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Men - Short Program

Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
BUL Georgi Kenchadze Start No: 1
Notes: Music: Gino Vannelly Medley / red & black shirt with black leather pants / 3s2t / 2a landed on toe at almost dead stop / he doesn't have much speed / O ftwrk makes a decent attempt to be with the music / flysit is ok / 2z bit wild on landing but held it / cam ch cam is slow and ok pos needs more extension / strt ftwrk is slow too but chor'd to music / back cam sit ch cam sit combo spin travelled badly on the change of foot - sit pos was quite good / tot 34.71 into 1st /
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SVK Taras Rajec Start No: 2
Notes: Music: Tango de Buenos Aires / wearing dark vest & pants with white shirt & red hanky in pocket / 3f prob under rot 2ft / 2a / 3z / flysit is ok / O ftwrk is fairly musical and attempts to be with music / combo spin starts with back cam sit chg cam sit - back half wasn't bad but front very weak / strt ftwrk is very slow on 1st half better on 2nd / cam ch cam is slow but pos are very nice - wouldn't have expected it to be so nice after seeing his cam pos in the combo spin / tot 40.15 new pb into 1st /
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UKR Vitali Sazonets Start No: 3
Notes: Music: La Leyenda del Beso / maroon one-piece with diag silver lines on chest & back dangly bits on one arm / 3f2t he has a bit of wrap / 3z on lean in air didn't think he'd save it but he did / cam ch cam nice pos & extension pretty good speed / he's been a little slow up til now but increases his speed with the O ftwrk that is quite lyrical / 2a step out - and he did some really nice easy ones in warmup / flysit is ok - good low pos / strt ftwrk is ok - he got slow again / spread eagle series into combo spin - could be faster but centered with good pos / tot 45.81 into 1st /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
NOR Nichael Chrolenko Start No: 4
Notes: Music: Nothing Else Matters - Mettalica / wearing black with silver X's down one side & leg / high 2z / 3f2t very nice - good height / cam ch cam is good / strt steps although slow are very nicely chor'd to music / travel 3s into 2a / flysit spin is quite nice - I didn't see the fly / music is building during O ftwrk and he's speeded up and the ftwrk is quite nice / combo spin starts with cam that he lost the centre on got it back for the rest of the spin / tot 42.40 into 2nd /
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POL Mateusz Chruscinski Start No: 5
Notes: Music: Chicago Soundtrack/ black pants & shirt white satin vest / music starts with all that jazz sax - some good chor to start / 3z almost put hand down but held off / 3t2t / flysit with variations is slow but good pos / a bit of fun chor / 2a / back cam to catchfoot ch front cam to catchfoot / he really came to life after the 2a and is selling the program now / strt ftwrk is quite good / combo spin with variations on all pos is slow but pretty good / O ftwrk is musical and he's working hard (and for the most part, succeeding) to express it / tot 46.94 new pb / into 1st /
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GBR David Richardson Start No: 6
Notes: Music: Moulin Rouge red velour tshirt style top with dark red/maroon pants / a bit of chor to slow piano / 2z step out / 3l2t / flysit is weak on the fly spin is better / O ftwrk is with the music that speed up part way through / 2a / back cam ch cam both pos need extension & very slow / strt ftwrk is soso - slow but uses whole body / combo spin is slow / tot 42.95 new pb / into 3rd /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
ITA Marco Fabbri Start No: 7
Notes: Music: Van Helsing / very dark brown velour with lighter brown wavey piece on one side / some chor to start / 3z fell / 3t3t fell out of 2nd one hand down / he's got much better speed that the 1st group / O ftwrk is quite quick & with music / music slows / flysit ok fly but not much tuck spin was ok / 1a went off heel / cam ch cam good speed and quite good pos / strt ftwrk is with music - not bad / combo spin to end is centered with good speed & pos / tot 40.13 into 6th
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SLO Luka Cadez Start No: 8
Notes: Music: Nyah / red top with gold V with black inset black pants / big cheers from the home-town fans / pretty good speed off the top / 3f2t / 3z / some chor into strt ftwrk that moves well & with music - quite interesting - I liked it / flysit is ok good speed & pos on spin / 2a landed on a bit of stiff knee but clean / cam ch cam front was quite good, back travelled / O ftwrk is quite simple but moved well / back cam with variations starts the combo spin that had nice fast upright pos - good spin / and the hometown fans are going crazy - and he's pretty happy too / tot 49.21 into 1st /
