2012 World Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Qualifying Round Results

FPl. Name Nation Points FS 1 Jenna MCCORKELL GBR 95.63 1 2 Elena GLEBOVA EST 92.52 2 3 Sonia LAFUENTE ESP 91.84 3 4 Valentina MARCHEI ITA 88.92 4 5 Kerstin FRANK AUT 85.09 5 6 Romy BÜHLER SUI 81.74 6 7 Polina KOROBEYNIKOVA RUS 81.70 7 8 Natalia POPOVA UKR 77.57 8 9 Victoria MUNIZ PUR 75.06 9 10 Alina FJODOROVA LAT 73.64 10 11 Clara PETERS IRL 73.36 11 12 Lejeanne MARAIS RSA 70.50 12 13 Melinda WANG TPE 70.43 13 14 Reyna HAMUI MEX 69.84 14 15 Sila SAYGI TUR 68.85 15 16 Inga JANULEVICIUTE LTU 68.51 16 17 Karina JOHNSON DEN 68.46 17 18 Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK THA 67.62 18 19 Fleur MAXWELL LUX 67.44 19 20 Chae-Yeon SUHR KOR 67.17 20 21 Dasa GRM SLO 66.45 21 22 Chantelle KERRY AUS 65.48 22 23 Eliska BREZINOVA CZE 65.47 23 24 Anine RABE NOR 64.92 24 25 Sabina MARIUTA ROU 64.52 25 26 Alexandra KUNOVA SVK 61.09 26 27 Georgia GLASTRIS GRE 60.49 27 28 Ami PAREKH IND 58.06 28 29 Zhaira COSTINIANO PHI 56.46 29 30 Daniela STOEVA BUL 56.38 30 31 Marina SEEH SRB 52.65 31 32 Mirna LIBRIC CRO 52.16 32 33 Viktoria PAVUK HUN 51.43 33   Pl.   Qual. Name Nation TSS = TES +   PCS + SS TR PE CH IN Ded. - StN. 1 Q Jenna MCCORKELL GBR 95.63 49.58   46.05 6.04 5.29 5.82 5.82 5.82 0.00 #32 2 Q Elena GLEBOVA EST 92.52 49.32   43.20 5.64 5.00 5.46 5.54 5.36 0.00 #31 3 Q Sonia LAFUENTE ESP 91.84 48.34   43.50 5.61 5.11 5.46 5.54 5.46 0.00 #27 4 Q Valentina MARCHEI ITA 88.92 41.21   47.71 6.04 5.54 6.07 6.04 6.14 0.00 #28 5 Q Kerstin FRANK AUT 85.09 46.47   38.62 5.14 4.50 5.07 4.68 4.75 0.00 #24 6 Q Romy BÜHLER SUI 81.74 42.23   40.51 5.14 4.75 5.11 5.18 5.14 1.00 #23 7 Q Polina KOROBEYNIKOVA RUS 81.70 37.47   44.23 5.96 5.32 5.36 5.68 5.32 0.00 #25 8 Q Natalia POPOVA UKR 77.57 38.62   39.95 5.21 4.68 5.00 5.04 5.04 1.00 #22 9 Q Victoria MUNIZ PUR 75.06 38.44   36.62 4.75 4.29 4.64 4.71 4.50 0.00 #30 10 Q Alina FJODOROVA LAT 73.64 38.97   36.67 4.86 4.39 4.57 4.64 4.46 2.00 #29 11 Q Clara PETERS IRL 73.36 37.99   35.37 4.43 4.14 4.54 4.46 4.54 0.00 #9 12 Q Lejeanne MARAIS RSA 70.50 36.78   33.72 4.29 4.00 4.18 4.32 4.29 0.00 #18 13 Melinda WANG TPE 70.43 36.79   34.64 4.54 4.00 4.36 4.36 4.39 1.00 #17 14 Reyna HAMUI MEX 69.84 36.84   34.00 4.43 3.96 4.29 4.39 4.18 1.00 #6 15 Sila SAYGI TUR 68.85 34.34   36.51 4.71 4.29 4.57 4.75 4.50 2.00 #33 16 Inga JANULEVICIUTE LTU 68.51 40.44   30.07 4.07 3.50 3.75 3.86 3.61 2.00 #5 17 Karina JOHNSON DEN 68.46 37.27   32.19 4.32 3.86 3.96 4.11 3.86 1.00 #16 18 Mimi Tanasorn CHINDASOOK THA 67.62 34.31   33.31 4.39 3.93 4.18 4.25 4.07 0.00 #20 19 Fleur MAXWELL LUX 67.44 31.53   36.91 4.82 4.25 4.68 4.64 4.68 1.00 #21 20 Chae-Yeon SUHR KOR 67.17 33.95   34.22 4.54 4.00 4.39 4.25 4.21 1.00 #19 21 Dasa GRM SLO 66.45 31.61   34.84 4.68 4.14 4.39 4.32 4.25 0.00 #26 22 Chantelle KERRY AUS 65.48 34.29   31.19 4.07 3.71 3.79 4.04 3.89 0.00 #13 23 Eliska BREZINOVA CZE 65.47 38.83   27.64 3.79 3.21 3.64 3.50 3.14 1.00 #2 24 Anine RABE NOR 64.92 33.99   33.93 4.46 3.96 4.21 4.32 4.25 3.00 #12 25 Sabina MARIUTA ROU 64.52 34.18   30.34 4.07 3.43 3.75 3.96 3.75 0.00 #8 26 Alexandra KUNOVA SVK 61.09 32.87   29.22 3.93 3.43 3.68 3.68 3.54 1.00 #14 27 Georgia GLASTRIS GRE 60.49 30.61   31.88 4.04 3.79 3.89 4.21 4.00 2.00 #1 28 Ami PAREKH IND 58.06 30.31   29.75 3.96 3.39 3.71 3.82 3.71 2.00 #7 29 Zhaira COSTINIANO PHI 56.46 28.59   28.87 3.75 3.43 3.54 3.71 3.61 1.00 #10 30 Daniela STOEVA BUL 56.38 28.50   27.88 3.61 3.21 3.46 3.64 3.50 0.00 #3 31 Marina SEEH SRB 52.65 26.91   26.74 3.54 3.14 3.25 3.54 3.25 1.00 #4 32 Mirna LIBRIC CRO 52.16 27.79   27.37 3.61 3.25 3.39 3.54 3.32 3.00 #15 33 Viktoria PAVUK HUN 51.43 23.57   28.86 3.86 3.46 3.61 3.64 3.46 1.00 #11

