Rostelecom Cup 2014 - Ladies' Second Day
We must start the ladies' final event with sad news: Joshi Helgesson has injured her ankle and has withdrawn as a consequence. We wish her all the best.
Now, about the current affair of things: this might just be Alaine Chartrand's day of glory, but don't write Anna Pogorilaya off so fast.
Same as yesterday, Eliska Brezinova's presentation doesn't come through. She looks tired and slow, and there is just one bit of choreography relevant to The 13th Warrior. It isn't better technically with only six triples and two of those messy. Her score: 87.40. Overall: 134.04.
Miyabi Oda is having a much better day. She has no errors whatsoever and her interpretation of Les Miserbales is lovely. The dress might be a bit too glamorous for the theme though. She gets 107.81 points. Overall: 154.57.
Angela Wang's confidence slowly decreases as the programme progresses. Her step sequence is not sharp enough in following the music, and she has trouble with her triple Salchow and the second triple Lutz. Her score: 99.50. Overall: 150.75.
Maria Artemieva is a long way from catching up to the Russian superstars, especially technically. She steps out of the first triple Lutz and falls on the second, double-foots the triple Loop and over-rotates the triple Toeloop. She gets 92.84 points. Overall: 144.72.
So Youn Park has a beautiful future ahead of her. Her only mistake is stepping out of the triple Loop. Romeo and Juliet suits her delicate style. Her score: 109.53. Overall: 163.24.
Maria Stavitskaia is cautious with the jumps, taking her time to set them up, and it does her good. However, her step sequence doesn't fit the rapid rhythm of Don Quixote and as a result, it looks as if she's dragging her feet. She gets 98.71 points. Overall: 153.49.
Ashley Cain's new costume for Evita is more to the point than the white generic dress we last saw on her. The presentation is more to my liking as well, but the elements are incredibly messy. Her score: 93.72. Overall: 150.90.
Mirai Nagasu takes the butterfly wings from Madame Butterfly and puts them on her beautiful costume. Unfortunately she can't seem to avoid her bad habit of under-rotating jumps. She gets 106.98 points. Overall: 165.88.
Anna Pogorilaya can't keep her nerves under control. It would take disastrous performances from her two rivals for her to win this. Her rendition of Firebird is as strong artistically as you'd expect. Her score: 114.11. Overall: 173.43.
Rika Hongo doesn't flinch for a single second. She is impeccable technically. She tells the story of Carmen through her body language rather than with her expression, but that's fine because she does it great. She gets 118.15 points. Overall: 178.00.
Dr Zhivago is a heavier musical piece than Carmen, and therefore it can be less appealing. But it's the technical that knocks Alaine Chartrand off the first step of the podium. She double-foots at least three jumps and over-rotates the triple Loop. Her score: 110.82. Overall: 172.00.
It's a new dawn in Rika Hongo's career as she deservedly wins the gold medal. Anna Pogorilaya is lucky enough to climb a place and take the silver. Alaine Chartrand, on the other hand, still has room to grow and leaves with the bronze. Congratulations to all of them.
Now, about the current affair of things: this might just be Alaine Chartrand's day of glory, but don't write Anna Pogorilaya off so fast.
Same as yesterday, Eliska Brezinova's presentation doesn't come through. She looks tired and slow, and there is just one bit of choreography relevant to The 13th Warrior. It isn't better technically with only six triples and two of those messy. Her score: 87.40. Overall: 134.04.
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| Les Miserbales by Miyabi Oda Photograph: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images Asia |
Angela Wang's confidence slowly decreases as the programme progresses. Her step sequence is not sharp enough in following the music, and she has trouble with her triple Salchow and the second triple Lutz. Her score: 99.50. Overall: 150.75.
Maria Artemieva is a long way from catching up to the Russian superstars, especially technically. She steps out of the first triple Lutz and falls on the second, double-foots the triple Loop and over-rotates the triple Toeloop. She gets 92.84 points. Overall: 144.72.
So Youn Park has a beautiful future ahead of her. Her only mistake is stepping out of the triple Loop. Romeo and Juliet suits her delicate style. Her score: 109.53. Overall: 163.24.
Maria Stavitskaia is cautious with the jumps, taking her time to set them up, and it does her good. However, her step sequence doesn't fit the rapid rhythm of Don Quixote and as a result, it looks as if she's dragging her feet. She gets 98.71 points. Overall: 153.49.
Ashley Cain's new costume for Evita is more to the point than the white generic dress we last saw on her. The presentation is more to my liking as well, but the elements are incredibly messy. Her score: 93.72. Overall: 150.90.
Mirai Nagasu takes the butterfly wings from Madame Butterfly and puts them on her beautiful costume. Unfortunately she can't seem to avoid her bad habit of under-rotating jumps. She gets 106.98 points. Overall: 165.88.
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| Rika Hongo in her gorgeous SP costume Photograph: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images Europe |
Rika Hongo doesn't flinch for a single second. She is impeccable technically. She tells the story of Carmen through her body language rather than with her expression, but that's fine because she does it great. She gets 118.15 points. Overall: 178.00.
Dr Zhivago is a heavier musical piece than Carmen, and therefore it can be less appealing. But it's the technical that knocks Alaine Chartrand off the first step of the podium. She double-foots at least three jumps and over-rotates the triple Loop. Her score: 110.82. Overall: 172.00.
It's a new dawn in Rika Hongo's career as she deservedly wins the gold medal. Anna Pogorilaya is lucky enough to climb a place and take the silver. Alaine Chartrand, on the other hand, still has room to grow and leaves with the bronze. Congratulations to all of them.
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