Tatsuki Machida

[ioanna]

Tatsuki will be skating last in the SP
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20141225/fgr14122520490011-n1.html

Update: He doesn't look too thrilled with his pick
https://vine.co/v/OHOFm7uMKAd

 

[Sandpiper]

Aww. Please hold it together, Tatsuki!

 

[Silvia451]

I hope he'll end the SP with a perfect performance.

 

[Maria Victoria]

Thank you for the heads up. Tatsuki seems confident in himself after his unofficial practice today.
His graduation thesis is going to be pretty satisfying. That's a good news.

Glad to know all his hard work and sacrifice to complete his graduation thesis seem to have paid off.

Tatsuki will be skating last in the SP
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20141225/fgr14122520490011-n1.html

Update: He doesn't look too thrilled with his pick
https://vine.co/v/OHOFm7uMKAd

His reaction reminds me of that after his TEB SP performance. Hopefully Japanese Nationals will be a case of Tatsuki saving his best for last. Go Tatsuki!

 

[ioanna]

Another angle of his reaction to his SP draw. Priceless
https://vine.co/v/OH5gDKui9BM

 

[firal]

From practice reports it was said that he seemed to be landing his jumps quite well today! Good luck!

 

[Maria Victoria]

No live streaming of Japanese Nationals but read reports of a clean SP from Tatsuki, 90.16 in second place behind Yuzuru. Hoping also for a clean LP tomorrow so that Tatsuki will secure his Worlds berth. Go Tatsuki!

 

[ioanna]

No live streaming of Japanese Nationals but read reports of a clean SP from Tatsuki, 90.16 in second place behind Yuzuru. Hoping also for a clean LP tomorrow so that Tatsuki will secure his Worlds berth. Go Tatsuki!

The video should be up soon but I just read some reports that he's crying I hope he's not disappointed with himself!

 

[Hanmgse]

The video should be up soon but I just read some reports that he's crying I hope he's not disappointed with himself!

Oh boy please no I also hope he'll have a great FS

 

[Sandpiper]

I'm confused. Why is he crying? Why would a clean SP from him score "only" 90.16 at Nationals? I've been too preoccupied with Russian Nationals...

 

[ioanna]

Still no video but he definitely cried after his program. Hopefully because he was relieved he skated a clean SP even though he was obviously not happy with skating last. Either that, or his GPF disappointment caught up with him
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5yFE4xCMAAjDG-.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5yFE4rCMAAqIEq.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5x6jmuCIAEmqjd.jpg:large

 

[ioanna]

I'm confused. Why is he crying? Why would a clean SP from him score "only" 90.16 at Nationals? I've been too preoccupied with Russian Nationals...

I was expecting a Skate America like score after I read the live reports but I'm confused.

 

[Eloyse]

Based on the protocol, Tatsuki's spins and step sequence are level3 and level2. He lost points here. I don't believe this is right.

 

[HanDomi]

Based on the protocol, Tatsuki's spins and step sequence are level3 and level2. He lost points here. I don't believe this is right.

Can you link url to protocols ? Thanks


Tatsuki also lost levels at GPF so propably he needs to improve it in this area a bit

 

[ioanna]

Finally a video. His jumps look pretty good to me.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2derhp

Edit: YouTube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX7OlOafeTg

 

[gibbynka]

I don't really understand levels, but his spins look great to me. I love watching him skate, and his short program is definitely my favorite this season.

 

[ioanna]

I don't really understand levels, but his spins look great to me. I love watching him skate, and his short program is definitely my favorite this season.

To me this program looks the same as Skate America and I think it should have scored at least a 92 but I'm no technical specialist.

 

[Eloyse]

Can you link url to protocols ? Thanks


Tatsuki also lost levels at GPF so propably he needs to improve it in this area a bit

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3484784978?pn=9
This is a Chinese forum. Just scroll down to the last but one post on that page, and then you can see the protocols for tatsuki, yuzuru and Shoma. This time even yuzuru didn't get any level 4. The protocols are in Japanese.

 

[Alba]

Congratulations to Machida. He's up there, that's important.

 

[Maria Victoria]

Finally a video. His jumps look pretty good to me.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2derhp

Edit: YouTube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX7OlOafeTg

Thanks Ionap for the links. Tatsuki in tears just plucks at my heart strings. I think those are tears of relief of giving a great performance after his critics and doubters have gotten louder after the GPF. Tatsuki proves that he cannot be counted out. I hope he builds on this and shows
his great LP to full potential tomorrow.