@murrayapaniculata but under rotated. in short programme, triple triple matters but in long, doesn't really matter cause whether in combination or single, maximum number allowed is 7 (was it 8?)
The real champion!^^ she fights not because she wants to prove something with regards to her nationality, she fights coz she wants to prove something to herself^^
She is so admirable. ^^Never mind bashers and critics girl, most people think a performance that comes from the heart is better than the one that comes from revenge and insecurity.
"Yuna's technique is pure and she moves beautifully on the ice. She is a joy to watch. In my opinion she was by far the best skater that night. Still, her marks in the components did not reflect this. Her total score was 58.56, just 0.4 ahead of Kostner and almost 1.03 less than Asada. Had she been marked correctly, although she was only fifth in the short program, Yuna might have won the World title 2008."
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"that (program) had everything" "delivered quality jumps" - And what are commentators saying about Asada now? She doesn't feel music, her jumps aren't good quality. programs are only about jumps etc. Can anyone tell me what has changed since 2008? Her choreography are better, spins and steps too, so tell me- why suddenly almost every commentator says she's worse than Yuna, even though Yuna didn't changed elements in her FS since her senior debut?
i was in gothenburg, watching this live. i will never forget it. even though that fall on the axel, she made such a strong impression on me with her grace and musicality. since i saw this, i have always cheered for her, despite i know that mao is faaar behind yu-na. mao is still my favourite skater. <3
@OliviaDoDance I don't think Mao's behind Kim at all. I do not think so called judges' sometimes manipulated and sometimes outrageous scores tells skaters' exact abilities. Lysacek is a better skater right now than Plushybecause the juges gave him the gold over Plushy? Mao is the only lady who can do both 3-3 and 3A at the competition. It's Mao who is in the league of her own in my opinion and Mao should've won 2008 worlds in a landslide.
@senarice she got a 132... just shy of the world record during that time. she fell on her first jump, failing her first jumping pass and did not get any credit for the jump as well. she also lost about 15-20 seconds of skating time. despite that, her skate was phenomenal but there is no way in hell she should have gotten higher than a 132. i think she should have gotten at least 5 points less. but mao still did deserve that gold medal! i just think you are giving her to much credit.
This is one of Mao's better programs. Too bad she couldn't win any of her world championships with a perfect program. But now with the changed rules tailored to fit her skills, maybe she will win again someday.
@pflover1 that is not quite true even so she made a mistake by falling in 2008 she still won the world championship. but in 2010 she won the world championships with a clean program...
This Jap girl won the championship 2008 only by 2 points ahead of Yuna with big support of some(?) judges who gave Mao Asada plus points for her messed up jumps.
You can check the detailed results in ISU homepage.
i remember that i almost had a heart attack when she slipped. boy oh boy what a comeback! so true, this prog has everything and more... shes so deserved the 1st place!
The reason she fell when going for triple axel is that she used her edge and slipped. If you are doing it right, she shouldn't have to use her edge to jump. Obviously, she was already spinning even before she was up in the air. That's why she slipped.
@jkim76 Unfortunately, only a handful in the world, men or women, can do it right. That's what most of the skaters do before a 3A. A pre-rotation even occurs in almost every male figure skater's 3A. Midori Ito pre rotates as well in her gigantic 3A.Her 3A is still good, compared to most of the other's.
This is just incredible..that fall...that horrible slide across the ice and this young lady goes on to skate an awesome program...didn't even rattle her. This is one beautiful program and a lovey young skater. I hope she and Yuna face off at the Olympics..no matter the outcome it will be well worth watching these two graceful and athletic skaters. WOW! Amazing and something to be proud of:) I am awestruck at the composure she shows here!
You are correct, but it seems that Sonia Bianchetti is very biased and supportive of Yu-Na Kim. Yes Yu-Na did receive low PCS and technical merit marks but it was because she was skating too cautiously. It looked like she was tired. But I agree that Yu-Na has a wonderful flow across the ice and that she slices the ice like butter. However, many other commentators agree that Mao deserved to win last year (watch different videos here on Youtube).
No, in fact everyone knows that she deserved to win. It's only you and your pathetic friends who thiks differently. The fact that she fell like that in the BEGINNING her program and finished the rest of her program cleanly supports the fact that she did deserve to win the title and not crack under pressure like the other skaters. What evidence is there to indicate she did not deserve the title?
