2020 Japan Nationals - Ladies SP

[Colonel Green]

Does anyone have the final results. I used the link above with google translate and I am not sure who is "Ji Ping Pear Flower", "under the mountain", and "Hebei Love dishes".

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1342445059992653825

 

[meggonzo]

Honestly, with Kaori's powerful jumps she'd better be wroking on a 3A, at least. She could take out the Russian babies with her blade.

She was working on a quad toe last year.

 

[haribobo]

SP Result

1 Rika Kihira 79.34
2 Kaori Sakamoto 71.86
3 Mai Mihara 69.55
4 Mako Yamashita 67.28
5 Rin Nitaya 67.16
6 Satoko Miyahara 66.48
7 Rino Matsuike 65.57
8 Mana Kawabe 64.70
9 Tomoe Kawabata 64.56
10 Yuna Shiraiwa 63.96
11 Rion Sumiyoshi 62.62
12 Shiika Yoshioka 62.00
13 Wakaba Higuchi 61.53
14 Yuna Aoki 59.97
15 Natsu Suzuki 59.93
16 Yuhana Yokoi 59.83
17 Rika Hongo 59.05
18 Yuka Nagai 58.99
19 Hana Yoshida 58.79
20 Hina Takeno 57.04
21 Akari Matsubara 56.25
22 Honoka Hirotani 55.27
23 Chisato Uramatsu 55.05
24 Mone Chiba 54.45
25 Rika Oya 54.09
26 Ibuki Sato 53.71
27 Rinka Watanabe 46.18
28 Yura Matsuda 44.69
29 Riko Takino 43.69
Marin Honda WD

 

[Frau Muller]

Waksman Higuchi In 13th? What???

Thrilled for Mai!!!!!! Solid 3rd...just one point behind Kaori. Back to Russia, where Hunger Games (Ladies SPs) about to start.

 

[Sylvia]

Protocols: https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2020-2021/fs_j/nationalsenior/data0203.pdf

SP Result Details (18 videos found so far - ETA the uploader has made these links UNLISTED to keep them up as long as possible, I assume):
1 Rika Kihira 79.34 44.14 35.20 8.71 8.57 8.82 8.96 8.93 0.00 #23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_i7zEDJyYU
2 Kaori Sakamoto 71.86 36.72 35.14 8.89 8.61 8.75 8.89 8.79 0.00 #27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otfY3Lq7l-A
3 Mai Mihara 69.55 38.54 31.01 7.79 7.46 7.79 7.86 7.86 0.00 #28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMmujbue10
4 Mako Yamashita 67.28 36.08 31.20 7.82 7.50 7.89 7.93 7.86 0.00 #17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVTCMckrZ1w
5 Rin Nitaya 67.16 37.71 29.45 7.18 6.93 7.46 7.61 7.64 0.00 #24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubpLCVwCpc6
6 Satoko Miyahara 66.48 31.11 35.37 8.75 8.64 8.75 9.04 9.04 0.00 #29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPEawfhXSRw
7 Rino Matsuike 65.57 36.03 30.54 7.57 7.54 7.68 7.75 7.64 1.00 #15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x30Bo6laCW8
8 Mana Kawabe 64.70 35.08 29.62 7.50 7.14 7.43 7.50 7.46 0.00 #22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iGNidHU_QE
9 Tomoe Kawabata 64.56 34.25 30.31 7.64 7.32 7.64 7.61 7.68 0.00 #30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtTNCWX_q3A
10 Yuna Shiraiwa 63.96 34.16 29.80 7.54 7.29 7.57 7.43 7.43 0.00 #25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qh-uPehYBI
11 Rion Sumiyoshi 62.62 34.99 27.63 6.86 6.71 7.00 7.04 6.93 0.00 #8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYnM9YfnV2M
12 Shiika Yoshioka 62.00 34.38 27.62 6.93 6.68 7.04 6.89 7.00 0.00 #21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMSPYraDB8g
13 Wakaba Higuchi 61.53 30.62 31.91 8.21 7.68 7.93 8.07 8.00 1.00 #20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReX1yDEfT70
14 Yuna Aoki 59.97 32.36 27.61 6.86 6.61 6.89 7.07 7.07 0.00 #10
15 Natsu Suzuki 59.93 34.16 25.77 6.50 6.21 6.50 6.46 6.54 0.00 #7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRDW7elBDYI16
16 Yuhana Yokoi 59.83 32.14 28.69 7.25 6.86 7.25 7.18 7.32 1.00 #1
17 Rika Hongo 59.05 31.11 27.94 6.93 6.64 7.11 7.07 7.18 0.00 #4
18 Yuka Nagai 58.99 31.39 27.60 6.96 6.54 7.04 7.04 6.93 0.00 #9 ["This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by comeso GmbH"]
19 Hanna Yoshida 58.79 32.78 26.01 6.57 6.36 6.64 6.61 6.32 0.00 #11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0mygUgdAsw
20 Hina Takeno 57.04 30.21 26.83 6.86 6.54 6.71 6.75 6.68 0.00 #12
21 Akari Matsubara 56.25 31.16 25.09 6.43 6.04 6.29 6.36 6.25 0.00 #1 9
22 Honoka Hirotani 55.27 32.36 22.91 6.00 5.43 5.86 5.71 5.64 0.00 #5
23 Chisato Uramatsu 55.05 28.47 26.58 6.68 6.36 6.61 6.79 6.79 0.00 #13
24 Mone Chiba 54.45 31.17 25.28 6.50 6.18 6.29 6.43 6.21 2.00 #18
Did Not Qualify for FS:
25 Rika Oya 54.09 29.75 25.34 6.43 6.21 6.46 6.32 6.25 1.00 #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEkDK5IHgtA
26 Ibuki Sato 53.71 28.62 25.09 6.29 6.11 6.25 6.39 6.32 0.00 #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-RXiJYN1_A
27 Rinka Watanabe 46.18 22.37 24.81 6.46 6.04 6.11 6.32 6.07 1.00 #26
28 Yura Matsuda 44.69 21.12 25.57 6.50 6.14 6.25 6.61 6.46 2.00 #14
29 Riko Takino 43.69 18.46 25.23 6.32 6.11 6.21 6.46 6.43 0.00 #6
WD Marin Honda

