Women's SP impressions: I don't think I've seen Viveca Lindfors skate before (didn't watch much of GP Helsinki), but I unexpectedly liked her. She's not that short, but she gives me the impression of being a tiny powerhouse somehow and she looked like she was enjoying herself.
Ivett Toth's costume is weird (I kind of wish she's gone full-throttle and made it a pantsuit) but I like her and her unusual music choices. You could tell that axel wasn't really happening far before she jumped, and her other jumps weren't fully rotated - hope the free goes better for her. I like her free program this year and it would be nice to see her skate it cleanish.
Nicole Schott is so pretty and mature-looking in this program. I did get something of an impression that she was going through the motions towards the end, but I enjoyed watching her anyway.
Mae Berenice Meite's old dress was pretty, but her new one is gorgeous. Something about her looked off today, though. I'm not sure what, but her performance just didn't feel all the way there.
Sofia Samodurova's program was my favorite. She always looks happy to be out there.
Free skate is going to be interesting! A Russian sweep is looking rather unlikely now, but there's not a lot of point difference between third and sixth place.
Side note, but I swear there needs to be a guidebook put out by ISU on how to record competitions that includes things like 'don't switch to far-away views and then zoom out further in the middle of a spin' and 'save the close-ups of the feet for the replays' and 'don't cut IN THE MIDDLE OF A JUMP'.
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Date: 2019-01-23 04:25 pm (UTC)I don't think I've seen Viveca Lindfors skate before (didn't watch much of GP Helsinki), but I unexpectedly liked her. She's not that short, but she gives me the impression of being a tiny powerhouse somehow and she looked like she was enjoying herself.
Ivett Toth's costume is weird (I kind of wish she's gone full-throttle and made it a pantsuit) but I like her and her unusual music choices. You could tell that axel wasn't really happening far before she jumped, and her other jumps weren't fully rotated - hope the free goes better for her. I like her free program this year and it would be nice to see her skate it cleanish.
Nicole Schott is so pretty and mature-looking in this program. I did get something of an impression that she was going through the motions towards the end, but I enjoyed watching her anyway.
Mae Berenice Meite's old dress was pretty, but her new one is gorgeous. Something about her looked off today, though. I'm not sure what, but her performance just didn't feel all the way there.
Sofia Samodurova's program was my favorite. She always looks happy to be out there.
Free skate is going to be interesting! A Russian sweep is looking rather unlikely now, but there's not a lot of point difference between third and sixth place.
Side note, but I swear there needs to be a guidebook put out by ISU on how to record competitions that includes things like 'don't switch to far-away views and then zoom out further in the middle of a spin' and 'save the close-ups of the feet for the replays' and 'don't cut IN THE MIDDLE OF A JUMP'.