2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Trophee Eric Bompard Ladies Free Skate LIVE BLOG

1) Lena Marrocco (FRA)
     Music: Notre Dame de Paris

• Hello Esmerelda!
• I missed the 1st 30 seconds so I don't know how she started off
• She's a decent little jumper when she's on...but her arms tend to kind of do whatever they want without exact placement
• She does a decent job of acting the character as well
• I'd like her to look up and out more
• This program looks very junior-ish, but she is very young
• Not really much too this program in the way of composition, I don't see the spins or footwork receiving very great levels
• She finally looked up on that spiral!
• A lot of little errors here and there

FS Score: 43.14 (TES) + 39.88 (PCS) = 83.02
Total Score: 43.95 (SP) + 83.02 (FS) = 126.97

2) Yretha Silete (FRA)
     Music: Xotica

• Hello loud costume
• Those hair clips + flower + the dangles in the back are really distracting
• Fall on the opening jump
• She has a lot of power in those legs
• At least this program has more in the way of choreography than Marrocco
• She's taken 2 very hard falls, both out of jumps that looked underrotated
• That split jump needs more height and stretch if she's going to do it
• All her jump landings are shaky
• I don't know how those loose pieces on her costume aren't driving her nuts in the spins and jumps
• I hope she's not hurt after those hard falls she took

FS Score: 47.60 (TES) + 42.05 (PCS) - 2.00 (DED) = 87.65
Total Score: 48.25 (SP) + 87.65 (FS) = 135.90

