It's official - Nagasu in 1st, Rachel Flatt is in 6th. Olympic gold medalist Kim Nu Ya is in 7th place.
I had a chance to find out a little bit more about the scoring - not that I understand all of it, but you can see that Nagasu outscored Kim on the technical side a whopping 10.1 points! Side by side, their scores for program components were very close, with Kim edging out Nagasu 30.28 to 30.20 - only .08 a point separating them.
Here are the items that go into the Program Components (formerly "presentation") scores:
SS = Skating Skills
TR = Transitions/linking footwork and movement
PE = Performance/Execution
CH = Choreography/composition
IN = Interpretation
So - does this mean that Nagasu outskated everyone on the technical side - crisp edging, centered spins, elegant lines and amazing stretch and flexibility in her spirals, perfect take-offs and landings on jumps? Of the top 10 skaters, Nagasu has the highest TES (Technical Score), outscoring even the mighty Asada with her triple axel!
I'll be interested to read what the skating people have to say about this. I admit I'm shocked - not that Nagasu did so well (considering her break-out performance at the Olympics) but that Kim "fell" so far -- and that is absolutely ridiculous sounding, isn't it, since she currently sits in 7th place and that is VERY respectable. But those 10.1 points in total score that separate Kim from Nagasu - can she make them up in the Free Skate? Will Nagasu be able to hold it together and deliver a fabulous and technically sound Free Skate to fend off the skaters who will be aiming square at her to knock her off the podium?
The pressure both skaters will be feeling - unbelievable. Oy! When is the Free Skate? -- Just checked -- it's tomorrow 3/27.
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