2012 GPF Men's Short Program

[sequinsgalore]

Machida
70.58 and into 3rd

 

[Violet Bliss]

I didn't see the stumble on the 3A - looked like he had good run-out to me. And wow about the clean quad and wow wow on the footwork. will be interesting to see the protocols.

The stumble likely didn't count as part of the 3A.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN)

Music: Concert Overture (from "Exodus") by Karol Szymanowski

4T
CCSp
FSSp
3A - fall
3Lz+3T
StSq
CCoSp

 

[draqq]

Takahiko Kozuka

Great 4T (no URs this time!). Great death drop into sit spin. Rough 3A landing (will get -3 even without fall). Strong 3Lz+3T. A lot of quiet power throughout the performance. He should get around a 85-86.

Total 86.39

 

[emma]

Machida looked tight or a bit nervous. I love Kozuka's skating...but that's too bad on the 3A; with his skating, he sort of, for me at least, casts a kind of sublime spell on me, but we he falls, it shatters it for a second.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Kozuka
86.39 (PB) and into 2nd. Good score

 

[Ilvskating]

If Kuzuka get a haircut, he may have enough height to rotate his 4T all the time

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

The B. Eurosport guys talking about how impressed they are with Ross Miner this season, fwiw.

 

[Bluebonnet]

Okay, he got the deduction, so he got called for a fall.

Has scoring method changed on calling out for falls? I thought no butt, no fall in the last season or two, even in this season.

 

[lavender]

Looks like Taka and Dai are really working on those quads. I'm glad Taka got a good score even with the fall because there's so much that is great about his skating.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Yuzuru HANYU (JPN)

Music: Parisian Walkways by Gary Moore

4T - low landing, holds on
FCSp
CSSp
3A
3Lz+3T - fall, sort of tangled his legs
StSq
CCoSp

 

[emma]

Nerves everywhere it seems.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Hanyu's skate should not beat Takahashi. Will be interesting to see if it beats Kozuka.

 

[Violet Bliss]

Yuzuru struggled on all his jumps.

 

[draqq]

Yuzuru Hanyu

Almost slipped out of the 4T landing. Great entry on 3A, some snow on landing. Fall on the 3T and a bit forward on the 3Lz in the combo. So much nerves going on. Great footwork sequence and good centered spins. Should be about a 84 in my book.

Higher than I thought. Total 87.17.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Has scoring method changed on calling out for falls? I thought no butt, no fall in the last season or two, even in this season.

No idea. I thought it was a fall, but people called it a step out. The balance of weight wasn't on his skates, and that's important in definitions.

 

[FSGMT]

Yuzuru Anyway, I love this program, I love him! Now it will be interesting how Chan does...

 

[sequinsgalore]

Hanyu
87.17 and into 2nd, less than a point ahead of Kozuka

 

[Bluebonnet]

No idea. I thought it was a fall, but people called it a step out. The balance of weight wasn't on his skates, and that's important in definitions.

I didn't watch it. I've just read in here.

 

[ImaginaryPogue]

Lands a gorgeous quad and 3A, but doubles the lutz (gets the triple toe). Chan is so wierd.