3) Sonia LaFuente (ES)
     Music: Concierto de Aranjuez

• I've had quite enough Aranjuez for one event thank you
• Hand down on the opening jump
• Sonia is looking pretty good so far
• Hardly any height at all on these jumps, but she's landing at least
• She could really straighten out her free let on that sit spin and point the foot
• There is no attempt at expression here at all
• Very nice hair cutter spin position, ended after the music

FS Score: 42.99 (TES) + 43.82 (PCS)  = 86.81
Total Score: 49.51 (SP) + 86.81 (FS) = 136.32

4) Mae Berenice Meite (FRA)
     Music: Fever, Jessica's Theme, Hey Pachuko

• This costume is just way too much
• And when you can see your tights in the back, you know the dress is cut to low
• She is mostly hitting the jumps
• The other elements of her program are slowly improving each competition
• The home crowd is loving her
• Her free leg is wrapped really high
• She is putting on a show for the home crowd

FS Score: 51.87 (TES) + 44.08 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 94.95
Total Score: 50.49 (SP) + 94.95 (FS) = 145.44

5) Viktoria Helgesson (SWE)
     Music: Sunset Boulevard

• Nice 3 jump combo
• It's fun to watch the sleeve puffs as she rotates her jumps
• If we have to hear Webber, I'm glad it's something other than Phantom or Evita
• So much passion in this footwork, She's a much different skater now after the confidence boost of winning Bronze at Skate America
• This program is a joy to watch, she's really giving it everything she has

FS Score: 48.59 (TES) + 52.15 (PCS) = 100.74
Total Score: 54.16 (SP) + 100.74 (FS) = 154.90

6) Kanako Murakami (JPN)
     Music: Violin Concerto

• I like this music on her a lot
• She looks so much more confident than she did in China
• She is flying through this beginning, but its a little sloppy
• She still looks like a little girl wearing big girl clothes
• 2nd popped jump, she's had a look of surprise on her face both times
• A skate with 2 singles is not going to put any pressure on the top ladies
• She is flying through everything, not taking time to hit any positions or feel the music
• She's a very emotional skater, in China she was crying after a decent skate, and now after two pops she's laughing at herself

FS Score: 51.66 (TES) + 53.88 (PCS) = 105.54
Total Score: 55.77 (SP) + 105.54 (FS) = 161.31

7) Alissa Czisny (USA)
     Music: Valse Triste

• 2 clean triples, and then she singles the axel
• Gorgeous spiral of course
• Alissa & Johnny Weir could've done pairs because the both jump and spin the same way
• Beautiful arch in the back on the camel
• Triple-double, no attempt at the 3-3 combo today
• There we go with a clean double axel
• All of the jumps seem to be a little pitched forward, they aren't perfect but she's learned to fight
• That straight leg and pointed toe on the sit spin are to die for!
• She is interpreting the music and performing much better overall here than she did at Skate America
• Why do I even comment on the spins, they're always going to be beautiful!
• She should be pretty happy with that, will be enough to medal

FS Score: 60.06 (TES) + 61.84 (PCS)  = 121.90
Total Score: 57.25 (SP) + 121.90 (FS) = 179.15

8) Carolina Kostner (ITA)
     Music: Adagio from Concerto 3 by Mozart

• Huge spring on the opening triple
• Now she's doubling jumps
• Really great speed as usual
• There is a smile finally!
• Really tight rotation, body position is perpendicular to the ice

FS Score: 66.97 (TES) + 63.65 (PCS) = 119.62
Total Score: 59.70 (SP) + 119.62 (FS) = 179.32

9) Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (RUS)
     Music: Latin Selection

• I wish she'd soften her hands
• Nice 3-3 combination!
• She's performing a little more today than she did in Canada
• This program still looks junior-ish, which it should since she's 14
• We'll see if the judges place her above or below the veterans, there's hardly room between them
• She really needs to straighten that foot on the sit spin
• What a little jumping bean!
• Very nice skate from Liza, do they give it to her? I think they have to unless there were deductions that we didn't see

