2022 JGP Solidarity Cup Men's Free Skate

[YuBluByMe]

Morita may be from Japan, but he’s apparently representing Canada so….

Hanretty corrected himself in the post-skate commentary. Said from Canada this time.

 

[Jeanie19]

Okay, here's what random.org says

1. Naoki ROSSI
2. Yudong CHEN
3. Alec GUINZBOURG
4. Lucas BROUSSARD
5. Raffaele Francesco ZICH
6. Michael XIE
7. Casper JOHANSSON
8. Joseph KLEIN
9. Ryoga MORIMOTO
10. Francois PITOT
11. Nozomu YOSHIOKA
12. Younghyun CHA
13. Heung Lai ZHAO

I want a homemade lasagna if it's close to accurate (and I will do all of my predictions with a random generator in the future)

What's random org?

 

[Mariiiiskate]

ouch this is a really rough skate for Rio, its really difficult to watch he is also running out of steam it seems, poor boy

 

[Ichatdelune]

I will soon be popping here to watch my tesoro

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Rio MORITA (CAN)
Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

4S Fall
1A Pop
3Lz+3T
FSSp4
3F+2T
ChSq1 Fall
3Lz Turn
FCCoSp4
3F+1Eu*+2S* Step-out as an Euler
3Lo
CCoSp4

Score: 97.82
Total score: 152.85

A lot of talent and potential, but inconsistent under pressure. At least he's in good company among Canadian men in that respect. Hopefully, he will be inspired by Keegan and Roman improving in that aspect a bit this season and manage to do so as well.

 

[Jeanie19]

Yudong kill count 3.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Casper JOHANSSON (SWE)
Brave Heart, I Didn't Know My Own Strength

2A
2S Pop
3Lz<+3T Foot down
FCSp4
3Lo
3F+1Eu+3S Foot down
1Lz+2A+SEQ Pop
1F Pop
ChSq1
CSSp4
CCoSp3

Score: 100.93
Total score: 156.11

Always very interesting to see male skaters working on quads before the 3A, I don't remember this strategy from before the Eteri girls started jumping quads (obviously without the 3A), maybe there was some impact in the boys' training by their success. Casper's body expression is wonderful and his spins are very nice, shame about all of the pops today.

 

[Jeanie19]

Yudong kill count 4.
Jakub is moving up, too.

 

[Jeanie19]

Yudong kill count 5.
Jakob kill count 4.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Heung Lai ZHAO (HKG)
City Light by Haevn

3F+1Eu+3S
3Lo Step-out
3Lz Fall
FCSp3
3T+2A+SEQ
3T Foot down
3S
CSSp3
ChSq1
2A+2T
CCoSp3

Score: 91.95
Total score: 147.86

A bit tired at the end, but a huge upgrade in technical difficulty compared to what he did in the past. The Loop seems to be a bit of an issue for him, but he did well today. Happy reaction in the Kiss & Cry.

 

[Lynse]

Zhao was so happy in the Kiss and Cry. Nice to see.

 

[Jeanie19]

Michael. Great Axel's. Really good skate.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Michael XIE (USA)
Tristan et Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez

3A+2A
3A Foot down
3F
CCoSp4
2A+3T
3Lz+1Eu+3S
3Lz
ChSq1
3Lo
CCSp3
FCCoSp3

Score: 131.97
Total score: 193.48

Very nice, and almost completely clean. But why a fully black outfit for Tristan et Iseult? Come on, give us something to look at. At least there were some sparkles. Some more speed on the Axels as well, though he's still a bit crawl-y when he attempts them.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Xie needs work on his skating skills; he slowed down considerable when setting up his 3As. He does have some nice qualities that were shown in the choreo sequence.

 

[Lynse]

Michael Xie showed his promise today. Really nice job!

 

[Jeanie19]

Yudong kill count 6.

 

[Jeanie19]

Ryoga. Love the costume and program. A few mistakes but still a good skate.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Good fight Ryoga!
Nice try on the 3A!

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Ryoga MORIMOTO (JPN)
Opening, Man of La Mancha, Impossible Dream

3A< Two-footed, Fall
3Lz+3T
3F
FCSp4
3Lo
FCSSp4
2A+1Eu+3S
3F+1T
3Lz
CCoSp4
ChSq1

Score: 118.49
Total score: 182.02

He increased the difficulty compared to the Free at Courchevel. Didn't quite succeed but put up a good fight. He has the same soft knees and great speed and ice coverage as most Japanese skaters.

 

[Jeanie19]

Yudong kill count 7