Joannie Rochette - Short Program - 2009 World Figure Skating Championships

[chucklecircus]

Who's "Summer time"?

[shottut]

You know very little about what you are taking about this girl, "that has Never placed on the poduim at any international level comp" - Has Gold for Trophee Eric Bompard (France) in 04 & 08, Bronze from Cup of China 04 & 09,Bronze in Grand Prix Final 05; 3 Gold in 06,08,09 a Silver in 05,Bronze in 07 from Skate Canada; 2 Silvers 08,09 and Bronze 07 from 4 Continents, and a Silver from the Worlds in 09. That is 15 poduim finishes at the international level before the bronze at the Olympics.

[shottut]

You bring up Moa (who is wonderful), but you say flawless (Joannie has twice beaten her) she was far from flawless... I don't know where you think Joannie almost fell twice ? You bring up Rachel Flatt and say she landed her difficult jump solidly. She was downgraded for underrotating, and for GOE because most were on a tilt, so the edges that she landed on would not be considered good, and she was slow in comparison. Start looking with your eyes, and stop being so bias !

[alrozz]

Even though she did not get Gold, she did make a staemement that was more powerful then winning Gold and that is to skate after the death of Mother for her Mother.

[waddleduckie1]

I think Joannie should have gotten the silver, especially after what she went through with the death of her mom. I favor Joannie over Miki in the recent skating, is that her performance is so pure, so genuine and so powerful. She moved me to the point that I literally was crying with her for her heartbreaking loss. I want her to get the silver, and Ando, the bronze.

[JordanjamesX]

Rochette is a loser she did not deserve the bronze medal she won because the judges felt sorry for this bitch!

[sweetwen3]

Why are you so bitter, she won because she did a great job.

[mlc2005]

jordanjames; You're clearly an ass, and always will be. You don't know her and you're calling her names???? Get a life,, or at the least, therapy.

[BiGBANG0428]

i am sooo happy that she got a medal :D

her performances were just beautiful and i think

Yuna Kim : GOLD

Mao Asada: SILVER

Joannie Rochette: BRONZE

is the perfect order and result for olympic ladies figureskating :)

[carriemydear]

To those who are saying she didn't deserve any medal at all that is not true at all. If you have the mindset to be able to skate under olympic pressure and deal with the loss of your mother just days before, their is something special about you and you deserve a medal. Joannie and her family are in my thoughts and prayers.

[mlc2005]

shadowboxer: When you say she "used" her mother's death, you sound like an idiot. She wasn't even talking to the media. She wasn't using anything.

I agree her long was messy in two parts (flip and missed an axle) and her marks reflected that for sure (go LOOK at how the judges scored).  Remember she was over 6 points ahead of Nagasu after the short, b/c Nagasu flutzed and Joannie didn't.

If you look at the breakdown in scoring, GOE, etc, the judges did not play favorites at all.

[shadowboxer7000]

It's my opinion and you can't change it. The scoring was fixed from the short program. I am just not as gullible, I used my own brain instead of that of the media's. I'm calling it like I see it. ; (

[shadowboxer7000]

Their people saying she should have got the gold for sympathy. Nagasu's mom has throat cancer but they didn't give her a medal. The Olympics is a joke.

[shottut]

You are a complete idiot... nothing more to say !

[shadowboxer7000]

Meh!!! ; (

[mlc2005]

shadowboxer: Man, I've never seen someone be so adamantly wrong on so many facts, and still insist they are right!!!! It's actually fun and comical to see this!

[shadowboxer7000]

Oh please, people die every second. She chose to use her mother's death for sympathy. Just because someone has courage to go and skate after a parents dies. Doesn't mean they should receive a medal. Let's put it like this am not insulting her mother's death. It's more her sloppy long run and the bias of the judges. I am not the only one who feels like this. There are Canadians who agree that her victory wasn't fair. Let's get off of her mother's death. Judging was unfair starting from Tuesday.

[megslovesyou27]

Wow. She was really good. Oh and by the way @shadowboxer7000, it was her MOM, you would be pretty upset if your mom died too.

[shadowboxer7000]

I know who died but to me she used her mother's death for a sympathy medal.

She was sloppy during her long program. The Olympics isn't suppose to be about sympathy but performance. I am very aware of who died. She doesn't deserve a medal for her mom dieing that all am saying. If she wasn't sloppy then why didn't they put her in slow motion. Like they did everyone else. Welcome to the Olympics, where popularity matters! : )

[ebiatda]

They should have given her the Gold instead of the Bronze because of her mom's death...

[shadowboxer7000]

She was sloppy she didn't deserve any medals. It's not a popularity contest. It's the Olympics. She was sloppy during her long program. They didn't even give any replays. They kept talking about her courage. People die everyday.

[daka1892587]

Olympics Joannie Rochette silver.

