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The World's Most Royal Cat:

What a beauty

13 hours ago, sallycinnamon said:

 

She was born on 21 July, only skaters who reached the age of 15 until 1 July can go to the Olympics.

Had no idea she was that close

Wow.

Am now catching up.

Some thoughts:

Yuhana Yokoi : cool program, nice 3F-3T too

Rika Kihira: Awesome 3A. It's nice for her to participate now as there is not so much at stake. Think she will win this next year.

Mai Mihara: that fall, oh Mai

Kaori Sakomoto: Who would have thought she was an Olympic-contender at the start of the season. But here we are. An absolute star

Nana Araki: One of my favourite juniors. Good to see her getting more of experience in.

Mako Yamashita: Nice 2A. She's good, was close to getting to the JGPF too. Hope to see more of her in the coming years.

Wakaba Higuchi: I would have been less surprised at a 3A than a 1A. Good she fought back and hope it didn't cost her the games

Satoko Miyahara: solid and elegant

Marin Honda: I thought she had a good shot at the Olympics before this season started. She is good, deserving PCS, but I had expected a little more this season.

Rika Hongo: What happened? You Queen!

Rinka Watanabe: Who is she? She wasn't at the JGP, right? Nice skate.

back from work and have to catch up now.

Started with my Baba Yaga and was glad to see he did well. Would be great if he medalled at the Olympics.

On 20/12/2017 at 9:38 PM, Yatagarasu said:

SP Start order

 

Ladies
Valeria MIKHAILOVA Polina TSURSKAYA Anna TARUSINA Stanislava KONSTANTINOVA Elena RADIONOVA Anastasia GUBANOVA Anastasia GULYAKOVA Alena LEONOVA Serafima SAKHANOVICH Darya PANENKOVA Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA Alena KOSTORNAYA Alina ZAGITOVA Anastasia GRACHEVA Sofia ISTOMINA Sofia SAMODUROVA Maria SOTSKOVA Lidia YAKOVLEVA

Am glad I followed the junior grand prix; now I know more of the skaters than if I had just followed seniors. Am looking forward to seeing the ones I don't know as well.

I guess Alena is the oldest one?

Just now, Yatagarasu said:

 

The way things look now, I will not make it for the FS and I am so, so miffed because this one really is the top. Sigh. At least there's the SP!

You won't? Wow, I hope you will be able to make it.

You speak Russian, right?

On 18/12/2017 at 11:13 AM, sallycinnamon said:

Time schedule and broadcast info have been announced:

 

https://twitter.com/sports_figskat/status/942696573124870144

 

All events will be broadcasted on Match Tv, Match Arena or Match Planet

 

All times are in UTC + 3 

 

22 Dec (Friday)

14:00 Ladies SP

 

23 Dec (Saturday)

17:35 Ladies FS

For some reason I thought it was much earlier. Good, that means I don't have to wake up early

This competition is only behind the Olympics in terms of excitement to me.

I guess Zhenya needed her rest. Better now than when at the Olympics.

4 hours ago, Yatagarasu said:

Oh ok, well Sharov, the guy who often takes photos of Eteri's group says that was not her first day on ice.

That makes more sense and makes me feel a tad better!

Also Eteri's babies

Alina smiling as always. She seems to have a very sunny disposition.

On 17/12/2017 at 9:58 AM, katonice said:

Sasha Trusova has landed a 4T, captured on video by Daniil Gleihengauz.

It was on his instastories though so will have to go back through Twitter to find the video.

 

ETA: Oh it was already posted in the Juniors thread

 

I saw that; so amazing!

Wonder what he programs will look like in a few years.

4lz in combination? (exaggerating, but you never know with these ladies)

9 hours ago, xeyra said:

I like that the ladies have a thread all to themselves. 

Yup :

Must say this is one of the competitions that I have looked forward to most of all this season. It's not just the seniors, but some of the juniors as well competing  against each other.

Hope Gubanova can skate clean.

And really really hope Zhenya will be fine and do well.

23 hours ago, kelly said:

I think Rika has also been training 4S and 4T 

Wow, didn't know that.

I also heard Gabrielle Daleman might try a quad toe at some point.

On 12/12/2017 at 3:23 PM, ralucutzagy said:

 

That was awesome!

Japan owns this and they should. Love how many skaters like the series too.

4 hours ago, Yatagarasu said:

We have two champions of the French Nationals decided!

 

Mae Berenice MEITE wins the Ladies event and off she goes to the Olympics!

Lola ESBRAT / Andrei NOVOSELOV won the pairs.

 

I will put up the final results as soon as the men and ID is finished tomorrow.

 

Some videos of French Nats (a few more on the channel)

 

Chafik BESSEGHIER Short Program

Kevin AYMOZ Short Program

Gabriella PAPADAKIS & Guillaume CIZERON Short Dance 

Mae Berenice MEITE Free Skate

Laurine LECAVELIER Free Skate

 

Wow, that was close. I wish both Laurine and her could go.

2 hours ago, Yatagarasu said:

 

She has a kind of presence on ice that Masha can only dream of. She's been off all season though, some of that fire has been missing, especially at the beginning of it but then I do think she's been improving a bit. If I had to pick, I'd pick her but yes, right now, I say Masha has it. We'll see. I think Radio will go for it, I think it's in her blood. Roll the dice attitude!

She used to be Russia's number 2, so I hope she'll be able to recapture some of that.

I do think Maria has it though, unless she really messes it up. It will probably also count that she was 2nd in the GPF, showing she can medal on the international stage. How things change. Just a year ago, I thought Anna was a safe bet.

1 hour ago, Yatagarasu said:

Heeeeh. 

 

Try 1 and Try 2.

 

Honestly Sasha. 

She won't be including it this season but I can already see it for the next one. I'm really hoping that she can land the 4S at Worlds.

I didn't know she was doing 4T as well!!

Amazing.

Though the list of ladies who have done the triple axel is ever growing, I am still always excited when a woman accomplishes this jump.

Rika Kihira even did a triple axel- triple toe at the JGP.

And in juniors we now have a lady who has a quad sal in her free program.

My question is, who else do you think will start jumping triples axels and quads?

On 11/12/2017 at 11:08 PM, Fay said:

Oh yeah, Misha...

 

Yeah, that was awesome (and hot)

This was cool too:

Like how she often makes an effort to do something that appeals to the country she skates in.

On 08/12/2017 at 5:20 AM, katonice said:

 

Those faces are spot on!

Just now, Yatagarasu said:

 

Haven't we all! Sigh, everything crossed that it all pays off in the end. 

And Mika is the best BY ever 

I can't stop laughing when I see the faces he pulls