Can you actually tell us who the judges are ??? I thought they were mixed up? Numeric Judge 7 was the "BLR" judge obtained by Russia providing a skater to BLR.
Brown of course. 2nd best PCS. I know, TES should not affect PCS, but it always does and right now it rubs me the wrong way. That program isn't that special. And the performance wasn't so very great today.
Pretty much.
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I sound like a broken record but the fact that Hanyu was even seriously in the gold conversation this olympics (after 2 golds) to start with just speaks volumes about how insane he is. And it's going be a long wait for another man to join the 2-OGMs club with him and Dick (to think there was a +60 yr gap between that) +Schafer.
the panel of judges is on the ISU site. They are usually listed in the correct order, which can be seen on the protocols. At least, that's what I understood. If I am wrong, I apologize for not naming the judges properly
In Yuzu's defence the Quad Lutz is what caused him such awful ankle injuries. So I can understand why he wouldn't. The Axel is his best jump, it's possible he can do that 4A.
they are/were a really good team.
Yes. I agree. I think Nathan generally deserves the PCS he gets - although I still would have had him behind Jason tonight. Nathan has his own style and it is not classic figure skater. But - he hears and seems to feel the music. He certainly skates with passion.Don't forget that Nathan came back and won the fp in 2018, redeeming his Olympic experience, despite the amazing 6 quad fp not giving him a podium spot. Plus, he has a 2018 team bronze.
BTW, Nathan has always been artistic. He hears, understand and interprets the music, on top of his blazing technical talent. Some people don't like giving Nathan credit for the fact that he's always combined superb artistry with superior athleticism.
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I believe a popped jump in 6.0 era would not have scored 5.7.. just saying.. there was a huge mandatory deduction on the required elements... he also didn't have his best axel out there and one spin was tight as you have pointed out... that's 1 major mistake and two very small mistakes on required elements. I also believe that hanyu would still not have made top 6 in 6.0. Too many cleaner programs. If you penalize Messing for the sloppy steps which was also a required element, you need to penalize hanyu for a missed element way more, as well as perhaps even Aymoz for a much lower level triple... Anyways... not really interested in debating that obsolete scoring system but as an old guy... though i don't have your expertise, I see it very differently...
Omg that’s exactly it. I think he might be going for old school Rat Pack, but drunk college fratboy is perfect, lol.I dislike Nathan's drunk college fratboy end of program freakouts, but ok, he should be Olympic champion.
He's been the strongest for a long time and I hope it's him in the end, I don't care anymore if the FS is not exciting
lol what makes you think he can do the 4axel when he can't even fully rotate the jump in practice?In Yuzu's defence the Quad Lutz is what caused him such awful ankle injuries. So I can understand why he wouldn't. The Axel is his best jump, it's possible he can do that 4A.
He also has two Olympic gold medals, won back to back, only Dick Button has managed that, so that's probably not his motivation here.
Although it is sad to think he and Brian had a falling out
I know how you feel. I feel that way but its not me out there on the ice risking my petute.
