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gealach-edits · 6 months

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Wakaba Higuchi, “Fix You, Paradise” LP || GP Grand Prix de France 2023

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#figure skating #fskateedit #grand prix de france 2023 #wakaba higuchi #higuchi wakaba #gealach edits #wakababy is back 💙

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raininyourblackeyes · 1 year

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let the Sky Fall.

#mourning the fact that we were supposed to watch her skate tonight but she is injured so...#this is how i cope #one of my fave programs one of my fave performances ever #wakababy please heal well #wakaba higuchi #worlds 2018 #figure skating #now will isu nuke my blog for this.#idc it deserves to be uploaded here

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justnotkrikkit · 5 months

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Report from NHK Trophy practice - Wakaba attempted a 3A ten times. None were cleanly landed (four falls, three pops, and three varieties of iffy landings).

#figure skating #nhk trophy 2023 #wakaba higuchi #wakababy coming back to her 3A?! huge implications for my fantasy skating

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incorrectfigureskatingopinions · 6 months

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Wakababy’s back!!!

#cmon judges give her the value for the double #*shakes fist*#wakaba higuchi #figure skating #grand prix de france 2023

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macaroni-rascal · 6 months

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Oh I am watching everything and taking names. Nobody is safe from my fashion takes this weekend, I don't have to work until Tuesday. I could go back and cover whatever I missed if you guys want, was it only the pairs SP?

The women's event was such a struggle in the outfit department. Before I say anything, I'd just like to emphasize that I'm not dragging the girls themselves, most of them are teenagers and we all know what they go through in this fucking sport. No, who I have beef with is the grossly overpaid adults in their lives who are advising them or even outright controlling what they do and wear. I might have to do this in 2 parts, we'll see.

Seoyeong Wi, sigh. There's a reason no one has managed to make a truly successful P&P 2005 program when even Marina tried - the soundtrack is too short and too specific to the scenes (as any good soundtrack should be). They just played a light and bright piece before a tense and very much period-sounding one and called it a day, no transition, no nothing. A composer would have to sit down, deconstruct and have an orchestra re-record a bespoke P&P program for it to work. The dress, while okay, had nothing to do with the theme, and muted neutrals just don't look great against the cool white of the ice and the harsh TV lighting.

Nini, my long-suffering child. Her mom better pray our paths never cross. Wildly inappropriate music choice and opening pose for a 16yo. The outfit I can only describe as goth Coachella. Great body alignment and mechanics into the elements but knowing the expense at which it came kinda ruins it for me. I hope she can be free and fly away one day soon.

Clare - yet another Tammy victim. Why is the V in the front of the dress so sharp and deep when the one on the back is much softer and rounder? What are those bedazzled flowers at the hip and why do they exist? Why the second strap across the hips? The dress is a strawberry macaroon, it does anything but elongate her lines, and the music is equally saccharine. They should've kept her in junior.

I'm so proud of Mana's dress for surviving that tiger attack to be here. No, but seriously, who did this? The color isn't the worst but paired with the black edges and the not-quite-matching mesh, it's a hard miss. Don't even get me started on the music - she was skating through it, not to it, and disappointingly, this wasn't the only case of electronic music that would be playing at a daytime DJ gig in a riverside cafe in any major city in the world rn. It only made sense after I saw her coach wearing a crocheted blanket over a checkered tablecloth.

Hana - god help me. I actually thought the cut was great, it really flattered her figure, but why that color, why that pattern, and most importantly, why the randomly placed black straps? Ka2sh straight to jail for the music choice too, did she even listen to the lyrics? Bury this song next to Big Spender, if you ask me. We've seen so many programs trying to replicate the success of Wakaba's Energia and just falling flat, just give up already, none of you are Shae-lynn or Wakababy.

It's awful that I knew Mone was skating to Dark Eyes as soon as I saw her in the warmup. The top of the dress is at war with the bottom, the sleeve length is truly random, and why are we doing a Russian song this particular season? The top is overbeaded like last year and I was worried it would rip under the arms every time she lifted them. I like the shape, movement and length of the skirt but it's all just sooo outdated, I'm literally begging these coaches to not underserve these talented girls like this.

I'll be back with Part 2 after I put myself through the men's event.

Fasionista nonny!

Agreed on you caveat, I have gotten lots of weird/angry messages from people when I criticize anything about young women's skaters under the guise of 'they are just kids' as if I am attacking them personally just because I think their jump technique is bad.

