2014-15 Japanese Nationals Mens SP
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He has attempted 4S and 4F in practice. His 3S had been a problem earlier in his junior days, so I see him getting a 4F before a 4S, unless he improves his 3S technique. I mean, there's a reason he does 2A 1Lo 3F and not 2A 1Lo 3S like most of the other skaters that do the half loop combo.
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well, when we first saw Caroline Zhang, most of us thought she wasn't going to be 160cm. Caroline Zhang did have that body type that stay short.1m60 might be the highest IMO. I don't know how to explain but that body type is the type that I have seen many times in my life and most didn't get taller.
Sota Yamamoto's body type is the type that might get much taller IMO.
But anyways who are we to talk.I am sure even the athletes themselves couldn't tell.
Sorry for being off topic.
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Here would be my placements, if I ever were a judge:
Shoma > Tatsuki > Dice > Yuzu > Takahito :sarcasm:
Well of course I am no judges...hwell:
I would have put Tatsuki much closer to Yuzu...or even ahead by a little. The perfection of Yuzu's 4t and 3a are just amazing...coupled with a beautiful presentation over all.
Tatsuki really redeemed himself with the SP and he skated with conviction and gave it his 100%. But his jumps have slightly less quality than Yuzu's.
Shoma has improved so much this year and I'm really happy for him. But I found this version of his SP kind of boring. Did he change this around for Seniors?
I got a completely different vibe off of the Junior's SP. Or maybe watching him skate and then watching Hanyu and Machida, I saw that he did have a tiny bit of polishing up to do...
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There is no need to be diplomatic here - it is simply RIDICULOUS.
Machida was magical today, Hanyu - blah...
I wasn't sold on Tatsuki's SP, even at SA - he was too hectic throughout the program for me. But today everything clicked in - finally that subtle balance between lyrical and dramatic is here
But of course JSF, with their Yuzuru fixation, will never let Tatsuki win.
This sport is so sad...
I absolutely agree with your opinion on Tatsuki's performance today except the fact that I've been really sold on Tatsuki's SP long before you do.
I could see he is a poet in the beautiful performance.
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Yes he did change the choreography to fit the senior version of the layout and the program unfortunately looks like a weaker version of the original.
Here would be my placements, if I ever were a judge:
Shoma > Tatsuki > Dice > Yuzu > Takahito :sarcasm:
Well of course I am no judges...
just watched Yuzuru and Machida, both give out brilliant performances, but I have to agree with you on this one. Machida is great here. actually, after I watched their GPF fancams. Yuzuru certainly got easy ice coverage, but he is sloppy at times, and Machida is better in this area, and actually looked very impressive on fancam.
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Yeah I have to agree on here. Shoma put a quad today at the expense of some of original choreographies, I guess.
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Thanks for posting. Happy to see Daisuke in 4th.
Some great skates today at Japanese Nationals..but I'm really feeling SAD for Kozuka...He really needed to skate solidly in the short program to have ANY chance of making it..and even though, by the score, he's still kind of in it (and of course, anything can happen), I fear he sealed his fate for the rest of the year with that skate...if he could only put it all together when it counted! On the other hand Uno, Machida, Murakami, and to a lesser degree Yuzu, were all MAGIC today...great event!
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There is no need to be diplomatic here - it is simply RIDICULOUS.
Machida was magical today, Hanyu - blah...
I wasn't sold on Tatsuki's SP, even at SA - he was too hectic throughout the program for me. But today everything clicked in - finally that subtle balance between lyrical and dramatic is here
But of course JSF, with their Yuzuru fixation, will never let Tatsuki win.
This sport is so sad...
I'm puzzled as to how this program was not in first place. That awkward pause and clapping from the audience after his score was announced describes my feelings precisely.
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Hanyu's wasn't cautious... It was understated with lots of complexity.
However to me Machida put his heart out there and Hanyu made a visible error. If Machida did indeed UR his 4T-3T combo that's still not as bad as Hanyu's lutz 3-2.
A case can be made for Machida very slightly leading but IMO Hanyu's 4-point lead over Machida is too large. As mentioned, I'd raise Machida's and lower Hanyu's with Hanyu leading 92.5-93 points to Machida with 91-92 points.
However to me Machida put his heart out there and Hanyu made a visible error. If Machida did indeed UR his 4T-3T combo that's still not as bad as Hanyu's lutz 3-2.
A case can be made for Machida very slightly leading but IMO Hanyu's 4-point lead over Machida is too large. As mentioned, I'd raise Machida's and lower Hanyu's with Hanyu leading 92.5-93 points to Machida with 91-92 points.
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I absolutely agree with your opinion on Tatsuki's performance today except the fact that I've been really sold on Tatsuki's SP long before you do.
I could see he is a poet in the beautiful performance.
I sense that too... He really puts himself entirely out there. It's unfortunate that he skated so well and still got hosed on PCS (well more like, his PCS was almost fine but Hanyu was a beneficiary of inflation).
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His press conference quotes said it all. "I'm here to perform for the spectators, regardless of ranking."
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Sooo sad for Taka... Hope he skates much better in the free tomorrow.
Sorry for off topic but I miiiiiss Nobu and Dai so much tonight;;;;;;;;;; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCr2yjKYLaw
Sorry for off topic but I miiiiiss Nobu and Dai so much tonight;;;;;;;;;; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCr2yjKYLaw
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