FS Score: 63.66 (TES) + 57.19 (PCS) = 120.85
Total Score: 62.04 (SP) + 120.85 (FS) = 182.89

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA	RUS	182.89	1	2
2	Carolina KOSTNER	ITA	179.32	2	3
3	Alissa CZISNY	USA	179.15	3	1
4	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	161.31	4	4
5	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	154.90	5	5
6	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	145.44	6	6
7	Sonia LAFUENTE	ESP	136.32	7	8
8	Yretha SILETE	FRA	135.90	8	7
9	Lena MARROCCO	FRA	126.97	9	9

Pl.   Name Nation TSS = TES +   PCS + SS TR PE CH IN Ded. - StN. 1 Alissa CZISNY USA 121.90 60.06   61.84 7.86 6.96 8.04 7.75 8.04 0.00 #7 2 Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA RUS 120.85 63.66   57.19 7.07 6.61 7.54 7.14 7.39 0.00 #9 3 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 119.62 55.97   63.65 8.11 7.50 7.82 8.14 8.21 0.00 #8 4 Kanako MURAKAMI JPN 105.54 51.66   53.88 7.04 6.25 6.82 6.82 6.75 0.00 #6 5 Viktoria HELGESSON SWE 100.74 48.59   52.15 6.57 6.14 6.64 6.57 6.68 0.00 #5 6 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 94.95 51.87   44.08 5.79 5.00 5.61 5.61 5.54 1.00 #4 7 Yretha SILETE FRA 87.65 47.60   42.05 5.39 4.93 5.25 5.46 5.25 2.00 #2 8 Sonia LAFUENTE ESP 86.81 42.99   43.82 5.79 5.21 5.50 5.50 5.39 0.00 #3 9 Lena MARROCCO FRA 83.02 43.14   39.88 5.29 4.46 5.14 5.04 5.00 0.00 #1

2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Trophee Eric Bompard Ladies Short Program LIVE BLOG

1) Sonia LaFuente (ESP)
     Music: Cry Me A River

• I love this costume! The coloring on the straps is so interesting
• Nice triple lutz to start off
• Triple loop-double toe
• Spiral into a double axel
• All her jumps are landed, but none of them get a lot of height and they rotate pretty slowly
• She needs to really straighten that leg on the camel spin
• Decent footwork, but I wish she'd show a little more expression on her face
• She needs to look up and out instead of down at the ice
• She needs to straighten her knee on the I-Spin

SP Score: 27.43 (TES) + 22.08 (PCS) = 49.51

2) Yretha Silete (FRA)
     Music: Black Swan

• Interesting to use this this music for the short, it's been mostly a free skate piece all season
• She can jump, but there's not much style there
• Stumble out of the double axel
• This is somebody who shouldn't be doing a Bielmann spin, if you can't do it great, then don't do it at all

SP Score: 26.60 (TES) + 21.65 (PCS) = 48.25

3) Lena Marrocco (FRA)
     Music: Minnie the Moocher

• This is a very different sort of program, grabs your attention right away
• Doubles the flip, that will hurt
• Turn out of the lutz, double toe on the end
• Nice double axel
• Her hands are very stiff, that breaks the arm line
• I appreciate her attempt at performance, she should take some acting classes to teach her how to relax her face while still expressing the music
• This step sequence showcases the nuances of the music
• The whole thing looks a little frantic to me
• Hits her last pose slightly after the music
• That was a decent outing, not terrible, not great

SP Score: 22.95 (TES) + 21.00 (PCS) = 43.95

4) Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (RUS)
     Music: Tango by Piazzolla

• Go Liza!
• Nice 3-3 combo, get it girl!
• She is looking stronger that Skate Canada, going to give those top ladies a run for their money
• Her jumps just look so easy
• This program looks more mature that at Skate Canada

