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I can’t believe Shoma now has 3 Olympics medals! Wow!
He plans on continuing to skate right?
He plans on continuing to skate right?
2022 Olympics: Men's Free Skate
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But we know how wonderfully he skated. I'm so glad we got to see the best of Brendan on the biggest stage of all.
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Very ShomaI'm still not sure if Shoma knows he got a silver medal in Korea. He looked so confused and tired on the podium.
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He remembers the medal, but not Korea. Or, maybe, he remembers Korea, forgot the colour of the medal. Anyway, he vaguely recalls skating. There were people. That sort of thing…I'm still not sure if Shoma knows he got a silver medal in Korea. He looked so confused and tired on the podium.
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press con:
now I just need subtitles
now I just need subtitles
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Me too. And my mom and I would look at the TV guide and see if there was skating or gymnastics on. If there was and it was at 3 am we’d set our alarms for 3 am and watch it. No VCRs.
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Yes, he's said as much during interviews before the Olympics that he wants to win more titles for his coach Stephane. I believe he's mentioned going to the World Championships too.
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This made me chuckle
https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1491663881395126273?s=20&t=QSgDvn1pHq86sX3kjo3ptA
Isn't Stephane always telling him off about his 3Ts?
https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1491663881395126273?s=20&t=QSgDvn1pHq86sX3kjo3ptA
Isn't Stephane always telling him off about his 3Ts?
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I think it will be interesting to see the size of the power vacuum after these Olympics. It is still very unclear exactly who is retiring.
Plus such strong up and comers ready to go. I think it will be a strong quad.
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I could tell that Nathan had nerves. His quad sal was giving him some issues in practice the commentators said. We could see Nathan trying to warm it up just before he skated (while waiting for Yuma's marks). Nathan was trying to stay loose and I could see him talking to himself and smiling -- I suppose to remind himself to stay loose and have fun, while keeping his performance intensity in the moment. He had a bit of a wide-swinging landing on one jump, but not too bad looking. He was still in control. And then late in the program on quad euler triple combo, he got up on his toe performing the euler and lost speed so he couldn't get high enough to complete any rotations, so he did a single instead of a triple. Because Nathan had higher fp base value and a 6-pt lead over Yuma, while both Yuma and Shoma made mistakes (and still received humongous points, even though they lost points too on base value and GOE), Nathan was not in any danger. He said that he checks out what the other competitors have done before he goes out on the ice. I guess it helps him know what he needs to do, but I would find that nerve-racking.
Anyway, Nathan held himself together enough to get it done. Plus, he clearly loves this program which kept him relaxed enough to enjoy it. He was definitely right to bring programs to the Olympics that he truly enjoys. It probably made some of the performance task less overwhelming when the inevitable tense moments and butterflies occurred.
I could definitely see Shoma and Yuma having the nerves, but they also held things together enough to stay on the podium. Had Hanyu decided to just skate a strategic program rather than trying to make history with landing the first quad-axel, then he might have made the competition more interesting. I think Hanyu felt like he wanted to chase something more than just another Olympic gold medal. And he stuck to his guns.
Lots can be said about some of the ridiculous scoring decisions by the judges. But, oh well.
Congratulations to Nathan Chen.
And a big thank you to him too, the GOAT!!! I look forward to seeing Yuma develop further. I wonder whether Shoma will stay in another four years. I hope Hanyu shows up at Worlds and tries for the quad-axel again. He looks close, but he needs a bit extra height to get that last half revolution in before his blades touch the ice.
I suppose the Japanese fed is happy with their two guys on the podium and Hanyu in fourth. Plus, winning bronze in the team event. With Hanyu likely retiring after Worlds, or after these Olympics, I suppose Kazuki Tomono and Kao Miura will have the chance to be in the mix more at major international competitions
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Also, congratulations to Jason Brown. He was soooo steady: 6th place in both sp and fp. That's a very good showing for Jason. I'm happy for Jason enjoying his second Olympic experience, and placing higher in the singles event in Beijing than in Sochi. I don't think Vincent was primed to place much better than what Jason achieved in this tough field. It would have depended on whether Vincent was going to be hot or cold, and he hadn't looked very sharp in his fp at U.S. Nationals, and in the Olympic team event.
Anyway, Nathan held himself together enough to get it done. Plus, he clearly loves this program which kept him relaxed enough to enjoy it. He was definitely right to bring programs to the Olympics that he truly enjoys. It probably made some of the performance task less overwhelming when the inevitable tense moments and butterflies occurred.
I could definitely see Shoma and Yuma having the nerves, but they also held things together enough to stay on the podium. Had Hanyu decided to just skate a strategic program rather than trying to make history with landing the first quad-axel, then he might have made the competition more interesting. I think Hanyu felt like he wanted to chase something more than just another Olympic gold medal. And he stuck to his guns.
Lots can be said about some of the ridiculous scoring decisions by the judges. But, oh well.
Congratulations to Nathan Chen.
And a big thank you to him too, the GOAT!!! I look forward to seeing Yuma develop further. I wonder whether Shoma will stay in another four years. I hope Hanyu shows up at Worlds and tries for the quad-axel again. He looks close, but he needs a bit extra height to get that last half revolution in before his blades touch the ice.I suppose the Japanese fed is happy with their two guys on the podium and Hanyu in fourth. Plus, winning bronze in the team event. With Hanyu likely retiring after Worlds, or after these Olympics, I suppose Kazuki Tomono and Kao Miura will have the chance to be in the mix more at major international competitions
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Also, congratulations to Jason Brown. He was soooo steady: 6th place in both sp and fp. That's a very good showing for Jason. I'm happy for Jason enjoying his second Olympic experience, and placing higher in the singles event in Beijing than in Sochi. I don't think Vincent was primed to place much better than what Jason achieved in this tough field. It would have depended on whether Vincent was going to be hot or cold, and he hadn't looked very sharp in his fp at U.S. Nationals, and in the Olympic team event.
