2024 GPF - Junior Women FS

[Sally1214]

Wada knew she had to go all out and she did but I'm wondering if some of those jump landings were clean. Best skating skills overall so far, imo. These junior women are certainly putting on a show.

 

[her grace]

Wada is another skater who pretty much bores me to tears. I get that she's technically proficient and all that, but... Yawn.

Technically, she underrotates a lot. It’s her presentation that I find compelling

 

[Sally1214]

Good Lord, titanic came out over a quarter of a century ago?

I'm afraid so. I remember it so well (but I was just a toddler at the time who apparently had unbelievable memory retention powers for the future).

 

[PRlady]

And her PCS is a giant leap forward, deservedly.

 

[Karen-W]

Mao - stumbles out of the 3a; and down on the 4t - not going to be a brilliant day for her today.

ETA - of course, the next two jumping passes are clean as can be.

ETA - oh no! a fall on the 3lo late in the program...

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

As far as overall performances and programs go, I prefer gladki and Wang the most

 

[tony]

Tight program, not nearly as effective as the SP but who cares really. She's so far ahead in quality than anyone else, her wrist action and arm/hand placement throughout the program and on the jump landings is so glorious. Wonderful to watch even with the mistakes.

 

[Hedwig]

Mao Shimada
now in a battle with herself - she does not need to do much to win agains the rest.

3axel step out
4toe << fall
3z3t
3sal3t
3f2a2a
3l fall
3z
she will win here but be very unhappy with herself

 

[Colonel Green]

The TES even with three errors just shows how big a cushion Baby Mao has over the rest of her competition.

 

[her grace]

Shimada

Flip out of 3a, down on quad. Very unconvinced she can keep those big elements all the way to Olympics after next. Smooth 3f-2a-2a combo, down on 3r, she has good composure and kept performing the program despite the mistakes

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I’m not a fan of the music choices of the top three but skating skills are really nice

 

[tony]

3A was borderline <<
4T at least <

 

[Karen-W]

Dang - Ted's really jinxing her - calling her an "eventual" Olympic champion.

 

[Spikefan]

Too bad Jia Shin was not at her normal level this season.

 

[Sally1214]

Despite the errors, that should be enough for Mao to win. Darn that 3axel ... maybe so many jr. women shouldn't be trying to do it right now, I don't know. Mao is a lovely combo of athleticism and delicate expression.

eta: Ah, so she IS named after Mao Asada. I wondered about that but then thought maybe Mao was just a common Japanese name.

 

[tony]

Very surprising (low) PCS scores, even with the mistakes.

 

[Hedwig]

Too bad Jia Shin was not at her normal level this season.

true, the silver fairy could have been golden tonight!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

OK so now it’s time to go see Lilah and Lewis claim the top spot?

 

[Karen-W]

Here are the squares marked off for Bingo -

“Artistic” camerawork
cutouts
dying on ice
Invalid element
“Korean” hair bling
Music from Movie
nude gloves
Obvious Warhorse
Pink Ladies
Superstar Artist
very literal costume

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Here are the squares marked off for Bingo -

“Artistic” camerawork
cutouts
dying on ice
Invalid element
“Korean” hair bling
Music from Movie
nude gloves
Obvious Warhorse
Pink Ladies
Superstar Artist
very literal costume

Grassling could be the name of a new tile

 

[Frau Muller]

MAI still trying! Good to herself.

 

[victorskid]

Jr Women FS results
Protocols link: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...OR----FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

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l.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Mao SHIMADA	JPN	125.74​	68.04​		59.70​	7.54​	7.25​	7.57​	2.00​	#6​
2​	Kaoruko WADA	JPN	123.98​	62.94​		61.04​	7.61​	7.54​	7.71​	0.00​	#5​
3​	Yihan WANG	CHN	123.38​	68.72​		54.66​	6.79​	6.68​	7.00​	0.00​	#3​
4​	Ami NAKAI	JPN	122.32​	62.60​		59.72​	7.29​	7.54​	7.54​	0.00​	#4​
5​	Yuseong KIM	KOR	119.81​	64.56​		56.25​	7.00​	6.93​	7.14​	1.00​	#2​
6​	Stefania GLADKI	FRA	113.08​	60.08​		54.00​	6.86​	6.68​	6.68​	1.00​	#1​

Overall results

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FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Mao SHIMADA	JPN	199.46	1	1
2	Kaoruko WADA	JPN	191.75	2	2
3	Ami NAKAI	JPN	189.58	3	4
4	Yihan WANG	CHN	187.90	4	3
5	Yuseong KIM	KOR	184.23	5	5
6	Stefania GLADKI	FRA	175.39	6	6

 

[Karen-W]

Grassling could be the name of a new tile

Nope. It's a guarantee @tony will scrutinize every single jump rotation. Bingo has an element of the unexpected, lol.

 

[Wyliefan]

Love this podium -- looking forward to watching tonight.

 

[Private Citizen]

Very surprising (low) PCS scores, even with the mistakes.

