Senior Grand Prix Final 2009

clovera wrote:

Yuko's injury might be affecting their performances a bit, but the pairs competition today was really good!

1 Xue SHEN / Hongbo ZHAO CHN 75.36 40.80 34.56 8.55 8.55 8.70 8.70 8.70 0.00 #6
2 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY GER 73.14 39.66 33.48 8.35 8.10 8.30 8.55 8.55 0.00 #3
3 Maria MUKHORTOVA / Maxim TRANKOV RUS 69.78 39.02 30.76 7.85 7.40 7.75 7.75 7.70 0.00 #4
4 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 68.04 36.20 31.84 8.00 7.70 8.00 8.00 8.10 0.00 #5
5 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN 66.24 37.72 28.52 7.30 6.75 7.20 7.20 7.20 0.00 #1
6 Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV RUS 62.30 32.86 29.44 7.25 7.15 7.35 7.50 7.55 0.00 #2

Woah! Not a single team under 60? This is amazing!! Go Shen and Zhao!!

Pang and Tong ;__;....
Come on! Ganbateeee.

Shen and Zhao are definitely amazing
Nobu's jumps are like

I'm happy with the pairs results currently. I'm a big fan of S/Z and S/S as well and it's hard for me to pick just one to root for to win

DANCE:
1 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 65.80 32.70 33.10 8.65 8.50 8.70 8.85 8.85 0.00 #6
2 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 64.01 31.30 32.71 8.50 8.45 8.65 8.60 8.80 0.00 #5
3 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 56.93 28.10 28.83 7.60 7.30 7.70 7.65 7.70 0.00 #4
4 Sinead KERR / John KERR GBR 56.47 28.30 28.17 7.40 7.10 7.45 7.50 7.60 0.00 #2
5 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA 54.91 28.00 26.91 7.00 6.90 7.10 7.05 7.30 0.00 #3
6 Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER CAN 51.69 27.00 24.69 6.55 6.20 6.60 6.55 6.60 0.00 #1

I'm so happy for Meryl and Charlie! Their OD gives me the chills

I really like Tessa & Scott, too, but sometimes I feel like they concentrate more on the choreography than actually connecting with the audience and each other

Men's was awesome!!
Everyone seemed to be performing really well (from the ones I saw), and I'm so happy for Daisuke and Nobu!
The top 3 are pretty close...so I can't wait to see the FS

It's so frustrating! I can't see GPF I thought the CCTV5 streams on TvAnts were good ones.. But right now they are all showing basketball and earlier there was bull riding And I can't find any other streams.. ugh!

Yay Daisuke
I wish I could see it live.. Now I have to wait for YT

edit: I think I get it. Maybe CCTV5 is going to show IceDance live and then recorded ladies' SP! The time difference between Poland and China is 7 hours, not 8 like I thought earlier.
So if anyone wants to watch it I think there still might be a chance!

Miki won the SP!

kaarolcia wrote:

Miki won the SP!

Go Miki! Go Miki!
She was really great except for a small mistake on her layback spin where she almost lost her balance to fall But she hung in there!
Yu-Na popped--that was unexpected. She was good with putting it behind her, though, and just getting through the rest of the SP.
I hope Miki can do awesome in the LP...this must be a really big morale booster for her!

Miki 1st in the SP!



Ladies' SP Results
1 Miki ANDO JPN 66.20 35.60 30.60 7.75 7.25 7.80 7.60 7.85 0.00 #5
2 Yu-Na KIM KOR 65.64 33.80 31.84 8.10 7.45 8.10 8.00 8.15 0.00 #6
3 Alena LEONOVA RUS 61.60 33.40 28.20 6.95 6.70 7.20 7.10 7.30 0.00 #3
4 Joannie ROCHETTE CAN 60.94 31.26 29.68 7.50 7.25 7.30 7.45 7.60 0.00 #4
5 Akiko SUZUKI JPN 57.54 30.06 27.48 6.90 6.50 6.95 6.90 7.10 0.00 #1
6 Ashley WAGNER USA 54.26 27.30 26.96 6.75 6.40 6.90 6.75 6.90 0.00 #2

Good luck to all in the LP!

This year's GPF has been quite excellent. Ice Dance will be the last event today.

kaarolcia wrote:

Miki won the SP!

OMG! Go, Miki!!!

Reading tweets posted, it seems the ladies weren't that exciting. I wish I'd have seen this competition. Argh! My connection just got back. It would've been nice to see Miki win this.

Omg, Yuna pop the flip and Miki won the SP. Finnally we get have the chan e to have some excitement for the FS competion. Who will crown champion? Will it be repeat or will it be the new one?

Based on the scores posted by MikiAndoFan#1, it looks exciting enough for me. The score difference isn't much so I hope they'll give it their all during the FS.

Based on the Men's scores also it was very, very close. Did the top 3 land a quad each?

kaarolcia wrote:

However I am a little bit confused ... They are not going to show Men SP? The hours are also a litlle bit off when comparing with official schedule at ISU website.

CCTV5 seems to be broadcasting the Men's SP right now. I'm slightly confused by the schedule. Is GMT+8 the standard time in China? I'm in China, but according to the schedule, it should be the Ladies' SP right now! And yet I've missed it!

There are some videos from this YT user:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SunlitIce

Men's SP:
Evan, Johnny, Tomas, Jeremy
Ladies:
Joannie

Takahashi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcSTVa9Unqs

Yuna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAqni0POd90

Miki:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGjNgRkMziI

MikiAndoFan#1 wrote:

Miki 1st in the SP!



