Here's my notes on the Senior Men short program. Skaters are listed in skate order. The marks and placements are what I noted from the rink announcements and are not official.
The notes weren't originally meant to be posted in their 'raw' state, so there's lots of abbreviations & such. . . Hopefully you can all understand them. Also there could be (and will be) mistakes. The notes are what I wrote as the skaters were skating and haven't been reviewed for correctness or modified as I haven't seen the protocols yet myself. But since everyone is wondering what happened I thought I'd share the notes with you.
Rosaleen
StN. Name Section Place Points
1 Ken Rose CO 1 63.13
white shirt & black pants / slow rock ballad familiar /
3f3t nice / 2a / ftwrk 3z / sit ch sit maybe a bit slow being picky but good pos / strt ftwrk works really well with cadence of the music / flysit great pos speed better that previous sit / O ftwrk is excellent / combo spin to end / great skate /
2 Nathan Last EO 17 41.67
black shirt & pants / summertime /
3z fell think rot / O ftwrk gets a little slow on difficult steps – lacking a bit of expression / 3s turns out / sit ch sit – good low pos & speed / 2a very deliberate into it / ccombo spin is ok / strt ftwrk is a little slow and I think simple / ? spin to end /
3 Kurt Stoll SK 21 29.64
silver satin shirt dark pants / heavy dramatic music
ccombo spin with nice xfoot – good speed & pos / really slow into 3s and it didn’t get off the ice – singled it / spread eagle into 1a / sit ch sit is very nice / popped toe to single / strt ftwrk into O ftwrk is ok / deathdrop really rough landing – probably short revs /
4 Paul Poirier CO 5 57.02
white shirt with black tie & pants / Come Together /
great opening moves to start / excllents sit ch sit / popped flip 3t / ftwrk nice 3z / music is picking up for strt ftwrk and as expected it’s great / back sit ch sit – great spin / 2a / O ftwrk is extremely complex / combo spin ends in xfoot /
5 Joey Russell NL 3 61.44
black with tiny bit of white trim at neck / painted black /
some great chor to opening slow music / 1a / 3f3l – nice / music picks up / 3z ugly landing but clean / spin that I was blocked out of – couldn’t see / S ftwrk / Strt ftwrk / both I think were fairly high level – went very well with the music / sit ch sit is good / back camel with layover starts combo spin – nice /
6 Jesse Smith AB 15 43.35
white shirt with black design on front & black / piano
2a / 3t2t / flysit is quite good – nice pos / he’s fairly scratchy & his speed has really improved at all / ftwrk 3s / O ftwrk is expressive but slow / sit ch sit good pos (but slow) / strt ftwrk as music is building – bit simple & slow / he still suffers from plank hands / combo spin with nice xfoot /
7 David Struthers QC 16 42.44
black with red on one side of top & floaty bits on arm / flamenco to start but more celtic now
2z2t I think / 2s / sit ch sit is very good – speed & pos / 2a / O ftwrk is ok in char of music / back cam starts combo spin – back was nice front camel needs more extension / strt ftwrk is ok / death drop is ok good pos but got slow /
8 Sylvain Bouillere QC 13 48.14
black with pink kerchief at the open neck of his shirt / western theme / good bad & ugly at times
great opening / chor into 2a bit wild on landing / 3t2t / 3l maybe short landing funny on 2feet / deathdrop in part was an excellent spin / strt ftwrk is completely in char of the music even to the ‘guns’ & shooting / combo spin – nice positions / sit ch sit / then takes a chug for his drink and sighs / O ftwrk ending at the judges / that was delightful so much fun – it’s programs like this that make you glad you watch ALL the skaters /
9 Jacob Povzikov - withdrawn - injury CO
10 Brandon Prete SK 14 46.22
black with deep v in front some dark red glitter banding it / low deep piano music ended up sounding somewhat Italian and then I can hear ‘my way’ near the end.
