Glacier Falls Summer Classic 2014 July 30 to August 3

[96skiluvr]

Am I the only one who noticed that much of Polina's choreography was the same as last year's program?

 

[Mrs. P]

It's August, y'all. Polina has 2+ months to work on the program before her first GP. It's a good start.

 

[Vicky458]

Thank you for posting the videos

 

[invisiblespiral]

I agree, Mrs P-I can't wait to see what this looks like on the GP!

 

[jenaj]

Gracie fell on her lutz and missed her 3-3 combo. She would be in 1st place running away without that mistake. I thought she skated her program very well despite the mistake--Frank Carroll's training has paid off.

 

[charmblade]

Really enjoyed Polina and Leah. I think when Polina polishes this program up it could really work for her.

Will Leah get JGP assignments? I hope so, I actually really liked her at Nationals this year. I went to one of the practice sessions and she was throwing down triples and 3-3's like they were nothing. She didn't have a great free skate there though, but I have my eye on her for the future. This is a great start to the season for her!

 

[Mrs. P]

Really enjoyed Polina and Leah. I think when Polina polishes this program up it could really work for her.

Will Leah get JGP assignments? I hope so, I actually really liked her at Nationals this year. I went to one of the practice sessions and she was throwing down triples and 3-3's like they were nothing. She didn't have a great free skate there though, but I have my eye on her for the future. This is a great start to the season for her!

Yes, Leah has been assigned to the second JGP in Slovenia.

 

[charmblade]

Oh right, I actually knew that. Silly me. Well, good for her! Excited to see what this season brings.

 

[LuisRollerArg]

beautiful Leah!!! georgous Clair de lune! ♥ her softness reminds me to Michelle Kwan

 

[SimplyAFan]

Love Leah's program if her FS is just as good, she should do really well on the JGP. I'm pleased with Polina's program so far. Nice to see her execute well! Gracie, I'm keeping in mind she just got back from Japan. It wasn't a total crash and burn, do maybe she's learning to trust her training more (thanks Frank!), so I'll be interested to see where she's at when the season begins. Not a fan of Courtney's style. Usually live her jumps, she just had a really off day. Anyone know why angela wang scored so low?

 

[breathesgelatin]

Couldn't help but wonder if this had something to do with Angela's performance...

https://twitter.com/AngelaWangster/status/492040306859048960

 

[ice coverage]

Couldn't help but wonder if this had something to do with Angela's performance...

https://twitter.com/AngelaWangster/status/492040306859048960

A bit of positive follow-up news is that Angela's mother was able to leave the hospital after about a week.

https://twitter.com/AngelaWangster/status/494290177590710273​

Not diminishing the physical and emotional stress on Angela -- ever since her mother's accident (Jul 22) and continuing to this day.
Just sayin' that I think that the very worst is behind her mother and her, thank goodness. Best wishes to the Wang family.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Couldn't help but wonder if this had something to do with Angela's performance...

https://twitter.com/AngelaWangster/status/492040306859048960

Oh no... That is so sad. I'm calling my Mom right now.

Edit: thanks for the update Golden411 so glad to hear things are progressing well but I'm with you. The timing of that could have disrupted some very important practice skates leading up to this event and affected mental prep.

 

[SimplyAFan]

Glad to hear she's doing better. Good for Angela for still getting out there and skating. Hope things settle down for her and her family.

 

[aftertherain]

It's good that Angela's mom has recovered enough to be able to go home! I wish her the best/effective recovery!

 

[aftertherain]

And is it just me or do Gracie's jumps still look a little iffy (I mean besides the missed 3-3)? Her landings have never been "soft," but it seems like the height on her jumps has diminished. So same type of landing, but different height?

 

[invisiblespiral]

I guess that could be attributed to jet lag after the ICE?

 

[aftertherain]

I guess that could be attributed to jet lag after the ICE?

No, I don't know if that's the case--her jumps have been slowly diminishing after Nationals. It could be due to the long season (has she gotten adequate rest?), but maybe she hasn't been training as strictly. Or a bunch of other factors we don't know about and can only guess at.

 

[FSGMT]

Really enjoyed Polina and Leah. I think when Polina polishes this program up it could really work for her.

Will Leah get JGP assignments? I hope so, I actually really liked her at Nationals this year. I went to one of the practice sessions and she was throwing down triples and 3-3's like they were nothing. She didn't have a great free skate there though, but I have my eye on her for the future. This is a great start to the season for her!

Yes, she is assigned to JGP2, where Sakhanovich, Kaiumova and Saarinen will compete, too, but I think she has a good medal chance if she skates as she did yesterday! :yes:

 

[elif]

And is it just me or do Gracie's jumps still look a little iffy (I mean besides the missed 3-3)? Her landings have never been "soft," but it seems like the height on her jumps has diminished. So same type of landing, but different height?

She was like that in Worlds too, except 3lutz. I don't know why her jumps become that low.