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but he's been using the same music all season? His final spin ended almost exactly on the music cue too, has he just been a second away from a time deduction all season?
2017 GPF Men's SP
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but he's been using the same music all season? His final spin ended almost exactly on the music cue too, has he just been a second away from a time deduction all season?
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Shoma sitting so stiff and still throughout the post SP press conference, lol.
Search 'Skating ISU' for the youtube vid, cant seem to copy the link
Search 'Skating ISU' for the youtube vid, cant seem to copy the link
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You can check at the Shoma Fan Fest thread. Seems Shoma said in an interview he changed the music for the last part
Oh, I just finished watching the press conference. It was at the press con. Shoma said he changed the music cos his step seq was not in time with music, so he made it longer. Then now have the time violation problem
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Adam Rippon's program is not 'feminine'. Does any female skater have a program like this? No. I have no idea what a commentator is allowed to say on german TV, but they are even allowed to swear (whereas in the US you hear that 'beep' sound), so why not say what you really mean and use 'feminine' instead? :noshake:
I just rewatched it, they changed the music on the final spin, it is indeed longer. But 1 second? Woah, there is really no home ice advantage here if they are THAT strict.
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Actually what he really means, at least in English, is a word that would probably get me banned from here. Or one of its equally odious synonyms.
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Regarding Shoma's music, I have watched that SP many times and immediately noticed something different. At first I wasn't sure if the music had skipped or if possibly there were a few extra measures? So it was 2:51 seconds and the limit is 2:50? 
And my 2 cents on Shoma's wonderful skating. I know he is not everyone's cup of tea. We all have our favorites. Fandoms? I don't even trust myself to write my thoughts and don't want to get a warning. I have seen Shoma live in 6 competitions, 2 ice shows, and numerous hours of training and practice. He is a very kind, hard-working young man who loves skating. He works hard to try to improve, as do most skaters. I am always amazed at how he skates big, despite his tiny frame.
Best of luck to him in the FS, along with the other 5 whom I know will also give 120%.
And my 2 cents on Shoma's wonderful skating. I know he is not everyone's cup of tea. We all have our favorites. Fandoms? I don't even trust myself to write my thoughts and don't want to get a warning. I have seen Shoma live in 6 competitions, 2 ice shows, and numerous hours of training and practice. He is a very kind, hard-working young man who loves skating. He works hard to try to improve, as do most skaters. I am always amazed at how he skates big, despite his tiny frame.
Best of luck to him in the FS, along with the other 5 whom I know will also give 120%.
Awww, how cute is that?!!
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Thank you for sharing this! This was SO Mr. Sato's ritual with Takahiko! I loved at Taka's retirement how Coach Sato skated out to present flowers to him. I think he then did one last, good back slap for good measure!
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Question time can Adam afford to finish last at the GPF two years in a row and still be a contender for the Olympic team? Last year it was expected he wouldn't finish high in the standings with Hanyu, Javier and Patrick along with Uno and Chen all at the GPF but this time the lineup is weaker. Jason while not clean beat him here and Vincent for instance especially if he can ever skate a clean SP has the tech to easily beat Adam in the SP.
Regarding Shoma's music, I have watched that SP many times and immediately noticed something different. At first I wasn't sure if the music had skipped or if possibly there were a few extra measures? So it was 2:51 seconds and the limit is 2:50?
And my 2 cents on Shoma's wonderful skating. I know he is not everyone's cup of tea. We all have our favorites. Fandoms? I don't even trust myself to write my thoughts and don't want to get a warning. I have seen Shoma live in 5 competitions, 2 ice shows, and numerous hours of practice. He is a very kind, hard-working young man who loves skating. He works hard to try to improve, as do most skaters. I am always amazed at how he skates big, despite his tiny frame.
Best of luck to him in the FS, along with the other 5 whom I know will also give 120%.
I hope if Shoma loses to Nathan, it is not by less than one point.
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At this point, barring disaster at Nationals, or if Max Aaron skates lights out, and I mean the BEST he's ever skated, the top three men have presented themselves for the US.
Vincent has the tech capability to beat Jason and Adam, but he hasn't been consistent, at all.
Well, I think all will be determined at US Natuonals. By being here at GPF, he already has an advantage over Max and Vincent, since the whole season's overall performance will be taken into account as well.
He just needs to be beat at least two out of Brown, Aaron and Zhou (and any emerging dark horses) at the Nationals.
Why not? Finishing 6th at the GPF is not the same as 6th at any other competition because only the top skaters are at the event. His scores will be more relevant than his placement. Adam isn'tgoing to be a medal contender at the Olympics (though anything is possible--see Denis Ten) so it really doesn't matter if he can beat the skaters who are.
I don't think Adam's 6th place in the SP (and we still have the FS, after all) has a whole lot of bearing.
If anyone needed to show a good performance, it was Jason. And he seized the unexpected opportunity today. While it wasn't perfect, his score at GPF was still respectable and kept his SP average the 2nd highest among the U.S. men:
And even with Adam's 6th place finish, it's still a pretty solid score, as you can see here.
Nathan Chen 104.12 - SKAM
Nathan Chen 103.32 - GPF
Nathan Chen 100.54 - RC
Nathan Chen 91.80 - USIFSC
Jason Brown 90.71 - SC
Adam Rippon 89.04 - SKAM
Jason Brown 89.02 - GPF
Adam Rippon 86.19 - GPF
Max Aaron 86.06 - USIFSC
If anyone needed to show a good performance, it was Jason. And he seized the unexpected opportunity today. While it wasn't perfect, his score at GPF was still respectable and kept his SP average the 2nd highest among the U.S. men:
And even with Adam's 6th place finish, it's still a pretty solid score, as you can see here.
Nathan Chen 104.12 - SKAM
Nathan Chen 103.32 - GPF
Nathan Chen 100.54 - RC
Nathan Chen 91.80 - USIFSC
Jason Brown 90.71 - SC
Adam Rippon 89.04 - SKAM
Jason Brown 89.02 - GPF
Adam Rippon 86.19 - GPF
Max Aaron 86.06 - USIFSC
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One thing that surprised me is after Shoma's Russian split on ice fall
In the 3A, he was like still cheerful and smiling. I am glad it does affect him negatively.
I would imagined if that had happened to Yuzuru, there would be a big black cloud with lightning and thunder at the Kiss and Cry.
In the 3A, he was like still cheerful and smiling. I am glad it does affect him negatively.
I would imagined if that had happened to Yuzuru, there would be a big black cloud with lightning and thunder at the Kiss and Cry.
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I'm a huge Shoma fan and I have to say I wanted more anger than he was showing. Smiling Shoma is always nice, but come on. That stupid fall might have cost you the win, Shoma. Argh. Well, it's done and I don't want him to skate cautiously because of this mistake tomorrow, so it's probably better if he can laugh about it and immediately move on. He can't change what happened, only learn from it. It's not over until it's over.
In the K&C Raf told Nathan "I've never seen anyone fight like you do. And you'll fight tomorrow too" (if my ears serve me correctly).
Nathan needs to fight not to pop planned jumps tomorrow.
This.
I am a Nathan uber and I'm a little unsettled that he seems to be fighting through the jumps rather than letting them flow. The blade issue at Skate America and the strange body language I got from Raf unnerve me right now. It suggests to me that something is afoot, but I hope it is just me being overdramatic as an uber. I hope he can put it together tomorrow, though. A win would make him a real challenger for the top but I expected him to be 2nd from the beginning.
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