Ladies sp

[cloudkicker09]

Rachel and Tugba were so robbed!!!!

 

[casken]

Ando

3 Lutz - 3Loop - good! That looked rotated.
3 Flip - good
2 axel - good
spiral - better but iffy on change of edge
flying spin - ok
footwork - FALL!
combo spin - good
layback - only average

She had a nice mood going until the fall on the footwork. Hate these Morozov short programs with all the jumps up first though.

57.80 1st

 

[*Sniper*]

This judging is totally bizarre so far.

So who should be in first?

By the way, I really appreciate all your inputs.
Thank you!

 

[gold12345]

The long program is going to determine mostly everything, since 1st through 5th are only separated by less than 3 points at the moment. Super tight!

 

[pista04]

So with this judging, 3 Americans in a virtual tie....with the current two leaders roughly 4 points ahead?

 

[Mathman]

If Yu-na Kim hits on all cylinders she could get a 70 and take all the suspense out of the LP.

 

[feraina]

Really great skate from Miki! Well, if you ignore the freaky fall in the slss. I was just thinking it's a great footwork sequence when she went down. Too bad... Should still put her over 60, I would think. Awesome jumps! What a huge 3Z-3R! The spins were really fast.

Oh, only 57.8 for Miki? Wow, I wonder if they downgraded the 3R, hmm...

Onto Yu-na, she can come out with a big lead after the short!

 

[gold12345]

Hate these Morozov short programs with all the jumps up first though.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[casken]

Kim

3 Flip 3 Toe - BIG! EASY!
3 Lutz - good!
spiral - good ice coverage
2 axel - directly out of the spiral and almost falls!
layback - good
flying spin - ok
footwork - more tentative now
combo spin - good

The mistake on the axel definetely took a bit of the fire out of the program. Still, pretty well done.

 

[silver.blades]

I LOVE Yuna's SP. The 2A aside, that was one increadible skate. I can't wait to see this in a couple months.

 

[casken]

69.50!?!?!?!

Holy cr*p!!!!

 

[london_calling]

69.50 for Yu-Na Kim?!? With a botched axel?

 

[Lissy]

In Yu-na's recap before the scores, her flip was a lip...

 

[feraina]

Almost perfect program from Yu-na. BEAUTIFUL 3F-3T, and 3Z. Oh, just the hand-down on the 2A, the easiest jump. What a shame! I like her program much better than last year's SP. Nice choreography, better posture and stretch, though she can still point her toe a little more sometimes. Should be over 60, I'd think...

 

[lmarie086]

Other than the messy 2A, Yu-Na was simply breathtaking.
And look at that score! She'll be nearly untouchable in the LP!

Loved the improvement on her spiral; lovely positions. And enjoyed her expression as well.

Definitely my favorite SP thus far.

 

[McWicked]

Yuna got 69.50... that's it, she's winnin this competion, let's say "WE WORSHIP YOU, YOU ALMIGHTY YUNA!!!

 

[beep_beep]

69.50!?!?!?! Holy cr*p!!!!

Holy schmoly ! Really ?
God, I can´t wait for those youtube vids...

PBP'ers, thank you soooo much !!!!

 

[*Sniper*]

69.50!?!?!?!

Holy cr*p!!!!

oh my goodness.
What is going on?
Was Yuna that much better than the rest??

Anyways, thank you all so much for these updates.

 

[gold12345]

Yu-Na was so overscored. Not only did she nearly fall, but her flip is clearly a lip. She shouldn't be that far ahead of Ando.

 

[casken]

Should be over 60, I'd think...

Just a tad.