Joannie Rochette CAN Start # 19
Ordinals 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 Currently S 2 Overall 1
Metamorphoses and other plays Red halter
Around the rink once and 3z2t is clean / some nice movement to moddy music and into flycam with good lfy and fast into inside edge / ftwrk 3f / Cynthia & Annie are just up behind me and you could hear Cyn when Joannie was introduced and on each landed jump / strt ftwrk is a bit slow but very detailed & difficult / 2a / spirals are nice / combo spin is centered and all pos good ?had a bit of trouble getting foot up to head / Good for her ?great program
Susanna P鰕ki?FIN Start # 20
Ordinals 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 Currently S 5 Overall 4
Henry VIII Red with yellow underskirt
2a / 3z2t / she抯 music an using the music well / spirals are all held very well / layback with strt leg and arms outstretched is very pretty / ftwrk pause 2f ?big awwww from skaters up behind me / flycam is a bit slow but semi-layover pos is very nice / strt ftwrk goes both ways and is quite detailed / combo spin is centered with good pos & speed until the Y which was a bit wobbly.
Elena Liashenko UKR Start # 21
Ordinals 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 Currently S 3 Overall 2
Otonal pale blue with bit of pink in skirt silver seqins on top
3z2t high & clean / ftwrk pause 3f ?couldn抰 see feet ?too close to near boards but from coach抯 reaction think it was 2footed / flycam is nice & stretched / music has become very lyrical and she抯 doing the spiral seq with ok spirals / 2a / layback with arms behind back & strt leg is very fast & centered ?back pos could be better / strt ftwrk goes very well with music & fairly difficult ?bit on slow side though / combo spin to end is nice /
Carolina Kostner ITA Start # 22
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Currently S 1 Overall 1
A Song from a Secret Garden dark turqoise with X straps on back
She抯 really flying 3f3t couldn抰 see feet on toe but by her body I抎 think it was clean / travel 3抯 into 3l / flycam is very nice with hands behind back & good stretch & speed / O ftwrk moves well ?think it might be a bit simple / spirals start with very nice inside out / 2a / combo spin travelled in a fairly small circle and got very slow on catchfoot that started the back half / layback is lovely with strt leg and hands behind back / The look on her face says that she can抰 believe she did it !! / Big cheers from the crowd / Even after she抯 taken her bows I don抰 think she believes it /
Jennifer Robinson CAN Start # 23
Ordinals 5 5 5 6 6 9 10 10 10 Currently S 7 Overall 7
Tangosain, Welcome to Cuba Purple with semi-sheer black
Piano and she抯 around for the 3z2t which is clean! / ftwrk 3f maybe a bit of cheat but not that bad ?on replay it抯 a ?cheated / spirals have pretty good extension and move ok (for Jen) / death drop is good with low fast spin / diag ftwrk goes with the change to cuban music / 2a / layback is fast & centered with change from classic pos to strt leg / combo spin is also fast *& centered on front cam on back is a bit slow / some dancing into her final pos / That was about as good as she could skate that!!! ?good for her.
Irina Slutskaya RUS Start # 24
Ordinals 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 8 Currently S 3 Overall 2
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Purple with silver V front & back shading to very long light yellow skirt (dance length ?mid calf) 3z2t couldn抰 see feet ?will have to check, but 2t was landed with no flow out / fly cam is excellent / ftwrk pause bailed on flip ?landed forward after 1 rev / 2a is nice / diag ftwrk has lots of 1-foot turns in a row and matches music very well / layback has foot to head with good speed / spirals are ok / cmobo spin is fast with beillmann on both feet /
Miki Ando JPN Start # 25
Ordinals 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 Currently S 1 Overall 1
The Pianist ?chopin navy blue velvet with low scoop back
3z3l / 3f / layback with almost flat back strt leg with arm pos change / 2a / now into