1. Crystal Kiang, TPE: 23.75 TES + 30.96 PCS = 54.71 Total: 86.60
- She was in 21st place after the short program
- The feed I'm on is a little jumpy so I'm waiting for the other feed before I do a play by play
- She is in 24th place after the short program
- She is in 23rd place after the short program
- She is in 22nd place after the short program
- Triple salchow + double toe very weak landings
- Double axel
- Triple + double loop + double loop
- Nice positions on her sit spin but not a lot of speed
- Her second double axel was really nicely done
- A nice donut position in her combination spin and a decent haircutter position
- Her step sequence seems to be a little bouncy on top of the ice and she doesn't really get into her knees and edges; not very much upper body movement or use of arms
- Good stretch through her spiral position
- Triple salchow but not a good landing
- Triple + double toe
- Double loop
- Her hand positions are not very good in the camel spin, good flexiblity through the catch foot position
- She is in 19th place after the short program
- This is a really pretty dress, white with flowers over the top but in interesting patterns
- A turn out and step out of her opening triple loop
- Big lead in to her double salchow double toe and no speed coming out of the jump
- Turn out of her double axel but she keeps the free leg up
- Good positions in her sit spin but not a lot of difficult in the variations
- She needs a little more extension through her spiral and I'd like to see her drop her hip a little bit more and get a better position
- Slow through her layback spin and she has no difficult variations
- Double salchow + double toe was better than her other jumps
- Double jump--she has a lot of preparation before all of these jumps
- Double toe + double toe + double toe and I'm not sure how much credit she'll get for these because she didn't seem to be going in a straight line
- Not really any transitional steps or choreography in this program
- Some upper body movement here but mostly leaning forward and not a lot of difficult footwork
- Might have ended just after the music
- She is currently in 20th place
- Her dress seems a tad bit short but I like the bright red color on her and it really stands out against the ice
- A step out of her double axel and she puts hand down
- Triple loop double toe but no real ride out of her landing
- Double axel with a low landing but she hangs on to it
- Double jump but I missed the entry
- Not a lot of stretch through her camel position and not a lot of speed
- She has no speed or power even in transition movements and this is likely affecting all her elements
- Needs a lot more flexibility and stretch through the back on those spiral positions
- Double toe
- Double lutz with a one arm variation
- Interesting combination spin--started with a scratch spin
- I wish she would have picked a more lyrical piece of music because this music is really out pacing her
- A fall on her final double jump
- Finished after the music
Group 2
7. Melinda Wang, TPE: 27.04 TES + 32.60 PCS = 59.64 Total: 96.15 and into 2nd place
- She is in 14th place after the short program
- She has some nice expression and musicality
- She popped her first jump and two footed the landing
- Double flip + double toe
- Nice height on her double axel + double toe but not a lot of speed out of the second jump
- Loss of centering on her combination spin and slow
- She has some really nice transition moments well choreographed to the music
- Very nice stretch through both of her spiral positions and nice extension
- Double lutz + double toe
- Double loop
- Double salchow--she's really landing her jumps well
- She seems a little scratchy on this step sequence and could work on her edge quality and getting into her knees but she has nice use of her upper body
- Good twist variation in her sit spin and a nice low position
- She is in 18th place after the short program
- Fall on her opening double axel
- Triple toe + double toe with a big set up
- Fall on a triple salchow
- Double flip + double toe + it looked like she tried to tack on a third jump but I'm not sure she'll get credit for it
- Nice scorpion spiral position and great flexibility with her leg held in the front
- Not a great leg position for her in the layback but she does the haircutter and the biellman but not a lot of speed
- This is a tango and I'd really like to see her attack this footwork sequence and she's not--seems to be slowing down as she reaches the end
- Triple toe nicely done but a long set up
- Pops her second axel and two foots the landing
- No speed going into this double but she pulls it out
- Nice positions in her combination spin but not a lot of centering and she's really scratching the ice
- She is in 15th place after the short program
- She's a little too stiff for these ballet moves at the beginning
- Singles her axel and two foots the landing
- Singles her loop
- Hand down on the triple salchow
- She has good speed hrough her camel spin and a nice donut position
- A nice layback position and nice use of her arms into a haircutter position
- Triple flip was nicely done
- Singles her loop
- A little bit of an awkward entry to her spiral but a nice position
- Triple toe + double toe
- She has no expression and seems really unhappy on the ice right now
- She seems to be struggling a little bit to get through this step sequence and is really slow by the end
- Double axel + double toe + double toe was nice
- Good positions in her combination spin and really good speed
- She is currently in 13th place
- Doubled her lutz and fell on the landing
- Triple flip but a big ice spray on the landing
- Double salchow
- Nice speed and positions in her combination spin but she seems to lose her centering a little bit
- She has a nice quality on the ice and good speed, but not a lot of expression
- A very nice scorpion spiral with one hand hold
- Two footed the landing of her triple lutz
- Triple toe nicely done
- Really nice position in her layback spin and tons of flexibility into a fully extended biellman and she keeps up the speed
