2023 JGP Bangkok Jr. Men's Free Skate

[elektra blue]

Japanese Rio is sponsored by domopak

 

[4everchan]

I need to teach Rio how to put his harness on

 

[tsuyoboogie]

NICE 4T!!!

 

[lileychristie]

I just realized that both my children are skating back to back

Not sure if my heart can take it

 

[anonymoose_au]

Aww the little wave as the crowd cheered.

And he breaks the 200! Man, there's three other guys to go and I want them all to do well, but it would be so cool to see a Kiwi up on the podium!

 

[elektra blue]

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Ganba!!!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Uno salchow... it's contagious in Japan apparently

 

[EdgeCall]

Darn, pop.

 

[4everchan]

this song annoys me though... the headvoice creeps me up

 

[Ichatdelune]

Not clean but great 4T

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Rio has improved insanely from last season
Other than the 2 mistakes this was a great skate from him! Definitely made a play for gold!

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Rio Nakata (JPN)
James Bond Medley

4T
3A+3T
FCSp4
3F+2A
3Lo Step-out
3F
3Lo+1Eu+1S Pop
CSSp4
ChSq1
2A
CCoSp4

Free Skate score: 142.37
Total score: 217.65

The Loop didn't want to work with Rio today, but that doesn't take away from an amazing Free Skate for him. Love the choreo sequence and the 4T and 3A+3T were just glorious

 

[anonymoose_au]

You know I just remembered I bought a cactus today to be my office plant (my office plants keep dying), I hope I didn't jinx the lads

Anyway, you always gotta appreciate a program with finger guns.

 

[labgoat]

He took a shot at the judges I believe

 

[elektra blue]

the quad was insane, but the needls had to kick in

 

[EdgeCall]

Minus the errors this was seriously good. The dress is like James Bond goes Tron though.

 

[lileychristie]

Rio, my boy!!!! That 4T and 3A+3T are such a beauty

Is it too much to ask to have both my children on the podium?

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Rio

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Rio, you missed a trick. As myself and @norwegianfairytale pointed out earlier, Duran Duran had a song with the same name as you. They also did the theme for Bond film "A View to a Kill".

Surely you should have skated to that instead of Sam Smith's dreary "Writing's On The Wall". It would have been so appropriate.

Can't say I like your costume either. I was hoping for the full dinner suit.

But, I do like you. And your skating.

Oh, I hope you can at least maintain your podium position.

YES!!! NEW LEADER!!!



CaroLiza_fan