Asian Winter Games - Harbin CHN - Feb 11-13, 2025

[Karen-W]

An - oh, that's right "Voila" by B E N O I T; 3lo - good; 2a - nice; flying camel - okay; 3s+3t - good; layback spin - lovely; step seq - okay; combo spin - not sure it really fits with the music. Good program overall. Crowd is thrilled, of course, lol.

TES - 34.97
PCS - 27.99
Total - 62.96

 

[Karen-W]

Limketkai - skating to "The Giving" by Michael W. Smith - this is going to be pretty-pretty. 3z - falls; 3f+2t - got it done; step seq - okay; camel spin - decent; 2a - good; I appreciate changing up the standard choreo & putting a jump as one of the last 3 elements, lol; combo spin - eh; sit spin - eh. I will not remember this program at any point in the future, I'm quite sure.

TES - 24.07
PCS - 22.21
Total - 45.28

 

[Karen-W]

Gansukh - oh, lordy... she's skating to "Halo" by Beyonce. I'm over the Beyonce programs already. 2a - two-footed the landing; 3t - another two-foot landing; flying sit - eh; combo spin - also eh; 3s - falls, so no combo; step seq - bit of judges face time, lol; camel spin - okay. It wasn't horrible, but this music cut is terrible for a SP.

TES - 14.21
PCS - 17.43
Total - 30.64

 

[Karen-W]

Supangat - she's got an Adele medley and an olive green dress with gold stoning/crystals. 1t - invalid element; 2a - good; camel spin - ehhhhh; 2f+2t - well, another invalid element; step seq - I got nothin'; flying sit - pretty decent all things considered; combo spin - also not terrible.

TES - 13.68
PCS - 16.90
Total - 30.58

 

[Karen-W]

Samodelkina - 3z+3t - good; 2a - very nice; flying camel - nice; she has some nice expression & style, but this costume has got to go; 3f - smooth as butter; layback spin - good; step seq - bit slow, but agree with Belinda about her great musicality; combo spin - really good. I'd have her ahead of both of the Chinese women. We'll see what the judges do.

ETA - no, Belinda, that's not her coach sitting beside her.

TES - 33.78
PCS - 29.53
Total - 63.31

Good! Judges got it right on the PCS!

 

[Karen-W]

Kaori - 2a - swish; 3z - bit forward on the landing but okay; flying camel - good; combo spin - also quite good; 3f+3t - done; step seq - powerful; layback - really nice. I don't love this program for her, but she delivered well today & will certainly lead.

Belinda is calling both jumps on the combo as q or <, so we'll see what her score looks like.

TES - 38.92
PCS - 36.11
Total - 75.03

 

[Karen-W]

Silpa-Archa - she's coached by Olga Ganicheva, apparently; music is "Big Spender." 3s - falls, let's see if she puts the combo elsewhere; 2a - stayed up but she kind of spun out on the landing; flying sit - slow; 3t? - no combo; layback spin - nice speed; step seq - this is a club remix cover of Big Spender and I question it a lot; combo spin - eh, messy hop out exit.

ETA - Oh, Belinda, how stupid are you? Those are NOT photos of family members - those are the SCoB flight victims.

TES - 9.12
PCS - 17.03
Total - 25.15

 

[Amy L]

Belinda didn't recognize the photos she held up in the knc - she was paying tribute to the Boston skaters who died in the plane crash.

 

[Karen-W]

Okay, AWG organizers, the ice-resurfacing is done. Let's get this show on the road and get this last group of women done. It's been a hard slog through the first 20 and the last 5 don't promise much better.

 

[Karen-W]

Prasad - skating to "Poeta" in a red dress; 3f+2t - good; 2a - solid; combo spin - nice; 3lz - quite nice; layback spin - decent enough; flying sit - good; step seq - could use some more speed, but decent expression. Really good program for Tara! I hope she can replicate that next week at 4CCs!

TES - 27.62
PCS - 21.55
Total - 49.17

 

[Karen-W]

Rakhimova - "Artemis" by Lindsay Sterling; 3s+2t - two-footed landing; 3lo - fall & not fully rotated; flying camel - base level; 2a - these jumps are all under review; combo spin - interesting final position; step seq - messy & a bit out of control; layback - eh. That was very underwhelming.