I think one day a 2005 Pride and Prejudice program will be possible, the music cut just has to be right, as you said. Clare 100% should still be juniors, she wasn't ready for this. I did not understand the Mana dress or music choice, she is not performing to it, the movements don't match the music, there was a weird dissonance on the ice the entire program, she just had a bland smile on her face the whole time. I actually liked Mana's dress, I just wish there was no blue on the bottom, that was weird, should have just made it simple black.

#konner talks skating #fashionista nonny

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sp1cy-nuggets · 2 years

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Bro I’m sick 😭😭😭I wanna hug Wakaba so bad. We still love you no matter what Queen 💜💜💜

#wakababy #wakaba higuchi #today wasn’t her day #figure skating #montpellier 2022

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figureskatingandrainbows · 3 years

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Wakaba Higuchi will have two new programs for next season. After landing a 3A at NHK Trophy, she will attempt one in the short and one in the free, and potentially add a second 3A to the free if possible. She will not attempt a quad.

Mai Mihara has received her new short program and is aiming for the Beijing Olympics after making her recovery from illness.

Kaori Sakamoto is working on a 4T for her free skate and is also planning to try a 3A for her short program.

#kaori sakamoto #wakaba higuchi #mai mihara #beijing 2022 #olympics #nhk trophy 2020 #wakababy #kaori has more than enough room on her 2A #kaori with a quad and 3A is unstoppable #i would love for mai to go to the olympics #and wakababy

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fanspiral · 6 years

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ACI18 Women’s SP Group 4

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) - Her costume! First of all! That should be ILLEGAL! It’s too BEAUTIFUL!! How dare she??? Second of all! Who said this program was bad? It is a work in progress sure but it has all the building blocks and so much of it just put a bigass smile on my face. The choreography is so quirky (great job shae lynn) and it fits her so well! There were some technical mistakes but she improves as the season goes on! She has great ambitions. You can see that she’s working on that triple axel too! Ahh! I love her so much!! Go wakababy!

Starr Andrews (USA) - who made her so adorable??? Who??? And her skating? Beautiful! Her spins were so lovely and fast! She has a lovely youthful grace and what a lovely smile too! And the costume! God! What is happening in the competition? Are they having a beauty contest too???

Sofia Del Rio (MEX) - first and only (i believe) non dress costume. Very lovely! I do love me a program where the first element isn’t a jump. And a lovely program. Her jumps were lacking but she really performed and interpreted well.

Niki Wories (NED) - okay but for real, these costumes! Where is the mandatory ugly costume? I must admit, it’s in the middle of the night and I’m getting tires but when the piano picked up, so did I. I really enjoyed the second half of the program.

Sarah Isabella Bardua (NZL) - You could really see that when she fell on the last jump she lost some confidence, but regardless, her style reminded me a lot of Rika Hongo (who i love to bits). I missed a bit of speed, but the commitment was there, and that’s important after a rough skate. And, like all the ones before her, gorgeous costume! Probably one of my favorites tonight.

Eunseo Lee (KOR) - even the last skater couldn’t bring an ugly costume. I’m expecting absolutely horrendous costumes in the free. But the program was lovely. Obviously she won’t be happy because there were a lot of technical mistakes, but the rest of it was lovely.

#autumn classic 2018 #aci18 #wakababy #wakaba higuchi #eunseo lee #Sarah Isabella Bardua #sofia del rio #starr andrews #niki wories

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theunicorn-inthecloset · 6 years

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I know several people will strongly disagree but I will say it anyway: I firmly believe Wakaba's Skyfall is by far the absolute best Bond program in singles Figure Skating. Ever.

It's got drama, it's got feeling, it has fire, it has passion, it has soul. It's fresh, it's exciting, it's captivating.

But the best thing I just how it was clearly tailor-made for Wakaba and her style. Not to mention the unusual jumping layout, a far cry from the 3Lz/3F + 3TL combinations everybody and their mother opens their programs with, and don't get me started on the choreo!

Enjoy this achievement, Wakababy, because you damn well deserve it!

#wakaba higuchi #Wakababy #Figure skating

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ofknivesandpointes · 6 years

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WAKABABY IS NOW A WORLD SILVER MEDALIST So proud of you!!!!

#wakaba higuchi #wakabond #wakababy #figure skating #worlds2018 #milano 2018

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rikaskihira-blog · 6 years

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Flashback Friday- Wakaba Higuchi La Califfa

#wakaba higuchi #loved this program #worlds2017 #wakababy

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bisexual-yuri · 6 years

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So this year I decided I wanted to do at least 1 full-color drawing a month so I could actually do one of these at the end of the year. For the first time ever, I was drawing consistently, and the practice paid off! (I actually learned what a background is?? what???) I’ve got a lot more room to grow, but I’m happy with how far I’ve come!