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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Cup of China Ladies Free Skate

The event begins at 4:15am EST.
The 1st warmup group is on the ice.
Group 1
Qiuying Zhu, CHN: 35.16 TES + 38.13 PCS = 73.29 Total: 108.57
  • Two footed her opening triple lutz
  • Hand down on the triple toe
  • Good triple salchow
  • Decent speed in her combination spin but her positions are pretty basic
  • Triple toe + double toe combination
  • Double axel + double toe combination
  • Nice spiral with her leg up high to the side
  • Double axel
  • Triple toe + double toe + double loop
  • There isn't a lot of choreography in this program in between the jumps and she doesn't have a lot of speed going into her elements
  • I'd like to see her spins a little faster and more in time with the music
  • This is a tango but there is no passion and fire in her step sequence
  • Her layback spin could use some work and is very slow
Ksenia Makarova, RUS: 46.01 TES + 52.56 PCS -1.00 = 97.57 Total: 143.47 and into 1st place
  • Fall on her opening triple
  • Triple toe + double toe combination
  • Possible two footed landing on her triple loop
  • Scorpion spiral with the finger bite in character with her Marilyn Monroe themed program
  • Possible two footing again on the triple loop+double toe + double loop combo
  • Triple salchow + double toe
  • Nice double axel
  • Good double axel
  • Good speed on the sit spin
  • Nice one foot section to start her step sequence 
  • Nice speed and position in her camel spin into the upright spin and finished just a tad after the music
Christina Gao, USA: 53.89 TES + 47.60 PCS -1.00 = 100.49 Total: 152.48 and into 1st place
  • What a grown up costume for Christina!
  • Easy triple flip + triple toe
  • Her legs are so long and she went through a big growth spurt--She just needs to learn to use them to her advantage 
  • Nice double axel
  • Fall on the triple lutz
  • Nice speed in her spin
  • Good layback position but she needs to relax her hands and I'd like to see her maintain speed through the Biellman
  • Really tight landing on that triple but she hangs on to it
  • Triple loop tight on the landing
  • Good triple salchow + double toe
  • Nice scorpion spiral
  • Triple toe
  • It seems like she's skating through this music and not to it and she isn't showing the passion and aggression needed for a tango
  • Nice low sit spin position
Valentina Marchei, ITA: 32.76 TES + 49.68 PCS -1.00 = 81.55 Total: 133.86 and into 3rd place
  • I wish she would have picked a different feel for her free skate as it's very similar to her SP
  • Triple flip--a little bit of a lean on the landing but she held on
  • Two footed the landing on her triple 
  • Singled a salchow and then singled the next jump--Not sure if she was trying for a combo or just attempting the jump again
  • Nice haircutter position in her spin
  • Very nice extension through her spiral position
  • Singled her flip
  • Fall on her triple toe
  • Singled her axel
  • Triple salchow + double toe combination
  • I love that even though her jumps didn't go well she's still performing this step sequence and trying to sell her program
  • Nice twisted sit variation
Bingwa Geng, CHN: 45.38 TES + 45.10 PCS -1.00 = 89.48 Total: 142.09 and into 3rd place
  • Looked like her opening lutz was underrotated and two footed
  • Double axel + double toe + double loop combo nicely done
  • Two footed the first jump in her triple toe + double toe combo
  • Nice camel position into a nice upright spin and a good low sit position but she finishes her spins ahead of her music and has to wait for a moment
  • Nice Scorpion spiral position
  • The landing on her triple was fine but she walked away from attempting the combo 
  • Triple salchow
  • Beautiful donut position in her spin
  • Fall on her triple toe
  • Nice double axel right on the music
  • I like this step sequence and think that she could push through it more and make it a real wow moment at the end of her program
  • Beautiful layback spin into a straight Biellman with maintained speed
Group 2
Kexin Zhang, CHN: 54.14 TES + 46.33 PCS = 100.47 Total: 153.32 and into 1st place
  • Nice springy triple toe + triple toe
  • Forward on the landing of her triple but she tacks on the double toe
  • Triple--camera angle was from the top so the landing was obscured
  • Nice donut position in the camel spin
  • Nice stretched out scorpion spiral
  • Triple lutz
  • Good triple loop right in front of the judges
  • Beautiful layback position with a nice Biellman and maintained speed
  • Tripe + double toe
  • Double axel
  • She has all the jumps and I'd like to see her really work on the choreography and transitions between the movements
  • The step sequence is nice but I want to see her put more behind it
  • Good one armed overhead position in her upright spin and a nice low sit spin
Kanako Murakami, JPN: 44.10 TES + 54.01 PCS -1.00 = 97.11 Total: 150.20 and into 3rd place
  • I really like this light blue dress on her.  So elegant and not at all tacky like her free skate last season.
