Caroline Zhang 2009 National LP Ave Maria

[gjglrb]

very nice!

[weRnarwhals]

i almost cried! :') so beautiful <3

[iceskaterr1]

A-W-E-S-O-M-E !!!!!!

[centhoover]

what the heck ..why rachelle flat doing on olympics this young lady skates better than her

[wontonboi64]

just saying, someone turn on "transcribe audio" it is HILARIOUS of what google hears. when the commentator says "triple lutz", google transcribes it into "internalize".

[chaoticplay10]

reminds me of michelle kwan. brought tears to my eyes.

[Vihzel]

If she was under the old scoring system, she would have won that year hands down.

[QueenSonohraDevil]

I've just watched her programs at NHK this year, and then this..

How could she gain so much weight since then?

She really looks slow,heavy and unable to jump.. even her spins look sloer...

that's too bad, she's such a talent!

[TsubasaDreams]

I hope she sticks around for Sochi! She has such amazing qualities and with age strength and speed will come.

[PaintingPaperTowns]

She does have some really special qualities. If only she would lose the mule kick and find some speed!

[8520Fauve8520]

it is just so amazing how well her layback spin is and how flexible she is with it. and it is amezing that we are the same age (:

[Skatinbabexoxo]

she is a VERY good skater.

her only problem is the technique on some of her jumps.

the way she stops before a double axel and her high kick going into lutz and flips.

if she fixes the lutz and flip entrance that would be awesome. (:

[XOFrankieroXO]

I adore her dress

[tinymavy]

she is so beautiful and such a talent but I fear that she will never become an international contendor if she does not get her technique issues straightened out.

[vioreeel]

Arte puro.

[bellamelissa87]

Caroline is going to be such a beauty watching her become a lady, You can def see her jumps coming up but she is young and she is just getting into the professional world =) she is very graceful, She is young as we all know but she is just amazing and very exciting to watch =) she is def going places.

[Rudziewicz]

This choreography is incredibly boring. It seems as if she has a bunch of elements strung together with a couple of wistful faces and the occasional pretty arm gesture.

[antblack1903]

Does anyone know where i can get the version of Ave Maria she skated to? Thanks :)

[quelita28]

What place did she get here?

[curmeow]

@quelita28

overall third

[inzgrid]

the spin at 1:59-ish travels A LOT

[Rudziewicz]

@inzgrid Agreed.

[Rudziewicz]

@inzgrid Dick Button would have torn her apart for such a spin.

[grandmagrumpy]

luckily Dickie wasn't on the air. But her toe jumps are not pretty. Even Scott criticizes those. She has to re-build them or sit at home.

[delpa1986]

i hate watching her jabs her toe picks on the ice to jump, ugh!

[feeer8]

it happens when skaters are too flexible. Usually young kids or juniors do that and even sasha cohen did so some times

[MelleAndKev]

Her entry into flip and lutz jumps are unattractive... but she makes up for it with those spins... and everything else that she does.

[pinoykiddxoxo]

very nice song to skate by the song of beyonce

[agators212]

you do know that ave maria is a very old song. it does not belong to beyonce although she does have a song called ave maria where she had different verses

[feeer8]

not only old, it's classical music pinoykiddxoxo daaaahh!!!

[Scott89119]

She looks exactly like Shizuka Arakawa.

[Sumeow]

WOW I NEVER NOTICED THAT BUT SHE DOES!

[waddleduckie1]

Scott, She does not look at all like Shizuka.

[FLACSC74]

So sad she won't compete in Worlds in LA, we are so screwed. Alissa has trouble beleiving in herself and Rachel is just vapid

[timdanv3v]

she should be the 1st!

[waddleduckie1]

The judging system is so unfair and so biased to Caroline. Such outrageous hypocrites!

[4seasonsD]

"The judging system is so unfair and so biased to Caroline. Such outrageous hypocrites! "

Caroline along with some other skaters are being penalized/disadvantaged twice over by the ISU Judging System because of their lack of raw jumping and skating power regardless of their presentation performances(the GOE and the mysterious PCS)

[waddleduckie1]

well, She has been improving in her jumping skills and I think the judges has proven to show their biased disregard for Caroline's techniques and that she has shown incredible advantages over her competitors. I think that the judges were not reviewing their criteria carefully or observing Caroline to take a closer look at her overall skating presentation.

[asukakachai]

they're always bias @_@ sometimes i have the tv on mute when they start getting annoying

[charismaticrain]

Internationally, Caroline is placed higher than she is nationally from what I've observed. *shrugs*

[4seasonsD]

"It's almost as if Michelle Kwan and Saha Cohen were melded. "

Did not jump as well as MK but did not fall as often as SC,LOL.

[dilahk927]

our girl in the olympics...i love caroline..so much!

[yomik71]

i do agree that she should have won, another michelle in the making; i agree rachel is boring to watch, alissa is not good at all

[michiruwater]

I was there and I definitely thought she should have won. No one else got the same response from the audience. She's just beautiful, and what's more, she was clean.

[be2000be]

Caroline should switch federations and skate for China.

[wecandreamcanwe]

A standing ovation! Caroline connects with the audience so well :)

[herm712]

I'm sorry, but she should have won. She and Rachael did the same amount of jumps in the LP, but Caroline also got full credit for her 3-3 in the SP. Rachael did well in the LP but she's just so freakin boring to watch! Alissa was beautiful but she didn't deserve that gold medal after completing only 4 triples thru 2 whole programs. That's okay tho, Caroline can still go for gold at Jr. Worlds.

[espinaca79]

I agree, but I totally HATE her pole vaulting before she jumps. YIKES

[4seasonsD]

And Mao Asada's " high jump" technique? Who said figure skating is not a sport!