Skate to Milano OWG Qualifier - Beijing CHN - Women's SP & FS

[skatingguy]

Andrea Montesinos Cantu
Rank after SP: 10
Coach: Jonathan Mills, Michael Gillman
Music: The Storm by Balazs Havasi

3S - fall
3T+2T
3S+REP - fall
2F+1Eu+2S
Flying Sit Spin 4
3T
2Lz
2Lz+2Aq - step out
Layback Spin 3
Step Sequence 3
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

A struggle with the Salchow today for Andrea, but some good quality in the other elements.

-2.00 = Falls
94.51 = 3rd Place
148.10 = 2nd Place

 

[Elisheba]

My prayers for Josefin failed. That’s it, I’m an atheist now.

 

[Karen-W]

Yikes, this is a jump tech disaster for Josefin. I really like the program too, so it's a shame she's going to come up short.

 

[Wyliefan]

Aw, honey, good try.

 

[Belsornia]

I know Josefin’s chances of qualifying were always small but that’s not the way anyone wants it to go.

 

[Kateri]

She should get extra points for still selling it 110% after knowing any slim hope she had was all over on the first jump.

 

[beckab81]

Woke up in time for Josefin. I'm assuming she has some sort of injury based on the jump content, but she's such an engaging performer, that program just flew by. I hope she decides to continue!

 

[skatingguy]

Josefin Taljegard
Rank after SP: 9
Coach: Maria Taljegard, Malin Taljegard
Music: It’s All Coming Back to Me Know by Celine Dion

1F
3T+2T+2Lo
3S+2Lo
3T< - fall
Flying Camel Spin 4
3S
2A
Choreo Sequence
A* - no value
Change Foot Sit Spin 3
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

If only we had professional competitions - if Josefin was a skater in the 90's she would have been a main stay of those competitions.

-1.00 = Falls

100.42 = 1st Place
154.61 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

I really struggled to stay awake during Lisovskaja. I'm still in the process of waking up and the music's repetitiveness nearly did me in.

 

[SidelineSkater]

Giving Slutskaya hair vibes

 

[Karen-W]

Giving Slutskaya hair vibes

I said as much yesterday, lol.

 

[PRlady]

I wish the music was more interesting but Kristina is my new favorite OES. Quirky movement and her look is unique.

 

[her grace]

Did Safonova used to be blonde?

 

[PRlady]

And Safanova makes me wish I still smoked so I could go outside and miss this. What a boring skater.

 

[Karen-W]

What the hell is this Italian cover version of "I Will Survive"?

 

[Miezekatze]

I'll never be able to unhear this cover of I will survive.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Yikes, this is a jump tech disaster for Josefin. I really like the program too, so it's a shame she's going to come up short.

I’m almost afraid to rewind and watch after I saw her short program costume.

 

[Belsornia]

Safonova’s music is terrible and she’s just as expressionless as she was three and a half years ago, but very solid technically.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

What the hell is this Italian cover version of "I Will Survive"?

All covers need to be banned and that will save us from 95% of emo music

How do you take an anthem, a powerful disco piece of music and make it this?

 

[Karen-W]

I'll never be able to unhear this cover of I will survive.

Sadly, we're likely going to hear this again in Milano.

 

[skatingguy]

Kristina Lisovskaja
Rank after SP: 8
Coach: Alina Shkuleta Gromova
Music: Ghosts, Summer Overture, Lux Aeterna

3Lz+1Eu+2F - that was a painful Euler
2A+1A+SEQ
3F<+2T - tight landings
3Lz
Flying Camel Spin 3
Choreo Sequence
3T< - fall
3F!< - tight landing
2S - step out
Layback Spin 3 (4 after review)
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Kristina was struggling to find the timing on the jumps, and get the rotations done in the air.

-1.00 = Falls
101.33 = 1st Place
158.69 = 1st Place

 

[beckab81]

Safanova gave a perfectly fine technical skate, but should honestly get like a 2 or 3 in performance. Her smile in the K&C is the first bit of emotion she showed.

 

[Karen-W]

Ted tells us she has nearly perfect jump technique. It's too bad she has zero expression and chose a terrible, Italian cover of an iconic song. Blech. I suppose that means neither Norway nor Cyprus have a chance in hell at earning one of the 5 spots.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Safanova gave a perfectly fine technical skate, but should honestly get like a 2 or 3 in performance. Her smile in the K&C is the first bit of emotion she showed.

And extremely slow skating.

Why hi GOE with skating that slow in and out of the jumps?

 

[Karen-W]

And Mia falls on her opening 3z, and then steps out of her 3f, so that pretty much ends the Olympic dream for this season.

Oh, dear God... What is this wailing music?

 

[her grace]

Risa Gomez

So many struggles on the jumps. The 3s-2t in the second half was nice, but losing points on nearly every jumping pass.

 

[beckab81]

Oh, the nerves got to Mia today, such a shame, I really enjoy her overall skating.

 

[Karen-W]

Mark is channeling Chris Howarth... "she had to be pristinely clean..." Sadly, she was not.

 

[Kateri]

I really think Safonova's PCS should be fully ten points lower, but at this rate, it wouldn't change the results, so...

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I really think Safonova's PCS should be fully ten points lower, but at this rate, it wouldn't change the results, so...

Totally. I want to see her skate after Amber Glenn, or Kaori Sakamoto. Because GOE should be nothing more than zero.