SP Score: 34.99 (TES) + 27.05 (PCS) = 62.04

5) Mae Berenice Meite (FRA)
     Music: Derniere Lettre du Prince

• She always wears such loud flashy costumes
• Solid opening combination, she rotated very quickly
• I think she would have done quite well under the 6.0 system
• Did she go through a growth spurt in the off season?
• She is going through the motions really slowly in this step sequence
• Love the music by the way
• Some one of her muscular build should FLY across the ice
• Very nice stretch in the came spin
• I don't know that that costume is the best for showing off her body line

SP Score: 28.71 (TES) + 21.78 (PCS) = 50.49

6) Viktoria Helgesson (SWE)
     Music: My Funny Valentine

• What lives under that hair
• I don't like this version of My Funny Valentine, but that's just a personal opinion
• So far so clean
• She looks like a new skater today, that Skate America medal has given her so much confidence
• Interesting spin variations
• I love that she skates like a woman and not like a little girl
• I liked this program much better here than at Skate America

SP Score: 28.13 (TES) + 26.03 (PCS) = 54.16

7) Kanako Murakami (JPN)
     Music: Violin Muse

• She needs to get the confidence back that she had last year on the Grand Prix
• She is in a similar situation to Mirai Nagasu, she had a rough 1st Grand Prix so now she can skate lights out here
• Funky second landing, but hits the 3-3!
• She is carrying good speed throughout!
• She is really looking good in this step sequence
• I'd love to see her look up and out more rather than down at the ice
• She is so happy, so different from her last outing!

SP Score: 28.88 (TES) + 26.89 (PCS) = 55.77

8) Alissa Czisny (USA)
     Music: La Vie En Rose

• I love this program on her
• Triple lutz, a little shaky on the landing, let's hope that's the only bobble
• Turn out of the triple loop-double toe
• Weird swing out of the double axel
• Her jumps are not there today, but at least she didn't fall!
• This is such an elegant program
• Her PCS and the spin levels should hold her up pretty close the top even though the jumps were off
• Not her best, but she recovered from early mistakes and didn't fall

SP Score: 27.49 (TES) +  (PCS) = 57.25

9) Carolina Kostner (ITA)
      Music: Allegretto From Trio No. 2 by Shostakovitch

• Awesome speed
• Triple toe-triple toe, very tight quick rotation
• Is he underlayer of her costume different
• Was that a hand down on that triple salchow?
• A lot of ice coverage on the double axel
• Oh goodness, a fall on footwork, a simple concentration break
• She had a dear in the headlights look there for a minute and had trouble finding where to restart it

SP Score: 29.88 (TES) + 30.82 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 59.70

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA	RUS	62.04	1
2	Carolina KOSTNER	ITA	59.70	2
3	Alissa CZISNY	USA	57.25	3
4	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	55.77	4
5	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	54.16	5
6	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	50.49	6
7	Sonia LAFUENTE	ESP	49.51	7
8	Yretha SILETE	FRA	48.25	8
9	Lena MARROCCO	FRA	43.95	9

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA	RUS	62.04	34.99		27.05	6.68	6.25	7.07	6.89	6.93	0.00	#4
2	Carolina KOSTNER	ITA	59.70	29.88		30.82	7.86	7.36	7.61	7.82	7.86	1.00	#9
3	Alissa CZISNY	USA	57.25	27.49		29.76	7.50	6.93	7.43	7.64	7.71	0.00	#8
4	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	55.77	28.88		26.89	6.86	6.39	6.79	6.79	6.79	0.00	#7
5	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	54.16	28.13		26.03	6.57	6.14	6.68	6.57	6.57	0.00	#6
6	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	50.49	28.71		21.78	5.61	5.18	5.50	5.57	5.36	0.00	#5
7	Sonia LAFUENTE	ESP	49.51	27.43		22.08	5.68	5.21	5.71	5.61	5.39	0.00	#1
8	Yretha SILETE	FRA	48.25	26.60		21.65	5.46	5.18	5.43	5.61	5.39	0.00	#2
9	Lena MARROCCO	FRA	43.95	22.95		21.00	5.32	4.93	5.32	5.43	5.25	0.00	#3