And if Ashley got cut a few breaks at Nationals last year, so did Mirai---
Fine by me, as long as they are consistent
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And if Ashley got cut a few breaks at Nationals last year, so did Mirai---
Fine by me, as long as they are consistent
The judging need to be accurate based on how the jumps would be called by an international tech panel.
I don't know if I agree with you on that. Because there have been several posters who've said as much about her skates I went back and watched nationals and looked at the jumps in super slo-mo. While I definitely can see most jumps that she under-rotates this fall, I was definitely not catching them in real time at Nationals, and I figured since several posters are claiming she got credit when she shouldn't have, but I'm not seeing it, I owed it to myself to watch in super slo-mo so I could finally see what others did.
And the thing is, the only triple in super slo-mo I would even question that got credit is the triple toe in her axel/toe combo (and then of course the opening flip which even my eyes could catch). Everything else was around and clean. I watched multiple times to make sure that it wasn't wishful thinking, and yeah - those jumps are clean. I'll even admit there are a few as she's coming down I think "she's not going to get that" and yet somehow when her blade hits the ice, it's pointing in the right direction, there's no hook.
I'm not necessarily trying to argue anything about should she have been on a team or not, I'm just saying those jumps were definitely rotated.
By Worlds 2003, Sarah's 'lutz' was so bad that the right edge of her boot was actually touching the ice as she prepared to tap in!
And if Ashley got cut a few breaks at Nationals last year, so did Mirai---the tech panel ignored Mirai's URs, and the judges mistook Mirai's blank look for intensity.
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It looks like poster Samson and others others who have taken a closer look disagree.
Mirai skates last in the SP! If she hits everything she should be rewarded nicely.
I just hope Mirai really sells her programs - and rotates rotates rotates! Go Mirai!
Good for Mirai placing 4th in the SP, I thought she looked pretty strong last night and did sell her program well.
As much as I want to see her on the podium this year and repeat her bronze medal, I'm afraid if she does come in third, that she may be yet left off the world team and Polina or Courtney, depending on who finishes in 4th or 5th will be sent in her place.
I'd rather she finish somewhere in 4-6 tomorrow, so there won't be the same controversy as last year.
I am 100% sure she would not get bumped unless she came in 3rd and Ashley or Gracie were in 4th. Polina and Courtney would not bump anyone off the team because they haven't had remarkable seasons.
I only thought this b/c Courtney's scores were higher on the GP than Mirai's were. And Polina said she was being supported by the US Figure Skating Association.
Good for Mirai placing 4th in the SP, I thought she looked pretty strong last night and did sell her program well.
As much as I want to see her on the podium this year and repeat her bronze medal, I'm afraid if she does come in third, that she may be yet left off the world team and Polina or Courtney, depending on who finishes in 4th or 5th will be sent in her place.
I'd rather she finish somewhere in 4-6 tomorrow, so there won't be the same controversy as last year.
Good for Mirai placing 4th in the SP, I thought she looked pretty strong last night and did sell her program well.
As much as I want to see her on the podium this year and repeat her bronze medal, I'm afraid if she does come in third, that she may be yet left off the world team and Polina or Courtney, depending on who finishes in 4th or 5th will be sent in her place.
I'd rather she finish somewhere in 4-6 tomorrow, so there won't be the same controversy as last year.
I kinda hope that the top 3 have splatfests and she wins Nationals so the Fed can't keep her off any team