Grand Prix of Espoo 2023 - Ladies Free - “The Flying Spinns”

[PRlady]

Ok, I love Kaori, so I'm hoping that PRLady's reign of terror has ended.

I’m the biggest, longest-term Kaori uber on this board unless her mother posts here.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I’m the biggest, longest-term Kaori uber on this board unless her mother posts here.

Didn't help Kim

 

[Rukia]

I love the beginning of this program but then it gets to Feelin Good and I'm like am i though?

 

[quartz]

Love Kaori, love her costumes, dislike this program. I want big, majestic, powerful music for her.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

The random faux side cutouts with black mesh over them ruin this dress for me.

 

[Rukia]

idk how she saved that loop

 

[Lanie]

Still not a fan of this program at all.

 

[airgelaal]

Thank you, Kaori!

 

[ptvvibezz]

I prefer her with B E N O I T

 

[Theatregirl1122]

This singer is making me miss Buble. What a crime.

 

[quartz]

She’s still the cutest!

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Some tightness for Kaori, but TBH she still was WAY better than she needed to be.

 

[Frau Muller]

No falls by the World Champ!!!

Yeah, Amber medals!!!

 

[Private Citizen]

Such a boring program for Sakamoto. I'd love to see her get the calls she deserves - 3Lz!, 3S<, and 3Lo< with negative GOE on each plus negative GOE on that last spin. TBH I think Glenn deserves the free skate win even though I know there's no chance of that happening.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Mark dumping shade on the competition by stating Kaori didn't have to be her best here.

 

[thvu]

This has got to be one of her worst programs. Give me WTF Piano or Weird Amelie over this any day.

 

[PRlady]

That’s my girl.

 

[Rukia]

I prefer her with B E N O I T

sadly so do i somehow he uses his maniacal powers for good with her

 

[Kateri]

I love the beginning of this program but then it gets to Feelin Good and I'm like am i though?

The Nina Simone version (which Lauryn Hill is carbon-copying here) is an amazing song, though, we've just all been traumatised by the Buble version for years.

 

[peibeck]

Sakamoto even going to have some downgrades, but still is going to easily win the free and overall by a huge margin.

 

[Primorskaya]

Kaori wasn't in on the "let Amber win" plot.

 

[Rukia]

The Nina Simone version (which Lauryn Hill is carbon-copying here) is an amazing song, though, we've just all been traumatised by the Buble version for years.

this is probably true nothing can remove my buble-related trauma

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

The Nina Simone version (which Lauryn Hill is carbon-copying here) is an amazing song, though, we've just all been traumatised by the Buble version for years.

Thank you. I knew it wasn't Nina but I couldn't place the voice.

 

[Sally1214]

YEAHHHHHH ..... KAORI ROCKED!! And, most any feline would be envious of the way she saved the landing on that final 3loop. Her dress (whole costme) was gorgeous too.

eta: And, again Kaori doesn't disappoint in the K/C. The show is never over with her until we see all the expressions when her scores come up. Gotta love her.

 

[Rukia]

ohhhh I was wondering why she was at Finland instead of nhk thank you Mark!

 

[Colonel Green]

For Kaori it's 150+ or bust.

 

[Rukia]

I'm crying at her response to that score she's just like nah y'all this ain't it

 

[peibeck]

Looks like Amber won the TES.

 

[Kateri]

Thank you. I knew it wasn't Nina but I couldn't place the voice.

Yeah, it's the same for Wild is the Wind, here. I don't know why she didn't use Nina, when Lauryn's version is similar-but-worse-because-Not-Nina, maybe some weird specific music editing issue.

 

[victorskid]

The FS results

1​ Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN 135.52​ 67.79​ 68.73​ 8.46​ 8.57​ 8.71​ 1.00​ #12​ 2​ Amber GLENN USA 133.78​ 70.63​ 63.15​ 7.79​ 7.82​ 8.04​ 0.00​ #2​ 3​ Rion SUMIYOSHI JPN 121.56​ 60.30​ 62.26​ 7.79​ 7.57​ 7.96​ 1.00​ #11​ 4​ Chaeyeon KIM KOR 115.23​ 54.42​ 61.81​ 7.79​ 7.43​ 7.93​ 1.00​ #10​ 5​ Nella PELKONEN FIN 114.76​ 59.24​ 55.52​ 6.86​ 6.89​ 7.04​ 0.00​ #5​ 6​ Lorine SCHILD FRA 114.64​ 61.91​ 54.73​ 6.82​ 6.54​ 7.14​ 2.00​ #8​ 7​ Mana KAWABE JPN 110.88​ 54.40​ 56.48​ 6.79​ 6.86​ 7.50​ 0.00​ #1​ 8​ Lara Naki GUTMANN ITA 110.09​ 53.54​ 56.55​ 7.14​ 7.00​ 7.04​ 0.00​ #6​ 9​ Young YOU KOR 104.68​ 47.38​ 59.30​ 7.21​ 7.39​ 7.61​ 2.00​ #9​ 10​ Starr ANDREWS USA 97.06​ 45.36​ 53.70​ 6.79​ 6.50​ 6.82​ 2.00​ #4​ 11​ Janna JYRKINEN FIN 95.11​ 45.94​ 50.17​ 6.18​ 6.11​ 6.50​ 1.00​ #7​ 12​ Oona OUNASVUORI FIN 89.95​ 41.88​ 50.07​ 6.18​ 6.07​ 6.50​ 2.00​ #3​

The overall results

1 Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN 205.21 1 1 2 Rion SUMIYOSHI JPN 190.21 2 3 3 Amber GLENN USA 185.39 11 2 4 Chaeyeon KIM KOR 181.42 3 4 5 Lorine SCHILD FRA 175.71 5 6 6 Nella PELKONEN FIN 172.88 8 5 7 Lara Naki GUTMANN ITA 168.33 7 8 8 Young YOU KOR 168.14 4 9 9 Mana KAWABE JPN 161.00 12 7 10 Starr ANDREWS USA 154.42 9 10 11 Janna JYRKINEN FIN 153.74 6 11 12 Oona OUNASVUORI FIN 144.16 10 12

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

I am having to "bow out" now and put the free dance on pause as I have a meeting to attend