Winter Olympics 2010

Ice Dance - CD
1 Russian Federation DOMNINA Oksana / SHABALIN Maxim 43.76
2 Canada VIRTUE Tessa / MOIR Scott 42.74
3 United States DAVIS Meryl / WHITE Charlie 41.47
4 United States BELBIN Tanith / AGOSTO Benjamin 40.83
5 Italy FAIELLA Federica / SCALI Massimo 39.88
6 France DELOBEL Isabelle / SCHOENFELDER Olivier 37.99
7 Russian Federation KHOKHLOVA Jana / NOVITSKI Sergei 37.18
8 Great Britain KERR Sinead / KERR John 37.02
9 France PECHALAT Nathalie / BOURZAT Fabian 36.13
10 Israel ZARETSKY Alexandra / ZARETSKY Roman 34.38
11 Ukraine ZADOROZHNIUK Anna / VERBILLO Sergei 33.87
12 Italy CAPPELLINI Anna / LANOTTE Luca 33.13
13 Hungary HOFFMANN Nora / ZAVOZIN Maxim 31.90
14 United States SAMUELSON Emily / BATES Evan 31.37
15 Canada CRONE Vanessa / POIRIER Paul 31.14
16 Germany BEIER Christina / BEIER William 30.31
17 Russian Federation BOBROVA Ekaterina / SOLOVIEV Dmitri 29.86
18 Japan REED Cathy / REED Chris 29.49
19 China HUANG Xintong / ZHENG Xun 29.22
20 Georgia REED Allison / JAPARIDZE Otar 26.65
21 Great Britain COOMES Penny / BUCKLAND Nicholas 25.68
22 Czech Republic HAJKOVA Kamila / VINCOUR David 23.19
23 Estonia SHTORK Irina / RAND Taavi 21.73

It took me forever to organize this post!



I think judging was pretty fair. Let's just hope it stays fair.



I'm super happy for Federica and Massimo! They had a new PB and they're not that far behind! If they skate like they did at Europeans, I think they'll win a medal!



It was good seeing Isabelle and Olivier skate again!



Good luck to all!

☆Genie wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmXVj8vFiOw
news clip!!!
Credits; zyem16
I saw a 3l-2l-2l. 3A is looking great too!
There is a Yu-Na segment... Yamanda is telling her opinion.
I have no time to translate so can somebody else do it?><... thanks! 8D

Thank you!

Mao has left the airport!
http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/general/figure/news/20100220k0000e050052000c.html

coconut wrote:

Mao has left the airport!
http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/general/figure/news/20100220k0000e050052000c.html

Thanks!



Mao looks so pretty! And I love the new Japanese federation coats!

MikiAndoFan#1 wrote:

coconut wrote:

Mao has left the airport!
http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/general/figure/news/20100220k0000e050052000c.html

Thanks!



Mao looks so pretty! And I love the new Japanese federation coats!

Me too! Mao looks radiant! Thanks for posting, coconut!

coconut wrote:

clovera wrote:

Oh Patty Chan...your interviews with CNET is not helping one bit.

"anyone can do the quad"

Patrick, mind your 3A first...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10456956-56.html

he needs to get over himself and concentrate on being amazing. instead of making excuses. another poor sport.

The Japanese men!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clIeFgJB6FA



They're so adorable!



Will the ladies practice tomorrow?

MikiAndoFan#1 wrote:

The Japanese men!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clIeFgJB6FA



They're so adorable!



Will the ladies practice tomorrow?

