Shizuka Arakawa Olympics 2006 LP

Turandot by Puccini. Much to admire about this performance!

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• Shizuka
• Arakawa
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• 2006
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[filipinoICEsk8ter]

Well, during 2006, the IJS was a new system. So during that time, it would be a gold medal performance. The game changed after torino and vancouver. So in your point of view it would be a weak competition, but considered a strong one back then. So I wouldn't say it's a not a gold medal performance since it is how it is back then. And plus if you were to compete against her, you'd be the weak one, not them. BTW if you're going to call someone weak, lets see you try it.

[indiatree]

Her triple flip jump was done with an outside edge takeoff, essentially making it a triple Lutz. Given that, she essentially did 3 triple Lutz jumps in this program and 2 triple Salchows. There are no triple loops or triple toe loops. I don't think she should have gotten credit for repeating the triple Lutz 3 times. Technically, in terms of the triple jumps, this was a very unbalanced program and it was skated with very little speed in some sections.

[indiatree]

@troy0515 You make an interesting point, but I am not so sure about that. She did that jump the same way during one of the lead up competitions to the 2006 Olympics. During that competition (I forget which one) Paul Wylie was doing the live comentary on TV, and he said that her flip looked like a Lutz. Again, you may be right, but I don't know.

[troy0515]

@indiatree taking off on an outside edge while doing a flip does NOT make it a lutz!!!! flips' entrance has the 3 turns, which allows half revolution pre-rotate to create momentum for taking off. Lutz jumps doesn't have this luxury, you have to pre-rotate with your arms instead.

[Miriuili]

Beautifull!!

[filipinoICEsk8ter]

@indiatree Not a lot of people can do a flip on the inside edge. And another thing, that rule wasn't inforced until two seasons after. She didn't say anything about calling it a flip. And she can't purposely make a mistake. It's just like me saying that I am trying to do a flip off the inside, but I accidently did lutz. You can't blame her for doing a jump that she doesn't mean to make a mistake on.

[monoris2008]

彼女に日本は救われた！何度見ても素晴らしい！！！

[indiatree]

@callasalive I understand what you are saying. I don't have anything against Arakawa's gold medal. She was much better than the Cohen, etc. But what I mean, is that Arakawa doesn't even TRY to do the flip on the inside edge. She just blatantly and deeply pushes the blade to the outside edge and still calls it a flip. In reality, it is a pure Lutz. You are not supposed to be able to do a jump more than twice in the program. And she is doing 3 Lutzes here and getting credit.

[callasalive]

@indiatree do you know how many ladies flutz or lip? sasha cohen has a frightful flutz, not to mention her falls. even irina slightly flutzes. shizuka was the rightful winner for this night.

[173Nkt117193]

荒川選手の高速Skating技術は,私の知る限り、世界に何人­も居ない。超すばらしい！！！

Wow!!　Perfectly Beautiful !!!.

もしトリプルループ２回転が３回転してたら・・・完璧だったので­はないかな・・・。

[rebarbingo]

一歩一歩が美しすぎる。