Unfortunately, after watching the novice men skate, the senior ladies were a little underwhelming as a whole. There were two highlights in the event, Gabrielle Daleman and Elizabet Tursynbaeva.
Elizabet is new to the senior ranks, but she made quite the impression at Summer Skate, winning the event. I have to say I really like her music this season. Her short program is Send in the Clowns, and the free is Papa Can You Hear Me?
She skated extremely well, beating out the Canadian national champion Gabrielle Daleman.
Gabrielle Daleman has two new programs that are less exciting than I had hoped. The freeskate was another tango. Though she skated well, the programs don't stand out much in my mind.
As for the other skaters, they were less strong. The jumps were really not as good as we should expect from senior ladies. 2 of the 3 flights of both the short and the free were very underwhelming.
As well as the jumps being less than stellar, the skating skills were not great either. Their transitions were simple, and most of the ladies struggled on their step sequences. It's one thing if the jumps aren't great on any given day, those can come and go, but skating skills are the foundation of figure skating as a whole, and they should be consistent regardless of the quality of jumps.
Ladies skating internationally seems to have hit a bit of a wall. The triple axel continues to be an element that basically guarantees a win when executed well because so few ladies are able to do them, never mind do them consistently in competition.
Here's hoping we'll see more improvement from these ladies and from ladies all around the world.
And now, pictures
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