JGP #5 Budapest - Women SP & FS

[her grace]

Brandenburg

It's really impressive how SUI is building its skating program.

3z(f)-2a to start, this is a mature piece of music ("Ne Me Quitte Tu Pa") and she handled it with sensitivity and good expression. Nice 2a-1r-3s. Good technique and complete performance.

 

[Frau Muller]

All green blobs for Brandenburg.

 

[danafan]

Switzerland has so much depth in women's skating now. Wow what a skate from Brandenburg.

 

[Sylvia]

Wheee, Iida Karhunen!!!

 

[airgelaal]

Iida

 

[Wyliefan]

This group is really strong so far.

 

[Frau Muller]

Iida of Finland on a roll! Second program with all green blobs!

 

[danafan]

Karhunen was really good too! The scores are so close this is going to put a lot of pressure on the final group.

 

[her grace]

Karhunen

Completing her technical content (how un-Finnish of her!), could work more on getting ride-out on the blade on her landings, would like to see more expression, too, Nice job. Clean performance.

 

[Wyliefan]

Behind Brandenburg. She does not like that.

Oh, here comes Murakami and that cool green and blue dress.

 

[her grace]

Murakami

Moving with nice speed across the ice, but missed her pick to do only a 1z, followed by a 3s-3t toe was definitely short, nice use of arms, strong basics, another 3s-3t midway through the program, and a fall on the 3r. Jumps just aren't solid enough for her today. Probably best basics, but should fall short of SUI and will be interesting between her and Finn since the Finn completed her content.

 

[Frau Muller]

The perfect spell of this group ends with Murakami…

 

[Wyliefan]

Into 4th. What a pity. She landed some really good combos.

 

[Frau Muller]

Go, Gladki! My favorite SP. hope for great FP.

 

[her grace]

Gladki

3z-3t tiny, but done, the 3r claims another victim (fall), other than the one jump error, held it together nicely, needs to work on her basics--her ice coverage especially as she doesn't get near the boards

 

[Frau Muller]

Lovely, Gladki!

 

[Karen-W]

Here for Sherry!

Shame about the fall and the other issues with some of the jumps. Probably not enough to take the lead, but pretty solid program otherwise.

 

[Frau Muller]

Oh, sorry for Zhang… Lots of great moments.

Next is the Russo-Hungarian.

 

[Sylvia]

Sherry Zhang’s jumps: 3Lo, 3Lz+2T, 3T hand, 3Lz good flow out, 3F fell out, 3F+2A+2A, 3S fall

ETA current top 4:

1 Anastasia BRANDENBURG SUI 175.51 11 1
2 Sherry ZHANG USA 170.65 8 2
3 Stefania GLADKI FRA 164.13 9 4
4 Iida KARHUNEN FIN 162.55 12 3

1​	Anastasia BRANDENBURG	SUI	118.36​	63.81​		54.55​	6.89​	6.93​	6.61​	0.00​	#27​
2​	Sherry ZHANG	USA	111.34​	60.01​		52.33​	6.32​	6.57​	6.71​	1.00​	#31​
3​	Iida KARHUNEN	FIN	106.54​	56.58​		49.96​	6.25​	6.25​	6.21​	0.00​	#28​
4​	Stefania GLADKI	FRA	105.61​	54.35​		52.26​	6.43​	6.71​	6.43​	1.00​	#30​

 

[her grace]

Zhang

soft 3r to open, only a 3z-2t combo, would like to see some of the bigger combos, hardest one was 3f-2a-2a while the other skaters are doing multiple 3-3s. Graceful movement, good facial expression at end of program-hopefully, she can add more interpretation throughout the program.

Guess USFS can assign another new person to the final spot in ARM. She didn't earn a second assignment here.

 

[Karen-W]

Guess USFS can assign another new person to the final spot in ARM. She didn't earn a second assignment here.

170.65 overall and the 2nd highest score on the JGP from a US woman. I see no reason why she shouldn't get that 2nd spot. None of our other US women have exactly lit it up domestically.

 

[Wyliefan]

Whoa, freak fall on nothing.

 

[Lizziebeth]

Whoa, freak fall on nothing.

Demonstrating that ice is slippery

 

[her grace]

Dzsumanyijazova

Another Russian skating for Hungary

Setting the Muse mood at the beginning, random fall while skating backward setting up for her 3r, good job imbuing her hand movements with feeling, back very hunched over in jump takeoffs, hot and cold program.

 

[Kateri]

Go AWAY, Rozanov.

 

[Frau Muller]

ENOUGH! Time to bring back Vivien Papp!

 

[her grace]

170.65 overall and the 2nd highest score on the JGP from a US woman. I see no reason why she shouldn't get that 2nd spot. None of our other US women have exactly lit it up domestically.

You're probably right. That score was higher than I expected.

 

[Frau Muller]

Before the last group, Brandenburg (Switzerland) remains in 1st place. Six more to go.

 

[Frau Muller]

I expect maximum bling in the last group! Two Koreans (bling queens!), two Chinese, one Japanese & one Italian, holding up the European front.

 

[Frau Muller]

I’m wearing my Swarovski hair bow! Bring it on, blingy ladies!