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FIN Valtter Virtanen Start No: 9
Notes: Music: Moment of Truth, Eye in the Sky / black with red satin & silver sequin design / music problems - it didn't start and then started when he wasn't ready - let's give it another try / a bit of chor as he moves out of his starting pos / 3f fell out hands down / 3z fell out hand down / flysit is very good - very fast spin - low pos / cam ch cam good speed on both and pretty good pos / str tsteps are ok but music changes to almost bouncy part way through and he doesn't / 2a / O ftwrk is ok / back cam starts combo spin that has very good fast sit & upright pos - finished after music but still within the 2:50 / tot 36.77 into 8th /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
FRA Kim Lucine Start No: 10
Notes: Music: Concerto de Aranjuez / white sating turtleneck top black pants with white design down one leg / 3f3t fell on toe / flysit - again I didn't see the fly - keep missing it spin looked good / 3z landed pitched forward but clean / O ftwrk is ok included nice slide spiral / 2a / cam spin starts out loopy to catch foot same with back cam / strt steps are simple but with music / back cam (weak) starts the combo spin - rest of spin was better / tot 46.48 into 3rd /
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FRA Yannick Kocon Start No: 11
Notes: Music: Medley performed by Marton black leather one-piece with gold design on upper body and down 1 leg / dramatic opening moves with angular pos / 3f3t / 3z / 2a / camchcam ver nice speed & good pos with bent leg variations / flysit had good fly & speed & on spin but sit pos needs to sit more / O ftwrk is pretty good / combo spin is good centered good speed - good pos except front sit / strt ftwrk is soso / his skating & general movement is (IMO) the best so far by quite a bit / tot 50.98 new pb / into 1st /
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CHN Jinlin Guan Start No: 12
Notes: Music: Sorry I Love You / dark maroon velvet with diag illusion cutouts on top and down sleeves / a bit of chor to start / 3f2t / 2a / cam ch cam with pos & edge ch on front & back - had a little trouble at beginning of spin but saved it and completed a very nice one / O ftwrk is kind of slow - expresses the music / 3z hand down turnout / combo spin is very nice - fast with good pos except it travelled on the back half / diag steps are on the slow side / flysit with nice fly & high tuck good fast low spin / tot 49.21 into 3rd /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
CZE Pavel Kaska Start No: 13
Notes: Music: Don Juan de Marco / black top & pants with red open shirt over top / some opening chor (nice) to set the mood / 3t3l under rot on loop? fell / 3z step out / cam ch cam with pos variation - not bad / O ftwrk is with music - pretty good / 2a / very nice spread eagle / strt steps are ok / back cam to catch foot starts the combo spin on the slow side, ok pos / flysit - fly is soso spin is ok / tot 46.57 into 5th /
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CHN Chao Yang Start No: 14
Notes: Music: Canzona by Secret Garden / dark navy with semi-sheer shirt with darker yoke with silver sparkles / 3f3t high - very nice / 3z from ftwrk / flysit - again I missed the fly, but spin was very good / music is very flowing and he's moving very well to it / strt steps are musical - nicely done / 2a / cam ch cam very nice - good speed & pos going to catch foot on back / O ftwrk - he's a little slow on this but very musical / combo spin - very well done - centered & good speed & pos / tot 56.52 into 1st /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
SWE Adrian Schultheiss Start No: 15
Notes: Music: Toccata & Fugue / black velvet with dark blue on one side of chest and one white sleeve / some nice movement to start / 3f3t / 2a / flysit not much tuck on fly - spin was very nice / ftwrk 3z late turnout / strt ftwrk fell 1/3 of the way into it / combo spin is very good - great centering, good speed & pos / O ftwrk is good moves quickly & with music / cam ch cam very slow on both front & back ok pos / tot 50.95 into 3rd /
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USA Geoffry Varner Start No: 16
