Cup of China 2023 Women FS - “Crazy Ladiezzz Keep Them On The Run”

[skatingguy]

Petrokina, Niina
Coach: Svetlana Varnavskaja
Music: Dusty Road, Prelude (The Age of Heroes)

2A+3T
3Lz+1Eu+3S
3F!q - fall
3Lo
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
3Lz
2F+2T - got up on the toepick on the toeloop
Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
2A
Layback Spin 4
Choreo Sequence

A bit of a mixed bag for Petrokina. Probably does enough to stay in the top 4, and maybe get on the podium depending on what we see in the next few skaters.

125.46 = 1st Place
188.04 = 1st Place

 

[Frau Muller]

Another downturn for Petrokina.

Maddie keeps moving up…I think? No.

 

[skatingguy]

Yoshida, Hana
Coach: Mie Hamada, Hiroaki Sato, Satsuki Muramoto
Music: Shakuhachi, La Terre Vue Du Ciel by A. Amar

 

[leilaofpaper]

Oh no poor Niina, I hope she’s okay. I’m a big fan of hers

 

[skatingguy]

Another downturn for Petrokina.

Maddie keeps moving up!

No, Petrokina had more than enough to finish above Schizas.

 

[airgelaal]

And now again Niina will wait for mistakes from others.

 

[Frau Muller]

Enjoyed Yoshida’s swanlike FS.

 

[skatingguy]

Yoshida, Hana
Coach: Mie Hamada, Hiroaki Sato, Satsuki Muramoto
Music: Shakuhachi, La Terre Vue Du Ciel by A. Amar

3Aq - step out
2A+3T
3Lo
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
3F!
3Lz+3T
Choreo Sequence
3Lz
3S+2A+1T+SEQ - Axel was overrotated
Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Sit Spin 4

Quality elements throughout that program - just an issue with the Axels. The program doesn't really pop, but it works for her skating.

139.32 = 1st Place
203.97 = 1st Place

 

[Bunny Hop]

Yoshida's triple axel was tilted in the air but she somehow landed it (not well, but landed). The other standalone jumps looked solid (sequence and combo iffy). Great program and really well presented.

 

[skatingguy]

Watanabe, Rinka
Coach: K. Nakaniwa, M. Nakata, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: Brotsjor, Goliath, Meeting Laura

 

[airgelaal]

This dress is so weard and so random

 

[Bunny Hop]

I'm going to have to assume Watanabe's costume means something in relation to the music because there is no other explanation as to why someone would say yes to it.

Not a huge amount of expression, but jumps all looked good. Spins very slow though. Nice to see a skater who seems happy with their performance.

 

[skatingguy]

Watanabe, Rinka
Coach: K. Nakaniwa, M. Nakata, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: Brotsjor, Goliath, Meeting Laura

2A
3Lo+3T
3F!
3Lz+2T
Fly Camel Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
3Lz
2A+1Lo+3S
3Lo
Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Fly Sit Spin 4

A wonderful skate for Rinka. The jumps are small but solid technique, and clean execution.

138.13 = 2nd Place
203.22 = 2nd Place

 

[Frau Muller]

Gorgeous FS by Rinka Watanabe!

 

[skatingguy]

Hendrickx, Loena
Coach: Jorik Hendrickx
Music: Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)

 

[Bunny Hop]

Go Loena. You have a buffer but don't throw it away.

 

[Milan]

Rinka is so sweet!!

 

[airgelaal]

Hard skate for Loena

 

[Bunny Hop]

A very tense skate for Hendrickx following the opening error. This isn't going to stand up technically.

 

[leilaofpaper]

Loena looked tired. That tech score doesn’t bode well for staying in first.

 

[skatingguy]

Hendrickx, Loena
Coach: Jorik Hendrickx
Music: Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)

3Lz+3T< - 3-turn between jumps
2A
3F
2A
Ch Combo Spin 3
Choreo Sequence
3Lz+1T
3F<+2T+2Loq
3S
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Layback Spin 3

Not the quality that we saw at Skate America, but still it's a great entertaining program. I'm not sure that a Chinese audience knew how to react to this program - they were pretty quiet until the very end.

