2021 Skate Canada: Men's Short Program

[sequinsgalore]

5 Tomoki HIWATASHI USA

Music: Standards by Leslie Odom Jr.

Grey shirt with sparkles, black pants

4S - free foot down, stepout
3A
FCSp4
4T+COMBO - stepout, no combo, looked <
CCoSp3
CSSp4
StSq4

Messy landings on both quads

SP: 36.24+36.68 = 72.92 (SB), 5/5

 

[elektra blue]

Man what do these guys have against combos?

they love more bombos

 

[Ichatdelune]

No combo is going to hurt a lot but I still enjoy watching Tomoki Hiwatashi, he always has fun step sequences

 

[yume]

Oh Tomoki, i wonder what is happening with the jumps. You were so promising some years ago.

Love the step sequence.

 

[EdgeCall]

A spirited and energetic performance by Tomoki. The jumps need a little more work though.

That single rotation jump with the leg up was special.

 

[cathlen]

Step Sequence was great!

 

[TontoK]

I like the vibe of Tomoki's skate.

Some wonky landings (underrated?) but I enjoyed it.

Plenty of sizzle, very little steak.

This is yet another guy who needs to be stepping it up, but just can't manage. I'm trying to remember the last time he skated anywhere near his potential, and I can't.

 

[Jontor]

Not your night Tomoki. Cheers

 

[s_parks]

Oh Tomoki, i wonder what is happening with the jumps. You were so promising some years ago.

Love the step sequence.

He was never consistent though. Unfortunately.

 

[karne]

Tomoki HIWATASHI (USA)
in grey shirt with some sparkles
Standards by Leslie Odom Jr

4S< step out
3A
FCSp
4Tq+COMBO step out
CCoSp
CSSp
StSq
Oh jeez Tomoki that slide at the end is so freakin' borderline

Biffing both those quads is going to hurt pretty hard...

 

[anonymoose_au]

So, combination after turn-out is okay, but after step-out is an automatic +COMBO regardless, right?

I think so.

Although I'd totally claim it was a 4-eu combo, that's legal right

 

[ladyjane]

Tomoki, no!!!! Such a great split jump, such musicality, and regrettably that disruptive landing of his first quad, and then no combination. A pity, because he is such a joy to watch.

 

[rollerblade]

Damn, that splits look even more incredible from the replay camera angle.

 

[soccerjc77]

This split jump was a highlight for me, and this was almost better than Jason Brown. Tomoki is very flexible guy ! and very small !

 

[Arriba627]

Come on Tomoki. With his flexibility, speed, jumps, I always expect more. Seems like he always takes a couple competitions to get going. Sometimes he has trouble controlling his energy and things get away from him.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Well Tomoki wins the step sequence so far, that was fab!

 

[el henry]

Tomoki!

I do love this program, (Leslie Odom Jr. ) and your spins, your split jumps, your moves.

Sorry about needing to save some of the jumps.

 

[3T3T]

Messy jumps from Tomoki but a wonderful step sequence. Skated well to the music but the TES will really hurt him. Just behind Roman, can easily move up in the free.

 

[Skatingcat]

This split jump was a highlight for me, and this was almost better than Jason Brown

I know right?!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Detective Tanaka!