3t2t / 3l really wild free leg on landing & tight but think he got around / 2a no height but clean / back sit ch sit – ok pos but nice & fast / I missed a spin / strt ftwrk works well with the music – ok / death drop took a while to center the spin /
11 Fedor Andreev EO 2 61.62
black long sleeve tshirt & pants /
some chor to opening rock guitar sound / 3a rot but fell out / 3f3t not much height on either and took some effort but done possibly short rot on toe / 3z was nice / sit ch sit – very nice front ok on back / strt ftwrk in char with the guitar riffs & expressing it well / back cam starts combo spin – excellent speed on whole spin / O ftwrk has attitude – nicely done / butterfly back sit /
12 Maxime-Billy Fortin QC 7 56.44
light pink shirt black pants / big bandish sound
popped to 1t 3t / 3a turnsout / he’s still very loose in the air / sit ch sit gets very slow on 1st half good on 2nd / 3f hand down / O ftwrk is great – this is where his looseness inthe body really works well / back combo spin ch front is ok – not great / strt ftwrk in char & uses the music really well – good speed / death drop good pos but spin was slow (I didn’t actually see it – blocked out by a photographer ) /
13 Matthew Penasse WO 10 49.50
turquoise & black vest over white shirt / betthovan’s last night
3z2t / ftwrk 3t / back sit ch sit is ok – decent pos / 2a not really sure and a bit scratchy but clean / O ftwrk has some nice bits but generally just ok / flysit quite good / strt ftwrk is ok / back cam starts combo spin – ok /
14 Craig Finney AB 9 51.72
black shirt & pants with black & white swirly pattern tie / Take 5 /
3a way leaning into the circle and fell – no real hope of landing it / 3t3t – 2nd one probably 2foot / sit ch sit – good pos & speed / strt ftwrk – right with music & in char – ibt slow across the ice / 3l fell out / a couple of spins at the end – I was looking up others stuff and didn’t really see the end of the program /
15 Karolin Metivier QC - withdrawn QC
16 William Lindsay WO 20 30.44
Bright blue top with bits of red swirls / caught toepick & fell doing some opening chor / 1a / strt ftwrk is ok – with music but nothing special – somewhat slow / 3s under rot fell / combo spin starts with nicely extended camel ends in side split / 3t feet crossed on landing – fell / sit ch sit is slow – pos ok / O ftwrk / fly forward sit is ok /
17 Braeden Donaldson BC 18 37.76
lime green with black swirly patterns & black pants / robot music
opening moves right with music / 3t both hands down / back combo spin starts with weak camel – nice xfoot – front half of spin is only soso / ftwrk 2a / strt ftwrk is soso / 3s pitched way forward but didn’t put hand down 2t / O ftwrk is ok / a bit of chor / sit ch sit – gets slow but nice pos / fly forward sit had good fly & spin – he did a nicer one in warm-up /
18 Louis-Philippe Sirois QC 6 56.58
shiny dark silver – grey vest & grey sparkly pants / yesterday – starts music then
nice high 2a / 3f2t he fought for that flip / 3l / combo spin has some nice pos – got a little slow but I liked it / O ftwrk as music speeds up – works with the music quite nicely / flysit with twisted pos / Strt ftwrk with music – nice – bit of a slip towards the end but covered it up well / sit ch sit
19 Brennan Martin EO 11 49.11
black with white design on top and down legs /
2a is big / 3t2t / sit spin – didn’t see start / catilever / 3z leaning landed on 2 feet possibly short revs / combo spins starts with back camel – nice extension – rest is ok / music picks up O ftwrk is moving faster with music – nicely done / strt ftwrk – missed the start - what I saw was pretty good – right into closing pose /
20 Ehren Jaleel AB 12 49.09
black with sheer on one side of top and an ‘eye’ appliqué / dark low music
2a / 3z2t not really pretty but clean / spiral popped flip to single / sit ch sit – excellent pos ok speed / O ftwrk is floaty and with music / flying back upright xfoot / strt ftwrk is ok / music is very boring / back spin starts combo – spins are slower than I remember /
21 Jean-Simon Légaré QC 8 54.60
black with diag red ruffle down front / Spanish - flamenco /
some chor to start / 3z2t / very dramamtic music and he’s playing it to the hilt / 3f leaning going up and fell not sure if fully rot / O ftwrk death drop twisted sit with variations / music picks up 2a / he has tight air pos but seems to be on a bit of lean in all his jumps / sit spin that I didn’t really see – sit ch sit / strt ftwrk is wirth music but on the slow side / combo spin starts with lovely camel /
22 Ian Martinez QC – Withdrawn
23 Michael Elias EO 19 36.27
black short sleeve tshirt & pants – top is a little bit sheer or just shimmery / familiar modern rock /
3z step out / 2a leaning out but managed to hang on / combo spin has nice fast sit on front ok on back to xfoot / 2t and not very pretty at that picks went in badly / sit ch sit is a bit slow / strt ftwrk is ok – with music but not a lot of enthusiasim / finished a little after music /
24 Gary Wong BC 4 57.30
black ‘pirate’ costume white collar & cuffs red sash at waist / Pirates of the Carribean /
3f hand down / chor starts at opening with him playing a drunk / 3z 2t / flysit has great fast pos in sit / O ftwrk in char of music – keeps moving / 2a / back sit ch sit – nicely done good speed / takes a drink to start strt steps – in char – nice / back cam starts combo spin – excellent spin /
25 Dominic Rondeau QC - withdrawn
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The notes weren't originally meant to be posted in their 'raw' state, so there's lots of abbreviations & such. . . Hopefully you can all understand them. Also there could be (and will be) mistakes. The notes are what I wrote as the skaters were skating and haven't been reviewed for correctness or modified as I haven't seen the protocols yet myself. But since everyone is wondering what happened I thought I'd share the notes with you.
