Mens SP

Byelarus on the ice now:

dark blue or black with light blue decoration, coverall
blew first jump attempt
fell on second jump attempt

sitspins ok, catch-leg ordinary

popped third jump attempt

sitspins again, nothing special
flying sitspin

i looked at my text too much--must have missed his footowrk--he's doing some now--nothing special also

this guy needs to train a lot more--Urmanov is his coach

Alexandr Kazakov Byelarus 40.74 into 16th place

ALEXANDR KAZAKOV - BLR
popped and stepped out Axel
3Lz fall
2Lo
40.74 (19.04 22.70)

shine said:

I think museksk8r's was objecting to the part in your previous post where you suggested that Lysacek and Joubert would be given automatic cushion over everyone else. Sure room saving is common, but why specifically to these two? And why would it be so unlikely for "Abbott and alike" to be in front of these two?? Neither Jourbert or Lysacek has been exactly dominant this season at all, esp. Lysacek, who lost to Abbott twice. And Joubert was only 4th in the LP at CoR, IIRC, and had a debatable win at Euros.

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Right. I was in a hurry when I posted that and didn't give a complete answer. Now I come back but this thread has been 6 more pages longer and in the middle of the early competition.

What I mean was that Joubert and Lysacek have had a history of inflated scores by international judges. I don't believe that Abbott has had that before. Also Joubert and Lysacek have a long international reccords to prove that they are in a certain level of skating. So it's unlikely that Abbott and those new comers will be held up this time unless they really earn it. Of course, as I said, Joubert and Lysacek have to skate relatively good. Or the judges cannot help them.

Right about now I am wishing that Daisuke Takahashi was here. I really miss seeing him skate!!

Brazil up next

looks very young. samba music announced---wow. different.
hand down on first jump
fell on second jump
sitspin too high --did a clever variation, though
ah, a clean jump
his footwork is....different. sort of non-standard homemade looking,

he likes to spin with one leg laying almost flat to the ice, the blade on its side

the rhythym is helping his second footwork sequence--he seems more relaxed now

camel, finishing with standing spins, even a slower than standard scratch spin at the end

bright orange, pink and yellow shirt, black pants. nice smile. They showed Kurt Browning watching and smiling

Kevin Alves Brazil 44.51 new SB into 12th place

KEVIN ALVES - BRA
Nice samba dress and choreo. The crowd really appreciates his interpretation.
3F-2T
3Lz fall
2A

Looks younger than his actual age (18)
Immature in terms of skating skills, posture, line, but has speed, can do difficult positions, and can jump.

44.51 (24.26 21.25) not bad!

Taipei now

He's the one in the spiffy suspenders outfit

holy cow--he did a kind of one arm push-up on the ice--not sure what that was--coverup for a fall? unsure...

this is definitely non-standard eligible skating

trouble landing his first jump
lands a combo
adds another jump
goes into footowrk --very individual style in this likes to do little jump in the air during the ftwk.
into sitspins--
more ftwk with leaping in it --i do not consider his feet especially nimble

sitspin, nice and low, then a catchfoot, then a pancake
and still more sitspins--my screen blacked out, oh well...
blacked out twice in a row--must be a lot of traffic

Charles Shou-San Pao Taipei 43.89 new SB into 13th

Charles Shou-San PAO - TPE
He looks older than a 21-year-old.
Somehow original choreo at the beginning. But his line is unpolished.
3Lz step out
3S-2T
2A

43.89 (25.64 19.25) 1 point deduction. Why? Did he actually fall?

Congrats Kevin Alves! My brazilian friend did good in his first Worlds!:thumbsup:

