Ladies Free Skate

[JOHIO2]

Katy Taylor wins 4CCs! Yukari Nakano Takes silver. And Bebe Liang holds on for bronze!

Congrats to Katy and Yukari and Bebe!

1 Katy TAYLOR USA 164.05 2 2
2 Yukari NAKANO JPN 161.49 3 1
3 Beatrisa LIANG USA 159.91 1 3
4 Lesley HAWKER CAN 145.94 6 4
5 Meagan DUHAMEL CAN 145.28 5 6
6 Mai ASADA JPN 141.65 4 7
7 Yan LIU CHN 138.55 10 5
8 Joanne CARTER AUS 133.97 8 9

Free Skate results:

1 Yukari NAKANO JPN 107.96 54.63 53.33 6.86 6.54 6.64 6.68 6.61 0.00 #24
2 Katy TAYLOR USA 106.79 53.83 52.96 6.71 6.50 6.68 6.57 6.64 0.00 #22
3 Beatrisa LIANG USA 98.87 49.69 50.18 6.43 6.11 6.25 6.25 6.32 1.00 #21
4 Lesley HAWKER CAN 97.03 51.29 45.74 5.96 5.61 5.79 5.61 5.61 0.00 #20
5 Yan LIU CHN 94.77 52.27 42.50 5.46 5.04 5.39 5.29 5.39 0.00 #17
6 Meagan DUHAMEL CAN 94.30 49.51 45.79 5.93 5.61 5.75 5.61 5.71 1.00 #23
7 Mai ASADA JPN 89.52 46.10 45.42 5.89 5.57 5.68 5.64 5.61 2.00 #19
8 Akiko KITAMURA JPN 88.48 49.12 39.36 5.18 4.68 4.96 4.89 4.89 0.00 #13
9 Joanne CARTER AUS 86.78 43.76 43.02 5.61 5.14 5.43 5.39 5.32 0.00 #14
10 Christine ZUKOWSKI USA 84.99 44.17 41.82 5.57 5.07 5.14 5.25 5.11 1.00 #15

 

[passion]

Is Mai Asada the same woman as Mao Asada who landed triple axels? If so, how come she did so badly?

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

Mai is the sister.

I think Katy is a force that will have to be rekoned with next season. She's always been an 'also ran' in Juniors but always in top 6. I think this will be her breakthrough comp and let's see her go from there. She will most likely get 2 GPs next season if the two Divas decide to quit.

Joe

 

[nicole_l]

Wow! Breakthrough season for sure!

 

[chuckm]

Maybe Emily Hughes was smart not to go to 4CC, because I don't think she could have beaten Katy (who should have won the bronze medal at Nationals, IMHO). Katy is finally coming into her own. She was sorely undermarked at Nationals---the ISU judges gave her higher PCS scores than the US judges!

 

[Frau Muller]

With her prize money, Katy should be closer to buying the pink Hummer of her dreams!!! Seriously - good for Katy! I am thrilled for her. She is our 'Gal for 2010 Olympics,' I predict!

 

[jsteam4501s]

Is Mai Asada the same woman as Mao Asada who landed triple axels? If so, how come she did so badly?

Mai Asada is the 17-year-old older sister of Mao Asada. Her skating is obviously not in the same league with her kid sister.