Is kanako a podium threat at Sochi
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I like Kanako and her skating, but I hate the way she throws out her leg before going into a jump. Is that normal...because it threw off the beauty of an otherwise perfect performance at 4CC.
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Who are the big three? 
Even though Kanako's scores improved a bit (in the LP) at 4CC, the judges just don't favour her, look at her nearly clean performances at Worlds and where it landed her in the end. Kanako can get on the podium, of course she can. But she is dependant on other ladies making mistakes. And she is only Japan Number 3. So we will have to see Mao and Akiko implode for her to rise out of their ashes.
Even though Kanako's scores improved a bit (in the LP) at 4CC, the judges just don't favour her, look at her nearly clean performances at Worlds and where it landed her in the end. Kanako can get on the podium, of course she can. But she is dependant on other ladies making mistakes. And she is only Japan Number 3. So we will have to see Mao and Akiko implode for her to rise out of their ashes.
That is similar to the mule kick Zhang got criticized so much for. Strangely, I never had noticed Kanako's until Tara pointed it out.
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I never noticed this from Sasha. She had an emphatic toe-in on the flip, but nothing like Caroline Zhang's infamous mule kick.
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Back in the day there was a battle between Sasha pro's and anti's as to which group could edit Wikipedia the faster. In Wiki's discussion of Flip and Lutz jumps they mention "hammertoe" (swinging the leg up high and jamming the toe into the ice) as an example of a common technical flaw. Then someone edited it to add, example: Sasha Cohen. Then someone else erased that and put, example: Caroline Zhang (she was a junior at the time). So it went around and around for a little while. 
This seems to be a bad habit that some very petite girls acquire early because it is the only way they can get up in the air to do the rotations. Then later on they have to do some relearning.
This seems to be a bad habit that some very petite girls acquire early because it is the only way they can get up in the air to do the rotations. Then later on they have to do some relearning.
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That explains Zhang and Kanako as a junior. But she is not petite anymore, and she has great speed heading into her jumps to do that awful mule kick.
Maybe that expression adjusted itself quickly and now it's Yuna, Mao and Julia. That's at least the 3 woman most likely to medal
Wasn't Yuna, Mao and Carolina the big three?
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Yes, the big three after last season were Yuna, Mao and Caro. But since Caro hast lost a lot of ground this season, she lost that 'title' a little, and isn't one of the front runners for the medals anymore. That's why I said maybe Julia belongs to the 'big 3' now.
The bets saying Adelina has the 2nd highest odds are scaring me a little
The bets saying Adelina has the 2nd highest odds are scaring me a little
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This is possible but VERY unlikely IMO. Both Adelina and Mao skating clean seems very doubtful. I would be curious as to what the odds of that alone happening were. Taking that into account you'd have Julia,Caro,Gracie, Suziki all lined up waiting to pounce on a medal.
My prediction for Kanako is a 5th-7th after SP and then dropping a spot or two after the FS. Sorry no podium but still fun to watch her. Seeing the mule kick getting discussed always makes me laugh, thanks guys.
Yes, hammer toe makes the jump easier to rotate, but height and some control are lost in doing that. I was surprised at what Tara said about it. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought she said something to the effect that it was not a bad thing, just part of the skater's technique.
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