I usually don't do recaps in between the short and long programs, but last night's event was so exciting I had to get all my thoughts out! Overall, it was a great night of competition- the big guns stayed on their feet and all of the competitors threw down technically difficult programs. The judges were handing out BIG scores, too.
Mirai Nagasu (65.28) also had a nice redemptive performance for fourth place. The audience really supported her and she received high PCS for it. Her triple toe at the end of her combination was called under rotated but the other jumps were clean. I like this music for her and she skated well to it.
Courtney Hicks (65.01) threw down some big jumps for fifth place. It was nice to see her skate clean in the short. She had the second highest technical element score (behind Wagner) (...what??) but lower program components than Nagasu and Edmunds, which resulted in the fifth place. I thought her components in this performance were much improved, though, and that she should've finished higher. Karen Chen (64.66) may be skating at her first senior nationals, but she threw down a big TES score after attempting a triple lutz, triple toe (the toe was called under rotated), which is what allowed her to be so high in these standings. I think her Requiem music was too 'big' for her, but I get what she's trying to do. And clearly, it worked for her. Other News out of the Top 6: I feel terrible for Sammi Cesario (11th place). I really like her music selections and choreography, but the second jump in her combination was downgraded to a double, costing big points. The less experienced skaters ahead of her either out skated her technically or had higher PCS. Ashley Cain had a rough night, with a fall landing her in 14th place. Angela Wang popped a triple to land in 17th place. I'll write another post on a preview for the long program showdown!
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