2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Gangwon KOR, Jan. 26-Feb. 1

[victorskid]

Protocols link: http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[victorskid]

Medal ceremony for ice dance underway.

 

[Wyliefan]

Yura Min sighting!

 

[victorskid]

Yura Min sighting!

IOC Role Model Athlete

 

[Karen-W]

Yura Min sighting!

Cayla Cheerleader sighting!!!!

 

[Wyliefan]

Lovely podium. Am I crazy or does Ambre have a slight facial resemblance to Stepanova?

 

[victorskid]

I may "crash & burn" at some point during (or even before) the Women FS but here are some links & information for you - the stream should be live in about 25 minutes.

The Olympics YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgTleD5JQfg

The start order:

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Warm-Up Group 1
1	STEPCENKO Sofja	LAT	16	44.77
2	ZHANG Sherry	USA	14	45.97
3	KACZMARCZYK Sienna	AUS	17	39.97
4	DUBECQ Eve	FRA	13	47.69
5	EKKER Lena	HUN	15	44.93
	Warm-Up Group 2
6	KARHUNEN Iida	FIN	11	55.04
7	SHIFRIN Sophia	ISR	12	49.54
8	GRADINARU Anthea	SUI	10	55.78
9	GURGENIDZE Inga	GEO	7	57.99
10	TSAI Yu-Feng	TPE	9	56.46
11	KALJUVERE Maria Eliise	EST	8	56.52
	Warm-Up Group 3
12	KIM Yuseong	KOR	4	63.64
13	GAO Shiqi	CHN	5	60.28
14	RUITER Kaiya	CAN	6	58.78
15	SHIN Jia	KOR	3	66.48
16	SHIMADA Mao	JPN	1	71.05
17	TAKAGI Yo	JPN	2	67.23

The Start Order/Results link: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/wyog2024/SEG004.htm

 

[skatingguy]

I'm going to bed soon folks so enjoy the women's free skate - need to get a couple good nights sleep before Four Continents starts.

 

[victorskid]

The stream is live.

 

[toddlj]

Looks like Sherry redeemed herself in the FS.

 

[Frau Muller]

Rewatched the end of dance. Yay USA Ilin/Cain for silver, dynamic French for gold, despite his fall, and the superb earthy Brits for surprising bronze!

Here for final half of women, starting with high-flying Inga of Georgia!

 

[Frau Muller]

Checking scores…wow, USA’s Sherry Zhang in first place; total 169.45. Nice redemption.

 

[Frau Muller]

So great to hear relaxing and mature voices in Graham & Petra!

Inga did well with a 3 axel try. Little style but plows through into lead, above Sherry.

 

[Frau Muller]

Tsai of Taipei very feminine & elegant, if not too speedy.

 

[Frau Muller]

Good last minute for Kaljuvere of Estonia after a Letitia Hubert-style beginning of multiple falls/faults.

 

[Frau Muller]

Last group presented…Canada’s Kaiya Ruiter, says Graham, “The only non-Asian in the final group!”

Super last six:
Kim Yuseong (KOR)
Gao Shiqi (Ch)
Ruiter (Can)
Jia Shin (KOR)
Mao Shimada (Jap)
Yo Takagi (Jap)

Thomas Bach, Pres of IOC is here…Gold medal fencer of 197-something!

 

[Frau Muller]

I’ll be quiet til end. Good luck, all!

 

[Frau Muller]

Super top 4:

Shimada
Shin
Takagi
Kim

USA’s Zhang 6th, with 3rd best free skate!

..with South Korea winning my most precious kudo: Best Hair Accessories!!!!!!

 

[Private Citizen]

Well, this is interesting. Sherry Zhang had the highest tech score (and probably would've had much higher PCS had she skated later) with a clean program including seven triples and a 3F+2A+2A sequence with only slightly negative GOE. Does the USFS disregard her two-fall short program and still consider her for Junior Worlds? I thought the JW decision was cut and dried after the short program, but now not so much.

On a different note, I'm not sure anyone is going to complain further about Schizas's selection for Worlds after Ruiter's showing here.

 

[Sarah]

Well, this is interesting. Sherry Zhang had the highest tech score (and probably would've had much higher PCS had she skated later) with a clean program including seven triples and a 3F+2A+2A sequence with only slightly negative GOE. Does the USFS disregard her two-fall short program and still consider her for Junior Worlds? I thought the JW decision was cut and dried after the short program, but now not so much.

On a different note, I'm not sure anyone is going to complain further about Schizas's selection for Worlds after Ruiter's showing here.

This skate is much more in line with how Sherry has skated all season. Her short was the outlier. She’s had falls on her 3-3, but she’s scored very on the JGP despite that. Honestly? I dont know. It could have been a bad skate or the bigness of the event got to her. Who knows?

 

[Holy Headband]

Jia has been robbed of more titles in her junior career so far than all Japanese women combined in the last 10 years. How they could do this to her on home ice is beyond me.

 

[Karen-W]

Jia has been robbed of more titles in her junior career so far than all Japanese women combined in the last 10 years. How they could do this to her on home ice is beyond me.

A 3+2 combo in the SP here did her in. No robbing necessary.

 

[Wyliefan]

Sherry! Great redemption skate!

 

[Jammers]

What a great comeback for Sherry for sure they need to send her to Junior Worlds now. Going from 14th to 6th wow.

 

[Desperado]

I see that there's a Team Event coming up tomorrow. I'm sure the participants will have tons of fun and I will applaud them from home, but I cannot see "Figure Skating Team Event" without getting a bitter taste in my mouth, considering.

Such a stain on an Olympic sport.

 

[victorskid]

The Team entries: http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...------------------------_EntryListbyEvent.pdf

China and France will only be represented in three of the four disciplines.

With respect to Olympic Team competitions, isn't it ironic that Thomas Bach was sitting in the audience during the Women's FS at WYOG? Seated beside him was Yuna Kim who seemed to look uncomfortable.

 

[Karen-W]

The Team entries: http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...------------------------_EntryListbyEvent.pdf

China and France will only be represented in three of the four disciplines.

With respect to Olympic Team competitions, isn't it ironic that Thomas Bach was sitting in the audience during the Women's FS at WYOG? Seated beside him was Yuna Kim who seemed to look uncomfortable.

Korea is also only represented in three disciplines.

 

[victorskid]

Korea is also only represented in three disciplines.

Indeed - I looked at it too quickly.

 

[Frau Muller]

I see that there's a Team Event coming up tomorrow. I'm sure the participants will have tons of fun and I will applaud them from home, but I cannot see "Figure Skating Team Event" without getting a bitter taste in my mouth, considering.

Such a stain on an Olympic sport.

AND IOC President Thomas Bach - 1976 Olympic gold medalist in fencing - is there!

 

[Wyliefan]

Is Peacock going to show the team event? I can't find it in there.