FSU Watch (and judge!) party: 98 Worlds ladies SP - SAT, MAY 30th @ 12pm CDT / 7pm CET

[Jeschke]

4.8/5.1
15

 

[alchemy void]

Ruh 4.1/5.1

 

[skateboy]

Ruh
4.4
5.3

 

[alchemy void]

SLAY FREAKIN!

 

[Jeschke]

Slay Liashenko!

 

[tony]

Please, everyone, watch when the scores come up for Liashenko. This is something I NEVER realized until the other day when I was scoring.

 

[casken]

Ruh

.4 combo
.4 solo jump

Talk about hard to judge. Novice level jumping + world champions spins and presentation = ???

4.7 5.5

 

[alchemy void]

Making a mistake and being Russia #3, most likely.

Yes. So far I think every judge has had her above 13th, where she finished. Considering the standard, it's hard to believe she didn't make the penultimate group.

 

[her grace]

Liashenko

Freakin!

-3z-2t love the height on her lutz
-3f
-nice stretched position in her flying spin
-2a
-nice speed
-well done

I'd put that 3rd

 

[Jeschke]

5.5/5.6
3

 

[alchemy void]

Liashenko 5.5/5.5

 

[skateboy]

Liashenko
5.2
5.7

 

[alchemy void]

Please, everyone, watch when the scores come up for Liashenko. This is something I NEVER realized until the other day when I was scoring.

Amazing catch.

2nd with one skater to go....
...and she ends up 6th overall.

 

[alchemy void]

Did JPN really put Liashenko 1st over Kwan?

 

[casken]

Liashenko

.2 break between steps on solo jump
.3 spin combo spin that never really centered

Good speed, flow, interpretation. Edges not really impressive on spirals though.

5.1 5.5

 

[tony]

Did JPN really put Liashenko 1st over Kwan?

Japan had Elena 4th

 

[Plusdinfo]

Were you judging these like freeskates? There were quite a few skaters who had multiple mandatory deductions.

No, I took off mandatory deductions when I caught them.

 

[Jeschke]

5.5/5.6
4

 

[alchemy void]

Japan had Elena 4th

The ordinals were so messed up, even the display was wrong...

 

[her grace]

Hubert

3t-3t
3f pitched forward
spin positions could use some work
2a and what a way to end!

 

[alchemy void]

Hubert 5.4/5.7

 

[tony]

This is another instance of confusion for me. That 'spiral' sequence... footwork also started quite far from the boards considering they were already starting in a smaller rink.

 

[skateboy]

Hubert
5.1
5.6

 

[casken]

Hubert

.1 hand on the flip
.1 break between steps and jump

This is the most interesting sp in the event. Reverse combo spin, change of edge camel, unusual positions of the spiral sequence, ending with a jump, etc...

5.4 5.8

 

[Jeschke]

This was really fun.
Can't wait for our ranking.!

Thanks @alchemy void for organizing!

Looking forward to IJS judging!

 

[alchemy void]

The CZE's 13th place ordinal is way more out of line than HUN's 1st place ordinal.

 

[casken]

This is another instance of confusion for me. That 'spiral' sequence... footwork also started quite far from the boards considering they were already starting in a smaller rink.

The spirals and footwork are question marks for sure. I like the program so much I kind of overlook them.

 

[her grace]

Liashenko should be ahead of Slutskaya and Butyrskaya.

 

[alchemy void]

Thanks all!

I'll compile the marks soon, depending on the situation here.

This has been a fun diversion. Thanks for participating!

 

[gkelly]

Vorobieva

Was she really from Azerbaijan or had they already started importing?

According to Wikipedia, she was born in Moscow, was two-time Soviet champion, and started competing for Azerbaijan in 1993.

I've never seen Arakawa this young before.

I have