2025 4CC Women Podium Poll

[haribobo]

Who will medal?

 

[Taso]

Wow this is a really tough one holy cow

 

[DreamSkates]

It could be a Japan sweep.

 

[zigzig]

It could be a Japan sweep.

Would love that. They’re my favorite skaters in this field.

 

[DreamSkates]

Would love that. They’re my favorite skaters in this field.

Agreed but it would be more dramatic if a dark horse came along and broke up the party.

 

[peibeck]

Not Schizas with the single "Jill Stein protest vote."

 

[Karen-W]

I don't see the Japanese women sweeping with Chaeyeon Kim there to muddle things up and Alysa, Sarah & Maddie there to play spoiler and capitalize on any mistakes made by the likely top 4.

 

[PRlady]

I love, love, love Matsuike but she has a habit of messing up her SP before skating a glorious free. Wakaba is not always consistent. Chiba, though, cool as a cucumber, my money is on her to win.

I think Kim and Liu have as good a shot to medal as the two other Japanese women.

 

[DreamSkates]

I don't see the Japanese women sweeping with Chaeyeon Kim there to muddle things up and Alysa, Sarah & Maddie there to play spoiler and capitalize on any mistakes made by the likely top 4.

That works for drama!

 

[briancoogaert]

I just want to watch Rino Matsuike's LP withoput any mistakes ! It's just so, so beautiful.

 

[Jonas]

While I don't see her medalling here, I would love to see how Bradie Tennell would fare if she were to finally execute her FS without glaring errors. I think the international judges are still waiting for her to deliver this season. I specifically remember that had she not popped her second 3Lutz pass, she would've won Skate America. Similarly, I remember that the mistakes she made at NHK arithmetically cost her a medal.

Your thoughts...

 

[A.H.Black]

I just want to watch Rino Matsuike's LP withoput any mistakes ! It's just so, so beautiful.

You can always go back to this one. Sylvia kindly pointed out the link to me in the fall. I don't think there are any mistakes.
https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...24-25-season-news-updates.111942/post-6671898

I put it in my bookmarks so I won't every lose it.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, absolutely NO ONE had Bradie on the podium here, soooooo, congrats to the folks who correctly guessed Chaeyeon & Sarah on the podium!

• Karen-W
• alj5
• Wyliefan

 

[DreamSkates]

While I don't see her medalling here, I would love to see how Bradie Tennell would fare if she were to finally execute her FS without glaring errors. I think the international judges are still waiting for her to deliver this season. I specifically remember that had she not popped her second 3Lutz pass, she would've won Skate America. Similarly, I remember that the mistakes she made at NHK arithmetically cost her a medal.

Your thoughts...

We got to see this FS! That was so exciting. So happy for Bradie and her silver medal. She's one tough cookie.

 

[Jonas]

If Jimmy Ma's pleasant surprise wasn't enough, we have Bradie Tennell also scoring some major Body of Work points here! Surely she had to have known how crucial it was to medal here (amidst quite a deep field!), yet she looked calmer here than she has all season. Her dream of a 2nd Olympic berth is very much alive!

Your thoughts...

 

[Jonas]

RE: Mone Chiba -- The second she looks to me to be on the cusp of reaching that highest echelon, gravity brings her back down to Earth.

I really thought she'd medal -- even stealthily challenge Kaori and Loena for the title! -- at Worlds last year after finishing 2nd at Japanese Nationals and then winning Four Continents.

This season, she was killer at the Grand Prix Final, only to fail to medal at Japanese Nationals (which I kinda sorta forgave since it was so close to the Grand Prix Final) and here at Four Continents.

Your thoughts...

 

[DreamSkates]

RE: Mone Chiba -- The second she looks to me to be on the cusp of reaching that highest echelon, gravity brings her back down to Earth.

I really thought she'd medal -- even stealthily challenge Kaori and Loena for the title! -- at Worlds last year after finishing 2nd at Japanese Nationals and then winning Four Continents.

This season, she was killer at the Grand Prix Final, only to fail to medal at Japanese Nationals (which I kinda sorta forgave since it was so close to the Grand Prix Final) and here at Four Continents.

Your thoughts...

She looked entirely exhausted at the end of her free skate. Maybe she had been ill and not recuperated. Wishing her a better result at Worlds.

 

[Fiero425]

We got to see this FS! That was so exciting. So happy for Bradie and her silver medal. She's one tough cookie.

I'm shocked every time I see Bradie's name!