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A Wakaba Higuchi video that I couldn’t tweet out when it happened, but enjoy 😭 twitter.com/rockerskating/…
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Yuka Sato 佐藤有香 - 1994 World champ and a trailblazer in Japanese skating - skated her last performance today in Stars on Ice
This program from 2000 World Pros is the epitome of Sato's light-as-air skating, effortless power, and attention to space and simplicity. Enjoy
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The World Championships for this Olympic cycle are set!
2023: Saitama, Japan 🇯🇵
2024: Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦
2025: Boston, United States 🇺🇸
2026: Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
#WorldFigure twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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2022 US champ Mariah Bell announced her retirement: instagram.com/p/CjoOwf6v_0J/
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#SkateAmerica dance preview: Chock/Bates haven't won a GP title since 2015, but they are back for their 12th season; plus, Hawayek/Baker want to build on their Finlandia momentum, and can Muramoto/Takahashi make history for Japan?
bit.ly/3EVRVHB #GPFigure
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It happened again twitter.com/rockerskating/…
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Chatted quickly w Muramoto/Takahashi earlier - they evacuated during Hurricane Ian but still got their training in while they were away from Florida. They said it’s their 1st event of the season, so they just want to gauge where they are and get the experience #SkateAmerica
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Daisuke Takahashi - Phantom of the Opera 16 seasons ago
youtube.com/watch?v=KS0vVO…
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Kao Miura JPN
4S3T, 3A, 4T - fantastic attack in this program, jumps were all just dynamic and smooth
bit.ly/3siGtOW #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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Kao Miura JPN
4S3T, 3A, 4T
TES 54.81, PCS 41.15, -1.00, SP 94.96 into 1st
bit.ly/3siGtOW #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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Overheard: Kao is like the Japanese version of Keegan
#SkateAmerica
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Sena Miyake JPN
4S(hangs on), 3A(fall), 3Lz3T - the way he projects in this program is so magnificent; I saw him make eye contact with audience members even in between his jumping passes - total performer
bit.ly/3siGtOW #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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#SkateAmerica Men SP
1 Kao Miura 94.96
2 Junhwan Cha 94.44
3 Daniel Grassl 88.43
4 Ilia Malinin 86.08
5 Roman Sadovsky 78.15
6 Sena Miyake 77.87
bit.ly/3siGtOW #GPFigure
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This thread: Men’s SP press conference #SkateAmerica
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And lastly, Brian Orser and Jason Brown brought cakes for Junhwan Cha’s 21st birthday #SkateAmerica
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Fantastic cuts of music for Muramoto/Takahashi's RD, and props to them for keeping the energy up for a really challenging couple of pieces with very intricate holds throughout - lift went up a little slow at the end tho
bit.ly/3sk5UQc #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi JPN
TES 39.00, PCS 31.67, -1.00, RD 69.67 into 3rd - will need to see the protocols but they reviewed down like 3-4pts
bit.ly/3sk5UQc #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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Ilia Malinin USA
4A, 4T, 4Lz, 4S(q?), 4Lz(ur?)1Eu3S(ur?fall), 3F3T, 3Lz3A - one jumping pass away from an almost clean skate, and then he just went an improvised a bunch of stuff at the end lol
bit.ly/3Dn1Y7x #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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Ilia Malinin USA
4A, 4T, 4Lz, 4S(q?), 4Lz(ur?)1Eu3S(ur?fall), 3F3T, 3Lz3A
TES 112.41, PCS 82.88, -1.00, 194.29, TOTAL 280.37 into 1st - very glad the judges didn't go crazy on the PCS, around 80 is where they should be
bit.ly/3Dn1Y7x #SkateAmerica #GPFigure
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#SkateAmerica Men FINAL
G Ilia Malinin 280.37
S Kao Miura 273.15
B Junhwan Cha 264.05
4 Daniel Grassl 257.68
5 Roman Sadovsky 225.41
6 Wesley Chiu 219.90
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#SkateAmerica Men FS PCS
Cha 87.41*
Miura 84.42*
Malinin 82.88*
Grassl 81.96*
Sadovsky 81.23*
Shimada 75.29
Miyake 74.56*
Kapeikis 72.07
Chiu 71.40
*indicates fall(s)
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