1:55 And we're live, nothing happening yet, but a decent size crowd!
2:04 The Assistant TS has FIERCE hair!
2:05 I love Adriana's hot pink dress! Ashley Wagner got more applause than the hometown girls!
2:06 Liza is wearing a signature Russian long-sleeved dress
2:06 All-out Spanish attire for Hecken
2:07 Ashley Wagner is looking lovely and blond in a red dress accented with a Swarovski neckline and halter-strap
2:08 Basic black with a Swarovski neckline and criss-cross straps for Lacoste
2:10 DeSanctis hasn't competed in years so she'll be a dark horse
1) Adriana DeSanctis (CAN)
Music: Street Scene by Alfred Neuman
2) Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (RUS)
Music: Tango by Astor Piazzolla
3) Sarah Hecken (GER)
Music: Malaguena by Lecuona
4) Ashley Wagner (USA)
Music: Pollock by Jeff Beal
5) Amelie Lacoste (CAN)
Music:Satin Doll by Duke Ellington
6) Cynthia Phaneuf (CAN)
Music: Spanish Guitar
7) Rachael Flatt (USA)
Music: East of Eden
8) Mirai Nagasu (USA)
Music: Danzarin by Tango Lorca
9) Alena Leonova (RUS)
Music: Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer
10) Akiko Suzuki (JPN)
Music: Hungarian Rhapsody by Edvin Marton
2:04 The Assistant TS has FIERCE hair!
2:05 I love Adriana's hot pink dress! Ashley Wagner got more applause than the hometown girls!
2:06 Liza is wearing a signature Russian long-sleeved dress
2:06 All-out Spanish attire for Hecken
2:07 Ashley Wagner is looking lovely and blond in a red dress accented with a Swarovski neckline and halter-strap
2:08 Basic black with a Swarovski neckline and criss-cross straps for Lacoste
2:10 DeSanctis hasn't competed in years so she'll be a dark horse
1) Adriana DeSanctis (CAN)
Music: Street Scene by Alfred Neuman
- Hand down on the triple lutz, didn't catch the rotation
- I love the dress, but the ponytail looks a little too casual
- Good triple salchow-double toe
- Some slight audio issues, just getting the kinks out
- Slow spin exits but nice positions
- I really like this piece of music
- Low landing on the double axel, may have put a hand down
- Needs more stretch on that I-spin and more toe point on the sit
2) Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (RUS)
Music: Tango by Astor Piazzolla
- A lot of flashy hand movements in the opening sequence
- Triple lutz-triple toe, very quick rotation
- Triple loop with nice flow out
- Double axel, slightly bent free leg on the landing
- She bangs out the jumps very fast
- She is an expressive little diva!
- She looks a like shaky on her legs in her footwork, perhaps a bit of nervous
- Fly into the sit spin could have been a little higher, needs a bit more speed
- She is slightly rough around the edges, but there is so much talent there and she'll certainly grow
- So happy with that, she is thrilled!
3) Sarah Hecken (GER)
Music: Malaguena by Lecuona
- Hmm, a music selection we've never heard
- Triple lutz with a wide swinging free leg-popped single toe
- I want her movements to be so much sharper and more specific with this music
- That layback is just not pretty, sorry to say
- She has long limbs, she should use them
- Really nice double axel with quick rotation speed
- Good donut spin position, but the transition out was awkward
- This footwork really lacks speed and needs more knee bend
- This is a hard piece of music to do because you're compared to all who have done it before you
- Really slow final spin
- That won't be a great score, but she held on
4) Ashley Wagner (USA)
Music: Pollock by Jeff Beal
- Come on Ashley!
- I like this music a lot, she looked great in practice yesterday
- Good speed, nice choreography
- Triple flip-double toe in the Rippon variation
- She looks confident!
- Short entry on the triple lutz
- Really good rotation on the double axel
- I want a little more toe point on her spins, but good position variations
- She has a very fine layback
- Great view of John Nicks looking on at his student
- This foot work is very musical, nice nuance work
- Spread eagle into a sit spin variation
- And that is how you do a clean short! So good to see her happy!
5) Amelie Lacoste (CAN)
Music:Satin Doll by Duke Ellington
- This costume is fierce and elegant at the same time, suits the jazz piece so well
- Really long flowing edge out of that double axel
- Triple loop-double loop, may be a 3-3 some day
- Fall on the triple lutz, it didn't look rotated either
- Really nice low sit spin position and variations
- She isn't the most naturally expressive skater, but she's really trying
- Good stretch on the camel
- I really like the use of levels and the whole body in the step sequence
- This is a stylish and mature program
- I look forward to seeing the growth as the season continues
- Obviously she's not happy with the fall, but I loved the program as a whole
6) Cynthia Phaneuf (CAN)
Music: Spanish Guitar
- She is the home favorite and National champ so she has a lot of support here
- Wow, backless much??
