2022 Olympics: Men's Short Program

[moonvine]

Pointless cartwheel spotted count: 1. Aww, he cries! I hope those are happy tears because he did a good job!

There is no such thing as a pointless cartwheel.

 

[karne]

Hooray, so pleased for Nikolaj!

 

[clairexmarie]

What a nice skate from Nikolaj

 

[Horsefeathers]

I seem to remember past Olys where skaters who really weren't likely to make the podium would perform with such joy at simply being there, on that stage. Now it seems like so many of them are carrying an invisible weight. Is that weight solely from dealing with this blasted pandemic?

 

[s_parks]

Well honestly, this song just should Not be allowed. Horrid cover.

I'm very salty at how popular it is
Like, please stop putting your own ~flavor~ to S&G songs (glares at John Legend and S/H for choosing it)

 

[cathlen]

After seeing Roman I'm off to bed. It makes me really unhappy he is doing so badly. I'll see the rest tomorrow morning....

Yeah... I have Aleksandr in this group though, so I still have hopes for this competition.

 

[Jeanie19]

Nikolaj. Good skate, so happy he's at the Olympics.

 

[TCAngel18]

Omg Roman

 

[Sai Bon]

Wow, is he sponsored by Uniqlo?

 

[s_parks]

Anyways, I'm very happy for Majorov. Not to jinx him but I think that should be enough for the fs cut.

 

[TontoK]

This is so sad, his poor face, it looks like he's been crying.

And his combo doesn't count? Aww come on at least give him something for the second jump

I looked at the requirements not long ago when the question was raised about a 4-4 combo.

The combination requirements for men are a 3-2, 3-3, 4-2, or 4-3. Sadly for Roman, a 1-3 is not an eligible combination.

Edit: These are SP requirements. Roman's combination would have gotten some credit in a free skate.

 

[draqq]

MAJOROV Nikolaj (SWE)

Good skate! Only a hard stumble out of the 3F, but a good 3Lz+3T and landed 3A. Great energy through the footwork too. Cool cartwheel! You can see that he really gave a lot to the performance and burst out into tears at the end.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Seriously I'm so happy for Nikolaj you could see him tearing up even before the skate ended. Love that!

Alright go Lukas! Curly haired skaters unite!

 

[Winnie_20]

Well honestly, this song just should Not be allowed. Horrid cover.

Hahahaha, Dutch commentator just expressed his off-topic disgust at the fact that this cover always makes the annual Dutch “Top 2000” all-time hit list with a higher position than the original version.
Obviously, the commentator just rose much in my opinion!

 

[rollerblade]

Check out this non medal contender having his utmost EPIC Olympic moment!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Aww I miss Samarin...

But go Lukas! That quad combo was great!

 

[cheerknithanson]

I love the cover.

 

[Winnie_20]

Ah no, Lukas, was going so well!!

 

[ruffledgrouse]

I'm liking Lukas's transitions. I thought the lead in to the spin was his step sequence!

 

[karne]

Oh Lukas, I'm sorry, I jinxed you excitedly typing how great a skate you were having!