2022 Olympics: Men's Short Program

[Mista Ekko]

i wouldnt count so fast on Shoma.

So you reckon Cha or Kvit could overtake Shoma for the podium?

 

[CoyoteChris]

I think it is more a testament to how great the Eteri coaching team are. They have done miracles with Morisi.

So they cant do that for the other Russian men?

 

[Jontor]

So Kagiyama deserved the PCS of Brown and Hanyu?

Absolutely!

 

[moonvine]

Sigh, Michal Brezina

And Uncle By

 

[CoyoteChris]

Have we ever seen that much emotion from Nathen with the fist pump at the end?

That depends on if you mean positive or negative

 

[4everchan]

for those complaining Shoma should get penalized on his 4t-3t hand down.. he certainly did... about 4 points.

 

[Dr. Jenn]

So Kagiyama deserved the PCS of Brown and Hanyu?

Definitely not! This is the problem with the PCS scoring. I mean, give Yuma all the points in the world for skating skills, but his performance ability is at a way lower level. There's no way that he should be getting in the nines for that criterion.

 

[Jontor]

So they cant do that for the other Russian men?

They don't coach any Russian men.

 

[sworddance21]

So - turns out the best part of choosing to stick with the no commentary feed is that I could hear Tracy and Brian talking to Jason as he came of the ice!! Tracy "thank you! What a ride!" as well as great job, etc. Brian with "You're really good at this! You're really good at this!" OMG. Love Love Love

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Absolutely!

Hmm
I guess I don’t agree. He performed well but the is program is very pedestrian to me.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

Well I think we pretty much have our podium

Only wildcard is Hanyu

Hanyu can only medal if he doesn’t go for the quad axel and sensibly does a quad loop. But he won’t.

 

[moonvine]

Please be nice... and remember it's the Olympics, the scores are gonna be ridiculously high. Even if you disagree with the number, I think we can agree the placements are mostly correct.

I disagree with Keegan in 9th. I HEARTILY disagree.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

Please, someone, somewhere in an alternate universe, fuse Jason and Morisi into one complete skater... a Jason Kvitelashvili

Heck even Jason with Morisi’s sketchy quad toe technique would challenge for all the golds.

 

[sworddance21]

Hanyu can only medal if he doesn’t go for the quad axel and sensibly does a quad loop. But he won’t.

At this point, I suspect that he will go for the Quad Axel. He's got two Olympic Golds already and gold is probably out of his reach right now. So landing the QA is another piece of history.

 

[moonvine]

Have we ever seen that much emotion from Nathen with the fist pump at the end?

Nope. I remarked that that was the most emotion I’ve ever seen from him.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

I disagree with Keegan in 9th. I HEARTILY disagree.

I think if he hadn’t messed up the step sequence it would have been a different story. But he is truly a unique skater in the men’s field and his passion and love of his son are just beautiful. Such a triumph for him in many ways.

 

[Mista Ekko]

I get the sense the Brian Orser was very happy for his students Jason and Junhwan,
and not really invested in Yuzuru anymore, probably due to Yuzuru ghosting him for a couple years

 

[karne]

Goddamn, I knew it was getting tight in the low 90s but so tight...I'm going to have to spend the next two days explaining to every Australian I meet that yes, Brendan is 17th, but 84 is actually still a pretty good score it was just he is in a WILD field

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Definitely not! This is the problem with the PCS scoring. I mean, give Yuma all the points in the world for skating skills, but his performance ability is at a way lower level. There's no way that he should be getting in the nines for that criterion.

His speed and glide across the ice is fantastic. But the program lacks the quality and pure musicality of some of the other men. Seems the judges just want to keep things interesting.

 

[kimganos]

BROWN Jason (USA)

You know what, I don't care about the technical score for this so much. He laid down the best artistry in the short, even if the judges disagree. A fantastic 3F, 3A that was fully rotated, and an effortless 3Lz+3T. World-class spins and footwork to boot! I'm glad that this clean performance will go into the annals of Olympic history, as it deserves, even if it doesn't score very high.

50 PCS! It would have scored 6.0 in the old days.....