Team Japan

[sallycinnamon]

It looks to me the same, yes @yuzuangel

 

As for Marin's SP, there is plenty of time to improve, yes, but so far I am not sure either that it was a very good choice fer her. Her skating is very soft for a tango. I miss the aggressive, sharp, controlled movements, the dramatic interpretation from this performance. 

[yuzuangel]

another angle of that dress!

eta: sorry the other pic was posted

[ralucutzagy]

7 minutes ago, sallycinnamon said:

It looks to me the same, yes @yuzuangel

 

As for Marin's SP, there is plenty of time to improve, yes, but so far I am not sure either that it was a very good choice fer her. Her skating is very soft for a tango. I miss the aggressive, sharp, controlled movements, the dramatic interpretation from this performance. 

She's too young for a heated tango! Give it to Anna P. and we'll se a big difference.  The same goes for Mai.

[sallycinnamon]

9 minutes ago, ralucutzagy said:

She's too young for a heated tango! Give it to Anna P. and we'll se a big difference.  The same goes for Mai.

 

Yes, true, the age could be a factor as well.

[yuzuangel]

Eh, Yuna did Tango de Roxanne at 16 and it was fabulous. I don't think it's age!  

 

Also bringing in this young lady from team USA (found on GS) who does the tango well, despite being so so so young. 

 

I think Marin's SP is not bad, she does skate through a lot of accents which are just begging for interesting footwork. She does a lot of hand movements which look odd after a while, but it's still not even the start of the real season yet and she has a lot of time to improve. I think adding a couple more choreographic touches on those highlights could do wonders.

 

Her jumps though, they kind of give me an odd feeling.

[ralucutzagy]

hehe, they are so cute!

 

[ralucutzagy]

 

[fluffypooh]

46 minutes ago, ralucutzagy said:

 

She is not doing 3A?

[ralucutzagy]

3 minutes ago, fluffypooh said:

She is not doing 3A?

Maybe she's still not sure about it, she needs more practice, or she wouldnt risk it at that competition ... who knows ... 

[ralucutzagy]

Wakaba's LP (Skyfall) dress  

 

 

[Joey]

1 hour ago, fluffypooh said:

She is not doing 3A?

 

It's August. I would have been very surprised had she already tried it here. But she's not going to go for a 2A at the start of her LP in the big comps. Just a question of time!

[Lunna]

Wanna see Wakaba's FS video now - love the song and the dress 

[Smultron]

Yay, Wakababy looking all fierce  

Can't wait to see the program! 

And I still hope we will see her do a 3A later in the season  

 

 

[SuzyQ]

A clearer video of Rika Kihira's FS at the Asian Open.

 

 

[ralucutzagy]