Bumping this thread up because Rika is heading off to China! She said she is quite satisfied with how her programs have been coming along, and wants to do her best in both short and free. Best of luck! 
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I hope for a Podium placement for Rika. Gamba!
RIKA! 2nd place going into the FS! Love her programs, costumes... and her performances and attitude so far this season!
Looks like she's going for a repeat of last year, with new PB's at every competition! (She set a new personal best SP at Finlandia last month... and another new one today)
Hoping she can keep this momentum going, do a clean skate tomorrow, reach or surpass of her goal of 190 points total, and get on the podium!
Looks like she's going for a repeat of last year, with new PB's at every competition! (She set a new personal best SP at Finlandia last month... and another new one today)
Hoping she can keep this momentum going, do a clean skate tomorrow, reach or surpass of her goal of 190 points total, and get on the podium!
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Quoting you again, firal, because if Rika can keep herself in second for tomorrow, then get 3rd at CoR, she could make it to the GPF once again! :hap36:
Anything could happen tomorrow, or at CoR... but yes, as of right now, Radionova and Pogorilaya have left the door wide open for Rika... (mixed feeling about that cos I love all three)
Can she be the GPF "Cinderella" girl again?! I would love that!
By the way, I think Rika's success is largely the result of her hard work, confident attitude, consistent results, and passionately-delivered performances. But I think Akiko deserves some of the credit too - her posture is greatly improved these days, and continues to improve... same for how well-defined, controlled and expressive her movements are becoming... and Akiko's choreography is tailor-made for Rika's long limbs, and dynamic style.
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I totally agree with all of this! I am really cheering for Rika tomorrow! She is truly improving all the time, it is genuinely inspirational to see!
Yes, that would be awesome! Of course we've only seen one performance so far and you know Elena will come out fighting but consistency has always been Rika's best friend so I hope that will be the case again! In the Japanese TV show she said that even though she only beat her PB by a little bit, it has given her confidence that she can do it!
No one can deny Akiko's credit here. Happy to see Akiko tweeted after the SP that she was nervous and happy at the same time, very different emotion than what she had experienced as a skater herself and she is thankful she gets to experience this new emotion. :clapper:
R I I I I I I I I I I I I K A A A A A A A A A A A A ! :-D
Fantastic performance, what a star! She sold the heck out of that program!
And she smashed her personal best FS and Total scores!!! 195.76!
She actually won the Free skate over Mao and everyone else, and very nearly took the gold medal!
* HAPPY DANCE *
Fantastic performance, what a star! She sold the heck out of that program!
And she smashed her personal best FS and Total scores!!! 195.76!
She actually won the Free skate over Mao and everyone else, and very nearly took the gold medal!
* HAPPY DANCE *
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