TES - 5.65
PCS - 13.44
Total - 18.09

 

[Karen-W]

Chow - 3t - fall; disaster-movie version of "Survivor"; 2a - okay; flying sit - centered but sloooow; 3s+2t - two-footed the 2t; combo spin - okay; step seq - fits the music actually; layback spin - okay. Ending pose lacked commitment.

TES - 18.29
PCS - 20.82
Total - 38.11

 

[Karen-W]

Hetrakul - 3s+2t - well, she stayed up, even if she did rotate some of the jumps on the ice; missed the flying sit spin; combo spin - okay; 2a - fall; step seq - she's slow, but has some personality; 3lo - popped; layback - eh. Rather underwhelming.

TES - 10.46
PCS - 12.71
Total - 23.17

 

[Karen-W]

Otgonbaatar - "Paint It Black" in a blue dress... I missed what she tried for her first element but it's invalid; 2a - fall; flying camel - okay-ish; sit spin - decent speed; 2f+2t - invalid combo; step seq - slow; combo spin - not bad.

TES - 11.76
PCS - 15.56
Total - 26.32

Whew. This is competition segment has been a long slog.

Oh, and looking at the unofficial results - they're actually cutting 1 skater for the FS, so just 4 groups of 6. Yeowch.

 

[Karen-W]

Women's SP protocols - https://infoapi.harbin2025.com/AWG2...00--_DT_PDF_C77B.pdf?random=0.843264595935902

Rank NOC Name TES PCS DED Score
1 JPN SAKAMOTO Kaori 38.92 36.11 0.00 75.03Q
2 KOR KIM Chaeyeon 39.82 32.06 0.00 71.88Q
3 JPN YOSHIDA Hana 36.51 32.25 0.00 68.76Q
4 KAZ SAMODELKINA Sofia 33.78 29.53 0.00 63.31Q
5 CHN AN Xiangyi 34.97 27.99 0.00 62.96Q
6 CHN ZHU Yi 34.77 28.13 0.00 62.90Q
7 KOR KIM Seoyoung 26.16 26.07 -1.00 51.23Q
8 IND PRASAD Tara 27.62 21.55 0.00 49.17Q
9 KAZ FARAFONOVA Sofiya 22.68 22.95 0.00 45.63Q
10 PHI LIMKETKAI Cathryn 24.07 22.21 -1.00 45.28Q
11 PHI FRANK Sofia Lexi Jacqueline 21.21 22.34 0.00 43.55Q
12 KGZ SNEGOVSKAIA Daria 21.93 18.28 0.00 40.21Q
13 HKG CHOW Hiu Yau 18.29 20.82 -1.00 38.11Q
14 TKM VAHITOVA Larisa 16.34 21.22 0.00 37.56Q
15 HKG SO Joanna 16.80 21.42 -2.00 36.22Q
16 MGL GANSUKH Maral-Erdene 14.21 17.43 -1.00 30.64Q
17 INA SUPANGAT Kelly Elizabeth 13.68 16.90 0.00 30.58Q
18 UZB JAMOLIDDINOVA Niginabonu 13.52 15.36 -1.00 27.88Q
19 MGL OTGONBAATAR Misheel 11.76 15.56 -1.00 26.32Q
20 THA SILPA-ARCHA Teekhree 9.12 17.03 -1.00 25.15Q
21 MAS DIYANAH Afrina 10.39 13.90 0.00 24.29Q
22 THA HETRAKUL Vipanun 10.46 12.71 -1.00 22.17Q
23 MAS GOH Kai Er 8.83 10.90 0.00 19.73Q
24 UZB RAKHIMOVA Sevinch 5.65 13.44 -1.00 18.09Q
25 TKM EKAYEVA Ayna 4.60 13.37 -1.00 16.97

 

[Karen-W]

FD start list -

Start No. NOC Name

1 INA PUTRI Tasya / RAMADHAN Dwiki Eka
2 KAZ NAURYZOVA Gaukhar / DATIEV Boisangur
3 CHN XIAO Zixi / HE Linghao

4 JPN TANAKA Azusa / NISHIYAMA Shingo
5 CHN REN Junfei / XING Jianing
6 JPN YOSHIDA Utana / MORITA Masaya

 

[Karen-W]

PutRam - "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" - why? Twizzles - good first set, but both were shaky on the second set; I'm sorry, Belinda, but I have seen very few dance spins that I consider to be terribly inventive or much different from a pairs combo spin and this one is no different. I'm less impressed, and was bored.