Wow that fall on her tripple axle was huge but the way she got up and finished her program was absolutely amazing and also gr8 sk8 in 2009 well done mao :)
she jumped sooooooooooooo well!!!!!! it looks so easy for her.....if she could have brought in more emotions, and connected with the audiance better, i think she would be on the top of the world....:P she looks great...
Mr or Ms theeviltwaz, I should have said in the first comment, please stay away if you are here only to leave a nasty comment or insult . Of course you don't have to like Mao or be a fan of her to watch her videos. It just is very sad to see so much nasty minds behind the nasty comments on Mao. It seems to be beyond a matter of what you like or not. Why do they have to show such blatant hatred to a skater? I hope we can enjoy watching videos without seeing the insults and slanders.
Mr. or Ms theeviltwaz, I hope you just misunderstood what I said. or does your pleasure include to look for Mao's, or whomever's you don't like, videos in order to leave a nasty comment or insult?? I said I don't bother to search YuNa's video IN ORDER TO INSULT her, though, If so, ok, it is an opinion.
Except for that, I agree with you.
(As you mentioned"respect" which the nasty comments for mao lack, I guess you just got me wrong.)
I think she might have gone in too deep on her edge, and it just gave way - it can happen.
She's so graceful on the ice, rather than skating, she floats on the top of it.
n4493 - whilst I have my own favourite/s - I think ALL of these skaters deserve our respect, for the talents they have, and the pleasure we get out of watching them use those talents.
But with ladies like Mao, Miki, Rochette and Yu-Na around, ladies' skating seems to be in very good hands.
Can anyone like tell me what propably caused that nasty fall just as she wanted to execute the 3A jump? Slipped? I wanna know what went wrong till she had to had that fall... darn... Anyways, good for her she won the championship anyhow, right? :) Kudos to her
I am a big fan of Mao, and I've recently started to watch her videos. It amazes me that I've never failed to find nasty comments about Mao by probabaly Korean YuNa fans wherever I go. I don't even bother to look for YuNa's to bash her . With such an attitude, why can they see themselves disgracing not only themselves but their country and probably YuNa, too? If you don't like Mao, Just stay away, please.
Nicky Slater and Chris Howarth are the guys commentating on Eurosport Uk:D nicky is the former ice-dancer with Karen Barber (e.g. participants in the 1984 winter olympics), and Chris Howarth was a skater as well in the 80 ´s, taking part in Europeans ,worlds and olympics at the beginning of 1980´s . Nicky is now a judge on Dancing On Ice reality show, and Chris is a skating coach and a director of Glacier Ice Academy in Vernon Hills, IL.
i don't know why she changed her coach.. she won the world championship with her ex-coach.. now, she didn't even get a medal at 2009's championship...
her jump is awesome, spirals and spins are really frexible and beautiful, and steps are super. her skating is beautiful, soft and artistic. seems she has everything.
i don't think sasha will come back on olympic...but i hope she'll come back.
she good, but i dunno what's gonna happen to her at the olympic in 2010, cuz michelle kwan, sasha cohen and irina slutskya r coming bak for 2010 olympics in vancouver!!
@HelTra91 yeah I totally agree on that mao is a top skater that can't be compared to someone as sasha or irena..... it's a crime to even mention mao in the same entence as sasha or irena...
I don't think Kwan is coming back because so far, I haven't seen any recent videos of her skating. So I am still looking. My heart is firmly set on seeing Sasha return to competition.
I am banking on a bet that Sasha will definitely come back since I saw more videos of her growing experience and also of her improvements and I am very enthusiastic for her to make her attempt to get the Gold medal she rightfully deservesd. Also the other truth is that I am getting tired of seeing a new phenomenon in form of the Fan Wars... the Asada fans vs the Kim fans. Anyway, peace!
i recently read an article about irina slutskaya, n she not coming bak for sure, so tat confirms irina, michelle kwan, her news r still unknown, but Kwan told the Associated Press in October 2007 that she would decide in 2009 if she plans to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, n to where i pulled these news, it's called researchin on google, u should try it urself!!
I know you like yuna kim. But don't bash other skaters. Yuna and Mao are good friends, and both of them are very graceful Asian women. I like them so much.
In the old scoring system, yes, it may not have been worthy of gold possibly, but in this new (confusing) system you rack up points for what you DO do. So it is possible to cram in the points with footwork/edging or high grades of execution, or by simply adding in more jumps if possible. Seems like the same thing happened with Joubert/Buttle. I enjoyed Joubert's skating more, but Buttle knew how to maximize the points.
