The Men's Short Program was filled with many stellar performances on Friday, with Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu taking the lead with a new record score. Boyang Jin of China finds himself in second place, followed by USA's Jason Brown after the event concluded in Seoul, South Korea, at the Wakiki Mokdong Ice Rink.
Opting for his 2017-18 routine to "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23," Yuzuru Hanyu delivered a technically challenging, yet beautiful, performance. The two-time Olympic champion effortlessly landed a quad Salchow, quad toe-triple toe, and triple Axel—earning very high positive grades of execution (GOE) on each jump. All spins and footwork were graded a level 4 and also received high GOEs, and he earned a new record score for the men's short program of 111.82.
"I think I skated with elegance today and today's performance was the most perfect performance I've ever done," said the 25-year-old. "Also, I tried to express my music deeply with my feeling and I could jump higher and with more perfection. So, I am really satisfied with my performance today."
Hanyu had actually set a personal goal for a higher score than 110 and added that he grew confident during his skate.
"I just skated without thinking," he said. "Actually, lately, I have been thinking a lot before jumping and I should jump clean with an image on my mind. But I just could skate without a lot of thoughts today."
The two-time World champion plans on doing a quad Lutz, quad Salchow, two quad toes, and a triple Axel for his free skate.
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The men's skating was just phenomenal!!! Great debuts from some younger skaters, awesome performances from others, and just when you thought Hanyu couldn't get better, he sets another record score! Just. Wow.
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Opting for his 2017-18 routine to "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23," Yuzuru Hanyu delivered a technically challenging, yet beautiful, performance. The two-time Olympic champion effortlessly landed a quad Salchow, quad toe-triple toe, and triple Axel—earning very high positive grades of execution (GOE) on each jump. All spins and footwork were graded a level 4 and also received high GOEs, and he earned a new record score for the men's short program of 111.82.
"I think I skated with elegance today and today's performance was the most perfect performance I've ever done," said the 25-year-old. "Also, I tried to express my music deeply with my feeling and I could jump higher and with more perfection. So, I am really satisfied with my performance today."
Hanyu had actually set a personal goal for a higher score than 110 and added that he grew confident during his skate.
"I just skated without thinking," he said. "Actually, lately, I have been thinking a lot before jumping and I should jump clean with an image on my mind. But I just could skate without a lot of thoughts today."
The two-time World champion plans on doing a quad Lutz, quad Salchow, two quad toes, and a triple Axel for his free skate.
More...
The men's skating was just phenomenal!!! Great debuts from some younger skaters, awesome performances from others, and just when you thought Hanyu couldn't get better, he sets another record score! Just. Wow.
Share your thoughts!
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