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I am catching up on COR and I got to H&B's FD. And I stopped, because the instant the music started, I saw something else in my mind. I saw Patrick Chan. I saw everything he did from the camel spin variation to the 3Lo-turn-stop. I even knew where he did the jumps, while listening to H&B's music. Patrick's Chopin program is so brilliant, and always will be, with the way he glides to the music, moves right with it, and hits all the notes. He even took the care to change his speed in the last camel variation (arms behind his back) to show us the music change. This is one of those comparatively rare programs where the music is integral to the program itself and not just on in the background.
I know earlier in the thread people were missing Patrick. I miss him too, for his pure skating that doesn't look so laborious or painful. By the way, I love H&B's FD, so the comparison is a positive one, not a negative one. I am thrilled that H&B skated so beautifully and reminded me of Patrick. I like H&B's FD way more than either C&B or H&D's, and I hope they can make it to the Olympics. Their FD is so lovely to watch.
Let us indulge ourselves in some Patrick Chan!
I know earlier in the thread people were missing Patrick. I miss him too, for his pure skating that doesn't look so laborious or painful. By the way, I love H&B's FD, so the comparison is a positive one, not a negative one. I am thrilled that H&B skated so beautifully and reminded me of Patrick. I like H&B's FD way more than either C&B or H&D's, and I hope they can make it to the Olympics. Their FD is so lovely to watch.
Let us indulge ourselves in some Patrick Chan!
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; In my opinion, he is done. This is his last year of skating and you can tell he has checked out mentally. No point in wasting a spot on him. When Keegan placed in the top ten at Worlds, he mentioned to the cameras that “Nam, we did it”. I thought this would spur him on. But, he must be dealing with too many personal issues. Which, is a shame. Stephen did okay here… but, he fell on his quad. He was the best of all the men who just fell and fell. Not one clean performance that I remember. I think it will be worst in the free skate. If they can’t handle three jumps, I can’t imagine them attempting seven jumping elements. I’m rooting for Joseph Phan to win this.
