Sure.
But I'm looking at it like this: He did a successful 4Z-3T and 4F within the first minute of his program. Within the next minute he fell on a 4S and a 4T. Then at the start of the bonus he landed a second 4T (his fifth, unplanned quad) but had to put his hand down and couldn't get a combo off it, costing him points.
It's pretty clear 4 quads are too much for him right now. How many are optimal? Is he better off just doing two really great jumping passes at the beginning and focusing on components? Or can he add a third, and if so, what quad should it be and where should he place it?
Today he did the same thing as he did at Finlandia - planned 4 quads, had two falls, and added an extra quad to compensate for the points lost on the falls. I don't think it's the smartest strategy, but he seems like a really headstrong kid, and I wonder if Marina will be able to convince him otherwise.
Well my friend says the same, like: "If they want to skate until 2022, they should not do 4 quads right now."German Eurosport guys wondered how that will hurt the hips of the likes of Nathan Chen and Boyang Jin...there were like "and in 5 years time they need a walking-aid..." One of them is a doctor and always commenting about bones and muscles. It's interesting.
Urgh, I'm still so angry about the puddle thing :curse:
I'm rewatching Mura's and Fernandes's performances and, who knows, they might have fallen either way, but there's literally water splashing around. It just makes me so angry :gaah:
since i'll get accused for it anyway I may as well say it: i'll be extra salty if one (or more) of the US men makes the gpf (less so jason than adam or nathan) especially if they do it without wining one, because it should have been max last year, and it wasn't his fault that he didn't.
It is not very professional to have an ice rink melting all over the place! Get your game up, FFSG!
Eat me for this, but Adam should have been second, not Denis.
So...is there going to be a US man at GPF this year?
Wow wow wow. So anyone who makes the Grand Prix final without winning doesn't deserve it, that's what you're saying? Even if it were US men, 'cause they suck! All of them! And Max is the only one deserving!
We should be glad Patrick Chan did not skate here. Otherwise the puddle would be blamed for everything.
You're shifting the attention from the important issue raised by viennaskater and others for an opportunity to bash Chan, who only brought it out in the open without dwelling on it. Now there is a general awareness for everybody to notice this problem and to maybe have understanding of some of the disappointing performances. It's an issue ISU and event organizers should be vigilant about for safety and fairness.
I agree with everyone's comments about Adam's free program. I finally just had the chance to watch it in its entirety. I cried. Such beautiful, powerful skating paired with a fully rotated quad, all on the day after his 27th birthday. Amazing. Like fine wine, he and Ashley only seem to get better with age. :yes:
Nah not bashing Patrick Chan. He complained about it last year at 4CC? If someone else had complained about puddles, I would have used his name.
I agree with everyone's comments about Adam's free program. I finally just had the chance to watch it in its entirety. I cried. Such beautiful, powerful skating paired with a fully rotated quad, all on the day after his 27th birthday. Amazing. Like fine wine, he and Ashley only seem to get better with age. :yes:
Is Adam the oldest skater to jump his first clean quad?
If he made a mistake, he should really pay more attention, because he's made the same mistake at Ladies' and Pairs' :sarcasm:
We should be glad Patrick Chan did not skate here. Otherwise the puddle would be blamed for everything.