Shizuka Arakawa Sorry, no photos of Sasha or Irina in costume. The photo police were just too relentless during the ladies event! |
Warmup 1 Tugba Karademir Coeurs a Cordes She is in black and gray with silver beading slow posing and edges 1 3T+2T: ok, arm over head on 2T Skating skills fair. Transitions, the
basics. Not much expression. Mostly an adequate presentation
of elements. Almost background music. Did keep to the rhythm
at least. Kimmie Meissner Symphonic Dances She is in black with silver beading 3Lz+COMBO: 3Lz2T, ok, lean on landing
edge Skating skills good. Transitions
above average. A nice clean skate. Could have displayed more
power. Above average expression of the music. Susanna Poykio One Mint Tulip & Girls Night Out She is in pinks and reds with silver beading 1 3Lz+2T: ok Skating skills above average. Transitions
above average. Decent timing to music, but not much in the way of
the lively "perky" expression needed for this music. Kira Korpi Hello She is in pink with lavender stones 1 1Lz+COMBO: 2Lo2T,
small, no power Skating skills fair. Transitions
basic, but decent in quantity. Good timing and rhythm. Doesn't
capture the mood fully, though. Joannie Rochette Like a Prayer She is in white 3Lz2T: decent +1 Skating skills above average. Transitions
above average, mostly basic. Ends a wee bit late. Program doesn't
build together with the music, but still above average expression. Warmup 2 Idora Hegel Blues for Kook She is in black with gold lame spiraling around her right leg and torso. 1 3Lz+2T: ok, 2T small Skating skills average. Transitions
basic and average execution. Decent performance. Good timing
and rhythm to music. A hint of bluesiness in the presentation. Mira Leung Freedom She is in white skirt and primrose bodice 3F: Usual ugly takeoff, ok otherwise Skating skills above average.
Transitions
above average. I hate the ugly entries to the jumps. Nice
spins. Little expression in first 2/3 then perked upright for the last
1/3 and was more with the music. Fleur Maxwell Oblivion & Libertango She is in black with pink upper right panel, with red beading, and pink starfish on skirt. Half sleeve on left arm, right arm bare. 1 3T+2T: both clean, Skating skills
average, Transitions average. Boring first half. Got
better after the Axel where she could work the spins and spirals.
Too many Biellmann positions. Viktoria Pavuk Swan Lake She is in half white, half black dress. A fashion cliche 1 3Lz+2T: both ok, +1 Skating skills above average.
Transitions basic and sparse. Ok expression for first half (the slow
part) but then does not develop the program as the music builds. Audience
boos, but she got appropriate marks. Yan Liu Valley of the Red River She is in shades of yellow, orange and black with gold beading. spiny posing and edges to lead off 3Lz2T: both ok, long entry edge Skating skills above average. Transitions
above average. Nice movements and positions matched to music.
Slow. Above average performance. Just 2s for levels! Elenea Sokalova Turandot She is in hot pink with nude cutouts, and sliver and gold sparkly design. 1 3Lz+2T: two foot, step
out, -3 Skating skills good. Transitions
good. Performance ruined by the errors in the two jumps.
Expression above average. But she is dead meet with two fatal
errors. She looks crushed Currently leaders
Resurface Warmup 3 Elena Glebova Liebestraum She is in 1 3T+2T: 3T poor landing, then 2T,
-2 Skating skills fair. Transitions
limited and basic. Very little expression and use of music.
