Mao Asada - 2008 Worlds SP (ESPN)

Mao Asada 2008 Worlds SP

[@alisatsaava8454]

It's so beautiful and stunning that I wanna cry. Figure skating as art has lost so much since Mao finished her career.

[@user-gt7ru1od4s]

何度見ても 真央ちゃんの滑りに感動を覚えます！ 素晴らしいです👍日本の誇りです🇯🇵

[@johnanderson2025]

Queen the world. the best skate. Lovely Mao. 😍

[@vizel33]

演技もそうだけど、特にこのステップは何度見ても最高！ 今まで見た女子のステップの中で一番ですね。

[@user-xb4zb2hq4g]

鳥肌立っちゃったぁ

[@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName]

What treasure Mao was to the skating world. So amazing it makes me cry watching her skate

[@asdflkj4649]

stunningって素晴らしさに心臓が締め付けられて気絶しそう　みたいなニュアンスみたいだけどその通りだわ

[@khairilanuarothman3869]

Ever elegant and lovely Mao. Well done.

[@user-ny3xi2mx4h]

Absolutely brilliant … 解説べた褒めですね(;_;)

[@kianoconnell]

she is so brilliant!

[@hazmannaim8071]

this is by far still my all time favorite SP of Mao aside from Nocturne, especially the FOOTWORK SEQUENCE, just to die for. AMAZING!!!

[@troyaturner1979]

Im glad to see Mao going back to this type of skating and music. It suits her so well.

[@ievonn92]

i like how she express this song using her hand! it was so beautiful..

[@Memyselfandi33.]

the best short programme ever!!

[@samanthacheng]

Winning a world champion without a coach, Mao u r a genius!!!!

[@lucyluluzeng]

cant get enough of her! so gorgeous not only her performance but her as a young lady

[@ImmaculateRecovery]

pure perfection!!!!! favourite program of mao

[@mmecaliconuko]

What a beautiful collaboration! Joshua and Mao, they both have elegance.

[@SapphireSeas474]

I LOVE her jumps, I prefer them over Yuna's. Yuna's jumps may be big, but Mao's are so airy and light. I adore them. She's like a fairy.

[@sidneyke]

unbelievably beautiful!!!

[@Andresocean]

AMAZING... I love this program

[@maltesejonors5963]

Dick Button and Peggy Fleming was such a nice commentator that ever figure skating has... Honest and fair with their comments ... miss them both!!! .. These ones Mao best SP..

[@81lavy]

W O W !!! AWESOME! One of the best routine I've evere seen!!

[@yunjaeislove]

i miss mao using this kind of soft music, she has so much grace and flexibility, i feel like her newer programmes dont showcase her talents as much as her older programs do.

[@ImmaculateRecovery]

yep ,her interpretation of this music ,is probably the best ive ever seen

[@srainy]

aww i wish mao is always like this! i know she skates for her love towards the sport rather than winning, that's why she keeps challenging herself and her programs keep getting more difficult each season but it hurts me to see her losing and not skating as well as she can ):

[@HelTra91]

mao.... ditch the coaches, look how well you blossomed on your own! world champ :D

[@asheeasmith]

absolutley cracking......spectacular

[@lenahc5]

absolutely gorgeous wow i mean this is the type of program she should be doing. I love different types of skating but this is like a classic just beautiful it had a lot of emotion w/o the face just the body language and the energy

[@PringlesLover123]

I love Mao's program here. She needs to focus on getting back some of her jumps (a 3-3 combo) and using softer music for this season, because I really hate it when Yuna fans say "Mao only won because Yuna made mistakes." If Mao can skate another program like this, she'll beat Yuna, even when she doesn't make mistakes.

[@MTVMANN]

I didn't know about the no coach situation. I hope she shows up for the Olympics in top form!

[@HelTra91]

i don't understand how this program was scored 14 points less than yu-na's sp at the olympics, nonsense.

[@---jj2po]

HelTra91 flutz and a bit inflation

[@BmcC102]

Flutz aside, everything else was better than Yu-na. Sorry. Just my opinion.

[@hurgurhurgur75]

キムさんは恥ずかしくないのかな？ ウッフン・アッハン・バキューンで78点wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[@asheeasmith]

@srainy im with you...it makes me sad to....we lover her so much : /....we wnt to see her do better bcuz we no she can we love you Lady Mao chan...

[@theGREATcoolio]

People have said that its her new coach that she got right after this competition that's caused her to literally slump over the following international competitions. If she uses routines like these she could EASILY beat yuna and win the gold. Her current fs seems gloomy and this type of routine really suites her. And this was the year she won. But I still love her, and I still believe she will win the gold

[@JReed21]

Mao should have done this 3-3 combo (Triple Flip-Triple Loop), along with her Triple Axel at the Olympics and then we would have seen if Yuna would have won the short or maybe even the gold medal for that matter. Go Mao! You can win worlds again this year with a few adjustments.

[@wsfggf]

@iimissdramaticii well I don't think soo I think when mao get's her 3-3 combo with her tripple axel and beautiful extended spiral and spins, not to mention her hard and fast step sequences she is going to be unbeatable, not to mention when her chorography is going to be made by TAT and Lori in the next season, I will only tell you this there is something to look forward to in the next season...

[@wsfggf]

@Ardenis9 what do you mean by that there is something wrong with aratuninan. do you know the reason why mao suddenly quit this couch....

[@eda5936]

choreographer?

[@hazmannaim8071]

tatiana tarasova.. LOVE the choreo

[@eda5936]

Hazman Naim oh tarasova :) gotcha..

[@JoeyLavarias]

@stephaniechen2015 2008 was the beginning of the scrutinizing crackdown. Mao unfortunately had a "flutz" instead of a lutz, so the wrong edge on her takeoff took away some points.

[@hurgurhurgur75]

78・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ plastic。

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

Have to disagree with Peggy here. Midori's axel was perfect

[@kaosaepharn4326]

crazy. midori's jump may have been bigger but Mao's is pure art.

[@ericcartman9652]

And he so emphatic! Exuberant - about nothing!

[@nky11000]

what?????

[@jiyoung505]

This is a great performance but she still looks like she's working, trying. She doesn't have that effortless fluidity that Yuna does. Go ahead and thumbs down my comment for speaking the truth. They are both incredible performers.

[@johnjackson3735]

Your comment betrays an air of erroneous condescension and extreme inconsideration. If you were confident in liking Yuna more you would have no need to make such a provocative and contradictory comment. It betrays your insecurity and need to tear down Mao to build up Yuna technique which is the inconsiderate trademark of many Yuna Kim fans who comment on Mao's videos. Professional dance instructors on NPR radio have made programs about how Mao has superior dancing , artistry and ballet qualities like extension and flexibility compared to Yuna.

[@ericcartman9652]

the mundane rubbish she talks about