So many skaters to enjoy!
Tugba Karademir skates 7th
Mirai Nagasu is the first American skating 11th. Her coach said she's going for a triple-triple in the short. Cute program for a young, bubbly teenager to Pirates of the Caribbean.
Elene Gedevanishvili skates 16th for Georgia. If she's broadcast on NBC, I'm sure they'll be several mentions of the Georgian slider and the fatal mishap on the luge track. Elene's skating could leave a bright memory at the mention of the tiny Georgian nation.
Sarah Meier is right after skating 17th continuing the tradition of Swiss spinning mastery and elegance.
Kiira Korpi and Laura Lepisto of Finland skate 19th and 21st respectively. I love Finnish skaters.
Mao Asada will attempt the triple Axel skating 22nd.
Right after Mao, Yu-Na Kim will be out as a Bond girl. Will she cave under the weight of being the favorite or blow away the competition?
Akiko Suzuki of Japan has had a phenominal season, and she'll have a tough act to follow Kim however she skates.
The crowd will erupt with supportive applause and cheers as Joannie Rochette takes the ice to skate 26th. Sadly, her mother suffered a heart attack this weekend and past away. She came into these Games looking to capture the Canadian pride Elizabeth Manley earned in on the Calgary podium. She's the reigning world silver medalist, but has had an up and down season. I've heard she's looked focused in practice since getting the news of her mother. It's still tough to handle nerves in any competition, not to mention the emotions of suddenly losing someone.
After the emotions get charged, Julia Sebestyen of Hungary will skate in her fourth Olympics. She's a few years younger than I am, so I'm impressed that she's still at it.
Rachel Flatt, "The Rock" will skate 28th as the only skater who has beaten Yu-Na this year. She won the free skate at Skate American handily over Yu-Na.
Carolina Kostner, the European champion is 29th.
Miki Ando, the reigning world bronze medalist closes out the competition. She had a great Grand Prix season, but faltered at Japanese nationals. She can go either way tonight.
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