Skate Canada 2012 Ladies - Short Program

[Jammers]

Caroline needs more speed if she hopes to ever reach the next level which i don't will happen.

 

[wallylutz]

Caroline Zhang : 52.97 for a skate with all 3 jump elements landed says a lot. I was right, something was missing. This is not a good score for a skate with no obvious error.

 

[sky_fly20]

I want to burn Shlepen's dress

 

[burntBREAD]

Perhaps spin levels or underrotation for Caroline? Her TES seems sort of low. (Or it could be very little +GOE)

 

[gioccia]

I've never been a fan of Polina's and I'm not gonna be...can she at least once have a clean performance...that's frustrating...

 

[wallylutz]

Polina is falling all over the place and UR several of her triples in the process...so much for the Russian domination in ladies that many were predicting from 2 years ago...

 

[gioccia]

Yeah))) hideous

 

[sequinsgalore]

Polina Shelepen (RUS)

Music: Latin Medley

Black asymmetric dress with lots of neon yellow fringes - not pretty

3Lz+3T - fall, UR
2A
CCoSp
FCSp
3Lo - fall again
StSq
LSp

Not a good GP debut

 

[tulosai]

Poor Shelepin what a splatfest. She and Gracie should both learn the lesson that there is no point in going for a triple triple when the first jump was badly flawed. I know this is something that comes with experience but both would have scored much higher if they had tacked on a nice solid double instead.

 

[Macassar88]

Wow that wasn't good from Shlepen

3lz 3t fall (probably > or >> or maybe even a downgrade?)
Fall on 3 lo

When will she learn how to skate a clean SP?

 

[wallylutz]

Perhaps spin levels or underrotation for Caroline? Her TES seems sort of low. (Or it could be very little +GOE)

No UR that I can see but low GOE for sure. Her jumps were landed but not well executed. Speed is an issue but also the overall flow and sureness.

 

[tulosai]

Wow that wasn't good from Shlepen

3lz 3t fall (probably > or >> or maybe even a downgrade?)
Fall on 3 lo

When will she learn how to skate a clean SP?

Yeah. I like her but I am very used to being disappointed by her at this point.

 

[burntBREAD]

Wow that wasn't good from Shlepen

3lz 3t fall (probably > or >> or maybe even a downgrade?)
Fall on 3 lo

When will she learn how to skate a clean SP?

>> is a downgrade, and I think it definitely was.

 

[Mrs. P]

Poor Shelepin what a splatfest. She and Gracie should both learn the lesson that there is no point in going for a triple triple when the first jump was badly flawed. I know this is something that comes with experience but both would have scored much higher if they had tacked on a nice solid double instead.

Agreed. Can't blame them though -- it's probably instilled in them that they need to go for the big combos.

 

[gold12345]

Despite Caroline's weaknesses, it's kind of ridiculous to tie her with someone who nearly fell twice in a short program.

 

[gioccia]

Polina and her coach look like a daughter and a mother)))

 

[sequinsgalore]

Shelepen
Score: 46.18, and into 4th

 

[mikiandorocks]

Go Liza!

 

[Macassar88]

Tuktamisheva is up!!!

 

[wallylutz]

Polina's TES is higher than I'd have expected, this panel today is lenient by my standards.