Here's Kento http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIevQ0hD-Y4
I still love him even though he never skates clean.
I still love him even though he never skates clean.
This is a longer video of Dai's SP with scores and interview. Very good quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQ253eUi2I
Dai did 4T-3T in 2005 worlds SP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZ9uY0edME&feature=player_embedded
(New scoring system Dai did 4T and 4T-2T in 2008 4CC LP.)
Haven't read any of the posts up above, but, perhaps just for my own sake, before going to bed, I must declare that I am blessed to have witnessed Daisuke's 4t-3t in the arena before my own eyes this evening! Also what sets him apart from all other skaters I saw today was that everything about him and his programme / performance was articulated. It was a whole. It was integrated. Everything was connected. It was one. His upper body movements, his footwork, the music, his elements, the story he told ... everything. Nothing was forced. Everything about his performance was smooth. Nothing was too much. Just enough power to mesmerise. Just enough space to breathe and to invite spectator's own imagination to add and enhance. The right balance of push and pull. It was such a powerful and delicate performance at the same time - if such thing is possible.
Also... Takahiko's Inner Urge was, to me, much more wonderful programme when seen live in the arena. Somehow, its beauty and charm do not seem to transfer well over digital signals.
Akio Sasaki is one of a kind. Hugely entertaining and wonderful in his own way. Never sat in the arena, where the audience, including myself, laughing and giggling during a competition programme being performed, just as he wanted us to do. Wonderful dancer and some sweet footwork too.
To me, Yuzuru and Takahito Mura both seemed just wanted it too much... perhaps Dice Murakami too. Well, it's only short and they have tomorrow to make it all up. Good luck to all of them!
I thought Machida was wonderful. His jumps were not perfect but his performance reached the farthest end of the stand, I believe. He's not a tall person, but he performs large and knows how to project.
I wondered how many tangos Kenji Miyamoto has choreographed for Japanese men (and ladies) so far...
I thought Takuya Kondo's programme was quite wonderful; a real pity he did not manage to make the best of it.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to go to Namihaya to watch the rest of the competition live. A shame as there are always tons of stuff only those who watch skate live know and those on the other side of TV / monitor would never understand...
Yeah, no doubt chanadian judges took notes and he will get over 100 in SP at CN, no matter how many times he zambonis the ice.it will be hard for him to be competitive against Chan on the PCS.
And Chan is skating at Japanese Nationals? Who knew.
Yeah, no doubt chanadian judges took notes and he will get over 100 in SP at CN, no matter how many times he zambonis the ice.
Is the Chan fest thread got closed? Notice, how me or some others never visited that place.
Why not to be polite in return?
Japanese Nationals belongs to whom it belongs to- hadsome men skating beautifully, where Dai rules and ROCKS!!!