Glad I managed to catch that.

I was wondering - do they zamboni the ice between performances? It seems it would take a long time to do, and if not, is it not unfair on the 12th + skater?

Grettin

42381 Posts

February 19 2014 19:29 GMT

#1022

On February 20 2014 04:23 scissorhands wrote:
Ouch, Mao fell on her triple axel (watching live tweets). Hope she pulls through...

#16, 55,60 points.

scissorhands

United States68 Posts

February 19 2014 19:30 GMT

#1023

I didn't get to watch any of this, but other skaters fell and some how managed to be in the top 5. Mao must have made other mistakes. Did Mao not get a couple of her axels in?

SwARmZzz

Canada193 Posts

February 19 2014 19:37 GMT

#1024

^ Mao did bad cause she fell on her combination jump, looked a bit iffy on her 2nd jump although landed and doubled what shud have been a triple on her last jump... None of the last skaters failed more than 1 jump...
Out of all the skaters, I never would have guessed that it would end up being Kostner and the OTHER russian skater to be threathening Kim for the title... Wow...

sharkie

Austria18311 Posts

February 19 2014 19:39 GMT

#1025

On February 20 2014 04:37 SwARmZzz wrote:
^ Mao did bad cause she fell on her combination jump, looked a bit iffy on her 2nd jump although landed and doubled what shud have been a triple on her last jump... None of the last skaters failed more than 1 jump...
Out of all the skaters, I never would have guessed that it would end up being Kostner and the OTHER russian skater to be threathening Kim for the title... Wow...

Really? Olympic games are usually all about experience and handling pressure. Mao is bad in that and the Russian girl is 15? It's not surprising, really

seoul_kiM

United States545 Posts

February 19 2014 19:45 GMT

#1026

It's disappointing that people only talk about the hyped up skaters or skaters whose primes have long gone. Mao Asada isn't in her prime anymore and she's retiring soon as well. Her jumps and height aren't what they used to be. She skates above average, can't contend with that, but she isn't the worlds best anymore (bronze at the 2013 worlds). Julia Lipnitskaia is really young as well and she's been overhyped due to her skate program during the team event, which is nothing like the Ladies Individual programs. People really overlooked Gracie Gold and Carolina Kostner. Kostner scored gold in 2012 world championships and silver at the 2013, both defeating Mao.

Kim Yuna tho....she's the queen.

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

February 19 2014 21:12 GMT

#1027

Dam, need to find vods of the performance.

Cocacooh

Norway1510 Posts

February 19 2014 22:11 GMT

#1028

Ole Einar Bjørndalen what a man.

Elurie

4716 Posts

February 19 2014 23:39 GMT

#1029

On February 20 2014 04:39 sharkie wrote:

Show nested quote +

Really? Olympic games are usually all about experience and handling pressure. Mao is bad in that and the Russian girl is 15? It's not surprising, really

Kostner did pretty bad in her previous two Olympics. 9th in Turino (home ice!) and 16th in Vancouver. She also did not have a stellar season, so her scoring less than a point behind Kim is completely surprising. Well deserved though! I would have placed her 2nd, but the point differential among the Top 3 is so small, it might as well be a 3-way tie.

Shinokuki

United States859 Posts

February 20 2014 01:09 GMT

#1030

On February 20 2014 08:39 Elurie wrote:

Show nested quote +

i don't think its well deserved.. Yuna should've had 2-3 points higher.. Well its mother russia.

SwARmZzz

Canada193 Posts

February 20 2014 01:10 GMT

#1031

^ The bigger joke to me is that russian skater's score... Her jumps were so technically more easy than Kim or Kostner's that how she managed to be so close to them is lolz... And don't tell me she was "artistically" THAT superior to both of them to make up for her easier jumps... Corrupt judges never appeared so obvious to me since the olympics in which that Canadian team was awarded gold along with that other pair team secondary to flagrant score manipulation... And so conveniently the other pair that won gold that year was a Russian team... Had to cheer up the Russian folks somehow after such a dismal day in hockey.... Oh russia...

Elurie

4716 Posts

February 20 2014 01:51 GMT

#1032

There is no Russian judge on the panel today. The technical controller is Russian, but he doesn't assign GOE on elements. (although Lipnitskaia's flutz was not called lol). Sotnikova's combo jumps are fucking ginormous though, she should start practicing quads. She was also the only one to get a level 4 step sequence, but I can't tell the difference between a 3 and a 4.

Although my personal favorite didn't do well today, I'm glad Kim and Kostner delivered and showed that fetus how skating is done.

CherryNubCakes

United States972 Posts

February 20 2014 03:26 GMT

#1033

Nooooooooooooooooooooo Chairman Maaaoooooooo!

I was hoping for Mao, Yuna, and Kostner to all show Julia who is still boss. But even Yuna and Kostner can't erase this disaster from Mao.

scissorhands

United States68 Posts

February 20 2014 06:08 GMT

#1034

Hard to find Yuna's performance video on youtube (anyone have a good quality version?), but there's a video on a facebook page here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=vb.122428271169216&type=2

Ugh, she is so beautiful.

dgsdm

198 Posts

February 20 2014 08:24 GMT

#1035

Apparently there was a judge that gave Yuna a 0 for one of the categories..

http://m.sports.media.daum.net/m/sports/og/sochi/newsview/20140220084217724

Otolia

France5805 Posts

February 20 2014 08:58 GMT

#1036

On February 20 2014 17:24 dgsdm wrote:
Apparently there was a judge that gave Yuna a 0 for one of the categories..

http://m.sports.media.daum.net/m/sports/og/sochi/newsview/20140220084217724

That's because her landing was average. 0 isn't a bad note.

Seriously what is it with you and Figure Skating. It's mainly considered as a women's sport and you all get so excited for it ...

Mafe

Germany5966 Posts

February 20 2014 09:41 GMT

#1037

Ski cross is such an exciting event to watch.

Otolia

France5805 Posts

February 20 2014 09:55 GMT

#1038

On February 20 2014 18:41 Mafe wrote:
Ski cross is such an exciting event to watch.

The best part is reading the reddit even thread. After the norwegian smugness of yesterday's win in Biathlon and my subsequent sadness, I'm feasting on the tears of North Americans who think they are good at Boarder Cross !

Go Go France !