2025 Cup of China Men's Free Skate

[TT_Fin]

From competition to competition the presentation is getting better.

 

[elektra blue]

Dimash sings Celentano + the 5th element on top of that...yes it's weird...even for my standards but i love my son Misha no matter what

 

[Kris135]

Good program despite the mistakes.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

10. Mikhail SHAIDOROV KAZ
FS: "Confessa - The Diva Dance" by Dimash, Eric Serra; "The Diva Dance" (from the Fifth Element soundtrack) by Eric Serra; choreo by Ivan Righini

3A+1Eu+4Sq
4Lz (holds on)
4F!
FCSp3
ChSq1
3F!
CCoSp3
4T+3T
3Lz+3A< (steps out)
4T< (fall)
StSq3
CSSp3

SP: 88.33 (3rd)
FS: 174.34 (1st)
TOT: 262.67 (1st)

A great opening and a scrappy finish for Mikhail. I like this program and costume; they're very on-brand for him and are statement pieces. I think the free has some room to grow with his connection to the music, and I'd love to see the choreo fleshed out a bit more with some transitions and in-betweens, but the steps are really fun and will be better once he has more conditioning. I love the weird ghost alien arms. Some of those jumps will be reviewed, the 3A and 4T were definitely under and the edges will be looked at, but it was a strong free attempt. He reminds me a bit of young Ilia where the more quads he does, the more the performance and rotation suffers. He might have scored higher here if he only did 4 quads and improved the overall quality.

 

[TallyT]

Yeah, I kind of miss the days of instrumental music only...

I just wish they'd ban voiceovers, despite the fact that some of my favourite skaters have used them.

 

[Lunalovesskating]

Some of these jumps were insane. Still Mikhail needs to work on spins and choreography. The choreography sequence was a choice..

 

[Ares]

The music for Shaidorov was a ... choice.

 

[cathlen]

That will lead easily, but do hope with season passing, the progrma will be more polished.

 

[elektra blue]

I didn't know we have Cacti Emperors!

we have emperors, king and presidents

 

[Skating91]

Misha took it out of the judges hands, but they will try their best to manipulate. Grassl isn't getting close. There were q's there, but yesterday was just robbery to give that 4Lz an UR.

 

[Jeanie19]

Mikhail. Great outfit and a good program. Unbelievable tech content. Really good skate.

 

[readernick]

I appreciate his technical skills. But, his SS really need some help. People hate on Ilya but Ilya can skate on an edge and I don't think Shaidorov can and I mean that seriously. Anyway, I like his costume. I'm not sure what program there is but it's fine, I guess?

 

[YuBluByMe]

He wore himself out in the end trying to chase Ilia. I love the opening combo, though and his skating needs help. His SP is much better.

 

[cheerknithanson]

A panda flower crown. Nice.

 

[4everchan]

well I no longer need to go to the farmer's market... got all the carrots and veggies I needed. Thanks Misha.

 

[elektra blue]

is that a bazoi crown? how cute

 

[anonymoose_au]

The cartwheel exit on the last spin is awesome though, and I shan't hear a word against it.

 

[Sabsi]

we have emperors, king and presidents

Not to forget we have a pope

 

[Jeanie19]

I love the bunny.

 

[cathlen]

we have emperors, king and presidents

I need a list
Once my fave cacti retired, I stopped being up to date with hierarchy