I watched the crappy Key Hole, not realizing the better alternative. Got the sound and the results but next to nothing of the skating.
Sadness for Daisuke and frustration, thus the earlier comment that I should have just slept.
Thank goodness for youtube. Kozuka really was above the field in every aspect, deserving his scores relative to the rest though they might be a little inflated seeing he had no quad for such high TES. It looks like Kozuka found the only thing lacking and needed - confidence. Thank you, Uncle Sato. Keep rubbing his back please. Kozuka is a real contender for WC.
Daisuke was not himself at all. His elements were all subpar. He feet kept slipping under him, for his jump landings as well as his spins which resembled twizzles. The PCs were still amazing and his performance was still the best, but not when compared to himself. The energy, spark and sureness were not there. He has not had a good performance worthy of himself and World Champion this season. He has better get over whatever his problems are, including what could have possibly caused by the collision. Seeing he is skating this year because of the WC at home, I wish him the best to end the season with a bang.
What I said about Hanyu after watching him the first time was that he jumped like Plusenko and dressed and performed like Johnny, his two idols. Well, almost. He still has a way to go to match Kozuka, or the real Takahashi. His skating was so much more forced when compared to the likes of Koz, Chan and Dai, even a subpar Dai.
Oda, it was a good performance until the second fall. He just doesn't fall like Chan the champ, who always springs back on his feet and into his program like nothing happened. In both GPF and this Nationals, Nabu lost precious time and his program after the falls, losing both TES and PCS. He has to find his confidence like Koz did if he doesn't want to be the silver medalist in all competitions.
I still hope Daisuke will bring it for the LP.
Thank you so much.