Ladies's open practice begins tomorrow morning. But I'm afraid Mao will miss tomorrow's practice

OD Starting Order
1 REED Allison JAPARIDZE Otar
2 CAPPELLINI Anna LANOTTE Luca
3 CRONE Vanessa POIRIER Paul
4 HAJKOVA Kamila VINCOUR David

5 SHTORK Irina RAND Taavi
6 HOFFMANN NoraZAVOZIN Maxim
7 SAMUELSON Emily BATES Evan
8 BOBROVA Ekaterina SOLOVIEV Dmitri

9 BEIER Christina BEIER William
10 REED Cathy REED Chris
11 HUANG Xintong ZHENG Xun
12 ZADOROZHNIUK Anna VERBILLO Sergei
13 COOMES Penny BUCKLAND Nicholas

14 KHOKHLOVA Jana NOVITSKI Sergei
15 DELOBEL Isabelle SCHOENFELDER Olivier
16 KERR Sinead KERR John
17 FAIELLA Federica SCALI Massimo
18 DOMNINA Oksana SHABALIN Maxim

19 DAVIS Meryl WHITE Charlie
20 PECHALAT Nathalie BOURZAT Fabian
21 ZARETSKY Alexandra ZARETSKY Roman
22 VIRTUE Tessa MOIR Scott
23 BELBIN Tanith AGOSTO Benjamin

tianrushui wrote:

Ladies's open practice begins tomorrow morning. But I'm afraid Mao will miss tomorrow's practice

Thank you! So I guess Mao won't be there in time for practice.

☆Genie wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmXVj8vFiOw
news clip!!!
Credits; zyem16
I saw a 3l-2l-2l. 3A is looking great too!
There is a Yu-Na segment... Yamanda is telling her opinion.
I have no time to translate so can somebody else do it?><... thanks! 8D

Here is the quote from Yamada coach.

I understand why Mao is so eager to challenge 3A even though others do wonder her jumping layout. Midori was just the same too. Kids wanna show what they can do at the competition even if the technique is still not that consistent. If Yu-na has a great 3-3 combination, then Mao should bring 3A which Yu-na can't do. If I was still her coach, I would still let Mao do that.

When the official uniforms arrived at Chukyo University, Mao was so happy and opened the box right away and wore them at the lobby. She asked me things like "When should I leave Japan? You've been to Olympic three times, right? How is it like?" and I said "It's really fun!" She even told me "I get excited day by day!" so I had to actually calm her down. She is just so happy that she is going to Olympics. I think she will be satisfied to do her 3A and her programs even if she doesn't win there. I really hope Mao can do perfect program.

Thanks Genie & coconut!!! Mao looks great. I hope she really enjoys her first Olympic experience.

Thanks MikiAndoFan#1 Those two-way zip-ups look like their about to travel to space. Just stick a bubble head on Dai-chan!

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Ladies's open practice begins tomorrow morning. But I'm afraid Mao will miss tomorrow's practice

Yeah, I read on a Korean website she's looking for a private practice rink. I really want for her to get used to the feel of the ice on the actual arena as soon as possible, but if it will help Mao be relaxed I'm not gonna complain.

coconut wrote:

☆Genie wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmXVj8vFiOw
news clip!!!
Credits; zyem16
I saw a 3l-2l-2l. 3A is looking great too!
There is a Yu-Na segment... Yamanda is telling her opinion.
I have no time to translate so can somebody else do it?><... thanks! 8D

Here is the quote from Yamada coach.

I understand why Mao is so eager to challenge 3A even though others do wonder her jumping layout. Midori was just the same too. Kids wanna show what they can do at the competition even if the technique is not that consistent. If Yu-na has a great 3-3 combination, then Mao should bring 3A which Yu-na can't do. If I was still her coach, I would still let Mao do that.

When the official uniforms arrived at Chukyo University, Mao was so happy and opened the box right away and wore them at the lobby. She asked me things like "When should I leave Japan? You've been to Olympic three times, right? How is it like?" and I said "It's really fun!" She even told me "I get excited day by day!" so I had to actually calm her down. She is just so happy that she is going to Olympics. I think she will be satisfied to do her 3A and her programs even if she doesn't win there. I really hope Mao can do perfect program.

