Puppy Rippon is missing!I also love the puppies Brezina and Abbott. :think: .
I'm kind of surprised so many people expect Takahashi to win. I mean, obviously he's an excellent skater who could win this event, but on the other hand - he is coming back from an awful injury, and was decidedly unspectacular in the LP at Finlandia, where the judges had to bail him out with the PCS.
Maybe - but if Takahashi is in a situation where his TES is that low this weekend, I don't think a PCS assist from the judges will be enough. Unless NHK is a splatfest, I expect the winning score will be in the 230s-240s. I'm not saying he can't do it; just that I'm surprised everyone expects it of him considering all he's been through, and because he's kind of an unknown factor as a result.But maybe those who do that, expect the judges to bail him out with pcs again?
I meant the Rippon-puppy! Abbott is no puppy any more. I also have a weakness for the Borodulin puppy.Puppy Rippon is missing!
Yeah, I had that for Worlds. I just don't find those aesthetically pleasing, way too crowded - but I'll probably do one for Euros with my favourite Euroboys, which means basically everyone , S/S, K/S, Dom/Shab and P/B. At the Olympics it will probably only be Stéphane though, only if he shows up, of course.Medusa, you should do a collage banner, didn't you have one last year with all your faves? It would be most appreciated - and aesthetically appealing as well!
In addition, Daisuke really had only Voronov to contend with at Finlandia (and Voronov won the LP) - this time it's the strongest GP field of the year. IMO, at least . I'm actually kind of surprised JSF put him in this situation for his first GP coming back. I'm not saying they should have watered down the field like the Russian Fed did for Plushenko, but really, why not help your guy out a bit?
He does have great PCS score, and if he just skate clean and don't attempt quad, i don't think he will have a problem getting on the podium. Quad is this stage will be too risky, as he needs to be fully recover before thinking about it.
I meant the Rippon-puppy! Abbott is no puppy any more. I also have a weakness for the Borodulin puppy.
This is probably going to be really off but anyway:
Mens
1) Daisuke Takahashi
2) Takahiko Kozuka
3) Jeremy Abbott
Ladies
1) Miki Ando :yes:
2) Yukari Nakano
3) Laura Lepisto
Dance
1) Davis/ White
2) Kerrs
3) Crone/ Poirier
Pairs
1) Pang/ Tong
2) Kawaguchi/ Smirnov
3) Inoue/ Baldwin