Grand Prix de France 2023 Women FS - “Gone with the Ouiiiiiiiii”

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Kimmie is channeling her inner Carolina. SHe looks sharper today than yesterday so far.

 

[Hanna]

30-45 minute queue in the pouring rain to get into the arena

That absolutely sucks. Why so, did they only have one person checking the bags and tickets?

 

[tony]

The skating, all the way down to the 3F+3T to start and the arms sometimes being all over the place when doing crossovers around the rink, is 100% Kostner 2003.

As is that double Axel. Literally the same tentative preparation and little lift!

 

[airgelaal]

Repond doing 3F2T2Lo while waiting. Please don’t leave it on warmup again.

She did it

 

[Rukia]

I don't feel like there's a lot of personality or, well, anything in this free skate.

 

[Spikefan]

Repond’s dress is gorgeous. It definitely looks like she is taller this season.

 

[Hanna]

The skating, all the way down to the 3F+3T to start and the arms sometimes being all over the place when doing crossovers around the rink, is 100% Kostner 2003.

Carolina's jumps got more up in the air though (well, not by much, but some) and the landing knee was less stiff.

Eek, 2a splat. Repond is another one who seems to have lost her usual consistency a bit.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Kostner had crazy height in her jump as a jumping bean. Répond doesn’t. She is lovely and going through a growth spurt but I’m not very optimistic.

 

[Primorskaya]

She seems a bit lost, and also winded/exhausted after that last fall. She did pretty well but it looked like work.
Still really like watching her though.

 

[Private Citizen]

Tons of VIP seats blocked off today and complete chaos with soaked people who have been queuing in the rain for 45 minutes not finding seats despite paying through the nose for these tickets. (It’s open seating within sections). Both ushers and individual people are walking in front of everyone and asking them to get up during the skaters. .

Really not impressed with the organization.

Repond was doing well until the axel, but you probably saw more than I did. Curious to see if she gets edge calls today.

 

[skatingguy]

Repond, Kimmy Switzerland
Coach: Jeromie Repond, Mathieu Delcambre
Music: Freya by Christian Reindl

3F+3T
3Lz - weight back, step out
3Lo
2A
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
3F+2T+2Lo
3S+2T
2A< - fall
Layback Spin 3
Step Sequence 3
Ch Combo Spin 4

Repond was the model of consistency in the 2nd half of the season last year, but she's clearly much taller now. She's now in Kostner height territory, and that presents challenges and opportunities. If she can learn to stretch her limbs, and use music, choreography that accentuates her lines it could be very special. She certainly has the personality, and performance capabilities that we've seen in the past.

113.99 = 1st Place
164.63 = 1st Place

 

[skatingguy]

Chiba, Mona
Coach: M. Hamada, S. Muramoto, H. Sato, C. Reed
Music: The Legend of 1900 by E. Morricone

 

[leilaofpaper]

Oh that’s a gorgeous dress on Mone. Much better than her SP one.

 

[Sally1214]

That's a well-constructed program for Repond. Shame about the couple of errors. Kimmy seems to be taking everything in stride in the K/C. Overall, she did quite well.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

It's fun to have so much different skaters as MOne and Kimmie one after the other. Really couldn't have been more different, while still making the same mistakes on the jumps.

 

[JoannaLouise]

I like how the first couple of jumps were nicely timed with the flourishes in the music.

 

[Wyliefan]

Lovely expression from Mone, but these jumps ...

 

[Rukia]

This music is absolutely gorgeous, and so is most of her skating. But alas those jump rotations.

 

[tony]

Technical panel field day coming.

 

[BlueRidge]

Such a lovely program for Mone. But what is up with the jumps.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Mone is a very nice skater, but her jumps are just not good enough. Good basics, good spin, good body control otherwise. Good if generic choreography.

Sorry, I'm uncharacteristically positive today, must be the lack of sleep. Should wait till the ice-dance.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh no, tears.

 

[Primorskaya]

Mone is so engaging. Ohhhh she's crying now, poor kid. Another one who's not feeling it today.

 

[Private Citizen]

Chiba aiming to be the underrotation queen today. Two << and how many < or q?

 

[tony]

Chiba aiming to be the underrotation queen today. Two << and how many < or q?

Flip was on the outside edge, too.

Mark is pointing out almost every jump being short, even the double Axel.

 

[skatingguy]

Chiba, Mona Japan
Coach: M. Hamada, S. Muramoto, H. Sato, C. Reed
Music: The Legend of 1900 by E. Morricone

3F+3T< - two-foot landing
2A
3S< - two-foot landing
Ch Combo Spin 3
3Loq
Choreo Sequence
3F+2T+2Lo
3Lz+2A+SEQ
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
3Lz
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 4

Better than the short program, but still a struggle in places. This is a very forgettable program. I know I wrote a post 2 weeks ago about it because I remember the title of the music is a movie, but don't remember the choreography.

108.17 = 2nd Place
164.76 = 1st Place

 

[beckab81]

Chiba had such a good season last year, shame to see her struggling this year.

 

[Sally1214]

Aw...Chiba is in tears at the end. She is a beautiful skater and it will all come together for her one of these days. Lovely dress too.

 

[beckab81]

ooof, 13 point drop on TES (justified, but still...)

 

[skatingguy]

Serna, Lea
Coach: Michael Huth, Robert Dierking
Music: Padam Padam, The 9th Hour Prelude