Mens - Long Program
- Thread starter reynycpr
- Start date
Dissapointing night of skating overall. Joubert overmarked in the free and way overmarked in the short is pulled up to the podium via very generous PCS. Probably over the both the short and long Amodio was the best but he wasn't at his best tonight and there is a lot of standing on the one spot in the programme. It was close between between KVDP and Verner but Verner deserved it more as even though his jumps were on tonight he had the better all round package. It's nearly as if KVDP only practices jumps his spins and steps are so poor in comparsion. Gachinski over marked especially on PCS, have no idea what the choreography was all about.
Very disappointing for Brezina but he is coming back from injury. I am getting a bit tired of Fernandez having the same programme time for a change. Would like to have seen Menshovs performance but eurosport were only live for the last two groups.
I can't see there be any europeans on the podium in Tokyo
Very disappointing for Brezina but he is coming back from injury. I am getting a bit tired of Fernandez having the same programme time for a change. Would like to have seen Menshovs performance but eurosport were only live for the last two groups.
I can't see there be any europeans on the podium in Tokyo
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2010
The only way a European will sneak in for bronze at Worlds is if the Japanese men all crash and burn badly under the pressure of being on home ice. I think Verner has the best shot still if he skates to his potential.
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2009
The podium seemed right to me. Congratulations to Florent on his first European title, to Brian on his tenth European medal and to Tomás on his third European medal! :yay:
In general I think I'm for a ban on skating to Michael Jackson. Most people on the planet look stupid trying to dance to MJ and it definitely rarely translates well to the ice. At least Florent can move well to the music - unlike Verner, sorry - but you're right and it doesn't make for good skating.
The Japanese men rarely seem to all do well at the same time. I kind of think anything could happen.
- Joined
- Sep 26, 2010
ITA. Posing and dancing on one spot for around a whole minute of the program may be entertaining but is not really great skating. I hope he gets a better program next season.
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2010
ITA big time. I LOATHE this arm waving called "choreography" and thought the nightmare was over, when Plushenko retired. Then he started comebacks plus running around a violinist and now we have Gachinski...
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2006
GO BRIAN!!!! That is right Zandor, Brian is a fighter, and tonight proved that, he is going to countinue to keep fighting, he is not going anywhere and the judges recognize that and will continue to support his fight
Count me as one that agrees here - I enjoyed Amodios SP much more then this silly, posey LP - sorry say the crowd seemed to get into it, but not enough skating for me.
If Gachinski becomes the next big thing I may have to stop watching - I just can't handle his style
- Joined
- Dec 1, 2010
I'm really glad the Italian commentators said Brian's PCS marks were incredibly inflated^^ They really were
- Joined
- Dec 1, 2010
I love Tomas and his skating, but both his programs for this season are so much less vivid and entertaining than before. They just leave me cold. He is also much slower than in the past and elements lack this superb quality that he used to present. But his PCS remains unchanged... So if he had skated clean I would have him on the podium, but with these mistakes, the programes become completely pale... Therefore I think KVDP should have won bronze (Ufff, I cannot believe I have said that
) - he had a pale program too, but clean jumps. I might be totally in minority here, but I actually liked Gachinsky's LP. It was dynamic and fast. Music accents were emphasized (even if it was Plushenko's reminiscence and I did not actually like Plushenko at all!
). I still dont know what to make out of Jouberts LP - once I like it and I think he is interpreting the music well in his own 'unclassical' way, but in the next seconds I cannot help to think that it is a bit fake expression from him (I have to see the progam again). Plus that URed 4T...
- Joined
- Dec 1, 2010
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2010
If Chan takes 8 stops in the program to emote, I'm sure he can show his critics some awesome expressions.
Similar threads