Notes: Music: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon black with silver design over one shoulder & diag of top / some chor to start / 3f3t hand down on toe / 3z from ftwrk / 2a / combo spin is very good fast with some unique upright pos / O ftwrk to drums moves well & with the beat / cam ch cam is quite good - front better than back but both are good / strt steps are ok - with the beat / flysit has pretty good fly and nice spin / tot 53.36 into 2nd /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
BLR Alexandr Kazakov Start No: 17
Notes: Music: Romeo & Juliet black with blousey top with light brown on one side / some chor as the heavy beat starts up / 3a fell not completely sure if rot / popped z / flysit has ok fly spin travelled a lot on landing but then he managed a good spin / O ftwrk moves very well & musical / 2a / combo spin almost fell out of it on the change to the back spin / cam ch cam good pos on both to catch foot on back - bit slow but not too bad / strt steps as music builds and gets faster - quite good / tot 37.89 into 15th /
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CAN Kevin Reynolds Start No: 18
Notes: Music: Laughing Buddha, Haedawn / bright blue pants lime green top with blue geometric lines & circles / a bit of chor to start / 3z - I'm at a bad angle but it may not have even been flutzed / 3f3t / O ftwrk as music is speeding up - moves well & with the music / back flysit pretty good fly - spin is slow and pos could be better / 2a / cam ch cam on the slow side but centered & pos are good / strt steps to bobbie mcfarrin weirdness and the steps go well with it and move well / combo spin is very good - centered with good speed & pos / tot 53.04 into 3rd /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
JPN Takahito Mura Start No: 19
Notes: Music: Sabre Dance / black with shiny silver panels on front with yellow & orange & big ruffle around his neck / some chor to the slower opening music and down the far end for 3f3t nice height / now the music picks up and back this way for 3z / and now we're into the really fast familiar music for flysit - nice fly little hesitation on landing but spin was good / O ftwrk starts out very fast & with music but slows a little at the end / 2a landed pitched forward but clean / combo spin is good / and music has picked up again for S ftwrk that went well with the music - maybe a little on simple side / cam ch cam on the slow side but pos & centering were good / tot 55.15 new pb into 2nd /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
USA Daisuke Murakami Start No: 20
Notes: Music: Horobushka by bond Mauve top dark pants / combo spin right off the top is well done - good pos & speed / ftwrk 3z - right near me - no sound whatsoever from his blades on takeoff or landing - wow / 3f3l fell on loop - not sure if rot / diag ftwrk as music is folk sounding and crowd is clapping a bit - well done / 2a bit awkward on landing but clean / cam ch cam with pos variations on both - well done / O ftwrk as music is speeding up and so is he - right with it / flysit with good tuck & low centered spin - could be a bit faster on spin / tot 51.08 new pb into 5th /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
SUI Moris Pfeifhofer Start No: 21
Notes: Music: Romeo & Juliet Dark maroon with grey sleeves / 3z / 3l2t / strt steps are with music & well done / cam ch cam good speed & centering - quite good pos / music softens & a 2a / flysit good fly bit of trouble holding the landing but the spin after was good, if a bit slow / combo spin is on the slow side but good pos & centered / O ftwrk - on the empty side step-wise but uses whole body and expresses the music well / tot 51.47 new pb into 5th /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
CAN Patrick Chan Start No: 22
Notes: Music: La Repression, Feline black with red line design across diag of chest and down one leg / some chor to start / flysit with very good fly & nice spin with variations - maybe a little slow on spin / 3f3t / S ftwrk is with the music & expressive - not really sure how difficult / ftwrk 3z / back cam to donut ch cam with layover - good speed & very good pos / 2a skiddy on landing but saved it / strt ftwrk is good / combo spin excellent speed & pos on back & front / tot 59.54 new pb into 1st /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
JPN Ryo Shibata Start No: 23