130.84 = 3rd Place
201.49 = 3rd Place

 

[Frau Muller]

Hendrickx ok…odd toe picks knee move at end. Preferred the two Japanese women.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Yikes - under-rotations showing up on the slo-mos.

Love her, but that placement is fair.

 

[victorskid]

FS results

1​	Loena HENDRICKX	BEL	70.65​	35.02​		35.63​	8.93​	9.07​	8.79​	0.00​	#11​
2​	Rinka WATANABE	JPN	65.09​	34.45​		30.64​	7.61​	7.68​	7.75​	0.00​	#8​
3​	Hana YOSHIDA	JPN	64.65​	35.52​		30.13​	7.54​	7.50​	7.61​	1.00​	#4​
4​	Niina PETROKINA	EST	62.58​	31.41​		31.17​	7.79​	7.86​	7.79​	0.00​	#7​
5​	Hongyi CHEN	CHN	62.57​	35.32​		27.25​	6.96​	6.64​	6.89​	0.00​	#2​
6​	Xiangyi AN	CHN	61.86​	33.69​		28.17​	7.04​	7.00​	7.14​	0.00​	#3​
7​	Madeline SCHIZAS	CAN	61.53​	30.84​		30.69​	7.75​	7.82​	7.50​	0.00​	#6​
8​	Yelim KIM	KOR	59.56​	26.64​		32.92​	8.18​	8.21​	8.36​	0.00​	#10​
9​	Ekaterina KURAKOVA	POL	57.37​	27.48​		29.89​	7.43​	7.50​	7.54​	0.00​	#9​
10​	Audrey SHIN	USA	50.97​	22.61​		28.36​	7.14​	7.04​	7.14​	0.00​	#5​
11​	Yi ZHU	CHN	50.96​	25.89​		26.07​	6.50​	6.39​	6.71​	1.00​	#1​

Overall results

1	Hana YOSHIDA	JPN	203.97	3	1
2	Rinka WATANABE	JPN	203.22	2	2
3	Loena HENDRICKX	BEL	201.49	1	3
4	Niina PETROKINA	EST	188.04	4	4
5	Madeline SCHIZAS	CAN	179.58	7	5
6	Yelim KIM	KOR	176.68	8	6
7	Ekaterina KURAKOVA	POL	173.15	9	7
8	Hongyi CHEN	CHN	168.66	5	8
9	Audrey SHIN	USA	156.84	10	9
10	Yi ZHU	CHN	154.58	11	10
11	Xiangyi AN	CHN	152.36	6	11

Protocols link: http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...------FNL-000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[Frau Muller]

GOLD FOR HANA YOSHIDA!!!! Great and unexpected end to this event.

 

[airgelaal]

Loena looked tired. That tech score doesn’t bode well for staying in first.

This could be acclimatization.

 

[Private Citizen]

Justice!!! Loopless Loena finally dinged although I’d have called even more rotations and her flutzes. Lucky to even medal. IMO even Madeline Schizas was better across both programs. Hope this is the start of the judges seeing through her smoke and mirrors choreography. The World Championships should not be reduced to holiday on ice, and she should be nowhere near a podium even when clean.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Changed mind

 

[Coco]

I didn't see the short but I would have had Rinka first overall.

I'm not a fan of people ending programs with sit spins, but hers was lovely and dynamic.

As I reffed for 20 plus years, I have a thing for zebra prints so if course I loved her dress. (In the US, referees frequently wear vertical black and white stripes and are called "zebras.")

 

[Wyliefan]

I miraculously managed to stay unspoiled despite Mark's best efforts -- I was always, fortunately, turning on a feed just after he said something, or stepping out of the room when he did. I'm thankful for that, because wow, that was exciting to watch unspoiled. How thrilling for Hana! And RINKA! I'm so happy she proved me wrong!