not to mention she must have known how much crap all of Japan was saying after her SP.. to go out and skate like that.. truly moving.. they were really saying terrible things about her in Japan
Mao was amazing but skating in the non-essential group both helped and hurt her. Helped because she had the performance of her life without having any pressure and because the technical panel put less scrutiny at some of those landings; hurt because her PCS went down automatically.
Eight triples. Eight. I've been explaining this amazing feat to my friends, and every time I think of it, I get the shivers. It's phenomenal. I think that as time goes on, this will be the program that is remembered, in the way that Midori Ito's program at the 1988 Games put her on the map and is still spoken of with reverence. To add significance to Mao's achievement, Ito's program was at the start of her career, when she was at her strongest, before all the injuries, whereas this is toward the end of Mao's career, when supposedly her powers should be diminishing.
Yes, it seems to be a glaring injustice that this feat was not marked differently by the judges. And then there's the matter of that footwork, which moved like lightning and echoed the music perfectly. The thing that always put me on Mao's side has been that though she has such skill as a jumper, she's extraordinarily musical and fluid. She'd be a joy to watch even if she did nothing but single jumps.
I think Mao should have won the FS. Her PCS being was way to low. If she got the PCS I though she should got she would have won.
I think Mao should have won the FS. Her PCS being was way to low. If she got the PCS I though she should got she would have won.
Exactly. Skating early hurt her.