Standings after the end of group 5

1 Anton KOVALEVSKI UKR 64.28 39.48 25.80 5.45 4.75 5.10 5.20 5.30 1.00 #18
2 Przemyslaw DOMANSKI POL 57.00 33.80 23.20 5.00 4.45 4.50 4.70 4.55 0.00 #15
3 Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI FIN 55.60 31.50 24.10 5.10 4.55 4.75 4.90 4.80 0.00 #22
4 Viktor PFEIFER AUT 54.01 28.86 25.15 5.30 4.70 5.05 5.05 5.05 0.00 #19
5 Elliot HILTON GBR 53.35 30.70 22.65 4.85 4.30 4.50 4.55 4.45 0.00 #16
6 Tigran VARDANJAN HUN 53.15 31.30 21.85 4.40 4.10 4.40 4.45 4.50 0.00 #9
7 Zoltan KELEMEN ROU 49.34 29.94 20.40 4.25 3.75 4.00 4.25 4.15 1.00 #3
8 Damjan OSTOJIC BIH 47.27 27.12 20.15 4.35 3.70 3.95 4.10 4.05 0.00 #5
9 Luis HERNANDEZ MEX 46.11 24.86 21.25 4.50 3.95 4.25 4.35 4.20 0.00 #17
10 Alper UCAR TUR 45.57 25.02 20.55 4.25 3.75 4.15 4.20 4.20 0.00 #7
11 Maxim SHIPOV ISR 44.85 25.20 20.65 4.40 3.85 4.15 4.15 4.10 1.00 #12
12 Kevin ALVES BRA 44.51 24.26 21.25 4.25 3.90 4.40 4.35 4.35 1.00 #24
13 Charles Shou-San PAO TPE 43.89 25.64 19.25 4.25 3.50 3.85 3.90 3.75 1.00 #25
14 Min-Seok KIM KOR 43.28 24.88 19.40 4.30 3.60 3.95 3.80 3.75 1.00 #21
15 Beka SHANKULASHVILI GEO 42.80 25.60 17.20 3.85 3.20 3.40 3.45 3.30 0.00 #6
16 Boris MARTINEC CRO 42.37 21.82 20.55 4.25 3.80 4.10 4.25 4.15 0.00 #13
17 Mikael REDIN SUI 42.29 23.84 19.45 4.15 3.60 3.95 3.95 3.80 1.00 #1
18 Alexandr KAZAKOV BLR 40.74 19.04 22.70 4.85 4.30 4.50 4.60 4.45 1.00 #23
19 Justin PIETERSEN RSA 40.39 23.14 17.25 3.75 3.25 3.50 3.45 3.30 0.00 #14
20 Georgi KENCHADZE BUL 39.90 21.30 18.60 4.00 3.35 3.65 3.85 3.75 0.00 #10
21 Mark WEBSTER AUS 37.35 18.40 18.95 4.05 3.50 3.70 3.90 3.80 0.00 #20
22 Andrew HUERTAS PUR 36.91 19.26 17.65 3.70 3.25 3.60 3.55 3.55 0.00 #2
23 Gegham VARDANYAN ARM 34.87 17.32 17.55 3.90 3.25 3.55 3.45 3.40 0.00 #11
24 Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 34.68 17.28 17.40 3.75 3.30 3.45 3.45 3.45 0.00 #4
25 Michael DIMALANTA PHI 27.53 11.98 15.55 3.50 2.85 3.10 3.15 2.95 0.00 #8

Dodhiyel said:

Taipei now

He's the one in the spiffy suspenders outfit

holy cow--he did a kind of one arm push-up on the ice--not sure what that was--coverup for a fall? unsure...

this is definitely non-standard eligible skating

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that's funny and is making me laugh really hard!!

What are the chances of my Israeli boy Maxim Shipov making the Long Program.

Thanks for doing the jumps, waltzjump. I am making much-needed coffee. Tried to get some work done. Five more groups. I don't think i can keep this up. lol I need protein, messy-to eat-while-typing protein. One time, when i was too adrenalized to eat at a GPF, I made it on a big, rich, ice cream pop. Yep. lol memories.....

coffee's ready.

ETA: cloudkicker, i just looked up my last year's worlds notepad--there were 24 men allowed in the FS. I am too dog-tired to do the math, but that's your starting point for figuring his chances, i think.

ETA #2: Andrey Lutai is second in the next group. You can make the top ten, Andrey, you can do it! Just relax and go for it!

I took a cheesecake (making) break during the last two groups. Practicing for Easter....

sillylionlove said:

that's funny and is making me laugh really hard!!

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We aim to please

I just made some much needed fresh coffee too! Oh, it's going to be a long day, but worth it I'm sure.

Only the top 24 after the SP advance to the LP. There are still 25 men to skate and they are the higher ranked skaters in the world, and Maxim Shipov is currently in 11th place, so it's not looking too great for him right now, unfortunately.

museksk8r said:

Only the top 24 after the SP advance to the LP. There are still 25 men to skate and they are the higher ranked skaters in the world, and Maxim Shipov is currently in 11th place, so it's not looking too great for him right now, unfortunately.

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Now I am sad

Spun Silver said:

I took a cheesecake (making) break during the last two groups. Practicing for Easter....

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Silver, I could really go for a piece of your cheesecake right now. I adore cheesecake. *dreamy smile*

oh yeah, i'm gone. lol

ETA: hug for you, cloudkicker ((((((cloudkicker09)))))). I'm sorry that Maxim probably won't make the FS.

Dodhiyel said:

ETA #2: Andrey Lutai is second in the next group. You can make the top ten, Andrey, you can do it! Just relax and go for it!

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Andrej! He really could do it, he has all the goods. But he always looks like a scared rabbit out there, like a very very pretty scared rabbit. I think he could be better than Voronov, without any question - his spins are better, his skating smoother, he is prettier.

Hopefully my banner is charmed or something because the two skating couples, that are on it, are currently 1 and 2 in the pairs competition - maybe this works for the men too.

:think:

Will it be starting soon? Iam thankful this is not on too late in LA as Iam 9 hours ahead.