Japan Money dirty.

[Pandanobear]

Go North America!

[canada19727]

Wishing you All the Best! You wil be sucessful in the mids of adversary. My prayers are with you and your family Joannie xoxo ~LanaRae

[lexie3201]

Go Canada Go!!!!!!

[gazlovesjoe]

Joannie has always been such a strong, talented woman. I hope she knows that Canada is here for her.

[umenahyo]

Go Canada Go!

[hyksw]

Many Flowers for your mother....

I wish you overcome deep sadness.

[bebebleau]

I want to see her skate - not listen to all the jabbering!!!!!!!!

[hyksw]

Beautiful

[gowawam]

Rochette is good skater.

[aiG0oChamNa]

no offense but her skating seems mechanical, like no feeling or emotion... but she is a very good skater just lacking emotiong

[faeryquene]

ITA. I just can't get in to her. But like Flatt she does try hard and works to improve all the time.

[ssmith91906]

I wish I could skate like that!

[twilliger123]

Beautiful skater, hope she does well in Vancouver!

[miritkenny]

So you support Canada instead of USA?

[twilliger123]

That's a stupid question, I like alot of different skaters regardless of where they're from. Don't make it political, asshole.

[Uniquestylez01]

Me 2... Joannie is such a powerful skater.

[reokenally]

She's sweet on ice indeed!

[zetblacksea]

Sugar sweet beauty on ice!!

[koreanpunk525]

She had me at the double axel... awesome!

[sooniemix]

I think I understand now what makes number one and number 2.

[moysesnyc]

She's got such a blank stare. Not very convincing as, say, Yu-Na Kim.

[Mother3Earth]

she was smiling the whole time!

[hannaremnant]

she has amazing solidity about her skating. nice. almost a stylistic split as well from asian skaters, and a pleasure to watch

[Luukashism]

I LOVE how when she jumps she just...FLIES right up into such a beautiful, tight position and then lands so solidly and gracefully!!!!! That's how ALL jumps should be done!

[wishbirdwase]

나는 로셔트의 연기와 착해 보이는 미소를 좋아한다. 2010년 올림픽에서는 유나와 함께 좋은 성적을 냈으면 하는 바램이다.

[Msbehopeful]

Very nice 2 Axel to start with, & with the beautiful flow out of it. I'd love to watch her 3-3, on which she's been working. she would have tried it if it were not for such a punitive rule as harsh downgrading with double-deduction. No way that a slightly underrotated but beautiful 3-3 be placed under a plain 3-2. Anyway I like your sharp & quick jumps and with the noticeable flow out of them.

[Coralme38]

wow she wears nail polish and wears her hair in a ponytail :o lmao had to point that out. anyways lovely program <3

[TheCaljoy]

So.. beautiful.

[waddleduckie1]

hmmm did maothebeauty finally redeemed herself after posting nasty insults on figure skaters, especially against Joanie? I sure hope so.

[8Quna8]

Joannie's chreography is notable. She's dancing on the eyes, and she's doing it with her heart. That's why I always enjoy her programs even when she makes mistakes. She's one of my favorite skaters!

[danceskatemusic]

woop woop go JOANNIE!!!!!!

[mistybabe5489]

shes got the cleanest 3F i've ever seen.

[shinode1]

Joannie better than mao

[centhoover]

nah i dont think she deserve the silver..ando or mao much deserve the silver 2nd and 3rd..well wot to do

[Rimbaudianrogue]

Is she one of the all time best? Nope. Right now, I think only Yu Na Kim and Mao Asada will be raised into that pantheon. Did Rochette deserve her silver? Absolutely. She's a powerful skater - the combination she did was good (not because it was graceful, but for how she fought through it and nailed it. In the past she might not have done that but her confidence has been steadily increasing). I think Ando was actually overscored in this competition and that Asada should've been 3rd.

[dreamershavemorefun]

I tihnk that Joanie scored 2nd because she has improved so much and yes i do agree that ando was a bit over scored and that Mao had a bit more meat to her performance. Have you seen what mao has become though she is losing her brilliance. And Yuna has new performances so i think that the real podium come olympics will be involving 4 skaters and mabye a rising star from the United States named Ashley Wgner those 4 skaters being Mao Yuna Joanie and Miki

[Rimbaudianrogue]

Yeah, Mao is really losing traction this season. I'm about ready to hand Kim the gold as it is.

[maothebeauty]

her score is very high....i think canada just ready for olympic ;)

[giantaxel]

She is wonderful!

[twilliger123]

I think Joannie has a nice combination of style and technical ability, I'm glad to see her finally do well and win a world medal...totally deserved and I hope she keeps it up for Oly's!!!!!

[utubuser10]

joannie rochette in the same breath as kim yuna and mao asada? mmm...she is very athletic but she might as well be dribbling basketballs...

