World Championships Ladies Free Skate

Group 2
Sonia Lafuente, ESP: 41.22 TES + 46.00 PCS = 87.22 Total: 139.66 and into 5th place

• Nice triple flip
• Double lutz
• Triple loop + double toe--she has tiny jumps and not enough speed going into them
• Triple toe
• Triple loop turn out
• Good layback position into a nice haircutter and a decent Biellman with speed maintained throughout
• Double toe
• Double axel forward on the landing but hangs on
• She could have more stretch and her upper body up higher on the camel spin
• A little slow on the step sequence and very still through the upper body; she could also accentuate and perform her music more

Jenna McCorkell, GBR: 41.28 TES + 49.76 PCS = 91.04 Total: 142.27 and into 4th place

• Good opening double lutz
• Triple flip
• Double toe + double toe
• Nice camel spin position into a decent haircutter and good stretch through the sit position
• Triple flip + Double toe
• Single salchow--didn't even pull in for the rotation so not sure what went wrong
• Double axel
• Triple toe + double axel sequence
• Good spin positions with decent speed
• A little bouncy and choppy on the step sequence and not a lot of content through the first half; could stretch and hold the lines more
• Flying sit spin with a good crossed position into a nice tuck

Alena Leonova, RUS: 48.11 TES + 55.65 PCS -1.00 = 102.76 Total: 159.06 and into 1st place

• Triple toe + triple toe a little forward on the landing but manages to hang on
• Triple loop two foots and hops out of 
• Triple lutz
• Good speed in the camel spin with decent positions
• Triple flip two footed + double toe almost into the boards
• Triple salchow sideways in the air and a fall
• Triple flip two footed + double toe
• Side ways double axel with a two footed landing
• This is a completely different skater from last year and the fire and passion is gone from this step sequence; it's also choppy and on top of the ice instead of in her edges
• Nice camel position with good speed into a good camel and a decent haircutter but losing speed through the change of foot
• She seems to really be going through the motions with this program and it's clear she's struggling

Elizaveta Tuktamisheva, RUS: 62.28 TES + 57.24 PCS = 119.52 Total: 174.24 and into 1st place

• Triple lutz + double toe (planned triple)
• Triple lutz nearly put her hand down and just managed to save it
• Triple flip
• Good speed in her first spin but not a lot of difficult positions which will affect her levels
• Decent step sequence but doesn't seem to have the usual Liza spunk
• Huge ice coverage on the double axel + triple toe
• Big triple salchow + double toe + double loop
• A bobble in her flying sit spin and it seems like she almost lost her glove trying to grab her blade and spends the rest of the spin trying to get it back on
• Nice triple loop
• Good double axel
• Good speed in her final spin but the positions could use some work 

Elena Glebova, EST: 47.70 TES + 51.20 PCS -1.00 = 97.90 Total: 152.49 and into 3rd place

• Fall on opening triple loop
• Triple toe + double toe
• Tiny double axel
• Triple toe + double toe
• Nice speed in the layback spin
• Very bouncy in the step sequence and not a lot of connection to the music
• Triple salchow + Double toe + double toe
• Triple salchow
• Double axel
• No speed by the end of the sit spin and not matching the pace of the music
• Camel spin with decent catchfoot into a good sit spin and an alright upright spin

Natalia Popova, UKR: 54.01 TES + 49.84 PCS = 103.85 Total: 155.52 and into 3rd place

• Nice opening triple flip
• Good triple loop
• Triple toe + double toe + double toe--barely squeaked out those last jumps
• Nice camel position with excellent stretch through the catchfoot
• Nice high free leg in the camel with good speed into a nice stretched sit spin and a good upright catchfoot spin 
• Triple toe + double toe
• Triple salchow + double toe
• She has really nice toe point but in the jumps but is a little hesitant on the combos
• Triple salchow
• Double axel
• Decent flow through her edges on the step sequence and good use of her whole body
• Good spirals in the choreographic step sequence
• Nice layback position but she could have a much better arm position

Group 3
Gracie Gold, USA: 65.22 TES + 60.18 PCS = 125.40 Total: 184.25 and into 1st place

• Huge triple lutz + triple toe--turnout on the end but she added an arm and made it look nice
• Double axel + triple toe really nice
• Triple loop 
• Nice layback spin with good speed into a good Biellman
• Flying camel spin with a good catchfoot into a nice tucked sit spin and a stretched upright spin with good speed throughout
• Difficult entry into her double axel and she lands awkwardly and narrowly avoids hitting the boards
• Good triple lutz
• Triple flip + double toe + double toe
• Nice flow to her step sequence and use of her full body but she could have a bit more speed and push across the ice
• Triple salchow flip out and misses the rest of the combo
• Nice broken leg camel spin into a good scratch spin

Viktoria Helgesson, SWE: 45.12 TES + 55.32 PCS = 100.44 Total: 158.80 and into 4th place

• Double flip
• Triple toe
• Triple loop hand down
• Nice quality of movement in her step sequence with good use of her full body
• Triple toe + double toe
• Triple salchow
• Triple loop nice
• Stepped out of the double axel
• Camel spin a little slow but nice sit positions and catchfoot upright spins
• Nice spiral in the choreographic sequence
• Double axel + double toe with a turnout on the landing
• She needs more stretch through her sit position

Akiko Suzuki, JPN: 44.49 TES + 59.93 PCS -1.00 = 103.42 Total: 164.59 and into 3rd place

• Triple flip hand down
• Double axel fell almost into the splits
• Triple lutz two footed
• Nice camel spin position with good stretch through the catchfoot
• Nice timing with the music on her step sequence and good light flow across the ice
• Good camel spin into a really nice upright catch foot spin with good speed
• Triple flip
• Triple loop + double toe
• Triple salchow
• Double loop a bit wonky on the landing but hangs on
• Beautiful spiral in her choreographic step sequence
• Nice camel spin into a good sit spin and ending with a haircutter

