2013 Skate America Men Free Skating

[seniorita]

I have lost count how many great programs Daisuke has produced from 2010 and forth, I m not even counting the before 2009 ones!!I don't care about the jump mistakes

 

[coolboogie22]

Daisuke was great for the past times (like in 2010) but I think that his time have past, he should think of retirement after this season.

I hope that he will stop skating after this season because he is not able to land those quads consistency, please don't do a male version of Fumie Suguri ...

 

[jan]

I love the program...His technical elements are weak. He lost some points on spins.

Other than the jumps, I think Dai's program is starting to grow on me. The cuts are still a little awkward and the problem is that it doesn't really build at the end. His step sequences are still beautiful though.

 

[MasterB]

Kozuka, great shirt. Rippon could do without the sparkles

 

[wallylutz]

DT's Score : 72.40 + 86.72 = 159.12

Extremely generous scores considering he had 7 errors in his program. :sarcasm:

 

[wonderlen3000]

Dai really needs to get his jumps back. He will never ever going to land his quad cleanly so, he has to land his remaining 8 triples clean to have any chances of getting on to podium or even at his national. His PCS cushion will only go so far.

 

[wordsworthgirl]

Was Dai's program strong enough for the olympics? Not sure the music is big enough.

Not only is it not big enough but also the melody gets a bit lost and it's hard to tell *which* Beatles song each section is based on! My extremely musical and Beatles mad son even had trouble figuring them out.

 

[wonderlen3000]

Michida keeping his firebird program from last year???

 

[MasterB]

I have lost count how many great programs Daisuke has produced from 2010 and forth, I m not even counting the before 2009 ones!!I don't care about the jump mistakes

I am with you señora.

 

[starryxskies]

Daisuke was great for the past times (like in 2010) but I think that his time have past, he should think of retirement after this season.

I hope that he will stop skating after this season because he is not able to land those quads consistency, please don't do a male version of Fumie Suguri ...

He's mentioned again and again since 2011 that he would retire after the Olympics.

 

[Icey]

they said he trained at Lake Arrowhead????

 

[Sara]

Okay, I will tell you now that I hate machidas costume.

Yeah me too. He's in flames.

 

[burntBREAD]

they said he trained at Lake Arrowhead????

Machida? His coach is Anthony Liu and I think he is with Arutunian from time to time as well.

 

[mskater93]

Liu owned Ice Castles until he shut it tight for $$ purposes...

 

[lavender]

Love Dai but for me this is not an Olympic program. However it may be best for him not the focus on the quad like Brown right now and skate a clean 8 triple program. That may at least keep him ahead of the Max Aaron type skaters.

IMO Artur has always had empty programs. He looks bored skating them and they don't make sense to me.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN)

Music: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saens

Black pants. Grey loose shirt tied at the waist (new)

2T
3A
3Lz+2T+2Lo
CCoSp
StSq
3A+2T
FSSp
3F - slightly forward
2A
ChSt
3Lz+3T - not much speed out, 3T looked << in replay
3S
FCCoSp - nice final scratch

No quad, but eeked out all the other jumps

72.28+80.92=153.30, 230.95, in 3rd (out of 5)

 

[wallylutz]

Kozuka hasn't grown in his presentation department and his jumps appear stiff. At this rate, he will likely not make it to the Olympic Games either.

 

[DaveT]

Not only is it not big enough but also the melody gets a bit lost and it's hard to tell *which* Beatles song each section is based on! My extremely musical and Beatles mad son even had trouble figuring them out.

That's funny you say that because I found myself at times not paying attention to the program and trying to figure out the song, hardest was Come Together in footwork sequence.

 

[blue_idealist]

Daisuke was great for the past times (like in 2010) but I think that his time have past, he should think of retirement after this season.

I hope that he will stop skating after this season because he is not able to land those quads consistency, please don't do a male version of Fumie Suguri ...

I thought that Dai was going to retire after Sochi.

 

[starryxskies]

Love Dai but for me this is not an Olympic program. However it may be best for him not the focus on the quad like Brown right now and skate a clean 8 triple program. That may at least keep him ahead of the Max Aaron type skaters.

That's not gonna happen. If he did Vancouver with a quad when he clearly didn't have it and when it was not necessary, he's not gonna go quad-less now.