2024 Japanese National - Men's FS

[tsuyoboogie]

SHUNTARO GANBA!!!!!

BEST ChSq coming up!

 

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6. 朝賀 俊太朗 Shuntaro Asaga (Kansai University) JR 5th​

FS: "Invierno Porteño" [Nueva Version] by Astor Piazzolla

3A(waits, nearly touches down with free foot)+2A+SEQ
3F+1Eu+3S
3Lo
StSq4
CSSp4
2A (popped 3A attempt)
3Lz+3T (turns out, steps out)
2F
FCSp4
ChSq1 +1.20
3F
CCoSp4

SP: (19th)
FS: 131.75 (1st)
TOT: 199.33 (1st)

That was a lovely almost-clean skate from Shuntaro - he has a really nice landing position and his jumps when done well are very nice. He seemed to tire in the second half, but really tapped into all he had left for that choreo sequence. It was an epic finish to the program, so much commitment and energy!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Nice fight, Shuntaro!
Of course he got a StSq4~

 

[Arriba627]

Love the bling on this guy's costume! Level 4 on spins and step sequence. Nice!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Men's standings after FS Group 1

			SP	FS	Final
(Jr)	朝賀 俊太朗	Shuntaro Asaga	67.58	131.75	199.33
(Jr)	蛯原 大弥	Daiya Ebihara	64.66	128.15	192.81
(Jr)	植村 駿	Shun Uemura	62.47	123.50	185.97
	吉岡 希	Nozomu Yoshioka	63.76	117.53	181.29
	菊地 竜生	Ryusei Kikuchi	62.77	106.52	169.29
	山田 琉伸	Ryushin Yamada	60.20	86.29	146.49

Group 2 Skate Order
7. Yuto Kishina
8. Haru Kakiuchi (Jr)
9. Takumi Sugiyama
10. Koshiro Shimada
11. Tatsuya Tsuboi
12. Shunsuke Nakamura

 

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Many thanks @tsuyoboogie and @figureskatingandrainbows for information and pbp!!!

Perfect entertainment on a saturday morning

 

[RatedPG]

I can’t believe Koshiro and Tatsuya are in this group.

Go Tatsuya!!!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Yuto GANBA!!!

 

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7. 木科 雄登 Yuto Kishino (Kansai University)​

FS: "Introduction and Rondo Capricioso," choreo. by Cathy Reed

3A+2T
1A
3Lz
FCCoSp4
ChSq1 +0.50
3S+2A+SEQ+2T
3Lo+2T* (third 2T)
3Lo+REP (previous combo invalidated)
3T
StSq4
CCoSp4
FCSp3

SP: 68.85 (18th)
FS: 122.21 (4th)
TOT: 191.05 (3rd)

Yuto has a normal costume? And is with Mie Hamada now? What is happening? Some silly jump math issues in there - too many double toes invalidated one of his combos and earned him a +REP - but aside from that and the axel pop this was a solid skate from Yuto. The music is great (it's Rondo) but I do think it's really a tricky piece to interpret while you're trying to do the jumps in a free program.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Yuto!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

7. 木科 雄登 Yuto Kishino (Kansai University)​

FS: "Introduction and Rondo Capricioso," choreo. by Cathy Reed

3A+2T
1A
3Lz
FCCoSp4
ChSq1 +0.50
3S+2A+SEQ+2T
3S?+2T* (third 2T)
3Lo
3T
StSq4
CCoSp4
FCSp3

SP: 68.85 (18th)
FS:
TOT:

Yuto has a normal costume? And is with Mie Hamada now? What is happening? Some silly jump math issues in there - too many double toes invalidated one of his combos - but aside from that and the axel pop this was a solid skate from Yuto. The music is great (it's Rondo) but I do think it's really a tricky piece to interpret while you're trying to do the jumps in a free program.

Yuto has been coached by Team Hamada for years

 

[EdgeCall]

The popped Axel was annoying and the Zayaks unnecessary, but overall it was an appealing performance.

 

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8. 垣内 珀琉 Haru Kakiuchi (Hyogo Nishinomiya FSC) JR 6th​

FS: "I Giorni" by Ludovico Einaudi, Daniel Hope (violin), Jacques Ammon (piano), Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin (chamber orchestra); "Violin Concerto No. 2 Movement 4" by Philip Glass, Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica; choreo by Stéphane Lambiel, Kohei Yoshino

4T< (fall)
3Lo
3Lz+3T<
FCSp4
?+2A+SEQ
3S
2A+3T+2T
3F
ChSq1 +0.50
StSq3
FCCoSp4
CCoSp?

SP: 70.52 (17th)
FS: 132.75 (1st)
TOT: 203.27 (1st)

What a lovely program from Haru! The music was really lovely, and his performance was subtle yet elegant and well-done. Going for an easier-yet-cleaner route really worked out well for him today.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Yuto has been coached by Team Hamada for years

ah... how did he manage to get the Construction Worker Nightmare approved by them then? I feel like that team always does well with packaging.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Absolutely LOVE this program for Haru!
My favorite of all his programs ever~
Have said this too many times already but his skating has matured so much!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Takumi GANBA!!!

 

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9. 杉山 匠海 Takumi Sugiyama (Okayama University)​

FS: "Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: ll. Air" by Johann Sebastian Bach, Mechanisms, choreo. by Yuka Sato

3A+2T
3A (hangs on, a bit forwards)
3Lo
3S
FCSp2
ChSq1 +0.00 (little stumble at the end)
3Lz+3T (steps out)
3F+2A+2A+SEQ
3Lz
FSSp4
StSq3
CCoSp4

SP: 72.93 (16th)
FS: 135.82 (1st)
TOT: 208.75 (1st)

Takumi skating to "Air"... what a perfect music choice! I loved the back spiral into the 3Lo, and his jumps are always enjoyable to watch - they're so tidy and neat. I am a little sad about that stupid stumble heading into his crossovers at the end of the choreo sequence, because it was a really nice element apart from that and that affected the GOE. Regardless, though, this was a really strong skate from him and yet again, easier but cleaner is climbing up the placements.

 

[rabidline]

Air was really a good choice for his slow speed but a bit lagging behind Mechanism. But Takumi is still a very beautiful skater.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

I can tell Mura-sensei is encouraging Takumi to depend less on the rippon arms during his jumps

 

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

FS: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns; choreo by Stephane Lambiel, Shae-Lynn Bourne

4Lz< (fall) wut. Koshiro.
2T
3A+3T (hangs on)
3F
CCoSp4
StSq4
3A+1Eu+3S
3Lz+2A
3Lo
CSSp4
ChSq1 +1.25
FCSp4

SP: 73.20 (15th)
FS: 150.84 (1st)
TOT: 224.04 (1st)

Sigh... Koshiro, why are you such a cactus? This program has really grown so much, Koshiro has really managed to pick out all of the musical nuances and there's so much brilliant choreography throughout, but the YOLO 4Lz attempt? The rest of the program was so good.