Strange ending to music, just fades to stop. Elene Gedevanishvili Granada She is in black with red detailing and lacy full length sleeves. 1 3Lz, nice, +2 Skating
skill above average. Transitions above average. Good
expression. Good speed, A lively engaging performance. Mika Ando Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence She is in black with antique bronze sash around waist LSp: back foot to head Biellmann (4) Skating
skills above average. Transitions above average. A flat
performance for me. Fairly well skated but no real emotion
from her. Emily Hughes Allegro She is in dark blue with light blue beading in vertical striping 3F: Nice +1 Skating skills good. Transitions
good. Expression a little of at first, but gets on track in the
middle. Julia Sebestyen Eseperanza She is in Red with violet design down right side 1 3F: nice, light toe
tough? Skating skills above average to
good. Transitions above average. Expression above
average. A little trouble keeping upright with faster parts of the
music, but a good effort. Sarah Meier Finding Neverland She is in bright yellow. White at the bust with some silver beading 1 3Lz+2T: Light toe
touch? Decent height Then the program just stops! Strange ending to music cut. Skating skills
good, Transitions above average. Nice expression of music,
well presented and well skated. Warmup 4 Irina Slutskaya Totentanz She is in dark blue unitard with starburst beaded design 1 3Lz+2T: 3Lz a little
forward on landing. Uses the 2T instead of the 2Lo, she uses
when the first jump is clean. Skating skills very good, except for
the long entries into the jumps. Transitions above
average. Very fast and good match to music. Too many Biellmann
positions!!! This program doesn't say very much to me, but it
was well done. Blues She is in black with silver stones 3F2T: 2F2T, ok Skating skills above average.
Transitions basic, performed ok. She played it safe on everything
that wasn't working so well in practice. Anastasia Gimazetinova The Godfather She is in reddish-orange, with vine motif on nude for bodice 2A: ok Another program where the music just stops with no real ending. She is not happy with this performance. Skating
skills above average. Transitions average. Expression above
average. Performance way off. Shizuka Arakawa Impromptu She is in red with white choker collar and accents and silver beading 3Lz3Lo: little reach, then 2T Skating skills good. Transitions
good. A well choreographed program, well presented, with good speed
and energy. So far this is my favorite program of the night. Galina Efremenko Requim She is in shear black with cross design on front and shroud motif. 3Lz2T: Lz lands forward and she
falls, -3 Skating skills average. Transitions
average. Almost background music. Boring. A
lackluster performance. Levels a huge anchor on the technical score. Joanne Carter Russian Gypsy Fire She is in red plum with plunging neckline and floral designs on neckline (and back) 3Lz3Lo: fall on the Lz, no second
jump, -3 Skating skills above average. Transitions
average. Expression weak. Too much emphasis on the jumps, and not
enough on skating a well presented program. Another one that needs
to put more effort into levels, and PCs. Currently leaders
Resurface Warmup 5 Roxana Luca Malguena She is in black with silver beading half-hearted posing here 3T2T: 3T2T, ok Skating skills average. Transitions
basic, average. Well skated, a moderately clean performance.
Background music, with choreography not remotely Latin in flavor. Yong Suk Kim Come with Joy She is in black with shiny, dark leopard design, multi-color reflections 3Lz2T: ok (3Lz cheated?), scored as
3Lz2T Skating
skills above average. Transitions average. Cleanly skated except
for
the two jumps. Simple choreography. Good sense of timing, but
no emotion in this program. Spiral sequence was not scored. Elena Liashenko Hana's Eyes She is in orange with clear stone design 3Lz2T: ok, usual telegraph entry. Skating
skill above average. Ugly jump entries. Fair expression at
best. Decent timing to music. Little emotion comes
across. Level 2s are killers. Fumie Sugurie Flamenco She is in red with black lace on bodice and bleed to black in the skirt. 3Lz2T: both nice, +1 Skating skills good. Transitions
above average. Expression minimal at first, but develops through the
program. One the jumps are done, it gets a lot better. Carolina Kostner Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission) She is in white with bleed to blue on skirt. Black lacing design on bodice. 1 2F+3T: 3F fall, -3, just
like in practice all week Skating
skills, good, Transitions above average. Expression ruined at first
by problems in first three elements, then got it together for the rest of
the program, but it's too late now. Her Olympic dream is over
tonight. Sasha Cohen Dark Eyes She is in blue with floral decorations on skirt 3Lz+2T: both decent, +1 Skating skills good to very good.