Late to the game, but I thought Shimada might drop to third in the free. Then I did some mental math on her base values, remembering she completed two triple-triples plus a 3F+2A+2A and revised that thought.

I’m glad it was close. She deserved a huge PCS lead in the short, which is brilliantly constructed. The free is less compelling. In the free, Wada and Nakai were closer. I would have marked them ahead on PCS, as many judges did.

The 4T was just as << on all attempts that I saw.

 

[victorskid]

The medal ceremony is being tagged on the end of the Sr. Men SP on the ISU YouTube stream.

In lieu of flowers, they are getting small (seasonal) trees.

 

[her grace]

Ted's an idiot "absolutely clean on the triple toe loop for sure"

As we are shown a close up of a < jump, regardless of what the panel called it.

Kinda reminds me of U.S. nationals coverage where they had a fluff piece on flutzes and showed Sasha Cohen egregiously on the wrong edge as the example of a correct takeoff.

My eyes aren’t seeing what you’re saying.

 

[Sylvia]

FS playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuiPiC1Hk8eI_V1GBNX1BzPD0BQaikq4p

The Medalists:

スポニチ写真映像部公式インスタグラム on Instagram: "〈GPファイナルジュニア女子〉弾ける和田薫子、島田麻央、中井亜美（撮影・長久保　豊）"

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スポニチ写真映像部公式インスタグラム on Instagram: "〈GPファイナルジュニア女子〉表彰台独占の和田薫子、島田麻央、中井亜美（撮影・長久保　豊）"

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Mao Yanzheng on Instagram: "Hey girls! #GPFigure #FigureSkating #JGPFigure"

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Photos & quotes:

Mao Shimada:

Golden Skate on Instagram: "Mao Shimada 🇯🇵 125.74 / 199.46 “I am very happy to be part of the historical sweep for Japan and that we could show today that the Junior field in Japan is very deep.” “I am happy to have to have achieved the third win

466 likes, 1 comments - goldsk8 on December 6, 2024: "Mao Shimada 🇯🇵 125.74 / 199.46 “I am very happy to be part of the historical sweep for Japan and that we could show today that the Junior field in Japan is very deep.” “I am happy to have to have achieved the third win in a row. All my...

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Kaoruko Wada:

Golden Skate on Instagram: "Kaoruko Wada 🇯🇵 123.98 / 191.75 “This was my first participation in the JGP final and but Ami and Mao helped me a lot. This is why I think it was possible to achieve this this result as a team. I got a lot of under rotat

316 likes, 0 comments - goldsk8 on December 6, 2024: "Kaoruko Wada 🇯🇵 123.98 / 191.75 “This was my first participation in the JGP final and but Ami and Mao helped me a lot. This is why I think it was possible to achieve this this result as a team. I got a lot of under rotations called today...

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Ami Nakai:

Golden Skate on Instagram: "Ami Nakai 🇯🇵 122.32 / 189.58 “This is my first medal at the JGP final and I am very, very happy to have achieved that also together with my teammates. I am proud I could land the 3A in this big event, despite it being a

286 likes, 0 comments - goldsk8 on December 6, 2024: "Ami Nakai 🇯🇵 122.32 / 189.58 “This is my first medal at the JGP final and I am very, very happy to have achieved that also together with my teammates. I am proud I could land the 3A in this big event, despite it being a bit underrotated. I...

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Yihan Wang:

Golden Skate on Instagram: "Yihan Wang 🇨🇳 123.38 / 187.90 “I feel really happy as I was able to land my jumps. This is my first time in the JGP final and that made me feel a bit nervous but I enjoyed skating here a lot.” She doesn’t do the 3-3 comb

310 likes, 12 comments - goldsk8 on December 6, 2024: "Yihan Wang 🇨🇳 123.38 / 187.90 “I feel really happy as I was able to land my jumps. This is my first time in the JGP final and that made me feel a bit nervous but I enjoyed skating here a lot.” She doesn’t do the 3-3 combination in the LP...

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Yuseong Kim:

Golden Skate on Instagram: "Yuseong Kim 🇰🇷 119.81 / 184.23 “I made a mistake at the Salchow and the flip, I tried to recover from that by giving everything I can into my performance. The energy I got from the crowd was amazing. After the 3A I felt

300 likes, 0 comments - goldsk8 on December 6, 2024: "Yuseong Kim 🇰🇷 119.81 / 184.23 “I made a mistake at the Salchow and the flip, I tried to recover from that by giving everything I can into my performance. The energy I got from the crowd was amazing. After the 3A I felt happy but I knew I...

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Stefania Gladki:

Golden Skate on Instagram: "Stefania Gladki 🇫🇷 113.08 / 175.39 “I think I fought hard after the fall on the loop. I am a little sad about the fall on the loop as I usually never fall. I am super happy that so many people came here to support me. I d

334 likes, 0 comments - goldsk8 on December 6, 2024: "Stefania Gladki 🇫🇷 113.08 / 175.39 “I think I fought hard after the fall on the loop. I am a little sad about the fall on the loop as I usually never fall. I am super happy that so many people came here to support me. I decided to take out...

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