Japanese Nationals 2010 - 2011

bibi wrote:

sarahjoanne419 wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6eYN8Wj1SE
i guess this is a new one too.

Oh thanks! Mao's doing a 3f-3l at 2:13 !!

Hi Bibi!! how's this loop? Fully rotated? I still can't tell!!!

tilitom wrote:

bibi wrote:

sarahjoanne419 wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6eYN8Wj1SE
i guess this is a new one too.

Oh thanks! Mao's doing a 3f-3l at 2:13 !!

Hi Bibi!! how's this loop? Fully rotated? I still can't tell!!!

It looks fully rotated to me !!

It's hard to judge, but I also think it was rotated and even if it wasn't it was very close

Oh my God! I thought ladies sp is on 24th! But it is on 25th! One the same day as my exam! I hope I will survive and can watch Free program.

europeanfan wrote:

It's hard to judge, but I also think it was rotated and even if it wasn't it was very close

Are you positive that it was a triple-triple?

polosatik wrote:

Oh my God! I thought ladies sp is on 24th! But it is on 25th! One the same day as my exam! I hope I will survive and can watch Free program.

how are you going to watch nationals, are you going to use the russian stream, cause I really don't want to miss it, but I don't know how I should watch it....

Just a few days left until Nats~!

Official Competition Schedule
12/24
4:20PM~8:30PM - Men SP

12/25
1:50PM~6:10PM - Ladies SP
6:25PM~10:20PM - Men FS

12/26
3:35PM~7:30PM - Ladies FS
9:00PM - Team announcement for 4CC/Worlds/Jr.Worlds


Official TV Schedule (Fuji TV)
12/24
7:00PM~8:54PM - Opening fluff + Men SP

12/25
7:00PM~9:09PM - Ladies SP
11:25PM~12:45PM - Men FS

12/26
7:00PM~9:54PM - Pairs/Ice Dance snippet + Ladies FS

12/27
7:00PM~8:54PM - Medalist on Ice (EX)

*all times are in JST (UTC +09:00)*

As with last year, deep edge will have their unofficial results page up and running (the official results page will *not* be updating until after the event airs as usual so as to coax more viewers) so I'll start a spoiler thread with links to those in addition to relaying information and PBP from 2ch's Live Commentary Thread beginning with the SP for the men.

ooooooh! thanks clovera!!!looking forward to your updates.

Thankfully theres only 1hr diff btwn japan and Singapore, or not I'll have to miss it cause of camp.

Thank you so much, clovera!

Does anyone knows if you can watch it by the internet???

I've been wondering the same thing. Are the Russian streams going to be showing Japanese nats?

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20101222it.html

Nothing really new ...

Thanks Clovera for the schedule.
I think one way to watch it will be on KeyHoleTV.
I don't know if I can wait for the broadcast ... I'll keep my figures crossed for Mao

periperi wrote:

I've been wondering the same thing. Are the Russian streams going to be showing Japanese nats?

I guess not, because Russian nationals will start on 26th of December.

polosatik wrote:

periperi wrote:

I've been wondering the same thing. Are the Russian streams going to be showing Japanese nats?

I guess not, because Russian nationals will start on 26th of December.

Oh... that's means we will have to wait for the broadcast on Japanese TV (and KeyHole TV)
I wanted to send good vibes for her by watching it live.

And, good luck with your exam, polosatik!

Mao_Asada_sunrise wrote:

europeanfan wrote:

It's hard to judge, but I also think it was rotated and even if it wasn't it was very close

Are you positive that it was a triple-triple?

I would say on 90% it was 3-3 and on 10% it was 3-3 with < But maybe it was 3-2? Oh I don't know... It's really hard to say.

look at this: "Japan is loaded with top-notch skaters, but the bottom line is that Mao is Mao. It is her picture you see on TV, in magazines and in the trains around the country. It is no stretch to say that she has done for skating in Japan what Tiger Woods has done for golf in the U.S."


quoted from:http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20101222it.html

sarahjoanne419 wrote:

look at this: "Japan is loaded with top-notch skaters, but the bottom line is that Mao is Mao. It is her picture you see on TV, in magazines and in the trains around the country. It is no stretch to say that she has done for skating in Japan what Tiger Woods has done for golf in the U.S."


quoted from:http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20101222it.html

I still don't understand why he claims that Mao's line is a problem...She has one of the best lines out there today, only matched by Alissa and Carolina! :/

sarahjoanne419 wrote:

look at this: "Japan is loaded with top-notch skaters, but the bottom line is that Mao is Mao. It is her picture you see on TV, in magazines and in the trains around the country. It is no stretch to say that she has done for skating in Japan what Tiger Woods has done for golf in the U.S."


quoted from:http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20101222it.html

UGH...LIke Mao needs even more pressure! I hate Jack Galagher
I wish Mao didn't have to go through this, now it's clear for me that she'll be scrutinized by the media if she doesn't make it to the Worlds.

