2025 Skate America Men's Free Skate

[yuumagical]

I might not really love the music Jason skated to, but one cannot deny that he skated to it well.

By the way, has Jason himself confirmed that this is his final season?

 

[lileychristie]

Wow these free skate scores are TIGHT

 

[soccerjc77]

The event is a hot mess, just because of the bad music taste.

 

[4everchan]

pope or clown ? you tell me

 

[labgoat]

I have not yet seen Pope Daniel yet due to work...

 

[SmileHappy34]

Good luck Daniel Grassl

 

[moonvine]

I might not really love the music Jason skated to, but one cannot deny that he skated to it well.

By the way, has Jason himself confirmed that this is his final season?

I don’t think so.

 

[SmileHappy34]

Compared to Jason . Sorry but Daniel skates stoic

 

[4everchan]

I don't care how many rotations when the jumps are that ugly. Sorry.

 

[bartlebooth]

He fell into temptation.

 

[jgg220]

This is more nope than pope.

 

[Dawn825]

I like the song but Jason common you should have choose the original singer for this song, the original singer is 100% better than this. The one with Christina Aguilera.

I did go straight to YouTube when he finished to listen to that one as a palate cleanser lol.

 

[labgoat]

In contrast Daniel is becoming Pope while Spencer Howe is aiming to become a Military Chaplain. I wonder what his take on this is?

 

[4everchan]

even the costume reveal wasn't easy

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

9. Daniel GRASSL ITA
FS: "Overture of Conclave" (Conclave soundtrack) by Volker Bertelmann; "Soon Enough" (Conclave soundtrack) by Volker Bertelmann; "Second Day" (Conclave soundtrack) by Volker Bertelmann; "Walk Through Rain" (Conclave soundtrack) by Volker Bertelmann; "Tears" (Conclave soundtrack) by Volker Bertelmann; "Postlude of Conclave" (Conclave soundtrack) by Volker Bertelmann; choreo by Edoardo De Bernardis, Luca Mantovni

2Lz
4Lo< (steps out)
4F< (holds on)
3Aq+3Tq
ChSq1
3A (holds on)+2A+2A+SEQ
3Lz+3T
CSSp3
StSq3
3Lo
CCoSp4
FSSp3

SP: 82.69 (5th)
FS: 152.76 (4th)
TOT: 236.44 (2nd)

Daniel was struggling in practice as well, and that manifested here in competition. None of the quads were working for him, and he had some tight landings and others that will get a lot of his jumps looked at. I enjoy this program, mainly because it starts with THE POPE..... IS DEAD..... and ends with him becoming the literal Pope. It's a bit like Vladimir's program, except I think Vladimir is intentionally trying to be a bit unserious and Daniel isn't. Still, though, this program will certainly be a cult classic, especially if he skates it in Milan.

 

[labgoat]

He fell into temptation.

sinnerman

 

[FlossieH]

Daniel's programme is weird. It seems a strange choice for an Italian Olympics, given how revered the Pope is there.

 

[demitasse]

i was going to say that i am, despite all good sense and sensibility, obsessed with his conclave program and then his jumps fell apart

 

[Sai Bon]

Gah, all this doubling of quads!

 

[Jeanie19]

Daniel. Nice outfit. A couple of mistakes, but he never gave up the performance. And his 3A's and spins were good.