The only thing I've heard from another fan was that Artem had a problem related to his leg or ankle, but I'm not 100% sure.Though I'm sorry Borodulin withdrew. Is he okay?
I wish I knew.Also, when is the free program on for the men?
The only thing I've heard from another fan was that Artem had a problem related to his leg or ankle, but I'm not 100% sure.Though I'm sorry Borodulin withdrew. Is he okay?
I wish I knew.Also, when is the free program on for the men?
I'm also annoyed with Takahashi's "Lutz", though. That is a Flip entrance. He's basically doing 2 Triple Flips in the program right now. But if we do give him credit for the Lutz, he still deserved to be 1st even with that mistake on the 3Axel. His skating, body movement, and musicality is just incredible.
I just may have to give up watching the ladies. The men are much more interesting and talented. WOW
I think Takahashi took a rocker into the lutz so it was a lutz correctly on the outside edge, so he didn't really take the "flip entrance" into the lutz because he didn't do a three turn.
You're correct, I wasn't looking closely enough. He does do a rocker rather than a three turn. I guess his foot position is what makes it look more like a Flip. He keeps his upper leg on an inside lean and picks in with the other foot more like a Flip (ie more inside the circle) than a Lutz. His skating foot doesn't stay on a clear outside edge either - he rolls up to the flat. He's never maintained a great outside edge on his Lutz and this entrance kind of makes it look more questionable.
lol, your post mirrors my experience.Finally caught the mens sp & lps this AM.
Didn't watch all of them, skipped through the lesser names, or fastforwarded through them, but did watch Amodio, Daisuke, and Jeremy. And here are my thoughts regarding their sps:
Amodio was pretty good, nice outfit, nice skating, okay.
Daisuke was a master entertainer as always, though the gimmicky hair & over flamboyant moves is not my cup of tea. Still, his was my favorite, which wasn't saying much to be honest.
Jeremy I didn't like at all, sorry to say, the weird flamboyant outfit, the overuse of the hands, the gelled helmet head, all yuck. It's too bad because he honestly does not need to rely on gimmicks; he should just let his skating do the talking.
Question of the century.I liked Jeremy's SP costume... just not the weird hand movements. What was up with that idea?
Me neither. And If he was just flailing I wouldn't complain. It was the constant move of his wrists that distracted me and I couldnt watch the rest of him, plus I was occupied to figure out the costume idea, I think at the end I decided to like it.Question of the century.
Normally when people complain of excessive arm movements, I find that I am not as bothered to the same extent as they seem to be. But this time, it was way noticeable. Those arm/hand movements need to go.
Dai, Dai ,Dai.. Wowza ! If this program progresses the way his SP did last year , I don't know if I'll be able to take that much heaven.
Very happy for Sean Sawyer,I love that program. And I was happy to see that although I guess he's one who stands to benefit from the new jump rules..he didn't fall into his slow-to-open-the-free-leg 2 foot habit.
Yuzuru Hanyu was pretty wonderful. Musical and just dripping with potential.
Though I admire his abilities ,I pray for Florent to break his contract with 'Svengali' and escape. I agree that much of that program is just boring.
I really quite liked Ross Miner's program.
Jeremy ? Well, I'm stunned, and not in a good way. I mean , I'm a real Jeremy booster and I always love to see him skate well ( and he did skate well enough to be in second place, here ) But..but..
I was very favourably impressed with the potential of his SP when we first saw it. I'd hoped to see some of the unnecessary hand movements go ( all the optical-illusiony things and the excessive face-fondling ) ,while keeping all the flamenco / tango arms. That would have still been pretty intricate , but not cluttered..Alas, he kept them all *sigh*..rather than complementing the skating ,they're a distraction.
My fear was always that he wouldn't be able to project the amount of macho attitude that the program seemed to demand..but I never dreamed he'd be able to strip all the macho out of it ! What's with that ridiculous costume ? It just creates further distraction .What would be wrong with a simple shirt , or a tight fitting long sleeved T-shirt ?...I've never been a fan of these half-one-thing-half-another costumes ,they were always pretty silly , but by now ,they've become very, very cliched . ( And you can't fully see or appreciate what he's doing ) Then there's the choir boy haircut..
I really feel let down.:disapp:
what was with all the arm/hand movements for Jeremy's SP? annoying.