Transitions good. Expression good. Minor problems in a few
elements, but she kept the whole program together, skated with energy and
enthusiasm. Partial results
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Free Skate
Shizuka Arakawa
Irina Slutskaya
Sorry, no photos of Sasha in costume. The photo police were just too relentless during the ladies event! How I suffered to get you all photos from the Olympic events!!! |
Initial program content listed is the content they were scored for at Europeans or U.S. Nationals. All other are planned program content. Numbers in parenthesis are the levels called here. Warmup 1 Silvia Fontana Turandot In beige with gold beading. 3F: 2F, ok Skating skills fair. Transitions fair. Few
and far between. Little interpretation for first 2/3. Finally got into
the music after about 2/3 and she landed the 3T. Viktoria Pavuk The Moldau & Four Season (Storm)
1: 3Lz+2T+1Lo: 3Lz2T, ok Skating skills
fair. Transitions few and far between. How can anyone spin
that slow and keep their balance!!. Expression of music, minimal. Galina Efremenko Sarabande She is in turquoise 3Lz+2T: ok Skating skills
fair. Few transitions in jump runs. Generally sow and
uninspiring. Trouble keeping upright with tempo of the music. Fleur Maxwell Finding Neverland She is in violet with floral decorations 3Lo+2Lo:
2Lo Skating
skills above average, Transitions average. Nice expression of the
music when she is not wiping upright the ice on the jumps. Good spinner,
but a little slow tonight. Tugba Karademir Tango Medley 1: FSSp3: dd doing nothing with the music in here
7: 2A: decent, +1 Skating skills fair at best.
Transitions, few. Mostly background music. A lot of toe
loops!!! Kira Korpi Blues Medley She is in black with blue beading 1:
2Lo2T: ok good use of music in here
5: 3Lo: 3F, a little forward, ok slowing down
11: 3T: 2T, ok, a little tight Skating
skills average. Transitions average outside of the jump runs. Nothing
much in jump runs. Expression of music decent from 1/4 to 2/3.
Not so good during jump runs, and when she gets tired near the end. Warmup 2 Elenea Liashenko West Side Story She is in black unitard with red design upright both legs and bodice. 3Lz+2T: decent use of music in here
SpSt: back catch foot, forward arm to knee, (3) PCs in high 5s Mira Leung Terracotta Warriors She is in light mint green with gold dragon design and beading. 3F: ugly entry, ok jump Skating skills above average. Jumps decent except for the hideous body and head position on
all the entries. Nice spin positions, moderate speed, pretty
flexible. Above average use of music in all sections outside of the
jump runs. few transitions in the jump runs. Elenea Sokalova Romeo and Juliet (musical) She is in black unitard with silver beading, and lots of skin showing, both real and in nude panels. 1: 3Lz+2T+2Lo:
all decent, but ends close to wall, +1 Skating
skills good. Transitions minimal in jump runs, above average
otherwise. An enjoyable program, fairly well presented.
