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Nothing bad .... just really awkward and didn’t even really make sense.
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Nothing bad .... just really awkward and didn’t even really make sense.
Well yeah it’s ultimately Nathan’s choice - but other people are factors in his decisions like his coach, his sponsors, etc etc
Again this is just my conspiracy~:cool14:
But seriously I think attempting all these quads have given him an injury he’s fighting through - just look at how his skating has deteriorated - I doubt Nathan isn’t working hard - it looks like injury to me
It could happen!
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I about died when Johnny said “we kinda speak the same language and even I don’t know what he meant”
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Yuzuru can probably win this with a clean 3 Quad layout
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Or he can take Javi’s place, I’m pretty sure he confirmed that he’ll be retiring.
I hope he is smart and goes for that. He should make this dream moment and not toss coin with quad loop
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Yuzuru's skate was so majestic and beautiful I almost cried. It did Chopin's Ballade justice. Truly an Olympic skate. I'm so proud of him and Javi, Shoma, and Boyang. I'm so glad they all skated cleanly. Such a shame about Nathan, though =( I feel really bad for the kid. He had so much pressure on him. I'm also really disappointed NBC didn't show the skates. Thank god for the twitch stream.
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Karen isn't getting any attention either, nor are Evan/Madison and Zachary/Madison.
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The media sounds like a piece of cake when you have Eteri watching you everyday.
Seriously, I think they do a better job of replicating the pressure of competitions every day.
There’s always a high chance you’ll be shipped off to Siberia when Eteri is your main coach and you screw up. I fear for Morris right now, actually.
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In my heart of hearts I want this for Javi, but I will be so happy with any of the top four men as the OGM. All so amazing and deserving!
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A few notes.
1. Yuzuru Hanyu really is GOAT. He can come back from injury and do the perfect program. It was beautiful. Absolutely, beautiful. I do worry that he may not have the stamina for the long program . Jackie Wong of rockerskating has noted all week that his short program practices were good but errors keep creeping in for the long. However, mental strength is often superior to physical strength and he has all the mental strength in the world. So many people were counting him out due to injury but I always thought he could will his way to greatness.
2. Javier Fernandez: Wonderful entertaining skate. I think that his Quads are often some of the best executed lovely height and control. I think he may actually come away from this with a Gold medal because I think he has the physical stamina that Yuzuru might lack and he likes coming back from behind.
3. Shoma Uno. I love him so much. I feel like he has this dynamic commitment to everything that he does. His ability to land almost any jump is incredible. For some reason, he draws me in like no other skater. Everything is done at 110% (even his quads which he overrotates, haha)
4. Boyang Jin. Honestly, he is not my favorite skater. But, his jumps today were really impressive great height and control and smooth landings. I am happy to see him improve.
5. Dmitry Aliev: I like him. His SS are not at the same level as the top 3 here but he has a lovely musicality and he obviously has mental strength because he just performed the best short program of the year at the Olympics. Hope to see him continue to improve in the future.
Nathan Chen= never my favorite skater and I thought he would likely come in 4th or 5th at the Olympics not first but I am sorry to see him fall apart at these Olympics. He has lost his confidence. I hope he regains it and he does a great long program now that the pressure is off.
Mikhail Kolyada: Same as Nathan-- I don't like to complain about scoring but I think the PCS marks he received in both of the team event and this short are very generous. I would put him at the PCS level of Chen or even a bit lower but he got 2 points higher. I did not see a performance there.
Patrick Chan-- for all the talk about PCS inflation-- that certainly did not happen here. I guess that is what happens when you skate in a lower group. I would have increased his PCS by 2/3 points. It is really a lovely program and he performed it well despite the 3axel mistakes.
Great job to everyone! I hope they all kill it in the long program.
1. Yuzuru Hanyu really is GOAT. He can come back from injury and do the perfect program. It was beautiful. Absolutely, beautiful. I do worry that he may not have the stamina for the long program . Jackie Wong of rockerskating has noted all week that his short program practices were good but errors keep creeping in for the long. However, mental strength is often superior to physical strength and he has all the mental strength in the world. So many people were counting him out due to injury but I always thought he could will his way to greatness.
2. Javier Fernandez: Wonderful entertaining skate. I think that his Quads are often some of the best executed lovely height and control. I think he may actually come away from this with a Gold medal because I think he has the physical stamina that Yuzuru might lack and he likes coming back from behind.
3. Shoma Uno. I love him so much. I feel like he has this dynamic commitment to everything that he does. His ability to land almost any jump is incredible. For some reason, he draws me in like no other skater. Everything is done at 110% (even his quads which he overrotates, haha)
4. Boyang Jin. Honestly, he is not my favorite skater. But, his jumps today were really impressive great height and control and smooth landings. I am happy to see him improve.
5. Dmitry Aliev: I like him. His SS are not at the same level as the top 3 here but he has a lovely musicality and he obviously has mental strength because he just performed the best short program of the year at the Olympics. Hope to see him continue to improve in the future.
Nathan Chen= never my favorite skater and I thought he would likely come in 4th or 5th at the Olympics not first but I am sorry to see him fall apart at these Olympics. He has lost his confidence. I hope he regains it and he does a great long program now that the pressure is off.
Mikhail Kolyada: Same as Nathan-- I don't like to complain about scoring but I think the PCS marks he received in both of the team event and this short are very generous. I would put him at the PCS level of Chen or even a bit lower but he got 2 points higher. I did not see a performance there.
Patrick Chan-- for all the talk about PCS inflation-- that certainly did not happen here. I guess that is what happens when you skate in a lower group. I would have increased his PCS by 2/3 points. It is really a lovely program and he performed it well despite the 3axel mistakes.
Great job to everyone! I hope they all kill it in the long program.
NBC didn't show what skates?
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Could be because the mainstream casual viewers have only seen the Shibs thus far via the team event.
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