[Uglefanatikeren]

Italians, Brits, Germans, Finns, Canadians, Russians, Ukrainians, Koreans, all seem to like it so much more than the 6.0. And it seems like Americans and Japanese are the only ones who are never satisfied with this scoring system. I wonder why? x)

[lilbitch90]

well, it's mostly the fans who think tat the scoring system is overated or mess up or not fair!! if ur a technical specialist, it's ok to complain, but if ur fan, get the fuk out, u dunt kno shit about the scoring system!!

[Uglefanatikeren]

Agree. But the difference here is the ones who work with the system(Italians, Finns, Germans, Canadians, etc), and those who just complain about it (Americans, Japanese)... Fans will always say the results are unfair when it affects their favourite, but when it does not, they tend to shut up... x)

[unoriginalsellout]

someone needs to get her a better stylist. she's channeling tonya harding/tammy fay baker a little too much

[emilyhf3]

I agree! Joannie is a fantastic skater but her makeup and hair make give her a mean look!

[hazelglance]

omg. those of you who say joannie is lucky to win silver medal here, HELLO! media pays its attention to yu-na and asada only, but joannie worked steadily until now. it's not a surprise she earned a silver medal... she has been very reliable and steady last several seasons. stop insulting her hard work just because your favorite skater fell. get over it fot heaven's sake!

[lilbitch90]

ur so rite, joannie worked her ass off this yr, she so deserved it!! she won 1st place in 2 grand prix sectors, but only placed 4th at the GPF!! then she came n got 2nd at 4CC n she got 2nd at worlds!! plus she placed 2nd at the world trophy in tokyo for the ladies single sector!! i would be so surprise if she didnt win at least a bronze medal at 2010 vancouver!!

[ImmaculateRecovery]

fools,it was because of stupidness shown by those comments that the 6.0 system had to be removed,joannie earned the second place and every mark

[kawaiihitorigurashi]

stupiness??... maybe u mean stupidity...

now who's the fool here???

i agree w/ some of the comments here, her performance wasn't spectacular, not worthy of the silver medal...

[hazelglance]

does that make asada 2nd place?

[samanthacheng]

What happened to her lay-back spin !

[sosogooood]

I think Yuna Kim is the best... definitely!

[fishdude77]

omg im so glad im not the only one who doesnt see how she made it to the podium at worlds. there is no elegance to her skating in my opinion.

[samanthacheng]

I agree. I don't think she's a star or an elegant skater. She's so boring.

[Uglefanatikeren]

You don't need to be elegant to be a great skater. Slutskaya, Ito, Harding, Bonaly are top skaters who weren't really elegant, so I don't see why a "non" elegant skater cannot be among the best. BTW they do not judge elegance, but carriage, clarity of movement and individuality/Personality. You can have all of that but still not be "elegant"...

[fishdude77]

its true you dont need to be elegant to be great, but in my opinion the truly great ones, the legends, they all had elegance, imagine kwan or torvill and dean without it. not to say that shes not good, but again in my opinion, she just doesnt have the it factor.

[Uglefanatikeren]

I cannot believe someone making a comment that she should have been 4th behind Asada & Ando, who both made mistakes. This is what's killing the sport, not the scoring system nor the judges. Joannie deserved her marks and her 2nd place.

[chesterfield2]

She's brilliant! The ice is brimming with talent this year! My sister and I, childhood skaters, were really surprised when we went to Skate America one year, to see how fat and middle aged figure skating fans tend to be! Do we need to add "mean" and "critical"?

[GSCKaleidoscope]

No one on here gets to comment about artistry or talk badly about this sport unless they have spent the amount of time these top competitors have training for their moment. You have no idea how tough this sport accuatly is.

[gabbynewneo]

Really not sure how she got silver ahead of Asada. I guess this was a lucky season for her?

[samanthacheng]

I think so. She's quite lucky in this season.

[lilbitch90]

joannie didnt get lucky, she deserved the silver!! i love mao asada, but she fell on her second triple axel in the long program, she loss speed jumping into her triple-double combo n her long program lacked a lot of speed tat gives flow!! her problems from 2009 4CC was the same here at 2009 worlds!!

[shineluvslambiel]

maybe you should learn more about figure skating? Then you might have a tiny clue?

[elamantebilingue]

Her program is not all that substantive artistically speaking and her choreography is comprised of a lot of gliding and arm posturing.

Mao is so much more sublime and her understated elegance is so captivating. Miki's program was comparable to the "choreography" of Joannie.

I watched the American broadcast and Sandra Bizec (Canadian) was so biased in her commentary.

I'm sure Joannie is a great person but she should not have been on the podium. The Carolina Kostner of 2009.

