International counter Match Competition JAPAN vs USA

I know everyone already know about International counter Match from Oct 6th to Oct 7th, but again

Team JPN
Mens: Daisuke Takahashi, Yasuharu Nanri, Kensuke Nakaniwa and Tatsuki Machida
Ladies: Miki Ando, Mao Asada, Fumie Suguri and Rumi Suizu

Team USA
Mens: Evan Lysacek, Ryan Bradley, Johnny Weir and Stephen Carriere
Ladies: Beatrisa Liang, Rachael Flatt, Caroline Zhang and Mirai Nagasu

2 skaters will skate SP, and other 2 will skate FS from each team
Mao is supposed to skate SP from the article I read

Here is a link for the competition by TBS
http://www.tbs.co.jp/figureskate/
Nothing there yet, but it has buttons for photo and movie, so hopefully they will put some photos and movies later

Go, Mao-chan

http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/p-et-tp0-20070925-260980.html

According to this article by nikkansports.com,
a song called 'To be free' by Ayaka Hirahara (specially made for Mao's supporting song) will be used as this competition's theme song. Also it is planing that Mao will skate her EX program while Ayaka sings live , so it seems like we will see Mao-chan's new exhibition

Thanks, Yumei.
Can't wait!!! :bounce:

Mao has another exhibition?!?! Can't wait to see that!
Can we listen to this song on the net?

Yumei, thank you for the news!
At first I've thought that this Ayaka is the same girl who sang during Miki Ando's EX on the Worlds...

Well, what can I say - can't wait.

Ummm.... , I start feeling less confidence. I read the article again and it just say Mao will skate while Ayaka sing live, so it can be Mao-chan will skate with new song or can also be Ayaka will sing 'So deep is the night' live... Sometimes Japanese sentence structure is not so clear about subject and object. But I think she will skate new EX, that how most Japanese take this article, I think

Whether it's "So deep is the Night" or a new SP, I'm sure it will be great to watch.

I heard a rumour that Evan withdrew from the American team. Can anybody confirm/deny? I do not visit FSU/GS right now because I don't wan't to get upset again , and everything I know is from Japanese blogs/Yahoo board, so I might have misunderstood something (my Japanese is very poor ).

z4mboni wrote:

I heard a rumour that Evan withdrew from the American team. Can anybody confirm/deny? ...and everything I know is from Japanese blogs/Yahoo board, so I might have misunderstood something (my Japanese is very poor ).

Yes, Evan withdrew due to an injury and has been replaced by Jeremy Abbot, according to the following official annoucement:
http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/cgi-bin/news/usrNewsView.cgi?10690

Good news!!!
http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?t=52908
EDIT: I don't really understand...If we don't live in US with can't see it?!?!

Thank you, Caliblue!

bibi wrote:

EDIT: I don't really understand...If we don't live in US with can't see it?!?!

Looks like we can't. But don't worry, I'm sire there will be videos available online!

Quote :

Looks like we can't. Sad But don't worry, I'm sire there will be videos available online! I love you

that's true! Do you know if a tv station of japan will broadcast it live? So we'll got to see the videos the same day?

bibi wrote:

that's true! Do you know if a tv station of japan will broadcast it live? So we'll got to see the videos the same day?

IIRC, TBS will air it live.

http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/lineup/s1113.html

I didn't know that this year it was Japan vs. USA but that will be interesting!

video of mao practicing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__S3T0KrdT0
Her artistry seems to have improve again! She's very elegant!
translation would be appreciated!
bibi
Cant wait until tomorow!!

bibi wrote:

video of mao practicing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__S3T0KrdT0
Her artistry seems to have improve again! She's very elegant!
translation would be appreciated!
bibi
Cant wait until tomorow!!

Oh, Mao...

Tomorrow is just tomorrow, bibi, hold on, we will make it.

I think the song which is playing at approximatly 3:30 is " to be free " her new exhibition!!

summervie wrote:

bibi wrote:

video of mao practicing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__S3T0KrdT0
Her artistry seems to have improve again! She's very elegant!
translation would be appreciated!
bibi
Cant wait until tomorow!!

Oh, Mao...

Tomorrow is just tomorrow, bibi, hold on, we will make it.

Are you sure? Well, if I never come back again, you know what happened!

She looks wonderful!

Pictures !!
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&toggle=1&cop=mss&p=mao+asada&vm=r&fr=yfp-t-471&c=images
waiting for videos...

Mao Asada (SP)
TES 32.38
PCS 28.04
Total 60.42
She only managed to do a triple flip (no 3-3)
Can't wait to see videos!!

Thanks for the pictures, bibi.
The dress looks pretty good!

kawaiimao wrote:

Are you sure?

No, I am not.

bibi wrote:

Pictures !!
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&toggle=1&cop=mss&p=mao+asada&vm=r&fr=yfp-t-471&c=images
waiting for videos...

Is this really Mao? Or I am already in paradise? She looks great in that dress!

I also read on FSU that she got level 4 on her steps!
Is she the first lady to achieve this?

So here are the final scores, if somebody hasn't seen them yet.

(Taken from Golden Skate. Thanks, Joe.)

Ladies SP
Mao - 60.42
Flatt - 53/78
Caroline - 56.78
Miki - 46.54

Ladies LP
Fumie - 90.15
Bebe - 92.48
Mirai - 85.96
Suizu - 87.79

Gentlemen SP
Nakiniwa - 58.24
Nanri - 51.57
Weir - 73.90
Bradley - 49.56

Gentlemen LP
Machida - 102.34
Takahashi - 122.83
Carriere - 122.39
Abbott - 116.96

Videos are available on www.fsvids.net/forums!

I've come baaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mao's step sequence is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very quick change of directions.
Mao seemed to be dissatisfied.（her performance didnt have combo）
But that was a gorgeous program!!!

I go to bed