2021 Skate America: Men's Free Skate

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Y’all Nathan may not make the GPF.

Assuming silver/bronze for Shoma/Vincent, double gold for Hanyu and Yuma... ooh, but Vince/Sho could put a wrench in NHK if Yuzu looks rough... I don't know. He's almost certainly going to win SCI, the field's much weaker there. It depends on how the next few events go, but I think he'll make it.

 

[anonymoose_au]

What's the TES record again?

I think it's like 124?

But this is still huge!!

I'm so happy for him!!

 

[SNAKSuyun]

Vincent!!!! To do this program like this at this moment!!

 

[Makkachin]

Vincent you can do this! Crush it

I think he heard me. Wow, just wow. What a moment

 

[kmw227]

VINCENT OH MY GOD!!! Some of those landings looked iffy but what a skate that was.

 

[Jammers]

Vincent has really improved his overall basic skating in the last year or two.

 

[Ross74]

Wow!

 

[moonvine]

I have no idea what just happened.

 

[noeleyle]

I'm sincerely JEALOUS of Vincent's music, choreography, music, and everything.

 

[Ichatdelune]

The podium's decided, now I need to take a break and I don't know ponder about life, the universe, and everything over lunch. Thank you all for keeping me company and getting me through all of this, see you tomorrow

 

[mrrice]

He was STARVING! Way to go! He did it!

(Yes, I quoted myself.)

YAS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Okay, did literally anyone have Nathan down for bronze in their predictions?

 

[s_parks]

I'm always a little nervous when a skater has a lights-out skate on the first GP... like, that's great, but you wonder if that perfect skate can be replicated in the olympics.
now i sound like a debbie downer...

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

So, we now have a Vincent/Nathan showdown in the US and a Shoma/Yuma/Shun showdown in Japan... Nats are going to be INSANE
Also, Vince is going to have a HUGE new PB

 

[anonymoose_au]

Vincent faced the Rink Monster and Vincent won!

The Rink Monster is now subdued.

 

[moonvine]

I’m a sad person and am going to cry myself to sleep now.

 

[readernick]

I mean you can't help but admire that. Vincent obviously works so hard and he is so genuine. I appreciate what he accomplished.

 

[yelyoh]

I had this premonition after Vincent's SP that he was going to give Nate trouble and he has. That BV alone is huge. Kudos Vincent!!!!!

 

[Skatingcat]

Almost 300! Wow. Holy cow!

 

[bigsisjiejie]

Incredible skate for Vincent! Hopefully this will put to bed the naysayers.

Also, in a perverse way, I'm glad this loss happened to Nathan now. Could be the best thing for him, to take nothing for granted with an upcoming Olympics on the line.