSp4
3Lz+3Tq (fall)
3F+2A+SEQ
3Lzq
FCSp4
StSq4
ChSq1
FCCoSp4

SP: 68.01 (4th)
FS: 137.42 (2nd)
TOT: 195.43 (2nd)

Oh no, Jia had a repeat of last week's free with popping the opening loop and last week's short with the combo fall. The rest of the jumps were solid, but her takeoff edges will get looked at, and a few of those landings were a little tight. It's not been the GP debut she would have hoped for, although I don't think it's been a disaster by any means. Her musicality and ability to execute the choreo is very senior-level and she has some gorgeous movements, especially in the choreo and step sequence, but she is still looking down at the ice a lot. I hope this will be a blip as she continues to ascend in seniors.

 

[Sabsi]

Jia my beautiful little feather she is such an elegant skater.

 

[GGFan]

There's so much quality in Jia's skating. I can't wait to see her continue to develop over the next quad.

 

[Dr. Jenn]

That was a bit of a mixed skate for Jia, unfortunately. I was surprised when she went down on the combination! She's got great basics and lovely spin positions, and I like her dress. I wish that she would look up more when she skates though. She often looks down at the ice.

 

[Ares]

Pretty good from Jia Shin, she's an exciting skater. I loved the Ina Bauer. Two significant errors in the program, should drop behind the Georgian skater

 

[Paulipau]

Mistakes happen but insane quality of skating from Jia.

Interesting how there is 2 spots and 4 ladies, and all 4 seem to fold under pressure. Someone has to get it together or korea will have Noone to send.

 

[Isk]

Jia's program is across the music. Missed all accents except one, on which she fell. The music begins to develop and she stops. The music reaches a culmination and she does cross-overs. She has a lot of potential, but...

 

[flanker]

Jia Shin also made more big mistakes. De facto we saw only two clean skates so far, Zhang and Anastasia.

 

[cocteautwin]

I have no clue wich girls will make korean olympic team at this point.