2018 US Championships Sr Men FS

jillredhand · Jan 6, 2018

Ack, poor Andrew! His big jumps are so well timed for the music, it'd bring the house down if he hit them-- but he's gotta hit them!

shiroKJ · Jan 6, 2018

sabinfire said:
One heck of a wind-up for that 3A...

It felt like it worse in the SP, this is an improvement.

Chemistry66 · Jan 6, 2018

skatefan17 said:
I just mean that it's a more difficult quad, so I'm surprised.

Sometimes it happens. I know I've seen some skaters talk about getting the "more difficult" triples before "easier" ones.

Yatagarasu · Jan 6, 2018

Watching this on mute makes it much more palatable.

a_reader · Jan 6, 2018

Micki St James said:
They've run out of ice cream bars at SAP center. Pitfall of being here in person.

NOOOoooOOOOoooOoooOOO!!!

s_parks · Jan 6, 2018

Krall needs to put him to work after this. That big injury really put a dent in his confidence(plus that 3a technique...no).

kevinVchicago · Jan 6, 2018

This is such a good song

Layback11 · Jan 6, 2018

Andrew, I enjoy your skating, but these pants are just too shiny and tight for my taste...

(Huge costuming pet peeve: tight shiny pants. They make me kinda uncomfortable...)

synteis · Jan 6, 2018

Ooof, meltdown in seems :c

jillredhand · Jan 6, 2018

Chemistry66 said:
Sometimes it happens. I know I've seen some skaters talk about getting the "more difficult" triples before "easier" ones.

Wasn't Shoma like that? Couldn't get a 3A to save his life, so he just skipped it and went for the quads. Then was able to get the 3A after the pressure was off?

fleeting · Jan 6, 2018

When Torgashev gets into dramatics he starts to shine. I'm feeling this last third of the program. It brings the DRAMA :drama:

Layback11 · Jan 6, 2018

I do like the ~dramatik~ StSq, though! It’s great :biggrin:

very dynamic and effective.

shiroKJ · Jan 6, 2018

jillredhand said:
Wasn't Shoma like that? Couldn't get a 3A to save his life, so he just skipped it and went for the quads. Then was able to get the 3A after the pressure was off?

He went to someone specifically to get it fixed I think.

Amei · Jan 6, 2018

Torgashev's step sequence is amazing! I kinda like his MR better than Ashley's

Putina · Jan 6, 2018

I would give Torgashev a silver for the best glutes award after Rippon.

synteis · Jan 6, 2018

Layback11 said:
I do like the ~dramatik~ StSq, though! It’s great very dynamic and effective.

The crowd is loving it. I'm impressed he's been able to keep to the music with all the cheering.

jillredhand · Jan 6, 2018

kevinVchicago said:
This is such a good song

And Andrew is absolutely living up to the drama of it! Such a pity about the early jumps, this would be an absolute barnburner if he could nail those first two jumps.