MEN - Short Program

[Mrs. P]

Oh Richard, :( 3Z-2T, 3A fall and 2F.

[jettasian]

So someone's Chan bashing has already begun even before the event ends eh? How pathetic. Really.

[SkateFiguring]

Good for Michida. He was a dark horse for me.

[evangeline]

Oh Richard, :( 3Z-2T, 3A fall and 2F.

I wonder what the USFS bigwigs are thinking now....

[Art&Sport]

It's too hard for a skater to keep perfect performances back to back. It's almost impossible for Patrick to skate Nationals, 4CC, and worlds all perfectly in a roll. So it's ok. I think it gave Patrick a better chance to peak at the worlds. Let's see if Takahashi could skate over 90.

[Spun Silver]

If the balance of weight is off the blade and onto another supporting limb (hand, butt, etc), it can be considered a fall.

Which it was, right?

Oh dear, Ricky...

It was all very nice, apart from the jumps. He looked spooked from the get-go. A shame.

[SkateFiguring]

Poor Ricky. He needed a redemption.

[jettasian]

So now that Dai has the advantage to know how Chan has skated. Will he go for the quad, or play it safe and do the triples...

[Nadine]

Well I'm hoping Evan Lysacek has been watching and comes back blazing next year! He's the only American man that we have that's consistent and is a pretty good all-around skater. Here's hoping Evan & the USFSA has worked out all the legal issues and allows him back with open arms next Fall.

[Mrs. P]

The judges seem to like Richard somewhat. While he's way down there in TES (10th as of right now) he was 5th in PCS.

[gold12345]

The horrible Nationals SP plus the short notice he had about competing here may have just been too much for Dornbush. I wouldn't be surprised if he was kind of lacking confidence here.

[Gudrun]

Dai doesn't play safe, he never does. He skates the way he likes to skate on a particular day ... he doesn't know for sure what he will do before he goes on the ice ... but I'm sure he'll show us a nice performance :-))

[Mrs. P]

The horrible Nationals SP plus the short notice he had about competing here may have just been too much for Dornbush. I wouldn't be surprised if he was kind of lacking confidence here.

And surely, he probably felt some pressure because he knew there was some leapfrogging to get him to the competition.
I admire Dornbush but I think the USFSA probably should have not sent him. I got the feeling that Richard was ready to regroup for next season.

[evangeline]

Dai doesn't play safe, he never does. He skates the way he likes to skate on a particular day ... he doesn't know for sure what he will do before he goes on the ice ... but I'm sure he'll show us a nice performance :-))

Yep, I heard that the 4-3 Daisuke did at Japanese Nats was sort of decided on the fly as well...apparently even his coach didn't know that he was going to go for the 4-3.

[aemeraldrainc]

Go Kevin Go Go!!!