Actually, Joubert's skating skills are considered by most people to be very good, and his technique on some of the jumps is excellent. It's his transitions that aren't always as good as they should be.And even without doing the quads, he still hasn't improved his basic skating. The quality of his edges and transitions between his jumps is still subpar. That he would get higher marks on those elements than Patrick is just wrong.
It's great to read Patrick's interviews and see what a level headed charming kid he is and how happy he was with the silver medal. For a barely 18 year old kid in only his second world championships, it truly is a great accomplishment and he has every right to be very proud.
"I am very disappointed not to be world champ for a second time. I'm paying for by bad begining this season. I wasn't professional enough and I lacked in confidence. I changed my whole program and at one point I felt lost on the ice. I didn't know where I was. I didn't stop calculating and thinking. The fall on the final 2A was the cherry on the cake"
NatachaHatawa;383552 I don't know weather it was Brian or Jean-Christophe's decision to chose a cautious tactic said:You'd think he learned from last year, wouldn't you?
I hope it gets him mad enough for next season !
And I hope he gets a decent choreographer he can relate to (like Kurt??)
Have yet to watch this but i remember even Kurt commenting that Brian often changed his program and changed the choreography unfortunately.
I just saw Denis Ten's performance and I couldn't believe how good he is! And at only 15 too! I love his jumps and his footwork and he looks so adorable too. What a future he has!:yes:
WOW, I´m very glad for Lysacek´s win!!! He is such a wonderful competitor, rises to the occasion and delivers when it´s really needed. Fortunately Morz skated well enough to ensure 3 places for USA in OG.... Abbott failed to do his job, the curse of being the US champion at Worlds? And soo many people had written Lysacek off, hihi, I´m looking forward to next Hersh article.
You'd think he learned from last year, wouldn't you?
I hope it gets him mad enough for next season !
And I hope he gets a decent choreographer he can relate to (like Kurt??)
You said it!!!
I told myself that with a clean program, with all the levels, a quad, two 3A and a 3-3 combo, it was enough to be world champ. But I had always trained in Poitiers with the aim of doing two quads in the FP. And here for tactical reasons we decided to do just one. It's a mistake and TT told me so [backstage]: Never change your program. I could have made a mistake on the 4S, it would have ok all the same because I wouldn't have been destabilised because of it. I was set to this program and I shouldn't have changed it.
Why didn't you do the two quads planned?
I told myself that with a clean program, with all the levels, a quad, two 3A and a 3-3 combo, it was enough to be world champ. But I had always trained in Poitiers with the aim of doing two quads in the FP. And here for tactical reasons we decided to do just one. It's a mistake and TT told me so [backstage]: Never change your program. I could have made a mistake on the 4S, it would have ok all the same because I wouldn't have been destabilised because of it. I was set to this program and I shouldn't have changed it.
So that's what Tatiana was telling him! I was so curious to know.