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

[Private Citizen]

Great skating and the spiral is my favorite part. Curious how they call the combo. Looked good enough to me to avoid <.

 

[TAHbKA]

Levito's programme is what I think of as an Olympic programme. As wonderful as Sumiyoshi was - anyone remembers what she was skating to or the colour of her dress?

 

[skatingguy]

Isabeau Levito
Coach: J. Kuznetsova, O. Japaridze, S. Kuznetsov
Music: Almost in Your Arms, Zou Bisou Bisou

3F+3T
2A
Flying Camel Spin 4
3Lo
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
Layback Spin 4

Enchanting, and flirtatious all in a beautiful package with some quality elements. Still the issue with the toe jumps in the combination, but it's less pronounced on the flip than the Lutz.

73.37 = 2nd Place

 

[PRlady]

Charm and musicality. Can’t be taught and Isabeau just has it. Such a pleasure to watch.

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

This program is right in Isabeau's wheelhouse. Don't love it as much as her previous short, but such charisma and throwback quality. Loved it (minus the wonky combo)!

 

[susieB129]

She is so lovely, but I didn't like that program as much as I wanted to or think I should.

 

[Braulio]

73.37

 

[jenny12]

Isabeau is such a star. The first time I saw this program, I thought it was a lesser version of her last season short but she really knows how to sell it.

 

[chewy]

Is this program (edit:Isabeau's)pandering towards an Italian Olympic audience?

 

[Karen-W]

The faux neckline they've created on isabau's dress looks SO weird from the back. Someone should hold up a second mirror so she can see how strange it looks.

The back of the dress needs to be raised so that it goes straight across the back along the bra-line rather than the deep V down to the small of her back. It would look infinitely better that way.

 

[Karen-W]

Is this program pandering towards an Italian Olympic audience?

Yes.

 

[Lizziebeth]

the camera work on spins is terrible. I wish they would cut out the attempts to be artistik and show us the entire skater!

 

[tony]

This is probably the first program this entire quad that I like from Kaori. And yet I still manage to love her. She takes her time with this, she doesn't have 1000 music changes with tempo all over the place trying to keep up with half-done positions and stretch. And the flying camel is perfectly timed to the music, too.

Lutz is the same story as always and that landing edge was definitely a bit stuck. Why not throw it +2 GOE? Toe loop also looked SLIGHTLY tight and stuck on the landing rather than flowing.

Nakai should have this short program by a lot.

 

[her grace]

Sakamoto: a little wild on solo jump landings, combo was better

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

My late mother loved Time to Say Goodbye so this music makes me wistful.

 

[skatingguy]

Kaori Sakamoto
Coach: S. Nakano, M. Graham, M. Kawagoe
Music: Time to Say Goodbye by Brightman, Bocelli

3Lz! - late checking the rotation but hung on to the landing
Flying Camel Spin 4
2A
3F+3T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Layback Spin 4

The jumps were slightly off today, but she fought to land them cleanly.

76.20 = 2nd Place

 

[Private Citizen]

Flutz and 3T< but doubt either will be called. I find the program sloppy and hackneyed.

+5 for the double axel; meh to the rest. I’d have it third but am hoping the judges will at least have the courage to give Nakai the win.

 

[Wyliefan]

That's a good program for Kaori. Lets her fly around the ice like she does so well. And I'm glad she's back to brunette.

 

[ilovesalchows]

Is this program (edit:Isabeau's)pandering towards an Italian Olympic audience?

You could say that about all of the top 3 here.

 

[Rukia]

lol that fw gave me chills for no reason i will not survive this season

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Scoring a little generous for Kaori. Those elements looked better to me a couple years ago.

 

[susieB129]

But what if WE aren't ready to say goodbye to you, Kaori???? Have you thought about that? All I know is that I love her and will cherish every performance we get from her this season.

 

[Braulio]

Have not watched Kaori this season, avoided most of the challenger series, but it is a good program and she sells it like the champion she is, she could be skating to La Macarena and I would still buy it

 

[npavel]

wow, Kaori in this program is so smooth I really love this for her

 

[Wyliefan]

"Read the book, written the book" is a new Chrisicism, isn't it?

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

This is what an Olympic (and final year of skating) LP should look like! Give me all the Sarah Brightman (not to mention Bocelli)! Too bad for the wonky lutz but she held the landing and exited with speed. Such speed, flying across the ice. Great job, Kaori!!

 

[Citlali]

Kaori

Pandering olympic programs

 

[victorskid]

After the SP, the results:
1 Ami NAKAI JPN 78.00 44.84 33.16 8.25 8.39 8.29 0.00 #5
2 Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN 76.20 40.25 35.95 9.00 8.89 9.14 0.00 #12
3 Isabeau LEVITO USA 73.37 38.60 34.77 8.75 8.89 8.50 0.00 #11
4 Rion SUMIYOSHI JPN 71.03 38.31 32.72 8.07 8.21 8.32 0.00 #6
5 Lorine SCHILD FRA 62.45 35.24 27.21 6.89 6.75 6.82 0.00 #7
6 Chaeyeon KIM KOR 62.24 32.55 30.69 7.75 7.57 7.75 1.00 #10
7 Elyce LIN-GRACEY USA 59.30 30.74 28.56 7.32 7.04 7.11 0.00 #9
8 Jia SHIN KOR 59.23 28.35 30.88 7.86 7.54 7.82 0.00 #8
9 Lea SERNA FRA 57.06 30.08 27.98 7.07 7.11 6.86 1.00 #3
10 Young YOU KOR 54.40 27.04 28.36 7.21 7.00 7.11 1.00 #2
11 Clemence MAYINDU FRA 48.05 25.82 22.23 5.43 5.61 5.68 0.00 #1
12 Livia KAISER SUI 42.30 21.46 24.84 6.39 6.04 6.25 4.00 #4


Protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[tony]

It's criminal that she still gets away with the Lutz. I don't care how much it's attempted to be hidden by the quick take-off. the 'e', as it should always be, would dock her so many wrongfully earned points.

 

[Skaterbob]

But what if WE aren't ready to say goodbye to you, Kaori???? Have you thought about that? All I know is that I love her and will cherish every performance we get from her this season.

I'm ready to say goodbye to flutzs and underrotations getting 76 points.