Since I haven’t posted here lately, I have some thoughts about a few past posts. Multiquoting on the way.
Yes, and it was a more frustrating process navigating through Ticketmaster than I thought it would be. But I did get one. Thanks for the encouragement!
If you hadn't mentioned the "tiny venue" I wouldn't have known... TDPlace has 24,000 seats and Doug Mitchell Thunderbird only has 7,200!
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All, here's the latest Japanese article on Patrick. He is definitely working toward a quad flip, and his goal for the Olympics is: "fight without fear, acting with confidence and the best."
http://xxhuyuzero.jp/2017/06/22/post-46580/
Go Pchiddy!!!
Congrats,
vivley, on getting the chance to watch Patrick skate live. Dreamy stuff. Give us ALL the details afterward. And the 4F – yay!!! I REALLY want Patrick to skate two clean programs in Pyeongchang, regardless of placement, so hopefully one season with the 4F will be enough time. It certainly was enough for the 4S! :yes: I like that goal to “fight without fear” (fear of expectations and fear of making mistakes, etc) and acting with confidence.
Hi everyone! And hi Viv (we've chat a few times on Twitter), congratz on getting that ticket! I'm so happy for you
A relatively new figure skating fan here, I first fell in love with Patrick's skating after having watched a video of his Cup of China free skate last year. He really stands out with his sense of maturity and command of his edge work on the ice and not only that, he has such a refined fluidity in the movement of his entire body! It's like I can feel his spiritual connection to the ice. Whenever I see him skate, I think "this man is a true talent of the sport"!
I'm happy to hear he's decided to work on that 4F. It's a really bold thing to do at his point of career so my respect for him has grown a tenfold!
I'm cheering him on to make new strides and possibly new personal bests in his final season!
:agree: “Refined fluidity,” “movement of entire body,” “spiritual connection to the ice” are all things I’ve noticed too. The ice is what takes Patrick to the heights he reaches, so much so that at Boston Worlds he noticed very much when the ice conditions were not ideal. Some fans didn’t like his comments and interpreted them as him making excuses. For myself, I found the discussion fascinating. When you use edges the way Patrick does, good ice is your best friend.
This is the season for Patrick to go flat out, full steam ahead, and no holds barred in his technical attempts.
Bring on the 4T, 4S, and 4F! If not now, when? Damn the Torpedo, full speed ahead!
As long as he breathes well through it all, before, during and after.
Go Patrick! And be happy and healthy.
i agree that putting the 1/2 loop combo is more rewarding on the 3a... however, i have never seen him land it.... though there are several examples of Patrick landing it, and in the second half with the 3lz as opening jump...
this is why i said...patrick is a funny guy we won't know until he decides for us to know... he sometimes has some affinities with some layouts and jumps that will not change despite getting +1 point or GOE modifier or what not
and no... i am pretty sure that he will not drop the 2 quad toes, and if he did, i am sure he would not drop the 4t-3t which he is famous for... even when people told him he should do the 4t 3a // 3lz-3t in SP to enhance the BV he didn't do it and kept the 4t-3t.
Patrick has never explored much with backloading either. I do not think it's something he will do since his skating is extremely physical but if he shocks everyone and asks for an "easier" program to be on par with the other quadsters, who knows how much more stamina he would have in the last minute of a program.
Music will be a big factor too... Patrick really caters jumps to his music like the 3S in the Chopin or the 3Loop in the Journey.... the lutzes are often also perfectly placed on highlights.... nobody else does it quite like him. This sort of refinement is no longer as much appreciated as how many quads get landed....
I mean, if Patrick came over for tea, we would talk about many things and I'd be so curious about how he sees layouts and what is his relationship with each jump. But yeah... as far as I know, he is busy quad flipping
Patrick certainly doesn’t like to reveal his layouts to the fans before they happen. Comfort is important to him as he is skating, so he’ll do whatever layout he feels most comfortable with. For him it’s not about getting points, but skating a meaningful whole program. I LOVE how Patrick caters the jump placements to his music. Yes, he shows a degree of refinement in program construction that is rare and that I really appreciate (I know David Wilson choreographs them that way, but he does it that way because Patrick cares about those little details). Oh, and I would LOVE if
4everchan could spend one-on-one time with Patrick (as long as we got a FULL report afterward – you could hire
vivley to do the transcript.
) But would you two be speaking French or English?
If he does a four-quad program, that would be doing the "impossible", because last year he was quoted saying that four quads would be impossible for him. But of course that was before he trained with Nathan Chen...
But he has come so far since January 2016, from one quad in the LP to now three quads in the LP and two in the SP! So I wouldn't be surprised at all if he did it!
Patrick has been full of surprises since his comeback. The 4F was only a dream/wish that we fans had, one that I thought was very unlikely, and now Patrick is working on it seriously and wants to put it in the program!
My vote goes to ice dancer Patrick, more chances to see him skate
But who can also resist the idea of him working with children in the rink?
He is the only skater whose skating, even without the jumps, will never bore me
:agree: I feel exactly the same way!!!
I noticed that the memory Patrick shared from the Olympics had nothing to do with himself or his own accomplishments. So, despite not skating how he wanted to at either Olympics, he has other memories from those Olympics that are more lasting and more precious. It’s not about results; it’s about the people you can share them with. And sometimes your best memories involve being happy watching someone else succeed. The camaraderie among Canadian athletes feels so genuine. What a lovely video.
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and am just leaving a note so no one gets worried about me suddenly disappearing.
so much!!!