Mae Berenice Meite, FRA: 55.62 TES + 52.51 PCS = 108.13 Total: 165.03 and into 3rd place

• Triple flip catches an edge and puts her knee and hand down
• Triple lutz
• Triple loop + double toe
• Double axel
• Not a lot of transitions between these jumps and a really front loaded program are going to bring her overall scores down a bit
• Really slow step sequence with no ice coverage and very little use of the upper body; she's also on top of her edges for most of the pattern
• Good camel position into a decent upright catchfoot and a slightly awkward sit position
• Double axel + triple toe
• Triple loop + double toe
• Triple toe
• Good layback into a Biellman with decent speed maintained throughout
• A bit of an awkward flying entry to a catchfoot camel spin

Adelina Sotnikova, RUS: 55.73 TES + 60.63 PCS = 116.36 Total: 175.98 and into 2nd place

• Triple lutz + triple toe two footed on the 2nd jump and a step back out of it but great height on the lutz
• Really nice triple flip
• Good triple loop
• Nice speed in her camel spin with interesting position variations
• Double axel a little forward on the landing + triple toe two footed
• Triple lutz two footed hand down and flip out
• Double axel a little forward on the landing but hangs on
• Triple salchow
• Nice layback spin with good speed into a one arm Biellman
• Lots of content in her step sequence but she could go for it a bit more and stretch through her lines
• Great flexibility in final spin
• Nice full split spiral

Zijun Li, CHN: 69.41 TES + 58.13 PCS = 127.54 Total: 183.85 and into 2nd place

• Triple flip + triple toe
• Double axel + triple toe
• Triple lutz
• Nice camel spin position into a good donut and catchfoot picking up speed
• Nice upright catchfoot spin and good twisted sit position
• Triple salchow + double toe + double loop
• Triple flip
• Triple loop
• She has such long legs and I'm not sure she knows quite what to do with them yet as she doesn't always stretch fully through her lines in the step sequence
• Double axel
• Nice spiral and split leap in her choreographic step sequence
• REally pretty layback into a nice one foot Biellman and the crowd is so loud you can't hear her music at the end

Group 4
Ashley Wagner, USA: 61.34 TES + 63.02 PCS -1.00 = 123.36 Total: 187.34 and into 1st place

• Triple flip + double toe + double toe with both arms over head
• Double axel + triple toe two footed and probably underrotated but she hangs on to it
• Triple salchow
• Good positions in her flying sit spin stepping right up into a nice layback spin with and a good Biellman but she could have a bit more speed
• Nice triple loop
• Good triple lutz
• Triple loop + double axel sequence stepped back on the landing a bit
• Great performance quality in her step sequence, nice stretch through her lines but falls on a step so that's going to cost her some levels and maybe some PCS for interrupting the flow
• Almost slips again on some cross overs into her final triple flip
• Nice spiral and strong choreography into her final camel spin with a good twisted position and nice speed through the sit spin into the change of foot

Kanako Murakami, JPN: 60.98 TES + 62.11 PCS = 123.09 Total: 189.73 and into 1st place

• Triple lutz (looked to be an edge call though)
• Triple loop + double toe
• Triple flip
• A little clunky and on top of the edges in her footwork and I'm not a huge fan of the bent arm gesture she's using in the program
• Good layback into haircutter into Biellman
• Triple loop
• Triple toe + single axel sequence--huge double axel 
• Triple salchow + double toe + double loop
• Nice final triple toe
• She could have more stretch through her sit position
• Good camel spin into an upright catchfoot

Carolina Kostner, ITA: 61.34 TES + 70.69 PCS -1.00 = 131.03 Total: 197.89 and into 1st place

• Nice opening triple lutz
• Good double axel
• Triple flip + triple toe
• Nice camel spin with a flying change into a broken leg sit spin
• Flying camel spin with a broken leg variation into an upright catchfoot
• She seems to really be having fun with this program and it's nice to see an extroverted Carolina
• Popped her loop
• Triple toe + double toe
• Triple salchow + double toe + double loop
• Good speed in her camel spin but an almost non existent illusion
• Great step sequence with tons of personality and style, hitting all the musical accents and lots of difficulty in the turns
• Fall on a triple salchow in the very last seconds of the program

Mao Asada, JPN: 65.96 TES + 68.41 PCS = 134.37 Total: 196.47 and into 2nd place

• Triple axel two footed and a step out
• Triple flip bit of an odd landing and missed her combo
• Triple lutz
• Triple loop + double loop
• Great camel position, not so great illusion spin 
• Nice Biellman
• Beautiful double axel + triple toe
• Nice triple salchow
• Good upright catchfoot spin
• Triple flip + double loop + double loop
• Great speed and flow on her step sequence with tons of difficult content and perfectly timed with the music
• Gorgeous spiral 

Kaetlyn Osmond, CAN: 53.49 TES + 60.60 PCS -2.00 = 112.09 Total: 176.82 and into 7th place

• Triple flip + double toe--couldn't quite get the rotation in to pull off a triple
• Triple lutz
• Double axel + triple toe step out
• Great camel spin position into a nice upright catch foot 
• Triple salchow
• Hard fall on a triple flip and landed on her hip
• Triple toe another fall
• Double axel + double toe + double toe eking out some really messy landings
• Nice variety of movement in her step sequence but not really pushing across the ice to get the speed and ice coverage
• Illusion into a layback spin with a decent haircutter and Biellman

