Wakaba Higuchi

[Kara]

GOOD LUCK WAKABA! Slayyy and get on that podium!!!

Bring back your costumes too...

 

[LRK]

Good luck, Wakaba! I'm so looking forward to seeing her programs again.

 

[sakurano]

Hey that's what I feared happened until the fall she had a good program, too bad but with his latest practices that was not good I suspected. So the JFS will abandon it as with Kanako Murakami or there is still hope? She had a lot of potential

 

[Danibellerika]

Hey that's what I feared happened until the fall she had a good program, too bad but with his latest practices that was not good I suspected. So the JFS will abandon it as with Kanako Murakami or there is still hope? She had a lot of potential

Her job is not done. There is still a free skate to get through. I know Wakaba will want to skate well and help get those 3 spots back! Personally, I don't know if it was the camera angles, but I didn't feel the fire from Wakaba today. Seemed like she had more attack at CoC. But I think she can hang on if not move up a bit and leave a good final impression of the season.

 

[sakurano]

Her job is not done. There is still a free skate to get through. I know Wakaba will want to skate well and help get those 3 spots back! Personally, I don't know if it was the camera angles, but I didn't feel the fire from Wakaba today. Seemed like she had more attack at CoC. But I think she can hang on if not move up a bit and leave a good final impression of the season.

I hope so too because it would be very sad if it ends so on one side I understand his resentment. His FS is great so we'll see
His best performance remains trophy lombardie for me

 

[likevelvet]

Not the spot going into the free I had hoped for, but I'm still excited for her awesome free program nonetheless. Go Waka!

 

[Miss Ice]

Let's support Wakaba via twitter/instagram! I don't have twitter sadly but people should tweet their support for her! She ain't gonna see it on this thread

 

[saphire]

I am looking forward to watching one of my favorite free skates of this season for the last time. I just hope Wakaba can get over her nerves and skate it clean like she did at Cup of China.

 

[MaiKatze]

German Eurosport are still smitten with Wakaba, even went so far and called her their favourite! They wanted her to medal and were disappointed in her scores.

 

[saphire]

I was disappointed that she did not score higher in SP. I thought she could have placed higher than some that she was behind.

 

[Miss Ice]

German Eurosport are still smitten with Wakaba, even went so far and called her their favourite! They wanted her to medal and were disappointed in her scores.

I agree. I think she was a little lowballed, but I guess people are trying to excuse this by saying that she didn't have her usual spark. But like, I still thought it was a brilliant performance apart from the fall. And probably should've scored around 67-68.

 

[MaiKatze]

I agree. I think she was a little lowballed, but I guess people are trying to excuse this by saying that she didn't have her usual spark. But like, I still thought it was a brilliant performance apart from the fall. And probably should've scored around 67-68.

They didn't understand her technical score, because they liked her jumps. Performance wise they liked her, but prefer her long program.

 

[Miss Ice]

They didn't understand her technical score, because they liked her jumps. Performance wise they liked her, but prefer her long program.

Yeah, I don't even understand the GOE for her 3F? Four people gave her -1, why?? And I thought the PCS were also quite scattered. Some judges gave her all/mostly 8's, some all/mostly 7's. And only level 3 for StSq??

 

[sakurano]

I agree with her TES score as she fell down and had a call on her 3F, but it's her PCS that I do not understand why is she inferior to Mirai or her performance is empty and Bradie?
What worries me is that if it is above 8 it's the last time we see it.

To remove my first judgment I have to watch her performance on TV this time and I think that although it was not the fire of the beginning of the season, it was not so bad.

 

[Shayuki]

Yeah, I don't even understand the GOE for her 3F? Four people gave her -1, why??

It has a ! which calls for -1 to -2 GOE as a penalty. So I assume they had the jump as +1 otherwise and deducted 2 points, arriving at -1.

On PCS, I just don't know. Some judges gave her 9.5 for interpretation, others 7.0. Surely even if you don't like something you can still see why someone else might and score appropriately...

 

[saphire]

I did question some of the Australian judges scoring, like giving Bradie a 9 for interpretation and composition.

 

[MaiKatze]

Go Wakaba. I want redemption and a clean Skyfall. Don't worry too much about the spots and stay calm!

 

[LRK]

What a joy to see her skate with the fire we are used to seeing from her - I loved seeing that program skated again, and so wonderfully!

Seeing her so emotional after the program ended made me tear up too.

Thank you, Wakaba.

 

[sakurano]

I am disappointed to have arte this, but what I read it was so emotional and moreover for the birthday of his coach, pity that it was the last time we saw his beautiful programs, to next year .

T_T

 

[Miss Ice]

That should've been 75 PCS for Wakaba, and the StSq should've been lvl 4. Wakaba, you're 150+ in our eyes :luv17: