2024 Grand Prix de France Men's Free Skate

[Arigato]

I like his costume. For Shoma.

 

[labgoat]

Francois is starting to find his cat feet. Better than yesterday - I predict a smile at the end of this skate.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

1 Francois PITOT
Matrix, Sarajevo, Taught, choreo by Angélique Abachkina

4S (hand grazes down but nice flow out)
3F (right side drops a bit but holds on)
3A (fall)
FCSp4
CCoSp4
ChSq1 +0.13
3A+REP (fall, just slips off the heel)
3Lz+3T (holds on)
3Lz+2A+2A+SEQ
StSq1
3Lo< (on a massive lean, lands on inside edge, but holds on)

SP: 48.94 (12th)
FS: 134.23 (1st)
TOT: 183.17 (1st)

Sigh... le cactus... but le beau cactus, he has so much potential, this program is very good and he has such great quality of movement and flow on his jumps. His pick in on his triples and overall technique is very good, he's so strong in the air, and he did so well here to not break and bend forwards even when the triples were going awry. I know he can be much stronger than this, so hopefully he can come back at Nationals and show all he can do. As Mark says, he did well to pull in especially on that second 3A, and the 4S has been quite strong for him in the free.

 

[CellarDweller]

mullet banana? LOL

I have sooo many old smilies saved to my photo and gifs saved to my photo bucket account. I seem to recall a layback spin one. I should go check.

I just found it.

 

[elektra blue]

3Axels are not Pitot’s friend.

mr Paulsen agrees

mullet banana? LOL

I have sooo many old smilies saved to my photo and gifs saved to my photo bucket account. I seem to recall a layback spin one. I should go check.

please do

 

[readernick]

3Axels are not Pitot’s friend.

I feel like he landed a lot of them as a junior. I guess he couldn't let down his fellow Frenchmen by being consistent as a Senior. Good on him for following the great French tradition.

 

[Arigato]

M83 program. Go Camden!

 

[elektra blue]

keept it together mr president

 

[4everchan]

how much you get for landing on your butt softly?

are you really asking this question ? in my presence ?

 

[museksk8r]

More inconsistency from Camden; only a 2toe to open.

 

[labgoat]

keept it together mr president

That's the position he had in the first jump

 

[museksk8r]

That 3loop was UR. Ugh, don’t make mistakes on spins. Losing levels and GOE.

 

[Arigato]

Dammit, work the music!

 

[4everchan]

Camden looks lost on the ice here...

 

[labgoat]

Camden, there is such a thing a biting off more than you can chew.
You may have to think hard about what you want out of life and sport.

 

[CellarDweller]

before the cactusing really starts, would anyone like chocolate?

 

[Ichatdelune]

More inconsistency from Camden; only a 2toe to open.

Actually this is consistency, Camden nearly always pops that quad toe

 

[H.Y.]

OMG

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

When I hear M83 music, I have to think of the "The Fault in our Stars" movie, and how I went to see that with a group of teenagers and the whole cinema was sobbing in the end

 

[museksk8r]

Yikes, Camden may place below Pitot. Pity! Another point to Torgashev.