Leah Keiser – For 14 she was really good with a Triple Lutz-Triple Toe but I thought Dr. Zhivago was too mature for her. I also didn’t like how blue the bottom of her dress was, it really clashed with the gray. I know it’s small picky stuff but everyone is just so good technically that’s all I got.
Yasmin Siraj – I remember her from last year. Her parents met at Harvard business school or something. Um, they said she had an injured foot and something was for sure wrong because most of her jumps were wild. Singles and falls. It was just sad. But I think it was a great experience for her to have. (Note to Rachael Flatt: You can skate injured at Nationals, not Worlds.) Ohh Mark Micthell is her coach! His long program at Worlds was awesome.
Nina Jiang – Would it have killed her to smile? Such a pretty skater for 14, missed some jumps but overall pleasant, just no expression on her face, it didn’t even look like she was breathing.
Rachael Flatt – What is she wearing? But that was great. Finally some emotion!
Vanessa Lam – Why does she always wear long gloves? I think she started well, but honestly I couldn’t see pass the blue – so blue!
Christina Gao – That’s some red dress! But she didn’t look right in it, it’s too old and gaudy for her. She needed a bit more performance wise.
Mirai Nagasu – Love her dress! A one-shoulder dream in a beautiful light blue with crystals cascading down. Aww…she had a rough skate. I really liked the beginning and I would have been there with her even through the falls but she wasn’t in it herself.
Caroline Zhang – I do not like that dress. The lower silver band shortens her. An ok skate, I found the violin music a little boring at times, but the ending was really good!
Ashley Wagner – Did you see that?! That was magnificent! Totally confident, totally beautiful, totally told a story. A beautiful black swan. Every jump landed (she did pop a tripe salchow though) and her spins were super fast. Her choreography was great too. She’s in a spiral at one point and she does this incremental movement with her arms, just exciting and great! She might win this thing!
Alissa Czisny – Honestly, that was awful. Not just because of the two falls but because it was boring.
Agnes Zawadski – Pretty dress, blue for Rhapsody In Blue. I actually was watching her program and the second time she fell I screamed out “Ashley won!” But I hope Agnes makes the world team.
