2025 GPF Women’s SP -“Time to say GOE Bye”

[MINAM]

2 Ami NAKAI JPN

3 ax Nah Was close, though.
She's the one I thought was dressed as "Where's Wally" (Don't throw stones at me! Puhleeeze!)

Needs to be more polished but I like her energy.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

The problem with the top ladies is that they aren't even bad enough to get to the point when it's fun.

...Americans are next, and the Japanese journalists have disappeared off the arena like they never existed.

 

[skatingguy]

Ami Nakai
Coach: K. Nakaniwa, M. Nakata, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: La Strada by Nino Rota

3A - big step out
3Lz+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lo
Layback Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Still chasing the short program that she had in France, but it's still a strong performance.

73.91 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

I just can't with this program for Nakai.

 

[PRlady]

Ami much more pleasant to watch than Rinka. Yes, Mark, more glide.

 

[Sally1214]

Nakai is adorable. Period.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Lovely choreography from Alyssa. It would have been even more impressive if she ever moved to the right side of the arena.

 

[MINAM]

3 Alysa LIU USA

Ohhh, white looks great on her.
3flip
Elegant 2ax
3lutz + 3tl

Did well.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Beautiful and well skated.

Also, the only skater slower and with less ice coverage than Liu at this arena is Tuktamysheva.

 

[skatingguy]

Alysa Liu
Coach: Philip DiGugliemo, Massimo Scali
Music: Promise by Laufey

3F
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lz+3Loq
Flying Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Layback Spin 4

Stunning every time out - I just don't get tired of seeing this program.

75.79 = 1st Place

 

[Wyliefan]

Beautiful.

 

[Karen-W]

I cannot get enough of Alysa's "Promise". Just exquisite.

 

[Citlali]

Alysa

 

[PRlady]

I love the enthusiasm of the Japanese audience for a non-Japanese skater.

 

[Firedancer]

I never get tired of this program. Beautiful again today

 

[Sally1214]

Double post.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Noooooo!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Either I'm sitting too high, or the jumps from Amber are really small today

 

[Wyliefan]

Whoa!

 

[PRlady]

Oh Amber.

 

[Karen-W]

Damn - popped the 3a. I knew she looked too nervous at the start of the program.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

That said, Amber makes a much more enjoyable Madonna than Cizeron.

 

[Citlali]

 

[beckab81]

Better to have an issue at GPF than at the Olympics? And hopefully it takes pressure off to go in not as a favorite.

 

[Wyliefan]

I can't remember the last time she popped that axel. I know she's fallen on them before, but popping?

 

[tony]

10+ seconds of backwards stroking to a tiny 1A. Sigh.

3T as always looks curled on the landing. Tight on the loop landing too and the little jump transition out of it almost got away, too. Footwork even looked clunky at the very end.

Just too nervy at the bigger moments.

 

[MINAM]

4 Amber GLENN USA

I am LOLing at the music choice.

Gah, Singled the 3ax
3flip 3tl
3loop
Delivered the other elements.
She must be gutted at that first mistake.

 

[Private Citizen]

And that's last place for Glenn. High risk over high reward toward.

Liu's 3Lz+3Lo combo seems unnecessarily risky for the short program. She's lucky if she didn't get a < and -2.

 

[skatingguy]

Amber Glenn
Coach: Damon Allen, Tammy Gambill
Music: Like a Prayer by Madonna

1A* - invalid element, no value
3F+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lo
Step Sequence 4
Layback Spin 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Started out with a mistake she hasn't made for a quite a while, but held the rest of the program together.

66.85 = 4th Place

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Maybe Amber is imitating Minerva? Pop today. Fab skate tomorrow.