Men's Free Skate

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shanm

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Patrick Chan
3axel
3flip3toe
3lutz'
good circular ftwrk
3lutz2toe2loop
3loop
2sal
2axel
3flip
falls on combination spin - Ughhh
Good performance other than the fall
TES:72.85
PCS:72.20
144.05

 

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shanm

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1 Patrick CHAN CAN
214.94 2 1
2 Sergei VORONOV RUS
208.91 4 2
3 Kevin VAN DER PERREN BEL
204.75 3 3
4 Ryan BRADLEY USA
191.32 7 4
5 Tomas VERNER CZE
189.37 8 5
6 Kensuke NAKANIWA JPN
177.61 5 6
7 Christopher MABEE CAN
175.17 6 7
8 Scott SMITH USA
150.75 9 10
9 Jeremie COLOT FRA
149.47 11 8
10 Song GAO CHN
146.19 10 9

 

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dlmusic

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Alban needs
142.24 to win
PB 140.34 Eric Bompard 2006

Can he top last year's score?

 

Joesitz (RIP)

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slutskayafan21 said:

Something needs to be done about jump rules to force more variety. A man should never get a score that big without any of a quad, triple lutz, or triple flip, although I am happy he did well.

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And I demand solo 3 loop jumps. Combos are much more cheatable.

Joe

 

museksk8r

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YES! Patrick into the lead!! It would be so wonderful if he could win this!

 

Joesitz (RIP)

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Ximena said:

Well considering they haven't changed the rules even after other skaters get that score or higher without a 3ax or a quad, I don't think they'll do it now. Besides it does seem like isolated case (which as explained was due injury). I'm guessing Voronov was not expecting a high placement knowing what he couldn't do.

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If it's isolated, there is hanky panky. If there is injury, so what? I've never read a regulation that excuses technical because of injury.

Joe

 

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dlmusic

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2 major mistakes from Alban so far (popped jump and fall on jump) I think Patrick has won this competition.

 

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shanm

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Alban PREAUBERT

4toe- 2footed
3flip- weird fallout
3axel - 2footed
3axel2toe2loop
3lutz
3flip3toe
3sal2toe
popped loop
I don't know what to say. It was kinda sloppy.

 

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dlmusic

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At this point I wouldn't mind if Alban wasn't on the podium, but I expect he'll be third at worst.

 

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slutskayafan21

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It sounds like Patrick will win for sure. Preaubert is not good enough to get a score like that with multiple major mistakes.

 

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SailorGalaxia518

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I have to say that Patrick Chan is the new face of Men's Figure Skating

 

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slutskayafan21

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SailorGalaxia518 said:

I have to say that Patrick Chan is the new face of Men's Figure Skating

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Last year it was Oda. This year it is Chan. I agree.

 

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SailorGalaxia518

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Patrick Chan Wins and is going to the Grand Prix Final!!!!!!!!

 

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slutskayafan21

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Yeah Chan wins and Voronov finishes 2nd.

 

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dlmusic

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Don't ask me why Alban's PC scores are so high. I can't figure it out.

 

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Ximena

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Joesitz said:

If it's isolated, there is hanky panky. If there is injury, so what? I've never read a regulation that excuses technical because of injury.

Joe

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I mean that if it was not an isolated case, meaning that all skaters just did this, then the ISU would have to change the rules so skaters won't get huge marks without two jumps.

 

museksk8r

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YEAH! What a wonderful result! My favorite won!! Chan's the man!

 

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sisinka

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Joesitz said:

If it's isolated, there is hanky panky. If there is injury, so what? I've never read a regulation that excuses technical because of injury.

Joe

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What are you speaking about, Joe? Sergei's technic is great. It is strange to show performance without flip and lutz but the new judging system allows this. If he was able to get such a high score with jumps having lowest base value (3toeloop - 4 points only, 3salchow - 4.5 point....on the contrary 3lutz has 6 points and 3flip 5.5 points), it means he executed it in a great quality.

On the other hand - Sasha Cohen was winning medals having poor jumps sometimes because she did a perfect spiral sequence where she showed her great flexibility....new system allows this.

 

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Ximena

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dlmusic said:

Don't ask me why Alban's PC scores are so high. I can't figure it out.

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That's easy, this event was in France, home guys get extra PCS for just that
And Voronov got silver! And Chan won, I could not be more happier. Well I would have if Tomas had skated better, there's something really weird, maybe he is injured?

 

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Ximena said:

Well considering they haven't changed the rules even after other skaters get that score or higher without a 3ax or a quad, I don't think they'll do it now. Besides it does seem like isolated case (which as explained was due injury). I'm guessing Voronov was not expecting a high placement knowing what he couldn't do.

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A very good point, Ximena--I was going to post something like that.