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[ARipp42014]

Why do you call him Baboo? It's a good thing for him Plushy isn't around. Something about Evgeni spooks him out.

Baboo is a nickname Joubert's fans gave him! I have a better nickname for him but this is a family forum! Has to do with a certain YouTube video

[Tinymavy15]

oh that is SO sad.
And Bradley but not exactly a surprise. It's so hard being a Ryan Bradley fan. :sheesh:
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I share your pain. I'm a fan of the Mets.

[ARipp42014]

I share your pain. I'm a fan of the Mets.

+1.... it's tough being a long suffering Flyers fan!

[lksunga]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LopfbeachU TAKAHASHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbCPArlDWac Chan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM432iuuF-w Joubert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMoq_LOgtv4 Kozuka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1nAiyCaaE Abbott

Here are the links.

[lavender]

Hoping for

1. Dai
2. Chan
3. Abbott

That would be great...

I would like it to be

1. Dai
2. Abbott
3. Chan....really I can deal with anyone getting this spot right now although I do like his skating. Just having trouble with his mouth these days.

[Moxie]

Why do you call him Baboo? It's a good thing for him Plushy isn't around. Something about Evgeni spooks him out.

Hrm, I am not sure how much of Jouby's troubles can be blamed on Plushenko.
He also had poor performances at the French Masters and TEB this year.

[SamuraiKike]

Im just speechelss about Oda..

And very happy for Taka, Contesti, Adrian, Brian.

Top 12 Guys in TES :

1 Brian JOUBERT FRA 47.90
2 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 47.40
3 Patrick CHAN CAN 47.40
4 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 46.60
5 Michal BREZINA CZE 45.40
6 Jeremy ABBOTT USA 44.20
7 Adam RIPPON USA 43.76
8 Samuel CONTESTI ITA 42.60
9 Denis TEN KAZ 41.90
10 Adrian SCHULTHEISS SWE 41.70
11 Javier FERNANDEZ ESP 41.50
12 Kevin VAN DER PERREN BEL 39.80


Top 12 Guys in PCS:

1 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 41.90
2 Patrick CHAN CAN 40.40
3 Brian JOUBERT FRA 39.80
4 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 37.60
5 Jeremy ABBOTT USA 36.85
6 Michal BREZINA CZE 36.35
7 Adam RIPPON USA 36.35
8 Samuel CONTESTI ITA 35.80
9 Denis TEN KAZ 35.50
10 Kevin VD PERREN BEL 34.75
11 Sergei VORONOV RUS 34.10
12 Nobunari ODA JPN 33.35

[jennylovskt]

Haven't had time to read through this long thread yet.

In general, great performances from the top guys! Sad for Oda.

I thought Takahashi, Chan, and Kozuka were great. But Joubert did even more wonderful considering how he did at the Olympics. He did all his jumps clean with a 4t-3t, and more over he performanced sharply this time! He definitely deserves a first, at least a second place finish before Chan today. So the quad talk continues. Even Paul Wylie thought that Joubert's score was too low. Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski also thought Joubert should be in the first or second place.

Jeremy did reservedly and tight, but at least he did all his jumps. A little wobbly landing on 3A. But we'll take it. Jeremy has a chance to be on the podium. However, he has to go out all the way and skates like what he can skate.

Sad for Bradley, and happy for Rippon.

[zandor]

The chosen one shouldn't be in 2nd place, IMO.

[Wicked]

Baboo is a nickname Joubert's fans gave him! I have a better nickname for him but this is a family forum! Has to do with a certain YouTube video

I thought the name Baboo came from fans overhearing Brian's mother call him that.

[#1Kerryfan]

And Bradley but not exactly a surprise. It's so hard being a Ryan Bradley fan. .

I feel you... as I said earlier, other than Evan, Ryan is my favorite skater and I was really hoping he'd win. Now, the best I can hope for is a clean free. (and I'm a big Cleveland sports fan too..... thank God I'm an Evan fan)

As for Oda - I feel even worse knowing that tomorrow's his birthday. I've never been a huge fan, but you can't NOT feel bad for someone when that happens.

I'm really happy for Jeremy and Brian after Vancouver though. And Daisuke was amazing.

My predictions for tomorrow:
1. Takahashi
2. Joubert
3. Chan
4. Abbott
5. Kozuka
6. Rippon

My hopes (as realistic as I can):
1. Abbott
2. Rippon
3. Takahashi or Joubert
Bradley moves into top 15

[wonderlen3000]

The chosen one shouldn't be in 2nd place, IMO.

I agree. I would have put Joubert in first, follow by Takahashi, Kozuka. Chan should be in 4th.

[chloepoco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LopfbeachU TAKAHASHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbCPArlDWac Chan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM432iuuF-w Joubert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMoq_LOgtv4 Kozuka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1nAiyCaaE Abbott
Here are the links.

Oh, I think I just fell in love with Kozuka!! His skating is just so smooth and effortless!!!! And I love that little pat thing that Mr. Sato does everytime before Kozuka goes out--he seems like such a calm coach. Oh, and Kozuka's 'wink' Mao should go to Mr. Sato!

[silverlake22]

I wish you guys hadn't told me tomorrow is Nobu's birthday. That boy really needs a hug!

Poor Oda, and so unlike him too! I wonder if one of the top ladies will have a atomic meltdown of that degree, I certainly hope not. Oda is just so adorable, I know he's 22, but he looks 12 and because of that I want to hug him! Besides him a well skated event. Looking forward to the LP, I was very happy to see the 2014 crew (Czech Buttle , Lutzy Rippon, D-10, Javi, Lil Flo, Adrian) all skate so well. And hooray, redemption for Jeremy, Brian, and Contesti (love his overalls !)

[Jaana]

This was a great competition with so many successful programmes!

Most I enjoyed these performances:

Fernandez - WOW
Guan - I don´t think I have seen his skating earlier?
Abbott - he defeinetely was robbed in PCS!!!
Kozuka - really enoyable, dynamic and effortless
Chan - what a pity that he did not skate like this at the Olympics
Takahashi - fantastic and so charismatic
Rippon - I really like his skating style and he is a very good looking guy, LOL

I really hate to see skaters congratulating themselves during a performance like Joubert did. It shows how out of the interpretation he is, well he anyway is too wooden to be able to interpret anything, LOL. He is just doing moves that he has learned by heart. I was though glad that his jumps worked so well today, maybe he has recovered from his Olympic shell-shock...? The judges still give him ridiculously high PCs scores!!!