2025 Japanese Nationals - Men's SP

[yuumagical]

A little surprised to see Shun only doing a 3Lz here, but that definitely didn't faze him! Still a quality performance!

 

[Arriba627]

Darn. No 4Lz. That'll hurt. Even so, he rotates SO fast. He's Mr. Consistent. He can come back in the free.

 

[freedomlover]

man.... 87??? I get the Lutz but like... no homecooking? even a little?

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Men's SP Final Group Skate Order
25. Kazuki Tomono
26. Sena Miyake
27. Shunsuke Nakamura
28. Tatsuya Tsuboi
29. Kao Miura
30. Haru Kakiuchi

Live Results

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Nationals as always a pressure cooker. Good for Shun to experience this because the big games, though. To salvage a triple out of the pop is a good move.

I'm worried about G5, Kazuki and Kao both need to podium for a shot at the Olympic team and that's a lot of pressure on them and also we have three of the most dramatic splatters ever in this group (Kao, Tatsuya, and Shunsuke). Otherwise this has been a pretty strong event so far, a few mistakes but no real disaster skates. The quality has been insane, the current FS cutoff score is a 65 which is sometimes the cutoff at Worlds and that's with notoriously stingy Japanese judging.

 

[cocteautwin]

Thanks, I am too but it is buffering a lot. A problem with the stream and not my connection, as far as I can tell.

This one works well for me: https://live.qq.com/10012776

 

[tsuyoboogie]

man.... 87??? I get the Lutz but like... no homecooking? even a little?

never for Shun

 

[EdgeCall]

man.... 87??? I get the Lutz but like... no homecooking? even a little?

I agree, even with the pop I had seen him around 90.

 

[yuumagical]

And now the showdown we've all been waiting for-- Kao vs. Kazuki -- may the best man win a ticket to the Olympics~

 

[cocteautwin]

I'm not ready for Kazuki/Kao battle for olympic spot. Why can't they both go?

 

[tsuyoboogie]

You got this, Kazuki!
GANBA!!!

 

[rabidline]

man.... 87??? I get the Lutz but like... no homecooking? even a little?

Nope. Pre-Olympic Nationals, the only one they'll cook for is their #1 contender. The bigger the score and the bigger the gap to others the better, since it gives a more confident illusion coming into Olympics (especially since I don't think Yuma will do 4CC).

I'm worried about G5, Kazuki and Kao both need to podium for a shot at the Olympic team and that's a lot of pressure on them and also we have three of the most dramatic splatters ever in this group (Kao, Tatsuya, and Shunsuke). Otherwise this has been a pretty strong event so far, a few mistakes but no real disaster skates. The quality has been insane, the current FS cutoff score is a 65 which is sometimes the cutoff at Worlds and that's with notoriously stingy Japanese judging.

I agree, especially considering how Nationals this quad has been for all the men. This is probably Yuma's cleanest SP at Nationals this quad, he had falls and/or other mistakes even dating back to Nationals 2021 (pre-Beijing Nats).

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

25. Kazuki Tomono 友野 一希 Daiichi Juken Group
SP: "That’s It (I’m Crazy)" by Sofi Tukker; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, choreo by Misha Ge

4T+3T
4S (turns out)
FCSp3
*fluke fall*
3A
CSSp4
StSq2
CCoSp3

SP: 88.05 (3rd)
he did lose some points on the levels and fluke fall but imo he deserved more GOE on those steps and PCS

LET'S GO KAZUKI!!!!!!!!!!! This program is so fun and I love that Misha, his choreographer, is here to watch it performed live. No one has Kazuki's musicality and precision when it comes to hitting those musical accents. I so badly want four spots for Team Japan at the Olympics, because both he and Kao bring such quality. That will absolutely keep him in the medal race, I'd put that into second place based on the performance quality.

 

[rabidline]

Oh Kazuki the fluke fall...

 

[rabidline]

This program is so fun and I love that Misha, his choreographer, is here to watch it performed live.

Kazuki's SP is by SLB, FS is by Misha.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Well I guess falling out of a spin is better than falling in one.

 

[Arriba627]

Jumps almost clean! Looks like he has a little bit of Nats nerves, but good job. Program's a crowd pleaser!!!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

C'mon Sena!
I really like this SP~

 

[freedomlover]

thought Kazuki would have a bigger PCS margin to go into second.

 

[yuumagical]

Kazuki seems to have gotten a little too excited at points, but when you're performing something as entertaining as THAT, I don't blame him for getting too excited!