2012 GPF Men's Free Skate LP

[yuki]

Starting now.

Stream (kindly provided by rocketry in the Free Dance thread, thank you!): http://russiasport.ru/online/node/7533

Live results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG002.HTM

 

[FSGMT]

Chan landed a clean 4T+3T, Dai was trying his quads but did just triples...

 

[sequinsgalore]

I made another thread simultanously. Can someone delete it?

 

[bixby]

Any other LIVE streaming that's not too choppy???

 

[sequinsgalore]

Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN)

Music: Firebird by Igor Stravinski

New costume. Black one-piece w/ fire-feather motifs on upper mody

3A
4T - fall, perhaps UR. Looked << in replay
3F+3T
FSSp
StSq
1A+2T
CCSp
2Lo - stepout
3Lz
1F
3S
StSq
CCoSp

Lots of popped jumps. Will not move up barring disaster from the other guys...

 

[wallylutz]

Men's Free Skating at the Japanese Nationals is underway...uh, sorry, wrong competition.

 

[draqq]

Tatsuki Machida

Great 3A, that's more like it. Fall on 4T and double footed, not sure if underrotated. 3Lz+3T(very slight turn-out). Only a 1A+2T, ouch. Only a 2Lo and sloppy landing. Good comeback with 3Lz. Gosh his timing is way off, only a 1F. Clean 3S. Couldn't maintain final scratch spin on the combinations spin. Overall, just off his usually strong jump technique. His translation of Firebird is also quite literal with the arms and the transitions are simpler than one we'll see later.

FS 128.05
Total 198.63

 

[sequinsgalore]

Machida
128.05, total 198.63 and into 1st

 

[Olympia]

Men's Free Skating at the Japanese Nationals is underway...uh, sorry, wrong competition.

Funny, very funny.

But practically true!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Javier FERNANDEZ (ESP)

Music: Charlie Chaplin Medley

4T - ok, low landing
4S+3T
3A
CSSp
StSq
4S - wow!
3Lz+2T - turnout
2Lo
3F+1Lo+3S - quick stepout
FCCoSp
ChSt
3S
CCoSp

Wow, three quads. Strong skate!

 

[FSGMT]

Fernandez lands 3 quads!!

 

[LRK]

Yay, Javi!

 

[draqq]

Javier Fernandez

Strong 4A, almost slipped off edge. 4S+3T(a little rough but landed). Another strong 3A! Go Javi! A great 4S, wow! 3Lz+2T(turn-out). Only a 2Lo out of a spread eagle. Completed 3F+1Lo+3S. Good 3S to end the jumps. I definitely has the charm and choreography to pull of Charlie Chaplin, though his transitions are a tad slow. His spins and timing were better today. Maybe he'll get bronze.

FS 178.43
Total 258.62

 

[Kinga]

Fernandez skating needs a lot of refining. But 3 quads... Wow!!!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Fernandez
178.43 (PB), total 258.62 (PB) and into 1st

Technical score almost 96! He has a good chance of medalling!

 

[sky_fly20]

I hope that podiums !

 

[rosacotton]

Yes, so glad Javi came back strong!

 

[herios]

The stream became unwatchable, freezez for almost minutes on me

 

[sequinsgalore]

Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN)

Music: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saens

4T
4T - fall, no combo
3A - low landing, hand down
CCoSp
StSq
3A+2T+2Lo
FSSp
3F
3Lo
ChSq
3Lz+3T
3S
FCCoSp

Solid skate, but the two mistakes will drop him behind Fernandez

 

[draqq]

Takihiko Kozuka

Great start with a clean 4T. A fall on the second 4T (also will get combo penalty), looks underrotated on replay. Will get -3 for the 3A for the rough landing. Good step sequence. Much better 3A+2T+2Lo. Very clean 3F and 3Lo. Like the hops to match the music in the choreo step. Strong 3Lz+3T and solid 3S to end the program. He's getting a lot of bonus for the second half. Signature back scratch spin. Won't catch Fernandez but plenty to admire here.

FS 166.88
Total 253.27 (2nd)