  • Nice opening triple lutz
  • Good triple loop
  • Decent layback spin into a haircutter with a good Biellman
  • Fall on the triple flip
  • Great low sit position but she needs to stretch through her free leg
  • Good spiral position but she's sickling her foot in the extension to the side
  • Triple loop
  • Double axel was solid
  • Doubled her toe jump
  • Very difficult step sequence but I'd like to see her even lighter in her performance to match the music
  • Triple salchow + double loop + double loop--first jump was two footed
  • Good speed in her final combination spin
Adelina Sotnikova, RUS: 51.69 TES + 54.52 PCS = 106.21 Total: 159.95 and into 1st place
  • I really like this dress on her with the shades of purple and the flower work but her illusion mesh is way too dark for her skin tone
  • Triple lutz + triple loop combination was effortless
  • Her arabesque line is gorgeous
  • Nice triple flip
  • Good triple salchow
  • Popped open her lutz--looks like she might have gotten too deep on the edge on takeoff
  • Beautiful spiral with a 180 degree position in her lift to the side
  • Nice extension through the catchfoot in her camel spin
  • Two footed and hand (maybe knee) down on double axel)
  • Triple loop
  • Step out on her next double axel
  • Interesting sit spin variation but it's unclear whether her leg is supposed to be straight or bent
  • I like the power and ice coverage behind her step sequence and she really fills up the music
  • She actually does a decent illusion spin
Mirai Nagasu, USA: 55.64 TES + 56.62 PCS = 112.26 Total: 173.22 and into 1st place
  • I don't think either of her dresses flatter her this year
  • Triple loop + double toe combo
  • Double axel + double toe
  • Beautiful arabesque spiral
  • Triple lutz + double toe + double loop was a little tight
  • Good donut position in her camel spin with good speed
  • Triple lutz
  • Triple toe solid
  • Nice height on the triple loop
  • Double axel with a nice ride out
  • Great speed in her camel spin and she increased it in the catchfoot variation
  • Nice layback spin but she has no speed in the Biellman and it isn't as stretched out as you normally see it from her
  • I miss the enjoyment she used to show on the ice and it seems like she's just going through the elements; no smile at all during that skate
Carolina Kostner, ITA: 56.95 TES + 63.31 PCS = 120.26 Total: 182.14 and into 1st place
  • Solid opening triple loop with a beautiful arabesque landing
  • Nice triple toe but a little back on the landing
  • Good double axel right into her camel spin
  • Good double axel + double toe
  • Triple toe + double toe combination
  • Another good triple
  • Triple salchow (turnout)+double toe (turnout) + loop
  • I really like this step sequence on her
  • Good camel spin into a sit spin and an awkward flying change to a layback position
  • Final spin has some illusions into a broken leg sit spin
 Pl.  NameNationTSS
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 PCS
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StN.
1Carolina KOSTNERITA120.2656.95 63.318.047.617.898.077.960.00#10
2Mirai NAGASUUSA112.2655.64 56.627.146.937.007.147.180.00#9
3Adelina SOTNIKOVARUS106.2151.69 54.527.006.616.756.966.750.00#8
4Christina GAOUSA100.4953.89 47.606.185.755.896.075.861.00#3
5Kexin ZHANGCHN100.4754.14 46.336.255.505.755.825.640.00#6
6Ksenia MAKAROVARUS97.5746.01 52.566.716.256.576.646.681.00#2
7Kanako MURAKAMIJPN97.1144.10 54.016.966.616.616.826.751.00#7
8Bingwa GENGCHN89.4845.38 45.105.935.295.685.755.541.00#5
9Valentina MARCHEIITA81.4432.76 49.686.435.866.046.296.431.00#4
10Qiuying ZHUCHN73.2935.16 38.135.044.364.824.864.750.00#1
Pl.NameNationPointsSPFS
1Carolina KOSTNER
ITA
182.1411
2Mirai NAGASU
USA
173.2222
3Adelina SOTNIKOVA
RUS
159.9533
4Kexin ZHANG
CHN
153.3255
5Christina GAO
USA
152.4884
6Kanako MURAKAMI
JPN
150.2047
7Ksenia MAKAROVA
RUS
143.4796
8Bingwa GENG
CHN
142.0968
9Valentina MARCHEI
ITA
133.8679
10Qiuying ZHU
CHN
108.571010

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