Yaku Chan, she had some problems with the landings in her jumps, I think it has something to do with the inconsistency with the coaching and training . But guess what. Later on, she improved. Also, her artistry didn't show until much later as she got Tarasova who gave her new ideas and also provided her with some much needed coaching and fully transformed Shizuka into an entirely different figure skater. Also it was due to the fact that she had previous experiences with ballet at a young age.
@waddleduckie1 I completely agree. She had just switched from Minoru Sano to Richard Callaghan to Tarasova within a year or so of leaving her long-time coach, Mr. Nagakubo! Tarasova allowed Shizuka to break through her own shells and become an entirely different skater; Shizuka always had very good basic skills and ballet training, but she wan't able to perform like a top skater until Tarasova worked her magic.
あ、逆だ・・・
yokaroumon1186 1 year ago
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i wish she had skated like that at worlds.
sergioayala 4 years ago
LOl. what?!
alcoholicglitterati 3 years ago
She says that this free skating was the worst in this season.
shigepom 5 years ago
Yeah, it definitely was. But look at the fight she had - putting a Triple/Triple combination at the very end of the program!
Zuranthium 4 years ago
yes... to do a triple triple near the end is difficult :)
MichelleKwanForever 4 years ago
Performances that she doesn't do very well in make her 2004 World victory and her Olympic victory even better.
rosepetalessence 5 years ago
oh really? i thought it was pretty good =/
rrieko 5 years ago
y isit a bitter memory for her? O_o
oOoOo~ elegance ^,^
omg..she did a lotta spins too
rrieko 5 years ago
She didn't land her jumps cleanly.
YakuChan 5 years ago
Yaku Chan, she had some problems with the landings in her jumps, I think it has something to do with the inconsistency with the coaching and training . But guess what. Later on, she improved. Also, her artistry didn't show until much later as she got Tarasova who gave her new ideas and also provided her with some much needed coaching and fully transformed Shizuka into an entirely different figure skater. Also it was due to the fact that she had previous experiences with ballet at a young age.
waddleduckie1 2 years ago
@waddleduckie1 I completely agree. She had just switched from Minoru Sano to Richard Callaghan to Tarasova within a year or so of leaving her long-time coach, Mr. Nagakubo! Tarasova allowed Shizuka to break through her own shells and become an entirely different skater; Shizuka always had very good basic skills and ballet training, but she wan't able to perform like a top skater until Tarasova worked her magic.
nondescriptnyc 6 months ago