Mao Asada takes 2nd in Japan Grand Prix - from Universal Sports

http://www.UniversalSports.com 2011, Sapporo, Japan, ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Asada (JPN) performers a big free skate scoring over 125 points, but it was Suzuki's night beating Asada by 1.79 points. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)

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[EEDiazL]

@ixsharon I bet Ando will. Suzuki, not sure about what she might do. Kim, truthfully, I do not see her going to another olympics. I think she hit her peak with Orser as a coach. She's got nothing to prove to anyone, so why to stress out about another Olympics.

[who1cares]

@EEDiazL gooood call....

[StarBomber45]

Anyone know who performed this version of Liebestraum ? Its not the original

[EEDiazL]

@JanaHLee77 I disagree with you. At the 2006 Olympics, the youngest lady medalist (Cohen) was 22 years old, Arakawa 24 and Slutskaya 27. Rochette was 26 when she grabbed the Bronze in 2010, and Kerrigan 24 when she got her Silver. Butyrskaya became world champion at 27. No denial she really beat Kwan in all three phases of the 99 WC. How many youngsters have become sensations in their first couple of senior seasons and then fade away? Quite a few, quite a few!

[JanaHLee77]

@EEDiazL All the ones you mentioned are too old to compete at the top level in Sochi, which is still 3 years away. I know they're still young, but that's the cruel truth about figure skating; like gymnastics, a woman's career is pretty much over by the time she hits her early 20s.

[anne91276]

@YouEnvyMyCoolSN I don't think Alissa is that old. She still looks young to me. I think should continue to skate and compete. Sasha is older than Alissa Czisny and I still don't see her competing though she still performs.

[TheBluebirdsky]

I'm glad to see her smile again !!! It must of been hard work but she did it :)

[nadador64]

i was never a great fan of Mao's former style which did not emphasize artistry, so this program is a bit astonishing in its beauty... very impressive!

[YouEnvyMyCoolSN]

@EEDiazL Kostner, Suzuki and Czisny are quite old (in figure skating standards), so I'm not sure how much longer they'll stay. Lepisto has withdrew from the rest of the season (yet again) due to injury...I fear we will not see her again. Murakami is struggling with injuries and a growth spurt. However, we do not know if new faces from the Juniors will pop up, or if current seniors will step up...there's still a lot of time before Sochi.

[EEDiazL]

@JanaHLee77 Tuktamysheva, Sotnikova, maybe Nagasu? Really? Have you overlooked a very experienced Kostner? Maybe an improved Czisny? Suzuki, Maybe? What about the Finn Laura Lepisto? Based on what are these 2 Russian competitors favorites for the podium in Sochi? Do you remember a Japanese phenomenom from last year named Kanako Murakami? Exactly!!! She performed well at the GP Series and that was it. Where is she now? She is the reson why Suzuki wasn't sent to world's last year.