Mia Risa Gomez

[DizzyFrenchie]

That is a very good question. IIRC she already said two seasons ago she wanted to try it in competition, and had already been attempting it in practice for a while before that. I think it was when she was coached by Agnes Z. However that didn´t happen. Sometime after Worlds that year she was injured for a little bit, so I guess between that and changing club and coaches she went back on that goal for a bit until the right time and adjustment were made.

I think she said in the interview after her free at Euros that her plan forwards is to work on her technical layout in her programs? So I do think she is going to add on her BV a little more. She also has posted more then once the last weeks doing 2A-eu-3F combo, so my guess is she might already try it next week at Sonja Henie Trophy instead of the 2A-eu-3S. I think she specifically has mention she wants to add one more flip in her free, so I think that might be the combination.

She does usually start her FS with 3Lz-2T combo now, so it seems it could have been intentional to add 3Lz-3T later. Maybe she will both try 3Lz-3T and 2A-eu-3F next week?

She could possible also try the 3Lz-3T in her SP next week at Sonja Henie Trophy, but if she is not planning to do it at Worlds and rather have the 3T-3T instead, I don´t think she will change up the layout so shortly before Worlds before changing it back again. Might be safer to try it in the free.

There is going to be a free livestream for Sonja Henie Trophy next week, so I will be watching it

2A + 1Eu + 3F? that would be an extraordinary combination! Are there Women who jump it? (Sorry for being so unaware!)

 

[norwegianfairytale]

2A + 1Eu + 3F? that would be an extraordinary combination! Are there Women who jump it? (Sorry for being so unaware!)

You can see it here. At least I think it´s a flip?

Yeah I don´t think many have done it, not from the current senior skaters at least that I can remember. I have a feeling I have seen something like that in juniors but I can´t remember who.

Mia already did a 3S-eu-2F in the free last year, so it´s not completely new for her to do a flip after a euler.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

You can see it here. At least I think it´s a flip?

Yeah I don´t think many have done it, not from the current senior skaters at least that I can remember. I have a feeling I have seen something like that in juniors but I can´t remember who.

Mia already did a 3S-eu-2F in the free last year, so it´s not completely new for her to do a flip after a euler.

It's quite impressive! Of course it doesn't look very easy yet, but her Euler is a real one, not a mere step.
I remember that Yuzuru Hanyu was the first to jump a 4T + 1Eu + 3F (on the flight!) in 2019 and several Men have done a + 1Eu + 3F since, but in Women I didn't know.

 

[norwegianfairytale]

A little bit late - but congratz Mia with a silver medal at Sonja Henie Trophy and a new PB with 175.78 points

 

[norwegianfairytale]

It's quite impressive! Of course it doesn't look very easy yet, but her Euler is a real one, not a mere step.
I remember that Yuzuru Hanyu was the first to jump a 4T + 1Eu + 3F (on the flight!) in 2019 and several Men have done a + 1Eu + 3F since, but in Women I didn't know.

She sticked with her old layout for both the SP and FS, so no 2A-eu-3F in the free this time and no 3Lz-3T in the SP or FS, so I guess she is having a slower approach on the elements and only do them in practice yet and that is probably smart considering how well it went this past weekend.

The pair skater Maria Pavlova did a 2A-eu-3F in practice recently,

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

She sticked with her old layout for both the SP and FS, so no 2A-eu-3F in the free this time and no 3Lz-3T in the SP or FS, so I guess she is having a slower approach on the elements and only do them in practice yet and that is probably smart considering how well it went this past weekend.

The pair skater Maria Pavlova did a 2A-eu-3F in practice recently,

I hope that she can have early competitions next season if she wishes to practice any of these Combinations before more important competitions!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Clips from Sonja Henie Trophy!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

3F-3T, 3Lz-3T and 2A-3T

I´m guessing she is still only doing it for practice but she has posted doing 3Lz-3T a couple of times now So it seems it´s getting more steady.

Who knows, I guess the practice run through will tell.