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Wow... Nathan saying he kept track of the other scores AND was watching twitter today in the lead up to his skate.
Guess no bubble was needed.
Guess no bubble was needed.
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Wow what a men’s free!
Chen is amazing - this was a GOAT Olympic skate although I know he is mad at the flip lol. Still such a testament to his perseverance. And a giant margin of victory- the most ever in the Olympics mens competition. That 4Z in the second half was especially noteworthy. I hope he continues but he’s hit the echelon of men’s skating.
Yuma was sublime and a huge deserved score. Such lovely skating and the best jumps IMO.
Congratulations Shoma! Most Olympic medals of any Japanese figure skater! Especially a triumph when we thought he was our. To try four different quads was just wow.
Very good 4A attempt by Hanyu - even if underrotated with a fall he should be proud of going for it. That PCS was ridiculous though - as certain posters pointed out a fall is a serious error and with two of them he was not supposed to get 9.25 from anyone in SS/TR/CO or above 8,75 in PE/IN. Thankfully his PE was kept at 8,75 but some shady PCS that denied Jun 4th. Too bad about the salchow - was there another hole? Still two OGMs and nobody can take that away. One of the greatest of all time and this 4th place is nothing to be ashamed of.
Beautiful skate by Jason! Could have been fourth with the 3S - so many Euler pops.
Chen is amazing - this was a GOAT Olympic skate although I know he is mad at the flip lol. Still such a testament to his perseverance. And a giant margin of victory- the most ever in the Olympics mens competition. That 4Z in the second half was especially noteworthy. I hope he continues but he’s hit the echelon of men’s skating.
Yuma was sublime and a huge deserved score. Such lovely skating and the best jumps IMO.
Congratulations Shoma! Most Olympic medals of any Japanese figure skater! Especially a triumph when we thought he was our. To try four different quads was just wow.
Very good 4A attempt by Hanyu - even if underrotated with a fall he should be proud of going for it. That PCS was ridiculous though - as certain posters pointed out a fall is a serious error and with two of them he was not supposed to get 9.25 from anyone in SS/TR/CO or above 8,75 in PE/IN. Thankfully his PE was kept at 8,75 but some shady PCS that denied Jun 4th. Too bad about the salchow - was there another hole? Still two OGMs and nobody can take that away. One of the greatest of all time and this 4th place is nothing to be ashamed of.
Beautiful skate by Jason! Could have been fourth with the 3S - so many Euler pops.
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Me too. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! We had 5 channels, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and a local channel.
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LOL! I guess we shouldn't be laughing, but that's funny. Shoma is such a character, and he has such sublime talent. It's too bad that neither Shoma nor Yuma had stellar performances in the fp, but the judges still gave them huge GOE on what they did well. Their tremendous talent is definitely evident. It just would be nice to see consistency for medal winners on the biggest stage, but it doesn't always happen. Obviously, the judges are absolutely in love with Yuma and Shoma. They do have mesmerizing skating, but I appreciate complete, consistent performances. I know it's hard to achieve, especially in high pressure situations. But look at what everyone always expects from Nathan, who has been setting such a high, high bar for years. I think that the judges generally only give Nathan grudging respect, in many instances. They have no choice but to give him credit due with his near perfection mostly every time in the big moments.I'm still not sure if Shoma knows he got a silver medal in Korea. He looked so confused and tired on the podium.
Nathan's bit of nerves in Beijing fp just showed up on one slightly leaning landing with a wide leg, but nothing that looked bad. And then the nerves which caused his euler to be off on the last combo pass, led to him losing speed for the triple which turned into a single (very uncharacteristic of Nathan, but again not a truly bad mistake with other guys slightly off and with Nathan having more quads and higher base value).
I really wish Kolyada had found his mojo, avoided COVID, and been able to compete in Beijing, and land on the podium at least in bronze position. That would have been great to see. But we don't always get to see what we'd like to see happen.
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LOL! Me too. But that was a really big deal back then, and we didn't know any better. At least we got to see a lot of sports on tv on the weekends (tennis, golf, bowling, baseball, basketball, every so often, figure skating, though they would chack skaters, so it was nothing like what we are able to stream these days in figure skating).
Anyway, television and watching the Olympics looked good to our eyes then, even though it wasn't as sharp and clear as HDTV, and Blu-ray, etc. Oh boy, what will the future bring next.
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Rewatching a little and Nathan realising halfway through that the gold is coming home and starting to smile so wide just absolutely does things to my heart 
I remember Medvedeva saying that you get a performance, where you feel absolutely light and free and have this outer body experience, only once in your life and I think and hope this might've been it for Chen. He was just so cheerful throughout it all and the last fistpump (which we see from him so rarely) right after the 3Lz3T was just *chef's kiss*
I remember Medvedeva saying that you get a performance, where you feel absolutely light and free and have this outer body experience, only once in your life and I think and hope this might've been it for Chen. He was just so cheerful throughout it all and the last fistpump (which we see from him so rarely) right after the 3Lz3T was just *chef's kiss*
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Hanyu’s underrotated quad axel fall deserves to have the World Record as the most rotated quad axel in competition ever! Anyone have Guinness’ number?
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Also…. Nathan popped his 3F… is he injured?!?! I mean he was able to do two quad flips… but maybe he has an injury that caught up to him when he did the series? Anyone have any insight into this?
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