NHK Trophy 2015 - When the Student Overpasses the Master (Ladies' SP)
Three weeks ago, in Beijing, Mao Asada was almost defeated by a younger Japanese skate. This time, she has another fierce co-national to face, and Satoko Miyahara seems more than capable to take her on. What about Ashley Wagner and Anna Pogorilaya? The first to skate here in Nagano is Kaetlyn Osmond . Life is still a little blue for her as she falls on the triple Lutz and doubles out of the triple Toeloop. Nonetheless, it's an improvement since last time we saw her. Her score: 57.07 . Mariko Kihara skates to Sakura Sakura , showing us a fully Japanese programme. The music is inspiring and the choreography is beautiful. She's got potential, even though she falls on the second triple Toeloop. She gets 54.96 points. Maria Artemieva looks very elegant, despite the simplicity of the gray and pink dress. The style matches beautifully with Etta James' At Last . She falls on the triple Lutz though. Her score: 55.68 . Zijun Li 's programme is very tranquil. Despite on...