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Only less than 8 hours to go until Verner hits the ice! *spazz* I even tried to call off today from work but to no avail. Hopefully atdhe.net would be kind to me!
My prediction:
1. Plushy (I think his jumps are secure enough to put himself here)
2. Evan (May be most likely to go clean, but not totally sure actually because it's the Olympics; yet he's the world champ and judges love him, too, so that he could afford making some mistakes)
3. Nob (if he is calm enough; he seems VERY nervous)
4. Dai (I think that he will impress us, but wouldn't be clean, esp with the success rate on that quad, he'd open the door)
5. Steph (I don't see him go clean; but would stay here with good PCS)
6. Johnny (He seems among the most relaxed one in SP and may be even more relaxed in LP; but just doesn't get enough PCS or have a high base value program)
7. Koz (Looks like he may land the quad; don't see him go clean though)
8. Patrick (He doesn't seem very consistent this season)
I think it totally possible that Joubert and Jeremy come back strong to the top 8. But it is so crowded here that I just ran out of the list before including these two.
9. Joubert
10. Jeremy
I wonder which one will do a stronger comeback game.
Verner. I am not sure where he will place. I wonder how well he is physically this season. He seems like having a slump.
i think Plushenko's PCS should have been judged accordingly at the previous competitions this season and given him more time to prepare transitions if he felt he wanted to adapt more for the new system.
Only less than 8 hours to go until Verner hits the ice! *spazz* I even tried to call off today from work but to no avail. Hopefully atdhe.net would be kind to me!
Yup. There are only so many underdogs you can root for. That's why I had Evan on the first draft of my podium list!Sigh. I won't be watching Verner. I haven't been able to bear watching him all season. It's nothing against him. It's just that it's been wrenching enough to dare to hold out hope for Sasha, Alissa Jeremy and Mao. No room in my heart for more head cases. That's why I've also been ignoring the existence of Carolina Kostner.
Me too... and it will be a mass grave. Most of GS will be in there.Medusa said:I actually predict that Evan will win, which will result in my demise as a figure skating fan.
Aww, don't do that! I'd miss the Evan-haters. Boring if we all root for the same skaters.![]()
Me too... and it will be a mass grave. Most of GS will be in there.![]()
Sigh. I won't be watching Verner. I haven't been able to bear watching him all season. It's nothing against him. It's just that it's been wrenching enough to dare to hold out hope for Sasha, Alissa Jeremy and Mao. No room in my heart for more head cases. That's why I've also been ignoring the existence of Carolina Kostner.
I actually predict that Evan will win, which will result in my demise as a figure skating fan.
I would be forced to turn to a fate possibly worse than death: the ladiezzzzz.Me too... and it will be a mass grave. Most of GS will be in there.![]()
I hope Brian, Jeremy, and Tomas all come back strong and hope the SP hasn't made them too depressed to bounce back tonight. As for Tomas, he has been sick this season, he did well at TEB doing his quads and coming in 2nd, then got the flu during SA, where his slump started and he was 5th. He found out he was going to the GPF at the last minute when Joubert pulled out, and was still clearly feeling sick (he looked really pale and thin) and popped a lot of jumps and was last. Then he was 2nd at Czech nationals and 10th at Euros, he didn't bomb so badly there but was far from his best. I think getting sick this year, on top of his usual consistency issues due to nerves/anxiety/stamina/pressure (probably all those things) have made him have a particularly rough season. He said he plans to continue skating though so I hope to see him bounce back tonight and at worlds so that next season can start on a good note. I feel so bad for him, I love his skating and he is so talented, it pains me to see him struggle this much. Same goes for Joubert.
Also, you don't think Brezina will make the top 10?
Carolina and Tomas are so good though! I mean Alissa, she's as big of a headcase as Carolina and Tomas but not as talented from a technical standpoint. Tomas has the best 4-3 of all men right now, I'm actually confident saying that, look at his 4-3 from the GPF, he got a +2 GOE on it! I think if he wasn't so talented I wouldn't care as much...but he is, so I do, and hope he will get it together. I think maybe he needs a coaching change though.
His second 3A is moved to the second half of the program now.
At the Men's practices- Chan looked pretty tight, Taka had a pretty good practice again- nice 3 Axel/3toe. Brezina- nice Quads...
Oh, thanks so much for that info. That is such good news. I was afraid that Daisuke was leaving some points on the table by having no triple axle in the last half of the program. The big question for DT will he have the stamina to perform all of these jumps cleanly?
I know that he's had some bad practices at the Olympics. But who knows? Anything can happen at the Olympics....
Speaking of practice, does anyone know how the guys did this morning? I went to the nrarmour twitter feed and didn't see anything. I went to Michael Weiss' twitter page and saw this:
Looks like Chan's nerves are getting to him. Despite that, I hope he has a clean skate and performs well for the hometown crowd. I want all the men to skate their best tonight and let the chips fall where they may...
Wasn't clear which Taka Michael Weiss was talking about. D. Takahashi or Takahiki Kozuka? If it's Takahashi, I'm really glad. Hope he doesn't leave it on the practice ice...
Are there any other sites besides Michael Weiss' and the nrarmour twitter pages that report on practices? I guess I'll have to wait for the rinkside segment of the Terry Gannon show this afternoon (if they have it) to hear about what the men did today....
Oh, thanks so much for that info. That is such good news. I was afraid that Daisuke was leaving some points on the table by having no triple axle in the last half of the program. The big question for DT will he have the stamina to perform all of these jumps cleanly?
I know that he's had some bad practices at the Olympics. But who knows? Anything can happen at the Olympics....
Speaking of practice, does anyone know how the guys did this morning? I went to the nrarmour twitter feed and didn't see anything. I went to Michael Weiss' twitter page and saw this:
Looks like Chan's nerves are getting to him. Despite that, I hope he has a clean skate and performs well for the hometown crowd. I want all the men to skate their best tonight and let the chips fall where they may...
Wasn't clear which Taka Michael Weiss was talking about. D. Takahashi or Takahiki Kozuka? If it's Takahashi, I'm really glad. Hope he doesn't leave it on the practice ice...
Are there any other sites besides Michael Weiss' and the nrarmour twitter pages that report on practices? I guess I'll have to wait for the rinkside segment of the Terry Gannon show this afternoon (if they have it) to hear about what the men did today....
http://twitter.com/wilner88
He says Oda had a great run through. Evan skipped some portions of his run through and looked tight in the second half. Wonder how Evan's 3a went. Last night he fell on it. Hope he at least practiced it today.
That's a great twitter site. Thanks so much. It's so interesting to hear about the different ways that the men are practicing today. Some attempting no jumps like Johnny Weir and others practicing the jumps. Not good to hear about Daisuke's fall on a jump. Hope he leaves the mistakes in practice....