"No one knows Mirai's mirai" Nagasu cheer thread

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Cool to know that Mirai is tacking on a 3t to everything these days, that will be helpful if she needs to 'add one on' at some point.

I, too, like the training clips, though I have to say in light of her performance at NHK after going offline in preparation, I'd be pretty okay if she went off the grid in the lead-up to Nationals.

I don't mind her not competing Golden Spin, I feel like she competed enough this Autumn and has a good sense as to how she needs to compete with the 3A in both programs, both in the mental sense and the physical sense. Though I guess I wouldn't mind if she had one more event to work on 'giving face' in competition, but I think she's going to be okay.
 
AxelAnnie said:
Not in less you are going to stay there. How far apart are the events.
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In 2010, several overseas teams, notably including Russia, set up training bases in British Columbia as much as a month before the Olympics. If there are available facilities either in South Korea or a nearby country, it might be tempting for the USFSA, or at least some skaters and their coaches, to make similar arrangements and so that the skaters are thoroughly adjusted to the time zone well before the Games.
 
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OH...maybe that's why they invited Han Yan at the last minute to Skate America...they're going to train in China before the Games?
 
Mirai needs to, when doing the hardest technical programs in the history of US Figure Skating ... PUT ON A MEAN :mad: GRRR or BIG SMILE :D ... And think to herself how smart :COP: she was to invest time into new technical content ... Because in 2018 she is Tom Z's "great athlete" when she was Frank C's "great artist" in 2010, imagine that! ... And it is her technical content, and her technical content alone, including the history making 3As, that will get her on that Olympic Team.

... She needs to paste on a mean :mad: Grrr in the SP and a cheesie :D in the LP, skate very fast, and nail everything while taking Lipinkski's advice and skate fiery mad :angryfire
 
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Didn't get around to uploading Mirai's IG Story vid but this Twitter user did (or someone else did and she passed it along!): https://twitter.com/hdhaikal11/status/934268382488096770

That last combo sure looks like a 3A-3T-3T to ME! :eek:

Mirai needs to channel her young Miss Havisham gone mad again for her SP and perhaps she could channel some of her 2011 'Memoirs of a Geisha' character which she did so well back then, for her 'Miss Saigon' FS?!

Above all, Mirai needs to rotate rotate rotate, keep up her speed and hopefully have some more choreo/transitions come Nationals! Imo, Ashley (barring continued ankle issues), and Bradie Tennel, after cementing her status as the top scoring American this season (and by far the most consistent with no or virtually little URs) are assured a spot on that team. That leaves just one spot for all the rest to fight for!! You can do it Mirai!! :respec:
 
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Didn't get around to uploading Mirai's IG Story vid but this Twitter user did (or someone else did and she passed it along!): https://twitter.com/hdhaikal11/status/934268382488096770

That last combo sure looks like a 3A-3T-3T to ME! :eek:

Mirai needs to channel her young Miss Havisham gone mad again for her SP and perhaps she could channel some of her 2011 'Memoirs of a Geisha' character which she did so well back then, for her 'Miss Saigon' FS?!

Above all, Mirai needs to rotate rotate rotate, keep up her speed and hopefully have some more choreo/transitions come Nationals! Imo, Ashley (barring continued ankle issues), and Bradie Tennel, after cementing her status as the top scoring American this season (and by far the most consistent with no or virtually little URs) are assured a spot on that team. That leaves just one spot for all the rest to fight for!! You can do it Mirai!! :respec:
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Mirai looks so good in practice. I hope she can deliver at Nationals.
 
Is this a well known practice strategy, to practice way more than what is in your program so that your actual program seems easier? Or is it what someone above suggested, adding combos for “what if” scenarios, like adding a 3T to her 3A in case she misses her 3-3? I don’t really want to see her adding more difficulty to her program since she has enough and she’s been struggling as it is.

But I admit, this is exciting to see and if it helps her deliver her jumps cleanly and calmly, so she can also have a little space to add emotion (or rather “emotion”), woo hoo!
 
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Is this a well known practice strategy, to practice way more than what is in your program so that your actual program seems easier?
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I remember Linda Fratianne saying that Frank has skaters do double run-throughs, and Tom has recently said that he is taking on many of Frank's training practices . . . And this does seem like a logical extension.

It also seems like Mirai is the type that gets bored easily, so perhaps Tom is having Mirai do this so she always feels challenged and interested.

Also, I think, Tom, like Mishin, wants to see how much he can get out of his skaters, and, clearly, Mirai is showing a new reserve of untapped potential right now.
 
I think that Tom said a few seasons ago (before Mirai was even consistently rotating the triple axel in practice), that she was training run-throughs with triple axel combos (with a carrot) for stamina purposes. Anyways, I think that we can all agree that Mirai practices amazingly and that her training clips are very impressive, and just not read too much into any clips that she posts.

Mirai just needs to keep her head down and keep working her butt off, like she has been doing. Stay healthy, work on your programs, and don't over-train. For all of the flak that she got about not having a coach in 2014...hey, she managed to get top three at nationals in an Olympic year when she was essentially coaching herself! ;)

edit: I just checked the ISU world standings, and...not bad, Mirai. And that's without points from her first grand prix. Yes, I know that the way these are done are pretty arbitrary, there will be more movement after the gpf. But now if Bradie does pull out of Golden Spin, I will want Mirai to go even more for points purposes only, hahaha.
 