Yuna Kim, KOR: 74.73 TES + 73.61 PCS = 148.34 Total: 218.11 and into 1st place

• Huge triple lutz + triple toe
• Gorgeous triple flip
• Nice spin positions in her opening spin
• Triple salchow--her jumps have such an ease, lightness and height to them
• Just an ok step sequence and doesn't fully utilize the lyricalness of the music
• Nice triple lutz
• Spread eagle into a double axel + double toe + double loop
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Not crazy about her arms in the layback spin and only a haircutter position
• I'd like to see her look up and project a bit more in the choreographic step sequence
• Ina Bauer into a double axel
• The crowd is on their feet screaming over her music for the entire last spin

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Yuna KIM	KOR	148.34	74.73		73.61	9.21	8.89	9.36	9.18	9.36	0.00	#24
2	Mao ASADA	JPN	134.37	65.96		68.41	8.61	8.21	8.61	8.64	8.68	0.00	#22
3	Carolina KOSTNER	ITA	131.03	61.34		70.69	8.96	8.46	8.79	8.93	9.04	1.00	#21
4	Zijun LI	CHN	127.54	69.41		58.13	7.29	7.00	7.43	7.36	7.25	0.00	#18
5	Gracie GOLD	USA	125.40	65.22		60.18	7.57	7.25	7.61	7.57	7.61	0.00	#13
6	Ashley WAGNER	USA	123.36	61.34		63.02	7.93	7.64	7.82	8.04	7.96	1.00	#19
7	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	123.09	60.98		62.11	7.89	7.50	7.82	7.75	7.86	0.00	#20
8	Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA	RUS	119.52	62.28		57.24	7.39	6.79	7.14	7.21	7.25	0.00	#10
9	Adelina SOTNIKOVA	RUS	116.36	55.73		60.63	7.71	7.32	7.61	7.57	7.68	0.00	#17
10	Kaetlyn OSMOND	CAN	112.09	53.49		60.60	7.64	7.39	7.57	7.57	7.71	2.00	#23
11	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	108.13	55.62		52.51	6.64	6.25	6.68	6.68	6.57	0.00	#16
12	Natalia POPOVA	UKR	103.85	54.01		49.84	6.36	6.04	6.29	6.25	6.21	0.00	#12
13	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	103.42	44.49		59.93	7.68	7.25	7.39	7.57	7.57	1.00	#15
14	Alena LEONOVA	RUS	102.76	48.11		55.65	7.32	6.50	6.96	6.96	7.04	1.00	#9
15	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	100.44	45.12		55.32	6.96	6.68	6.93	6.96	7.04	0.00	#14
16	Elena GLEBOVA	EST	97.90	47.70		51.20	6.50	6.21	6.54	6.39	6.36	1.00	#11
17	Monika SIMANCIKOVA	SVK	97.84	53.43		44.41	5.86	5.21	5.68	5.54	5.46	0.00	#2
18	Valentina MARCHEI	ITA	96.82	43.57		54.25	6.86	6.36	6.82	6.86	7.00	1.00	#6
19	Nathalie WEINZIERL	GER	94.34	52.02		43.32	5.75	4.96	5.50	5.43	5.43	1.00	#4
20	Brooklee HAN	AUS	91.26	48.10		43.16	5.50	5.11	5.50	5.36	5.50	0.00	#1
21	Jenna MCCORKELL	GBR	91.04	41.28		49.76	6.46	5.82	6.32	6.25	6.25	0.00	#8
22	Kexin ZHANG	CHN	88.61	48.37		41.24	5.64	4.82	5.14	5.18	5.00	1.00	#5
23	Sonia LAFUENTE	ESP	87.22	41.22		46.00	6.11	5.50	5.75	5.75	5.64	0.00	#7
24	Kerstin FRANK	AUT	78.32	38.79		40.53	5.46	4.79	5.04	5.11	4.93	1.00	#3

Total

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Yuna KIM	KOR	218.31	1	1
2	Carolina KOSTNER	ITA	197.89	2	3
3	Mao ASADA	JPN	196.47	6	2
4	Kanako MURAKAMI	JPN	189.73	3	7
5	Ashley WAGNER	USA	187.34	5	6
6	Gracie GOLD	USA	184.25	9	5
7	Zijun LI	CHN	183.85	12	4
8	Kaetlyn OSMOND	CAN	176.82	4	10
9	Adelina SOTNIKOVA	RUS	175.98	8	9
10	Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA	RUS	174.24	14	8
11	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	165.03	11	11
12	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	164.59	7	13
13	Alena LEONOVA	RUS	159.06	13	14
14	Viktoria HELGESSON	SWE	158.80	10	15
15	Natalia POPOVA	UKR	155.52	17	12
16	Elena GLEBOVA	EST	152.49	15	16
17	Monika SIMANCIKOVA	SVK	149.02	19	17
18	Valentina MARCHEI	ITA	147.23	21	18
19	Nathalie WEINZIERL	GER	142.48	24	19
20	Jenna MCCORKELL	GBR	142.27	18	21
21	Brooklee HAN	AUS	141.88	20	20
22	Sonia LAFUENTE	ESP	139.66	16	23
23	Kexin ZHANG	CHN	137.41	23	22
24	Kerstin FRANK	AUT	127.98	22	24

World Championships Free Dance

Group 2
Carron/Jones, FRA: 42.19 TES + 44.21 PCS -1.00 = 85.40 Total: 145.98 and into 1st place

• Great change of positions in the one arm hold rotational lift with nice ease
• Nice backwards edge into a stationary rotational lift with her parallel to the ice
• They seem to have a lot of tension in the holds in the first step sequence and could be more relaxed and stable
• Nice stretch through their positions in the dance spin but they could have a better transition between positions
• Nice unison and matching leg lines in the step sequence but they could get down into their knees and glide across the ice more
• Straight line spread eagle lift where she rotated around through different positions