Btw, her start number in the SP will be between nr. 13-15 - she will be skating in the 3rd group, she is slowly climbing up in the world ranking. Last year she skated nr. 8 in group 2. In 2024 nr. 4 and in 2023 she skated as nr. 1 in group 1. Wow. I can´t believe this is already her 4th Worlds?!!
Best of luck to her with the travel and last preparations

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

3F-3T, 3Lz-3T and 2A-3T

I´m guessing she is still only doing it for practice but she has posted doing 3Lz-3T a couple of times now So it seems it´s getting more steady.

Who knows, I guess the practice run through will tell.

Btw, her start number in the SP will be between nr. 13-15 - she will be skating in the 3rd group, she is slowly climbing up in the world ranking. Last year she skated nr. 8 in group 2. In 2024 nr. 4 and in 2023 she skated as nr. 1 in group 1. Wow. I can´t believe this is already her 4th Worlds?!!
Best of luck to her with the travel and last preparations

She may stick with her stable 3T + 3T in the Short Program, as this combination is explicitly allowed and doesn't trigger a Zayak rule, while its Base Value is only 1.6 point under that of a 3Lz + 3T; and try it in the Free if she feels equal to, as in the Free Skating, not only there's the point difference in the combination itself, but this wouldn't consume two 3T, allowing her to repeat two "expensive" triple jumps instead of one?

 

[norwegianfairytale]

She may stick with her stable 3T + 3T in the Short Program, as this combination is explicitly allowed and doesn't trigger a Zayak rule, while its Base Value is only 1.6 point under that of a 3Lz + 3T; and try it in the Free if she feels equal to, as in the Free Skating, not only there's the point difference in the combination itself, but this wouldn't consume two 3T, allowing her to repeat two "expensive" triple jumps instead of one?

Yes good point, if she tries it will probably be in the free. She just posted again today a story doing a 2A-3T in her last practice. I still can´t figure out where it fits - because not with the former free skate layout. Potentially she might change her 2A-eu-3S with 2A-3T? But she has it pretty late in the program I wonder if she would do it so late with possible tired legs. It really looks nice though, she never did it competition before but it looks so great in practice. But if I don´t remember it wrong, only a few skaters do it because normally it´s not where you maximum the points?

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Yes good point, if she tries it will probably be in the free. She just posted again today a story doing a 2A-3T in her last practice. I still can´t figure out where it fits - because not with the former free skate layout. Potentially she might change her 2A-eu-3S with 2A-3T? But she has it pretty late in the program I wonder if she would do it so late with possible tired legs. It really looks nice though, she never did it competition before but it looks so great in practice. But if I don´t remember it wrong, only a few skaters do it because normally it´s not where you maximum the points?

Or maybe she's testing several options with how it fits with music, in run-throughs, stability and all? I'm expecting to be surprised at World Championships! Being in Prague there won't be jetlag, that's a point.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I didn't find a way to watch, but it seems that Mia Risa Gomez didn't have a good skate, I hope that she can still get her way to the Free Skating? But it seems compromised?

 

[norwegianfairytale]

I didn't find a way to watch, but it seems that Mia Risa Gomez didn't have a good skate, I hope that she can still get her way to the Free Skating? But it seems compromised?

Unfortunately no free for her today. Despite not having scored below 50 this season, she was far below that score today. She had a fall on her opening toeloop, so she needed to add a combo on the flip. She almost had the flip, but catched the edge and had two hands down which also meant it counted as fall. Total for those two elements were only 2,75 with the deduction so she lost over 10 points there. However she did everything she could to catch level and points in the rest of the program, lv. 3 on step and lv. 4 and 3 on spins and well performed axel, and she didn´t let the errors impact the performance. It´s almost impossible to make up for those technical error in PCS - the judges are forced by the rulebook to let it impact the PCS. She still got 23.33 in PCS with those errors so it wasn´t horrible. If she had been able to add a double toe on the flip it would have been a different story - she might have just made the cut. But that is the name of the game. She really took it very well - Mark mentioned her professionalism and how a good role model she is for her sister.

This is the first time she fell on the opening combo all season, so it´s really unfortunate. But - the one performance doesn´t define her. She had a fantastic season with several medals and smashing her PB. So Mia can be proud of herself and I know she will come back stronger Can´t wait to see her next season, and I hope she will succeed with her lovely 3Lz-3T!