I hate Machida,
But that was a skate of a lifetime,
Gonna take some beating
Can I just ask the motive for the hatred? just out of curiousity
I hate Machida,
But that was a skate of a lifetime,
Gonna take some beating
Machida dumped his foreign coach who taught him quad and brought him to where he is in January. A bit ungraceful IMO.
Machida's SP PCS in Sochi was 42.50, at Worlds 45.39.Interesting to note how Machida's PCS magically jumped by 3.5 points in a matter of one month.
Kelly, this thread is growing so quickly that I can't tell whether your question has already been answered, but in case it hasn't: Phillip Mills (choreographer) was also in the Kiss-n-Cry with Machida.
If the question was already answered, I apologize for the repeat.
Can I just ask the motive for the hatred? just out of curiousity
It isn't really fair to complain about Home Inflation. There is no Japanese presence on the tech team OR the judging panel, unlike Sochi, where the Men's event had a Russian judge on both SP and FS panels, and a Russian ATS on the tech panel.
The TECH here is ITA, USA, KOR
The SP judges appeared to be more Russia- and European friendly than anything else.
Of course the crowd is screaming for their own skaters, but they are screaming for the other skaters, too (if not quite as loud).
He's not out of the race, and he NEVER gives up.
He has a history of giving his best, when his back's against the wall (2012 World's and 2013 World's).
But he does need a little help from Fernandez and Machida...
There's NO way Hanyu, or any skater, would - or should - get 45 points PCS with a fall, unless it was on home ice.
While Machida was on, I didn't enjoy his artistry that much.
Well, a poster above just made an argument that the reason Machida's PCS were lower in Sochi is because he doubled jump. So there you go.Except for the fact that PCS are supposed to be independent from mistakes on the technical elements. Stupid rule, but that's how it's scored.
Personally, I think everyone's PCS are in a huge battle about who's are the most ridiculous. Everyone is overscored. GOEs are not that bad overall, but there are some pretty weird ones in there too (don't ever start taking a close look at spin GOEs. They're the worst.)
Well, a poster above just made an argument that the reason Machida's PCS were lower in Sochi is because he doubled jump. So there you go.
I believe that Li'Kitsu is right - strictly speaking, the PCS is independent of the technical elements. However, a fall can affect the transitions/execution/interpretation of a program, and that is where something like a fall can affect it. More about what happens "around" the fall rather than the fall itself.
So which program did Mills choreograph for Machida? I thought the free and Lambiel the short?
Well, a poster above just made an argument that the reason Machida's PCS were lower in Sochi is because he doubled jump. So there you go.
I am not talking about a fall but a dobled jump.
In an article on the IceNetwork site, Machida credits Mills with both the short and the free program.