TES - 30.95
PCS - 23.68
Total - 54.63

Overall - 90.14

 

[Karen-W]

NauryDat - this is very odd music - has a bit of an Asian/Middle Eastern vibe; better twizzles than yesterday; choreo char seq was interesting & this combo SL-Rot lift had some interesting positions. Not bad.

TES - 49.48
PCS - 37.66
Total - 87.14

Overall - 142.16

 

[Karen-W]

XiaoHe - R&J musical in mint green & violet for her & sage green & black for him. Nice one-foot seq; twizzles - much better than yesterday; I really don't get the concept of these costumes; oh, now we're into the R+J movie soundtrack; slow on the choreo char seq IMO; not a lot of stamina to finish off with the choreo spinning element.

TES - 55.52
PCS - 41.82
Total - 97.34

Overall - 159.98

 

[Karen-W]

TaNishi - these costumes are a lot more flattering than the ones from yesterday; nice one-foot seq; this program has a very HawBak vibe; artistic dronework almost lost them on camera; I'm too lazy to look at the bio, but I think they're using at least some of The Piano Guys cover of "Fur Elise" and it lost the HawBak vibe. Yup, commentator guy confirmed it.

TES - 57.34
PCS - 43.16
Total - 100.50

Overall - 163.71

 

[Karen-W]

RenXing - why do I not remember this team from CoC???? This music feels very bland movie soundtrack, and the program is generically overwrought, but if the TES holds, they'll get the Worlds CTES mins here, and that's great news for China.

TES - 61.80
PCS - 45.16
Total - 106.96

Overall - 171.25

ETA - yup, Worlds CTES mins achieved!

 

[Karen-W]

YoMori - what are the chances of two R&J programs in a competition with only 6 teams? This one is certainly the superior of the two. Their one-foot seq is lovely. Not a fan of the drone overhead camera for the lift view. Really good program. Should give them the gold even if the audience is being tepid because they want their own team to win.

TES - 59.43
PCS - 45.00
Total - 104.43

Overall - 173.31

 

[Karen-W]

FD protocols - https://infoapi.harbin2025.com/AWG2...0--_DT_PDF_C77B.pdf?random=0.4548525611535261

FD results -
Rank NOC Name TES PCS DED Score
1 CHN REN Junfei / XING Jianing 61.80 45.16 0.00 106.96
2 JPN YOSHIDA Utana / MORITA Masaya 59.43 45.00 0.00 104.43
3 JPN TANAKA Azusa / NISHIYAMA Shingo 57.34 43.16 0.00 100.50
4 CHN XIAO Zixi / HE Linghao 55.52 41.82 0.00 97.34
5 KAZ NAURYZOVA Gaukhar / DATIEV Boisangur 49.48 37.66 0.00 87.14
6 INA PUTRI Tasya / RAMADHAN Dwiki Eka 30.95 23.68 0.00 54.63

Final Standings -
Rank NOC Name Rhythm Dance Free Dance Score
1 JPN YOSHIDA Utana / MORITA Masaya 68.88 104.43 173.31
2 CHN REN Junfei / XING Jianing 64.29 106.96 171.25
3 JPN TANAKA Azusa / NISHIYAMA Shingo 63.21 100.50 163.71
4 CHN XIAO Zixi / HE Linghao 62.64 97.34 159.98
5 KAZ NAURYZOVA Gaukhar / DATIEV Boisangur 55.02 87.14 142.16
6 INA PUTRI Tasya / RAMADHAN Dwiki Eka 35.51 54.63 90.14

 

[Karen-W]

Pairs FS start order -

Start No. NOC Name
1 JPN SHIMIZU Sae / HONDA Raphael Lucas Tsuyoshi
2 CHN WANG Yuchen / ZHU Lei
3 PHI GAMEZ Isabella Marie / KOROVIN Aleksandr

