2025 World Championships Women's Free Skate

[mirai4life]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

12 Sofia SAMODELKINA
FS: "Ave Maria" performed by Dimash; "Stranger by Dimash, Igor Krutoy; "Stranger" by Dimash

3F+2T
2A
3S
FCSp4
StSq3
3Lz!<+3T
3Lz!<< (fall)
LSp4
ChSq1 +1.14
CCoSp4

SP: 63.58 (13th)
FS: 117.78 (2nd)
TOT: 181.36 (2nd)

Sofia is definitely a bit younger than Lara in her skating - she doesn't have quite the same refinement yet - and I find that this program doesn't allow her to show off her youthful joy and excitement like the short program did. The jumps are very nice - good height and good length - but I want her to extend and punch that free leg up a bit higher to really emphasize the landing. There also weren't a whole lot of transitions in the jump setups, although she did have a lot in and out of the jumps themselves. Sofia will absolutely be thrilled with this skate, aside from the one error, but I hope next season she gets material like the short that better shows off her qualities.

 

[jorge2912]

I love her skating even with the mistakes. It is breathtakingly beautiful. She is like Alissa Czisny - beautiful but flawed. I would happily watch her any day of the week. This program with the sweeping romantic music is my personal favorite.

Is true but Alissa was persevering , remember that her twin sister Amber was very similar in her skating too.

Lara's FS is my favorite too and have something that missed in some other FS, content, expression and soul

 

[bartlebooth]

Alois Lutz hates these girls.
Other than the fall, Sonya did great!

 

[elektra blue]

unexpected mistakes aside Sonya is having an excelent world debut. molodet!

 

[FlossieH]

I like how Sofia Samodelkina is developing. She was very much a Russian junior at the start of the season. She seems to be becoming more mature since she went to Rafa.

 

[Ziotic]

Hmm, that was a jumping drill to me.

Her face seems expressionless

 

[EdgeCall]

One major mistake, everything else was spiffing.

 

[readernick]

I like Sofia. Quite nice basics and nice performance at the beginning and the end. There isn't much of a program. Lots of crossovers.

 

[Dreamer57]

Shame about the final combo, but that was a really good senior worlds debut from Sofia. I think she said she is keeping this program for next season.

 

[Ares]

Samodelkina was great to watch. The 3lz-3T combination in the 2nd half was big, I thought she was gonna get a clean skate but there was a fall at the end and no planned SEQ, but still very good. Her spread eagles and skating skills left an impression on me. Actually first time seeing this program.

 

[YuBluByMe]

A fine Worlds debut for Samodelkina. It looked like she wanted to put the 2A on the 3F instead of the lutz and probably should have. I like how she’s improved throughout the season.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

What a lovely skate for Sofia! That lutz was a real shame because everything else was so clean...

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Why put the last combo as the last jumping pass when you are not backloading all three combinations? The Flip was perfectly good and she could have easily done the sequence instead of loosing it completely.

I like this program better than the Short, particularly the choreo sequence is wonderful.

 

[elektra blue]

i'm calling it a night, lovely folks. see you tomorrow, love you all

 

[mirai4life]

Her PCS should be higher imo

 

[moonvine]

Amber looks nervous.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Her PCS should be higher imo

Not when Lara's PCS are also basically the same. It's more that other skaters should be getting lower PCS.

 

[FlossieH]

What on earth happened in ice dance? I've seen the results, but not the programmes. How did Reed/Ambrulevicius not qualify and how did Turkkila/Versluis end up as the last of the qualifiers? They should have both been comfortably in the top half?

 

[NanaPat]

What on earth happened in ice dance? I've seen the results, but not the programmes. How did Reed/Ambrulevicius not qualify and how did Turkkila/Versluis end up as the last of the qualifiers? They should have both been comfortably in the top half?

Falls on elements.