Music: The Queen Symphony, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Nice opening combo, good for her
- I love her purple dress
- Popped a jump, fell on the next
- 2 more falls
- Poor girl is having a rough skate today, but she really is lovely when she has her good moments
- As a coach, I wonder what you say to your skater after a disappointment like that
- FS Score: 45.71 (technical) + 40.91 (presentation) - 2.00 (deduction) = 84.62
- 41.02 (SP) + 84.62 (FS) = 125.64
2) Sonia LaFuente (Spain)
Music: Les Miserables
- Already I'm not a fan of the costume
- This opening musical sequence is "Look down" from Les Miserables, why isn't it listed?
- I'm not a huge fan of this program, it just didn't tell me a story and she seemed disinterested
- FS Score: 47.02 (technical) + 42.42 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 88.44
- 42.76 (SP) + 88.44 (FS) = 131.20
3) Valentina Marchei (Italy)
Music: Die Fledermaus by Strauss
- This costume is way too flashy and jazzy for this music in my opinion
- She has some nice speed going, but needs to be careful that she doesn't lose control of her body and start flailing
- FS Score: 45.30 (technical) + 46.91 (presentation) = 92.21
- 45.57 (SP) + 92.21 (FS) = 137.78
4) Fumie Suguri (Japan) **
Music: Scheherazade
- I don't know what has happened to Fumie in the past few years
- She just looks like she is marking thinks out there and like she'd rather be anywhere but here
- FS Score: 38.54 (technical) + 47.13 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 84.67
- 48.17 (SP) + 84.67 (FS) = 132.84
5) Myriane Samson (Canada)
Music: Bohemian Rhapsody
- I really like this music
- What a gorgeous flow across the ice
- She is so very expressive in her upper body
- That was a tough fall
- Squeaked out a 3-jump combination
- This seems to be the song of the event
- FS Score: 51.36 (technical) + 50.01 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 100.43
- 51.62 (SP) + 100.43 (FS) = 152.05
6) Haruka Imai (Japan)
Music: Polovesian Dances
- She has a lot of spunk and energy, good speed
- I'd like for her to finish her lines a little bit more, straight legs, pointed feet
- FS Score: 55.71 (technical) + 47.31 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 102.02
- 52.52 (SP) + 102.02 (FS) 154.54
7) Amelie Lacoste (Canada) **
Music: Sheherazade
- This is just a personal opinion, but I wouldn't touch this music after Michelle Kwan did it in 2002, just like Bolero in dance and Moonlight Sonata in pairs
- Hand down there on that jump
- I like her intense focus here, it works for the piece
- A fall there, i hope this is not getting away from her
- FS Score: 49.43 (technical) + 53.53 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 101.96
- 55.30 (SP) + 101.96 (FS) =157.26
8) Alissa Csizny (USA)
Music: Winter and Spring by Winston
- What a gorgeous skater when she is on
- I love that from the first moment of the music, Alissa is into performance mode
- This costume reminds me of an ice dance dress with its flowing pieces, which I really like as a nice break from the traditional short ladies dress
- Now that Sasha Cohen is "retired," I think there is no one in the world who can rival Alissa's lines, spins, and positions overall
- That donut spin into a Bielman is incredibly gorgeous
- I am so happy she is still performing spirals, even though they are no longer required
- A tough fall there, but with the momentum of the performance, I doubt it hurts her at all
- FS Score: 55.95 (technical) + 61.47 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 116.42
- 55.95 (SP) + 116.42 (FS) = 172.37
9) Agnes Zawadzki (USA) **
Music: Dark Eyes
- I hate that she had a fall on her first jump out, but for a youngster, she is seeming to recover well
- Showing nice flexibility in her Bielaman position
- Popped a jump there in the middle
- I love how she checks her landings with her jumps and arms to really complete the jump
- A stumble out of the jump there
- Nice strong, intense ending
- This wasn't the strongest showing for her, but I think they were just freshman nerves and she is going to be a force to be reckoned with, mark my words
- FS Score: 46.26 (technical) + 52.80 (presentation) - 1.00 (deduction) = 98.06
- 56.29 (SP) + 98.06 (FS) = 154.35
10) Ksenia Makarova (Russia)
Music: Evita
- Ksenia looks so much more mature this season than last year, its really astounding
- I cannot get over how she looks like such a different skater now
- Fell out of a jump there a little
- I think I may have to go with Ksenia for my fantasy team in her next grand prix, she is looking very strong
- FS Score: 55.33 (technical) + 51.77 (presentation) = 107.10
- 57.90 (SP) + 107.10 (FS) = 165.00
11) Cynthia Phaneuf (Canada) **
Music: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
- This poor gal hasn't been the most consistent in the past so I hope she can hold it together here in her home country after that awesome short program
- A nice clean 3-jump combination
- She has a calm mature look about her
- But then a hard fall
- Oh this poor gal, she is having a hard time with these falls
- This is unfortunate that such a lovely skater had to fall apart so hard after such a good short program here in here at home
- FS Score: 42.96 (technical) + 57.04 (presentation) - 2.00 (deduction) = 98.00
- 58.24 (SP) + 98.00 (FS) = 156.24
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