2025 Cup of China Womens SP PBP - Don't Let Me Be Ms UR

[genevieve]

Starting Order

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Ruiyang ZHANG CHN
2 Yi ZHU CHN
3 Rino MATSUIKE JPN
4 Anna PEZZETTA ITA
5 Jia SHIN KOR

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Haein LEE KOR
7 Rinka WATANABE JPN
8 Alysa LIU USA
9 Hana YOSHIDA JPN
10 Anastasiia GUBANOVA GEO
11 Amber GLENN USA

ISU Stream

 

[skatingguy]

Biographies

Music Selection

Planned Program Content

 

[Karen-W]

What the hell. I'm wide awake so there's no point in not tuning in for at least some of this segment.

 

[Skaterbob]

What the hell. I'm wide awake so there's no point in not tuning in for at least some of this segment.

I'm going to be a zombie with no sleep I guess.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm going to be a zombie with no sleep I guess.

I have to be up in 5.5 hours to get ready for work, so this is real madness on my part, but whatever. I've sat and twiddled my thumbs at this temp job I've got for at least 2-3 hours every day this week and I don't expect tomorrow to be any different. I'll be struggling with not nodding off out of boredom regardless of how tired I actually am from staying up to watch skating live.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Settling in to just watch and (hopefully) enjoy as I'm not invested in anyone skating.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Oh just realised this is on now. Excellent.

 

[Aussie Willy]

First skater head butts the camera

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Start with Madonna and end with Madonna

 

[Bunny Hop]

Zhang - I query the positive GOE on a spin which travelled at least a metre across the ice.

 

[thvu]

This was way more 90s than anything in the RD today.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Hmmm Zhang was very nice. Good jumps, two very nice spins, 1 dodgy spin and I really liked how she skated to the music.

 

[skatingguy]

Ruiyang Zhang
Coach: Caishu Fu, Jialei Wang, Jinze Wang
Music: Frozen by Madonna

3S+3T
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3F
Step Sequence 4
Flying Camel Spin 3 - difficulty centring
Layback Spin 3

Pretty strong skate, but a bit slow going into the jumps.

61.71 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

Well, suddenly sleep is coming on, so I'm going to lay down and probably won't post much, especially if I fall asleep. I'll be back, for sure, for the Pairs SP.

Zhang was pleasant enough, though the program didn't really go anywhere or do much for me.

 

[Lilia A]

I'm awake and watching. I counted a 5 to 8 second delay in Chris's commentary. Someone tell him to refresh and re-enter the stream.

 

[tony]

I'm awake and watching. I counted a 5 to 8 second delay in Chris's commentary. Someone tell him to refresh and re-enter the stream.

Messaged him. Noticed after the 3S+3T commentary being so late!

 

[Lizziebeth]

I'm awake and watching. I counted a 5 to 8 second delay in Chris's commentary. Someone tell him to refresh and re-enter the stream.

Yes he is talking about an element when the skater is doing the next element, he is behind!

 

[Kateri]

That's the best I've ever seen Zhu skate, good for her!

 

[Aussie Willy]

Zhu was lovely. Clean and smooth. Floated nicely over the ice. Steps were really good. Lots of body movement.

 

[tony]

That was infinitely more enjoyable by Beverly than anything she's done in the past

 

[skatingguy]

Yi Zhu
Coach: Dan Fang
Stand by Me by Florence and The Machine

3T+3T
2A
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lo
Layback Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

A great skate, but I needed more expression like in the step sequence during the swells in the music the facial expression showed no affect.

63.39 = 1st Place

 

[thvu]

Wow, loved that from Zhu. Loved how she showed off her skating skills in the step sequence at the end. Her jumps were getting low-balled in GOE. I can't believe some judges gave the 2axel only +1.

 

[Kateri]

Aw, she's with Fang Dan!

 

[Aussie Willy]

I agree with Chris about her skating skills. Beautiful edges and gets down in the knees.

 

[Bunny Hop]

That was really nice from Zhu. Lovely dress as well.

LOL. Our local broadcaster app just asked me if I was still watching. Yes, and please don't ask me again in the middle of a program!

 

[tony]

Turning the whimsical fairy program to a SP and don't mind at all.

 

[Skaterbob]

This is bordering on unwatchable with the delay. I just want an option to turn off commentating

 

[Bunny Hop]

The commentary delay is really distracting.

Matsuike - She gets a lot of distance on her jumps, and there's no doubt she'll land them. Lovely program.

 

[skatingguy]

Rino Matsuike
Coach: Machiko Yamada, Yuko Hongo, Soshi Tanaka
Music: Lux aeterna by Christopher Tin

2A
3Lz!+3T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)
3F
Step Sequence 3
Flying Camel Spin 3
Layback Spin 4

Super quality in all the elements, and the skating skill display was wonderful as well.

65.91 = 1st Place

 

[Aussie Willy]

Matsuicke - another nice performance. Beautiful flow over the ice. Strong edges and control. And very clean skating. Loved the step sequence.