millie said:Hey Red Dog, Rochette is no dark horse in any competition. She is the best Canadian skater that we've had in years, at least she wasn't held up with 6.0's only the GOP.
StillBlueLake said:Putting your eggs in the Rochette basket now that Cohen has let you down?
StillBlueLake said:Oh dear, why did you start this thread, Joesitz? You are going to curse the poor dear!
I luuuuurve Rochette, I think she is one of the most exciting skaters we've seen in awhile. I hope she makes a big splash at Worlds. I'd love to get her SP on tape, do we get to see Worlds SPs?
millie said:Nope its still the gang of four--Joannie, Sasha, Irina and Shizuka--Michelle hasn't skated under the GOP yet. :
Hey Red Dog, Rochette is no dark horse in any competition. She is the best Canadian skater that we've had in years, at least she wasn't held up with 6.0's only the GOP.
And that's exactly the skate that made me a fan of hers! Jumps aside, she was so beautiful. She felt the music in her soul I actually like that old version of the LP much more than last year's version, which was kind of watered down, although she did perform it beautifully at Nationals and Worlds.hockeyfan228 said:Rochette made a huge jump from 17th in DC, where although she struggled, I think she was underrated in presentation, to 8th in Dortmund.
Jaana said:Watched the videoclip; a great technical performance by Rochette to a fantastic choreography! What I felt was that it was more athletism based on choreography than a performance of true music interpretation.
StillBlueLake said:_Putting your eggs in the Rochette basket now that Cohen has let you down?
Oh dear, why did you start this thread, Joesitz? You are going to curse the poor dear!
I luuuuurve Rochette, I think she is one of the most exciting skaters we've seen in awhile. I hope she makes a big splash at Worlds. I'd love to get her SP on tape, do we get to see Worlds SPs?[/QUOTE
First of all, Rochette is my favourite because she is from my home country, Canada.
Secondly, I will never give up on Sasha. I know that she got what it takes to become a champion, in my eyes she already is.
Last of all, since I have been following figure skating in the U.S., there have always been pitting one skater against the other---Tara & Michelle--Sarah & Michelle---Sasha & Michelle. Who is next? Probably Michelle will win the Gold at the Olympics, one day, she'll be hoppling across the ice with her cane and figure skates on---I finally got g---o---l----d.
Shizuka's position at this point is just a tenuous as Sasha's; I don't understand why more people haven't recognized that. She skated badly throughout the GP, rumors are strong that she is unmotivated this season and she seems to be feeling the weight of being WC. Like Sasha, she has struggled with an injury. Her programs are much better than Sasha's but I think this is offset by the fact that Sasha at least had a decent skate at U.S. Nats. Arakawa pulled out of Japanese Nats, which leaves her as a huge question mark.