They're just practice clips showing her progress. I really don't think her coach is posting them with some grand scheme in mind.
sorry this was a post about Levito. Thank you for the links. love the girl.
That girl is my favorite US novice. Love her skating.
That's a myth that is convenient to spread when "your skater" is not doing well. Dozens of international judges, who score Russians for the last years are not all blind..
There used to be a saying "when you can't beat them, join them", but the new western thing now is "when you can't beat them, lie about them".
She landed a 4S during her practice as well.
For those who would like to watch/hear her speak in person, Gracie has taken over the Instagram stories today on costume designer Brad Griffies' IG account (bradgriffies) and in reply to fan questions, she emphasized that the Salchow is currently her "favorite assisted quad" on the pole harness and she called trying the quad Lutz "super fun, very terrifying." Her favorite double jump is the loop (to warm up) and favorite triple is Lutz "especially when I'm having a good day."
For those who would like to watch/hear her speak in person, Gracie has taken over the Instagram stories today on costume designer Brad Griffies' IG account (bradgriffies) and in reply to fan questions, she emphasized that the Salchow is currently her "favorite assisted quad" on the pole harness and she called trying the quad Lutz "super fun, very terrifying." Her favorite double jump is the loop (to warm up) and favorite triple is Lutz "especially when I'm having a good day."
Her current goal is "training for Regionals" and "from a fitness perspective, working on a pull up and I'm embarrassed to say I can't really do one; however... always room for improvement."
A life changing piece of advice that was given to her: "Never take criticism from someone that you would't go to for advice."
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I think one under-rotation was clear, one was iffy, with the third borderline and too close to call. But the judges and tech panel will as always do as they please. I think Karen is being put in a position of having to prove herself with the loss of rep and having not competed in awhile. I thought she looked really good in the sp, but the judges did not seem to want to give her any vote of confidence. And it did not help that she skated first.
Because of this being an early comp with not a deep field of top stars, and Eunsoo not skating well in the sp, Karen was lucky to be in third with that low-ball score. I thought she deserved more credit for her spins (at least fours and fives majorly). As well, I think Karen shows more expression and interpretive ability than Eunsoo. As the CBC commentators called it and I agree: Eunsoo is quite lovely in her bodily movement qualities, but she shows very little facially. She's a bit restrained and reserved emotionally.
With Karen skating second to last in the fp, there was more pressure on her than there was in the sp. Add to that the borderline sp UR calls, and that was enough for Karen to tighten up in the fp. With this field, Karen still had the chance to take the bronze if she'd skated with more freedom (and balanced tenacity with calm surrounding her jumps, which is easier said than done when you know the tech panel is out to get you with a microscope). All-in-all, Karen performed well and hopefully she will allow herself to grow, relax and believe in her abilities. She seems to truly enjoy both programs, and that's surely half the battle in figure skating.
Eunsoo's Sabrina program (by David Wilson) is breathtaking, and she skated much better than in the sp. Still, Eunsoo's weakness is her lack of emotion. For this program to grow, she needs to relax and project more. I'm happy to see this type of program for a ladies skater. I wish more classic and interesting movie soundtracks would be utilized (e.g., I'm pining to see someone use the Laura soundtrack by David Raksin):
Laura | Soundtrack Suite (David Raksin)
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1944). Composed by David Raksin, Conducted by Alfred Newman. Please note that the rights belong to the owner. Support the...
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For the SP???? WOWZAAAA!!!!!!!!
She's four points out of first, nbd...
The 3A+3T doesn’t give you a big advantage vs a 3Lz+3T in the second half, to be honest. I think she only got .5 more than Tarakanova in the end. Plus, she had a L3 spin vs all L4 for both Russians.
The 2 loop was worth just under 2 points. With expected positive goe, the 3 loop would have been almost 7 points.
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