I sort of try to care, but don't really care. I'm too busy enjoying my multiple favorite skaters -- especially Numero Uno.
my comments on Shoma's programs.
I am thrilled with how ready he is early in the season already. He is definitely, for me, the top contender for olympics.
I liked the SP better than the LP. I thought he made the SP his own already. I liked the step sequence that is not as typical as what we see in 4 seasons programs.. .maybe that's why the musician liked his performance better. I am a musician too... i like Shoma's passion. I am not quite ready to say he is the best in interpretation ever though. He is young, and I hope to see him grow and grow and grow, like last year : I had many reservations about Loco in September, which were pretty much all gone by the time Shoma skated at worlds. It's normal. THe programs need time. Shoma is still learning. So, with all my love and admiration, I am not ready to say he is in a league of his own, yet... i reserve this in a few years from now, when he reaches new levels in creativity and expression. This being said, I wouldn't be posting here, if I didn't already admire him and loved his skating
) is great. I envision them tweaking the choreography all season long, as they did last year with Loco. When he was here training (and this would be as late as Aug. 20), he really wasn't doing anything close to a full run-through on the FS. I remember I kept thinking "Come on Sho, you have to skate this in less than a month!" So I think we have a good framework, and knowing him he'll be practicing like crazy between now and the Japan Open (Oct. 7).
topic: I wonder if I could convince you to bring back your unicorn / leprechaun avatar in honor of Turandot. Gaaaahhhh! I loved that thing! 
Always appreciate your thoughtful comments, especially coming from the point of view of a musician. I really love the SP, and I like Turandot very much, although he still has a lot of work to do on it. It is quite a feat just that there are 5 quads in it. I think if he had his way, he'd probably rather skate a program without clothes!!!! I also found myself wishing that we would see more good ole well-executed, explosive 3-3 combinations - not just from Shoma but from all the guys. And I miss the fast section that was in Turandot 1. I always liked that because I loved the turns and kicks he did, and it also broke things up a bit. For Boston Worlds, they messed with his layout and took the kicks/turns thing out and -- well, never mind! We don't have to revisit Boston!
This is where having an in-house choreographer (go Fluffy!
as i won't be with him this year... SIGH... maybe you will see it at skate canada and i was the first to admit that shoma really owned it by the end of the year and was so happy for him for myself too as i had a brand new figure skater to fanboy for hehehemy comments on Shoma's programs.
I am thrilled with how ready he is early in the season already. He is definitely, for me, the top contender for olympics.
I liked the SP better than the LP. I thought he made the SP his own already. I liked the step sequence that is not as typical as what we see in 4 seasons programs.. .maybe that's why the musician liked his performance better. I am a musician too... i like Shoma's passion. I am not quite ready to say he is the best in interpretation ever though. He is young, and I hope to see him grow and grow and grow, like last year : I had many reservations about Loco in September, which were pretty much all gone by the time Shoma skated at worlds. It's normal. THe programs need time. Shoma is still learning. So, with all my love and admiration, I am not ready to say he is in a league of his own, yet... i reserve this in a few years from now, when he reaches new levels in creativity and expression. This being said, I wouldn't be posting here, if I didn't already admire him and loved his skating
I have more issues with the LP : here is why.... when Shoma worked on this LP, he was just out of juniors....the LP was made for a young promising skater with only quad toe.... two issues we can see with the LP now... Shoma has to make room for more quads... he does need time to set up. So, I feel the program needs to be revamped even more so it doesn't look like Shoma is interrupting it, when he sets up for a jump. It's like the music continues, but Shoma has to pause to set up... then jumps... I think that some of these moments will be tweaked as we go further in the season... Also, and that's more of a concern for me, I feel that Shoma is already such a better skater than two years ago... that this program doesn't show his talent as much as the newly conceived SP. Again, as we saw last year with Loco, I am sure things will evolve all year and his team who is excellent and caring, will be helping him to reach new heights and better artistry. This being said, please do not see it as a criticism. In the end, Shoma is still an amazing skater and will score very high with both of these programs... almost 320 in september WOW!!! I just think there is a lost opportunity in showing more of Shoma's amazing skills and interpretation, by reusing a program that was conceived a few years ago, for a much younger skater and less developed athlete and performer. I hope they bring some more flair into it. And, well, that's probably the goal... perhaps they wanted to use the old program so they could lay down the jumps early on, and then, deal with the rest. In any case, I am very excited to see how things will evolve this season for Shoma. and of course, let's ruin my credibility here by adding some major swooning ... how can he be so damn cute? heheheheheehe
They're never NOT in here. But that's how it's always been. Also the banned queen of trolls is in here all the time since she has multiple accounts. I've seen her misquote me and ridicule me multiple times.
Just wanted to say Congratulations Shoma! I'm very happy to know he did so well at Lombardia.
I haven't actually watched any of it because I'm 'saving' the Senior skaters' programs first viewings for the Grand Prix (okay, I do cheat a bit sometimes, I did watch that Winter program a while ago, but don't really remember much of it at this point in time). But loving the idea of him doing brilliantly already so early in the season. Just hope he can keep it up. Stay healthy and safe, Shoma!
but I also think that he can be 10 x awesome. It's rare when you encounter a person that you think can be the next big thing of something.
awwww... but the unicorn was sent away to protect Patrick
and i agree... actually, if i am not mistaken, we met on the forum when i was critical of shoma's loco... and you were open-minded, told me to wait... which i did
i edited your post gently up there.. have fun finding the difference
...Also am wondering if you would care to elaborate on whose "Winter" program you think is the best one you have seen so far? The music is so captivating, I can see why it's so popular.
Great sense of humor.
