Biggest Surprise

LaArdilla · Apr 2, 2019

1. Medvedeva moving to Orser and winning the World's Bronze after a really difficult season.
2. Fear/Gibson
3. Nathan Chen showing everybody that you can go to Yale and win every competition you enter
4. Tuktamysheva's first part of the season
5. Tursynbaeva's second part of the season
6. European men being amazing (Rizzo, Brezina, Aymoz)

vesperalvioletta · Apr 4, 2019

1. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comeback.

2. Evgenia Medvedeva leaving

3. Alena Kostornaya winning the Junior Grand Prix Final

4. Lil'Bet landing her 4S and winning silver at Worlds

5. Sofia Samodurova winning gold at Europeans

rabidline · Apr 5, 2019

1. Kaori Sakamoto winning Japanese Nationals ahead of Rika Kihira and Satoko Miyahara.

2. Sofia Samodurova's European Championships title.

3. Daisuke Takahashi's return to active duty with two bomb programs, the best FS music choice of the season, placing second at Japanese Nationals.

4. Sergei Voronov, Michal Brezina and to a lesser extent Elizaveta Tuktamysheva qualifying for GPF.

5. Alina Zagitova winning Worlds in Saitama. Seriously.

6. Elizabet Turnsybaeva winning the first ISU medals for Kazakhstan in her discipline by placing second at 4CC and Worlds, becoming the first senior lady to land a quad.

7. Rika Kihira and Yuzuru Hanyu not winning World titles at Saitama.

8. Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres not placing on podium at Worlds. Add Shoma Uno to it too.

9. Russian Junior girls sweeping the GPF and Russian National Championships, establishing their utter and complete dominance, except for Kostornaia's absence at Junior Worlds.

10. Tomoki Hiwatashi winning Junior Worlds.

laybackrelaxspinfast · Apr 11, 2019

1. Evgenia moving to Orser and her difficult season.
2. Evgenia winning bronze at worlds.
3. Kaori winning nationals.
4. Jason winning a small silver at worlds.
5. Alena winning JGPF.
6. Nathan studying at Yale and winning worlds.
7. Sofia winning europeans.
8. Russian juniors podium sweep at nationals.
9. Yuzuru’s injury at the start of the season and no show at nationals.
10. Alina’s up and down season.

gsk8 · Apr 28, 2019

1. Evgenia Medvedeva
2. Boikova/Kozlovsky
3. Elizabet Tursynbaeva
4. Sofia Samodurova
5. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
6. Fear/Gibson
7. Kaori Sakamoto
8. Michal Brezina
9. Matteo Rizzo
10. Kevin Aymoz

icetug · May 2, 2019

1. Evgenia and Jason moving to TCC
2. Alexei Mishin’s skaters show off
3. Daisuke Takahashi’s comeback
4. Kévin Aymoz and Matteo Rizzo breaking through
5. GOE and PCS distribution at Worlds
6. Ladies podium at Worlds
7. Ladies podium at Europeans
8. Ladies podium at Rus. Nat.
9. Nathan Chen’s consistency
10. Boikova/Kozlovskii great senior debut

ladyjane · May 2, 2019

1. Boikova/Kozlovski. The smile of that girl and his antics when they've skated well.
2. James/Cypres not doing well at worlds (such a shame after their fantastic season)
3. Sui/Han being so impressive during their free at worlds. Unexpected for me after 4CC.
4. Yuzu's quad toe 3A sequence
5. Artur Dmitriev jr.'s 3Lutz-3Flip combo
6. Liza's come back
7. Zhenia's come back at Worlds
8. Zagitova winning worlds.
9. Matteo Rizzo pushing ahead and winning medals
10. Kevin Amoz's skating. Those moves.

Lyssa · May 30, 2019

Matteo Rizzo
Elizabet Tursynbaeva
Viveca Lindfors
Chock / Bates
Fear / Gibson
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

SnowWhite · May 30, 2019

1. Matteo Rizzo
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Fear/Gibson
4. Sofia Samodurova
5. Elizabet Tursynbaeva
6. Boikova/Kozlovskii

gsk8 · Jun 2, 2019

Based on the entries in this thread, the top 10 nominations have been added to the original post in this thread.

Place your vote for who/what you feel was the biggest surprise of the season and feel free to discuss!

Polls end on Jun 30, 2019 :agree:

Lunalovesskating · Jun 2, 2019

I vote Evgenia Medvedeva

LynsJ · Jun 2, 2019

Evgenias 3 in 1

alj5 · Jun 2, 2019

This is so hard. So hard.

Elizabet Tursynbaeva landing 4S to grab silver at Worlds

rabidline · Jun 2, 2019

Kaori Sakamoto winning Nationals.

All nominations are amazing but I personally feel like with others I've seen some foreshadowings that things are going to happen, it's just a matter of time (the 3A consistency, Evgenia's track record, Lilbet continuing to train 4S, Kevin getting consistency on his jumps needed to boost his scores, Liza's 3A).

But with Kaori, in the context of Japanese Nationals, she was a podium contender, for sure, but everyone's eyes was on Rika who had went undefeated the whole season not just because of her 3A but great PCS too, and Satoko, who's been the #1 Japanese lady for 4 years straight despite talented younger girls rising at the same time. At the time Kaori skated her FS, the atmosphere already sort of settled down because Satton doubled her flip and it's basically waiting for the event to finish and for Rika to get that giant cup.

And then that happened.

I remember reading translations of how Japanese media and reporters all yelled when the scores came up, because they were as surprised and they don't have any material ready at all for the Kaori Sakamoto: National Champion result. It got better of course, but honestly.. that moment in the K&C.. it's just pure, genuine unadulterated surprise, something you never thought can happen to someone like Kaori, and it happened.

Tif2Ker · Jun 20, 2019

1.Kaori winning Nationals
2. Kevin Aymoz

gsk8 · Jul 11, 2019

Elizabet Tursynbaeva landing 4S to grab silver at Worlds was indeed a brilliant achievement. I wonder what her layout will be for both routines this season.

nussnacker · Jul 11, 2019

gsk8 said:
Elizabet Tursynbaeva landing 4S to grab silver at Worlds was indeed a brilliant achievement. She's keeping her SP for this season, but I wonder what, if any, changes will be made in the layout.

I would think so (about the layout changes). Since she's landing 3A now, and has been doing Lutz-Toes, flip-toes and sal-loops at practices at worlds, seems like her stronger combos are coming back to her finally as she's getting fully adapted to her coaching change. Hopefully, she's ready to bring out some serious stuff both in SP and FS next season.
*Don't want to jinx it though

arty:, hope it will turn out well for her next season*

Both SP and FS will be different for the next season 100%.

Biggest Surprise

Who/what was the biggest surprise of the season?

Evgenia Medvedeva 3 in 1: coaching change, rollercoaster season and redemption at Worlds

Elizabet Tursynbaeva landing 4S to grab silver at Worlds

Sofia Samodurova - true grit/gold at Euros

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comeback

Fear/Gibson making a vibrant disco statement

Boikova/Kozlovsky - impressive senior debut

Matteo Rizzo's breakthrough season

No senior on Russian Nationals podium

Kaori Sakamoto winning Japan Nationals

Kevin Aymoz showing some moves!

LaArdilla

vesperalvioletta

rabidline

laybackrelaxspinfast

gsk8

icetug

ladyjane

Lyssa

SnowWhite

gsk8

Lunalovesskating

Moonbear power 🐻

LynsJ

alj5

rabidline

Tif2Ker

gsk8

nussnacker

one and only

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