If you tried to understand the judging system, it wouldn't be confusing. Skaters were also judged in the old system based on what they did do. Joubert won the second mark so I don't understand what you're trying to say. He might have landed a quad, but had two less triples than Buttle.
There was no choreo after that jump anyway, you visually challenged excuse for a figure skating fan. Her 1st element was 3-3, which she nailed. That fall cost her nearly 10 points. Hardly her fault that skaters below her had their share of falls, stumbles, pops and UR calls.
Where did you get Mao's 10 point deduction? Base value of 3A is 7.5. And Mao's 3A usually got deduction in this season even though she succeeded. So, 10 point deduction doesn't make sense.
7.5 and a one point deduction for a fall makes 8.5, and another potential 1~1.5 GOE marks lost should she have been able to execute that jump= would become almost 10 points of loss compared to when she did.
Mao later told the Japanese media that her foot was stuck in a hole in the ice.
Also, Her spins are much better in 2008 than 2007 when she just came into the senior scene
lutz84 2 weeks ago
Gorgeous triple flip triple toe
There was such a lovely lift on the second jump and rotation was definitely spot on
lutz84 2 weeks ago
"Now, that's gonna take some coming back from", said the commentator. She came back (with a vengeance) about 3 seconds after that fall.
mikitavi 3 months ago
真央ちゃんの演技にいつも素晴らしいコメントくださるユーロスポーツは大好きです。これも真央ちゃんが持っている可能性に自然に期待してしまっているのかなって思ってしまいますね。
SEIGINOSIMIN58 3 months ago 5
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She had TWO triple-triples. Even Yuna didn't do that at Vancouver.
murrayapaniculata 6 months ago
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@murrayapaniculata but under rotated. in short programme, triple triple matters but in long, doesn't really matter cause whether in combination or single, maximum number allowed is 7 (was it 8?)
sumimimi0 5 months ago
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[Sonia Bianchetti's review on Worlds 2008]
Yuna Kim's gold medal was stolen by Loser Asada
I hate japmoney
FUCK YOU ASADA
rkawkrhrnak1 7 months ago 4
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[Sonia Bianchetti's review on Worlds 2008]
Yuna Kim's gold medal was stolen by Loser Asada
rkawkrhrnak1 7 months ago 8
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[Sonia Bianchetti's review on Worlds 2008]
Yuna Kim's gold medal was stolen by Loser Asada
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The real champion!^^ she fights not because she wants to prove something with regards to her nationality, she fights coz she wants to prove something to herself^^
She is so admirable. ^^Never mind bashers and critics girl, most people think a performance that comes from the heart is better than the one that comes from revenge and insecurity.
redarrow85 10 months ago
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kim fans so persistent. this video is two years ago. although, kim fans still bashing to mao. korean kim fans mental illness.
moamaomoamao 1 year ago 123
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"Yuna's technique is pure and she moves beautifully on the ice. She is a joy to watch. In my opinion she was by far the best skater that night. Still, her marks in the components did not reflect this. Her total score was 58.56, just 0.4 ahead of Kostner and almost 1.03 less than Asada. Had she been marked correctly, although she was only fifth in the short program, Yuna might have won the World title 2008."
[Sonia Bianchetti's review on Worlds 2008]
Yuna Kim's gold medal was stolen by Mao
jjjgogoya0810 1 year ago
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"that (program) had everything" "delivered quality jumps" - And what are commentators saying about Asada now? She doesn't feel music, her jumps aren't good quality. programs are only about jumps etc. Can anyone tell me what has changed since 2008? Her choreography are better, spins and steps too, so tell me- why suddenly almost every commentator says she's worse than Yuna, even though Yuna didn't changed elements in her FS since her senior debut?
michellequeen1980 1 year ago
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Mao Asada became the personification of wrong edge "e".lol
100808jojggassi 1 year ago
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shes always flutz her lutz
tom4s2 1 year ago
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i was in gothenburg, watching this live. i will never forget it. even though that fall on the axel, she made such a strong impression on me with her grace and musicality. since i saw this, i have always cheered for her, despite i know that mao is faaar behind yu-na. mao is still my favourite skater. <3
OliviaDoDance 1 year ago
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@OliviaDoDance I don't think Mao's behind Kim at all. I do not think so called judges' sometimes manipulated and sometimes outrageous scores tells skaters' exact abilities. Lysacek is a better skater right now than Plushybecause the juges gave him the gold over Plushy? Mao is the only lady who can do both 3-3 and 3A at the competition. It's Mao who is in the league of her own in my opinion and Mao should've won 2008 worlds in a landslide.