[lilbitch90]

actually, she is not the carolina kostner of 2009!! carolina was very inconsistent!! joannie on the other hand won 1st place at 2 grand prix sectors this season, but only placed 4th at the 2008 GPF!! then she got 2nd at 2009 4CC n she got 2nd at 2009 worlds!! i dunt think u can compare someone tat is inconsistant n consistant together!! am i rite?? well, tat quite obvious if u think logically!!

[shineluvslambiel]

you obviously don't know that much about figure skating.

[Coralme38]

did you mean me?

[shineluvslambiel]

no i meant the tool with the name elamantebilingue.

[auriana12]

I'm glad she finished with the silver medal ! She is really good

=D

[helyszinelokfan]

It's great she won the silver, she deserved that, she's a great skater and I'm very glad.

[iskater95]

i LOVED her footwork and her music

[YuNaKimIsNumbr1]

she did awesome, but not as interesting as some of the skaters.....

[elamantebilingue]

Solid skate but not all that riveting. She should not have been placed ahead of Asada or Ando.

[samanthacheng]

agree!

[ergoproxy2007]

and she only did 3 2 jump not 3 3 like miki ando ((

[tafton28]

mikis 3 3 was cheated, downgraded to a 32

[simi2789]

nice,she was lucky though..If Mao Asada jumped the triple lutz she would be 3rd.

[jehenisus]

She skates at least 10 times better to music this time though! I'm awestruck..

[sk8mix]

Keep going JO!!! We're proud of you :-)

[egodiegoego]

mmm, nos worth a 67 by any means. this scoring system is decaying day by day

[justindisco4]

i disagree. Especially if you consider w hat others scored. She was one of only a few skaters to skate cleanly, and besides kim from korea, she was the best-by far.

[yappr1]

i have to agree with you, judges need to be more objetive, give the real value, not lees and not more, thats when you find out that someone is ahead of someone who looks that did better (im not talking of joannies program , great for her, she stumbled in the season) im getting really tired of this scoring system

[Eagle009]

I agree. Although it was a clean program, I feel that Rochette has been vastly overrated solely because the next olympics are in Canada (similar to what happened with Kostner before the Torino Olympics). This should have been placed behind Asada's program. Also, she needs better music. This scoring system is decaying faster than the 6.0 system ever did.

[lilbitch90]

how is joannie overrated becuz of the next olympics?!? n u stated tat it's similar to carolina kostner during the turin olympic season!! how?!? at 2006 turin, carolina placed 9th while, joannie placed 5th!! so, i dunt kno how the the olympics being in turin helped carolina!! n during the 2005-2006 season (olympic season) carolina didnt do great in any sectors of the season!! how's tat relivent!! just becuz ur a fan of mao, doesnt mean tat she always gonna win!! everybody loses!! it's a sport!!

[Eagle009]

Kostner placed 9th at the Turin Olympics because she was under a lot of pressure after being given the bronze at the 2005 Worlds. I didn't say Asada deserved to win; I just don't think Rochette deserved silver (or some of the other placements/scores she's gotten this season).

[lilbitch90]

y doesnt rochette deserve to win?!? she worked her ass off this yr! pressure in competition is natural, u hav to overcome it! tat no legit excuse!! rochette rocked her ass on this ice here in L.A! as for kostner, every sport commentor has said tat she's very inconsistant! i dunt think rochette was inconsistant this season or any other seasons in her skating career! she's either weak or strong during a season, she doesnt filp from a strong skater to a weak skater in the same season like Kostner!!

[Eagle009]

Real consistency shouldn't exactly change between seasons any more than it should within seasons. I wasn't defending Kostner b/c I think she has been bolstered in the past as well (especially at last year's Worlds)...I was drawing a comparison between her and Rochette. All of these skaters worked hard, but the competition should be judged based on the actual performance. The truth is, Rochette has neither the technical fire power nor the artistic flare of many of the other skaters.

[lilbitch90]

well, tat ur opinion about her technique n artistry!! rochette did her performance n sold it!! tat wat the judges saw!! as much as i like asada, she didnt deliver her performance n she didnt sell it, while rochette did!! resulting in rochette winning 2nd n she sure deserved it!! ando also performed her ass off n got 3rd!! she also deserved it!! mao didnt medal becuz she failed to deliver!! the fact is u cant always win!!

[lilbitch90]

plus the ladies competition this yr at worlds has up it's game to a very high standard compared to last yr!! at 2008 worlds: mao won last yr with 185.56 then carolina at 2nd with 184.68 n yu-na 3rd 183.23!! now this yr at 2009 worlds: yu-na won with 207.71 then joannie 2nd with 191.29 then miki 3rd with 190.38 n mao 4th with 188.09!! can u see, joannie n carolina points from worlds r completly different!! even though mao has high marks this yr, she missing tat *thing* tat the top 3 had!!

[hazelglance]

so full of energy.. she makes skating look very easy! i don't like the music though.