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Wow. Mirai is in fighting shape, no doubt. I hate to be like Charlie Brown with the football... but could this finally be her year? #TwoTimeUSChamp?
More Mirai pics from the USOC/NBC 2018 Olympic promo photo shoot in West Hollywood, Calif. today (Friday 4/28/17):
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTb4xcJBWt0/?taken-by=mirainagasu&hl=en
With Adam: https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcMw4PFEyf/?taken-by=teamusa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTc6pd4l1oe/?taken-by=teamusa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcEF1ClKTx/?taken-by=usfigureskating&hl=en
https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/858017409390845956
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcOi0Th_tC/?taken-by=mirainagasu&hl=en
https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/858132668906487808
If anyone comes across any photos of Mirai posing on the set with one or more of the baby animals (puppies, kitten, baby goat, piglet), please post a link!
Here's the promo shoot thread in GSD (at Quixote Studios this year, I believe): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/index.php?threads/winter-olympics-photo-shoot.101170/
Mirai also shared this photo from the shoot of her all dressed up: https://www.instagram.com/p/BTfqMsqBXLz/
Dancing in between takes: https://www.instagram.com/p/BTfoZd8FW_y/
https://youtu.be/gahUUUB6t4s Mirai skated her short program and exhibition. Still hoping she gets a new free program...
Thanks for finding the link, @Jarrett (will cross-post in the club shows thread in GSD) - Mirai skates at 2:37 and 8:08 in the video.https://youtu.be/gahUUUB6t4s Mirai skated her short program and exhibition.
Agree! That was just gorgeous. Thank you so much for the link (whoever supplied it)Beautiful! Now there is a skater who wants to make the Olympic team. I am proud of her for putting out her jumps in a show in Skokie, Illinois! The audience definitely got its money's worth! And who knows what little skater might have been inspired by her? Her Ina Bauer is glorious too.
https://youtu.be/gahUUUB6t4s Mirai skated her short program and exhibition. Still hoping she gets a new free program...
I am in the minority, I know, but I love TWTIA. I hope she keeps both of her programs. Mirai has said she loves them and that is what is most important. The more she skates them, the better her expression will become.She looks so elegant! This is the best shape I've seen her in and it's been 6 weeks since Worlds. I'd love to see her have a no regrets season next year, her quality of movement is transformed when she's in this kind of shape. Every movement is so stretched out and beautiful, she's finally coming back to where she was before here. Yay!
I'm stubborn and still think TWTIA could work with some time spent revamping it (and really working on the expression and purpose of the program), and I still think David Wilson got it right in his intent with the program, but she was much more connected with that exhibition music.. (which basically says the same thing as TWTIA, but in a happier tone). So yeah, maybe time to rethink that one.
The short is looking my goodness.
She looks so elegant! This is the best shape I've seen her in and it's been 6 weeks since Worlds. I'd love to see her have a no regrets season next year, her quality of movement is transformed when she's in this kind of shape. Every movement is so stretched out and beautiful, she's finally coming back to where she was before here. Yay!
I'm stubborn and still think TWTIA could work with some time spent revamping it (and really working on the expression and purpose of the program), and I still think David Wilson got it right in his intent with the program, but she was much more connected with that exhibition music.. (which basically says the same thing as TWTIA, but in a happier tone). So yeah, maybe time to rethink that one.
The short is looking my goodness.
Zakrajsek nixed Mirai's initial choice (Avatar soundtrack) - this was the first article in the 4-part series about creating her TWTIA free skate and she talked about the music here: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/07/05/188049996/creating-the-program-from-avatar-to-abbaMost people hated that program (it's ok. people like different things), including I gather her coach. ... Never talked about it
TWTIA represents what is wrong with Mirai and why she never won as big as she was capable. Most people hated that program (it's ok. people like different things), including I gather her coach. She couldn't skate it clean or with expression. Never talked about it; threw away a season on it. Finally she skates clean but still expressionless at 4CC. What is her comment? "thank David Wilson for such a wonderful program". She had her back up about it and refused to reconsider her decision - even if it meant she'd loose. Frank C. talked about her stubornness 10 years ago. It's cute when your 15 but a character defect in your mid 20's. I predict this season she'll invent another scenario to keep herself from winning.
Why should I go somewhere else? I love Mirai's skating. When I saw that short last season, I thought, "This is a champion's program". That said, I think she often gets in her own way.There are literally hundreds of other threads where you can crap on Mirai to your hearts content, I'd suggest you go find one of those.
Yeah, Zakrajsek didn't like Avatar. Thee article doesn't say what he thought of Winner. I recall in some interview he sort of said it was her choice but didn't say anything positive about it.I think @SkateFanBerlin forgot he was in Mirai's FAN thread.
Zakrajsek nixed Mirai's initial choice (Avatar soundtrack) - this was the first article in the 4-part series about creating her TWTIA free skate and she talked about the music here: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/07/05/188049996/creating-the-program-from-avatar-to-abba
Yeah, Zakrajsek didn't like Avatar. Thee article doesn't say what he thought of Winner. I recall in some interview he sort of said it was her choice but didn't say anything positive about it.
TWTIA represents what is wrong with Mirai and why she never won as big as she was capable. Most people hated that program (it's ok. people like different things), including I gather her coach. She couldn't skate it clean or with expression. Never talked about it; threw away a season on it. Finally she skates clean but still expressionless at 4CC. What is her comment? "thank David Wilson for such a wonderful program". She had her back up about it and refused to reconsider her decision - even if it meant she'd loose. Frank C. talked about her stubornness 10 years ago. It's cute when your 15 but a character defect in your mid 20's. I predict this season she'll invent another scenario to keep herself from winning.
I remember itWhen did Frank talk about her alleged stubbornness? I don't remember that at all. So she likes her program--so do I! If our current WC can win and set world records with her cheesy programs, the music a skater uses is not all that important. If Mirai can skate her long program as well as she did at 4CC, she can do very well with it. The more she does it, the more likely she is to be able to sell it more. Most important for Mirai is clean skating. If she can do it with TWTIA, she should go for it.
Mirai should do whatever feels most comfortable for her, but I don't see anything wrong with Avatar either. I rather enjoyed the music, and Mirai is so fit now that she could rock a blue unitard.Honestly, Avatar would work better for her.
I remember it
There is quite the discussion from 2011 right Here
http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2017/05/22/mirai-nagasu-what-is-important-to-me-is-to-do-everything-in-my-power-to-make-it-a-strong-season/
New interview with Mirai. She is keeping her short, but will be getting a new long program choreographed by Jeff Buttle(!) in June. She grades her current Triple A as a C because it's not yet consistent, and is thinking of taking one class this summer and taking the Fall semester off. I am so excited that she is getting a new long! I don't believe that she has ever repeated a program before, so she is definitely allowed to keep her sp.