Ladies, Short Program The Ladies’ event started today with a competitive Short Program. Japan’s Mao Asada and Miki Ando finished first and second while reigning World Champion Kimmie Meissner (USA) was ranked third. Asada put out a magical performance to “Nocturne” by Frederic Chopin, hitting a triple Lutz, an effortless triple flip-triple loop combination and beautiful spins. The 16-year-old improved her previous personal best by 4.46 points to now 68.84 points (39.40 element socre/29.44 program component score). “I like this program very much”, the reigning Grand Prix Champion said. “It is the first time for me to use a slow music for the entire program, and I was worried about it, but I’m happy that I did that well.” She announced to go for the triple Axel in the Free Skating. So far, only five women in the history of the sport – including herself – have landed this jump at an international competition. Ando excited the crowd with a powerful performance to “Sheherazade” by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov that featured a triple Lutz-triple loop combination, a triple flip, a level-four spiral sequence and intricate footwork that drew extra applause. The 2004 World Junior Champion scored 66.74 points (38.70/28.04), setting a new personal best for herself. Her previous best score was 60.76 points. “Last year, I made many mistakes in my jumps. This year, I went back to my very first coach Mrs. Monna and to (choreographer) Nikolai Morozov, and they helped me to become the Miki Ando that I’m today”, the 19-year-old revealed. Meissner touched down with her hand on the triple Lutz (in combination with a double toe), but recovered to land a triple flip and double Axel. Her spiral sequence and her combination spin both were graded a level four by the Technical Panel. The American picked up 58.82 points (31.70/27.12). “It felt so great to be back out in front of the crowd and I felt really calm actually going into it and even with the hand down on the Lutz I’m still pretty proud of what I did”, the 17-year-old said. “I made a mistake, but I don’t think it (the competition) is over. I think it’s still anybody’s game and anything can happen.” Sarah Meier (SUI) delivered a solid performance to come in third at 57.60 points. Emily Hughes (USA) struggled with her triple Lutz and added only a single toeloop for her combination but stayed in contention with 57.42 points.
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看来Mao的3A又摔了~~
