Actually, it was the mistakes that made her score so low, with the full BV of her elements she would have been at 61 points(Elena's was 62.08 for comparison), with her usual GOE she would have easily cracked 70-71 points, also her PCS would have been higher and she could have easily challenged Elena for gold. I hope they don't needlessly change that layout too much but rather that Yulia be 100% confident again. I hope she will be confident enough to do harder triple-triple combinations, but all she needs to do is go clean and she can win no matter the layout.
I agree with you that she seems more able to handle imperfect skates and accept doing well even if it wasn't quite the result she wanted. Also I'm so happy she made the GPF.
Thanks for that information, Isabel. I don't know nearly enough to appreciate the details that go into a quality technical performance and its potential. I'm with you on the confidence building. By comparing this performance to CofC we see a vast improvement in a few short days. That's not all from practice, they are doing many things right. Did you notice as she was leaving the ice she shook her head (when she is bent over, just before Eteri gives her the blade covers)? This mild reaction is positive, she's ready to build on today's performance. The CofC experience may actually be an important step forward for her. How's that for irony!
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