Joannie Rochette SP 2009 Skate Canada

Joannie Rochette SP 2009 Skate Canada

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• joannie
• rochette
• 2009

[ota85]

The perfomance was really good. However I think that the score was too high!

[star915]

haha you guys are so funny. Just watch this and then Yuna's 2009 4cc Sp or 2009 World Sp. They recieved similar scores but seriously this "70.00" performance just pales in comparison. I know it's not Joannie's falut (it's the judges' and maybe Canada's)and I applaud her for hard work and everything but this is just ridiculous.

[Skate11Canada]

hey this is my opinion but joannie probably got a 70 because her jumps were high and clean, her spins were fast(she also had different variations on her spins too), she had a lot of transitional movements, and when all those GEO's add up its same as yuna kim. You guys just look at difficulty of the jumps, the jumps dont make the performance, yuna and joannie are equal in everything just not the difficulty

[fssp4]

Canada needs to prepare better link for figure skating competition.The link of skate canada is always small and sounds are strange.Then,judges show too much partiality to canadian skaters!

[sgjake21]

@USAGymnast However, what IS more important than ice coverage, speed, flexibility, and edging are SPINS, since they are technically and specifically judged. Rochette's spins are relatively slow and they travel, not to mention, they aren't at all at the level of Czisny's.

[sgjake21]

@USAGymnast Ok, so I give it to you about the speed. Czisny isn't the fastest skater out there, nor is she the slowest... but honestly, I care least about speed, and it's not even a specific judged element. And we are talking about speed in a spin, than no one tops her. As far as ice coverage and smoothness goes... she clearly covers the ice, and she clearly is "very smooth in her transitions" as Peggy Flemming and Dick Button have said many times, not to mention many others. What is your beef?

[alicemacf]

I love Joannie and I think she's a brilliant skater, but if you look at Mirai Nagasu's performance and then watch Joannie's, i think that Mirai needs a bit more "growing" to do, and perhaps Joannie is better than her. But the score difference is way way way too big. I personally think Joannie was overscored..

[NeoVigilantePSN]

She always wears the prettiest dresses :)

[tara8686]

you should be biting your fingers right now.

oh and can we try to help get out the foot you just put in your mouth?

[dejnamllits]

I think the below comments are ridiculous... Rochette's jumps were flawless -- a jump is judged in three stages -- takeoff during/air position and landing and outflow -- that means how far you travel, control the landing, etc are all part of this. I have never been a huge fan but this was a great program.