Caroline's sister may be tall and thin but her mom is short and stocky. And I'm sure her coaches/parents don't allow her to eat a lot of crap, plus she exercises all the time, most of the time you're body is just going to do what it's going to do, and you can't really prevent that. Her proportions, short arms and legs and long torso, don't help matters either. But her jumps actually have more height now so I actually think her filling out has helped her skating, she'll likely just have to develop a new style, which she already seems to be doing, more intense and less pretty princess gumby doll-ish.
Me too! She still needs a bit more speed, esp. going into her 2A, though. But still--now the mule kick appears to be gone, I have to eat another hat (the first was when Sasha Cohen showed up at US Nats last season)...
BTW, is Caroline's pearl spin pernamently MIA at this point?
What the h--- happened to Canada's Diane Szmiett? Any reports? I heard she was training 3-toe,3-toe..does anyone know what jumps she did or didn't do?
You can watch every skater at the NHK site below.Where can I watch Kanako's SP?
Where can I watch Kanako's SP?
I was so looking forward to Skate America in Portland, OR in a few weeks, but I don't know now. I just came from the website and Kanako is supposed to be skating there, which I don't like. It's unusual for me to have an aversion to a skater, but she reminds me of Fumie Suguri, whom I've never liked as a skater, this alone can turn me off, as well as fans, and of course the judging. It's not her fault btw, it's just a visceral reaction.
http://www.youtube.com/user/fsbj4#p/c/5511B701621FEFC5/1/DF45xu5m90s
Kanako rocked the house and it is impressive to see how the Japanese fans already love this young skater so much. And why not - her smile lights up the arena and she interacts well with the crowd who feed off her energy.
I love this girl and am sure she will delight the fans at SA.
I hope she wins tomorrow - but it is more than enough for her to skate well and get her senior career off to a good start.
Just curious, but what is it about Kanako (other than that she reminds you of Fumie) that you don't like to the point where you wouldn't go to SA just because she's skating in it?
I am trying to figure out how Kanako reminds someone of Fumie? :think:
I was thinking more of Tara on pep pills
Did anyone notice Caroline's footwork later in the program? She did it all on her her right foot
I agree the skating itself is far from "juniorish" She finishes off every move and she's very sharp. Perhaps her costume and choreo make strike some as young but, I can see that, esp the costume, but she doesn't have the awkwardness or the lapse in performance that I associate with junior skaters.