The judges of the Ladies, if they all skate clean, may be divided between a 3A and a routine skated with abandon. Let's hope they both do their thing and discuss on another thread.Originally Posted by ARipp42014
The judges of the Ladies, if they all skate clean, may be divided between a 3A and a routine skated with abandon. Let's hope they both do their thing and discuss on another thread.
Congratulations to Dai. I am doing my happy dance. He was just wonderful on the ice today
2 footed quad and all he was the class of the field.
Patrick skated very well and I feel deserved 2nd place. I am happy for Brian
a little bit of redemption after Vancouver. Well done.
A shout out to Jeremy and Adam for securing 3 spots for the US.
I just realized Jeremy Abbott achieved the highest base value of any man in the LP at 79.75 due to his difficulty levels, no under-rotations, and no wrong edge jump entries.
OMG. I can't believe all this hating and trashtalking on the skaters. Some people here talk like some bunch of first graders. Oh, that would be an insult to the decent first graders out there. Grow up people. Show a little decency. You're not doing figure skating a favor.
Actually, Abbott's high base value is due to the inclusion of a fully rotated Quad toe and no under-rotations. He actually failed to score Level 4 in his step sequences and two spins.I just realized Jeremy Abbott achieved the highest base value of any man in the LP at 79.75 due to his difficulty levels, no under-rotations, and no wrong edge jump entries.
He's a musical showman and if a 3x3 isn't ready, he won't do one. This was not considered to be his Worlds. Next year will be.
I remember seeing Dai in 2004 Worlds - six years to claim the title, and not much in but one bronze in 2 Olys. It wasn't like he shot up to gold in his first year. Why wasn't it?
Last edited by Joesitz; 03-25-2010 at 07:26 PM.
I have a feeling Chan got no respect among his peers. He's just immature and inferior in terms of technical ability. I can't imagine any world class skater believes Chan deserves those scores.
When I said difficulty levels, I was referring to the difficulty of attempting a 3Lutz+3toe+2loop and a 3Axel+2toe in the 2nd half bonus. His jump layout is very COP savvy and he always takes full advantage of his allotted jump combinations. Smart thinking and understanding of how the code works!
Iam not a big fan of Kevin Reynold's skating but great skate for him, can you believe he got the second highest TES, he was only second to Dai in the free.
Aww, how nice of Evan!
And yes, CONGRATULATIONS Daisuke!!
Alexandr KAZAKOV of blr was only 43rd last year at Worlds, and 30th at Europeans this year and places 19th overall this year, nice to see those lower ranked skaters climbing up.
Yeah for Dice-K. And way to try for the quad flip! And then giving us the SOHL afterwards. I mean you could tell people were ready to give him a standing-o like a minute before he finished!
I'm definitely not a P-Chiddy hater, but I do think he was overmarked, though the placement is probably about right (though you can make a case for Joubert and the 2-quads. Either way I don't dispute either of them being on the podium). There's no doubt that he has the really nice skating skills and artistry, but he clearly did not have the best technical ability here. I mean if posters going to ding skaters for not having artistry, I think it's reasonable for posters to question Chan's technical ability.
I think Abbott was scored appropriately. He was several points below his SB at GPF 2009, when he skated a clean program. Rippon needs polish, but props for a clean program. So yeah 5-6 for those two is fair. Plus 3 spots for the U.S.!
Also...how awesome was Adrien? I remember nothing thinking much of him at the GP circuit, but he's really converted me with his great performances at the Olympics and here.
I just look at the ISU season's best in total scores and Dice-K's performance here at Worlds is No. 1!
Patrick Chan is not an inferior skater. Yes,if Jeremy Abbott had skated as he did in US Nationals,the result would have been different. He is the only one who could challenge Chan on his strengths,with Adam Rppon hard on his heels. Brezina is grand technically,but leaves me cold on performance. They are all full of themselves,they have to be to put themselves on the line every time they skate. The difference being that many are stepped on very young by experience coaches especially with regard to competition behaviour,behaviour on practice ice at home,and especially with the press. Patrick used to be. It also helps when they have someone nipping at their heels at home. In all,the right man won with marvelous skating and unmatched performance sophistication.
THIS is why I love Evan. He's such a sweet person. That title isn't his anymore, but he's so nice to the guy who got it. Somehow, I don't see others *cough cough Plushenko cough cough* doing this.
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