The landing of the first quad wasn't solid enough to do a combo there. I guess he could have added some more combinations. He only did one (sequence). If he just added 2toe and 2toe/2toe at the end of anything, especially in the second half, that would have been a fair amount of extra points.
Assumming that Kovtun skates well, he will be close to Hanyu for TES (owning him at 4S) but beat him at PCS, Flamenco vs Jazz/Pop Electric Guitar, Tchaikovsky vs Nino Rota... his programs are more classic and epic. He will beat Chan at TES even though he will lose to Chan in PCS.
You can replace skaters between SP and FS.
No, he isn't Hanyu this year skates to Nino Rota's R&J, he skated to the soundtrack of Romeo+Juliet in 2011-2012...- Hanyu skates to Tchaikovski's Romeo and Juliet, not Nino Rota's. He skated to Nino Rota's a few years ago.
Ok, I'd like to hear from those who rudely scoffed at me, sneered, ridiculed and called me a troll when I predicted it will be a 3-way race between Chan-Hanyu-Kovtun on the Men's GPF thread.
It is curious. I expected program like Volvo Cup. Is there interview yet to give reason like nerves or injury?
No, he isn't Hanyu this year skates to Nino Rota's R&J, he skated to the soundtrack of Romeo+Juliet in 2011-2012...