http://www.nicotwitter.com/watch/sm16501290 - Daisuke's SP.
Dai seems to be in a class of his own this year, despite not winning everything. amazing 4-3! his LP this year is one of the all timers for me - i can watch it over and over again. he must win worlds this year. he's way better that Patrick Chan, imo.
GO DAI!
Nakamura was very elegant. He is tall, with long legs, the body is not an Asian type, and skating somehow too. :
This is a longer video of Dai's SP with scores and interview. Very good quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQ253eUi2I
Dai-chan - I shouted with joy when he landed 4T-3T! But the rest of the performance, I prefer his performance of NHK. He himself admitted it in the interview, " Except for the quad combo, my skating was just so-so." Still it's very beautiful program and brilliant performance!
Tatsuki Machida - His jumps were not good than usual, the landings didn't have a flow, and I think that's why he was behind Yuzuru. But, he was now 3rd, wow! It's really interesting if he beats Yuzuru, JSF will send him to Worlds?
Quick question: Is a solo 3T and a combo with a 3T in the same SP allowed?
No, that's why it was smart of him to do only 3Lz+2T. A 3Lz+3T would have gotten zero points.
I love that Dai is back in form. Kinda cool how we can actually see him getting better and better after the injury.
I also had a feeling like SkatingFiguring that Yuzuru would choke... He doesn't do really well at nationals compared to international which is kinda strange. I think the pressure of making the world team might have hit him along with Dai's 4t-3t.
Quick question: Is a solo 3T and a combo with a 3T in the same SP allowed?
No, you can't do a solo 3T and then end a combo with a 3T. You can do 3T+3T, though