2021 US Nationals Ladies SP: All Mariah Wants for 2021 is Liu

[jlai]

It’s so cool that so many ladies are in the top 5!

We have five ladies in top 5, as usual

 

[floridaice]

All the Bradie haterez can suck it. I adore her.

Don't jinx her!!

 

[Lizziebeth]

Bradie sold that program like the building was full of people!

 

[4rkidz]

Bradie looks happy and confident.

first time i saw her live I was pleasantly impressed with her skating as sometimes it doesn’t come across as well on TV. I loved her program and her unitard!

 

[skatfan]

Bradie is the skater that I feel is a bit of a guilty pleasure because things are not always right, but then she pushes out confidence and energy and wins me over. Should be first, and it is!

 

[Braulio]

Johnny is saying they are giving the 3/3 a clean call

 

[alchemy void]

I was jokingly going to say 80 please and she gets 79.40

 

[Sylvia]

Place Start #
1 17 Bradie Tennell, Skokie Valley SC 79.40
2 13 Alysa Liu, St. Moritz ISC 76.36
3 7 Mariah Bell, Rocky Mountain FSC 72.37
4 11 Karen Chen, Peninsula SC 70.99
5 12 Amber Glenn, Dallas FSC 70.83
6 16 Lindsay Thorngren, Ice House Of New Jersey FSC 62.54
7 14 Gabriella Izzo, Academy at Mitchell Johansson Method 62.32
8 3 Rena Ikenishi, SC of New York 60.14
9 8 Pooja Kalyan, Ozark FSC 58.29
10 4 Audrey Shin, SC of New York 57.74
11 9 Hanna Harrell, SC of Boston 56.93
12 15 Gracie Gold, IceWorks SC 53.88
13 2 Heidi Munger, Academy at Mitchell Johansson Method 52.11
14 5 Finley Hawk, ISC of Indianapolis 52.08
15 6 Emilia Murdock, SC of San Francisco 51.25
16 1 Violeta Ushakova, SC of New York 49.76
17 10 Starr Andrews, Los Angeles FSC 45.93

Protocols (ETA link): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2021/27989/SEGM001.html

 

[clairecloutier]

That was outstanding from Bradie!! Such a fun and interesting program, great choreo, speed, spins. Confidence. Second jump in the combo looked a bit suspect, that was the only flaw. I’m fine with that being in 1st!

 

[genevieve]

So...do any ladies ever wear actual pants instead of catsuits? Asking for a friend.

That program came across like an exhibition, but I think it's because Bradie seemed so freaking relaxed and joyful. I like the broody dramatik Bradie but this is a nice contrast. If that helps her get her jump groove on, so be it!

ETA: that opening 2A looked like she had plenty of room for more

 

[Braulio]

79.40

1st

36.84 PCS wins this by 2 points

 

[Citlali]

Bradie

This is a great program for her

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

HUGE score for Bradie! The other girls will really have to be on to catch her tomorrow!

 

[kittyjake5]

Great skate from Bradie.
Well deserved score. I was thinking 80, close enough.

 

[FiveRinger]

Bradie still all about that good-girl-playing-at-sexy feel. She still needs to cut the hair so she can feel the wind in it. It'll change her life!

Or someone to pull it....semantics

 

[Colonel Green]

Mariah's got work to do in the free.

 

[alj5]

Great skate by Bradie - looked very happy and confident.

Not a fan of this program (I loved her more abstract stuff the past few years) and I think this costume is unflattering. But I certainly understand wearing something comfortable.

 

[peibeck]

Ugh, Tara and Johnny... the OJ Simpson and Donald Trump of commentary.

 

[skateboy]

Judges being way too lenient with URs. I agree with Johnny, these are athlete's lives you're playing with.

 

[rfisher]

Her work with Mishin has really paid off. I hope when the world is back to some semblance of normal, she can go back and do another of his summer camps.

 

[jlai]

And some were saying Bell was favored over Bradie by the federation. Go Bradie.

 

[dinakt]

This was fun, and the final flight tomorrow should be lovely (knock on wood, spit over the left shoulder...)

 

[Lara]

WTG Bradie!
And Alysa is such a gamer.
Fingers crossed for the freeskate, but it was a good evening. Not perfect, but considering the circumstances I’m impressed.

 

[Matryeshka]

If you're going to skate that well in this environment, you can wear all the symbolic tramp stamps you want. For me, Bradie will never have that magic pull that draws me in and has me on the edge of my seat and wine glass in hand, but I respect the hell out of her. As an all around competitor I agree that she's the best we have.

 

[Jammers]

For not having competed very often this season the US ladies put on a pretty good showing especially the top girls.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

oh thank god. we can be friends then.

I mean, better taste in musicals doesn't mean "please play the most overused musical of all time". It means "stop complaining every time a song from a musical written after 1980 comes on and calling it the worst music ever."

What does Bradie have on? I dont think ive ever liked one of her costumes

I mean, it's way better than her LP costume from last year that was not a dress but thought it was.

 

[Spikefan]

Mariah's got work to do in the free.

And her program will do her no favors.

 

[RoseAugust]

I want to thank Alysa for not skating to vocal music. Listening to all the vocals was brutal (for me).

 

[Colonel Green]

Well, Mariah got Liu, perhaps more of her than she had been bargaining for.

 

[tony]

Judges being way too lenient with URs. I agree with Johnny, these are athlete's lives you're playing with.

It would be different if they were picking and choosing, but I think they are just being lenient across the board like usual.

Oh no, Bradie says she's seasoned.