Cup of China 2024 Womens FS PBP - A Star Is Bored

[MacMadame]

Okay - those tights do NOT match - you can see the difference in color at her ankles, just above the boot tops, where the tights end, lol.

Tights over skates too and also very literal costume

 

[tony]

All these jumps need to go under the microscope

 

[Hedwig]

Seeing how we know that An has a overeager mother who can be abusive, I shudder when she gives herself a slap in the face whenever she starts. :-(

 

[MacMadame]

Nini is skating to a piece of music called "Curse of the Golden Flower" in a MUSTARD YELLOW dress with floral appliques - can we count this as a 'very literal costume'?

It's not as mustard on my TV and I assume it's golden in real life

 

[Karen-W]

Seeing how we know that An has a overeager mother who can be abusive, I shudder when she gives herself a slap in the face whenever she starts. :-(

Do we know this? Definitely over-involved, but I don't think I've read any accusations of abuse per se.

 

[MacMadame]

Mark keeps noting jumps 'late in the program" without mentioning the 2nd half bonus. I'm pretty sure he's messing with us.

 

[MacMadame]

Knee slide

Also, she's slowed way down in this section

 

[Karen-W]

It's not as mustard on my TV and I assume it's golden in real life

Probably - and those flowers definitely qualify as whickety-whack, lol.

 

[Hedwig]

Do we know this? Definitely over-involved, but I don't think I've read any accusations of abuse per se.

depends on what one calls abusive. Not allowing her any friends and forcing her to train is abusive to me.

 

[Karen-W]

depends on what one calls abusive. Not allowing her any friends and forcing her to train is abusive to me.

I hadn't read about the lack of friends or life outside skating. That definitely is emotionally abusive.

 

[Hedwig]

I hadn't read about the lack of friends or life outside skating. That definitely is emotionally abusive.

totally. her mother is quoted as saying that she will have time to make friends later in life, now is the only window of time to skate (paraphrasing)

 

[Karen-W]

OMG - that stuffie dressed in Nini's costume is just WEIRD.

 

[Karen-W]

Bandit wants attention right now. I suppose I can give her some while this 1st group is still skating, lol.

ETA - she deserted me. Sort of like how Maddie's jumps are deserting her here in the 2nd half of the program.

 

[tony]

The Kaetlyn Osmond effect of getting through the big stuff, reaching the halfway point, and then it all comes undone.

Don't think this program does anything for her and the franticness of all of the instruments just accentuates her shoulders being scrunched and up around her ears so often. The footwork is always so weak, too.

 

[MacMadame]

OMG - that stuffie dressed in Nini's costume is just WEIRD.

There was a creepy dog doll earlier. Similar style so I assume from the same person.

If Maddie picked this music to challenge herself artistically, I am not sure it is working.

 

[Hedwig]

Schizas like Gubanova makes it hard for me to like her because of facical expression.
Gubanova because of the constant smug look
Schizas because of the overdramatic o-face
but today it is much better, especially in the first part of the skate where she concentrates on the jumps mostly and does not ooooooo at all. And even in the second part it is much less annoying as usual. So that is actually the first skate of her that I ever liked

 

[MacMadame]

Btw, do we want to call Maddie's double an "elegant pop"? It could have been more elegant but it's close

 

[Karen-W]

I dunno what's going to happen at Canadians, but I'd say that their Worlds spot is wide open and up for grabs now that there are at least 2 other women (potentially 3 if Medland-Spence can keep it together in Warsaw later today) with the CTES mins.

 

[MacMadame]

Oh, she touched her face! I missed that earlier.

 

[Karen-W]

Btw, do we want to call Maddie's double an "elegant pop"? It could have been more elegant but it's close

no, I didn't think it was elegant at all. Just awkward.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

If I did not hear this piece of music for a long time, I’d be OK with that

 

[MacMadame]

no, I didn't think it was elegant at all. Just awkward.

Okay but I still have BINGO.

I'm mostly playing to check on game mechanics though.

 

[tony]

Salchow with another technique looking like it could be a toe loop

 

[Karen-W]

This costume Minchae is wearing does NOT fit with this music at all, IMO. It's neutral toned in the worst way.

 

[Karen-W]

That was NOT an elegant pop either on the 2a - but it does appear to be an invalid element!

 

[tony]

That was NOT an elegant pop either on the 2a - but it does appear to be an invalid element!

Of course it was, it wasn't even a single Axel. There's no entry for a Waltz jump.

From the minute she fell mid-performance, she was playing catch-up on every single element as the music blasted on.

 

[Karen-W]

Of course it was, it wasn't even a single Axel. There's no entry for a Waltz jump.

The whole program was just a mess. Similar to SkAm where she had a respectable SP but the FS was a hot mess.

 

[Karen-W]

YES! Chaeyeon bringing the Korean hair bling!!!!

 

[MacMadame]

YES! Chaeyeon bringing the Korean hair bling!!!!

Someone has to!

 

[tony]

If you guys want to do a tribute program, Kimmy has literally said this program came about after seeing Aymoz skate to Gladiator.