2024 Grand Prix de France Men's Free Skate

[museksk8r]

WHAT?! I did not expect Camden to still be ahead of Pitot. Oh well.

 

[moonvine]

haha... it used to be that all Canadian men except for Wesley were height challenged... but most of them have retired now

Keegan.....

 

[labgoat]

Agree. Camden's job sounds like more than a 40 hour per work commitment. He looks undertrained here, cactusing aside, and I think he's about reached the limit of what he can accomplish in elite skating. I suspect he fades away from the competitive scene after this season. He is a beautiful skater though, when he's on.

Or he pulls back on work a bit to focus on finishing his skating like Paul Wylie did. Depends on what you still want to achieve in sport. Only he knows what he wants.

 

[moonvine]

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.

Honestly....the people who work full time are the ones who struggle to get to US Nationals....and I applaud them for it...but they don't have the ability to compete internationally....do what you want Camden but it's clearly hurting your skating...

 

[CellarDweller]

 

[moonvine]

Watching Camden is kind of painful. So he is working a full-time job now, right?

Yep. And not doing sufficient runthroughs.

 

[museksk8r]

Wow, it’s really remarkable that Memola can rotate these difficult jumps so well, being nearly 6 feet 5 inches tall. Amazing! He’s going to take a huge lead at this point in the event.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

First redemption skate

 

[elektra blue]

oh Nik, that was beautiful

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

3. Nikolaj MEMOLA
Mon Dieu, Song for the Little Sparrow, choreo by Corrado Giordani, Barbara Fusar Poli

4Lz!
3A+1Eu+3S (fights to get the free leg back on the sal)
3A
3Lo
CCSp4
FSSp4
3Lz+3T (fights through, really has to reload for the 3T)
3F+2A+SEQ
3Lz
StSq4
ChSq1 +0.86
CCoSp4

SP: 68.71 (10th)
FS: 158.91 (1st)
TOT: 227.62 (1st)

Nik is such a gorgeous skater - his line and posture and elegance throughout is so impressive, and his jumps are so satisfying when landed because he is so tall and he has such a great free leg position. I like this program for him, but am a little mad about the first crescendo of the music being during a spin. Performance-wise, I know he can do better throughout the first half of the program, but the jumps were so much better today and he is so committed in the end of that program and overall this was a huge redemption skate from him.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Nikolaj!!!

 

[moonvine]

Keegan.....

You smile at my pain @4everchan

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Well done! Tall Nik makes the jumps look so impressive.

 

[4everchan]

 

[Jeanie19]

Nikolaj. Great outfit and program. Great skate, all greens.

 

[jgg220]

Memola was wondrous! I especially loved how he flapped his arms like he was about to ascend like a Bercy pigeon and/or conduct an elegant orchestra of kazoos through the entire program. Magnifique!

 

[labgoat]

Much better skate for Nikolaj today. He can be very mesmerizing and today was an very good day to have a breakthrough. Bravo!

 

[4everchan]

You smile at my pain @4everchan

no... i gave love to Keegan. I know how much he is missed but the pain settles and all we can remember is the joy he gave us. You will get there too

 

[yuumagical]

Bravo, Memola! Now where's that "Italians skate it better" banner?

 

[snowflake]

Nikolaj my Italian sentimental favorite. Great skate!

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