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delicatecutter · Oct 22nd, 2012, 09:54 PM

Oh dear, Alex. What happened to Yuzuru in the long program?

I haven't watched the ladies yet, but I adore Takahiko Kozuka's skating. So smooth!

KoOlMaNsEaN · Oct 23rd, 2012, 02:00 AM

Ashley.
The program was amazing, I really hope she makes the podium or better this season

All she needs is a clean triple lutz(sans flutz)

+ Adelina needs to change her music, I had to mute my tv after the first minute

dybbuk · Oct 23rd, 2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by delicatecutter

Oh dear, Alex. What happened to Yuzuru in the long program?

I haven't watched the ladies yet, but I adore Takahiko Kozuka's skating. So smooth!

I don't know. He's literally coming off an injury a few weeks ago, so I'm hoping he was just not ready still.

Whatever, he still has the World Record for SP score and is on his way up.

delicatecutter · Oct 23rd, 2012, 04:13 AM

Strange to see no Japanese ladies contending for the title. I'm not overly enthusiastic about Wagner or Gao and Adelina is wasting her talent with this LP.

Glad to see her land a 3z3t though.

dybbuk · Oct 23rd, 2012, 04:32 AM

I like Wagner. She's not unique or elegant enough for me to stan, but imo she's an improvement over most of the white girls America has been producing the past 7 years or so. She's at very least a step up from Hughes the Lesser and Flatt in terms of watchability.

Gao however bothers me and I don't even know why. She just doesn't have the It Factor.

delicatecutter · Oct 23rd, 2012, 04:54 AM

Wagner is OK. I was rooting for her to win the bronze at Worlds last year. But I'm not going to stand up and clap for her or anything.

KoOlMaNsEaN · Oct 26th, 2012, 10:42 PM

Kaetlyn Osmond in 2nd after the short program

Most of the ladies under-rotated their jumps which allowed Elene and Kaetlyn to rise up with clean programs.

IceSkaTennisFan · Oct 27th, 2012, 03:30 AM

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Wagner is OK. I was rooting for her to win the bronze at Worlds last year. But I'm not going to stand up and clap for her or anything.

Yeah, her music choices leave something to be desired. She thought Black Swan was such an amazing program that could not be outdone, but it was just warmed over Swan Lake. She has potential to try other stuff and I guess I just appreciate it more when skaters try to be more original. I was admiring Buttle's Ararat LP when he won Worlds. It was absolutely amazing to see something fresh and up to date. She's a fun skater to watch for a minute, but then you realize she doesn't seem as confident with her jumps as she does with her other elements. Maybe it's just a phase...

fifty-fifty · Oct 27th, 2012, 04:27 PM

Current Overall Standing

Pl. Name Nation Points SP FS
1 Kaetlyn OSMOND

CAN
176.45 2 2
2 Akiko SUZUKI
JPN
175.16 5 1
3 Kanako MURAKAMI
JPN
168.04 4 4
4 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA
RUS
168.00 6 3
5 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI
GEO
160.52 1 5
6 Ksenia MAKAROVA
RUS
154.11 3 9
7 Gracie GOLD
USA
151.57 9 6
8 Amelie LACOSTE
CAN
151.44 7 7
9 Caroline ZHANG
USA
149.87 8 8
10 Polina SHELEPEN
RUS
124.29 10 10

KoOlMaNsEaN · Oct 27th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Yay for Kaetlyn and CDN Women's skating. After last season's horrendous ladies' showings, it's nice to have a woman that can contend

fifty-fifty · Oct 27th, 2012, 04:59 PM

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Yay for Kaetlyn and CDN Women's skating. After last season's horrendous ladies' showings, it's nice to have a woman that can contend

Do you honestly believe she deserved to win?

KoOlMaNsEaN · Oct 27th, 2012, 06:21 PM

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Do you honestly believe she deserved to win?

Goodbye hater

fifty-fifty · Oct 27th, 2012, 07:26 PM

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Goodbye hater

Look buddy, I don't even know this girl. But she clearly didn't deserve gold today. The only reason she's fist is because she's Canadian. This is not just my opinion, just visit other skating forums.

Sir Stefwhit · Oct 27th, 2012, 07:43 PM

Man I was hoping w.all my might that Zhang was going to have a turn around season, she got so much potential. Very disappointing that she can't get out of her own way and I'm afraid she's spiraling into irrelevance. She's currently in 9th place :

KoOlMaNsEaN · Oct 27th, 2012, 08:54 PM

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Look buddy, I don't even know this girl. But she clearly didn't deserve gold today. The only reason she's fist is because she's Canadian. This is not just my opinion, just visit other skating forums.

I'm tired of Canadians being criticized for their good results, it's getting old