Notes: Music: Black Opal - Oriental Music black with diag illusion slashes in navy outlined in silver / some chor to start including a beillman / 3f3t and the Japanese girls up behind me cheer loudly / ftwrk 3z just hung on to a tight landing / combo spin starts with excellent back cam then sit ch sit beillman - very nice spin / O ftwrk is with the music & flows well / 2a / cam ch cam with layover pos - quite well done - maybe a little slow / strt steps move with music but I noticed that almost all the turns went in the same direction / flysit to end is good / tot 55.08 into 4th /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
AUT Viktor Pfeifer Start No: 24
Notes: Music: Chronologie 2, Zoolook / dark grey with silver lame bands on upper body / 3f tano very llow landing in knee and hung on to it with sheer determination 2t / 3z tano - landing wsn't really pretty on it either but clean / sorry I've gotten behind try to watch and write what happened 3 moves before / 2a tight low landing but hung on to it / I'm writing this out of order now / strt steps were very good musical / flysit is ok - spin pos is very good but slow / I watched the other 2 spins but can't remember them well enough to describe or say what I thought of them - I think I remember them being kind of slow / tot 50.21 into 11th /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
GER Peter Liebers Start No: 25
Notes: Music: Ying and Yang / black matial arts style tunic with gold dragon on back & lacing over lower legs / some martial arts type chor to opening drum beats - effective / 3f3t nicely done / flysit with good fly & fast low spin / some more chor / frtwrk into easy 3z / cam ch cam with variations nice pos & very good speed / O ftwrk is musical and in the martial arts theme / combo spin has neat open leg pos - nice spin / music picks up again with fast drums for strt ftwrk a bit of slip 1/3 of way in - matches music well & he uses whole body / 2a right into closing pose and he even bows at the end to keep the theme / tot 57.65 new pb into 2nd /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
JPN Takahiko Kozuka Start No: 26
Notes: Music: Sing sing sing / purple shirt with turqoise insets & yellow & green circles down left side of chest / a bit of chor to start then a big circle of rink into 3a turnout stayed on one foot 2t / ftwrk 3z / strt ftwrk is well done and very musical / flysit with high fly & good tuck - nice spin / spread eagle into 2a / cam ch cam is well done centered with layover pos on back - pos a tiny bit slow on the back end of the spin / S ftwrk is fast with a number of twizzles & very musical / combo spin has exceptionally fast sit pos with variations ending in sustained scratch / tot 60.07 into 1st /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
FRA Yannick Ponsero Start No: 27
Notes: Music: In the Mood for Love / black with silver V design almost giving a jacket effect / a little movement in place to start / 3a3t very nice / 3z landed way pitched forward and waggled his free leg a bit to stay on one foot without a turnout / combo spin - I only saw out of the corner of my eye while writing but it travelled all over the place / 2a with a hung on to landing / cam ch cam with lovely catch foot pos on the back half / O ftwrk moves well & flows with music / back flysit not a lot of fly - spin is very good / strt ftwrk flows very well & right with music - nice seq / tot 63.29 into 1st /
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
RUS Alexander Uspenski Start No: 28
Notes: Music: Danse Macabre / black velvet with silver design on sides - almost a spider web effect / 3a leaning in air - fell / ftwrk bit of pause 3z / cam ch cam very good speed & extension on both - nice variation on back / strt steps phrased nicely with music & moved well / 2a / flysit pretty good fly & nice spin but took him a rev or two on landing get get into proper sit pos / O ftwrk is very fast - he's flying / combo spin is quite fast with good pos ending in scratch / tot 52.99 into 10th/
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Rosaleen

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Nov 22, 2003
RUS Sergei Voronov Start No: 29
Music: BIR by Bruno Nule black with silver zig zag design on top / 3a2t / no ftwrk into 3z / flysit with very nice fly & good spin / cam ch cam has lovely extension both front & back - good speed - a little trouble centering the back / strt ftwrk is dynamic & with the music / spread eagle into 2a / O ftwrk seemed very simple to me - it was nice though & moved / combo spin with A pos & fast low sit spins / tot 57.66 new pb - into 5th /
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Sylvia

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Aug 25, 2003
FYI, notes above are for Russia's Sergei Voronov. Thanks for continuing to do a great job, Rosaleen!
 
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