Zhiganshina/Gazsi, GER: 45.64 TES + 48.04 PCS = 93.68 Total: 154.27 and into 1st place

• Good unison on their twizzles but a little choppy
• Split throw over the head into a spread eagle lift
• Interesting holds in the first step sequence but I'd like to see better posture from her, more speed and extension and better edges and knees
• Slow of the haircutter rotational lift
• Slow on the dance spin but nice positions and a decent change between the positions
• She doesn't always stretch through her free leg in the step sequence to finish off the movement
• Handstand up to an upside down arched lift with him on one leg
• Interesting entry to their final curve lift
• Fun ending with him carrying her on his back

Heekin-Canedy/Dun, UKR: 39.04 TES + 43.64 PCS = 82.68 Total: 141.88 and into 3rd place

• Lost their unison on the 2nd set of twizzles but the first set were very nicely done
• Cool straightline lift with him skating backwards in a sit position on one leg and her standing on his foot
• Their feet get tangled in the first step sequence and they have to take a few steps to get back into it; she also seems to really snap kick her free leg out instead of just extending through the leg
• Good positions in the one arm rotational lift but very slow
• They actually have some nice deep edges but she seems to ride over the top a bit too much on the edge changes
• Good stretched positions in the dance spin with nice changes of position but almost slowing to a stop at the end
• Going through the motions in some of this choreography but no real tango feel or passion to the program
• Split rotational lift and she could have a lot more flexibility in her free leg

Gilles/Poirier, CAN: 38.55 TES + 43.86 PCS -1.00 = 81.41 Total: 140.02 and into 7th place

• I really like the height of their free legs in the first step sequence; nice posture and good unison; a bit choppy and sometimes too placed though
• Great extension from her in the first spread eagle straightline lift
• Nice flip around his neck to change positions in the one leg lift
• Difficult flying entry into the twizzles but he can't control them and has to put a hand down
• Rotational lift where he tosses her toward the ice and hangs on to her by her feet while he's in a squat position
• Interesting dance spin with her in the lower position and him in a camel spin with a nice change of position
• Nice expression, speed and ice coverage on the 2nd step sequence but still a bit choppy in places on some of the edge changes

Riazanova/Tkachenko, RUS: 42.64 TES + 47.62 PCS = 90.26 Total: 149.78 and into 2nd place

• Nice unison and stretch in their free legs in the first step sequence with good speed
• Twist up into a fast rotational lift with her resting on his neck
• Good stretched positions in the dance spin with nice change of position and maintained speed
• Good unison and speed in the twizzles and difficult use of the free arms
• Spread eagle lift with her upside down 
• Good flow through their 2nd step sequence and I like the details they've added to the choreography to add to the expression
• Straight line lift with her on his boot and him on one foot with his leg balancing on her blades

Group 3
Coomes/Buckland, GBR: 36.83 TES + 45.22 PCS = 82.05 Total: 145.71 and into 4th place

• Just a hair off on their 2nd set of twizzles but otherwise nicely done
• Nice strength from her in the first lift with her in a handstand position holding her legs up perfectly straight
• Nice flow, ease in the holds and use of the free arm and speed across the ice in their first step sequence; a bit bouncy on the final turn
• Arched handstand on his knee while he balances on one foot and a nice dismount over his back
• She misses her foot in the dance spin and they can't get into their position; trouble on the 2nd as well so they likely won't get credit for the element at all as they couldn't get the rotations around
• Nice split one arm lift with a twirl under his arm on the exit
• Struggle on the final choreographic lift and they can't seem to quite get it around or put it down
• Not sure what happened because those two mistakes were glaring and the rest of the program was strong

Ilinykh/Katsalapov, RUS: 39.65 TES + 51.80 PCS = 91.45 Total: 157.52 and into 1st place

• Off by almost a full rotation on the first set of twizzles and can't quite pull it together for the 2nd set either
• Nice positions in the first lift, timed well with the music
• Awkward position for her in the dance spin and she could have more flexibility through some of these positions; can't seem to get into the spin after the change of foot, no speed and they lose their balance and have to bail out
• Nice stretch through their lines and good posture in their step sequence but they seem to be very far apart in the holds and seem to be skating mostly side by side
• Kneeling lift wither her laying over his knee
• I'm really not crazy about the talking in this program--I don't think it adds anything to the story and they don't commit to the program enough to pull it off
• Good speed in the rotational lift
• Again they could be closer in their holds in the 2nd step sequence
• Rotational haircutter lift
• Finished after the music

Shibutani/Shibutani, USA: 43.12 TES + 48.45 PCS = 91.57 Total: 157.71 and into 1st place

• Good speed and stretch through their lines in the dance spin; slightly awkward change between the 1st and 2nd positions
• Nice variation on the rotational haircutter lift with her upside down; small difficulty on the exit getting their arms untangled
• Good twizzles, a little slow for them but right on with the music
• Nice curve spread eagle lift with a good position for her on the exit
• Good matching leg lines and stretch through their free leg and nice timing with the music; they have really superb free legs and you can see the quality of the line and the nice toe point
• Handstand arched position for her while he is in a spread eagle
• Good speed, ice coverage and edges in their 2nd step sequence
• Split rotational lift
• I don't dislike this program and I like the direction they're going with it but I think it's easy to get lost compared to the power of some of the other teams programs as it's a more subtle execution

Chock/Bates, USA: 47.35 TES + 49.84 PCS = 97.19 Total: 163.93 and into 1st place

• Elegant changes of position in their opening lift done with ease
• Great unison on their three sets of twizzles
• It looked like she might have put her free leg down on one of the edge changes in one of the step sequences but the flow wasn't interrupted
• A bit choppy in the middle of their dance spin but nice positions if a little slow
• Nice twist around to a spread eagle curve lift hitting the pose right on the music
• One arm rotational carousel lift
• Nice use of their free arms in the 2nd step sequence but they could have a bit more height and stretch through some of their free legs
• Love the final rotational stationary lift with her balancing on his blade

