Men's Short Program

[babayaga]

Nice quad from Joubert in the warm-up

[herios]

Really like this skater, hope he does well. A purple jacket, green

Love the different interpretation on the Mambo to Takahashi's. Very clean 3A. A step out on the 3T on the 3F+3T (was worried with the toe pick on the 3F). A completed 3Lz. His ability to project a character is fantastic, though his footwork was a bit static and the ending spin was a bit slow. However, his performance is always warm, quirky, and colorful; here, kind of The Joker doing the Mambo. He is aware of his hand and body lines, and that's rare in skating.

SP: 69.16

You guys newed some music lessons. Javier's first music cut is not a mambo, it is one of the most well known rhumba rythms. Takahashi's mambo is his second musical cut of his SP, he has a rhumba-mambo medley.

[Krislite]

I see more people in the arena. Still nowhere near full.

[JeffyJosephNCA]

Clean 3A from Florent

[Mrs. P]

Nice job Florent! First place for sure! (Was there any doubt?)

[herios]

Florent will shoot in the first with this one, good job

[blue_idealist]

I'm not really a fan of Florent, but I have to admit this was excellent.

[kiz_4Ever]

Florent...beautiful program!!! his jumps were great, and steps...just...how can he do that??? O_O

[SkateFiguring]

Amodio has power. Good jumps.

[Spun Silver]

Beautiful skating from Florent. I love his fighter face. The bar just got raised.

Boy, does Morozov like him or what?

Go, Brian!

[JeffyJosephNCA]

I smell a new leader..............

[draqq]

Good run-out from 3A. Good 3Lz+3T and 3F. First half of the program could be more choreographically interesting than just jumps and a spin. Strong footwork, though it gets a little sloppy near the end. It was solid technical display, so it will score high, but I wasn't moved by his interpretation of the music. Will score high.

SP: 77.64

[blue_idealist]

Go Brian!!!!!!!

[sequinsgalore]

Florent AMODIO (FRA)

Music: Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez
SB: 78.11

3A - good
3Lz+3T
3F - ok, but "e"
FCSp
CiSt
CCoSp
CSSp

Clean performance, good for him!

Score: 77.64 and into 1st

[Krislite]

Go Brian!