LADIES Long Program

[Mao88]

1. Alena Leonova - 102.47 (FS) - 152.22 Total

2. Cynthia Phaneuf - 92.00 (FS) - 140.70 Total

3. Sarah Hecken - 86.21 (FS) - 130.71 Total

4. Adriana DeSanctis - 82.34 (FS) - 129.48 Total

 

[sequinsgalore]

Leonova

Score: 102.47, total 152.22 (1st for now)

 

[badknees]

Well, it's the music used in the movie Platoon and is thought of as an incredibly moving, emotional and angst piece of music. It's not for her style at all. I admire tht she is trying something new and not so circus like and jumpy but this is not right. And what's with not bothering to do her hair. I'm all for the athletic side but there is a presentation side also and she's not really trying to put the whole package together.

 

[Spun Silver]

Wow, Alena scored over 20 pts under her Worlds FP this year (124.17).

OT: It's a tad hard to concentrate - we're having an untimely heavy snow and the roads are full of tree branches, with much more snow to come. If you don't hear from me again....

 

[reynycpr]

Has anyone else noticed Alena does the EXACT SAME entrance to her flips AND lutzes? Like she doesn't even attempt to make a distinction between the two..

That's why I'm still confused about this.. Isn't there some type of deduction for repeating the same triple more that 2x? Come on..lets face it. Those are three 3flips in that program... I don't care how she tries to mask it.

...But I will say that when she does skate clean she does have a special charm that can elevate a program (to a certain degree) even if your not a fan of the music choice.

 

[Art&Sport]

Alena Leonova (RUS)

Music: Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, Requiem for a Tower by Clint Mansell

...

Ah, thanks! That's why I had a great feeling upon hearing it. Matt Savoie skated to the opening movement quite exquisitely in 2005. No comparison with what Alena showed here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAsNpBJbk0&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLD71832A6C18299B0

 

[badknees]

My first thought was that she is trying to perhaps copy slutskaya

 

[JDLutz]

I miss crazy hair plastic nails Leonova :-( she just looks so fabricated now

 

[sequinsgalore]

Amelie Lacoste (CAN)

Score: Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from "Evita") by Andrew Lloyd Webber, performed by Pierre Porte

3Lo - nice
2Lz - wrong edge "e"
3S+2Lo
LSp
SlSt
1F - stepout
3Lo+2T
FSSp
ChSp - nice simple forward arabesque
2A - stepout, hand down
2S
CCoSp

 

[FTnoona]

Did the live feed for anyone else just stop and turn into a black screen?

 

[Mrs. P]

That score for Amelie seems a bit high for me...

 

[sequinsgalore]

Lacoste

Score: 95.80, total 146.40 (2nd for now)

 

[Mao88]

1. Alena Leonova - 102.47 (FS) - 152.22 Total

2. Amelie Lacoste - 95.80 (FS) - 146.40 Total

3. Cynthia Phaneuf - 92.00 (FS) - 140.70 Total

4. Sarah Hecken - 86.21 (FS) - 130.71 Total

5. Adriana DeSanctis - 82.34 (FS) - 129.48 Total

 

[Serious Business]

The feed from Hahasport changed to a different broadcast site, get it here: http://www.mips.tv/channel.php?u=79713

 

[burntBREAD]

Did the live feed for anyone else just stop and turn into a black screen?

Refresh a few times, it should start working again.

 

[aemeraldrainc]

Did the live feed for anyone else just stop and turn into a black screen?

Were you using the hahasports link?
'Cause yeah, went completely black.

 

[FTnoona]

The feed from Hahasport changed to a different broadcast site, get it here: http://www.mips.tv/channel.php?u=79713

cool thanks

 

[Art&Sport]

Did the live feed for anyone else just stop and turn into a black screen?

No, not just now, but I had a problem earlier (on universal sports feed). Also, I am not hearing this with live commentary for some reason. Not that I'm complaining about that.

 

[Serious Business]

No one's crying for Amelie, just yawning.

 

[badknees]

I dont have any commentary on icenetwork either. I thought they had tara or nancy doing it. Although I'm not complaining either.