I was looking at the protocols... and noticed he had done it... I didn't have a live stream... those who did, how was the jump? Judges gave him positive GOE.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
The spring in that jump was amazing. Hurts me just watching though. Be careful Ilia. Here it is:
As Ted would say, "Look at the height"! Looked easy, poor Yuzuru....
His lutz is a bit off, think Nathan went through a similar phase. When his timing is more consistent then I think the SP will come together.If you only watched his sp, you'd think he wasn't quite ready for the season but BOOM! Leads with the 4A and ends with 3 epic jumps and combos in the bonus period. Amazing. His father looked so happy and proud. Love seeing this so early in the season.
I don't think so. If I recall properly, the requirements say a 2a or a 3a .... but he could do it in the combo.Awesome job Ilia Malinin. Glad to see him hit it on his first competition attempt so there's no media speculation on will there be the first ratified quad axel today.
Question- can he now go for it in the SP for his required axel jump?
He can also do it as a solo quad or combo quad I think, he just needs to have a double or triple axel type jump in addition to 4A.I don't think so. If I recall properly, the requirements say a 2a or a 3a .... but he could do it in the combo.
The spring in that jump was amazing. Hurts me just watching though. Be careful Ilia. Here it is: