2012 GPF Men's Short Program

[FSGMT]

Hmm... not a good program for Machida, the nerves have really played an important part, I think: we've never seen such a mistake in the 3A from Tatsuki this season!

[draqq]

Tatsuki Machida

Sad fall on the 3A, just a little scratchy on the entry edge. He's just nervous. Trying to rough on the 3F, only able to get out a 2T. Good 3Lz. Better stop to the ending than prior programs, but he'll lose about 10 points off his season's best. Probably a 72 or something like that.

Total 70.58

[sequinsgalore]

Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN)

Music: F.U.Y.A by C2C

3A - fall
3F+2T - forward landing on 3F
FSSp
CCSp
3Lz
StSq
CCoSp

Will end up last

[ImaginaryPogue]

I didn't see the stumble on the 3A - looked like he had good run-out to me. And wow about the clean quad and wow wow on the footwork. will be interesting to see the protocols.

He brought his free foot down VERY quickly and tripped a little bit, but it was minor.

[draqq]

I didn't see the stumble on the 3A - looked like he had good run-out to me. And wow about the clean quad and wow wow on the footwork. will be interesting to see the protocols.

The stumble was almost after the run-out of the 3A. Even if he slipped out there, though, I think he would have gotten credit for a good 3A.

[sequinsgalore]

Machida
70.58 and into 3rd

[SkateFiguring]

I didn't see the stumble on the 3A - looked like he had good run-out to me. And wow about the clean quad and wow wow on the footwork. will be interesting to see the protocols.

The stumble likely didn't count as part of the 3A.

[sequinsgalore]

Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN)

Music: Concert Overture (from "Exodus") by Karol Szymanowski

4T
CCSp
FSSp
3A - fall
3Lz+3T
StSq
CCoSp

[draqq]

Takahiko Kozuka

Great 4T (no URs this time!). Great death drop into sit spin. Rough 3A landing (will get -3 even without fall). Strong 3Lz+3T. A lot of quiet power throughout the performance. He should get around a 85-86.

Total 86.39

[emma]

Machida looked tight or a bit nervous. I love Kozuka's skating...but that's too bad on the 3A; with his skating, he sort of, for me at least, casts a kind of sublime spell on me, but we he falls, it shatters it for a second.

[sequinsgalore]

Kozuka
86.39 (PB) and into 2nd. Good score

[Ilvskating]

If Kuzuka get a haircut, he may have enough height to rotate his 4T all the time

[ImaginaryPogue]

The B. Eurosport guys talking about how impressed they are with Ross Miner this season, fwiw.

[Bluebonnet]

Okay, he got the deduction, so he got called for a fall.

Has scoring method changed on calling out for falls? I thought no butt, no fall in the last season or two, even in this season.

[lavender]

Looks like Taka and Dai are really working on those quads. I'm glad Taka got a good score even with the fall because there's so much that is great about his skating.