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I agree, despite the jump errors, I thought the performance was better at JO. Which is why I don't advocate changing the program; I think she should work on making the current program better. Imo, choreography and execution can't be separated; improving the latter will help the former.I thought she sold the program much better at the Japan Open, and am able to forgive a little bit of stiffness today; she seemed much more focused with the jumps, and clearly relieved to have delivered an almost-perfect technical skate today.
Objective vs subjective truth makes me think this outing will ultimately leave her feeling more confident heading into the next Grand Prix.
She may not have been a 68 in PCS today, but I don't think Wagner was either -- the four point gap was a little insulting imo.
I'm confident the program will be better at future competitions. She did what she had to do today to keep herself in the running for a GPF slot.I agree, despite the jump errors, I thought the performance was better at JO. Which is why I don't advocate changing the program; I think she should work on making the current program better. Imo, choreography and execution can't be separated; improving the latter will help the former.
For this point in the season, that skate was pretty good. I mean, at Skate America last year, she was just as subdued in the LP, with more jump errors on an easier program. The SP was, of course, much better last year--hopefully she'll start nailing the SPs again.
I wondered about that with a lot of skaters at this event. There are so many who seem way more tired than normal. Is Lethbridge at high altitude or something? But if it's not specific to the event and it's been this way for Liza for awhile, I hope she can get some more energy. She looked so fatigued, poor thing.
Maybe a little but not much. The long flight there was tiring though. 19hrs and 2 stopovers.I googled at it's about 800 meters higher than Moscow -- don't know if that makes a difference.