Aurora Games, Albany, NY, August 24

[Debbie S]

I think there's a 3rd group that Ashley may be in?

So there's still hope?

 

[Lara]

Aw, Akiko music. And good on her for the 3T.

 

[floridaice]

Who is commenting with Boitano?

 

[Jeschke]

Is that split slide allowed?

 

[victorskid]

Who is commenting with Boitano?

Carolyn Manno, I believe.

 

[rfisher]

Is that split slide allowed?

I think anything is allowed. Boitano said they didn't have to follow those pesky rules you have in competition.

 

[Debbie S]

Is that split slide allowed?

There are no rules.

 

[Jeschke]

There are no rules.

I meant for ISU events!
I would kill for that choreo sequence there!

 

[Sylvia]

Did anyone recognize Mirai's music? I missed most of her skate.

ETA: Ashley was just interviewed by Nancy and only 2 are warming up (last 2), Ayaka Hosoda & Alysa.

 

[Debbie S]

Did anyone recogize Mirai's music? I missed most of her skate.

No, but it was beautiful. Probably some URs, but who cares?

Ashley just interviewed but won't be doing an FS. Alysa is the only Americas skater left.

 

[Wyliefan]

And Ashley torpedoes the "nervous" narrative with "Everybody's so relaxed!"

 

[Debbie S]

Alysa copying Zag tights fashion.

 

[Lara]

Shazam had Mirai’s music as “Old Skin” by Olafur Arnalds. Wonderful performance!

 

[floridaice]

WOW!

 

[rfisher]

Well, that was a jump clinic.

 

[Lara]

Hosoda

 

[muffinplus]

She is 8th in Japan?

 

[Spikefan]

Japan needs a North Japan and South Japan for skating purposes only.

 

[rfisher]

Liu is still too young to be nervous. That's what hard work does for you, if you don't overdo it.

 

[feraina]

Did Alysa not do a SP?

 

[Lara]

O.M.G. No words.

 

[floridaice]

UR on the Quad lutz?

 

[rfisher]

Did Alysa not do a SP?

No

 

[rfisher]

UR on the Quad lutz?

Probably. We'll see what happens next week in her first JGP competition and how she's scored. This was just for fun.

 

[feraina]

So what did she actually land?

 

[Wyliefan]

That was something special. Not just the big jumps, but the ease with which she reeled them off!

 

[RoyThree]

So what did she actually land?

Better question would be, what "didn't" she land.

 

[feraina]

Better question would be, what "didn't" she land.

Oh come on. Don’t tease me. I can’t watch. Someone tell me what jumps she actually did please.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh come on. Don’t tease me. I can’t watch. Someone tell me what jumps she actually did please.

I don't remember them all, but the big ones were two 3 axels (one of them in combination) and a 4 lutz.

 

[Lara]

Oh come on. Don’t tease me. I can’t watch. Someone tell me what jumps she actually did please.

Sylvia tweeted it here:

Sylvia on Twitter

“(I got too excited & lost my 1st tweet.) @alysaxliu 🇺🇸 (New World Symphony by Jennifer Thomas): 3A+2T, 4Lz, 3A, 3Lo, 3Lz+3T, 3Lz+half loop+3S, Ina Bauer to 3F.👏 Judges all gave her scores above 10, haha. She looks prepared for her JGP debut in Lake Placid next week! #AuroraGames”

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