Weaver/Poje, CAN: 47.14 TES + 51.52 PCS = 98.66 Total: 166.20 and into 1st place

• I don't like this all white costume including whit tights on her as she starts to disappear into the ice
• Difficult cartwheel lift ending with him holding her over the ice while he is in a spread eagle
• One foot lift for him with her standing on his thigh
• Nice knee bend in their step sequence, a little too close to the boards in spots
• Good unison on all three sets of twizzles
• Nice positions in the dance spin with good transitions and nice flow out of the spin
• Great strength in the curve lift with him in a hydroblade and her parallel to the ice
• They could have more flow through the 2nd step sequence but nice choreography and connection to the music
• Great final lift ending with her on his blade

Group 4
Virtue/Moir, CAN: 52.85 TES + 58/32 PCS = 111.17 Total: 185.04 and into 1st place

• Double toss lift right on the music accents very cool and original
• Seamless entry into the twizzles and good unison through all three sets
• Nice positions in the dance spin with good ease in the transitions although they lost speed by the end
• Nice matching leg lines and good height in the free leg in the 1st step sequence
• Handstand lift on his shoulder with him in a spread eagle into a fast rotational lift
• I feel like the dance break here breaks from the flow of the program
• Good edges in their step sequence and nice use of their free arms but I feel that they both could be giving more emotional execution
• Half twist flip into their crotch lift, but much improved execution from the start of the season

Cappellini/Lanotte, ITA: 48.29 TES + 51.82 PCS = 100.11 Total: 168.04 and into 2nd place

• Nice unison through all three sets of twizzles and good speed
• Spread eagle lift with her standing on his thigh and her leg hooked in attitude around his neck
• Nice stretch through their lines and good edges in their step sequence but a bit slow and tentative 
• Gorgeous layback position for her in the dance spin and nice change of direction right on the music
• Straight line lift with him in a lunge and her extended out over the ice
• Pretty split rotational lift with him holding her legs and really nice use of her arms to offset the spin
• Nice edge changes in the 2nd step sequence

Davis/White, USA: 53.65 TES + 58.79 PCS = 112.44 Total: 189.56 and into 1st place

• Love the assisted arabesque contraction to start the program
• Toss flip into dance spin with nice speed and changes of position
• Difficult lunge lift with his arms in a lasso position
• Good stretch through their free legs, close position in the hold and nice speed through the changes of edge in the first step sequence
• Solid two sets of twizzles
• Curve lift in a spread eagle with position changes right on the bells
• Lovely arabesque spiral looking into each other's eye the whole length of the rink
• Nice variety in the holds in teh 2nd step sequence and good flow through their edge changes
• Nice spread eagle lift right into a split rotational lift
• Super fast final rotational lift
• Love the ending with them spinning around each other on the ice

Bobrova/Soloviev, RUS: 45.31 TES + 53.83 PCS = 99.14 Total: 169.19 and into 3rd place

• Cartwheel into rotational catchfoot lift
• Twizzles seem tentative and slow but they are together
• Some loss of unison and not stretching through their free legs in their first step sequence
• Nice layback position in their dance spin from her and good camel position for him but a little loss of speed
• Good edge changes but they could be a bit deeper into their edges 
• One arm rotational lift with her holding on to his wrist
• Awkward final lift with her in a criss cross position holding her feet
• The construction of this program is just so so for me and doesn't really seem to tell a story or showcase a particular trait or style of dance and the costumes don't really make sense together either

Pechalat/Bourzat, FRA: 43.35 TES + 53.60 PCS -1.00 = 95.95 Total: 165.50 and into 6th place

• Good fast rotational lift
• A little close to the boards on the twizzles but ok on unison
• Interesting spread eagle lift with her feet hooked around his boots
• Off on some of the turns in their first step sequence
• Straight line lift in a squat position for him with her balancing on his knees
• They could have a bit more stretch through their free legs in the camel position in the dance spin but nice positions throughout
• Nice arch position in the lift

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE	USA	112.44	53.65		58.79	9.71	9.64	9.96	9.96	9.86	0.00	#18
2	Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR	CAN	111.17	52.85		58.32	9.61	9.50	9.96	9.86	9.86	0.00	#16
3	Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE	ITA	100.11	48.29		51.82	8.57	8.39	8.86	8.75	8.82	0.00	#17
4	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV	RUS	99.14	45.31		53.83	8.96	8.75	9.18	9.07	9.07	0.00	#19
5	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	98.66	47.14		51.52	8.57	8.36	8.79	8.71	8.68	0.00	#15
6	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	97.19	47.35		49.84	8.29	8.07	8.43	8.54	8.39	0.00	#14
7	Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT	FRA	95.95	43.35		53.60	8.89	8.71	9.07	9.14	9.04	1.00	#20
8	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	93.68	45.64		48.04	7.71	7.57	8.43	8.43	8.29	0.00	#7
9	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	91.57	43.12		48.45	8.14	7.89	8.18	8.21	8.07	0.00	#13
10	Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV	RUS	91.45	39.65		51.80	8.64	8.43	8.64	8.86	8.75	0.00	#12
11	Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO	RUS	90.26	42.64		47.62	7.96	7.75	8.07	8.11	7.93	0.00	#10
12	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	85.40	42.19		44.21	7.29	7.18	7.50	7.57	7.46	1.00	#6
13	Isabella TOBIAS / Deividas STAGNIUNAS	LTU	84.25	41.11		43.14	7.25	6.86	7.36	7.39	7.32	0.00	#3
14	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	83.64	39.96		43.68	7.32	7.04	7.39	7.46	7.36	0.00	#2
15	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI	ITA	83.06	42.22		41.84	7.14	6.75	7.07	7.14	6.89	1.00	#5
16	Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN	UKR	82.68	39.04		43.64	7.29	7.14	7.36	7.46	7.21	0.00	#8
17	Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND	GBR	82.05	36.83		45.22	7.57	7.39	7.50	7.79	7.54	0.00	#11
18	Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER	CAN	81.41	38.55		43.86	7.36	7.07	7.39	7.54	7.36	1.00	#9
19	Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ	ESP	78.16	40.88		38.28	6.36	6.07	6.64	6.57	6.50	1.00	#4
20	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	75.99	37.01		38.98	6.57	6.32	6.64	6.61	6.46	0.00	#1

