2022 Olympics: Men's Short Program

[anonymoose_au]

Nooo +STOMBO.

Life is cruel.

 

[Princessroja]

What an amazing skate from Nikolaj. I've rarely seen so much heart poured into a skate. Lukas is doing great too!

 

[sequinsgalore]

3 BRITSCHGI Lukas SUI

Music: Keeping Me Alive by Acoustic

White shirt with black tie and hems, black pants

4T+2T
3A
CSSp
3Lz - stepout, hand down
StSq
FCSp
CCoSp

Messy lutz, the other elements were better

SP: 39.76+36.40 = 76.16, 2/3

 

[satine]

Lucas TES box -

Another decent outing

 

[Ichatdelune]

But Olly Alexander was at Sochi and famously NOT at 2018.

Forgive Olly, it's his first time commentating figure skating and considering that he's doing not too badly

 

[ice coverage]

Probably dumb question, but what determines the starting order for the short program? Got my bf to watch with me and somehow that's the first question he asks

Usually they separate them into groups by World ranking then have a draw.

@anonymoose's simplification is true only for the final two groups.

ETA:

If by "groups," we're talking about warm-up groups.​

Not true for earlier [ETA: warm-up] groups. Example:

Milyukov of Belarus is #80 in World Standings, and he will not skate until Group 3 here.
Whereas Sasha Selevko of Estonia is #27 in World Standings, and he will skate in Group 1.​

The full draw procedure is explained on pp. 91-92 here:

https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-regulations-rules/file

(Go, Sasha! )

 

[anonymoose_au]

There is no such thing as a pointless cartwheel.

Actual facts...

Oh wait there wasn't a +STOMBO, I forgot how to count, don't mind me!

 

[Weathergal]

I really enjoy Lukas' skating - I love his passion and musicality. And he's so light on his feet. Hope he can get his jumps a bit stronger because he's someone I'd really like to see more of.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Forgive Olly, it's his first time commentating figure skating and considering that he's doing not too badly

Oh I do. He's great honestly. I love all the research he's done. I did not know about Roman's photography!

 

[nickp91]

Love love love the musicality!! Great job, Lukas!!!!

 

[draqq]

BRITSCHGI Lukas (SUI)

Alright, good opening 4T+2T, bit of a scratchy 3A, but a heavy step-out on a leaning 3Lz. Spins had some trouble with the centering and the footwork could have more speed and depth.

 

[invisiblespiral]

Confession: I have had a slightly mean-spirited irrational vendetta against the Swedish women's hockey team until the SOC sent Nikolaj and Josefin to the Olympics, so I looked up how they were doing after Nikolaj's SP.

They've lost all their games.

(meanwhile, my boyfriend is cackling)

 

[karne]

oh god, prayer circle for selevko's shoulder

 

[el henry]

everything is there for Lukas if he just puts it together, good job overall.

 

[Arigato]

I seem to remember past Olys where skaters who really weren't likely to make the podium would perform with such joy at simply being there, on that stage. Now it seems like so many of them are carrying an invisible weight. Is that weight solely from dealing with this blasted pandemic?

I feel like an earthquake hit and a bunch of people are hanging out in a homeless center watching figure skating.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

He's not moving his shoulder... *traumatic Shun flashbacks*

 

[lariko]

I hope Selevko does okay…

 

[Jasira]

These guys are so tough

 

[Zhafiraiha]

Just woke up and rushed to stream men short. What group is it right now?

 

[anonymoose_au]

My TV which I also have on just replayed the short track 1000m final the Hungarian dude was totally robbed, the Chinese guy literally pulled him over to get ahead!

Ahem sorry.

Back to Estonia. Poor Alexander keep that shoulder safe!