Gasp Russia is in 3rd at the end of the first day! Can they fight back are they too far back?
They will come back with pair :agree:
They will come back with pair :agree:
Mie Hamada really happy with Vincent’s skate!
I was so surprised to see her with him! Mie is the best kiss and cry coach ever!
But is she his coach ?
Since when does Vincent train with Mie Hamada ?
Vincent changed coaches??
I am convinced it's because we want them to do well. I jinxed Mikhail all season long...
let's hope he can end this season with a nice freeAww. The 3A was landed though! And I liked his spins!
Hopefully Alexander can give us the Greatest Show on Earth in the free!
Grassl was robbed, as always. 4Lo was clean
https://youtu.be/up5BqFoqd5A?t=65 or another angle https://youtu.be/up5BqFoqd5A?t=287
but marked as UR. Just saying.
Not changed, I don't think. Vincent has worked with Mie Hamada with focus, I believe, on components. He may have travelled to Japan for this purpose, and also I believe Mie has worked with him in Colorado when Rika has done some training in Colorado.
Vincent's skate was so beautiful, so full of emotion, passion, attentiveness to musical form and feeling. I'm incredibly proud of all the work he's done this year to improve .... especially considering how virulent a lot of the criticism of him has been. He kept his mind and emotions on the results he wanted to create.
Unless Tanaka really “delivers” for Russia in the free, I think Samarin may have sunk Russia’s gold chances there.Possibly only earning 1 pt from Samarin will be a big yikes for Russia...
She was already present at the ice out at the worlds. Maybe the coaches just didn't make the trip since she was already there ? (and that the challenge here was less for Vincent ?)
Vincent has been training with Hamada for at least the past month - he came before Worlds and stayed through WTT.
How could a tech panel look at Daniel's 4Lo and mark it UR and then a few minutes later judge Vincent's 4Lz to be FINE? Grrr. :dev2:
If the quad is truly going to be the benchmark for higher PCS, (which I disagree with strongly) at least judge them consistently.
Shoma Uno is the key to a Japan victory. He has to beat Vincent for second, if not Nathan for first. Japan can't expect much help from dance and pairs, but the scoring rules do not penalize them too much even if they finish last. The ladies could sweep first and second.