Total

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE	USA	189.56	1	1
2	Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR	CAN	185.04	2	2
3	Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV	RUS	169.19	3	4
4	Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE	ITA	168.04	5	3
5	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	166.20	6	5
6	Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT	FRA	165.60	4	7
7	Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES	USA	163.93	7	6
8	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	157.71	8	9
9	Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV	RUS	157.52	9	10
10	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	154.27	11	8
11	Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO	RUS	149.78	13	11
12	Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES	FRA	145.98	12	12
13	Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND	GBR	145.71	10	17
14	Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN	UKR	141.88	14	16
15	Isabella TOBIAS / Deividas STAGNIUNAS	LTU	141.64	18	13
16	Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV	AZE	141.44	17	14
17	Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI	ITA	140.95	16	15
18	Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER	CAN	140.02	15	18
19	Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ	ESP	131.28	20	19
20	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	129.94	19	20

World Championships Men's Free Skate

Group 2
Ross Miner, USA: 73.38 TES + 69.28 PCS -1.00 = 141.66 Total: 211.90 and into 1st place

• Quad salchow a little off in the air and he has to turn out of it and put a hand down
• Triple axel slipped off the edge on his exit and a stumble and a hand down
• Nice triple axel + double toe
• Good speed and positions in the sit spin
• Great triple lutz + triple toe
• I love the elegant use of his arms and upper body in the step sequence but he's a little choppy on some of the turns and could be into his knees more
• Triple lutz + half loop + triple salchow combination
• Good triple loop
• Triple flip and sits down on the landing and has to put a hand down on the ice
• Spread eagle into an easy looking double axel
• Good stretch through his final spin and nice scratch spin exit

Peter Liebers, GER: 78.92 TES + 66.72 PCS = 145.64 Total: 216.84 and into 1st place

• Nice opening triple flip
• Great height on the triple axel + triple toe; a little tight on the second landing and he stalked the jump a bit
• Triple lutz 
• A bit stiff in places in the step sequence but good use of the full body
• Good triple axel--one thing that could really help him is to add more transitions and difficult entries and exits to the jumps to bump up his PCS scores as well as his GOEs
• Triple lutz + double toe + double toe
• Triple loop
• Triple salchow
• Good flexibility in the catchfoot camel spin
• Double axel + double toe
• I like the choreography in his choreographic step sequence and it goes well with the music but he could let go and perform it more
• Good donut spin; a little slow throughout the positions but the speed is consistent

Tomas Verner, CZE: 39.87 TES + 72.58 PCS = 112.45 Total: 180.50 and into 7th place

• Triple toe
• Triple flip a little down on one side on the landing but hangs on
• Single axel
• Nice quality of movement in the step sequence
• Not crazy about his upright catchfoot position and he runs out of speed in the scratch spin
• Double axel
• Popped loop
• Double flip
• Triple flip--not in combo so will not be worth full points
• Single loop
• Nice low stretched out sit spin position and good speed throughout
• Great energy and choreography in the 2nd step sequence and he's really got the crowd into his program
• Good sit positions in the final spin with nice speed

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: 81.03 TES + 68.22 PCS = 149.25 Total: 216.60 and into 2nd place

• Quad toe; not a perfectly clean landing but on his feet
• Spread eagle into a triple axel + triple toe + double toe but running out of speed by the end
• Triple salchow
• Triple lutz and somehow lands facing the wrong direction
• A little slow toward the end of his first sit spin
• I'd like to see more expression from him in the step sequence but good quality of steps
• Spread eagle into a triple axel + triple toe
• Triple loop
• Triple flip
• Double axel + Double axel sequence
• A small loss of centering in his camel spin and he could have his free leg behind him more in the bent leg position
• Seems to be running out of energy in the choreographic step sequence
• He could have more stretch and toe point through his final spin

Misha Ge, UZB: 68.81 TES + 71.24 PCS -1.00 = 139.05 Total: 207.50 and into 4th place

• Triple axel
• Triple flip + double toe with both arms over head
• Triple lutz + double toe + double loop
• Triple lutz
• Nice triple loop
• Good camel spin position with nice speed and timing with music
• Nice triple flip with good toe point
• Triple salchow + triple toe
• Double axel
• Good camel spin with a nice transition into a sit spin, nice flexibility in the positions with good speed
• Lyrics in his music so he might get a deduction
• Hip hop choreography in his step sequence and the audience is really enjoying it

Group 3
Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 89.05 TES + 80.00 PCS = 169.05 Total: 244.99 and into 1st place

• Opening quad toe a little down on the landing but he hangs on
• Quad salchow sitting down a bit on the landing and putting a hand down
• Triple flip chest forward on the landing
• Nice camel spin position with good flexibility in the donut into his Biellman spin
• His footwork seems a little slow and he's not putting his usual personality into it
• Triple axel + triple toe might have been a bit two footed on the landing
• Triple axel + double toe with both arms up
• Triple loop with nice ice coverage
• Triple lutz + double toe + double toe
• Triple lutz
• Nice Ina Bauer
• Good positions in the combination spin
• Nice tuck position in the sit spin with good use of his arms

