LADIES LONG PROGRAM Thread

[lise]

LKR, yes Amelie beat Cynthia 3 times, but Nats was not a convincing win, neither was this! Cynthia just changed coached before Christmas. I already see progress; tonight I saw confidence in her, something that we have not seen in a long time. No doubt in my mind that she will nail it at worlds. For the record, was was virtually clean in 2010 at Worlds and she's on her way back to becoming a skater with good international results.

Amelie to me, does not have the complete package and can't sell her program to save her life. I personally can not stand her fs music; it grates on me. There is something lacking in her and I can't out my finger on what it is.

 

[evangeline]

Looks like Kwak isn't able to escape the splatfest.

 

[100yen]

MJK is struggling I wish she would look for a different coach to help her work on her posture and edges. She's so elegant and expressive...she just needs some polishing on her basic skills.

 

[blue_idealist]

Kwak looks winded.

 

[skatinginbc]

KWAK needs oxygen badly. She looked as if she was gonna faint.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Amelie's victories might not have been convincing, but Phaneuf's losses certainly were. This isn't about personal opinion. I really don't care about either, frankly, though I think Phaneuf's the stronger skater. This is about basic fairness.

 

[mylastduchess]

Cynthia's much hyped PCS is coming down to earth in international competitions.

probably because of her jump layout, the same jump one after the other

 

[Dots]

Don't post a lot but the whole high altitude thing is ridiculous. High altitude is essentially a fitness test....if you fail that test thats your own problem. Its an excuse and nothing more.

I really don't think altitude has anything to do with what we are seeing.

Oh no it is. You only have to look at past events held there to know. Plus there's also some sort of ventilation problems it seems.

 

[Nadine]

Amelie had her chance here at 4CC to show SC that she was definitively the one that they should send. She failed. It was a tie. Completely blew it.

Her skate was tentative, she did *not* skate like a champion, she didn't go out there and shut the critics up, she opened the door to even more criticism.

IT WAS NOT A DECISIVE VICTORY BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. Case closed.

 

[evangeline]

Mao's new LP dress looks GORGEOUS.

 

[FTnoona]

Min Jung kinda reminds me of Sohee from the Wondergirls. At least none of the ladies needed the oxygen tank yet...

 

[Mao88]

Position After 18 Of 24

1. Amelie LACOSTE (CAN) - 147.65 (FS = 95.93 (TES: 43.84, PCS: 53.09, DED: 1.00))
2. Cynthia PHANEUF (CAN) - 147.47 (FS = 96.71 (TES: 44.83, PCS: 51.88))
3. Haruka IMAI (JPN) - 134.49 (FS = 89.30 (TES: 49.05, PCS 42.25, DED: 2.00))
4. Min-Jeong KWAK (KOR) - 130.52 (FS = 81.80 (TES: 40.41, PCS: 42.39, DED: 1.00))
5. Bingwa GENG (CHN) - 127.89 (FS = 80.91 (TES: 37.02, PCS: 45.89, DED: 2.00))
6. Victoria MUNIZ (PUR) - 117.83 (FS = 75.20 (TES: 36.36, PCS: 40.84, DED: 2.00))
7. Alexandra NAJARRO (CAN) - 117.11 (FS = 80.03 (TES: 40.29, PCS: 40.74, DED: 1.00))
8. Melinda WANG (TPE) - 103.69 (FS = 68.34 (TES: 32.15, PCS: 36.19))
9. Sandra KHOPON (THA) - 103.15 (FS = 67.57 (TES: 35.39, PCS: 32.18))
10. Qiuying ZHU (CHN) - 102.77 (FS = 66.34 (TES: 34.09, PCS: 34.25, DED: 2.00))
11. Chantelle KERRY (AUS) - 102.49 (FS = 70.21 (TES: 37.72, PCS: 32.49))
12. Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK (THA) - 97.19 (FS = 59.96 (TES: 28.04, PCS: 32.92, DED: 1.00))
13. Yea-Ji YUN (KOR) - 96.85 (FS = 64.39 (TES: 33.50, PCS: 31.89, DED: 1.00))
14. Melanie SWANG (THA) - 96.16 (FS = 64.95 (TES: 36.05, PCS: 28.90))
15. Chae-Yeon SUHR (KOR) - 94.95 (FS = 58.41 (TES: 28.47, PCS: 31.94, DED: 2.00))
16. Lejeanne MARAIS (RSA) - 94.34 (FS = 62.19 (TES: 30.20, PCS: 32.07))
17. Crystal KIANG (TPE) - 93.79 (FS = 62.88 (TES: 31.61, PCS: 31.27))
18. Zhaira COSTINIANO (PHI) - 87.26 (FS = 56.93 (TES: 27.64, PCS: 30.29, DED: 1.00))

 

[Blades of Passion]

Nadine, you're being ridiculously obtuse.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Oh, I think I shall reopen that case. Phaneuf didn't skate like a champion. She didn't shut the critics up. She opened the door to even more criticism.

Also, Amelie beat her. Again.

 

[evangeline]

MUST they play "Sexy and I Know It" during the warm-up?

 

[Spun Silver]

Go, Agnes!!! Caroline! Ashley! Kanako! and Mao!

I think I will always be on Min-Jeong's side because of her joyful performance at the 2010 Olympics, even though I can hardly recognize her now.

Love her costume, apart from the oven mitts (thanks to skfan for pointing those out to me).

 

[Morning Glory]

Mao's new LP dress looks GORGEOUS.

I really loved the former one, but this one is also gorgeous!

 

[herro]

Amelie had her chance here at 4CC to show SC that she was definitively the one that they should send. She failed. It was a tie. Completely blew it.

Her skate was tentative, she did *not* skate like a champion, she didn't go out there and shut the critics up, she opened the door to even more criticism.

IT WAS NOT A DECISIVE VICTORY BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. Case closed.

I guess I just see it differently. For me, it doesn't matter if the victory was "decisive" or not. A victory is a victory and for me that's the fairest way to judge skaters.

On a different note, FINAL GROUP! I'm rooting for ALL of them to skate well!

 

[Serious Business]

They're going to send Amelie. End discussion.

I prefer Cynthia and thinks she was possibly underscored here. But Amelie is ahead and that's all that matters.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

I thought Zhang won in 2007?

Yep, announcer lady got it wrong.