2025 GP Finlandia Trophy Women's Free Skate

[Magill]

The R is very popular in Japan, and no wonder is the best letter

Off topic, but how about no difference in Japanese between R and L pronunciation working in these names? Could Rion be Lion?

 

[Greengemmonster]

Mone is absolutely glorious!!! She’s just so beautiful and expressive. She never looks squirrelly. Her skating looks so solid and decisive but oh so elegant at the same time. I’m officially a fan!!! I loved her celebration after finishing her skate. Was a hilarious contrast to the elegant butterfly that was gliding on the ice minutes before.

 

[labgoat]

I guess you meant Rion and not Rino? It is such fate that their names are so similar yet they had night and day free skate.

Confusing names I know (and we also have Rinka, Rika, Riku, etc.....)

Tired fingers…and tired brain

 

[Lyyli]

Good skate for starters!

So Lauri Porra is the great-grandson of Jean Sibelius? I need to check him out. Great composition.

Lauri Porra composed the first part of Selma's music, Bonfire. The second part starting from the step sequence is called Myrskyluodon Maija/ Stormskerry Maja and it is Porra's arrengement but the piece was composed by Lasse Mårtenson. Myrskyluodon Maija is an iconic, most beloved piece of music here in Finland, as important as the National Athem or Finlandia by Sibelius. Lasse Mårtenson composed the piece in 1970's for a legendary TV drama based on beloved novels of Anni Blomqvist. She lived all her life in a small island in Åland and wrote about life there. Her husband and two sons were fishermen.
Selma's costume refers to the sea. I was so happy finally a Finnish skater of international level chose to skate to Myrskyluodon Maija. I had tears in my eyes watching Selma's performance at the venue.

 

[Skating91]

That's why Mark Hanretty shouted, "WOW!" when she landed it in the SP. He always shouts that word at poor skaters for the hell of it.

Actually, they do, but Chris the Commentator is the worst for that. I remember an event recently I think it was Tennell they're showing an underrotated jump in slow motion and he goes "NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!". Even with it in slow motion and this huge obvious hook on the landings.

 

[denise3lz]

I love some PBP comment on Mone Chiba from FANs,

This isn't Juliet committing suicide, it's Juliet slaughtering all of Romeo's relatives.

She used to be known as Juliette, the model student who went round persuading
all her relatives to obtain their permission.

After dragging Romeo off to run away together, she'd probably start a business,
amass a fortune, raise about three children, and see her enterprise expand smoothly.
That's the sort of Juliet she is.

and her own word:

I ended up making a fist-pump gesture like,
'Blimey, I'm really giving Romeo a proper thrashing,'
but I reckon it was a bit premature.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3f3935d9ca0e21c0d2a0f49925e24887841bc6b1

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

Thank you to everyone for PBP! That was an enjoyable read! Congratulations to the medallists and now on to the GPF!

As to those who want Amber to add a second 3A to her FS, she has already basically said in interviews that that's not going to happen. She has previously stated that it takes a toll on her body:

'Originally, I had planned to put two triple axels in my free skate, but my body couldn't really take it'.

From GoldSk8 X:

https://x.com/goldenskate/status/1971283901650706508?t=xtC-O7J4i7_G12f5RnvpyQ&s=19

Also, to those criticizing her performance here, please cut Amber some slack folks. She's recovering from root canal surgery that she had just last week, as well as sinusitis! If it were me I'd take 2 weeks off to recover!