2022 Japan Open

[treblemakerem]

I can’t tell if Nagasu hurt herself or if that was part of the choreography.

I think she’s just tired lol I can’t imagine skating a free skate on one days notice

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Mirai NAGASU

3F-2T
3F
CSp
3Lo-2A
2A
FCCoSp
StSq
2S
CCoSp

Mirai looks exhausted but it great to see her back (I missed some of her jumps because potato stream)

100.88

 

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Ekaterina KURAKOVA

3Lz-1Eu-3F
3Lz
3T
2A
FCCoSp
3Lo-2A
3Lo (hand down)
2Lz-2T
ChSq
CCoSp
StSq
LSp

Holy sunshine is she selling this step sequence

115.49

 

[YuBluByMe]

Rika on the ice!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Rika Kihira

3S-2T
2A-2T
2Lo
3T
FSSp4
3S (forward)
2A(turn)-1Eu-2S
2Lo
CCoSp3
ChSq
StSq4
LSp4

This program was designed to be at the Olympics... it's such a shame we could never see it there. Standing ovation from the sold-out crowd.

113.44

 

[YuBluByMe]

Rika did well with a very watered-down layout! There’s already a noted improvement from her performance at Chubu. Now PLEASE rest and dump the GPs.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Bell’s music is a dud.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Mariah Bell

3F-1T
3Lz
2S
ChSq
3F
CCoSp4
2A-2T
2A-1A
2Lz
FCCoSp3
StSq4
LSp3

Her program was Both Sides Now... the jumps were a little rough but it's incredible that she's still jumping at 405 years old (or however old the US media says she is)

119.40

 

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Loena HENDRICKX

3S
2A
3Lz
3F
CCoSp4
ChSq
3Lz-3T
3F+REP (step-out)
2A-2A-2T
FCCoSp4
StSq4
LSp4

132.53

 

[RatedPG]

Mirai NAGASU

3F-2T
3F
CSp
3Lo-2A
2A
FCCoSp
StSq
2S
CCoSp

Mirai looks exhausted but it great to see her back (I missed some of her jumps because potato stream)

100.88

She did better with one day notice than how Gracie did at her challenger event in the free skate.

 

[RatedPG]

Rika Kihira

3S-2T
2A-2T
2Lo
3T
FSSp4
3S (forward)
2A(turn)-1Eu-2S
2Lo
CCoSp3
ChSq
StSq4
LSp4

This program was designed to be at the Olympics... it's such a shame we could never see it there. Standing ovation from the sold-out crowd.

113.44

Not bad. The difference was that at this event, she nailed her 2A and added the 3T. The good news is that she is getting better….

 

[RatedPG]

Mariah Bell

3F-1T
3Lz
2S
ChSq
3F
CCoSp4
2A-2T
2A-1A
2Lz
FCCoSp3
StSq4
LSp3

Her program was Both Sides Now... the jumps were a little rough but it's incredible that she's still jumping at 405 years old (or however old the US media says she is)

119.40

I don’t think this was a good skate by Mariah. But, she still beat the other athletes. Her combos are ; This event so far is really missing triples.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Kaori Sakamoto

2A
3Lz
3S
CCoSp4
3F-2T
StSq4
3F-3T
FSSp4
2A-3T-2T
ChSq
3Lo
FCCoSp3 (issues on camel positions)

146.66

 

[RatedPG]

Loena HENDRICKX

3S
2A
3Lz
3F
CCoSp4
ChSq
3Lz-3T
3F+REP (step-out)
2A-2A-2T
FCCoSp4
StSq4
LSp4

132.53

Interesting that she is now attempting all the combos at the very end of her program. I imagine the 3F was going to be a 3F 2T combo. I don’t like this layout. I think she should do a combo in the first half of her program.

 

[RatedPG]

Kaori Sakamoto

2A
3Lz
3S
CCoSp
3F-2T
StSq
3F-3T
FSSp
2A-3T-2T
ChSq
3Lo
FCCoSp (issues on camel positions)

Looks like this is enough to win the ladies segment of the event. Should score over 140

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Ilia and Shoma are both going for five quads

 

[YuBluByMe]

Men on the ice!

 

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Michal Brezina

3A
3F (fall)
3F+REP (fall)
FSSp
2Lo
StSq
3Lo (fall)
2T
3T (fall)
FCCoSp
ChSq
CCoSp

He looks absolutely exhausted we might need to carry him off the ice

98.26

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Kao MIURA

4Lo (holds on)
4T (forward)
4S
FCSp4
3A-1Eu-3S
StSq4
2T
3A
3F-2A
CSSp2
ChSq
CCoSp3

Spins need a spin doctor, but I love the program (don't hate me) and some of his jumps are just so big and fast and flowy...

169.94

 

[YuBluByMe]

Didn’t like it. Everything about that was rushed and the way he skates (as if he stole something) just makes it worse.

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie, though.