She was terribly undermarked at 2008 worlds too.
senarice 1 year ago 23
@senarice true :) thanks, you cheered me up :D!
OliviaDoDance 1 year ago
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@senarice she got a 132... just shy of the world record during that time. she fell on her first jump, failing her first jumping pass and did not get any credit for the jump as well. she also lost about 15-20 seconds of skating time. despite that, her skate was phenomenal but there is no way in hell she should have gotten higher than a 132. i think she should have gotten at least 5 points less. but mao still did deserve that gold medal! i just think you are giving her to much credit.
ixsharon 1 year ago
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Starting at 0:42 seconds...OUCH!
KEBokeh 1 year ago
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Amazing sliding 3A !! Good job!! ;-)
jennifercho1357 1 year ago
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oh my eyes....
I still can't believe she got gold in the competition...
honestly, her performance was terrible!!
lightlinton 1 year ago
@lightlinton oh my...you must not have eyes (^--^ ).
gabbynewneo 1 year ago
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@gabbynewneo you think it's funny?
what a childish...
lightlinton 1 year ago
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QUEEN MAO the world best skater
megumityann 1 year ago 24
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her peformance is the great! this SP is so beatiful! i love this peformance.
but, korean stalker's comments are the worst! go out! and watch out! MAO!
maomaonumberone1990 1 year ago 110
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disaster... what was that?! Although I like Asada as a long time figure skating fan, I can't believe she got a gold with that performance.
kkangkkung 1 year ago
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i just realized that the spins were super difficult as well as the jumps. 3 of them were combination spins.
mistybabe5489 1 year ago
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love the comentarist.this performance was just historical, she´s making history every season is incredible.
linakabra 1 year ago
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This is one of Mao's better programs. Too bad she couldn't win any of her world championships with a perfect program. But now with the changed rules tailored to fit her skills, maybe she will win again someday.
pflover1 1 year ago
@pflover1 that is not quite true even so she made a mistake by falling in 2008 she still won the world championship. but in 2010 she won the world championships with a clean program...
wsfggf 1 year ago
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mao is beautiful woman skater.
mao chan loved by the world!
i love mao chan^^
53love1 1 year ago 46
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mao asada queen !!!!
yuna kim korean woman won the wc2009 and OP2010
yuna kim with korean support some judges
ugly yuna kim and yuna kim of small fan
USRulepoorkorea 1 year ago 55
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@USRulepoorkorea
That's really childish. You really think Asada did something in world 2009? she couldn't even get into the podium remember?
kkangkkung 1 year ago
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@USA95035
This Jap girl won the championship 2008 only by 2 points ahead of Yuna with big support of some(?) judges who gave Mao Asada plus points for her messed up jumps.
You can check the detailed results in ISU homepage.
USRuleJapan 1 year ago
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yuna kim is far behind mao asada.
yuna' problem comes from the wrong jumps all the way.
Build19 1 year ago 62
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A SLIDING triple axel by Mao Asada.
How the heck did Mao deserve to win the gold? Gosh.
USA95035 1 year ago 40
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この時の演技も素晴らしいものでしたが、2010年世界フィギアの
『仮面舞踏会』『鐘』のプログラムと比べると、わずか2年で同じ選手なのかと思うくらい成長してますね。。恐るべし、Mao Asada！
yoimachitsuki 1 year ago
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isu sponser is 80% japs company
japs are you stupid ????????
japs is crazy.....
olympus,maruhan,....
korea company is not isu sponser
dirty,ugly japs......
until now japs money always buy the judges
miregreencjh 1 year ago
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love the choreography, jumps, facial expressions, etc. GO MAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lfigureskater739 2 years ago 47
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i remember that i almost had a heart attack when she slipped. boy oh boy what a comeback! so true, this prog has everything and more... shes so deserved the 1st place!
smurfiennes 2 years ago
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The reason she fell when going for triple axel is that she used her edge and slipped. If you are doing it right, she shouldn't have to use her edge to jump. Obviously, she was already spinning even before she was up in the air. That's why she slipped.
jkim76 2 years ago 31
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@jkim76 Unfortunately, only a handful in the world, men or women, can do it right. That's what most of the skaters do before a 3A. A pre-rotation even occurs in almost every male figure skater's 3A. Midori Ito pre rotates as well in her gigantic 3A.Her 3A is still good, compared to most of the other's.