 

[her grace]

13 Wakaba Higuchi 61.53 30.62 31.91 8.21 7.68 7.93 8.07 8.00 1.00 #20

WHY?

 

[petro]

So thrilled for Mai! She is so charming.

 

[Braulio]

Ladies Short Program Group 1 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

Ladies Short Program Group 1 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

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Ladies Short Program Group 2 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

Ladies Short Program Group 2 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

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Ladies Short Program Group 3 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

Ladies Short Program Group 3 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

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Ladies Short Program Group 4 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

Ladies Short Program Group 4 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

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Ladies Short Program Group 5 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

Ladies Short Program Group 5 2021 Japan National Skating Championships

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[Frau Muller]

13 Wakaba Higuchi 61.53 30.62 31.91 8.21 7.68 7.93 8.07 8.00 1.00 #20

WHY?

I just watched. Wakaba’s priblem was not just the 3ax fall. She was somewhat ungraceful, compared to those who scored higher.
Others were truly more musical and engaged in their programs. (Yes, even Kaori was artistically sensitive!)

 

[Vash01]

Higuchi in 13th place? Shocker.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Rika said that her jump content in FS will depend on how she did in SP. In SP she had a step out, now i wonder how it will affect her FS choice of jumps.

 

[Colonel Green]

Despite not being clean, Rika has an eight-point lead after the short.

I don’t see any reason not to go for it here.

 

[Wyliefan]

Loop or no loop, Satoko's skate to that program in that dress is the most exquisite thing I've ever seen.

 

[Tak]

Fuji TV, in their morning news showed a clip of Rika after her SP.
She said "Although there were minor problems in the SP, the 4S option is still open."

 

[Sylvia]

Fuji TV Sports has uploaded the post-SP interviews of the top 3 ladies on their official YT channel (I was hoping to find the top 3 videos posted there like last year but nothing yet):

Rika Kihira (eta correct link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yli86k-W2ns (eta: @Tak, was it from this interview?)
Kaori Sakamoto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYpO9bBmALw
Mai Mihara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjlSplGKrnE

Anything especially notable worth translating/summarizing?

 

[4rkidz]

i think Wakaba was underscored

 

[tony]

The good: Satoko’s jumps look like they are bigger. And the program is an absolute masterpiece, totally deserving of mid-9’s in PCS. That type of experiment in the SP last season needs to never, ever come back.

The bad: Even with higher jumps, the Lutz technique is still ridiculous. Way prerotated, way short. I think it should’ve been at the very least 3Lz<+3T< but as always, I think the argument is there for << on the Lz.

The thing about PCS in the short is that it means so little when comparing to other top skaters that deserve scores in the 8s or maybe even at 9.00. It’s all about the technical elements, and she just isn’t getting the power to rotate cleanly. There are too many other ladies in Japan who can do the jumps.

The absolute worst: Higuchi being in 13th. That Axel looked like it would really hurt the ankle. But she’s not out of it just yet, they are all clumped pretty closely between Mihara and Wabaka.

 

[Spun Silver]

Mai skated beautifully but she was very hard to watch. She is obviously anorexic and I hope to God she is getting help for it.

 

[Aerobicidal]

Came here to post that I love Kihira and Miyahara's programs. Both have great musicality and I'm excited to a)sleep through and then b)eventually watch the free skates.

I was disappointed that Hongo's program was pretty generic, but good for her to keep competing.

Mihara has juvenile arthritis that affects her weight and appearance. That's all I'm going to say about that.

 

[AJ Skatefan]

Came here to post that I love Kihira and Miyahara's programs. Both have great musicality and I'm excited to a)sleep through and then b)eventually watch the free skates.