Florent Amodio, FRA: 61.52 TES + 78.58 PCS -1.00 = 141.10 Total: 216.83 and into 3rd place

• Tripled his opening quad salchow attempt
• Fall on his second salchow attempt
• Triple axel a bit off in the air and can't quite get the free leg out on the landing but he muscles it out
• Good twisted camel spin position
• A little scratchy in places on the step sequence so he could clean up those edge changes
• Triple axel turn out
• Triple flip
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Good speed and timing on the sit spin with nice positions
• Anticipated the music a bit on the 2nd step sequence and started early
• Nice camel position and good stretch through the free leg in the upright position

Javier Fernandez, ESP: 83.00 TES + 85.30 PCS = 168.30 Total: 249.06 and into 1st place

• Nice quad toe to open the program
• Popped open the quad salchow but adds a double toe
• Great triple axel
• Traveling a little bit on the sit spin and he could have more stretch through his free leg
• Nice Chaplin choreography in his step sequence, good timing with the music, but he doesn't seem 100% committed to the movement
• Nice quad salchow
• Popped lutz + double toe
• Good spread eagle into triple loop
• Triple flip + half loop + triple salchow
• Good broken leg sit spin into an a frame
• Almost fell on a choreographic jump in his second step sequence
• Triple salchow
• Good twisted sit spin into a back spin position

Nan Song, CHN: 68.05 TES + 66.60 PCS = 134.65 Total: 207.68 and into 7th place

• Triple toe nicely done
• Triple axel + double toe
• Triple axel
• I like the movements in his step sequence but he seems to be holding back on them
• He could have a more parallel position in the broken leg camel spin but good flexibility through the upright catchfoot
• Triple lutz + triple toe a bit tight on both landings but pulls it off
• Triple flip
• A little low on the landing of the triple loop
• Good speed and positions in the sit spin
• Double axel a little forward on the landing and a turnout
• Double salchow + Double toe
• Good stretch through the free leg in the final combination spin

Max Aaron, USA: 85.86 TES + 74.30 PCS = 160.16 Total: 238.36 and into 3rd place

• Tons of speed into his quad salchow + double toe
• Popped open his second quad salchow attempt
• A little bit of a struggle on the flying change of foot in his first spin
• Nice energy and intensity to his footwork and good timing with the music
• Nice camel spin position and good speed through the sit variations with ease in the change of positions
• Big triple axel + double toe
• Good triple lutz
• Huge triple axel and he lands the jump fine but hits the boards on the ride out
• Doesn't miss a beat getting into his sit spin after the collision
• Triple lutz + half loop + triple salchow
• Triple flip
• I like the more lyrical side he's trying to show in the 2nd step sequence but he could have more content
• Triple loop right in the last seconds

Takahito Mura, JPN: 84.50 TES + 76.22 PCS = 160.72 Total: 234.18 and into 4th place

• Quad toe two foot landing and flip out
• Triple lutz + triple toe
• Solid triple axel
• Good speed on the camel spin but he could get his free leg higher; nice twisted bent leg variation
• Triple loop
• Beautiful triple axel + double toe
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Good donut position into a nice sit spin but a little slow
• Triple flip
• Triple lutz
• Nice stretched sit position but he needs more toe point and more speed at the end
• Good ice coverage in the choreographic step sequence but I'd like to see more content and variety

Group 4
Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: 70.36 TES + 85.00 PCS -1.00 = 154.36 Total: 239.03 and into 3rd place

• Quad toe looked ok but two footed
• Triple toe
• Nice triple axel
• Good stretch in the sit spin with nice toe point
• Good choreography, edges and ice coverage on the step sequence
• Nice sideways spin into an upright spin with a bit of traveling
• Fall on a triple axel
• Triple loop hand down
• Triple salchow
• Triple lutz + double toe + double loop
• Triple flip
• Great feeling behind the 2nd step sequence and nice use of the full body in a variety of steps
• I'd like to see a higher free leg in the camel spin and a bit more speed

Michal Brezina, CZE: 70.17 TES + 77.74 PCS -2.00 = 145.91 Total: 229.00 and into 6th place

• Big fall on the opening quad salchow
• Really nice triple axel
• Fall on the 2nd quad salchow--I think the takeoff is really the killer; he's so hunched over he has to do twice as much work to stand up straight and do the rotation
• He seems very slow, tired and just walking through the movements in his step sequence
• Double axel + double toe
• Good triple flip
• Nice triple loop
• Good triple lutz
• Step out and hands down on the triple axel
• Good position in hte camel spin with nice speed into the sit position
• Good twisted sit position but losing all speed after the change of foot, finished the spin really early and had nothing going into the ending pose

Patrick Chan, CAN: 82.13 TES + 89.28 PCS -2.00 = 169.41 Total: 267.78 and into 1st place

• Gorgeous quad toe + triple toe 
• And another gorgeous quad toe
• Triple lutz was off from the takeoff and a fall
• Nice variety of steps in his step sequence and good flow and changes of edge
• Good stretch through the camel position and picking up speed
• Fall on a triple axel
• Nice triple loop
• Triple flip half loop triple salchow with a flip out on the last jump
• Double lutz + double toe
• He had a huge lead and started off brilliantly but this is a lot of mistakes and he's really leaving the door open
• Nice choreography and elegant flow through the choreographic step sequence
• Double axel a little back on the landing
• Good final spin nicely timed with the music

Brian Joubert, FRA: 65.81 TES + 82.28 PCS = 148.09 Total: 232.26 and into 7th place

