My problem is that Hanyu and Machida have about same PCS.
And Jeremy who was only 8th in the FS, outscored both of them in PCS
And Jeremy who was only 8th in the FS, outscored both of them in PCS
Olympics is not like tomorrow. He has plenty of ime till then. The japanese field is deep and with Oda back, one of the big guys at the minimum will be left holding the bag. His first target sgould be making the national team again.
Thats what Tarasova did with Kulik a year before the Olympics she gave him a program way too difficult for him, and then gave him an easier one the next year. And Kulik won the Olympics...
When does he start doing the quad sal then? Now's the perfect time because its not Japanese nationals or Worlds. He can test it out and get use to it. If its not more consistent by Grand Prix final he can take it out for Japanese nationals. That jump gives him a huge advantage over most of the field But if he doesn't start doing it now. When?
As for Oda, if I'm the Japanese fed; he's the one likely holding the bag. All of the other guys have done a much better job of putting it together delivering at least a world medal for Team Japan whereas Oda's unable to count. In fact I think Oda's biggest weakness has been NOT committing to a jump layout and playing it safe way to many times.
So Hanyu placed second at Skate America-the world and his shot at the Grand Prix final didn't end.
Now is the time for Hanyu to find out what he can and cannot do. Perhaps a quad sal in the program too is to much for him. Better to find this out this season then next season. Better to find out at the GP than later on.. If he realizes he can't do it how much easier will things be for him psychologically next year. Thats what Tarasova did with Kulik a year before the Olympics she gave him a program way too difficult for him, and then gave him an easier one the next year. And Kulik won the Olympics..
Now's the time for Hanyu to put the quad sal in.
There were several reasons brezina left his former coaches but there was open disagreement about changing of jumps depending on the competition. Brezina didn't want to
Poor Hanyu! With 10 points lead from SP but still lost over all.
thank you for the get well wishes! I have asthma too, it can be managed with medication so that it is less bothersome, but I don't know if the ingredients in asthma meds would violate Olympic anti-doping rules.
If Orser can't do his job with Yuzu right, then he should just say that.I'm honestly thinking that this program looks untrained in comparison to his SP.
As this program progressed, many details were omitted by Hanyu (At least in comparison to his practice and Nebelhorn FS)
1. After the half-way point, his movements begin to look very rushed (Ex. Preceeeding the Triple Axel-Triple Toe, that choreographic action seems very half-hearted)
2. He left out the steps going into his first Triple Lutz
3. He left out the arm movement after the Triple Loop and all transitions before the spin.
4. His arms begin to drop shortly after, as well as his speed evidently.
5. He nearly staggers over himself in the double-threes before the Flip (inevitably leading to his fall).
6. His mistakes translate into his dejected performance in his Choregraphic Step Sequence.
7. He nearly staggers over himself again in the final Combination Spin.
I don't think Oda will be a factor, Tatsuki or even Mura has more chances, but with the tough competitions at JN, you never know. I agree that it would be silly not to invest in Hanyu, so I think Team Japan in Sochi will be the same as in last World. As for JSF, they want what everyone else wants- OGM. So they will be working in both directions hoping to get lucky in at least one of them: 1. Dai-Morozov-Russia-Sochi, 2. Hanyu-Orser-Canada-Gore-ISU. Sounds reasonable to me.If so, it's going to be a battle between Takahiko and Oda for the last World spot. I think Takahashi and Hanyu, being the reigning world medalists, are going to be on the team. It would be silly not to invest in Hanyu