2025 Skate America Womens Short - Splat-Spangled Blunders

[RoseAugust]

How can she stand this music?

I love this music.

 

[Allen]

Rettstatt came and sat right in front of me. Here’s my chance

Get it!

 

[Matryeshka]

"I cut your little heart out cause you made me cry"...

I like this direction for Serna. Serial killer jazz should definitely be her wheelhouse. Not there yet, but man, if the Olympics were NEXT year, Schilde might have some competition as to who would have the weirdest technique to represent France. A nap and a cranberry winter Sprite will do wonders for your mood and how much you like programs.

 

[Allen]

Serena’s program was sort of all on the left side of the rink for the first half and then all on the right side of the rink for the second half.

Reminds me of Alissa Czisny.

 

[slicekw]

It’s like Higuchi called down all the stars for her dress. And then picked music to put us to sleep. But she already looks better than this morning’s practice session.

 

[Private Citizen]

Love the clear acceleration of speed on Serna's layback, but she's lucky not to get a full-blown "e" on the lutz. It's never on an outside edge at all from my vantage point.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I love Higuchi. I loathe this version of My Way.

 

[Allen]

I can't ever hear My Way without thinking about the My Favorite Murder episode where they talked about all the people in the Philippines who have been shot for performing My Way poorly at karaoke.

 

[Karen-W]

Why skate to "My Way" if you're going to go with Buble rather than Sinatra?

 

[Wyliefan]

I think this is the most expressive I've ever seen Wakaba.

 

[MacMadame]

Why skate to "My Way" if you're going to go with Buble rather than Sinatra?

It's Chris Mann. Even worse.

 

[slicekw]

Oh I love Higuchi’s jumps when they are clean. Jeff and Shae-Lynn really did her proud on the choreo.

 

[Karen-W]

It's Chris Mann. Even worse.

My bad and yes, even worse.

 

[skatingguy]

Wakaba Higuchi
Coach: Koji Okajima, Noriko Sato
Music: My Way by Chris Mann

2A
3Lzq+2T
Flying Camel Spin 4
3F!< - step out
Sit Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (4 after review)

Fighting through injury at the most inopportune moment, and delivering the performance even if the technical elements aren't ideal.

60.12 = 2nd Place

 

[Private Citizen]

3Fe< on my scorecard. I'll be the meanie and say she deserves to go below Serna.

 

[Matryeshka]

This season, when Wakaba skates, I understand Aymoz. If she bombs, I feel like crying. If she does OK, I feel like crying. If she performs this lights-out at Japanese nationals as her swan song, I'll feel like crying. I'm not even a particular Wakaba fan, but I find myself rooting for her story.

 

[Sally1214]

Why skate to "My Way" if you're going to go with Buble rather than Sinatra?

That wasn't Michael Buble, was it? Didn't sound like him.

 

[Sally1214]

It's Chris Mann. Even worse.

Awww ... so the question has been answered. Not Buble. I think Michael Buble has a wonderful voice.

 

[Wyliefan]

I love this simple dark red dress on Katya.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

That wasn't Michael Buble, was it? Didn't sound like him.

No, it's Chris Mann so at least we Canadians don't have to apologize for the monstrous cover.

 

[slicekw]

This season, when Wakaba skates, I understand Aymoz. If she bombs, I feel like crying. If she does OK, I feel like crying. If she performs this lights-out at Japanese nationals as her swan song, I'll feel like crying. I'm not even a particular Wakaba fan, but I find myself rooting for her story.

I really would love to see her at Olys to finish her career. But so many Japanese ladies!

 

[Karen-W]

3Fe< on my scorecard. I'll be the meanie and say she deserves to go below Serna.

LOL - Wakaba gets the skating-while-Japanese bump that no Frenchwoman will ever get - and, honestly, that's probably fair, because none of the French women have great skating skills or remarkable PCS in general.

 

[Matryeshka]

That wasn't Michael Buble, was it? Didn't sound like him.

I think we just kind of assume all bad covers of standards are Michael Buble.

Ooo, Karakova in a rhinestoned nightie. I know she doesn't have the popularity, but I'd bet she'd do really well on Dancing with the Stars.

 

[Allen]

I love this simple dark red dress on Katya.

I feel like it's the first time I remember her wearing a dress with straps.

 

[Wyliefan]

I don't really care for this weepy song for her, but she's selling it to the rafters.

 

[Belsornia]

Sigh, Kurakova is such a “what if?” skater. For a while it was so close to happening for her, but that seems such a long time ago now.

 

[Private Citizen]

Very low quality elements from Kurakova. Not convinced this was better than Josephine Lee.

 

[skatingguy]

Ekaterina Kurakova
Coach: Florent Amodio, Dmitri Ignatenko
Music: N'insiste pas by Camille Lellouche

3Lzq - step out
3Loq+2T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
2A
Flying Camel Spin 3 (4 after review)
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 3

Beautiful performance, but the jump technique is getting worse.

56.05 = 4th Place

 

[barbk]

So far the ladies have had more interesting choreo than most of the ice dancers.

 

[JoannaLouise]

I'm guessing the replay operator didn't like Kurakova's music, because we're getting the "My Way" cover instead