- This is last year's short, and costume #4? #5?
- It's a sassy piece from what I remember
- Quick double axel, good ice coverage
- Popped triple lutz to single, unfortunately that's been the story of her career
- This is a nicely compose program, but she doesn't look 100% invested
- Really flexed foot on the beginning phase of the layback
- I don't like that she's seemingly checked out of the program after the pop
- She's finally picking up the energy a little for the ending footwork and spin
7) Rachael Flatt (USA)
Music: East of Eden
- I'm nervous about this because I haven't seen her skate since Worlds 2011 and we all know how that went down
- I'm not sure if I like this costume change or not, maybe the wrist bands are throwing me off
- Triple flip-double toe looked clean to me but I caught it at a weird angle
- Good footwork into the triple lutz, nice smile!
- Is it just me or have her spins improved?
- I like that she is just breathing and flowing easily through this program, no rushing about it
- Good double axel
- She looks so happy out there, gorgeous Ina Bauer
- I know many don't, but I happen to LOVE this footwork sequence
- Camel into illusions is a little wild, but she reigned it in
- She'll be thrilled with that performance!
8) Mirai Nagasu (USA)
Music: Danzarin by Tango Lorca
- Not loving this costume, it's very Forever 21 Homecoming dress
- Very clean opening jump
- I like this new program on Mira, very aggressive and mature
- Oh lord Mirai, did you really have to go and fall?
- Good double axel
- If she holds it together, she could still pull a big number with spins and PCS
- She really needs more stretch on that split jump
- Well she won't be leading after the short, so that should quell her nerves going into the free
- Good stretch on the I-spin, she makes that look easy
9) Alena Leonova (RUS)
Music: Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer
- What is this costume? Pirate wench?
- Went for the 3-3 and stumbled out of the 2nd with a hand down
- She is an athlete, that's for sure, but this is clunky at best
- She's a Morozov skater alright, this looks like a carbon copy of a Miki Ando program
- This footwork is playfully tacky
- Sorry for any Alena fans, but I hate this program
- Can we ever retire this music? I do like this arrangement though
- reeeeeally slow spins
- That was so bizarre, no clue how it will score
10) Akiko Suzuki (JPN)
Music: Hungarian Rhapsody by Edvin Marton
- Wonky hop after her opening 3Flip, was that a missed combo?
- Pretty clean 3lutz
- Weird costume, I don't get it
- I like this piece of music and the footwork fits well
- Double axel
- She did not do a combination, unless that little hop after the 3Flip was supposed to be a single toe
- She'll probably fall between Nagasu & Leonova or so it seems as of now
Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA | RUS | 59.57 | 33.95 | 25.62 | 6.46 | 5.96 | 6.68 | 6.43 | 6.50 | 0.00 | #2 | |
2 | Ashley WAGNER | USA | 54.50 | 30.02 | 24.48 | 6.21 | 5.71 | 6.25 | 6.29 | 6.14 | 0.00 | #4 | |
3 | Rachael FLATT | USA | 54.23 | 29.14 | 25.09 | 6.36 | 5.75 | 6.54 | 6.29 | 6.43 | 0.00 | #7 | |
4 | Akiko SUZUKI | JPN | 52.82 | 26.14 | 26.68 | 6.93 | 6.39 | 6.68 | 6.75 | 6.61 | 0.00 | #10 | |
5 | Mirai NAGASU | USA | 52.73 | 27.61 | 26.12 | 6.79 | 6.32 | 6.54 | 6.68 | 6.32 | 1.00 | #8 | |
6 | Amelie LACOSTE | CAN | 50.60 | 26.71 | 24.89 | 6.32 | 5.96 | 6.11 | 6.54 | 6.18 | 1.00 | #5 | |
7 | Alena LEONOVA | RUS | 49.75 | 23.86 | 25.89 | 6.54 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 6.57 | 6.75 | 0.00 | #9 | |
8 | Cynthia PHANEUF | CAN | 48.70 | 23.36 | 25.34 | 6.43 | 6.00 | 6.21 | 6.54 | 6.50 | 0.00 | #6 | |
9 | Adriana DESANCTIS | CAN | 47.14 | 26.18 | 20.96 | 5.43 | 4.93 | 5.43 | 5.29 | 5.14 | 0.00 | #1 | |
10 | Sarah HECKEN | GER | 44.50 | 22.78 | 21.72 | 5.57 | 5.11 | 5.54 | 5.39 | 5.54 | 0.00 | #3 |
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