Men Free Program

[sequinsgalore]

Paolo BACCHINI (ITA)

Music: Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini

17th after SP

3A - stepout
3S+2T+2T - a bit messy
3Lz - fall
FSSp
SlSt
3Lo
3S+3T
2F - e
2A
CSSp
ChSt
2A
CCoSp

Score: 114.34, total 170.11 and into 5th

[Nadine]

Well Kim Lucine still hangs on to 2nd after 12 skaters, good job!

Next should be the break wherein I'm hoping & praying Kevin Van der Perren does great to close out his phenomenal career at Europeans! What a man, what a career, and what a record of representing Belgium with class, style, finesse, integrity, and above all courage & strength in the face of adversity, he should be proud!

Please, God, please let Kevin do well (likewise Brian Joubert). please...

[machin]

Next should be the break wherein I'm hoping & praying Kevin Van der Perren does great to close out his phenomenal career at Europeans! What a man, what a career, and what a record of representing Belgium with class, style, finesse, integrity, and above all courage & strength in the face of adversity, he should be proud!

Well... how to say this ? I'm with you when you talk about courage & strength but class, style, finesse ? I'm sorry, wearing too many times this horrendous bones outfit alone disqualified him. And that's just an exemple; the superhero one is also something that must be forbidden from competitions.
On the other hand, the second time he used Lawrence of Arabia as FS music, he wore a white and golden one very nice to watch from both sides !

[Nadine]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KEVIN VAN DER PERREN!!!!

Thirteen years competing at Europeans straight through from 1999-2012 (no break), with two Bronze Medals, becoming the first man from Belgium to capture a medal at Euros since 1947! And the first man from Belgiumever to win at medal at Jr. Worlds in 2002. (:^)

HERE WE GO!@!

[Nadine]

Oh no, Kevin withdrew due to injury.

[sequinsgalore]

Kevin van der Perren has just withdrawn? Am I right?

[machin]

Bad timing, it seems he just withdrawn...

[Nadine]

Okay, now Brian on the ice, GOOOOOOOOOOOO BRIAN, MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!

[sequinsgalore]

Brian JOUBERT (FRA)

Music: The Matrix (soundtrack)

10th after SP. Let's hope KVDP's withdrawal doesn't freaks him out.

4T
3A
3F - e, but nice otherwise
4T - stepout, no combo, looked UR in replay
CSSp
CiSt
His skate strap has come undone.
3S
3Lz-stepout-2T
3Lo - stepout
FUSp
ChSt
3F - no combo? Or did I ID incorrect?
CCoSp

Score: 139.91, total 207.83 and into 1st. Doesn't seem to be enough to medal...

[Nadine]

Brian did a fine job, just three huge step outs, one on the quad, another on the 3L, and I forge the third one. However, his pant leg came undone halfway through the performance and the we could see his naked leg up to his knee.

[figureskate]

I am commenting live the last two groups http://thewrongedgefigureskatingblog...mens-free.html

[Nadine]

GOOOOOO ALEXANDER (like his program to Austin Powers; tough strong little dude).

[itofan]

How old is Joubert's Matrix program? Seems like he brings it back every other year or so.

[sequinsgalore]

Alexander MAJOROV (SWE)

Music: Flamenco Bolero by Maurice Ravel performed by Gustavo Montesano

9th after SP

3A+2T
3Lz - fall
3A? - feed froze
CCoSp
SlSt
3F+1T+2T
2A
3F
FSSp
2S+1T
3T? - feed froze
FCCoSp
ChSt

Score: 124.85, total 193.18 and into 3rd

[Nadine]

I'm really starting to like Alexander Majorox from Sweden. This music was hypnotic and he hypnotized me. Seriously, for being built with a tough little hard body, muscular, he also combines a lyrical quality as well, musical if you will, he uses he whole body right to the tips of his fingertips.

Opened with a MONSTER 3A! Then followed that up with an equally monster 3L (but fell afterwards), and it looked like he was going for a 4S there but singled it. :( Still, fine job, young man, fine job.