- Some nice variety in her step sequence but I'd like to see more use of her upper body in different ways and more power across the ice
- Fall on her triple salchow
- Fall on her double axel
- Nice camel position and she picks up speed into the donut position
- She's one of the skaters caught up in the Chinese age scandal and I wonder if that's affecting her performance here
- She is currently in 16th place
- This is a little nitpicky but I wish she'd do her bun properly and make it look neat, because this just makes her look unpolished
- Fall on her opening triple flip and she had an interesting entry to the jump
- Triple toe + double toe
- Double salchow + double toe--her jump entry is with both knees bent and her back slightly hunched over--If she fixed her technique these jumps could be better
- Very slow in her sit spin
- Triple toe
- Fall on her double axel
- Nice extension through her spiral position with her leg to the side
- Double salchow with a lot of ice spray
- Double axel with a turn out but she doesn't put her foot down and adds a single loop
- She could use more stretch through her sit spin position
- She needs a lot more attack through this step sequence, more stretch through her legs, and more use of her upper body
- Nice camel position but her arms are very awkwardly placed and very stiff
- Triple toe nicely done to start her program
- Fall on the triple salchow
- Triple loop--a little tight on the landing
- Nice camel position into a nice donut position and a really interesting variation where she's kind of at an angle with her leg pulled up almost to a biellman
- Nice flexibility through the combination spin, nice low sit spin, just not a lot of speed
- Nice stretch through her spiral and good eye contact with the judges as she passes their table
- Two footed and a little forward on the landing of her triple salchow
- Pops open a triple toe and kind of goes flying
- Nice double axel + double toe
- Single axel--she just doesn't seem to have enough speed to get enough height to get around in these jumps
- It looks like she's going through the movements in this step sequence and not really truly performing each step
- Good positions in her combination spin and good speed
Group 3
13. Min-Jeong Kwak, KOR: 51.09 TES + 45.59 PCS = 96.68 Total: 147.15 and into 1st place
- She is in 8th place after the short program
- Triple lutz and she barely eked out the combination
- Triple flip nicely done
- Pretty double axel
- Nice positions in her sit spin but very slow
- Nice entry into her spiral in a Biellman position and great extension
- Very nice triple lutz
- Triple salchow well done
- I'm not crazy about her leg position in the layback spin but she has a beautiful haircutter and Biellman position and really nice speed
- Popped open a salchow
- Nice variety in her step sequence but she doesn't really seem to finish all her movements and really lengthen through all the steps
- Double axel + double toe + double loop very nice
- Great flexibility in her final combination spin but some trouble centering
- She is in 10th place after the short program
- Triple toe + double toe + double loop with really nice height and good speed out of the landings
- Triple salchow and she steps out of the landing
- Nice sit spin position but she could be a little lower and have more speed
- Triple toe but a little forward on the landing
- She seems to not have enough power and speed to really get through this step sequence and there are a few places she needs to really stretch through her free leg more
- Triple salchow with a nice landing
- Good camel position but she loses her centering a little bit into a nice sit position and good extension through the upright spin but not much speed
- Nice double axel
- Decent layback position but her hands and arms are very stiff
- Nice spiral position but it takes her a while to get into it
- Nice double axel + double toe
- She ends before her music and comes out of her ending pose before the music stops
- She is in 11th place after the short program
- I think this shade of blue is absolutely stunning on her
- Pops her opening loop and two foots the landing
- Pops her lutz as well
- She's such a gorgeous skater and has great musicality and presence on the ice
- Double salchow
- Nice layback spin with interesting position variations but she only does a haircutter
- Hand down on the triple lutz
- Nice spiral but could be a bit smoother getting into her first position
- Triple flip
- Single salchow--just didn't get any height on the takeoff
- Nice position variations in the combination spin but she's lacking speed in the middle
- Single axel + single axel
- She needs more stretch through her free leg in this step sequence but its nice to see her still performing with a smile on her face
- Really pretty twist sit position
- An unfortunate skate for her
- She is in 12th place after the short program
- This shade of pink is maybe a little too pale for her as it washes her out
- Fall on her opening triple lutz--she has a really bent free leg on the takeoff
- Triple salchow + double toe
- Triple flip + double toe
- This step sequence seems pretty repetitive and basic
- Nice layback position but I'd like to see more softness in her arms and a good Biellman
- Triple flip with a step out
- Double axel and she tries to tack on a combination but almost seems to stumble around
- Her leg is really to the side on that spiral instead of being directly behind her
- Popped open a salchow
- Nice low sit spin position with ok speed
- Double axel with a two footed landing
- A nice camel position into an upright twist variation; nice flexibility through her upright catch foot spin
- She is in 9th place after the short program
- Nice double axel sequence with nice height on the free leg in the landing
- Triple loop + double loop + double loop but not a lot of speed in the landing
- Double flip
- Nice low sit spin position
- Double flip
- Nice layback position into a haircutter but not a lot of speed
- Double toe
- Good spiral position
- Two footed landing on the triple salchow and a fall--her feet just got tangled up underneath her
- Not too much power in this step sequence and not a lot of energy or difficulty