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GullyGirl84 said:
Mirai just needs to keep her head down and keep working her butt off, like she has been doing. Stay healthy, work on your programs, and don't over-train.
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:respec: Smart hard work pays! Smart hard work pays! Smart hard work pays!

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For all of the flak that she got about not having a coach in 2014...hey, she managed to get top three at nationals in an Olympic year when she was essentially coaching herself! ;)
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Well, isn't that a trick that can't be taught! :ds1:
 
When Mirai is in the comfortable atmosphere and environment of her training rink, that's one thing. Front and center at Nationals w/ a charged up, anxious audience is quite another. It's been the mind games, for the most part, the nerves affecting the jumps, adding to her UR issues, etc. I'll admit that I have 3A angst whenever she competes. My nerves - shot. :fragile: I just hope that hers aren't when it counts the most!! It is so risky to go for (3A) broke! Then again, playing it safe can backfire spectacularly, too.
GullyGirl84 said:
Mirai practices amazingly and her training clips are very impressive, and just not read too much into any clips that she posts.
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I agree. Everything in moderation including a fan's general reaction to an incredible training day.
GullyGirl84 said:
Mirai just needs to keep her head down and keep working her butt off, like she has been doing.
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I don't anticipate that being a problem. ;)
 
Weve3 said:
Then again, playing it safe can backfire spectacularly, too.
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My gut tells me that the judges and selection committee will not look favorably if Mirai scales back, unfortunately. If she gives them scaled back content, then they might as well send Karen Chen since it can be assumed that Karen will continue to compete longer.

Mirai really suffers from an unwarranted reputation.

Attempting all and completing a reasonable amount of the high difficulty content AS PLANNED will do her more favors than anything else.
 
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bardtoob said:
My gut tells me that the judges and selection committee will not look favorably if Mirai scales back, unfortunately.

Mirai really suffers from an unwarranted reputation.
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I agree. Mirai basically needs to go for broke, but not fall to pieces. Who will eventually comprise the ladies Olympic team is so fluid right now, entirely up in the air. The sure bets are not the sure bets anymore, and USFS is beginning to realize and to see (hoping this recent epiphany is not fickle and fleeting) that they are very rapidly falling behind the rest of the world. If they want to keep up and stay in the game, the gamble and risk of possible game-changing strategies are warranted to keep pace which might translate into an Olympic team of prodigious talents. So, what does this mean for Mirai? It says that she absolutely must stay focused, calm, composed and rely on her training. If she can accomplish that, she'll be fine. She'll make the team. :sekret:
 
When in doubt, make it a combo
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https://twitter.com/mirai_nagasu/status/935405910943346689
 
While I want Mirai to win the Olympics, I think she can easily make herself proud and make the US proud by turning out the highest TES, both in base and with GOEs, of the whole field at the Olympics :D

. . . and that is a very realistic and tangible goal given that she was only 4.4 points off of Medvedeva in the NHK Trophy 2017 LP, when she only underrotated the 3A. Had she performed her 3A as well in the LP as she had in the NHK Trophy 2017 SP, Mirai would have received and additional 4.03 points in TES even though the SP 3A had negative GOEs. This is recognizing that Medvedeva was not flawless at NHK Trophy 2017, and both Medvedeva and Mirai could have performed their elements better.

She still needs to paste on a big :mad: in the SP and :D in the LP!
 
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I say one step at a time. We never know with our girl. Let’s focus on her staying healthy and having a fantastic Nats in only 30+ days. Does anyone know when the SP is? When I looked at the schedule yesterday, unless I was even sleepier than I thought, they had omitted the ladies SP. ??

Did people see her lovely Instagram tonight? I guess the photo is from 4CCs last Feb.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcB6hGmHZqI/?taken-by=mirainagasu
 
Mirai has been posting some very cute relationship type videos on Instagram . . . Her boyfriend sings musical theater pretty well to recordings in the car relative to others I have heard. Currently, I think there is a video of him baking holiday Snicker Doodles :D

:shuffle: I originally began following Mirai because I wanted those videos of 3As only people on Instagram were seeing :shuffle:

. . . I feel like such a teen or something because I even have Instagram.
 
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bardtoob said:
I remember Linda Fratianne saying that Frank has skaters do double run-throughs, and Tom has recently said that he is taking on many of Frank's training practices . . . And this does seem like a logical extension.

It also seems like Mirai is the type that gets bored easily, so perhaps Tom is having Mirai do this so she always feels challenged and interested.

Also, I think, Tom, like Mishin, wants to see how much he can get out of his skaters, and, clearly, Mirai is showing a new reserve of untapped potential right now.
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Zakrajsek has used back to back run throughs of programs for well over 15 yrs as a training tool for his skaters. He also has them run full programs with all the elements and if it isn't back to back programs, it is with laps following the program. This is not something new to his athletes, but it may be relatively new for Nagasu. Zakrajsek has talked at length about the periodization program he uses for his skaters. With Zakrajsek's skaters training at altitude, and with a nod to full cardio training in and out of programs, it is no wonder his athletes rarely have issues with finishing their programs.
 
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