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Anybody remember Eddie the Eagle?
General Ladies Discussion (was original Ladies LP thread)
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Anybody remember Eddie the Eagle?
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I cant belive that we hit 100 posts and almost 8 pages:
and the event has not even begun!
and the event has not even begun!
If I remember correctly, she said she and her coach had changed the elements just before the competition. Perhaps she had already submitted her program sheet by then?
But the Olympics are only a year away.
Does she expect to win a medal without it?
Or does she mean next season?
Hmmm.....
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It was 8 seconds. And it was fairly muted. During those 8 seconds I actually feared there'd be a riot or something. Never seen an audience behave in lock step like that.
I... agree?
Interesting, if true. She does have $3M though, or someone said that in the other thread. But objectively, this comp doesn't matter for her, except for her state of mind. I'd say she is the front runner for this worlds, next worlds, and most importantly the olympics. I think that the OGM is the real prize given that it's only about a year away. Even Worlds will just be seen as a precursor to that.
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Let's try to make it to 150 posts before the competition starts. I have heard that Mao will try only 1 triple axel (instead of 2 as originally planned) and perhaps no 3-3... She wants to skate safe so that she can medal. I think it is a smart idea given her condition this week and she will probably earn lots of GOE's that way at less risk. I still hope she would try at least one 3-3 (she had planned two) so that she will build confidence heading to worlds.
I agree. Yu-na is the first and only internationally accomplished skater in their history. I understand why some Korean fans are so obsessed about Yu-na's winning that they can not take any praise on other skaters especially on Mao. Oh well. American, Japanese, Canadian and Russian fans do not have to be that way. I just wish everyone had glasses through which they could only see positive
aspects on this sports. I guess it is impossible
Arggg... not even one 3-3?
I too hope that she does at least one clean triple combo.
But if she had really planned two 3-3s AND two 3 axels.... isn't that a bit too much?
How much can her body take?!
I bet some are HOPING that Mao would not try 2 triple axels and no 3-3 and skate really safe. But I hope all the skaters will try their best without trying to be safe, and I'm sure they will.
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II cant see her not trying any 3 axels or 3/3s unless she is injured or something. She knows that she cannot beat Yu-na, but she does not have much to fear in Cynthia or Caroline. Joannie could place ahead of her with a good skate, but Mao could easily medal if she turns in a program anything like those that she did earlier in the year. If she is not feeling good about her axel this competition, fine, but she should at least go for 1 3/3.
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How can anyone say that the free skate won't be exciting?
Sure, Yu-na Kim is way ahead and will probably hold first place.. But will she back into the prize or will she match her dazzling short program with a dazzling long and break 200 points?
Will Mao Asada slink silently away, or will she show us why she is the World Champion by winning the long program and reaching the podium?
Will Joannie deliver the performance she is capable of and keep her spot -- maybe even closing the gap on first place?
Will Fumie kick the children to the curb and show them what a W-O-M-A-N can do?
Go Cynthia! A triumphant return to the top ranks, several painful years in the crafting.
Who will be the top U.S. lady? Will Alissa bomb and leave us wallowing in despair as Wolrds looms, or will her inner Audrey Hepburn shine through (or both)? Will Rachael gain the judge-love that she deserves for her excellent steady-as-she-goes preformances? Will Caroline rise to the ocassion and leave us shaking our heads and saying, boy did we blow it in choosing the U.S. world team?
I, for one, can't wait!
Sure, Yu-na Kim is way ahead and will probably hold first place.. But will she back into the prize or will she match her dazzling short program with a dazzling long and break 200 points?
Will Mao Asada slink silently away, or will she show us why she is the World Champion by winning the long program and reaching the podium?
Will Joannie deliver the performance she is capable of and keep her spot -- maybe even closing the gap on first place?
Will Fumie kick the children to the curb and show them what a W-O-M-A-N can do?
Go Cynthia! A triumphant return to the top ranks, several painful years in the crafting.
Who will be the top U.S. lady? Will Alissa bomb and leave us wallowing in despair as Wolrds looms, or will her inner Audrey Hepburn shine through (or both)? Will Rachael gain the judge-love that she deserves for her excellent steady-as-she-goes preformances? Will Caroline rise to the ocassion and leave us shaking our heads and saying, boy did we blow it in choosing the U.S. world team?
I, for one, can't wait!
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How can anyone say that the free skate won't be exciting?
Sure, Yu-na Kim is way ahead and will probably hold first place.. But will she back into the prize or will she match her dazzling short program with a dazzling long and break 200 points?
Will Mao Asada slink silently away, or will she show us why she is the World Champion by winning the long program and reaching the podium?
Will Joannie deliver the performance she is capable of and keep her spot -- maybe even closing the gap on first place?
Will Fumie kick the children to the curb and show them what a W-O-M-A-N can do?
Go Cynthia! A triumphant return to the top ranks, several painful years in the crafting.
Who will be the top U.S. lady? Will Alissa bomb and leave us wallowing in despair as Wolrds looms, or will her inner Audrey Hepburn shine through (or both)? Will Rachael gain the judge-love that she deserves for her excellent steady-as-she-goes preformances? Will Caroline rise to the ocassion and leave us shaking our heads and saying, boy did we blow it in choosing the U.S. world team?
I, for one, can't wait!
and, most importantly, will Tonichelle be able to get her lip unstuck from the ice cube it is currently stuck to?
No, it was reported that she had originally planned 2 triple axels and two 3-3 combos (that's something not even a top male skater can easily challenge). She is still trying 1 triple axel tonight and changing one 3-3 to a 3-2 instead. What I'm not sure is if she plans to keep the other 3-3 combo and I hope she will. Even with these changes, her program still has a high base score.
I certainly am hoping she goes for 2 3A's and a 3+3! It's her only chance. And I'm only watching ladies with a tough tech content. I'm not interested in cute 3+2 and 'beautiful' spirals.
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But I haven't seen any obsessed korean fans on this board lately.. who are you talking about?
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I read in a japanese paper that Mao is practicing a 3-2 instead of 3-3.
Mao was warming up her Axel and Axel combo in the LP practice and it looks very good. It's 3-3s and 3Lz that give her trouble - it looks like she has problems with the timing.
She's not injured, but she is in the middle of reworking her jumping technique, which process got disrupted by 1) many shows that she took place recently and 2) Tatiana getting sick and being unable to coach Mao (Mao was supposed to go to train with TAT to Russia after her shows, but in the end she practiced with Shanetta Folle in Japan).
3-2 what? 3A+2T? I'll take it anytime. She's the only lady capable of doing it. There's so many guys who don't even have a reliable single 3A. And mens is my favorite discipline.
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the newspaper says she is practicing a 3-2(probably 3flip-2loop).
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