2018 JGP Ljubljana: Men's Pre-game Chat

[GS Forum Staff]

Entries as of 10/01/18

Callum BRADSHAW	AUS
Vladimir LITVINTSEV	AZE
Alexander ZLATKOV	BUL
Conrad ORZEL	CAN
Fang-Yi LIN	TPE
Charles Henry KATANOVIC	CRO
Radek JAKUBKA	CZE
Aleksandr SELEVKO	EST
Nikita STAROSTIN	GER
Edward APPLEBY	GBR
Tamas SZOBOSZLAI	HUN
Mark GORODNITSKY	ISR
Gabriele FRANGIPANI	ITA
Nikolaj MEMOLA	ITA
Koshiro SHIMADA	JPN
Kai Xiang CHEW	MAS
Younghyun CHA	KOR
Artur DANIELIAN	RUS
Petr GUMENNIK	RUS
Luka LOGAR	SLO
Andreas NORDEBÄCK	SWE
Nurullah SAHAKA	SUI
Basar OKTAR	TUR
Mykhailo RUDKOVSKYI	UKR
Tomoki HIWATASHI	USA

 

[Colonel Green]

Now we’re really getting to crunch time in the men’s field.

 

[el henry]

Go Tomoki and Conrad

and whoever gives Andrew T. the best chance of making JGPF

ETA: oh and Koshiro too he was so enjoyable to watch

 

[sunn1ly]

I am excited to see the last year world medalist Arthur Danielian. His skating is so smooth like floating on the ice. Hope he has recovered from his injury and see him in best shape.

 

[zebobes]

Wow the men's field has been so unpredictable and the podium seems to be wide open. We have yet to see any skater get a second Gold medal this season, and Peter doesn't strike me as being that fierce of a competitor. Tomoki also tends to have one or two mistakes, and his technique doesn't seem completely stable. I expect Conrad to do better this week, but I'm uncertain if he will be able to get the gold. I wouldn't be surprised if Koshiro got the gold this week, he seemed to be on fire the first week, and if he skates like he did the first week, I'm sure his scores will get even higher.

I think that depending on how Conrad does this week, it will decide if there's a Candian in the Finals. If he gets a gold, he will probably knock Stephen out of the final. If he gets a second or third, it will help make way for Stephen into the final.

 

[LadyB]

That will be interesting to watch. I couldn't even begin with a prediction. Conrad, Koshiro (love his SP!), Artur, Petr and Tomoki all in the running. Totally looking forward to see Artur for the first time this season. He was at the gala at Euros and he had such an amazing presence on the ice. Good luck to all the guys. Since he has one Richmond already, I want Petr to go to the JGPF.

 

[Step Sequence4]

I think that if Conrad goes clean (moreso in the free) he will win, but it’s a question of whether he will. If he doesn’t I expect Koshiro or Petr to win. Danielian is a complete wildcard imo, and I’m not sure how Tomoki will hold up in this field.

 

[el henry]

I think that if Conrad goes clean (moreso in the free) he will win, but it’s a question of whether he will. If he doesn’t I expect Koshiro or Petr to win. Danielian is a complete wildcard imo, and I’m not sure how Tomoki will hold up in this field.

But the beauty of the junior men is their unpredictability. The field in Canada was not chopped liver: who would have thought that Gogolev would not podium? So it’s not whether Tomoki will hold up “in this field” but how everyone will hold up.

Makes it interesting

 

[chuckm]

So odd---Tomoki, Gabriella Izzo, and both US dance teams all skate last in the prelim events. That means they all have the worst ice!

 

[el henry]

So odd---Tomoki, Gabriella Izzo, and both US dance teams all skate last in the prelim events. That means they all have the worst ice!

The Jason Brown memorial position for all American skaters.

But also, if they can hold it together, the benefits of the judges having seen the previous skates when scoring them.

 

[zebobes]

Always skating last actually reminds me of Nathan Chen's junior beginnings. For his first few competitions on the JGP, he always drew the final position, and because he was always in first place after the short, he also always skated last in the long.

 

[NoNameFace]

I had no time tis week so far to even check the field, but wow, what an interesting one this time! Conrad, Gabriele, Koshiro, Tomoki, Artur, Petr, Andreas, Mark...I wish them all a great outings, may the best one win!

Well, but special to one of my discoveries - Koshiro, he's blossoming under Lambiel and his programs are one of my faves this season from both juniors and seniors!

 

[AlexRus]

Main Entries in order of Personal Best
In ( ) - best unofficial, at competitions which don't give ISU Best, only for skaters who haven't ISU Best.

1 Tomoki HIWATASHI USA 222.52
2 Koshiro SHIMADA JPN 220.45
3 Petr GUMENNIK RUS 220.04
4 Artur DANIELIAN RUS 218.76
5 Conrad ORZEL CAN 200.46
6 Basar OKTAR TUR 194.39
7 Aleksandr SELEVKO EST 192.79
8 Vladimir LITVINTSEV AZE (188.50)
9 Mark GORODNITSKY ISR 187.06
10 Nurullah SAHAKA SUI 177.75
11 Younghyun CHA KOR 174.13
12 Andreas NORDEBДCK SWE 173.44
13 Kai Xiang CHEW MAS 172.18
14 Gabriele FRANGIPANI ITA 165.85
15 Nikita STAROSTIN GER (163.39)
16 Alexander ZLATKOV BUL 139.77
17 Charles Henry KATANOVIC CRO 124.26
18 Nikolaj MEMOLA ITA (124.15)
19 Mykhailo RUDKOVSKYI UKR 113.08
20 Fang-Yi LIN TPE (102.88)
21 Edward APPLEBY GBR (93.62)
22 Luka LOGAR SLO 90.13
23 Callum BRADSHAW AUS (88.27)
24 Tamas SZOBOSZLAI HUN (88.01)