Should be:
1. Yuna 76+
2. Carolina 72-73
3. Adelina ~70
4. Gracie ~66
Yeap. :agree:
Should be:
1. Yuna 76+
2. Carolina 72-73
3. Adelina ~70
4. Gracie ~66
No that was insulting and the reason skating is going down as a sport. When skating turns into beauty contest, then we are in trouble for people to get it is a very hard sport. I find Akiko adorable and inspiring. But still it doesnt matter. We are dealing with athletes here. I think twitter is an excuse to say the meanest things, it is one thing if I write it and another if a known sports commentator with thousand followers does. His legendary status doesnt excuse it either.
I do not think Ashley's expression is fake. I think this is her genuine personalityPlease don't misunderstand me, I like the fact that Ashley is different. I'm not asking her to be a nice polite princess. That's not at all what I meant. I just wish her fierceness and sexiness would come out more naturally. At times it seems a bit forced to me.
??? It does not have anything to do with hooker theme and this is not what she is trying to convey. She is one of the very few who did not choose a princessy warhorse music. As soon as someone does that, must we label the program as hooker like? She interpreted the hell out of this rock piece! This is what the sport needs - variety of programs, sassy programs, original music. There was nothing inappropriate in that SP, nothing cringe worthy.Is Wagner's short program theme supposed to be hooker??? Its so uncomfortable to watch. I cringe
What exactly has happened to the Finnish ladies team? I see they have no representatives this year. Do they have any promising up and comers for the future?
I LOVED Yuna's program!! I liked this much more than her bond SP. She has already stated this is her last competition and I felt her SP was a goodbye, it felt really heartfelt and emotional and showed increased maturity. Her jumps look as big as ever with perfect technique. Her footwork, she did like 75% or more of it on one foot, isn't that hard? Like doing figures? which skaters used to have to do before. Her costume was also gorgeous, loved it! Thought she should have scored 5 pts higher. Judging is so capricious, if she had skated near the end, I am sure she would have gotten 79 or so.
Caro, she isn't as awkward as she was before and her jumps aren't teeny like Julia's, but her spins, she was moving all over the place, what a hot mess. I am happy to see her though, at 27!!! Go "old" girls!
Russians, way overscored, as usual. One thing I guarantee, unless they both seriously implode, the judges will find a way to get one or both on the podium. Adelina, where is she getting the PCS and the GOEs?? c'mon. Julia, again, all she does is remind me of a little girl, yes she is one, but she plays one as well in both her programs!!! How am I supposed to get the impression she is mature when her character in both her programs is a little girl. Not just that but, how can she get the same GOE as Yuna when Julia's jumps look so small???
Glad to see Gracie closer in PCS but still should be higher than Julia. Polina is impressive, jumps are huge.
Overall, thought the women's competition was very easy on the eyes. All the outfits I saw were pretty, nothing horrendous, and is it just me or is this field of skaters very attractive? Yuna, Gracie, Julia, adelina, etc, they're all very pretty.
Mao, Mao, Mao, I feel bad for her, but wow, what a headcase.
No that was insulting and the reason skating is going down as a sport. When skating turns into beauty contest, then we are in trouble for people to get it is a very hard sport. I find Akiko adorable and inspiring. But still it doesnt matter. We are dealing with athletes here. I think twitter is an excuse to say the meanest things, it is one thing if I write it and another if a known sports commentator with thousand followers does. His legendary status doesnt excuse it either.
Finally watched the SP on NBC primetime:
1. Yu Na - toughest, most ambitious jumps along w/ the best skating skills
2. Carolina - ethereal, beautiful; skating skills in league w/ Yu Na but perhaps behind due to slightly easier jump combos
3. Adelina - Fiery, but not deserving of the PCS marks putting her in league w/ the above 2. Easily in 3d, though. But, it's in Russia.
4. Gracie - Easily 4th; not nearly as bad as some make the program out to be. Despite the slightly crooked 3z, jump was still huge. Score could've been a little higher if she had done a clean 2x
5. Ashley - Should be in front of Julia. Only mistake was significant but everything else was sold 110%
6. Julia - 3z-3t GOE too high, but again, scoreflation due to competition in Russia.
:agree: That's pretty much how it broke down to me.
Wish NBC Primetime had showed Polina! (Please don't tell me they did and I missed it amongst the bobsled runs.)
Agree, NYscorp6 -- this will be a nailbiter!
Yes, that is correct.NBC did show Polina, right before Yuna I think.