Ladies LP, 11/19/11

[seniorita]

go victoria!

 

[Nadine]

Decent skate by Viktoria, though she does remind me of an adorable poodle with those white puffs on her wrists.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Viktoria Helgesson (SWE)

Music: Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber

3T+2T+2Lo
2Lz
3Lo
CiSt
CSp
3F
ChSp
2A+2T
CCoSp
3Lo+1A+SEQ
3S - turn on landing
FSSp

Better than at Skate America

 

[Jasper]

u rock!!!!!! love you all.

 

[Spun Silver]

Why the white muffs? They make it look like she's clenching her fists.

Goodness, a SB. I didn't think she was really on today, even though most of the jumps were solid.

Go, Kanako!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Helgesson

Score: 100.74, new SB, total 154.90, new SB and into 1st

 

[burntBREAD]

Why the white muffs? They make it look like she's clenching her fists.

Goodness, a SB. I didn't think she was really on today, even though most of the jumps were solid.

Go, Kanako!

Not sure, but I think that was the outfit in the actual "Sunset Boulevard", which she was skating to?

 

[demarinis5]

Yay for Mae. Good score for her.

Univ. Sports is delayed I am watching the last group warm up right now.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Kanako Murakami (JPN)

Music: Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn

I like her dress

3Lz - landed, but wrong edge "e", perhaps UR
3Lo - ok, looked UR
LSp
1F
FSSp
ChSp
1Lo+2A+SEQ
3F+2A+SEQ
3T
SlSt
3S+2Lo+2Lo
CCoSp

 

[Jasper]

What a lovely skater! Murakami has such gorgeous skating skills, speed, elegance. Even with the two popped jumps, she landed 5 triples and 2 DA's.

 

[Nadine]

Couple of pops here & there and a few bobbles, but another decent skate by Kanako.

 

[Mrs. P]

Glad to see a smile from Kanako today. Solid effort, I agree, despite the popped jumps....She might a UR on the salchow, that seem sort of borderline to me...

 

[seniorita]

Kanako has personality and a tone of charisma and this program doesnt show any of it.

 

[Spun Silver]

Kanako was so somber until she finished skating. Hard to believe it's the same girl as the one called "cutesy" all last season.

She's such a beautiful skater, I just want her to conquer her jump problems and straighten her working leg in spins if possible. She adds an odd little bounce going into her 3Loop. Beautiful flying sit.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Murakami

Score: 105.54, new SB, total 161.31, new SB and into 1st

 

[Iscariot]

alissa just changed all her jump layout

 

[sequinsgalore]

Alissa Czisny (USA)

Music: Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius

3Lz
3F - nice, prob. wrong edge though
1A+2T
ChSp - very nice
FCSp
3Lz+2T
2A
3Lo+2T
3Lo
CCoSp
CiSt
LSp

Good performance, better than SA.

So she's abandoning 3Lz+3T and 3S? Probably the smartest choice.

 

[Mrs. P]

I thought that was a solid effort -- Alissa isn't very happy though. Still she did 6 triples.

 

[Nadine]

You know I've never really paid attention to Alissa until now (thanks to the gorgeous SP of hers), and I've noticed she's gotten slimmer. Not that she's ever had a weight problem, but she seems to have gotten slimmer & added more muscle....hhmmm....it makes me think this may also have contributed to her now being able to land her jumps?

Whatever the case, I like it, and I hope Rachael Flatt takes note.

 

[Mrs. P]

Alissa Czisny (USA)

Music: Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius

3Lz
3F - nice, prob. wrong edge though
1A+2T
ChSp - very nice
FCSp
3Lz+2T
2A
3Lo+2T
3Lo
CCoSp
CiSt
LSp

Good performance, better than SA.

So she's abandoning 3Lz+3T and 3S? Probably the smartest choice.

She might be better off doing 2A-3T instead...I noticed she doesn't have a 3T anywhere...

ETA: Wait, can't do that since she's doing 2 Lutzes and 2 Loops.