NM : Yuzuru Hanyu is entering in the rink for the Empire of the Rising Sun, Yuzuru Hanyu who is a skater in full progress, a dainty skater, he is both a tremendous technician and an absolutely wonderful artist. It is starting for the smiling Japanese, with oh-so-essential personality.
PC: You scare me Nelson, you say he is in full progress, but he is already at his maximum, and even beyond that.
NM: Yah, so now we are following his program.
PC: It is a skater who may will make a fivefold jump (quintuple jump), because he has the skills for doing that.
NM: He is performing on Gary Moore, Parisienne Walkways, this is a marvelous theme that you know.
PC: It is a very good musical choice… this program’s rhythm for such an important issue like Olympics Games in the first test (the short program). Look at here the quad toe loop.
AD: Ohlala what a slide.
PC: Glad enough to succeeded it, and he shows it. And here, he earns many points on his twirls, his flexibility, a skater enables to twist in all directions as he keeps a perfect posture … No but it’s right, this is not obvious, when we have a stronger musculature, it is harder to do it … and Brian (Joubert) doesn’t contradict me on this. This type of details makes the difference (for win) … (1:45) and now normally, there is an innovative preparation for the triple axel, the only one to do it … without preparation.
NM: Like a small step of dance, and it is launched (the triple axel).
PC: Exactly, and it earns many points regarding a percentage that Annick will be able to precise.
AD: It takes points on what we call “Transitions” (Link Footwork). Each time we do a jump’s preparation that is not classic … (we gain points).
PC: And here (2:19) he makes it again with the triple lutz, and the triple toe loop, the combination is perfect …
AD: and so he takes points on what we call “Components” (Program Components Score (PCS)), and few years ago, we called that “the second mark”…
At 2:33 Nelson Montfort specifies something for French people. Because AD has pronounced “Components” in English, while in French, we translate “components” by “composantes” (different pronunciation). But she used the English word so it can disturb French who don’t know English.
(2:40) AD: Yah and “Components” regroup five criteria of the second mark which are transitions, the choreography, the interpretation, the skating skills (the speed, the lightness of the slide) and the performance/execution. His system tries to make more credible what us (in France) we call “creativity”.
NM: So, Philippe are you ready for the test? (after this skating lesson by Annick Dumont
).
AD: Me I’m ready (laughing)
PC: He really skated very well this program, it was a very good choice (of music) and his order of passage has certainly made him more confident and disconcerted Patrick Chan, who has not been perfect but staying focused on his work.
NM: So currently, we are going to see for a while the best short program since the new ISU judging system has been adopted (in 2006) … (but broadly), the most exciting moment (program) in the history of the figure skating.
The kiss and cry was cut, but I put it the video where we can hear their comments at 1:49 :
http://vt.tumblr.com/tumblr_n4g6pvqzzO1s29fq9.mp4#_=_
AD : What he has done is something ... we are waiting (such a high mark) for the score .... it is extraordi… OH MY!
NM : This is a masterpiece.
PC : Ohlalala, it is the new world record ! The new world record ......
NM : Ohlala it is the world record !!!! Yuzuru Hanyu is coming to give us ...... (so astonished that he has no words), it is amazing !
AD : it is the first time that we witness someone over the hundred points !
NM: Ohlala !
PC : ..... on a short program ......
PC: yah, on a short program ... Unbelievable !
also loved how his nose almost touched his knees with his last bow
just feels like it's usually the little things that keep people grounded
