FSU Watch (and judge!) party: 98 Worlds ladies SP - SAT, MAY 30th @ 12pm CDT / 7pm CET

[skateboy]

Kwan
5.7
5.9

 

[ldec]

From now on, I will post in groups:

Slutskaya (5.4/5.5) - it takes her so long to set up those jumps, I'm not too fond of her style and program either; 3rd

Arakawa aka the greatest transformation success story in skating history; she looks like she's gonna cry - no worries Shizuka you will be one of the greatest OGM in 8 years! - 4.8 (0,7 deduction of flip for wrong edge + doubled)/5.0; 8th

T. Sczewczenko (5.1/5.7) - not much to say, I really liked her presentation; this competition is so challenging to judge, isn't - 3rd

MP Leray (FRA) - 4.9/5.4; 7th

E. Sokolova (5.2/5.5) - I was never really a fan of her skating; she always gave the impression of having no commitment or caring for her performances, but this program was surprisingly fitting for her and she had good energy throughout; 5th

Kwan (5.8/5.9) - no problem for her here, fabulous skate, especially easy to judge compared to the rest. 1st

 

[Clay]

As the Slovenian judge , I am reminding everyone that Mojca Kopac (pulp fiction) washes your car better than anyone

 

[casken]

Kwan

Had to check the axel landing, but no deductions I could see.

Not a Kwaniak, but that's an excellently designed and skated sp.

5.7 5.9

 

[tony]

As the Slovenian judge , I am reminding everyone that Mojca Kopac (pulp fiction) washes your car better than anyone

Don't worry, I submitted my scores about 3 minutes after the thread was opened and she had already given me a very good car wash by that point.

 

[alchemy void]

As the Slovenian judge , I am reminding everyone that Mojca Kopac (pulp fiction) washes your car better than anyone

Spoiler alert: UZB and SVK are definitely part of the pro-Mojca bloc.

 

[her grace]

Kopac

3r-2t with big leg wrap
3 t fall
2a nice distance
I am running out of words

 

[rfisher]

Little did we know Tonia's future lay in broadcasting and annoying everybody every time she said haircutter.

 

[Jeschke]

4.7/4.9
19

 

[skateboy]

Kopac
4.8
4.5

 

[alchemy void]

Kopac

3r-2t with big leg wrap
3 t fall
2a nice distance
I am running out of words

You better compose yourself as I require detailed thoughts on Kwiatkowski!

 

[alj5]

Arakawa - 4.4 / 4.8 There's a little bit of Toller here, but proof that average can become amazing
Szewczenko - 5.2 / 5.6 Olympic seasons are long, and she just looked a bit sloppy here.
Leray - 4.6 / 5.4 I enjoyed her skating and this program
Sokolova - 5.3 / 5.6 Maybe I missed something, but I liked the heck out of this program. The choreography was cute and youthful without being childish or a caricature. She wuzz robbed by the judges.

 

[alchemy void]

4.6/5.2

 

[alchemy void]

Little did we know Tonia's future lay in broadcasting and annoying everybody every time she said haircutter.

I miss her so much. In my world, she's commentating Challenger events with Paul.

 

[casken]

Kopac

.4 solo jump fall

Nice movement across the ice, interpretation is good.

If only she skated this sp like she did the sp at 97 Worlds I'd have her top 5 at this point.

4.9 5.3

 

[alchemy void]

This seems soooooo slow.

And the makeup and bows.

 

[her grace]

Kwaiatkowski

-Interesting music choice for a white woman
-good spiral sequence
-3z SO 2t
-back pumping crossovers
-3f just
-2a
-ends after music

She was really a journeywoman skater, but she held it together, kept training, didn't skip off to Bulgaria after her Olympic disappointment and helped the U.S. keep spots so to her.

 

[tony]

I had trouble scoring Kwiatkowski too. The exit of her flying spin was really an upright spin which she did for many years without seeming to get much of a deduction if at all (I'd think by now they would've stopped it if the judges were telling her this), and the footwork looked almost non-existent for the last 1/4.

 

[Jeschke]

5.3/5.5
6

 

[skateboy]

Kwiatkowski
5.2
5.6

 

[alchemy void]

5.1/5.5

The first five judges almost have unanimous ordinals for Tonia.

 

[casken]

Kwiatkowski

.1 flutz
.1 turn between jumps
.1 break between steps before solo jump

Slow but polished. Kinda hard to judge?

5.3 5.5

 

[Immortelle]

Psych jokes??

 

[alchemy void]

Hungarian judge

 

[her grace]

Sokolova - 5.3 / 5.6 Maybe I missed something, but I liked the heck out of this program. The choreography was cute and youthful without being childish or a caricature. She wuzz robbed by the judges.

Making a mistake and being Russia #3, most likely.

 

[casken]

I had trouble scoring Kwiatkowski too. The exit of her flying spin was really an upright spin which she did for many years without seeming to get much of a deduction if at all

Wasn't this speculated as to why her marks seemed low in the 96 world sp? Her layback turned into an upright spin and her flying spin turned into a scratch spin.

 

[alchemy void]

I want Carol Heiss to perkily tell me "Good for you!" sometimes.

 

[tony]

Wasn't this speculated as to why her marks seemed low in the 96 world sp? Her layback turns into an upright spin and her flying spin turns into a scratch spin.

Yes, exactly. But if she continued to do it for that long, I'd think the judges were overlooking it/not making it a big deal.

 

[her grace]

Ruh

-3t? steps out-2t
-good spiral sequence
-2a
-lovely layback position
-3r fall

If only she could jump

 

[Erin]

You're more than welcome to change it back if you want.

OK, I am going to take you up on that! I love the flexibility of this judging!