So Dornbush has now beaten Miner by almost 20 points in a major international competition, yet it's the latter that is going to Worlds...
Patrick Chan who? Ah, is this perhaps the biggest upset in figure skating history? Someone said 80 for pcs and guesss what 80 on the button and really guys while he is not Dai or Chan he has really upped his level of skating sure it helps when you skate clean and fairly fast.. give him credit but did he peak too soon? I am wondering if thejudges will give him alittle more credit because sometimes I feel he gets undermarked. Skate Canada must be thrilled; still a shocker - great job by Max aaron but really this is a momen tin history bigger than Liz Manley's oly silver or Maria Butyrskaya's or Kimmie Meissner's world titles. Just a shocker - Canada was hoping he would be in the top ten or eight at worlds. Yes, the big guns fell but still.
-> Takahashi will be low in confidence at worlds
-> Kozuka and Oda wuzrobbed by the federation who have been intent on supporting Mura all season.
Hanyu should learn English and start reading Goldenskate instead of listening to Orser.Hanyu looks sloppy in the lp too, sth in his posture dont go with this program well, it suits perfectly in the sp but in the lp his arms are lose and his shoulders very rounded, he also didnt have any stretch or extention in his moves, I m surprised Orser hasnt pointed it out to him.
Was Hanyu ill?
His FS performance seemed really sluggish and didn't have his usual fire.
Hanyu should learn English and start reading Goldenskate instead of listening to Orser.
Honestly I wonder if the skaters sometimes google themselves or read discussion boards. I would do it. Probably once and then never return again.
Such a lot of sour grapes from some of you. Congratulations to Kevin for sticking with it & Congratulations to the young Americans! The Yanks are coming back!
He and Han Yan will be biggest rivals after Sochi!
Skaters do read the boards. As do their parents. I have had to caution more than one parent to ignore what was written about their child.
IMO The current pecking order will be quite different by the time Sochi arrives. Some of the "oldies" have remained stagnant and risk being by passed by some of the new exciting talent. A lot can change in a year. That is, of course, not true for every Olympics, but the timing seems right for this one.
You have to be good to be lucky!
Uhhh, the sport might have remained "stagnant," but please don't say that about the older skaters who are wearing their bodies out trying to keep up with the ridiculous physical demands the sport requires these days. These younger guys could learn a lot about artistry from watching Dai Takahashi, Jeremy Abbott, Stephane Lambiel and Jeffrey Buttle. Dai's decision to go back to Morosov has simply not worked out for him. And I still say it's a disgrace that the ISU judges were clearly too stupid to properly reward Dai Takahashi at Worlds last year for programs that were artistically masterful and had all the jumps too.
As far as "exciting" new talent: IMHO Han, Nan, Hanyu, Kevin and Aaron & Ross would benefit from a Toller Cranston, John Curry, Robin Cousins, Paul Wylie, Kurt Browning tutorial and workshop. What guys are doing on the ice today might be thrills, chills and spills in regard to jumps, but not much else. BTW, Kevin Reynolds is still young but he's not a fresh new face or exciting new talent. Kudos to Kevin Reynolds on his personal victory and I hope he gets a new short program for the Olympic year (cuz while that program is actually kinda perfect for him, he needs something fresher and less "stagnant" to do battle next season ... at least in my lowly estimation).