Standing O for Daisuke! Well-deserved; he is by far the most complete men's skater of the night so far. He may not have the quad, but he knows how to werk it.
PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE BY MR. DAISUKE TAKAHASHI!!!!
I was praying he wouldn't slip up or make a mistake b/c when everybody skates clean with the same content he should always be first, let alone versus Kozuka.
Daisuke is a natural innate dancer on ice, the best out there!
I still remember his fabulous skating at SA, he's got charisma times 1,000+, like a young Elvis Presley on ice skates, he radiates sexuality/charisma/charm/et al. And an added bonus he's good looking, the perfect combination!
That was one of the best SPs I have ever seen. WOW. Electrifying. Would be amazing to be there and see it live.
PE should be 10
IN should be 10
CH should be 10
SS should be 9
TR should be 9
I say he got lowballed in PCS. should get closer to 50.
Way to go, Daisuke, that is an exceptional sp! But, 90+, my eyes were bugged out. This isn't even the best he's skated that program -- really really wonderful, but not as pitch perfect as at SC.
He is definitely a dancer, and the best of the lot here, even w/o a quad. He used to do the quad before he was injured. Why should he need one with that program? Still, it will be interesting to see how the judges will be marking this sp throughout the season especially if skated consistently as great as he has done so far.
Barring a meltdown tomorrow night, Daisuke has punched his ticket to the GPF. His PCS crushed everyone else's like a bug, but if there's anyone who deserves 9s in PE and IN, it's Daisuke. That SP was gorgeous....