Jumps were another matter. Yan Liu My Parents Lavenderw with violet on sides and 3Lz+2T:
ok gets boring in here, background music
3T2T: 3T ok, a little forward Skating
skills above average. Transition mainly outside of jump runs. This
program put me in a coma. Slow and boring choreography skated to
slow and boring music. So I guess the expression of the music was
perfect. Idora Hegel The Nutcracker She is in pale lavender with lacy decoration at bust. 1: 2Lz: 3Lz 2T, tight landing edges, and
turning out-2 3S
3: 2S+3T+2T+SEQ: 2T1T dd here (2)
8: SlSt2: diagonal, finally using the music, very nice, +1 Skating
skills above average. Transitions average. Not much expression or
use of music in first. Some nice moments, however, in the sequences
and spins. Julia Sebestyen Hungarian Dances She is in read with white on bust and modest floral decoration 1: 3F:
ok Skating
skill above average. Transitions above average. Fair use of
music. Trouble keeping upright at time. Changes of tempo not
followed too well. Decent speed for much of it. Currently:
Resurface Warmup 3 Susanna Poykio Romeo and Juliet She is n Mauve with silver beading. Posing and edges in here 1: 3S+1Lo: 3F2T2Lo, all ok, Skating skills above average. Transitions
average. Above average expression. Jumps adequate at
best. A lot of doubles. Nice spin positions with
moderate speed. Mika Ando Madame Butterfly She is in teal, with light blue on shoulders and sleeves and floral design on front LSp:
foot to head (4) Skating skills
average. Transitions few and far between. Jump runs mostly
back and forth down the ice. She falls apart, jumps mush worse than
practices. Spins weaker too. No time for expression when the
world is crashing down around you. Emily Hughes Seasons Turquoise with silver beading 2A: ok 3S2T
SpSt3: forward, catch foot, unsupported forwards, back catch foot Skating skill good. Transitions above
average. Expression of music above average to good. Nerves got the
best of her on some of the jumps. This was not as strong as she has
been in practices. Sarah Meier Bolero for Violin and Orchestra She is in black unitard with red top along diagonal of bodice 1: 3Lz+2T+SEQ: 3Lz2T2Lo, ok boring
7: 3T: ok a little on toe Skating
skill above average. Transitions average at best and simple. Good
spins, jumps a mess. Expression average, mostly background music.
Bored me to death. Joannie Rochette Les Feuilles & Hymne a l'Amour She is in shades of violet with clear stones 3F: decent, +1 pretty moves in here
3Lz+2T: both decent Skating skill good. Transitions good. Lots of pretty movements. Good use of music. A very enjoyable program. PCs in the high 6s to 7. Carolina Kostner Four Seasons She is in black and gray with star design for decorations 1: 3F+3T:
3F2T, decent +1 Skating skills good.
Transitions above average to good. Nice spins. Three double Axels
in a program always annoys me in terms of Choreography. Got the
first combination which was not working too well in practice, but then ran
into problems on most of the rest. Expression inconsistent,
middling for first half, but improved in second. Overall a mixed bag
of strengths and weaknesses. Warmup 4 Elene Gedevanishvili Armenian Rhapsody She is in black with gold lacings design 1: 2A+3T: decent Skating skills above average.
Transitions average. Not many. Expression slightly better than
background music. This girl is a big surprise here. A great
jumper. Ok in other skills, Nice spin positions.
If she gets the whole package in a year or two she should be something Sasha Cohen Romeo and Juliet She is in burgundy with gold decorations. 3Lz+2T+2Lo: 3Lz, fall -3 Skating skill very good. Transition
good to very good. Expression of the music very good. Missing
the two jump elements a disaster. The way looks clear for Shizuka or
Irina. Shizuka Arakawa Turandot 3Lz+3Lo: 3Lz2T,ok And the crowd goes wild. Skating skills very good. Transitions
very good. A beautiful Inna Bauer in there. Expression
very good. Just could use a little more power in places. Fumie Sugurie Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninov) 3Lz+2T:
both decent Skating
skills good. Transitions good. A very nice skate. She
delivered a lot more than people were expecting of her this week.
Expression good. To mush end to end back and forth on the jump
runs. Bad use of the ice. Kimmie Meissner Belkis, Queen of Sheba She is in red with gold decorations on torso 3F+3T: 3F, step out, 2T, -2 scored a
SEQ Skating skills good. Transition above
average. Expression above average. Decently skated. A lot of
good elements. Did not project the power of the music to me. Irina Slutskaya Flamenco 1: 3Lz+2Lo:
3Lz only, ok Skating skills very
good. Transition good. Expression good in most of the
program. A pleasant enough program but didn't grab me like a gold
medal program should. Someone forgot to send Shizuka the memo that she was supposed to lose. She came here and skated to win and she did. Nerves of iron. Partial Final Results:
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