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merrybari

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 21, 2007
that's because he is SMOKIN hot :love:

and I agreed (and loved) a lot of what you wrote. I definitely didn't notice it as much until people began complaining about it. But he didn't do as much flapping pre-Tosca, IMHO.

He wasn't as tall pre-Tosca either. Just saying!

His arms have never bothered me and I wish people would stop fixating on them and pay more attention to the rest of the package/program. He's always been more of a complete skater rather than a specialist at one segment - jumps, spins, etc. I think he's raised his levels in ALL aspects and expect he will continue to do the same. His footwork is riveting! And I'm sure anyone working with him on his jumps takes a whole different approach because of those extra inches. His goal this year is to be faster and make each element stronger. I think he's right on track with that - I sure have seen a difference in his skating from Worlds to now. I'm sure we'll continue to see him raise his PCS and GOEs. He's a very determined, dedicated athlete with his eyes focused on the same prize as every other male skater in the current elite ranks.

I'm sure they're all striving to do and be their very best. Which means we fans can not lose! And neither can any of them really, in the greater reality of life. They will all be stronger because of the striving.

Thanks be to the :bow: that we're along for the ride.
 

viv

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
:rofl::rofl: Oh my, now that is funny!! :rofl:
Typical Oda, overexcited enough to forget to zip up (or finish the combo into the barriers with the camera-man, or do too many triples..) :rofl:

Ok, the thing with the triples he got right this time! :agree:
 

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!
Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 23, 2004
He wasn't as tall pre-Tosca either. Just saying!

His arms have never bothered me and I wish people would stop fixating on them and pay more attention to the rest of the package/program. He's always been more of a complete skater rather than a specialist at one segment - jumps, spins, etc. I think he's raised his levels in ALL aspects and expect he will continue to do the same. His footwork is riveting! And I'm sure anyone working with him on his jumps takes a whole different approach because of those extra inches. His goal this year is to be faster and make each element stronger. I think he's right on track with that - I sure have seen a difference in his skating from Worlds to now. I'm sure we'll continue to see him raise his PCS and GOEs. He's a very determined, dedicated athlete with his eyes focused on the same prize as every other male skater in the current elite ranks.

I'm sure they're all striving to do and be their very best. Which means we fans can not lose! And neither can any of them really, in the greater reality of life. They will all be stronger because of the striving.

Thanks be to the :bow: that we're along for the ride.

:agree: Sometimes it is tough to be an Evan fan. A lot of people really dislike his skating and are very vocal about it. Sometimes I get the impression on this board that as an Evan fan I am blind or somewhat delusional, but I don't really care what others think. I like Evan's skating always have, and hope to see him in Vancouver on the podium.
 

merrybari

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 21, 2007
:agree: Sometimes it is tough to be an Evan fan. A lot of people really dislike his skating and are very vocal about it. Sometimes I get the impression on this board that as an Evan fan I am blind or somewhat delusional, but I don't really care what others think. I like Evan's skating always have, and hope to see him in Vancouver on the podium.

Amen to that!! Nice to know we are not totally alone around here!!
 

Tonichelle

Idita-Rock-n-Roll
Record Breaker
Joined
Jun 27, 2003
:agree: Sometimes it is tough to be an Evan fan. A lot of people really dislike his skating and are very vocal about it. Sometimes I get the impression on this board that as an Evan fan I am blind or somewhat delusional, but I don't really care what others think. I like Evan's skating always have, and hope to see him in Vancouver on the podium.

It is difficult, and I share in your hopes that he makes the podium (still think he and not Jeff should have been on the podium four years ago, but that's a whole other issue lol)

and it's hard not to fixate on the arms... they're long and they do whoosh around a bit... as for footwork, it reminds me a lot of Alexei Yagudin's - always getting the crowd roaring (in part because of the music) - yet it's more difficult (but not as refined as, say, Kurt) so I guess that's why I watch his upperbody... if he could control the look of the arms more I think the footwork would be even better. That's just me...


and yes I know I sound more like a detractor than a fan :laugh:
 

Buttercup

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 25, 2008
:agree: Sometimes it is tough to be an Evan fan. A lot of people really dislike his skating and are very vocal about it. Sometimes I get the impression on this board that as an Evan fan I am blind or somewhat delusional, but I don't really care what others think. I like Evan's skating always have, and hope to see him in Vancouver on the podium.
You can plug in a lot of names in that statement. How many Plushenko fans feel he's getting criticized too much around here? How about those posters who like Patrick Chan? I'm sure they feel there's too much negativity targeted at him. As a Joubert fan, I don't think Evan attracts more criticism than Brian. IMO, the difference is that when it's our favorite, we pay more attention to the criticism than when it's some random skater we care less about.

The one exception to this is in dance; I'm not a DomShabs fan but I am sometimes appalled at the amount and level of nastiness they attract from some people. Saying Evan flaps his arms and has wonky technique on jumps doesn't even come close.

(Also, his costumes this season are ugly, but he's certainly not alone in that).
 

Hsuhs

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 8, 2006
(Also, his costumes this season are ugly).

I wouldn't call them ugly, (he's worn uglier things). But people make jokes about skaters'costumes, and Evan's outfits are no exception. The funniest I've heard so far, was a 'porno crow' (about his lp costume).
 

Wicked

Final Flight
Joined
May 26, 2009
Has anybody watched Evan's EX number yet? I was like WOW, that's the Evan I've never seen before. It was so smooth, romantic and beatuiful :love:, incredibly breathtaking, I totally fall in love with him now.

I watched it and was underwhelmed. Maybe everyone saying how great it was raised my expectations too high? For me, Evan's hit or miss. Sometimes I like him, sometimes he's just meh.
 

Binthere

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 28, 2008
I am always so impressed by Evan's power, which I think is nothing on the computer or TV screen like what it is to see him live. That said, I wish I could say that I could remember a sequence or a program that completely uniquely him. All of his programs start to blur together in my mind. Wish it weren't so.

Nobu Oda is a clever competitor with lovely knees, but I wish he would improve his posture. Footwork sections especially show some shortcomings that get masked by the impressive soft jumps, dervish spins and overall entertaining packaging.
 
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