2022 Olympics: Men's Short Program

[Jasira]

What an unbelievably crass response to someone who's just been crushed by bad luck.

These athletes fight their whole life to get to the Olympics. It doesn´t matter, if they compete for the podium places or if they will come last. They all deserve their Olympic moment.

 

[karne]

Vincent is not even a threat for the podium, his absence does not change the possible results at all.

What a disgraceful response. This is tragic regardless of whether the skater was a medal favourite or whether they were going to barely make the free. This is the Olympics; simply getting here is a life goal in itself.

Went to bed last night hoping it was a false positive and Vincent would be cleared, but clearly not. How absolutely devastating for him and I hope USFS has good mental health support in place for him, because this is a blow even the best coping strategies would struggle to deal with.

I also hope he does not have to spend much time, if at all, in those awful isolation hotels.

 

[NYscorp6]

Get well soon Vincent!

 

[Arigato]

Vincent is not even a threat for the podium, his absence does not change the possible results at all.

Skater A: 4Lz+3T in first half of program. BV =15.70 GOE = 5.59 Total = 21.29
Skater B: 4Lz+3T in second half of program to get 10% bonus. BV = 17.27 GOE = 3.61 Total = 20.88

Skater B scored lower than skater A, even after moving the element to the second half with a 10% bonus.

Who is skater A?
Who is skater B?

Spoiler

A = Vincent Zhou
B = Nathan Chen

 

[Colonel Green]

I have a ticket to see Nightmare Alley at 7 PM, so I'm going to miss the first group of men, at least.

Hopefully "nightmare alley" doesn't also describe Roman's short program.

 

[TontoK]

Vincent wasn't a serious threat for the podium when he landed on the podium at Worlds.

Neither were Olympic champions Adelina Sotnikova, Sarah Hughes, or Alexei Urmanov when they stood ON TOP of the podium.

There's a reason we let the competition play out.

 

[siberia82]

CBC.ca livestream link (it may be geoblocked outside of Canada): https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1992993859955

 

[TwinnerA]

Vincent is not even a threat for the podium, his absence does not change the possible results at all.

You never know. He was the World Bronze medalist a couple of years ago.

 

[prorussian fan]

I didn't mean to be rude and I apologize if I was, of course it's devastating that Vincent now has to be in that isolation hotel for the rest of the Olympics. At least Vincent will leave Beijing with a fair medal won in the team event and hopefully no one else from either nation caught the virus.

 

[ice coverage]

FYI for U.S. television viewers (emphasis added):

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Three-time world champion and 2018 Olympian Nathan Chen headlines the men’s figure skating short program in pursuit of an individual gold medal tonight live on NBC and Peacock. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock (also presented live at 8:15 p.m. ET on USA Network). Groups 1, 2 and 3 will be presented live at 8:15 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, while action in groups 4 and 5, featuring Chen, will air tonight live on NBC and Peacock.

NATHAN CHEN HEADLINES MEN’S FIGURE SKATING SHORT PROGRAM TONIGHT LIVE ON NBC AND PEACOCK - NBC Sports Pressbox

U.S. Men’s Alpine Skiing Team Competes in Super-G Live Tonight in Primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock 2018 Olympic Bronze Medalist & Team USA Flag Bearer Brittany Bowe Competes in Women’s Speed Skating 1500m Final Tonight on NBC and Peacock U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Faces Rival Canada in...

nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com

 

[clairexmarie]

Got my team Canada shirt on patiently waiting, excited to see hopefully a redemption skate from Roman plus all of these other programs!!!

 

[Andrea82]

The officials for short program

Referee	Mr. BIANCHETTI Fabio	ITA
Technical Controller	Mr. HUANG Feng	CHN
Technical Specialist	Ms. VANDECAVEYE Vera	BEL
Assistant Technical Specialist	Mr. GALAMBOS Sandor	SUI
Judge No.1	Ms. BRAMBATI Claudia	ITA
Judge No.2	Ms. FANG Dan	CHN
Judge No.3	Ms. KANTOR Anna	ISR
Judge No.4	Ms. KUBOTA Masako	JPN
Judge No.5	Mr. LEROY Anthony	FRA
Judge No.6	Ms. LEE Jung Sue	KOR
Judge No.7	Ms. SEROVA Ekaterina	BLR
Judge No.8	Ms. NORDBACK Asa	SWE
Judge No.9	Ms. BENSON Cynthia	CAN

 

[mirai4life]

The olympics stream says Video Unavailable.
Where will everyone be watching?

 

[anonymoose_au]

Oh gosh less than an hour to go now.

Should I go buy milk beforehand...it's raining outside...

 

[Jasira]

I have hardly recovered from pairs yesterday. And now the men´s competition is already starting. And we get a new lady commentator today, so no Daniel Weiss.

 

[anonymoose_au]

The olympics stream says Video Unavailable.
Where will everyone be watching?

I think it'll come to life closer to the time, so don't despair yet!

Although the stream I use says "Event will begin shortly" rather than "Video Unavailable"

Eeee, this is getting exciting. I can't wait to see Donovan! This is his big moment.

 

[lariko]

I am still super sad that Kolyada and Zhou won't be there, but I am setting up to cheer for those who will be and I hope that we'll have good ice and rink monsters will be kept at bay. Come on, we just want a great men's short! It's Olympics, and we love 'em.

 

[satine]

Vincent is not even a threat for the podium, his absence does not change the possible results at all.

But... it's a shame to come all this way and have this happen. Nothing can be done about it, but I can only imagine how heartbreaking it is for him. And I'm not even a Vincent fan.

 

[Jasira]

I am still super sad that Kolyada and Zhou won't be there, but I am setting up to cheer for those who will be and I hope that we'll have good ice and rink monsters will be kept at bay. Come on, we just want a great men's short! It's Olympics, and we love 'em.

No scary falls today, please, where you have to fear for the skaters´ health.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Attention on deck! I have arrived. You may begin.