BeautytifulTina 1 year ago
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I agree... she is amazing, and a wonderful competitor... what talent!!!!
mlc2005 2 years ago 105
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This is just incredible..that fall...that horrible slide across the ice and this young lady goes on to skate an awesome program...didn't even rattle her. This is one beautiful program and a lovey young skater. I hope she and Yuna face off at the Olympics..no matter the outcome it will be well worth watching these two graceful and athletic skaters. WOW! Amazing and something to be proud of:) I am awestruck at the composure she shows here!
getrealandsee 2 years ago 43
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the olympica are going to be awsome with her Kim rochette and nado vying for the top spots
dreamershavemorefun 2 years ago
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That fall in the beginning was kinda funny, I have to say, but it's good that she rebounded to win. (:
charismaticrain 2 years ago
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↓ this ugly thing is mao's korean stalker.
nekonikobana2460005 2 years ago 62
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真央ちゃんの演技にいつも素晴らしいコメントくださるユーロスポーツは大好きです。これも真央ちゃんが持っている可能性に自然に期待してしまっているのかなって思ってしまいますね。
SEIGINOSIMIN58 2 years ago 401
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You are correct, but it seems that Sonia Bianchetti is very biased and supportive of Yu-Na Kim. Yes Yu-Na did receive low PCS and technical merit marks but it was because she was skating too cautiously. It looked like she was tired. But I agree that Yu-Na has a wonderful flow across the ice and that she slices the ice like butter. However, many other commentators agree that Mao deserved to win last year (watch different videos here on Youtube).
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No, in fact everyone knows that she deserved to win. It's only you and your pathetic friends who thiks differently. The fact that she fell like that in the BEGINNING her program and finished the rest of her program cleanly supports the fact that she did deserve to win the title and not crack under pressure like the other skaters. What evidence is there to indicate she did not deserve the title?
i2holiday 2 years ago 17
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oh i want to do ice skaeting i am relly good at it=)
meggytron1 2 years ago
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SEIGINOSIMIN58 2 years ago
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Dramatic.
MA71YU83 2 years ago 108
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She always has the best footwork =D
I love this FS.
TaikogeMan 2 years ago 12
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Wow that fall on her tripple axle was huge but the way she got up and finished her program was absolutely amazing and also gr8 sk8 in 2009 well done mao :)
twirlywirlies 2 years ago 15
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Great,Mao!
allfsfan 2 years ago 117
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Wonderful! 誰もが感動してしまう素晴らしい演技でしたね。勝ち負けを超えた世界です。
SEIGINOSIMIN58 2 years ago 180
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mao is really beatiful!
momoka2123 2 years ago 104
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yes ! what a wonderful shots! 7:53
takazen1214 2 years ago 49
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7:53! Wow! Mao was brilliant and she WILL win the Olympics!
kianoconnell 2 years ago 138
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Utterly graceful.
Everytime I watch this performance, it moves me :)
FollowTheBear0614 2 years ago 93
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well, im sorry if people might get angry for me making this comparison
but this performance reminded me of how sasha cohen had that terrible start at the olympics in the long program but after that she skated her heart.
Mao's fall in the beginning..i bet people in the audience forgot that ever happened because of how beautiful Mao was afterwards.
Great jumping spins everything.
AznRacheLG 2 years ago 9
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yup! if that was me, i would've panicked but she did great!
LoveYamachan 2 years ago 11
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i ve forgoten the fall already!
benben8888 2 years ago 13
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Mao-chan is always lovely!! Go Mao-chan!
cherun27blossom 2 years ago 54
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she jumped sooooooooooooo well!!!!!! it looks so easy for her.....if she could have brought in more emotions, and connected with the audiance better, i think she would be on the top of the world....:P she looks great...
andy316800 2 years ago 17
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Great! She won without a coach! Who else can! Go mao!
getmewildO2 2 years ago 95
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Mr or Ms theeviltwaz, I should have said in the first comment, please stay away if you are here only to leave a nasty comment or insult . Of course you don't have to like Mao or be a fan of her to watch her videos. It just is very sad to see so much nasty minds behind the nasty comments on Mao. It seems to be beyond a matter of what you like or not. Why do they have to show such blatant hatred to a skater? I hope we can enjoy watching videos without seeing the insults and slanders.
n4493 2 years ago
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Mr. or Ms theeviltwaz, I hope you just misunderstood what I said. or does your pleasure include to look for Mao's, or whomever's you don't like, videos in order to leave a nasty comment or insult?? I said I don't bother to search YuNa's video IN ORDER TO INSULT her, though, If so, ok, it is an opinion.
