2024 Japanese Nationals - Men's SP

[labgoat]

Fun fact - a lot of my lab equipment is from sponsor Sysmex.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Omg this costume

 

[tsuyoboogie]

STAR-kun GANBA!!!

 

[RatedPG]

21. 壷井 達也 Tatsuya Tsuboi (Sysmex)​

SP: "Adore" by Luca D’Alberto; "Anima" by Luca D’Alberto; choreo by Masahiro Kawagoe, Massimo Scali

4S (turns out)
1A*
FCSp4
3Lz+3T
StSq4
CCoSp4
CSSp4

SP: 73.94 (7th) Q

Oh no, a bit of a disaster skate for Tatsuya - he had an outside shot at some assignments with his GP medal, and I wonder if the pressure just got to him a bit today. He did well to recover with a really lovely combo, and kept on pushing his PCS marks in the steps.

He has a good chance of increasing from one GP (this season) to two GPs (Olympic season) due to the fact he is 5th in SB out of skaters from Japan

 

[labgoat]

Tatsuya!! I think his chances to be picked for 4CC just slipped on by

Lets wait until the free is done. He could rebound and others might fail.

 

[TallyT]

No this is what you call a costume! Those pants have quite the shine

And gorgeous hair.

 

[labgoat]

Love me some flashy Spanish music. Not sure I love the wailing baby singer however.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Omg!! Techno breakdown Spanish guitars in leather this SLAPS

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

22. 大島 光翔 Kosho Oshima (Meiji University)​

SP: "Galicia Flamenca" by Gino D'Auri, Flamenco (feat. Rage) by Timmy Trumpet & JETFIRE; choreo. by Kana Muramoto

3A
3Lz+3T
FCSp3
CSSp4
3F (steps out late, just too far back on the heel)
CCoSp2
StSq2

SP: 74.37 (6th) Q

Kosho took us to Spain, the club, and then back to Japan in under three minutes - he's such a great performer and can engage with the audience like no other skater here. His jumps also looked really strong, just a few little errors started to creep in there at the end of the program as he got perhaps a bit too excited

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Oshima Kosho for National Champion!

 

[lileychristie]

Kosho!!! Fun music

Love how the towel color matches his costume

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Paging @elektra blue whenever you wake up, you HAVE to see Kosho Oshima

 

[Sally1214]

Hi everyone
It's 2:40 am in Halifax and I just got done cleaning up after a dinner party with friends (which ran very late). Then I found this excellent stream and thought, "Hell, yeah, I'm here for the rest of the men's sp!" This is terrific!!

 

[lileychristie]

OMG and there are puppies on Kosho's towel

 

[labgoat]

Hi everyone
It's 2:40 am in Halifax and I just got done cleaning up after a dinner party with friends (which ran very late). Then I found this excellent stream and thought, "Hell, yeah, I'm here for the rest of the men's sp!" This is terrific!!

Hi @Sally1214

 

[TallyT]

OMG and there are puppies on Kosho's towel

He knows he needs to sell himself, both on and off ice and boy did he did it

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

23. 島田 高志郎 Koshiro Shimada (Kinoshita Group)​

SP: "You're Just Too Good to Be True" by Shawn Mendes; choreo by Stephane Lambiel, Shae-Lynn Bourne

4T (fall)
3A
FCSp4
3Lz+3T (fall)
StSq3
CSSp4
CCoSp4

SP: 73.20 (9th) Q

This program works so well for Koshiro, it really seems to match his personality and is a nice departure from a lot of other mens' programs. Those two falls will really hurt, but at least he pulled in for everything and you wouldn't have known he fell based on his performance throughout the program.

 

[labgoat]

Oh Shimada you are so smooth and endearing, but you have to be firm with the jump landings or they will escape you as they have today. May this be the year you finally learn this once and for all.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

My stream keeps dropping out

 

[lileychristie]

omfg Kactushiro, I put you in my predictions

Well, the fight for podium and 4CC spots just got even more interesting......