Mao News - Off-Season 2012!

I know this is quite a bit after the fact since GP assignments were announced almost a week ago. But I just read somewhere that COR will be in the very rink the olympics will be on, so I was thinking it would be good if Mao could have gotten that assignment. Not that it's a big deal, but I just thought it would be nice...

I also just got around to reading this article. I know most of you hate him, but it's a pretty informative article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/globetrotting/chi-grand-prix-skate-gold-to-debut-in-canada-20120521,0,7208375.column
It talks about Alissa's injury, and explains how GP assignments are chosen in case you were wondering what the heck is going on with the assignments for US ladies. It also mentions that Evan may return if he resolves his issues with USFA. Issues? I didn't know there were any issues. Hm. More tidbits in article also.

Star85 wrote:

I know this is quite a bit after the fact since GP assignments were announced almost a week ago. But I just read somewhere that COR will be in the very rink the olympics will be on, so I was thinking it would be good if Mao could have gotten that assignment. Not that it's a big deal, but I just thought it would be nice...

I also just got around to reading this article. I know most of you hate him, but it's a pretty informative article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/globetrotting/chi-grand-prix-skate-gold-to-debut-in-canada-20120521,0,7208375.column
It talks about Alissa's injury, and explains how GP assignments are chosen in case you were wondering what the heck is going on with the assignments for US ladies. It also mentions that Evan may return if he resolves his issues with USFA. Issues? I didn't know there were any issues. Hm. More tidbits in article also.

It couldn't be, COR is in Moscow. GPF will be held in Sochi at the Olympic rink.

translation pleeeeeeeeeeeaaase

polosatik wrote:

Star85 wrote:

I know this is quite a bit after the fact since GP assignments were announced almost a week ago. But I just read somewhere that COR will be in the very rink the olympics will be on, so I was thinking it would be good if Mao could have gotten that assignment. Not that it's a big deal, but I just thought it would be nice...

I also just got around to reading this article. I know most of you hate him, but it's a pretty informative article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/globetrotting/chi-grand-prix-skate-gold-to-debut-in-canada-20120521,0,7208375.column
It talks about Alissa's injury, and explains how GP assignments are chosen in case you were wondering what the heck is going on with the assignments for US ladies. It also mentions that Evan may return if he resolves his issues with USFA. Issues? I didn't know there were any issues. Hm. More tidbits in article also.

It couldn't be, COR is in Moscow. GPF will be held in Sochi at the Olympic rink.

Oh. I think I read that on a message board. That person must have been misinformed.

Star85 wrote:

polosatik wrote:

Star85 wrote:

I know this is quite a bit after the fact since GP assignments were announced almost a week ago. But I just read somewhere that COR will be in the very rink the olympics will be on, so I was thinking it would be good if Mao could have gotten that assignment. Not that it's a big deal, but I just thought it would be nice...

I also just got around to reading this article. I know most of you hate him, but it's a pretty informative article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/globetrotting/chi-grand-prix-skate-gold-to-debut-in-canada-20120521,0,7208375.column
It talks about Alissa's injury, and explains how GP assignments are chosen in case you were wondering what the heck is going on with the assignments for US ladies. It also mentions that Evan may return if he resolves his issues with USFA. Issues? I didn't know there were any issues. Hm. More tidbits in article also.

It couldn't be, COR is in Moscow. GPF will be held in Sochi at the Olympic rink.

Oh. I think I read that on a message board. That person must have been misinformed.

Maybe that person made a mistake, wrote GP instead of GPF, no?
So Mao needs to qualify for GPF and then she will be skating at the Olympic arena.

can someone translate the interview please

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ETA: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2012/05/28/kiji/K20120528003346210.html
She has done her SP and EX in Canada ~ something bright and like musical~ she said she is looking forward to difference challenge (for program)
the she will get her FS in Russia lately.

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2012/05/28/kiji/K20120528003346210.html
ＳＰはローリー・ニコル氏、フリーはタチアナ・タラソワ氏の両女性振付師に依頼した
bad news is SP: Lori, FS: TAT...so good news is no Morozov

wow this will be interesting and nerveracking to see what tat will do this time, i just hope that if tat makes something that doesn't work she will change it, with a different choreographer... god how i hoped Mao was considering other choreographers soooo many great ones out there why limit oneself only two those two

shikure, thank you for these wonderful pics! I know I'm repeating myself, but Mao looks stunning! I love this colour on her, and she looks so pretty with her hair down.
I was hoping, she would change her choreographers, but like you said, at least she's not using Morozov. But I was so hoping she'd go to Camerlengo, Miyamoto or Dickson.

polosatik wrote:

So Mao needs to qualify for GPF and then she will be skating at the Olympic arena.

