Shizuka Arakawa looks so pretty

[christinaskater]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghs2CtzVaWs

She looks so beautiful!

 

[Dipyramidal]

omg @ the flow out of the double axxel

 

[lcd]

always such uniquely smooth control out of jumps. The angle of her free foot always seemed 'odd' to me, but very very smooth.

 

[Medusa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghs2CtzVaWs

She looks so beautiful!

What's with the fuzzy stuff on the arms? I am normally very tolerant concerning costumes, but these extra-arm stuff this season (Smirnov had in the SP at Worlds and Yukari had it all season during Giselle) bugs me somehow, I find it very distracting.

But she is simply amazing, so exquisite.

 

[Spun Silver]

Gosh, that was just exquisite. Even her jumps look angelic. How proud of their Olympic champion Japan must be.

 

[Tinymavy15]

Lovely. she still has one of the best 3 lutzes of all the ladies out there. I love her pro skating...she was born to do it.

 

[Wrlmy]

All the talks about Mk and Sasha's return, and Shizuka is landing lutz out of spiral entry.
I seriously adore this lady

 

[encore]

It’s 2009, I’m watching her and I’m breathless again… She’s my absolute darling! Those fantastic body lines…

 

[NatachaHatawa]

Shizuka come back!

 

[Dipyramidal]

sasha and kwan can't even do a porper lutz.

 

[MKFSfan]

...and Shizuka has a lip.


She looks phenomenal! Difficult entries into jumps, nice spirals, biellmann and camel spins. Is it just me or has she gotten even better since 2006???

 

[MK's Winter]

That entry into the 3 lutz That beautifully held ina bauer
She is breathtaking:yes:

 

[christinaskater]

I think Shizuka has become a better skater!!!!!!

 

[christinaskater]

Frozen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e534QT21L7o&feature=channel_page



Listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSvn3rjWDE&feature=channel_page



She looks totally amazing, if she wants to , she can win the Olympics once more! She is amazing!

 

[passion]

She still has the grace and elegance that she had when i saw her win the Olympics. She is a pleasure to watch! I love her maturity.

 

[elanna]

Every time I watch her skating I catch myself on the thought that, considering her amazing jumping ability and the beauty of her skating, she could make quite a successful comeback if she only wanted to! Just marvelous, real pleasure!

 

[christinaskater]

Shizuka is truly amazing

Very deserving Olympic champion!

She was like a combination of Michelle's artistry and musicality and the technical savvy and biellmans of Irina and the forward catchfoot spin of Sasha!

 

[Medusa]

She is really beautiful, has those amazing secure jumps, breathtaking flexibility, fantastic skating skills, good speed, great spins....

But what I would like to see from her (of course I don't matter) is some more versatility. She is always skating to rock pop ballads or some classical ballads like Turandot or Ave Maria. An upbeat Cole Porter song would suit her very well, maybe try something Spanish / Latin - themed music or perhaps just some faster classical music.

 

[Wrlmy]

^ I thought techno swan was brilliant

Her greatest strength, basic skating skill, does seem to limit her choice of genre however. Her blades are practically magnetic to the ice, evident in her surreal soft landing and crossover. Ironically, it makes it seems like she is not light on her feet. So, "lighter" music tends to downplay her strength.

 

[John King]

Gal sure is elegant.