Thank you Coconut for translating the clip! Yamada is so supportive of Mao . I also hope Mao enjoys her first Olympics as Midori did at hers.

dlnnyc wrote:

Aibhlin wrote:

Found an online article. Loved these parts:

"Just doing nice transitions and being artistic is not enough because figure skating is a sport, not a show," he said.

"Of all the men who had competed tonight, only two -- myself and (Japan's) Takahiko Kozuka (who finished eighth) -- were able to land a clean quad.

"Later, when I saw Kozuka I shook his hand and congratulated him, saying 'Well done'. I also have a lot of respect for (Japan's bronze medalist) Daisuke Takahashi for trying to attempt a quad. That's a sign of a (future) champion."

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61I4S120100219

BUT the quad isnt everything. what plushy doesnt seem to understand is that the new scoring system does recognize the quad but it is also about how well you do it.. not just that you do it. his landings were shaky. he lost the gold based on the TES mark. he lost playing his own game. i think it is stupid to ignore the system. plushy couldve focused smartly on working within the system to maximize his points. if he did he would be untouchable

No, of course I agree that a well-balanced program is worth more than a single quad with choreography like Plushy's. I quoted the paragraphs simply because I liked his praise of the Japanese men, and to frame the context for it...

He also had not-so-nice things to say about Lysacek...
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/figure-skating/news/newsid=46469.html#plushenko+rips+judging+system+after+loss&cid=ms

I had a laugh when I saw this:

"Chan to Weir: Be professional in the Kiss and Cry"

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/figure-skating/news/newsid=47003.html#chan+weir+be+professional+kiss+cry

I knew Patrick Chan wouldn't keep his big mouth shut. At least Weir didn't complain about his marks to his coach at Kiss and Cry unlike someone. After he said "anyone can do a quad" I lost all the remaining respect I had of him. Now, I think my respect is bordering negative value.

I'm still really happy for Daisuke and all the Japanese men after seeing those pics/video! Daisuke truly looks delighted.

Annd...Awwww! Mao is so adorable! She looks like she is super excited to come to Vancouver! I deeply wish she enjoys her 1st Olympic experience!

I'm now eagerly awaiting the day when Patrick Chan will present us with the "foot-in-my-mouth" spin.

Seriously, though; I have to wonder: does anyone think his scores will start to fall once the Olympics are over?

news clip
http://www.fnn-news.com/news/headlines/articles/CONN00172169.html

http://vancouver2010.nikkansports.com/figure/news/f-sp-tp0-20100220-598282.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/vancouver2010/news/100220/oai1002201816015-n1.htm

Thank you for the news, ☆Genie and kirakira!

Lots of drama at the men's event! You'd think that there would be more in the women's event instead but no! Shows how classy are the ladies , though a good dose of friendly humour occasionally is not a bad idea either.

Hope this friendly atmosphere keeps up now that Kim has arrived at Vancouver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ53drVHxL4 (with Japanese subtitles) - credits to p0intclear YT uploader

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/figure-skating/news/newsid=47350.html#kim+takes+reporters+vancouver

Kim looks refreshed and fit to kick butt!

So is Mao too in the previous news links and photos! Adorable with her excited smile: shows that she is enjoying the experience so far! Great to hear from Coach Yamada as well!

In this article (http://www.asahi.com/sports/update/0220/TKY201002200249.html), Mao says that she is motivated by Takahashi's great performance and wants to medal herself as well. She also mentions that her condition is now better than she was before the Japanese Nationals and the 4CC. And that she is in a good strong state of mind - "no feelings of anxiety or insecurity at all".

four more days to go before the ladies SP!

With the men's event over, did it give you guys any insights to the judging in the ladies' event? Any thoughts?

Another news clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9-63aqBWYs

Mao looks happy and I see Shanetta too. GO Mao!!

Thanks for sharing kirakira and coconut! Mao looks so lively and happy. Just look at the excitement in her eyes!

Seeing Shanetta in Japanese olympic uniform looks good.

Thank you, coconut and kirakira!

Does anyone know when will the draw for the Ladies' SP take place?