Except for that, I agree with you.
(As you mentioned"respect" which the nasty comments for mao lack, I guess you just got me wrong.)
n4493 2 years ago
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I think she might have gone in too deep on her edge, and it just gave way - it can happen.
She's so graceful on the ice, rather than skating, she floats on the top of it.
n4493 - whilst I have my own favourite/s - I think ALL of these skaters deserve our respect, for the talents they have, and the pleasure we get out of watching them use those talents.
But with ladies like Mao, Miki, Rochette and Yu-Na around, ladies' skating seems to be in very good hands.
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theeviltwaz 2 years ago
Can anyone like tell me what propably caused that nasty fall just as she wanted to execute the 3A jump? Slipped? I wanna know what went wrong till she had to had that fall... darn... Anyways, good for her she won the championship anyhow, right? :) Kudos to her
lealauriellelailee 2 years ago
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Who is Nicky Slater and Chris howarth?
I am a big fan of Mao, and I've recently started to watch her videos. It amazes me that I've never failed to find nasty comments about Mao by probabaly Korean YuNa fans wherever I go. I don't even bother to look for YuNa's to bash her . With such an attitude, why can they see themselves disgracing not only themselves but their country and probably YuNa, too? If you don't like Mao, Just stay away, please.
n4493 2 years ago 18
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Nicky Slater and Chris Howarth are the guys commentating on Eurosport Uk:D nicky is the former ice-dancer with Karen Barber (e.g. participants in the 1984 winter olympics), and Chris Howarth was a skater as well in the 80 ´s, taking part in Europeans ,worlds and olympics at the beginning of 1980´s . Nicky is now a judge on Dancing On Ice reality show, and Chris is a skating coach and a director of Glacier Ice Academy in Vernon Hills, IL.
journalistgirl07 2 years ago 14
beautiful... far better than this year's program
ttori1998 2 years ago
let's face it ..the asian women skaters are better skaters now a days..go asian
centhoover 2 years ago
i don't know why she changed her coach.. she won the world championship with her ex-coach.. now, she didn't even get a medal at 2009's championship...
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cwruhsk5 2 years ago
nicky slater and chris howarth, no wonder that lady moved your hearts! I was moved by her as well
journalistgirl07 3 years ago
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her jump is awesome, spirals and spins are really frexible and beautiful, and steps are super. her skating is beautiful, soft and artistic. seems she has everything.
i don't think sasha will come back on olympic...but i hope she'll come back.
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i agree, probably, she is the most talented skater, ever...
12fanatic12 3 years ago 98
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her footwork sequence near the end took my breath away. wow.
runswimchick10 3 years ago 114
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What an amazing performance! A fall and then perfection! The commentator said it best: the mark of a true champion!
pellebravesskylar 3 years ago 161
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Wrong edge'e'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
an ugly face oopsssssssssssss
jjjnanas 3 years ago
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mao asada
wrong edge.'e''e'
ororajj 3 years ago
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even though this is not mao's perfect performance, she ia very ellegant and graceful.
papayamango007 3 years ago 228
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Wonderful shock! Yes agree.
MoominSnafkin 3 years ago 121
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That slip must have injured Mao very little. See, she still stand up! And that is what I like to her! Go Mao! More Power!
xygoldenret 3 years ago 105
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she good, but i dunno what's gonna happen to her at the olympic in 2010, cuz michelle kwan, sasha cohen and irina slutskya r coming bak for 2010 olympics in vancouver!!
lilbitch90 3 years ago
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I don't think michelle kwan is gonna be coming back... and sasha cohen?? ...
anyway, I can't wait for the Olympics, I hope Mao keeps it up :D
elinzme 3 years ago 191
@elinzme lol, i was just reading that comment again thinking, since when was sasha cohen a threat to mao? or irina. lol
HelTra91 1 year ago
@HelTra91 yeah I totally agree on that mao is a top skater that can't be compared to someone as sasha or irena..... it's a crime to even mention mao in the same entence as sasha or irena...