Rosaleen
StN. Name Section Place Points
1 Ken Rose CO 1 63.13
white shirt & black pants / slow rock ballad familiar /
3f3t nice / 2a / ftwrk 3z / sit ch sit maybe a bit slow being picky but good pos / strt ftwrk works really well with cadence of the music / flysit great pos speed better that previous sit / O ftwrk is excellent / combo spin to end / great skate /
2 Nathan Last EO 17 41.67
black shirt & pants / summertime /
3z fell think rot / O ftwrk gets a little slow on difficult steps – lacking a bit of expression / 3s turns out / sit ch sit – good low pos & speed / 2a very deliberate into it / ccombo spin is ok / strt ftwrk is a little slow and I think simple / ? spin to end /
3 Kurt Stoll SK 21 29.64
silver satin shirt dark pants / heavy dramatic music
ccombo spin with nice xfoot – good speed & pos / really slow into 3s and it didn’t get off the ice – singled it / spread eagle into 1a / sit ch sit is very nice / popped toe to single / strt ftwrk into O ftwrk is ok / deathdrop really rough landing – probably short revs /
4 Paul Poirier CO 5 57.02
white shirt with black tie & pants / Come Together /
great opening moves to start / excllents sit ch sit / popped flip 3t / ftwrk nice 3z / music is picking up for strt ftwrk and as expected it’s great / back sit ch sit – great spin / 2a / O ftwrk is extremely complex / combo spin ends in xfoot /
5 Joey Russell NL 3 61.44
black with tiny bit of white trim at neck / painted black /
some great chor to opening slow music / 1a / 3f3l – nice / music picks up / 3z ugly landing but clean / spin that I was blocked out of – couldn’t see / S ftwrk / Strt ftwrk / both I think were fairly high level – went very well with the music / sit ch sit is good / back camel with layover starts combo spin – nice /
6 Jesse Smith AB 15 43.35
white shirt with black design on front & black / piano
2a / 3t2t / flysit is quite good – nice pos / he’s fairly scratchy & his speed has really improved at all / ftwrk 3s / O ftwrk is expressive but slow / sit ch sit good pos (but slow) / strt ftwrk as music is building – bit simple & slow / he still suffers from plank hands / combo spin with nice xfoot /
7 David Struthers QC 16 42.44
black with red on one side of top & floaty bits on arm / flamenco to start but more celtic now
2z2t I think / 2s / sit ch sit is very good – speed & pos / 2a / O ftwrk is ok in char of music / back cam starts combo spin – back was nice front camel needs more extension / strt ftwrk is ok / death drop is ok good pos but got slow /
8 Sylvain Bouillere QC 13 48.14
black with pink kerchief at the open neck of his shirt / western theme / good bad & ugly at times
great opening / chor into 2a bit wild on landing / 3t2t / 3l maybe short landing funny on 2feet / deathdrop in part was an excellent spin / strt ftwrk is completely in char of the music even to the ‘guns’ & shooting / combo spin – nice positions / sit ch sit / then takes a chug for his drink and sighs / O ftwrk ending at the judges / that was delightful so much fun – it’s programs like this that make you glad you watch ALL the skaters /
9 Jacob Povzikov - withdrawn - injury CO
10 Brandon Prete SK 14 46.22
black with deep v in front some dark red glitter banding it / low deep piano music ended up sounding somewhat Italian and then I can hear ‘my way’ near the end.
