Skate Canada International 2018 - Ladies Final - The Afterglow
Mako Yamashita, the girl who almost defeated two Russian powerhouses The first leg of the ladies' competition might have turned some worlds upside down, but you never say it's done until it's done in figure skating. Starting off well in the short programme is one thing, but maintaining positions after the free skate is the real test. And so, here is how the skaters did in Laval yesterday. The first skater was Daria Panenkova from Russia. She skated to Lara Fabian's You're Not From Here , and unfortunately finished behind the music. Not a lot of speed for Daria, but she did end most of her jumps beautifully. Score: 117.13 -> 168.54 . Yura Matsuda had better presentation skills than the Russian, but the technical content is not at the same level yet. Even though she made no mistakes, she had too many doubles in her routine compared to Daria. Score: 104.24 -> 157.59 . Alaine Chartrand brought the arena to their feet with her rendition of Sunset Bo