Really, is this it now for GP series? I did not have time to watch SA last week, but I mean, really, it was Nathan show, so no point in watching anyone else. I decided to go for the men because I was at home for the first time in a while and had not had time to watch much of FS since the first competitions in Junior GP. Men have been my main thing for a long time, but I am not sure what to think about tonight.
The first group was fine although must be said the jump difficulty was a bit on the low side - but most of them have a quad at least (unlike some in the second group). Kevin Aymoz I have liked a lot for quite some time now (I am pleased to see he is gaining fans) - he actually skates to the music (unlike most others) and he was fine to watch despite the messy jumps. Junhwan was ok, although I am not sure whether he is the Prince or Cinderella with that countdown to midnight forming the highlight of the prorgram (and get rid of those gloves, please!). Samohin did NOT mess up which is amazing to see after quite a few years of seriously messing up all the time.
It was surprising to see that only Shoma tried two quads in the second group. His skating is so riddled with mannerisms that it does not really matter what music he is skating to, he is just repeating the same vocabulary as before arranged in slightly different order (that swinging of one arm is really starting to irritate me, not to mention quite a few other things). It is also somewhat unimpressing to watch the choreo slow down when the music picks up pace towards the end. That Keegan Messing is in the lead after SP feels a bit of a joke. He is after all skating basically the same program for the umpteenth year. But at least he did it clean. His feet and his upper body seem to belong to different worlds, with the upper body not quite at the same level as his feet.
I am not sure if I want to watch the FS after this.
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*incoherent shrieking*
