2016 Finlandia Trophy Mens SP

[cleo2070]

People are forgetting that Patrick's SP was actually an exhibition program choreographed by Pasquale Camerlengo, and it featured the bird song. He's just taken that EX and upgraded it to an SP.

*has an aha moment*
That's why it felt familiar! Thank you Mango for the info!

 

[yyyskate]

Loving this stream btw. Fast and high-res.

my feed magically turned HD when Patrick started to move

 

[nolangoh]

Kolyada VS Kovtun. Who will it be?

I am team Kolyada!

 

[Pamigena]

Ugh the second hand embarrassment....just because there's a beat doesn't mean you HAVE TO CLAP

and never in synch with the music, I think it's a Finnish trademark (no offense, I love you all, but I have seen it happen too often )

 

[sneakers]

I am rooting for Kovtun this time.

Nathan will win anyways. :agree2:

 

[Interspectator]

I am team Whoever does not pop their jumps.

 

[Pamigena]

Zamboni break almost over
Wow, I actually enjoyed Nathan a lot more this time around. Majorov was tons of fun. Jorik is my guilty pleasure, he's so drama. (No talking this time, thank god)

But OMG Daniel that costume is even worse live. I really don't get it. But after that skate he gets nothing but sympathy hugs. Poor guy even seemed to stumble into his ending pose

 

[silverfoxes]

But OMG Daniel that costume is even worse live. I really don't get it. But after that skate he gets nothing but sympathy hugs. Poor guy even seemed to stumble into his ending pose

I am so confused by Daniel's costumes and state of non-readiness this season...it's depressing me. At least he cut his hair.

 

[zebobes]

I just realized that the different feeds have different camera angles. I am guessing the Youtube stream is run by interns, and that there is an actual TV broadcast stream with better camera angles, but with a LOT of talking over it.

 

[Li'Kitsu]

Oh, my Pina Kolyada is gone... costume looks good on Mika, but I'll miss the pineapple.

Good luck to everyone in the last group!

And I enjoyed Nathan a lot more than last season too. Still frightened as heck for him to get re-injured... good luck Nathan!

 

[sequinsgalore]

11 Samuel KOPPEL (EST)

Music: Oh Darling by Paul McCartney, John Lennon

Black shirt, dark blue pants, sparkly belt

3T+3T - turnout, maybe 3T<
2Lz*
FSSp
CCoSp
1A*
StSq
CCSp

Yikes, two invalid jumps

SP: 20.13+26.25 = 46.38, 11/11

 

[WeakAnkles]

Koppel's opening choreography is cute, but he needs to commit to it more. No rock god is half-hearted.

 

[Interspectator]

I just noticed the very artistic picture frames in the back of the kiss and cry featuring what looks like Crop Circles. I like it.

 

[sequinsgalore]

12 Ivan RIGHINI (ITA)

Music: You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban

Half grey/black sparkly shirt, black pants

4T - fall
2A
FCSp
3Lz+3T - fall
StSq
CSSp
CCoSp

2 falls, not his best day. He looks disappointed

SP: 29.98+33.75-2.00 = 61.73, 7/12

 

[tzazu]

Righini, not his day
But he's a delighting view anyways

 

[Biellmann]

Why is Ivan wearing a pajama?

 

[WeakAnkles]

Righini should move to Brooklyn. He's totally got that Brooklyn Hipster vibe. I mean, here he's skating to what essentially is an overproduced, pumped-up Celtic ballad, and he's dressed for a hipster funeral. Ah well, at least it's not some hideous shade of green.

 

[Interspectator]

Kovtun makes me laugh. And he did very well today.
His wind-up to his jumps is the weirdest thing ever.

 

[Biellmann]

Kovtun forgot his competition costume at home.....

 

[sequinsgalore]

13 Maxim KOVTUN (RUS)

Music: Bahamut by Hazmat Modine

Black shirt with red spot/stripe details, grey pants

4S+3T
4T - stepout/hand down
FCSp
3A
CCoSp
StSq
CSSp

Stepout, otherwise solid skate. He fistpumps

SP: 49.67+38.59 = 88.26, 1/13