I am in Canada watching on Bold channel, this is a digital cable
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I am in Canada watching on Bold channel, this is a digital cable
I am watching on Universal Sports.
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?CLIP_ID=114722&_MODE_=EVENT&db_oem_id=23000
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?CLIP_ID=114722&_MODE_=EVENT&db_oem_id=23000
omigosh Tigran's coach or choreo started playing with his suspenders after his score came in lolololol
Bulgarian now--white blousy shirt, black pants, green cummerbund
ouch---very awkward restoration of balance. this is an ernest skater, but not at all like the last one. very good pancake spin. i would not call this one an artistic skater, he is more the athletic type, and he seems to like to do spins.ok, we're into the footwork---not really graceful--looks like he is working very hard
i do not like his footwork. i am fussy about footwork. it has some difficulty, but it looks awkward.
Georgi Kenchadze --Georgia-- 39.90 into 7th place
(If i run out of hot tea, I shall not be able to continue my odd commentary for long lol--i am a wind-up doll, like Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann)
up close, i see his pants are green, not black.....i am watching this on a very small streaming screen lolololol--the pants are the same color as the cummerbund, which has green and gold decorations on it. there is green piping on the blousy white top. he is wearing white gloves.
Bulgarian now--white blousy shirt, black pants, green cummerbund
ouch---very awkward restoration of balance. this is an ernest skater, but not at all like the last one. very good pancake spin. i would not call this one an artistic skater, he is more the athletic type, and he seems to like to do spins.ok, we're into the footwork---not really graceful--looks like he is working very hard
i do not like his footwork. i am fussy about footwork. it has some difficulty, but it looks awkward.
Georgi Kenchadze --Georgia-- 39.90 into 7th place
(If i run out of hot tea, I shall not be able to continue my odd commentary for long lol--i am a wind-up doll, like Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann)
up close, i see his pants are green, not black.....i am watching this on a very small streaming screen lolololol--the pants are the same color as the cummerbund, which has green and gold decorations on it. there is green piping on the blousy white top. he is wearing white gloves.
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It's 1:30 am here in the Philippines and my internet decided to be all snail-like and won't let me watch any feeds.
Anyway, thanks for the PBP.
So that's Michael Dimalanta, only saw a video in Youtube of him because nationals was never advertised (and the rink they hold it in is in a mall that's very very hard to get to). Hope he'll improve that spin, I like spins that sit really low too.
Still excited that we got to send skaters to Worlds! *and now to sleep so that I can leach internet off from work tomorrow*
Anyway, thanks for the PBP.
So that's Michael Dimalanta, only saw a video in Youtube of him because nationals was never advertised (and the rink they hold it in is in a mall that's very very hard to get to). Hope he'll improve that spin, I like spins that sit really low too.
Still excited that we got to send skaters to Worlds! *and now to sleep so that I can leach internet off from work tomorrow*
They are on a zamboni break now, so it is being filled with olympic images while I rush around trying to get a few things done before the skating starts again lol--am resorting to chocolate lolETA: it's great to see athletes exploding with joy
there's nothing else like it
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I think museksk8r's was objecting to the part in your previous post where you suggested that Lysacek and Joubert would be given automatic cushion over everyone else. Sure room saving is common, but why specifically to these two? And why would it be so unlikely for "Abbott and alike" to be in front of these two?? Neither Jourbert or Lysacek has been exactly dominant this season at all, esp. Lysacek, who lost to Abbott twice. And Joubert was only 4th in the LP at CoR, IIRC, and had a debatable win at Euros.
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MICHAEL DIMALANTA - PHI
2A
3T-turn (keeps up his free leg) - 1T
2S
Leg wrap doing jumps
slow spins, very slow and basic footwork.
At least he did very short step sequences!
27.53 (11.98 + 15.55)
Easily last
TIGRAN VARDANJAN - HUN
Big 3F-3T
3Lz
2A (small)
Nice jazz choreo and interpretation
The first skater so far who showed some ice command.
53.15 (31.30 + 21.85)
into first
GEORGI KENCHADZE - BUL
3Lo-turn-2T-hand down
2A
3S hard landing
spins tend to slow down
39.90 (21.30 + 18.60)
7-th
2A
3T-turn (keeps up his free leg) - 1T
2S
Leg wrap doing jumps
slow spins, very slow and basic footwork.
At least he did very short step sequences!
27.53 (11.98 + 15.55)
Easily last
TIGRAN VARDANJAN - HUN
Big 3F-3T
3Lz
2A (small)
Nice jazz choreo and interpretation
The first skater so far who showed some ice command.
53.15 (31.30 + 21.85)
into first
GEORGI KENCHADZE - BUL
3Lo-turn-2T-hand down
2A
3S hard landing
spins tend to slow down
39.90 (21.30 + 18.60)
7-th
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Thanks!!! This link is working for me.