4 PRK RYOM Tae Ok / HAN Kum Chol
5 JPN NAGAOKA Yuna / MORIGUCHI Sumitada
6 UZB GEYNISH Ekaterina / CHIGIREV Dmitriy

 

[Karen-W]

ShiHonda - 2tw - fine, but ; throw 3s - fall; SBS 3z+2a+2a - nice; first lift - nice air position for her, but slow across the ice; throw 2z - fall and a long time to recover; SBS 3f - she popped & I think he doubled; second lift - nice; choreo seq - eh; final lift - okay; FIDS - fine; pairs combo spin - this one actually fits the music because it's so slow & anemic; but they finish well behind the music.

TES - 50.64
PCS - 41.25
Total - 89.89

Overall - 135.58

 

[Karen-W]

WangZhu - this SBS 3t+combo was a mess; 3tw - okay; SBS 3s - both doubled; first lift - slow across the ice; more of The Piano Guys; throw 3lo - fall; throw 3s - very nice; FIDS - also good; second lift - okay; pairs spin - slow; choreo seq - eh; final lift - her arms are so floppy that I think it's going to turn into a lift fail, but they make it through. Meh. They won't be going to Worlds this year. China will be relying on Huang/Zhang to get the Oly spot next fall at the OQE.

TES - 45.18
PCS - 47.53
Total - 91.71

Overall - 143.76

 

[Karen-W]

GamKor - 3tw - beautiful; SBS 3s - looked good; SBS 2t+2t+1a - bit messy; first lift - nice; throw 3lo - icky split splat; second lift - okay; throw 3s - she stayed up but turned out of it and may not have fully rotated; pairs spin - at least they buried the momentum killer element in the middle of the program; choreo seq - nice; final lift - okay; FIDS - nice.

TES - 50.26
PCS - 50.73
Total - 99.99

Overall - 155.62

 

[Karen-W]

RyomHan - these are different costumes from Lombardia/Nebelhorn, I'm quite certain. 3tw - okay; SBS 3t+2t - nice; SBS 2s - lololol; first lift - solid; throw 3s - hand down; pair spin - actually quite decent; choreo seq - not bad at all; throw 3lo - squat on the landing but she stayed on one foot; second lift - nice; FIDS - also nice; final lift - good. If the TES holds, they'll get the Worlds CTES min - I wonder if North Korea will send them to Boston (they aren't sending them to Seoul for 4CCs)...

TES - 58.13
PCS - 54.07
Total - 112.20

Overall - 168.88

Yes! They got the Worlds CTES min! Massively improved since the fall.

 

[Karen-W]

NagaMori - 2tw - ; SBS 3lo+2a+2a - fine; first lift - very fast across the ice - quite nice; SBS 3t - they both had issues with the landing; FIDS - nice; throw 3lo - fall; second lift - okay-ish; choreo seq - quite nice; throw 3s - she two-footed & not sure about rotation; final lift - good; pair spin - not a fan of her leg bent at the knee position - it breaks the line - eh.

TES is barely ahead of RyomHan, and I suppose they're probably going to eek out the silver, but I maybe would give it to the North Koreans.

TES - 56.79
PCS - 54.07
Total - 109.86

Overall - 168.35

Oooo! Judges gave RyomHan the silver!

 

[Karen-W]

GeyChig - 3tw - good; SBS 3t+2a - she put her foot down on the 3t & they were far apart; SBS 3lo - doubled; first lift - very creative first position; choreo seq - okay; throw 3lo - two-footed the landing; throw 3f -pitched forward but good; second lift - nice; final lift - another one with interesting positions; FIDS - nice; pair spin - slow. This program is meh, but should be enough to hold on for gold.

ETA - this male commentator annoys - UZB has, indeed, won only one AWG gold - but it wasn't at the first AWG - it was at the 4th, in 1999, and I'm sure anyone reading this thread can guess who that gold medalist was, lol. Hint - her husband won silver at that AWG too; and she won silver at the 1996 AWG.

TES - 55.54
PCS - 56.34
Total - 111.88

Overall - 176.43