Just rewatched this and you are *totally* correct. Perfect lutz edge, no URs - the difference between now and then was back then you could only get +3GOE as maximum now you can get +5GOE, that would certainly increase her score!

@@ddjr6673 i think that was deliberate to make it seem as if current athletes are performing better, but actually it's just the GOE range that has changed.

lol, I think that happens to everyone

Haha me too

lmfaooo 😭

And just a few years later she quit the sport due to depression and an eating disorder. Oh, and her coach here Frank dumped her as his student. Just because people put on a happy face doesn't mean everything is fine.

Same. I get so nervous that i thought i would throw up. I eventually stopped competing.

@@applenyc5300 and you are still a nobody.

@@applenyc5300 it’s rly non of ur business to body shame and make fun of other ppl’s bodies. U didn’t win have to go compete at an international level in figure skating winning 2 national titles and was expected to win gold at worlds. The pressure that she has is insane and also u don’t have eating disorder, anxiety, or depression either. U don’t know what she had to go through.

Wakaba and Kostornaia (since they solidified the edge) can deliver a good Triple Lutz moment, but Wakaba is inconsistent and Kostornaia doesn't get the same length. Tuktamysheva has the lower body, but the upper body is stiff and it doesn't look as good.

***** I forgot to include this but she's also a fall less jumper! Witch is another big reason that got her on the top of the podium!

***** Are you going to watch the 2015 US Nationals championships? They begin tomorrow evening!

***** I like Gracie too especially when her and I are the same age! I also like Kaetlyn Osmond who's a Canadian skater.

***** Are you ready for Worlds?

***** Remember you told me that you like alot of Russian skaters? Did you heard Yulias not doing Worlds this year?

She should have withdrew from the short program as well and just waited until she was back in shape, back in competition form. Train, work on her mental health and not rush it. I honestly feel like it was incredibly foolish and careless of US Figure Skating Federation to assign her to a Grand Prix event (and the Cup of Russia at that) without checking in or having her do an audition skate to prove readiness to compete on the international circuit before agreeing to send her and allow her to fail on that level, that public ally. No triple jumps, and a program that appeared to have been slapped together last minute, and the most unflattering skate costume that only added the appearance of extra weight (which honestly in regular clothes doesn’t look as heavy-I think it was just a horribly unflattering, poorly fitting costume that accentuates all the wrong areas) and still clearly faltering confidence. Maybe it would have been wiser, if she truly wanted to start competing again, to start off slow, and compete in regional and sectional competitions first, Oran earlier skate group at Nationals until she has her skating skills and technical abilities back on par with the other competitors, because even if she had not fallen or singled her jumps, they were still heavy and nowhere near able to get the height and rotation needed to land them, and jumping singles and doubles like that would land her in last place even without falls, and that would devastate and embarrass her the same as landing last with her falls and popped jumps. Just was not a wise decision. Her making hasty decisions that will on;y set her progress and mental health battles back is, I suppose, understandable coming from her. Mental health crisis often lead to poorly thought out, poorly planned and questionable decision making, but her coaches and the skating federation should have known better, especially after witnessing her breakdown and knowing what she is battling. There is no excuse for them to allow or encourage her to jump back into the incredibly competitive blood bath that is the International Grand Prix circuit, at Rostelecom Cup with the top contenders jumping triple axels, triple axel triple toes, triple lutz triple loops, and incredibly complex choreography and transitions, and Gracie, in her condition, both mental and physical, did not stand a chance competing against that level of technical difficulty, and honestly, even program components and artistic impression. That was just so hard to watch, and listen to the Russian commentators not hold back in their disbelief and ridicule of her weight and her lack of fitness to compete. That was just asking for a set back in her recovery and further blow to her pride and self esteem. It actually made me cry and get so angry at the US Skating Officials who thought it would be a good idea and allowed it. Or worse, knew it WASN’T a good idea, but still allowed it! Pure foolishness from all involved....why did no one intervene and suggest starting off small in smaller regional competitions, so she could work on her fitness and physical and mental readiness, work on getting her jumps back and building confidence and putting together a properly laid out program that could be fine tuned and polished over multiple smaller scale competitions, working towards Nationals....what they did was akin to leading a lamb to slaughter. Do none of them truly care about Gracie and her well being and mental health? Because their decision making has me seriously questioning whether anyone around her had her best interest at heart!

You gave me a bad mental image.

Dan Apart from the emotion and the musicality and the artistry... Just like Michelle Kwan :-/

Dan And the consistency and confidence and mental toughness... But other than that...

How can figure skating be a part of the theatrical/ performing arts? Most theatrical arts are performed on a stage.

The lighting. The lighting for the EX's is professional theatrical lighting. Guys and gals who design the lighting probably have MFA's in lighting design. Plus you can do ice shows on theatre stages--just put in the ice, it can be done in 24 hours.

gallantrycross What does EX mean?

EX means exhibition skate, after the sp and lp which just have standard flat lighting for the TV cameras. Yuna Kim's shows have fantastic lighting designs by the way.

gallantrycross This is the video where they say after she's done her performance "She knows she had just created a moment!

Jose Aguilera considering this is a US nationals, they’re probably talking about US skaters.

US Nationals doesn't include Yuna, Kim

@Mai Tandy but Sasha had the world and olympic medals despite what you said though😏 But really, I am a fan of Gracie it would have been perfect with a perfectly executed split jump and spiral sequence

He was referring to this competition specifically, I believe.