2015 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic SLC General

[silverfoxes]

Two American teams on the podium...call me a happy camper!

You know this is just the SP, right?

 

[tulosai]

I do hope we'll get a video of C/T and D/B eventually. I'd really like to see them.

 

[semosk8tfan]

Thanks tulosai, for some reason I have problems if I do 2 windows of IN (one for the stream and one for results). IN kicked me off last year and I am not taking any chances this year.

 

[tulosai]

You know this is just the SP, right?

Also not to be obnoxious or rude to other teams, but against this field if two American teams couldn't be in the top 3, that would really say something about how awful the state of American skating is...

 

[silverfoxes]

Jackie Wong ‏@rockerskating
Alexei Bychenko ISR: 3axel, 4toe, invalid spin (foot down)?, 2(?)flip3toe - triple or double?

 

[Layback11]

You know this is just the SP, right?

Yeah, I know. I meant the position.

 

[Layback11]

Also not to be obnoxious or rude to other teams, but against this field if two American teams couldn't be in the top 3, that would really say something about how awful the state of American skating is...

True.

I've been very Impressed by C/T's extremely fast improvement (60 ain't bad!)! They've gelled pretty fast as a team.

 

[charmblade]

Shoma has some weird music, they're going for showing a different style for sure. Not a great skate, he went down on the first jump and almost fell on the axel (looked like only a double, but I thought he was doing 3A last year?) He's still entertaining and obviously has some great qualities though.

 

[silverfoxes]

Is nobody watching the men?

Men's short (standings so far)
1. Alexei Bychenko ISR - 72.60
2. Bela Papp FIN - 50.04
3. Lukas Kaugars LAT - 49.62
4. Leslie Ip HKG - 42.37

Shoma Uno JPN - quad toe (downgrade, fall - might not even be considered a quad?), triple axel (turn out), triple flip-triple toe

Lukas Kaugars LAT - triple axel (fall), triple lutz-triple toe (two-foot?), triple flip

Leslie Ip HKG - triple lutz (step out), triple loop (step out, hand down), double axel (hand down, step out)

Bela Papp FIN - triple toe (turn out)-triple toe, double axel (step out, disguised well into a spread eagle), triple flip (fall)

Alexei Bychenko ISR - triple axel, quad toe, invalid spin, triple flip-triple toe

http://www.rockerskating.com/news/2015/9/17/2015-us-classic-play-by-playresults-mens-short-program

 

[sabinfire]

I liked Shoma's music. Not sure what happened there though, 2nd place?

 

[semosk8tfan]

Did anyone else's feed freeze during Shoma's skate? GRRR.

 

[cheerknithanson]

WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. That's low.

 

[charmblade]

^^^ Ok, I guess Shoma did do a 3A. I'm not always great at counting the revolutions and no slo mo replay, sorry everyone!

 

[Princessroja]

I'm watching the men! Just got home awhile ago and am now free to watch. Yippee! You know you're a skating nerd when the Sunday-Wednesday stretch without any skating is too long... I'm hopeless.

 

[silverfoxes]

Shoma 52.45

I predicted he would be inconsistent this season...sorry

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I stumbled upon the pairs protocols if anyone is interested or hasn't seen them.

http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2015/18396/results.html

It won't let me link directly to the page so there is a bit of navigating to be done. Oh well.....

 

[silverfoxes]

I'm watching the men! Just got home awhile ago and am now free to watch. Yippee! You know you're a skating nerd when the Sunday-Wednesday stretch without any skating is too long... I'm hopeless.

I know this feeling...but just think, we made it through a whole summer somehow! It will only get better from here

 

[demarinis5]

Rough skate for Shoma.

 

[sabinfire]

Shoma SP:

https://youtu.be/YJpwDa6nvqo

 

[Interspectator]

It's early days yet. But I'm sorry he's not done as well as he would like. 52 is terribly low...