• Nice quad toe
• Triple salchow
• Triple axel two footed and leaning on the landing but hangs on
• Not a lot of speed in the sit spin
• Quad toe + single toe
• Triple flip + double toe
• Camel spin into a decent sit spin with maintained speed
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Triple flip
• There's not a lot of performance or choreography in the program and I feel like it doesn't hold your attention very well in between the jumps
• The choreography in the 2nd step sequence seems out of time and out of character for the music

Denis Ten, KAZ: 87.76 TES + 87.16 PCS = 174.92 Total: 266.48 and into 2nd place

• Nice opening quad toe--he was really struggling on them in warmup and that one was textook
• Nice high triple axel + triple toe
• Good second triple axel--he has so much spring in his jumps
• Nice light choreography in the step sequence with nice use of his arms and upper body to accent the movement
• Good camel spin position with a very nice donut but he could work on maintaining the speed throughout the spin
• Triple lutz + double toe + double toe
• Popped jump + double toe
• Triple salchow
• Triple loop slightly forward on the landing
• Nice twisted position sit spin but losing speed in the back tuck position
• Good double axel
• Nice choreography and he's really selling hte program in the 2nd step sequence but he may have been slightly off the music in places
• Final combination spin good speed with the music and nice positions
• He had the competition of his life here!

Kevin Reynolds, CAN: 77.04 TES + 77.78 PCS = 154.82 Total: 239.98 and into 5th place

• Quad salchow turnout
• Quad toe + Triple Toe
• Great ice coverage on the triple axel + triple toe
• Good extension on the camel spin positions
• Quad toe hand down
• Double axel
• Triple flip + Double toe + double loop
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow
• I really like this choreographic step sequence and think it's one of the better artistic moments of the program
• Not a great sit or camel position in his final spin

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Denis TEN	KAZ	174.92	87.76		87.16	8.54	8.43	8.89	8.86	8.86	0.00	#23
2	Patrick CHAN	CAN	169.41	82.13		89.28	9.11	8.96	8.61	9.00	8.96	2.00	#21
3	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	169.05	89.05		80.00	8.25	7.75	7.86	8.14	8.00	0.00	#13
4	Javier FERNANDEZ	ESP	168.30	83.00		85.30	8.43	8.18	8.36	8.79	8.89	0.00	#15
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	160.72	84.50		76.22	7.75	7.39	7.79	7.57	7.61	0.00	#18
6	Max AARON	USA	160.16	85.86		74.30	7.61	7.11	7.50	7.39	7.54	0.00	#17
7	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	154.82	77.04		77.78	7.82	7.61	7.71	7.93	7.82	0.00	#24
8	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	154.36	70.36		85.00	8.54	8.21	8.46	8.50	8.79	1.00	#19
9	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	149.25	81.03		68.22	6.82	6.50	7.00	7.00	6.79	0.00	#11
10	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	148.09	65.81		82.28	8.29	7.82	8.43	8.21	8.39	0.00	#22
11	Michal BREZINA	CZE	145.91	70.17		77.74	7.93	7.68	7.68	7.79	7.79	2.00	#20
12	Peter LIEBERS	GER	145.64	78.92		66.72	6.61	6.57	6.75	6.75	6.68	0.00	#9
13	Ross MINER	USA	141.66	73.38		69.28	7.07	6.82	6.79	6.96	7.00	1.00	#8
14	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	141.55	75.81		66.74	7.04	6.36	6.68	6.75	6.54	1.00	#2
15	Florent AMODIO	FRA	141.10	63.52		78.58	7.89	7.61	7.71	8.04	8.04	1.00	#14
16	Misha GE	UZB	139.05	68.81		71.24	6.86	6.79	7.29	7.18	7.50	1.00	#12
17	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	135.97	74.41		62.56	6.50	5.89	6.25	6.32	6.32	1.00	#7
18	Nan SONG	CHN	134.65	68.05		66.60	7.00	6.54	6.54	6.68	6.54	0.00	#16
19	Jorik HENDRICKX	BEL	130.15	70.09		60.06	6.18	5.71	6.18	5.96	6.00	0.00	#4
20	Viktor PFEIFER	AUT	125.34	63.70		61.64	6.39	5.75	6.14	6.18	6.36	0.00	#5
21	Yakov GODOROZHA	UKR	113.10	60.26		53.84	5.57	5.25	5.32	5.39	5.39	1.00	#6
22	Tomas VERNER	CZE	112.45	39.87		72.58	7.36	7.04	6.89	7.50	7.50	0.00	#10
23	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	111.76	58.90		53.86	5.68	5.18	5.25	5.46	5.36	1.00	#3
24	Justus STRID	DEN	101.98	48.82		55.16	5.43	5.14	5.61	5.61	5.79	2.00	#1

Total

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	267.78	1	2
2	Denis TEN	KAZ	266.48	2	1
3	Javier FERNANDEZ	ESP	249.06	7	4
4	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	244.99	9	3
5	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	239.98	3	7
6	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	239.03	4	8
7	Max AARON	USA	238.36	8	6
8	Takahito MURA	JPN	234.18	11	5
9	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	232.26	5	10
10	Michal BREZINA	CZE	229.00	6	11
11	Peter LIEBERS	GER	216.84	13	12
12	Florent AMODIO	FRA	216.83	10	15
13	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	216.60	18	9
14	Ross MINER	USA	211.90	14	13
15	Nan SONG	CHN	207.68	12	18
16	Misha GE	UZB	207.50	15	16
17	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	207.40	19	14
18	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	204.29	16	17
19	Jorik HENDRICKX	BEL	192.19	23	19
20	Viktor PFEIFER	AUT	189.44	21	20
21	Tomas VERNER	CZE	180.50	17	22
22	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	177.09	20	23
23	Yakov GODOROZHA	UKR	174.98	24	21
24	Justus STRID	DEN	165.23	22	24