Since everybody is here, New Weider video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZ7qVwyStk&feature=sub

Jack Gallagher's articles always crack me up. Because he always writes the most random criticisms. Problem with skating line? I doubt he knows what that means. I guess it was nice of him to compare Mao's popularity in Japan to Woods' here. Although I am not sure it is actually good, since Woods has become a sort of a punchline after his scandals.

polosatik wrote:

periperi wrote:

I've been wondering the same thing. Are the Russian streams going to be showing Japanese nats?

I guess not, because Russian nationals will start on 26th of December.

Oh. Thanks for the info, polosatik. I'm just going to have to depend on this forum for info and hopefully the videos won't take long to appear on YT.

OMG!!! Nationals starts tomorrow!!!!

Quote :

"My jumps are 70-80% complete. It's no doubt that I'm surely improving. The Japan Nats is the last chance. I want to see how well I can do at the Japan Nats, and I have hope for my best performance ."

http://kumaneko037.blog103.fc2.com/blog-entry-88.html

The question is: is 70% - 80% enough?
oh god I don't know if I'll have nerves to see the competition

Dani-Chan wrote:

Quote :

"My jumps are 70-80% complete. It's no doubt that I'm surely improving. The Japan Nats is the last chance. I want to see how well I can do at the Japan Nats, and I have hope for my best performance ."

http://kumaneko037.blog103.fc2.com/blog-entry-88.html

The question is: is 70% - 80% enough?
oh god I don't know if I'll have nerves to see the competition

I don't think it is enough, because Mao's been saying she has to be 100% ready before competitions if she wants to win, and thus she works so hard.

But, 70%-80% is much better than earlier this season. Mao revealed after NHK that she wasn't ready but she was almost 100% good at official practices to her surprise, and then at competitions she wasn't good.

I'm relieved to hear Mao saying it's about 70%-80% complete already. Changing forms/techniques is really a long journey. She embarked it this summer and restarted it from scratch with Mr. Sato, or even from minus because she had to deal with the influence of technique she learned from Mr. Nagakubo. It's wonderful and quite impressive that she has made a progress in such a short period of time.

I just want to see her lovely smile after SP and LP at Nationals.
I don't care results. I hope she will do her best and get good feedback from competitions for further progress.

linglang wrote:

Dani-Chan wrote:

Quote :

"My jumps are 70-80% complete. It's no doubt that I'm surely improving. The Japan Nats is the last chance. I want to see how well I can do at the Japan Nats, and I have hope for my best performance ."

http://kumaneko037.blog103.fc2.com/blog-entry-88.html

The question is: is 70% - 80% enough?
oh god I don't know if I'll have nerves to see the competition

I don't think it is enough, because Mao's been saying she has to be 100% ready before competitions if she wants to win, and thus she works so hard.

But, 70%-80% is much better than earlier this season. Mao revealed after NHK that she wasn't ready but she was almost 100% good at official practices to her surprise, and then at competitions she wasn't good.

I'm relieved to hear Mao saying it's about 70%-80% complete already. Changing forms/techniques is really a long journey. She embarked it this summer and restarted it from scratch with Mr. Sato, or even from minus because she had to deal with the influence of technique she learned from Mr. Nagakubo. It's wonderful and quite impressive that she has made a progress in such a short period of time.

I just want to see her lovely smile after SP and LP at Nationals.
I don't care results. I hope she will do her best and get good feedback from competitions for further progress.

Mao sure does like to use percentages a lot. But I'm not sure how we should take it. Before TEB she said she was near 100%, so I feel it's quite arbitrary. We can only assume she is making progress in her practices. At this point, I don't care about the results so much. Maybe that's why I'm feeling less anxious than usual. I do want Mao to do well because she can feel good about her progress but there's a part of me that almost wish she wouldn't go to Worlds this year. I know Mao says she thrives on competition but I feel she's pushing herself a lot this year when it might have been better to pace herself a little. I may be in the minority here but I really think Mao needs a long break where she can really work her basics and jump technique. I remember Sato saying that they are going in two routes simultaneously. One is to improve her basics but the other is to prepare for competitions. I can't help wonder if they just choose to focus on the path of improving her basics, it will help her more in the long run. Also, with each setback in competition, she takes a toll mentally. It may cause her to develop a big mental block that even when her technique becomes more stable, she is unable to perform to her potential. She already says that whenever she thinks about the jumps, she tenses up. I believe this tension she feels is clearly influenced by the immense pressure she feels from her federation and the media to peform to expectations.