Wow ... does that mean Men's figure skating actually has a future after that disastrous Olympic result?
Florent Amodio
Denis Ten
Patrick Chan
Jeremy Abbott
Adam Rippon
Michal Brezina
Artem Borudulin
Kozuka
These are people that we'll have to count on, but other people could emmerge too. It also depends on who's going to retire. I'd love it if Tomas were to stay and have more regular performnaces.
Sounds good :agree: but I'd add Javier to the list, he has the best energy!
Disregarding all the bs that has come from these Olympics (I do not only mean FS here; a death of an athlete, Petra Majdic breaking her ribs while plunging down the hill to a gully due to absolutely no safety borders beside the road etc) I truly hope to see some of the athletes succeed in Sochi and for the Sochi games to be better arranged. Although I wouldn't bet on it. Russia does have it's disturbing tendencies when it comes to construction - not a rule but there are some bad experiences from the past.
There are so many new and promising names really.
Brezina is an athlete of amazing technique. As for his jumps... wow The height is amazing and the cleanness of his 3A is mind-boggling. Yes, I am a fan of his, I've got to admit. His skating doesn't lack passion but he has to and definitely will work on the choreographic aspect. As well as footwork. What a great guy.
Ten. Well Ten is something of a sort of young miracle if everything goes well for him. Considering his age I'd say he has all the possibilities of becoming at least two time olympic medalist if not more. I don't know how the consistency part will work out for him but time will tell obviously. Flexibility is of course great and all but there are many many details he needs to work on.
Amodio is a born artist. His performance impressed me the most these games. I'm watching his skate again and again and what amazes me is that not only is his performance great but he is capable of jumping a quad for example. He knows how to work the crowd and enjoys it. Big hopes on this frenchman.
Borodulin left a positive impression. After getting used to a relatively weak field of russian future figure skating he did appear as a small beacon of hope.
In conclusion what I really really don't want to happen is for these young and promising athletes to take up ´the "neat and clean choreographically superb but technically average road." They are all capable of much more and it would only benefit figure skating as a sport if the new generation would continue to improve the side of skating that cannot be judged subjectively.
I hope they will prove themselves to be remarkable athletes for they sure as hell seem to have what it takes.
How old will that tiny little Japanese guy be in 2014? (Sorry, don't remember his name. I think he might be a junior by now.)
If he's not cooked yet, then I'm calling it for Chan, Fernandez and Amodio!
That is, if Chan agrees to let his feet do the talking. Otherwise, everybody move up a notch and Oda for Bronze.
Oh wait, I forgot about Armin. If he continues he could be in the mix.
you mean Yuzuru Hanyu? he is now 15.
Hanyu is TALENTED... but as for little, not quite. He is the tallest Japanese Mens skater already at 15 (5'7")! If Oda sticks around... I'd expect the 2014 Sochi team to be Oda, Kazuka and Hanyu... all capable of medaling.
you mean Yuzuru Hanyu? he is now 15.
I hope Chan wins. I can't help it, I'm Canadian and he actually is a good skater, even if he makes annoying comments. I also hope Jeremy Ten from Canada qualifies. I'm following him on Twitter and he's so cute. lol. I'm not sure about him as a podium threat, but anything could happen between now and then. I like most other people already mentioned, except Brezina. He really needs to improve on everything but his jumps.
5'7" isn't exactly big for a guy, in fact, it's pretty small. He can still be called little. Chan is 5'7" and he looks very little