2025 ISU GPF Women FS - MacArthur Park Cheat

[4rkidz]

Aww the pressure on these young Japanese skaters, you just can’t imagine.

 

[Karen-W]

Oooof! Fall on the 3lo for Mone and that may very well give Alysa the title here. Oh, dear, fall on the 3s - that seals it.

And, as @Private Citizen already stated, that should seal the deal for Alysa being assigned to handle both segments of the TE in Milano-Cortina.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

NBC is going to be insufferable marketing into the Olympics. Boston Worlds and now GPF with USA gold in Dance, Men, Women

 

[tony]

NBC is going to be insufferable marketing into the Olympics. Boston Worlds and now GPF with USA gold in Dance, Men, Women

Repeat of Worlds winners across the board indeed!

 

[MINAM]

6 Mone CHIBA JPN 1 77.27

3flip+3tl
3loop DOWN
Yeah, predicted that. She looked so tense.
3sal down again
This is gonna be a melt down!

Re-focus!
2ax
SPins
3lutz 2ax Ok, ok, come on!
3lutz 2tl 2loop
3flip
Combo spins
Steps Light and nice
choreo seq
Too many hand-to-chest moves.

Awww, she's crestfallen.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

That said, I won't mind if Mone is the leader of the Japanese team after Kaori says goodbye.

Lovely skating, and I don't even mind the second R&J or the day.

 

[genevieve]

That stab in the heart had real feeling to it

 

[tony]

3Lo<<, 3S<<, StSq3.

She's off the podium, PCS is capped and her max isn't high enough to catch up.

 

[skatingguy]

Mone Chiba
Rank after SP: 1
Coach: Mie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato
Music: Romeo and Juliet

3F+3T
3Lo<< - fall
3S<< - fall
2A
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lz+2A+SEQ
3Lz+2T+2Lo
3F
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Choreo Sequence
Layback Spin 4

It was a good recovery, but a costly couple of errors coming from the pressure of the occasion.

-2.00 = Falls
132.95 = 6th Place
210.22 = 5th Place

 

[leilaofpaper]

I was a bit worried when she came out with pukeface. Poor Mone, a lot of pressure to be in first and follow five very good skates.

 

[Wyliefan]

Poor kid, she looked so nervous from the start. Finally settled in, but the damage was done.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Repeat of Worlds winners across the board indeed!

I will rant untill everyone regrets it.

 

[Karen-W]

So, the question is, will that be enough to drop her behind Amber overall? I'd have her 5th overall, TBH, even with the ridiculous lead from the SP.

 

[peibeck]

Such uncharacteristic splats from Mone. Bye bye medal. Gave up on presentation for almost the rest of the program until the steps.

 

[Coco]

Better hear than in Nationals or the Olympics.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Mone’s skating is all the bad parts and none of the great parts of Satoko’s, IMO.

 

[MINAM]

Chiba 132.95 5th.

Liu wins! Nakai 2nd and Sakamoto 3rd.

 

[MacMadame]

Interesting. The judges did put it (barely) behind Nakai in the free skate, which is what I would have done (but didn't think they would do). Still enough overall.

ITA with Tony's comments and do think she needs to bring something new for the Olympics.

Another SB program that comes in low overall (3rd instead of 4th but still). She needs to do something. Either give us Gaga or rework this to score better. Otherwise, she is depending on mistakes from others.

That stab in the heart had real feeling to it

Another program with boring music.

 

[victorskid]

Women FS results:
1 Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN 149.40 75.42 73.98 9.14 9.18 9.39 0.00 #2
2 Ami NAKAI JPN 146.98 79.27 67.71 8.32 8.54 8.50 0.00 #4
3 Alysa LIU USA 146.70 75.86 70.84 8.71 9.07 8.75 0.00 #5
4 Amber GLENN USA 144.65 77.42 67.23 8.25 8.39 8.54 0.00 #1
5 Rinka WATANABE JPN 136.46 70.97 65.49 8.00 8.21 8.32 0.00 #3
6 Mone CHIBA JPN 132.95 67.91 67.04 8.39 8.18 8.54 2.00 #6


Protocols link: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf


Overall results:
1 Alysa LIU USA 222.49 2 3
2 Ami NAKAI JPN 220.89 3 2
3 Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN 218.80 5 1
4 Amber GLENN USA 211.50 6 4
5 Mone CHIBA JPN 210.22 1 6
6 Rinka WATANABE JPN 207.14 4 5

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Ok, that was a meh way to finish an up and down competition.

Thanks all for flying Japan Airlines.

Arigato gozeimasu

 

[Wyliefan]

At least it worked out for Kaori. I said she'd need help, and she got it. I just didn't expect Mone to be the one to give it to her!

 

[tony]

Another SB program that comes in low overall (3rd instead of 4th but still). She needs to do something. Either give us Gaga or rework this to score better. Otherwise, she is depending on mistakes from others.

Gaga isn't going to matter when you have others trying and landing triple Axels and Kaori Sakamoto's usual model of consistency. She's always going to depend on mistakes from others.

 

[Debbie S]

So if Kaori hadn't doubled her lutz in the SP, she would have won. Hopefully she skates a clean SP at the Olys.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh Alysa, you are a hoot.

 

[Karen-W]

Wow. I'm surprised that Mone actually did wind up behind Amber overall.

Personally, I'm happy at this result because I've always thought Mone was overmarked & was scared, heading into the Olympics, that she'd be a big favorite, but this should temper expectations (assuming she makes the Japanese team).

Oh wow... Alysa really is just such a gracious, natural star. Bring on NBC's insufferable marketing.

 

[peibeck]

I love Alysa playing the drums in her interview.

 

[Firedancer]

Only Alysa

 

[MacMadame]

How many other skaters thought "I want to play those drums" but Alysa does it. I love her so much.

 

[Kateri]

Alysa, never change.

 

[Coco]

Awww, Nakai, missed opportunity. Hope this gives her confidence that she can compete for any title.