2022 Olympics: Men's Free Skate

[labgoat]

Ah, Deniss and his partner, the ponytail…

I demand an exhibition to Pony Pony with whipping of that ponytail like a young Starr

 

[anonymoose_au]

Aww shoot my stream is behind...

But Matteo is struggling! This hurts too.

 

[4everchan]

Aww shoot my stream is behind...

But Matteo is struggling! This hurts too.

since i have switched to tv, i am a bit ahead.... maybe i will type slower

 

[Skatingcat]

Aww shoot my stream is behind...

But Matteo is struggling! This hurts too.

Mine too anonymoose

 

[Rikku]

Live results are not live anymore on ISU. Fine, be that way.

https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/figure-skating/results-men-single-skating-fnl-000100-.htm

 

[Arigato]

Why is Adam’s coach holding a chicken? Any guesses?

Was it dead or alive?

 

[rollerblade]

That section of the rink is sus.

 

[anonymoose_au]

lol you beat me to it ...

Poor Patrick he skated into the boards a few memorial times.

Keep going Matteo! We believe!

 

[sequinsgalore]

12 RIZZO Matteo ITA

Music: Two Men In Love by The Irrepressibles

Darl red turtleneck, black pants

3T+2T - popped quad?
[fell on back crossovers]
3F
3Lo
3Lz+3T
CCoSp
ChSq
3A+1Eu+3S - stepout after axel (1Eu<<), hangs on
2A
3A
CCSp
StSq
FSSp

That early pop really lowered his base value (couldnt repeat 3Lz as planned, did 2A instead)

FS: 76.92+82.98-1.00 = 158.90, 247.53, 4/12

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Poor Rizzo. He loosened up towards the end but even then you could tell he was in his head

 

[TontoK]

Who took the charming and engaging Matteo I remember and turned him into the boring plodding skater with dreary music?

I really like this guy, but I don't like this version of him.

 

[GGFan]

I love Matteo’s skating and style. Too bad about those mistakes. I hope to see him skate to some less overwrought music next year.

 

[4everchan]

Poor Patrick he skated into the boards a few memorial times.

Keep going Matteo! We believe!

Patrick's fine he just loved living dangerously.... speed+ extreme ice coverage

 

[SnowWhite]

12 RIZZO Matteo ITA

Music: Two Men In Love by The Irrepressibles

Darl red turtleneck, black pants

3T+2T - popped quad?
[fell on back crossovers]
3F
3Lo
3Lz+3T
CCoSp
ChSq
3A+1Eu+3S - stepout after axel (1Eu<<), hangs on
2A
3A
CCSp
StSq
FSSp

That early pop really lowered his base value (couldnt repeat 3Lz as planned, did 2A instead)

At least he did the jump math

 

[Jontor]

Very well done Matteo to keep it together after a shaky start. Clearly he was distracted because the padded rink is smaller.

 

[anonymoose_au]

That section of the rink is sus.

Hey it is...that's where someone's skate blade cracked in short track a few nights ago and where Yuzu had trouble.

That step sequence was and Matteo deserves the world.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Who took the charming and engaging Matteo I remember and turned him into the boring plodding skater with dreary music?

I really like this guy, but I don't like this version of him.

It was that first fall, when suddenly he had to spend brainpower recalculating his entire program

 

[kayley]

Live results are not live anymore on ISU. Fine, be that way.

Oh good, not just me then... but damnit!

 

[WeakAnkles]

Tough skate for Mr Rizzo, but I want to give him two awards:

The "This Is NOT Another K-Tel Classic Rock Artist" Program

and

Using "Two Men in Love" for his Free. Given how the IOC is about 75 years behind the times, that's a good slap in the face for them.

 

[skycastles]

Matteo Rizzo has been so good this Olympics. His programs have made me remember why I fell in love with his skating 4 years ago.