Japan’s Marin Honda sets goal for 2016-17

[boskil]

Exactly what I was afraid of: media going crazy about Marin and pumping up the expectations.
https://youtu.be/3vLFhnjF2dY?t=606 (at 10m06s)

Korean TV promoting "Young You vs Marin" duel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPJ4U2sTtk0

 

[ioanna]

Nothing surprising. The media always has the tendency to toss aside some skaters and go crazy over other skaters. Ever since she won Jr Worlds the media is like "Oh right Wakaba Higuchi might have won some medals this season too but back to Marin..."

 

[Interspectator]

Nothing surprising. The media always has the tendency to toss aside some skaters and go crazy over other skaters. Ever since she won Jr Worlds the media is like "Oh right Wakaba Higuchi might have won some medals this season too but back to Marin..."

It might be a blessing to Wakaba that the media is giving her a break. She hasn't quite got the hang of being Japanese Media friendly yet. If Marin, who has a lot of experience with that, can take the glare of the spotlight, then Wakaba can concentrate on her her skating without too much scrutiny.

 

[AsadaFanBoy]

Her jumps look like Mirai's. Specifically, the loose-ish wrap. But her jumps look to be all the way around. And she doesn't prerotate 3T as badly as Medvedeva or Satoko.

Hopefully she can keep the large jumps and fully rotate them as she gets older.

 

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Right, Medevedeva has terrible jump technique - what all these tech guys smoke?

 

[puremagic]

Right, Medevedeva has terrible jump technique - what all these tech guys smoke?

I'm so upset that Polina won't be 2 time junior world champion, like Radionova. It's a shame that she was injured. I can't stop cry.

 

[Layback11]

Exactly what I was afraid of: media going crazy about Marin and pumping up the expectations.
https://youtu.be/3vLFhnjF2dY?t=606 (at 10m06s)

Korean TV promoting "Young You vs Marin" duel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPJ4U2sTtk0

I cannot...

You know someone's desperate for ratings when they start promoting fake rivalries between 11-and-14-year-olds who have NEVER EVEN COMPETED AGAINST EACH OTHER and will not for at least three years due to age regulations.

 

[AsadaFanBoy]

Right, Medevedeva has terrible jump technique - what all these tech guys smoke?

exaggeration on your part. did i say terrible? no, you did.

 

[angelicadiablo]

Why would Korean TV would promote Young You vs Marin? Shouldn't they be promoting Young You vs Gubanova or Nugumanova?

 

[sunnystars]

Why would Korean TV would promote Young You vs Marin? Shouldn't they be promoting Young You vs Gubanova or Nugumanova?

Idk why either :/ But Yoo is the recent national champion so I guess K-media is trying to prop her up.

 

[Crazy27]

Right, Medevedeva has terrible jump technique - what all these tech guys smoke?

Medvedeva has excellent jumping technique. And you can go cry

 

[frida80]

I cannot...

You know someone's desperate for ratings when they start promoting fake rivalries between 11-and-14-year-olds who have NEVER EVEN COMPETED AGAINST EACH OTHER and will not for at least three years due to age regulations.

Actually five. By the time she is able to complete at juniors, Marin will have moved up, to seniors.

Why would Korean TV would promote Young You vs Marin? Shouldn't they be promoting Young You vs Gubanova or Nugumanova?

No. To the Korean public is most interested if it's Korean vs Japanese. Marin just won a JW title, so Young You is Korea's "answer."

 

[nolangoh]

If we compare the same combo, the 3S+3T. Marin jumps so much better than Evgenia because Marin 1) has more flow, 2) better connection, very little time between the jumps, 3) more beautiful air position and 4) looks more effortless.

Please don't get me wrong, Evgenia nailed the combo as well, which is good. But if I have to distinguish them using the GOE, I would give Marin one point higher than Evgenia. Just a personal preference.