Deliverpooh

It was really nice watching this while reading the comments in this thread.

Thank you

Guess I'll see some of you in the Russian ladies thread

Haha, Rika and Kaori seem like great friends.

Perhaps this is what can happen if the spotlight is not on you.

The four who were considered main contenders were being watched like hawks even during Challenger events, and then suddenly Kaori skates in from seemingly out of nowhere.

I love Wakaba but I think she will get it. Partly, because I think the fed doesn't entirely trust Wakaba after last years Worlds, unfortunately.

This was amazing!

She's like a rising comet the last few weeks.

Better dress!

So I guess it's Kaori or Wakaba now.

Oh...

Just now, katonice said:

But thinking about how far she's come since her injuries, nothinf but respect Satton!

 

And Kaori's got her hands full now...

Yeah, amazing journey.

Had the same anxiety for her and Anna P at the beginning of the season. Where Anna faltered, Satoko rose like an phoenix.

I guess one Olympian has been determined

Satoko

Why am I crying? She hasn't even started yet.

In the replay you can already see her pain during the Ina Bauer.

Poor Marin; she dreamt of the Olympics, but not this time

And her coach must be with Satoko.

Just now, Yatagarasu said:

 

No, it's actually kind of a mess as it leaves the door wide open for JSF to do whatever the heck they want.

 

Which is never pretty. But we'll see, Kaori and Satoko yet to skate.

Thank you!

If Rika wins this, then does the number 2 automatically get the Olympics spot, or is it all open again for the fed to decide?

She smashed the Tech-score

Mad if you think that she only missed being Olympics-eligible by a few weeks.

Rika K is

Now I can relax for a sec, as Rika doesn't skate for the Olympics.

2 minutes ago, Yatagarasu said:

That's it. Game over. Sigh.

Yeah

Wakaba

This is one of the main moments we have all waited for this season.

So crazy that it's finally here

(and thanks to that chair-smiley I realized that there are loads more smileys beyond the first smiley page... only took me 200+ posts)

Just now, axelnojutsu said:

That chair smiley is me, but then under a bed.

Rika H and Kaori look nervous.

And she goes rocketing into the lead.

(as the British Eurosport guys tend to say)

Just now, sweetwater said:

+1

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