Shizuka Arakawa
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TT clearly put a reign on her. Pace her into the final destination. I expect her fire on late in the season. Mentally, she has nothing to lose this season since she is not reignning WC any more. And by lost the competetions to top cats early on in the season, it could only improving her mentaly by the time Olympic come around. She really is a much refined skater.
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She was 2nd in the free. However, her technical content in the short was rather low. The tenical mark there was lower than Liashenko's, and the base value of her technical elements was actually 0.1 lower than Liu's! I am not an Asada fan, I prefer Arakawa any day, but in a system that evaluates two programs, the final placement was fair. Though she would have been second overall under 6.0 system.Arianne said:
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I really think she and Sasha have a shot at the gold. It won't be easy but it could happen. Anything can.
What Shiz needs is a good dose of how to sell that wonderful program.
Joe
What Shiz needs is a good dose of how to sell that wonderful program.
Joe
Mzheng, ITA. I think Tarasova has now learned from experience to become the master strategist she's been with her male skaters with her female ones. I think Shizza will be her first ladies "Yags," if that makes sense.Mzheng said:
I couldn't agree more. I was starting to worry after Campbell's, SA, and the COC SP. But as I said re Mzheng's post, I think she's pacing herself. Still, there are few things as beautiful on ice as that Shizza Sparkle(TM).Heyang said:
Rgirl
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Shizuka's lp is my favorite program of the season. Excellent choice of music!!! If only she & Tarasova could iron out the jump problems, so that she can really let the music inspire her more. There have got to be jump technicians in Japan or Russia, who can help her fix her rotation issues. I love her effortless power, regal elegance, and silky smoooth edges. If Shizuka get's her act together, she could be formidable.
Yeah, Rgirl, I agree TT is one of the bigest strategyist in FS. From these two competetions COC and TEB, looks like they are concentrating on LP as for now. Not try to be the target score every one will try to aim for.
I'm not so concern about her jumps now. Usually for these elite skaters they can have jump back and ready in four weeks. Right now is working on programs getting used to the musics and make your skating in tunne with the music and see where can milk out more points without disrupt an already flowed program. This need brains and strategy, this is where TT for.....when Japan National comes around I'd expect her back to her Japanese coach(more technique concetrate) works on jumps.
I'm also wondering why she underroted 3/3 or even just triples. Still remember last year Campbells, when Raphael saw her first time after 2004 worlds. Raphael said Arakawa's 3/3s are still so beautyful. He was not known for encourage skaters to put cheated jumps (even 1/8th turn) into the programs.
I'm not so concern about her jumps now. Usually for these elite skaters they can have jump back and ready in four weeks. Right now is working on programs getting used to the musics and make your skating in tunne with the music and see where can milk out more points without disrupt an already flowed program. This need brains and strategy, this is where TT for.....when Japan National comes around I'd expect her back to her Japanese coach(more technique concetrate) works on jumps.
I'm also wondering why she underroted 3/3 or even just triples. Still remember last year Campbells, when Raphael saw her first time after 2004 worlds. Raphael said Arakawa's 3/3s are still so beautyful. He was not known for encourage skaters to put cheated jumps (even 1/8th turn) into the programs.