wsfggf 1 year ago
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I don't think Kwan is coming back because so far, I haven't seen any recent videos of her skating. So I am still looking. My heart is firmly set on seeing Sasha return to competition.
waddleduckie1 3 years ago
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fallcolor1 3 years ago
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I am banking on a bet that Sasha will definitely come back since I saw more videos of her growing experience and also of her improvements and I am very enthusiastic for her to make her attempt to get the Gold medal she rightfully deservesd. Also the other truth is that I am getting tired of seeing a new phenomenon in form of the Fan Wars... the Asada fans vs the Kim fans. Anyway, peace!
waddleduckie1 3 years ago
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i recently read an article about irina slutskaya, n she not coming bak for sure, so tat confirms irina, michelle kwan, her news r still unknown, but Kwan told the Associated Press in October 2007 that she would decide in 2009 if she plans to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, n to where i pulled these news, it's called researchin on google, u should try it urself!!
lilbitch90 3 years ago 7
lilbitch90 It's not about Irina Slutskaya. She's not competing anymore, but occasionally performs in shows.
waddleduckie1 3 years ago
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mao will be very happy if sasha will come back on olympic, because sasha is one of her favorite skater, i guess.
pp1692 3 years ago 60
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3F-3Lo=downgrade! underrotation !
3F-3T=downgrade! underrotation!
mao asada 3luz!
right leg=underrotation!!
Wrong edge!!
fraud!!!!!!!jump!!!
mao 3lutz=flip+loop??
nannews3 3 years ago
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she sucks what the hell is she doing.
goeunc4122 3 years ago
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I know you like yuna kim. But don't bash other skaters. Yuna and Mao are good friends, and both of them are very graceful Asian women. I like them so much.
chia1123 3 years ago
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the Goddess of the Ice!
getmewildO2 3 years ago 105
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WOW what a come back and she is so elegant! her triples are so clean they look impossible!one of the best skaters i have ever seen! definately
ChimpMario 3 years ago 228
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I think people get what they deserve. Period. and this is clearly a gold-worthy performance.
figureskatertoujours 3 years ago 151
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Exactly. Nobody derseved this year's world title more than Mao Asada.
melonthrowing 3 years ago 113
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yep..
i was rooting for yuna,
but after i watch mao asada skate,
i started rooting for her ;]
cuttiegurl1004 3 years ago 12
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Are you kidding me? Yuna yes, but Kostner??
toughtop 3 years ago
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Big crash! Kostner or Yuna should get the gold medal.
manappatty 3 years ago
Kostner??
9363412 3 years ago 2
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In the old scoring system, yes, it may not have been worthy of gold possibly, but in this new (confusing) system you rack up points for what you DO do. So it is possible to cram in the points with footwork/edging or high grades of execution, or by simply adding in more jumps if possible. Seems like the same thing happened with Joubert/Buttle. I enjoyed Joubert's skating more, but Buttle knew how to maximize the points.
RedbeardNC 4 years ago
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If you tried to understand the judging system, it wouldn't be confusing. Skaters were also judged in the old system based on what they did do. Joubert won the second mark so I don't understand what you're trying to say. He might have landed a quad, but had two less triples than Buttle.
indicatoto101 3 years ago
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Base value of 3A is 7.5 point. And Mao usually got deduction for 3A even though she succeeded. 10 point deduction? no way..
eyh201 4 years ago
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It was a great performance, but not worthy of gold medal considering the big fall and missing choreography about more than 10 seconds.
eyh201 4 years ago
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There was no choreo after that jump anyway, you visually challenged excuse for a figure skating fan. Her 1st element was 3-3, which she nailed. That fall cost her nearly 10 points. Hardly her fault that skaters below her had their share of falls, stumbles, pops and UR calls.
oscillating 4 years ago 33
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Where did you get Mao's 10 point deduction? Base value of 3A is 7.5. And Mao's 3A usually got deduction in this season even though she succeeded. So, 10 point deduction doesn't make sense.
eyh201 4 years ago
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7.5 and a one point deduction for a fall makes 8.5, and another potential 1~1.5 GOE marks lost should she have been able to execute that jump= would become almost 10 points of loss compared to when she did.
Mao later told the Japanese media that her foot was stuck in a hole in the ice.
She was penalized enough.
shunrinofjoytoy 3 years ago 46