I was disappointed that Hongo's program was pretty generic, but good for her to keep competing.

Mihara has juvenile diabetes that affects her weight and appearance. That's all I'm going to say about that.

I thought it was juvenile arthritis.

 

[Aerobicidal]

I thought it was juvenile arthritis.

Sorry, I typed the wrong word. Fixed it now.

One thing you can always count on is FSU being the most pedantic website in the world. (That's not necessarily a complaint.)

 

[Spun Silver]

Came here to post that I love Kihira and Miyahara's programs. Both have great musicality and I'm excited to a)sleep through and then b)eventually watch the free skates.

I was disappointed that Hongo's program was pretty generic, but good for her to keep competing.

Mihara has juvenile arthritis that affects her weight and appearance. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Please show me the science where juvenile arthritis reduces people to skin and bones.

 

[Tak]

Sorry Sylvia, I was offline till now.
Regarding Kihira 4S comment, it was clearly shot in the corridor, an "off the cuff" comment. Since I did not record it, from memory it went like this.
"Since I did not make major mistakes in SP, the possibility still exists for me to do 4S. I really want to do the jump because I trained so hard for it. I must see if 4S feels right, in the intervening practices. Please understand that I am not committing to doing it."
Editing to add following print media Kihira practice (Dec 26th) report:
"During the run-through, Kihira fell on the first jump (4S) and the next 3A became 1A. Other jumps were landed including 3F/Eu/3S, but she skipped the final jump pass (3Lz planned).
Afterwards, she did several 4S attempts, landing two of them."

 

[Sylvia]

^^^ Thank you, @Tak!

(18 videos found so far - ETA the uploader has made these links UNLISTED to keep them up as long as possible, I assume):
...
16 Yuhana Yokoi 59.83 32.14 28.69 7.25 6.86 7.25 7.18 7.32 1.00 #1

JPTV's YT account made the Ladies SP videos public again (18 total) and here's Yuhana Yokoi's SP that I missed seeing before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cDgISqEtxY

 

[AxelAnnie]

Mai skated beautifully but she was very hard to watch. She is obviously anorexic and I hope to God she is getting help for it.

Hi Spun.

Mai is not anorexic. She was struck with juvinal arthritis.

Mai skated beautifully but she was very hard to watch. She is obviously anorexic and I hope to God she is getting help for it.

Hi Spun.
Mai is not to my knowledge anorexic. She does have juvenile arthritis which ran over her like a mack truck. Then she had reactions to the medicines she was taking. All that left Mai with a body that was not working well. Her friends really helped her through.

The arthritis is controlled and she is on medicine that she her body can tolerate. She has gained back some weight and muscle.
To see her take the ice (at all) was a miracle and testament to her inner strength. I thought she skated beautifully and am totally thrilled she is in third.

 

[Sylvia]

All the links associated with JPTV's YT account listed in post #35 above now read:

"Video unavailable
This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated."

JFS (JPTV's new account) has popped up and is re-uploading videos. This is for @Jeschke (hope you can watch while it's still up!) - Yuka Nagai's SP to "I belong to me" ("Ich gehör nur mir" from the Elisabeth musical): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06chroHHZ7c

Other SP videos that have been re-uploaded so far:

Yuna Aoki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDTrB5Enn0k
Rika Hongo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_1TmbT2UT8
Hanna Yoshida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc9HENIf2Ac

ETA for @Wyliefan - Satoko's SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC01HhNZkLE

Top 5:
Rika: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIJAWHFRFsA
Kaori: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV08bF4YGSw
Mai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_NMxytsopY
Mako Yamashita: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKwkvOzfpEw
Rin Nitaya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aO9Du2cGKQ

This account also has Rika Kihira's SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTp_pT_xT54 (I've posted the FS link in the Ladies FS thread as another copy)

 

[Spun Silver]

Alas, all the vids in @Sylvia's posts are "private" and "unavailable".

 

[Sylvia]

Alas, all the vids in @Sylvia's posts are "private" and "unavailable".

As I posted in the general thread yesterday (https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-27-2020-in-nagano.107878/page-2#post-5922222), the second YT account was terminated as well.

Fortunately, @Braulio's videos by event still work - five SP groups: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2020-japan-nationals-ladies-sp.107905/page-2#post-5919259

Four Ladies FS groups here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2020-japan-nationals-ladies-fs.107915/page-5#post-5920921

 

[Wyliefan]

Also, Jackie Wong posted Satoko's FS on his Instagram.

Jackie Wong on Instagram: "2020-21 All Japan Championships"

943 likes, 36 comments - rockerskating on December 27, 2020: "2020-21 All Japan Championships".

www.instagram.com

 

[Braulio]

What a shame this season, specially this one with skating so few showings and Japan TV decides not only to BLOCK videos but giving copyright strikes and SHUT DOWN channels that showed Japanese Nationals via Youtube.

Fortunately I 'only' got copyright strikes but not lost one of my channels.

But you still can watch over ok.ru website, links are in their respective threads