Congrats to the rest of the list too for showing up
I don't think Weir score is to high. He's not patrick chan but his jumps were very smooth. Even the pop ones.
I guess judges were seeing what they saw the day before yesterday during the LP. I am so happy for his win, but I think that he could have scored much closer to Weir. I even thought that Weir might have won. But when I counted the number of elements, I understand that it was not the case.
As for Oda, it's the same as Patrick Chan for me - I can see he's good but it just doesn't work for me. ...
I'm at a loss, then. It didn't look like a Nichol program to me, and I didn't like it. I didn't hate it - it just left no impression. I did dislike the (universally beloved, it seems) hip hop Swan Lake - my favorite Takahashi program last year was his Bachelorette EX. Now that was pretty, and I believe much more suited to his style.Re: Morozovian programs:
1. In my humble opinion, Daisuke's programs choreographed by Morozov were fabulous and quite original, especially the hip-hop Swan.
2. Nobunari's programs were choreographed by Lori Nichol.
I've found that I agree with the UK Eurosport guys about 75% of the time. There are times when I'm just left scratching my head at the disconnect between their perceptions and mine. The swooning isn't that unusual - they do tend to stress the positive in their commentary and almost always have something good to say, so I'm not surprised a good skater - which Oda is - left them ecstatic.The guys from the British Eurosport and the Russian Eurosport were swooning over it.
There's nothing can be done about that. The judges know who are in contention for gold and they are prepared to score accordingly. Yannik was a compete surprise to them. They are used to him faulting though his programs, and now they had to contend with a no fault routine. What they did was score him in the 6.0 style. Since he preceded Weir and Oda, they left ample room expecting Weir and Oda to generate ovations (ovations didn't happen). Weir and Oda got pleasant applauses by their fans and countrymen.I agree with the final standings, but feel the scores should be tighter. Oda and Weir with a little less and Ponsero a little more. That's all.
I have read every post on this thread; thank you all, and especially Bennett
I am exceedingly proud of Johnny Weir. It puts me in mind of another skater whom I love greatly. It is so difficult to skate well with a severe head cold. The congestion can affect one's balance *a lot*, if it occurs in certain places in the head. It takes courage and determination, to skate at all well in that condition, and to skate to silver in that condition is remarkable. I love *the way* he skates, too.
Here's looking at you, Johnny.
I am very happy that Nobunari Oda has had such a successful return to competition. I appreciate how nervous he must have been, and that he pushed on and did what he had to do. He will not be in the GPF, but I think they will send him to Four Continents. He will, I think, just get better and better, and he needs the high international level competition experience right now, to smooth those nerves for Worlds.
Congratulations, Nobu
.. Oda's major faults skating. (simply my view)
What were Oda's major faults?
The big question: Did Weir and Oda deserve the higher scores??? I mean I saw Johnny's cautious skating and Oda's major faults skating. (simply my view)
However, I also see that Yannik as being on the map with the big boys and a threat to their expectations. Maybe the changing of the guard is coming sooner than we think.