A few thoughts on day three:
I don't hate the Kovalevs James Bond program
. It's hard to make this team look good, and this program does a passable job at a hard task. Her triple salchow attempt was as hopeless as Adam's various quads, though.
Efimova and Mitrofanov did indeed look like they had been on vacation.
Stellato's throws looked a lot better in this program. I'm in the minority (perhaps of one
) who liked this program. I still think it's going to be an uphill battle for them to get near the podium next season.
Georgians, no arguing with the element quality.
Loved Conti and Macii. If the decision was mine, this would have been theirs.
No idea how Miura and Kihara listened to that music every day in training, but if I never hear it again, it will be too soon. Home cooking on the GOEs and calls.
Urushadze was a highlight, and I was hoping she'd at least beat Sara-Maude Dupuis, who should have gotten several more calls in addition to all her misses. So happy for her to have a career highlight performance after she probably thought her career was over.
I thought both Japanese women were gifted. I'd have called it:
1. Liu - absolute right call on PCS
2. Glenn - she needs to skate faster and with more attack
3. Gubanova
4. Guttman
5. Sakamoto
6. Chiba
I'd have called Sakamoto's jumps:
2A +5
3Lze -4
2A+1eu+3S< -2
3F +2
3F+3Tq -2
3Lze+2T -2
3Lo< -3
Call the f---ing "e" I'm going to go "boys who score" and show up at a competition with a huge poster saying that with a screen grab of the severe inside edge takeoff. It's a travesty. She is getting close to 10 undeserved points from these non-calls.
