2025 Japanese Nationals - Women's FS

[Lunalovesskating]

70 in PCs! That‘s low for what she put out there

 

[LazyFuzai]

I don't know.She is not that impressive when pressure is eating her alive.That 3L and 3S was barely made.Literally on the ground... Mental work to regain her confidence is really needed.

 

[elektra blue]

Ami ganbaaaaaa

 

[lileychristie]

Ami, my child! GANBA!!!

 

[RatedPG]

With Mone I was holding my breathe during the 3S and 3Lo jumping passes!!

Wow!! Mone earned her Olympic skate!!
What a redemption skate after what she did at GP Finals!!

I’m clapping and yelling!! I’ve almost lost my voice!! What an amazing final flight so far!! Wow!!

 

[Lunalovesskating]

Ami, keep it together, please!

 

[readernick]

Some jumps looked tight but Mone survived

Now JSF will definitely let this to lead over Yuna finally

Overall deserves the lead but not in the FS imho. Yuna performed. Mone did her job.

 

[Lunalovesskating]

Lord

 

[EdgeCall]

Nonononono!

 

[LazyFuzai]

70 PCS Mone? Really?

 

[readernick]

Still very impressed by Ami's jumps and not at all impressed by her programs. She made her case though ..

 

[elektra blue]

Mai survived too her 3A failed her today sadly

 

[EdgeCall]

Ok, a little scare at the beginning but in the end it wasn't bad at all. Should be the podium.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

22. Ami Nakai 中井 亜美 TOKIO Inkarami
FS: "What A Wonderful World;" choreo by Kenji Miyamoto

2A (pops open, two-footed)
3Lo+2T
3Lz+3T
3S
FSSp4
ChSq1 +1.07
3Lzq+2A+SEQ+2T
3F
3Lo
StSq4
LSp4
CCoSp4

SP: 77.50 (3rd)
FS: 136.06 (5th)
TOT: 213.56 (2nd)
off the podium for now, but with just Mao and Kaori left she's 100% going to the Olympics with a GP Final medal and being in the top 3 of senior-eligible skaters

A really good recovery from Ami after that opening 3A, she lost a lot of points on that element but the rest of her elements are done with such quality that she will likely stay in the top two. She could have spiralled after that mistake and started to worry about her Olympic spot, but she rallied herself and did the rest of her program cleanly. She is wonderful to watch, the performance dropped a bit after the 3A mistake but she brought it back for the step sequence.

 

[lileychristie]

Well done Ami!!! 3A didn't work out tonight but she landed everything else with quality

I have a feeling it might not be enough to stay on the podium though

 

[sissy7]

I was nervous too, Ami

 

[YuBluByMe]

I was just hoping Nakai wouldn’t Zayak. Because that pop on the opening axel was one of those funky ones that can be called as a downgraded 3A or 2A. She’s going to fall below Chiba.

 

[cocteautwin]

Ami dis amazing as well. Axel went all wrong but the rest was very, very solid. She was more cautious and didn't have the spark she had in the GPs but that's completely understandable. I think she did enough. What a season she's having

 

[sissy7]

Ganba Mao!

 

[lileychristie]

I have a feeling it might not be enough to stay on the podium though

Yep, called it!