- Triple loop looked two footed to me
- Really rough illusion spins into a slow sit spin and a slow upright spin
- She is in 7th place after the short program
- Very solid triple toe to open her program
- Pops a triple flip
- Triple loop + double toe
- Nice speed through her layback spin with some interesting positions but no difficult variations
- Double salchow
- Nice height on her leg in the spiral but she could have more arch in her back
- Triple loop with a very low landing but she hangs on to it
- Nice triple lutz
- Double axel + double toe is well done
- Good posiiton in her sit spins with good speed
- Some nice attack in this step sequence and she has some good variety but doesn't always stretch all the way through her free leg
- Good camel position but she needs to straighten her bottom leg in the upright spin
Group 4
19. Rachael Flatt, USA: 60.94 TES + 57.14 PCS = 118.08 Total: 180.31 and into 1st place
- She is currently in 3rd place
- Double Axel + triple loop--a little tight on the landing but an impressive combo
- Triple flip + double toe--a little off on the landing of the first jump
- Not as good in the catch foot position of her camel spin as I've seen her do other times
- Really nice triple lutz
- Needs a little more stretch through her free leg in the sit spin position but otherwise good combination spin
- Much better position on her arabesque spiral
- Triple lutz + double toe + double loop--a little tight on the first landing
- Triple flip
- Really nice triple salchow with good flow out of the jump
- Nice expression from Rachael through the footwork and good speed throughout
- Nice double axel
- Really nice Ina Bauer on a musical crescendo
- Good camel position into a nice donut
- Seemed a little tight on the jumps but she fought for all of her landings
- She is in 4th place after the short program
- She looks really nervous--that look usually isn't good when she takes the ice
- Triple lutz + double toe was nicely done
- Double axel + triple toe and both jumps had a ton of height
- Triple flip with good flow out of the jump
- Great speed in her layback spin and beautiful positions but her Biellman didn't seem as stretched out as it normally is
- Nice position in her scorpion Biellman but I'd like to see some expression and performance from her here
- Nice triple lutz
- Triple toe + double toe + double loop
- Nice triple loop
- Great double axel
- She could have a little more stretch in her free leg in the sit spin but good speed
- Nice camel spin position with good speed and nice position changes with good flexibility in her upright spin
- A huge improvement for Mirai over her program at nationals
- She is in 1st place after the short program
- Triple lutz + triple loop with great height
- Triple loop with nice flow
- Nice speed in her sit spin
- Good position in her camel spin and a nice low sit spin position into a nice catchfoot in her upright spin
- It's nice to see Miki smiling on the ice!
- Nice stretch through her spiral
- Double axel + triple toe
- Triple lutz with a big ice spray on the landing
- Triple flip and she's making this look too easy
- Triple toe
- Double axel + double loop + double loop
- The crowd is getting behind her on this step sequence and she has some nice attack and a good use of her upper body
- Good camel position with good speed, not a very good illusion variation, nice sit spin, good haircutter
- That should be enough to win
- She is in 6th place after the short program
- She got a hair cut and I think it looks really nice on her and really suits this program and costume
- Popped open her triple flip
- Double axel + double toe
- A nice triple lutz + double axel sequence
- Nice positions in her combination spin but her change foot always looks a little wild
- Nice extension through her spiral but her leg could be more behind her shoulder instead of out to the side
- Stumble out of her triple lutz but she tacks on a double toe
- Low on a triple flip but she hangs on
- Triple loop with a really though landing
- Another low landing and a turnout out a triple slchow
- A nice camel spin but not a lot of speed
- This is such a cute step sequence and is really a crowd pleaser and there's a ton of difficulty in here
- Nice final combination spin with good positions and good speed
- She is in 5th place after the short program
- Triple lutz + double toe
- Fall on a triple flip
- Triple toe + double toe + double loop
- Her camel spin is exquisite and no one can match her speed
- Tight on the landing of the triple loop but she hangs on
- Alissa just looks really cautious here
- I love her spiral--no one else can take their leg from the side to the back without dropping it
- Doubled a lutz and two footed the landing
- Double axel a little tight on the landing
- Triple toe + double toe
- Hopefully this is her bad program for the season and she can go clean at worlds because she could be world champ if she just skates clean
- This step sequence is so much better from the beginning of the season and is really well timed to the music
- Gorgeous layback spin into a nice Biellman with tons of speed
- She is in 2nd place after the short program
- Triple axel--maybe double footed on the landing
- Triple flip + double loop--her arms looked very far out on that jump instead of pulled in to speed up the roration
- Triple lutz
- A nice camel spin with a nice transition to a sit position with a spiral and good flexibility through the upright spin
- Triple axel + double toe--really tight on the landing of the second jump
- Triple flip + double loop + double loop tight on the landings again
- Triple salchow--another tight landing with no speed or flow
- I'm not sure these jumps are clean enough to overtake Miki and Mao has only broke 200 once in her career.
- Nice triple loop
- Good positions and speed in her final spin with lots of speed in the Biellman
- Nice spiral but not a lot of speed
Silver: Mao Asada
Bronze: Mirai Nagasu
Miki Ando
Mao Asada
If you don't count Japanese Nationals, Mao has broken 200 twice in International Competition: once at the World Team Trophy, and once at the Olympic Games.
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