Finally caught up... Hallelujah, this competition might've single-handedly restored my faith in men's figure skating. :shocked: And to any of the inflation calls: the scores here were practically stingy compared to Europeans! No -2s for falls (Javi), little positive/-1 GOE for massive step-outs/hand-downs (Kovtun). I agree the triple-axel judging is ludicrous, but that's a case of one person (Shoma) receiving crazy scores. Probably bad news for his competitors at Jr. Worlds, but not general inflation.
Ten: I'm no fan of his, but this might have overtaken Machida-at-SA as my favourite LP of the season. A wonderful, musical program that suited him. Only slight problem is the character seemed to break down a little as he goes into the jumps; he really comes alive at the end. Not sure if this makes him co-favourite going into Worlds, or if I'm instead more skeptical about his chances: what if he left his brilliant late-season peak on the Four Continents ice?
Farris: Simply gorgeous.
I don't know if my brain quite processed his skate. Felt like I was in a trance. Clean up a few jump landings and he could be fighting for the podium at Worlds.
Han Yan: So proud of his comeback! He has some of the best edges with Patrick not here, and his jumps are a dream. Like Josh, he just needs to clean up a few landings to be one of the top skaters. The LP is a surprisingly strong program when well skated, even if he's repeating the same style.
Murakami: When he finished, I thought he'd secured himself a medal for sure--skating last, landing two quads and two triple axels. Then I remembered the 4-2 from the SP, and the lack of combo.
Beyond frustrating.
Uno: ...Did he injure himself again? :hopelessness: I hope his team is careful about pushing all these quads. He held it together well considering he had to skate after Denis.
Brown: A solid skate, but the magic wasn't quite there... I don't know why. Maybe his jumps seemed a bit low/eeked out to me, which affected the grandeur of the program.
Mura: Oh goodness... I should stop betting on him. The whole thing became frayed after he popped the axel. Still, it's pretty scary that he could've been silver at Europeans, and only managed seventh place here. However, I will say: I do enjoy watching his commitment and passion for this not-so-great POTO program. I hope he kills it at Worlds like Machida did last year.
Sadly it wasn't meant to be for Misha and Adam... State of Canadian men is worrying; Nam will need his consistency back by Worlds, or the nightmare I never believed in--going down to one man--could actually come true.
Ten: I'm no fan of his, but this might have overtaken Machida-at-SA as my favourite LP of the season. A wonderful, musical program that suited him. Only slight problem is the character seemed to break down a little as he goes into the jumps; he really comes alive at the end. Not sure if this makes him co-favourite going into Worlds, or if I'm instead more skeptical about his chances: what if he left his brilliant late-season peak on the Four Continents ice?
Farris: Simply gorgeous.
I don't know if my brain quite processed his skate. Felt like I was in a trance. Clean up a few jump landings and he could be fighting for the podium at Worlds.Han Yan: So proud of his comeback! He has some of the best edges with Patrick not here, and his jumps are a dream. Like Josh, he just needs to clean up a few landings to be one of the top skaters. The LP is a surprisingly strong program when well skated, even if he's repeating the same style.
Murakami: When he finished, I thought he'd secured himself a medal for sure--skating last, landing two quads and two triple axels. Then I remembered the 4-2 from the SP, and the lack of combo.
Beyond frustrating.Uno: ...Did he injure himself again? :hopelessness: I hope his team is careful about pushing all these quads. He held it together well considering he had to skate after Denis.
Brown: A solid skate, but the magic wasn't quite there... I don't know why. Maybe his jumps seemed a bit low/eeked out to me, which affected the grandeur of the program.
Mura: Oh goodness... I should stop betting on him. The whole thing became frayed after he popped the axel. Still, it's pretty scary that he could've been silver at Europeans, and only managed seventh place here. However, I will say: I do enjoy watching his commitment and passion for this not-so-great POTO program. I hope he kills it at Worlds like Machida did last year.
Sadly it wasn't meant to be for Misha and Adam... State of Canadian men is worrying; Nam will need his consistency back by Worlds, or the nightmare I never believed in--going down to one man--could actually come true.
was much loved by them.