This should be aditional motivation for doing well at gp's. I hope she'll be kicking some butts in the fall.

Noooo!!! Why Tat? I'm not a fan of Tat's music cuts for her competitive programs. Why, Mao? Why?!?! I wanted to see her skating to another choreographer's choreo and see what they come up with.

OTOH, thanks for the pics, shikure! Mao looks healthier and so grown up now. So beautiful!

OMG!!! What a Goddess!!!!!!!!!
I may be the only one who is not sad about Mao's choice. To me Lori is much better at making SP, so I'm looking forward to it. It seems it's like Mao's sing sing EX in 2008. Closer to Sochi, judges will start appreciating programs in Russian style, so don't worry, Mao is doing right thing I think last time PCS depend too much on the brand choreo, Camerlengo, Wilson etc. I personally don't like Camerlengo work with ladies. TAT has more free time now and last year's Scheherazade was stunning!

At first, I'm going to complain about TAT, but I just realized that this is much better than Morozov. So no complain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xvjgyg2qc1A airwave cm

Thanks shikure for the news. I am disappointed about her choices, but she does look stunning in those pictures!

thank god for no morozov i agree with lori with the sp..i mean clair de lune FTW. other than that im excited to know what TAT is gonna give mao, cos bells of moscow (aside from the lack of choreo) was one of my fav programs :3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bpsjXugBYo idk what mao is saying here, think shes talking about the SP being choreographed in canada? other than that u get a glimpse of the sp/ex? 0:22 was that a 2a?

kenkyo wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bpsjXugBYo idk what mao is saying here, think shes talking about the SP being choreographed in canada? other than that u get a glimpse of the sp/ex? 0:22 was that a 2a?

Thanks kenkyo! I would like to know what Mao is saying here too And it does seem like a recent practice bit, does it mean that Mao had an open practice recently?

i think its recent...i also noticed she had her old beige boots on

Gosh, I hate her beige boots - if she wears them, she'd better be going back to over-the-boot tights. White boots look so much more professional, somehow. I like her OTB style because it elongates her legs and makes her lines more pronounced. But if she chooses not to do that... agh!! I sincerely hope that that is an old clip, not a recent one. It's hard to tell, though, because she wears that pink sweater ALL the time.

I think that's an old clip! because of the beige boots

Why? , really, and why nobody in interviews ask her why she doesn´t use another coreographer???
ok, a theory is may be she already get work with other coreographers but it doesn´t work, then before to publicy she leave it, because -i know once she get a morozov coreography, right? but she didn´t use it.

and yes, she looks completly beautiful.

Thank you all, especially shikure, for all updates!

Mao looks so pretty in all her latest appearances! She even looks like a Disney princess in this blue dress!

I would also appreciate it, if somebody could translate some tidbits from the talk show with Mao. What turned out to be Taka's secret?? Also Mao was laughing there a lot, so I guess most of the stuff there must have been funny

chapis wrote:

Why? , really, and why nobody in interviews ask her why she doesn´t use another coreographer???

My guess is that Mao likes both Lori and Tat, feels comfortable while working with them and she also must like final choreos. So if, in her opinion, everything works just fine - why change it?
I remember that once Taka has been asked why he doesn't work with Kenji Miyamoto anymore. And he answered that he is just "not his type of choerographer" or something like that. Maybe both Mao and Taka must feel comfortable in everything they do, and they don't want to take such risks?
That's just my guess of course. I would also like to see Mao work with eg. Camerlengo or Miyamoto, maybe in the future she will ...

I'm also a bit disappointed she doesn't want to try something new. On the other hand liebestraum & Scheherazade were really well choreographed programs... Maybeit wasn't so baddecision

polosatik wrote:

OMG!!! What a Goddess!!!!!!!!!
I may be the only one who is not sad about Mao's choice. To me Lori is much better at making SP, so I'm looking forward to it. It seems it's like Mao's sing sing EX in 2008. Closer to Sochi, judges will start appreciating programs in Russian style, so don't worry, Mao is doing right thing I think last time PCS depend too much on the brand choreo, Camerlengo, Wilson etc. I personally don't like Camerlengo work with ladies. TAT has more free time now and last year's Scheherazade was stunning!

Polosatik, you might be right about TAT and she might create a nice program for Mao. But what I am really dreading is TAT's costume. I don't think I can survive another bra dress.

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