Next group warming up now--group 3, Armenia, Israel, Croatia, Republic of South Africa, Poland. I barely made it back in time lol Oh, one of them looks very young...it is Gegham Vardanyan of Armenia
He skates first. All in black. skating carefully. trouble with jump, but did not fall or touch down hand. Same with next jump. now footwork---lookes enthused about that--yes---that's more his thing, i would say--gets lost a little toward the end, but ok, next jump was just a double, i think, but landed more securely. spinning is ok, not great. footwork again--darn went to correct my text, and missed some--spins to end.
he looks very young, so i think he will develop a lot; he has some potential, but needs more confidence, more attack
up close, the black costume has some gold at the high collar and at cuffs, and some shiny black diagonal stripes on the upper portion
Gegham Vardanyan -Aremenia 34.87 into 9th place
He skates first. All in black. skating carefully. trouble with jump, but did not fall or touch down hand. Same with next jump. now footwork---lookes enthused about that--yes---that's more his thing, i would say--gets lost a little toward the end, but ok, next jump was just a double, i think, but landed more securely. spinning is ok, not great. footwork again--darn went to correct my text, and missed some--spins to end.
he looks very young, so i think he will develop a lot; he has some potential, but needs more confidence, more attack
up close, the black costume has some gold at the high collar and at cuffs, and some shiny black diagonal stripes on the upper portion
Gegham Vardanyan -Aremenia 34.87 into 9th place
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Go ISRAEL!!!!! GO MAXIM!!!!!
Israeli skater--oops, immediate fall on first jump. looks like black again, coverall, with some gold muted decorative stripes
jumping better now. okay, spins travel too much, but he gets that under control, too
i think he's nervous
footwork--actually mostly using the feet!
sitspin variety
footwork again--strong ankles, has capacity for quickness, needs to develop this
i think there was a final spin--i have a bad tendency to look at my text when i am typing, darn it. I like his combination jump--he just needs to control his nerves--he has ability. oh my gosh, i see a familiar face in the k and c--is that Chaikovskaya? (usually spelled Tchaikovskaya, i guess)--it is!
Maxim Shipov - Israel - 44.85 into 5th place
jumping better now. okay, spins travel too much, but he gets that under control, too
i think he's nervous
footwork--actually mostly using the feet!
sitspin variety
footwork again--strong ankles, has capacity for quickness, needs to develop this
i think there was a final spin--i have a bad tendency to look at my text when i am typing, darn it. I like his combination jump--he just needs to control his nerves--he has ability. oh my gosh, i see a familiar face in the k and c--is that Chaikovskaya? (usually spelled Tchaikovskaya, i guess)--it is!
Maxim Shipov - Israel - 44.85 into 5th place
oh mi gosh, music of "grease"
Croatian skater--missed his jump, but it was clean--another clean landing--looking away too much--i think that was his combo
enthusiastically into flying sitspin
he's tight. i thik the music helps him with that
footwork very clean but pedestrian --not his specialty
(i think i made a funny, there lol)
sitspin low but sloooooow
ok, not really a spinner
more footwork-to end! i'm not sure, camera kept moving, so no overview, but i think maybe it was serpentine
he is all in black with white design on his back and wristbands, perfect for the music. type is shiny, but very short sleeves let his body breathe.
Boris Martinec--Croatia --42.37 --into 7th place
Croatian skater--missed his jump, but it was clean--another clean landing--looking away too much--i think that was his combo
enthusiastically into flying sitspin
he's tight. i thik the music helps him with that
footwork very clean but pedestrian --not his specialty
(i think i made a funny, there lol)
sitspin low but sloooooow
ok, not really a spinner
more footwork-to end! i'm not sure, camera kept moving, so no overview, but i think maybe it was serpentine
he is all in black with white design on his back and wristbands, perfect for the music. type is shiny, but very short sleeves let his body breathe.
Boris Martinec--Croatia --42.37 --into 7th place
Republic of South Africa, i think (RSA)
rotates quickly, with ankles very tightly together. all in black with red stripe the length of the costume, on one side only.
flexible body looking footwork--not my favorite kind.
sitspin kind of high
lands effectively when he jumps, but on a slant in the air! what they call 'out of axis'
must have a cat's ability to land on his feet.
spins are standard, not particularly imaginative, but ends on one. he's okay.
Aw, skates back to hug a fan waving his flag that was cute. he was on his way to the k and c but he went back for the hug lol he is looking young and cheerful in the k and c now
Justin Pietersen - Republic of South Africa - 40.39 into 9th place
rotates quickly, with ankles very tightly together. all in black with red stripe the length of the costume, on one side only.
flexible body looking footwork--not my favorite kind.
sitspin kind of high
lands effectively when he jumps, but on a slant in the air! what they call 'out of axis'
must have a cat's ability to land on his feet.
spins are standard, not particularly imaginative, but ends on one. he's okay.
Aw, skates back to hug a fan waving his flag
that was cute. he was on his way to the k and c but he went back for the hug lol he is looking young and cheerful in the k and c nowJustin Pietersen - Republic of South Africa - 40.39 into 9th place
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According to my schedule...Oxygen is showing 4 hours of mens' skating,. It say sfrom 4:30 - 6:30 mens short and from 6:30 - 8:30 men's short with the pairs at 12 am!..but you know that on screen guide could be totally wrong....LOL
If you are on firefox there are lots of issues. Change to explorer and see if it works better. Also there is a link at the top of the page that says "video help" Check there.
Just catching up. Michael Dimalenta from the Philippines is/was a U.S. skater. I used to see him in sectionals and such and I think he went to nationals as a novice.
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