Ladies' SP Results
1 Miki ANDO JPN 66.20 35.60 30.60 7.75 7.25 7.80 7.60 7.85 0.00 #5
2 Yu-Na KIM KOR 65.64 33.80 31.84 8.10 7.45 8.10 8.00 8.15 0.00 #6
3 Alena LEONOVA RUS 61.60 33.40 28.20 6.95 6.70 7.20 7.10 7.30 0.00 #3
4 Joannie ROCHETTE CAN 60.94 31.26 29.68 7.50 7.25 7.30 7.45 7.60 0.00 #4
5 Akiko SUZUKI JPN 57.54 30.06 27.48 6.90 6.50 6.95 6.90 7.10 0.00 #1
6 Ashley WAGNER USA 54.26 27.30 26.96 6.75 6.40 6.90 6.75 6.90 0.00 #2

Good luck to all in the LP!

Thanks for the scores, and a happy day for you!!

Honestly, I think it's great that we have some competition for the LP (and where is Polosatik?? She will be THRILLED that Alena is in third! ). It saddens me though that none of the top ladies rotated a 3-3s (Yuna received a < mark in addition to her pop), because it would have been even more awesome if Miki and Yuna were that close with perfect, 3-3 performances.

Not sure what the deal is on Yuna's 3F- it looked just awful and shaky at SA in practice, but at this comp, I've heard from every report that it is rock solid, with not a single miss in practices. Must be psychological- I guess the weight of this season is hitting her a little later than the other girls, and now it's an equal playing field.

I'm so happy for Miki, though. I love both her SP and LP this year, and how great for her to have a clean SP for the first time this season! I just hope she uses this to fuel her into having a wonderful LP. Miki hasn't always been the best under pressure and a win here could give her a lot of confidence (although I hope the crazy Japanese media will leave her alone!! ). Doesn't she automatically qualify for the Olympics with a win here?

All in all, exciting results, although I'm a little sad about the mistakes and such. The LP will be a battle!

It's been such an interesting competition so far. Men's scores were totally inflated but the ranking seems fine so I guess it's fair enough. I thought it would be same with the ladies, but then the scores of Akiko and Ashley were a bit low compared to the other girls.
GO Daisuke and Nobu and everybody else tomorrow!!!

Also, congrats to Meryl and Charlie!

and If I can talk about Junior GPF here, I wanna say congrats to Yuzuru too!!!

HAHAAAAA ... Yuna is second in the SP !
I know I'm really mean but I'm just happy that Mao is not alone with her mistakes ...
Nobu's jumps are really crazy (I heard that Plush is training 4T-4T and 3A-4T... it will be very exciting when both come up with combos like this)

February can't come fast enough...

coconut wrote:

but then the scores of Akiko and Ashley were a bit low compared to the other girls.

I kinda loved the fact that the Japanese crowd went EHHHH~?! when the scores for Akiko and Ashley were announced. My goodness, Yoyogi Stadium is PACKED - even the attendance for the junior events were top notch.

Good luck to all the skaters tomorrow!

Liffey wrote:

Honestly, I think it's great that we have some competition for the LP (and where is Polosatik?? She will be THRILLED that Alena is in third! ).

I'm here!!!!!!! And I'm super HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEY! I'm very proud of her Hope she can skate great LP. Ladies are all pretty close,it can turn into a great battle in LP!

Wow, I'm really looking forward to the LPs now!

Was the triple flip the jump Yu-Na left out at TEB?

illani wrote:

Wow, I'm really looking forward to the LPs now!

Was the triple flip the jump Yu-Na left out at TEB?

Yes,Yuna missed triple flip in TEB LP,fell in this jump in SA LP. She made mistake on this jump in three consecutive competitions. So,I think what really matters for her is whether she could have a good 3flip tomorrow. If she continues to have problem in this jump, I'm afraid this will continue to bother her in Olympic. If she could have a good LP especially with a great 3flip, this competition could be a breakthrough to her. Let's wait and see.

clovera wrote:

coconut wrote:

but then the scores of Akiko and Ashley were a bit low compared to the other girls.

I kinda loved the fact that the Japanese crowd went EHHHH~?! when the scores for Akiko and Ashley were announced.

I loved that too!!! Another reason why I enjoy watching competitions in Japan so much!
That audience knows when someone's been robbed

MaoMaoRevolution wrote:

clovera wrote:

coconut wrote:

but then the scores of Akiko and Ashley were a bit low compared to the other girls.

I kinda loved the fact that the Japanese crowd went EHHHH~?! when the scores for Akiko and Ashley were announced.

I loved that too!!! Another reason why I enjoy watching competitions in Japan so much!
That audience knows when someone's been robbed

Not to mention that most people in their audiences appreciate all of the skaters, whether they are Japanese or not. I love how their audiences get so into the programs and really have fun with it!

I have to say that at Skate America there were a number of people who didn't even clap for Fumie, Yuna, Elene or a lot of other skaters because they weren't American . Maybe it was just my section or something (most were hard core American-only skater fans) but I just found it so rude!

Liffey wrote:

I have to say that at Skate America there were a number of people who didn't even clap for Fumie, Yuna, Elene or a lot of other skaters because they weren't American . Maybe it was just my section or something (most were hard core American-only skater fans) but I just found it so rude!

Woah, had to squint there for a sec to read that. My eyes feel funny now

But yeah, those people are totally rude. When athletes travel from their own countries to participate in a big sporting event in another nation, they should be made to feel welcome and treated like honoured guests. Some people don't clap out of indifference, but others do it out of pure spite. Both are equally rude, in my honest opinion.

To be fair, though, I personally have done it to other people when I'm on the losing side at school sporting events, academic competitions etc. I find it difficult to control my emotions at times like those, but I'll try harder in the future

I find it pointless if you bought a ticket to see ONE skater and clap for one skater when you could enjoy everybody's skating good or bad.