2025 NHK Trophy Womens FS PBP - Wonder Women (In Their Flesh Colour Tights Sliding On The Ice)

[Private Citizen]

Wasn't even sure Lin-Gracey would break 100. Medland Spence was one more rotation away from beating her. Please, change coaches/choreographers!

 

[MINAM]

Anna PEZZETTA

3flip
2ax hand down? No combo.
2loop
3lutz 2ax(tano) 2tl
Spins
3sal (hand down) 1tl
3lutz
3 sal(?) hand down
choreo seq step seq
Spins

Too much mistakes.

 

[skatingguy]

Anna Pezzetta
Rank after SP: 7
Coach: Alisa Mikonsaari, Angelina Turenko
Music: Black Swan (soundtrack) by Clint Mansell

3F
2A - skid on t he landing, piked forward
2Lo
3Lz+2A+2T+SEQ - pushing through
Flying Camel Spin 3
3S+1T - hands down
3Lzq
3S - hand down
Choreo Sequence
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 (3V after review)
Layback Spin 4

Another skater whose performance was buried under the weight of too many technical errors.

112.40 = 3rd Place
173.75 = 2nd Place

 

[Private Citizen]

Pezzetta really needs a coach who can add some control to her skating. The raw talent here is incredible. She could be a Tonya Harding / Midori Ito type skater if she could keep herself together. All of these music cuts plus the land a jump-miss a jump nature of the program creates such a disjointed picture.

 

[kwanette]

Yuna Aoki..the gift that you are..

 

[Karen-W]

Ahsun - I'm sorry, but you saw Les Miz, wanted to skate to it, and agreed that the sparkly grey dress was the best costume you could come up with that accurately reflects the story or even just the music itself?

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, Sarah's gone back to the Lombardia dress for her FS today.

 

[Lizziebeth]

Oh, Sarah's gone back to the Lombardia dress for her FS today.

 

[Hedwig]

of all the dresses to compliment, Mark chooses .... Everhardt???

 

[MINAM]

Sarah EVERHARDT

Moving like a puppet
3lutz 3tl
2ax
3flip very fast
3loop 2ax
combo spins
Interesting choreo.
Choreo sequence
3loop
3lutz2tl 3loop
3sal fall
Too bad. Was doing so well.
SS
Spins.

Good.

 

[Karen-W]

There's an interesting tension and conviction that Sarah is skating with today that I haven't seen from her before. Yesterday's f-bomb at the end of her SP seems to have unleashed something in her. Argh - almost a clean skate save for that fall out & hand down on the 3S at the end. But, I still stand by my view that what happened yesterday has uncorked part of what's been holding her back as a performer in past skates.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Sarah EVERHARDT

Moving like a puppet

Just woke up and misread that as moving like a muppet which I think would have been an improvement.

 

[skatingguy]

Sarah Everhardt
Rank after SP: 6
Coach: Tatiana Malinina, Roman Skorniakov
Music: Poor Things (soundtrack)

3Lz+3T
2A
3F!q - tight landing
3Lo+2A+SEQ
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
3Loq
3Lzq+2T+2Lo<
3S - fall
Flying Sit Spin 3
Step Sequence 3
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Everhardt still struggling with rotation on her jumps though overall the performance was better.

-1.00 = Falls
125.28 = 2nd Place
186.69 = 1st Place

 

[MINAM]

She looks adorable in the K&C.

 

[Private Citizen]

Everhardt deservedly behind Aoki in the free; I thought she might go behind overall. Tech panel didn't hit the jumps as hard as I thought they might. I suspect she benefited from qs rather than <s.

 

[Karen-W]

You know I'm giggling here at the notion of Mom sitting in the KnC with Ilia making hearts while he cringes because that's such an embarrassing mom sort of thing that no 20-year old guy wants to be around in public, lol.

 

[beckab81]

Oh, Sarah's gone back to the Lombardia dress for her FS today.

I hate it slightly less than the Skate Canada one because it doesn’t have the pink in it. Still not good, but less terrible.

 

[MINAM]

Ahsun YUN

3luz 3tl
3loop very nice
3sal
2ax
Butterfly to FCS
Step seq
2ax 2tl fall
3tl down
3flip 2tl 2loop
chore seq
Combo spins

Um. Not impressed.

 

[skatingguy]

Ahsun Yun
Rank after SP: 5
Coach: Hyun Jung Chi, Jinseo Kim
Music: I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables)

3Lz!+3Tq
3Lo
3S
2A
Flying Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
2A+3T - fall
3F!q - fall
3F!q+2T+2Lo
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Ahsun still can't quite make it through the program cleanly, but it also feels like she got closer, and stronger.

-2.00 = Falls
118.72 = 3rd Place
180.23 = 3rd Place

 

[MINAM]

TV showing Aoki and Higuchi already packed up and leaving the arena.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I suspect that Fantine would only have dreamed a dream of being able to afford bling on her dresses.

 

[Karen-W]

Yun's score is taking quite awhile - yup, reviews did her in and she drops below both Everhardt & Aoki overall.

 

[MINAM]

Loena HENDRICKX

Dress looks great on her.

3luz 3tl both
3flip 3tl
Love the tano
3flip
2ax
CF Combo Spins
SS
3lutz 2tl 2loop
2ax
3sal
Combo spins
choreo SS
Spins

Well done.

 

[skatingguy]

Loena Hendrickx
Rank after SP: 4
Coach: Jorik Hendrickx
Music: La Alegria by Yasmin Levy

3Lz!+3T
3F+2T
3Fq
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
3Lz!+2T+2Lo
2A
3S
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
Layback Spin 4

Very strong performance from Hendrickx.

136.52 = 1st Place
198.97 = 1st Place

 

[Hedwig]

 

[MINAM]

Awwwwwwwwwwww, carries a huge stuffed animal, a cat?

 

[Private Citizen]

Since I pick on Sakamoto's lutz, I also have to pick on Hendrickx - both lutzes should have an "e," not just a !

 

[Lizziebeth]

Loved that, a little businesslike at the beginning but she sold it at the end! Glad she is back!

 

[Karen-W]

I know she's got a 5 point deficit to make up from the SP to get on the podium, but I'm happy that Loena's skated well enough to make both You and Samodelkina earn it if they want to beat her today.

 

[MINAM]

AWWW, she's happy. SHe was a little bit cautious, but still it was gorgeous.