Japan Open 2012

Did you read Naked Ice blog?
I like her comments about Mao' performance at JO

http://thenakedice.blogspot.jp/2012/10/japan-open-2012-finlandia-trophy-2012.html


OT:
I just realized that along with Mao's Swan Lake, Julia's Nutcracker and Zijun Li's
Sleeping Beauty, CoC will have the programs of three Tchaikovsky's ballet music.
This is going to be fun

No commentary version was uploaded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78nC8gwf2vU&feature=plcp

Other skaters'.

https://www.youtube.com/user/okoko01?feature=CAQQwRs%3D

silenceisgolden wrote:

No commentary version was uploaded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78nC8gwf2vU&feature=plcp

Other skaters'.

https://www.youtube.com/user/okoko01?feature=CAQQwRs%3D

Sorry if this is a stupid question which everyone already knows the answer to but, have Lepisto and Kimmie formally retired from competing? I got this impression since they entered MWO in the upper video lists. If so, I can understand Kimmie stepping out of the picture (sadly), but Lepisto? Already?

PochinkoPotanko wrote:

Sorry if this is a stupid question which everyone already knows the answer to but, have Lepisto and Kimmie formally retired from competing? I got this impression since they entered MWO in the upper video lists. If so, I can understand Kimmie stepping out of the picture (sadly), but Lepisto? Already?

I think Laura retired around first quarter this year. Read her March 26 tweets before saying:

Quote :

Can't describe how I feel for all the people who have helped and supported me through my career. Wiping off tears of happiness! <3 #ThankYou

and

Quote :

But the end of an era is a beginning of a new one! #LoveForTheSport

Here's a post about it: [url]http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finnish+figure+skater+Laura+Lepistö+is+to+retire+from+competitive+skating/1329103689704[/url]

roma wrote:

PochinkoPotanko wrote:

Sorry if this is a stupid question which everyone already knows the answer to but, have Lepisto and Kimmie formally retired from competing? I got this impression since they entered MWO in the upper video lists. If so, I can understand Kimmie stepping out of the picture (sadly), but Lepisto? Already?

I think Laura retired around first quarter this year. Read her March 26 tweets before saying:

Quote :

Can't describe how I feel for all the people who have helped and supported me through my career. Wiping off tears of happiness! <3 #ThankYou

and

Quote :

But the end of an era is a beginning of a new one! #LoveForTheSport

Here's a post about it: [url]http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finnish+figure+skater+Laura+Lepistö+is+to+retire+from+competitive+skating/1329103689704[/url]

Thanks for the info roma...I'm kinda shocked about this, though. If not her jumps, I quite liked her skating. Thought she still had many years ahead of her.

Yeah Laura retired just recently (sadly). And Kimmie has been retired for years.

Laura has serious injuries for the past two seasons that's she couldn't continue her career.

polosatik wrote:

Laura has serious injuries for the past two seasons that's she couldn't continue her career.

Which leaves...who at the top of FS in western Europe? Kostner only? While Russia has so many new hopes in ladies singles, is there anyone who has a chance to medal from western Europe? With Meier and Laura out of the picture now, who's left?

PochinkoPotanko wrote:

polosatik wrote:

Laura has serious injuries for the past two seasons that's she couldn't continue her career.

Which leaves...who at the top of FS in western Europe? Kostner only? While Russia has so many new hopes in ladies singles, is there anyone who has a chance to medal from western Europe? With Meier and Laura out of the picture now, who's left?

kiira korpi i guess?