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I'm worried. :( The performances at TEB are of no consequence, but I wonder if there will be enough time to recover before Nationals. In the clip Mao looked quite tired and she approached her jumps very slowly/tentatively. On a more positive note, it seems her technique has stabilized a lot...

Congrats to the happy family! :) I think that discussion was related to 2006, not 2010. In 2006, Miki's condition was visibly deteriorating throughout the season, but there was no way she wouldn't make the team because she gathered so much points over the previous seasons that doing poorly at...

It's a shame about the missed jumps, but perhaps missing the GPF would be for the best. I wonder whether Mao would consider withdrawing from her second event to give herself even more rest; I think it would be the best choice. I think practicing more intensively actually made Mao's condition...

Best luck to Mao!:cheer2: I hope she can skate without any pain and achieves all lvl4 :)

Thanks, @chapis, for the link! Love the program! The step sequence and the timing to the music is wonderful. I think the choice to take things slowly was the right one - it was such a strict panel than even slightly imperfect performance of higher difficulty program would score much lower...

Thanks for the info! It seems the blades work well so far, Mao's jumps don't seem to have become unstable. It will be interesting to see another elite skater try them out; Takahiko was using them in his last season, IIRC, but it was difficult to guess how well they worked for him, because he was...

Is "Mao-pace" going to become another catchphrase like "half-half"? :D I'm relieved that Mao will go easy on herself this time. I was re-watching her performances & practices recently; she was in such a fabulous form at JO 2015! It was the best she's ever been in terms of speed and power. Her...

Happy Birthday, Mao:cheer2: Best wishes for a great year, both on- and off-ice! :respec:

Love the new SP! :inavoid: There was a lot of mistakes, but I think most of them was caused by the fact that it was a very new choreo and perhaps the most intricate one Mirai has done. For example, she seemed to be so conscious of the edgework out of triple loop that she actually missed the...

They got married in April 2010 while Mayu was still pregnant. I think they had a second (shinto) ceremony later on, though... Sadly, the fan website I read the news on (and saw some photos) went down when Nobunari retired, so I can't confirm the date. Oddly enough, things sort of went...

Time to save money. :bribe:

Isn't it a bit unfair to judge her team's approach towards PCS basing on once competition? Looking at the programs she debuted this season, I'd say her team did a fairly good job having her try out different types of music and different styles. In my opinion, she showed improvement in her...

Nobu landing 4T-3T-3L in the practice at TEB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJhDT0rRHHU 3L was wonky this time, but still :swoon: , the quad was just like buttah :)

Thanks for the links, shallwedansu! :) Great montages! Here are a few of my other favorites: Mao Asada: Glorious - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SamBXkO3C78 - :swoon: :swoon: Mirror of my dreams - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHgIBwkejGU :cheer: Nobunari Oda: Butterflies &...