2022 Olympics Team Event Day2: Men's Free Skate

[BlissfulSynergy]

It was better than Nationals at least.

Come on. Please. Did you see Vincent's performance of this program at Skate America? And at other times when he was on. He's just inconsistent for whatever reason. You don't know which Vincent is going to show up. I wouldn't stake team event on that.

I will forever have a bone to pick with the U.S. for not sending Ross to 2018 Olympics over Vincent, who they didn't even need for team event in 2018 with Nathan and Adam. The choice for the Olympics should have been between Adam (in fourth place) and Vincent (in third place), not between Ross (in second place) and Adam (in fourth place).

 

[moonvine]

Who will be here for pairs practice?

 

[Sai Bon]

Thanks for your company, guys! See you at the next segment!

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Interesting long for the men. Yuma goes into the individual event with a great shot at a medal. Can he even snatch the gold???

At this rate probably.

 

[skylark]

Yuma was a very hard act to follow. Vincent recovered and didn't completely melt down, and I actually think getting this skate out of his system now may help him personally.

Yep.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I think Vincent peaked a couple of years ago and now it's downhill.

Vince peaked at SA vegas

 

[yelyoh]

I think the US fed needs to change their minds about who goes to Worlds. Send Nathan Ilya and Jason.

 

[museksk8r]

Wow, the events of tonight have definitely evened the field for the US and Japan for that silver medal. It could go either way tomorrow.

 

[4everchan]

USA was put into a corner where they have to put up unreliable skaters. It is what it is.

yup... if a team wants gold at this point they need to show up for it... i got a lot of flack for saying Nathan should skate this.. but the proof is in the pudding.

 

[skylark]

Who will be here for pairs practice?

when is it?

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

Yuma was a very hard act to follow. Vincent recovered and didn't completely melt down, and I actually think getting this skate out of his system now may help him personally.

I would make no excuses for Vincent, but yeah, there are plenty of fans who will. Vincent made enough visible errors that of course he was placed behind Mark. Vincent should have been raring to do his best, which would at least have come close to Kagiyama, if not beating him.

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Come on. Please. Did you see Vincent's performance of this program at Skate America? And at other times when he was on. He's just inconsistent for whatever reason. You don't know which Vincent is going to show up. I wouldn't stake team event on that.

I will forever have a bone to pick with the U.S. for not sending Ross to 2018 Olympics over Vincent, who they didn't even need for team event in 2018 with Nathan and Adam. The choice for the Olympics should have been between Adam (in fourth place) and Vincent (in third place), not between Ross (in second place) and Adam (in fourth place).

Ross Miner would have likely skated the Olympics just like every other international competition his whole career. What a mess that would have been.

 

[Jontor]

No way do I think Red Pants Jesus was better than the Crouching Tiger, but it doesn't matter in the scheme of this competition.

See, there is where American and European taste differs. I would take Mark over Vincent any day.

 

[Amei]

yup... if a team wants gold at this point they need to show up for it... i got a lot of flack for saying Nathan should skate this.. but the proof is in the pudding.

Nathan's individual event is in 2 and 3 days, its a lot to ask of him to do all those quads in competition so close together.

 

[Dr. Jenn]

Pretty solid skate by Vincent - Too bad about the pop! Of course, some of his jump rotation is a bit questionable, so that can lower his marks if the caller is strict. I find this program very empty though. It doesn't do him any favours. In contrast, I really enjoy his SP.

 

[yelyoh]

yup... if a team wants gold at this point they need to show up for it... i got a lot of flack for saying Nathan should skate this.. but the proof is in the pudding.

Actually the expression is the proof of the pudding is in the eating but I get it.

 

[Dr. Jenn]

Honestly, Mark and Vincent are pretty well-matched. Neither has great jumps (for different reasons), and they are about on par for performance and other aspects of their skating. They both had pretty empty programs.

 

[4everchan]

Actually the expression is the proof of the pudding is in the eating but I get it.

oh well.. i don't really speak english you know and i hope that my flying camel wasn't the last straw lol

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Honestly I’m torn about who was better Vincent or Mark.

Mark is underrated in terms of performance ability. He skated with a lot of speed and expression (speed really stood out to me in relation to Vincent). He was way better than Vincent who was flat and slow that entire skate and had multiple <. Result was fair.

 

[4everchan]

See, there is where American and European taste differs. I would take Mark over Vincent any day.

and Canadian taste would take Yuma anytime