he is tweaking programs to figure out what mathematical permutations certain elements will give him, depending on where he places them in the program.
Interesting! If Lysacek skates at the next Olympics, that will surely be another showdown between him and Plushenko. That could be VERY interesting, especially with Plushenko competing on his home ice. I just hope Lysacek manages to include a quad in his long program, as that might be needed this time around in order to defend his OGM -- perhaps even to medal.
And I really doubt Lysacek can get a good quad in 2014 when he couldn't even get a consistent non-UR one in his physical prime.
And as we all know, Evan MUST have a quad to win.
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And as we all know, Evan MUST have a quad to win.
Interesting! If Lysacek skates at the next Olympics, that will surely be another showdown between him and Plushenko. That could be VERY interesting, especially with Plushenko competing on his home ice. I just hope Lysacek manages to include a quad in his long program, as that might be needed this time around in order to defend his OGM -- perhaps even to medal.
Lysacek with a quad could get a lot more points than Kozuka but probably not as much as Chan with three quads. I know Lysacek took great inspiration from Tomas Verner winning over Chan in Cup of Russia when Chan did fell and then Zayaked and Vernere didn't do a quad but slavishly copied Lysaceks Olympic LP jump layout. Could Lysacek so outscore Kozuka that he could have beaten him but maybe Chan as well? That presumes that Lysacek would do a quad but I feel Lysacek returning would be much more like Miki Ando with her doing 5 out of 7 jumps in the 2nd half of her FS in Moscow. I beleive Lysacek would not do a quad but maybe open with a jump. Maybe a triple axel triple toe or a triple axel triple jump sequence and then do a 7 jumps in the 2nd half of his program. Maybe 6 or 7.
I didn't say Lysacek would do jumps at the end of his program. Starting at 2:15 he moves to 6 or 7 from his last season 5. He could leave out all combos from the first half and stay at three or move to 1 or 2 individual jumps. Sometimes skaters start with a step sequence in a FS. So Lysacek would do his ChSt1 at the beginning 1 or 2 jumps and 2 spins then at 2:15 starts his jumps again ending at 3:15 or 3:30. He ends with spins and step sequence. It is not changing his Olympic LP that much. I do not believe that all the jumps in the second half was dictated by lori nichols music or choreo. The Jump layout came out first and then the program was choreographed around starting 5 jumps at the halfway point. So Nichol would just change to 6or 7.
I know evangeline covered it, but if you scored the Vancouver Olympics with the current rules, Plushenko wins.
One thing worth mentioning is that he could be used in the team event as opposed to singles. He'd be a terrific anchor for a team (see the World Team trophy) and I think that would relieve pressure on the other American men. Assuming that it's the big six (the GP nations), only Japan and maybe Russia could split the singles like that and still be competitive (with the note that Japan isn't competitive in neither dance nor pairs).
I'm not sure I agree with your edited-in-comment Olympia. If you're referring to the world standings, Lysacek is 18th - Abbott is 8th, Rippon 12th (the perils of not competing). If you're referring to a more general "top man," I'm not sure that's a good thing.
I don't know if I'm reading this correctly--but are you suggesting that Lysacek should cram 6 or 7 back-to-back jumping passes in the span of a single-minute
Whatever happened to the concept of a well-balanced and proportional program? I know the judges don't seem too strict on this concept, but pulling a stunt like what you suggested should merit no higher than a 5 in CH.
I think the first step sequence is automatically leveled. But okay. But again, I'm gonna point out that the benefit from doing two extra backloaded passes is ~1 point. The difference between a 3A and a 4T is 1.8 points. It makes more sense to backloaded four or five jumping passes and concentrate on getting the quad. Which I expect him to do. I'd be interested in seeing a program that squeezes six or seven jumping passes in a one minute. Do you have any examples?
Before this year, Chan was never really good at quads. Now he's better than the skaters known for being quadsters.
I agree with your first statement, Pogue.
As for your second one, I wasn't thinking of the world standings, but aren't they moot this year? He's 18th in the world without having skated since 2010. I'm not sure what that signifies. If he skates this year, each set of judges at each competition will judge the performance he gives at that competition, right? So he stands a chance of medaling at each competition, if he's good enough. That's what I had in mind.