Looks like Johnny has tamed Galina too (yes, he's gifted in that departement. He makes females melt). She didn't look scary at all in the K&C.
I noticed that too
, I saw the K&C and I was "is that Galina?? Really???" Well yes, there's something about Johnny. . The smile looks good on Galina.
As for the performances (I've just watched Johnny-Evan-Lambiel)
Johnny: I'm so bias towards him, I love that program! But ok trying to be more objective, I think his straightline footwork is not particularly that difficult. I think he may not have gotten too many GOE for his combo and flip, they were not bad at all, but he was tilting a little on the lutz though the toe he did it great, and the landing of the flip was a little off too. The axel was gorgeous! It's great to have the old Johnny back. Love the "spasiba" at the K&C
Evan: I prefer Johnny over Evan but I can totally see why Evan won, he was so much faster, then I guess the music calls for that. But Evan skate quite confidently like "this is going to work OR is going to work!" You can see it in the expression as soon the program was over. The quad was underrotated, but I don't know if it was more than 1/4 but you can see it in the slow mo, the toe lands 1/4 or a little less underrotated and then forced his feet in place. Though honets his axel looked more underrotated to me. I think the SC techinical called would have downgraded those. Overall though I liked it better than in SA.
As for the PCS marks between them, I would make their IN and CH marks the same.
Stephane: Ok this is just my opinion but I think he's being very smart in how the programs is done. The first jump is the axel, which for what I've read the 2a was planned, but I think Lambiel as everyone knows that his 3a is the weakness so by putting it first, in case he doubles it or fall on it, it really does not break the continuity of the program because most of the program comes after that; of course I don't think he thought he was going to fall on the quad. That quad has got to be downgraded right? The slow mo show very clearly that he fell exactly 1/4 short. He has pumped his program with transitions and very good footwork to make up for the jumps which now kind of explains the mark (well I mean, I read before watching "fall on a quad and double the axel" so I didn't understand the marks), but now after watching I think that he beat Evan and Johnny in TR is completely fair. While it's sad that apparently he has lost the 3a, it's great to hear that he is working on it.
, truly a sham. It is judging like that which continues to turn fans off this sport and rescind its popularity.
