GPdF 2025 PBP - Women SP: “Which came first - the chicken or the edge (call)?”

[Karen-W]

I did look at Nakai's shirt and think it was giving La Strada before I saw her music but what is the beige invasion trying to take over the side?

It's terribly distracting is what it is!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Yay Ami!

 

[susieB129]

I forgive her the dress thanks to her smile and spark after the four who came before.

 

[Rukia]

Her knees in that combo were so gorgeous they deserves extra points just for them

 

[TAHbKA]

@Private Citizen was clapping like crazy after Nakai's skate

 

[skatingguy]

Ami Nakai
Coach: K. Nakaniwa, M. Nakata, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: La Strada by Nino Rota

3A
3Lz+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lo
Layback Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

What a joy to behold.

78.00 = 1st Place

 

[her grace]

Nakai

Outfit reminds me a bit of Lipnitskaya’s red-stripes one

Big 3a! And nice combo, also looks to be skating with more speed than previous skaters

Great debut!!

 

[Braulio]

I love this music since Rakkamo/Koko skated to 31 years ago

 

[tony]

Very, very impressed all-around. Good choreography, good timing, beautiful ease of flow and gets strength off minimal movements. Spins fast. Jumps huge.

Give her the PCS, she deserves it and then some. A mini Yuka Sato in the making with those foundations

 

[Private Citizen]

Wow, Ami Nakai! She was leg wrapping and popping in warmup but she brought it when it counted. Not a huge fan of the program or the costume but she should score very well with a 3A. Jumps looked ok in person.

 

[chewy]

I tuned in just in time for that cracker! Ah, what a way to start the GP season.

 

[Karen-W]

Chris is so happy there was a decent skate - though he's not wrong that it was a "dream skate" for Ami - quite a GP debut!

 

[PRlady]

And Ami skates a perfect SP in her first Senior GP. WOW.

 

[Citlali]

Ami

The GOE is a joke

 

[Spikefan]

Saying, “What a joy” in my best Dick Button voice. Fabulous!

 

[Wyliefan]

Way to go Ami!

 

[Braulio]

78!!!!

 

[Private Citizen]

Enormous score!!!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I guess the Grand Prix de France is the ami(e) of Ami

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Great reaction!

 

[tony]

Totally deserved, pushing 8.5 for PCS and it should go even higher as the season goes on. I’m not often blown away but that was amazing.

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

OMG 78!!! Tried to hide my shocked reaction on my work call but too hard with that monster score!!

 

[beckab81]

Just missed Ami's skate, I'll have to catch up later. Excited for the Grand Prix to finally be here!

 

[Karen-W]

Rion looks like a fairy in the forest - not that you could tell from some of this camera work where she's completely out of the frame...

 

[tony]

Wonderful from Rion, as well. Not as strong on the foundations and her core is much more loose but still amazingly good.

 

[Private Citizen]

Sumiyoshi is more interesting than this dirge of a program. No complaints on the elements but did she make L4 on the layback?

 

[skatingguy]

Rion Sumiyoshi
Coach: Koji Okajima, Noriko Sato
Music: Alba Lullaby by Maksim

2A
3Lz+3Tq
Flying Camel Spin 4
3F
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Layback Spin 3 (4 after review)

Lovely, and light program, and wonderful quality of skating.

71.03 = 2nd Place

 

[susieB129]

Stunning. STUN-NING.

 

[Karen-W]

Rion doing her usual at GPdF - skating well. She'll likely make the GPF and then bomb at J-Nats again.

 

[Skaterbob]

Rion looks like a fairy in the forest - not that you could tell from some of this camera work where she's completely out of the frame...

Yea she is fast but that camera work is horrible. lol