3t2t / 3l really wild free leg on landing & tight but think he got around / 2a no height but clean / back sit ch sit – ok pos but nice & fast / I missed a spin / strt ftwrk works well with the music – ok / death drop took a while to center the spin /
11 Fedor Andreev EO 2 61.62
black long sleeve tshirt & pants /
some chor to opening rock guitar sound / 3a rot but fell out / 3f3t not much height on either and took some effort but done possibly short rot on toe / 3z was nice / sit ch sit – very nice front ok on back / strt ftwrk in char with the guitar riffs & expressing it well / back cam starts combo spin – excellent speed on whole spin / O ftwrk has attitude – nicely done / butterfly back sit /
12 Maxime-Billy Fortin QC 7 56.44
light pink shirt black pants / big bandish sound
popped to 1t 3t / 3a turnsout / he’s still very loose in the air / sit ch sit gets very slow on 1st half good on 2nd / 3f hand down / O ftwrk is great – this is where his looseness inthe body really works well / back combo spin ch front is ok – not great / strt ftwrk in char & uses the music really well – good speed / death drop good pos but spin was slow (I didn’t actually see it – blocked out by a photographer ) /
13 Matthew Penasse WO 10 49.50
turquoise & black vest over white shirt / betthovan’s last night
3z2t / ftwrk 3t / back sit ch sit is ok – decent pos / 2a not really sure and a bit scratchy but clean / O ftwrk has some nice bits but generally just ok / flysit quite good / strt ftwrk is ok / back cam starts combo spin – ok /
14 Craig Finney AB 9 51.72
black shirt & pants with black & white swirly pattern tie / Take 5 /
3a way leaning into the circle and fell – no real hope of landing it / 3t3t – 2nd one probably 2foot / sit ch sit – good pos & speed / strt ftwrk – right with music & in char – ibt slow across the ice / 3l fell out / a couple of spins at the end – I was looking up others stuff and didn’t really see the end of the program /
15 Karolin Metivier QC - withdrawn QC
16 William Lindsay WO 20 30.44
Bright blue top with bits of red swirls / caught toepick & fell doing some opening chor / 1a / strt ftwrk is ok – with music but nothing special – somewhat slow / 3s under rot fell / combo spin starts with nicely extended camel ends in side split / 3t feet crossed on landing – fell / sit ch sit is slow – pos ok / O ftwrk / fly forward sit is ok /
17 Braeden Donaldson BC 18 37.76
lime green with black swirly patterns & black pants / robot music
opening moves right with music / 3t both hands down / back combo spin starts with weak camel – nice xfoot – front half of spin is only soso / ftwrk 2a / strt ftwrk is soso / 3s pitched way forward but didn’t put hand down 2t / O ftwrk is ok / a bit of chor / sit ch sit – gets slow but nice pos / fly forward sit had good fly & spin – he did a nicer one in warm-up /
18 Louis-Philippe Sirois QC 6 56.58
shiny dark silver – grey vest & grey sparkly pants / yesterday – starts music then
nice high 2a / 3f2t he fought for that flip / 3l / combo spin has some nice pos – got a little slow but I liked it / O ftwrk as music speeds up – works with the music quite nicely / flysit with twisted pos / Strt ftwrk with music – nice – bit of a slip towards the end but covered it up well / sit ch sit
19 Brennan Martin EO 11 49.11
black with white design on top and down legs /
2a is big / 3t2t / sit spin – didn’t see start / catilever / 3z leaning landed on 2 feet possibly short revs / combo spins starts with back camel – nice extension – rest is ok / music picks up O ftwrk is moving faster with music – nicely done / strt ftwrk – missed the start - what I saw was pretty good – right into closing pose /
20 Ehren Jaleel AB 12 49.09
black with sheer on one side of top and an ‘eye’ appliqué / dark low music
2a / 3z2t not really pretty but clean / spiral popped flip to single / sit ch sit – excellent pos ok speed / O ftwrk is floaty and with music / flying back upright xfoot / strt ftwrk is ok / music is very boring / back spin starts combo – spins are slower than I remember /
21 Jean-Simon Légaré QC 8 54.60
black with diag red ruffle down front / Spanish - flamenco /
some chor to start / 3z2t / very dramamtic music and he’s playing it to the hilt / 3f leaning going up and fell not sure if fully rot / O ftwrk death drop twisted sit with variations / music picks up 2a / he has tight air pos but seems to be on a bit of lean in all his jumps / sit spin that I didn’t really see – sit ch sit / strt ftwrk is wirth music but on the slow side / combo spin starts with lovely camel /
22 Ian Martinez QC – Withdrawn
23 Michael Elias EO 19 36.27
black short sleeve tshirt & pants – top is a little bit sheer or just shimmery / familiar modern rock /
3z step out / 2a leaning out but managed to hang on / combo spin has nice fast sit on front ok on back to xfoot / 2t and not very pretty at that picks went in badly / sit ch sit is a bit slow / strt ftwrk is ok – with music but not a lot of enthusiasim / finished a little after music /
24 Gary Wong BC 4 57.30
black ‘pirate’ costume white collar & cuffs red sash at waist / Pirates of the Carribean /
3f hand down / chor starts at opening with him playing a drunk / 3z 2t / flysit has great fast pos in sit / O ftwrk in char of music – keeps moving / 2a / back sit ch sit – nicely done good speed / takes a drink to start strt steps – in char – nice / back cam starts combo spin – excellent spin /
25 Dominic Rondeau QC - withdrawn
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