Men FS - 2014 European Championships

[Florencito]

Aaaand he doesn't.

 

[marcolee925]

Over for Kovtun. Two costly pops on the quads.

 

[MaiKatze]

Kovtun is not helping his case.

 

[gmyers]

Yikes he can't be the third best russian!! Go voronov!!!

 

[snowflake]

to much pressure

a nightmare to be a male figure skater in Russia... if you are not Plushenko haha

 

[Icey]

show a close up of tat quick lol

 

[sequinsgalore]

Maxim KOVTUN (RUS)

Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Peter I. Tchaikovski

Black velvet onesie over black sparkly shirt with big sleeves (new)

4S - turnout
2S+1T
2T - twofooted
CCoSp
StSq
3A
3A+3T
3Lz
3S+2T
FUSp
ChSt
2A
CSSp

Bit of disaster start, though the 2nd half was better. Will not be enough to beat Voronov, and he'll probably lose the FS to both Russians...

FS: 69.58+79.64 = 149.22, 232.37, in 4th (out of 23)

 

[sky_fly20]

No Olympics ?

 

[lady_bee]

Secretly wishing Menshov will get a medal here.

Me too.

And Maxim, please run and hide, she is watching you!!

 

[Li'Kitsu]

I'm gettign the stupid feeling he's still going to be above Menshov...

 

[Ziggy]

And Plushenko just punched his ticket for Sochi. Even though he would have almost certainly not been the Russia No.1 here given how well Voronov and Menshov have skated.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Not good enough Maxim.

He's not even going to get ahead of his compatriots never mind Fernandez!

How many more twists in the saga of which of the Russian Men to send to Sochi are there going to be???

And how many more twists can we take?!

COME ON PLUSHY!!!

(...and, getting back to the present, good luck Michal! )

CaroLiza_fan

 

[marcolee925]

Brezina can be a spoiler to having 2 Rus men on the podium.

 

[rollerblade]

Kovtun's program felt kinda.... half empty? It's like a watered down version of Yagudin's programs. I know not everybody has to skate as Gladiator in the Iron Mask or Weightlifting Ninja Warrior, but I expected more content from a student of Tarasova. I also find his entry to quad Sal kinda weird.

 

[Frenchie]

OH - MY - GOD!
Kovtun the last of all the russians!
Wow. This is all so cray cray.
Let's start a petition: "Menshov for Sochi!"

 

[gmyers]

Shock the world- put voronov on the team!! Lol.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Michal BREZINA (CZE)

Music: Sherlock Holmes (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Black pants, blue sparkly vest over white shirt. Black gloves (new)

4S+2T
3A
2S
FSSp
StSq
3A+2T+2T
3F+2T
2Lo
3Lz
3S
CCoSp
CSSp

Two pops, but he seems quite pleased. Maybe enough for a repeat bronze...

FS: 74.26+79.92 = 154.18, 236.98 (SB), in 4th (out of 24)

 

[Meli_Huber]

Shock the world- put voronov on the team!! Lol.

He deserved that spot!

 

[Li'Kitsu]

Let's start a petition: "Menshov for Sochi!"

Signed. Although we know from last year it won't help.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Well, the Czech youngsters are happy anyway!

What do you reckon - Brezina into 4th above Kovtun?

If so, who would have predicted that before the Championships started?!

CaroLiza_fan