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yes she does :agree: and with a level2 on her sit spin! so she can get an even higher TES score :sarcasm: she holds the TES WR in both SP & Free Skate now
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Rika Kihira
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I'm so so so happy for Rika She snatched wigs and set a world record 
I literally screamed when she landed 3A. I hope she can do her best for FS.
Good luck queen :luv17:
She snatched wigs and set a world record I literally screamed when she landed 3A. I hope she can do her best for FS.
Good luck queen :luv17:
And of course, nobody has ever jumped higher off the ice than Midori Ito.
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I did not even feel like paying attention to that comment because it's messy & also very untrue :confused2: There's loads of talent among the japanese ladies and apart from Satoko & Marin, i don't see who else has small jumps! There are several big jumpers and no personality? come on now, i mean this has got to be a joke
Absolutely! But I was thinking of the girls that are competing today when I replied.
I did not even feel like paying attention to that comment because it's messy & also very untrue :confused2: There's loads of talent among the japanese ladies and apart from Satoko & Marin, i don't see who else has small jumps! There are several big jumpers and no personality? come on now, i mean this has got to be a joke
It may have been better to ignore it but I couldn’t resist lol. Sorry for the off topic moment.
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Congratulations to Rika for an awesome SP and cheers to a new WR! Keep it up!
Keep it up!
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I don't hang out here a lot, but I HAVE to go in and say I'm very proud of Rika today :luv17: I was low-key scared that SP 3A was going to haunt her for much longer, but she proved this doubter wrong!
The FS is another day, and I hope she can skate well and be happy. It'll be fantastic if she can go clean, I don't want to pressure her haha. She gave me wayyy too many heart attacks last season phew
The FS is another day, and I hope she can skate well and be happy. It'll be fantastic if she can go clean, I don't want to pressure her haha. She gave me wayyy too many heart attacks last season phew
Her tech score doesn't look shabby amongst the men too. Consider that if she got a level 4 spin, which is worth about another 1.5 points, her tech score would have been close to leading the men's field (I know, they fell/made mistakes, but that's part of the sport). I'll be interested to see how she goes with quads next season, assuming she skates Worlds cleanly. And why not? When her 3A is online, the GOE is ridiculous. Her IdF skate was probably a little shaky due to time zones (she confessed she wasn't feeling great). Guess where Worlds is held. Yup. No time zone problems. You know what happened the last time she skated at home? Yup. So imagine that skate, plus higher PCS, plus a clean 3A in the short. It's falling together for her now.
Not yet
Rika hit the 3A in the short. Great job Rika and you showed me. Fingers cross that she has a wonderful Free. She and the queen are still close so the Free will determine it. But Great Job Rika.
holy cow i didn't realize the seniors skated short programs already...
she dethroned the queen!
Rika hit the 3A in the short. Great job Rika and you showed me. Fingers cross that she has a wonderful Free. She and the queen are still close so the Free will determine it. But Great Job Rika.
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Congratulations to Rika for such a beautifully exquisite and emotionally captivating performance. And so glad to see her excitement in the Kiss and Cry. I am cheering for her to skate just as great in the free program.
Here is a full HD 1080 version of Rika's fabulous SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7ffTnrnzs&t=2s
Here is a full HD 1080 version of Rika's fabulous SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7ffTnrnzs&t=2s
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Just beautiful to watch, 3a was effortless!
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Press con after the short program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRR06uXUV4c
I am forever amused by Rika's facial expressions. She always looks like she's lost or scared but in a cute way. Like pikachu...
The questions for Alina are so rude. They just want to stir drama but she handled it well. Great job, Alina! :thumbsup:
I am forever amused by Rika's facial expressions. She always looks like she's lost or scared but in a cute way. Like pikachu...
The questions for Alina are so rude. They just want to stir drama but she handled it well. Great job, Alina! :thumbsup:
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It's scary how in the end of the press conference the reporters surround Rika like zombies surround a human in a horror movie...
Rika said she does not mind the attention, she's aware of the media pressure and all of the fans she has now rooting for her and she is just focusing on doing her best. (I saw that somewhere but I can't find the source now).
I feel like a proud mama. Rika is doing so well, better than I expected but as good as I hoped for. :luv17:
