2022 U.S. Nationals: Men's Thoughts?

[zebobes]

Y’all. Jimmy Ma is going to 4CCs. Let’s focus on what’s important here.

And gets to be in the same competition (hopefully) as his idol, Daisuke Takahashi. Congrats to him!

 

[moonvine]

Can I just say again how much I love “Rocketman” and pray he does it in the Olympics? In the costume his mom made him.

And did he tie Dick Button for US Nationals wins?

 

[ramurphy2005]

Can I just say again how much I love “Rocketman” and pray he does it in the Olympics? In the costume his mom made him.

And did he tie Dick Button for US Nationals wins?

Nope, Dick Button has seven.

 

[moonvine]

Nope, Dick Button has seven.

Oh man. I guess it’s too much to hope for another season.

 

[Dawn825]

Oh man. I guess it’s too much to hope for another season.

I imagine seeing Ilia yesterday helped Nathan make up his mind about retiring after the Olympics

 

[sc8]

Malinina was one of the very few skaters with the proper jump technique on all jumps. That's what she was known for.

Yes - Tatiana was GP Final champion and had incredible vault/lift in her jumps.

 

[lariko]

Malinin was the star of this competition for me.

The biggest heartbreak was Zhou’s FS.

And I was happy to see Pulkinen do better/good. I also thought Kapeiniks (? Spelling?) was fun to watch.

I missed Naumov and Hiwatashi so, so bad!

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

Can I just say again how much I love “Rocketman” and pray he does it in the Olympics? In the costume his mom made him.

And did he tie Dick Button for US Nationals wins?

Hah I'm not entirely a fan of the Rocket Man outfit from Nationals TBH - it's a bit high-school desktop wallpaper for me, lol... I preferred the one he won Worlds with, but I'm sure he'll mix it up again for the Olympics.

 

[Maribelle]

Vincent was 3rd because of the SP: he scored 112.78 to Jason's 100.84.
Vincent's 11.94 SP lead more than made up for Jason's 11.56 FS lead.

Both men had mistakes in their FS,. It isn't as if Jason was clean and Vincent wasn't.

Of the top 4, only Ilia Malinin turned in a clean FS.

I think Ilia was the only one who had a perfect long program out of all the skaters.

 

[bigsisjiejie]

I imagine seeing Ilia yesterday helped Nathan make up his mind about retiring after the Olympics

I imagine it didn't. Nathan's been pretty clear for a while that his goal was the Olympics, then he wants to go back to focusing on his academic work. I doubt if Nathan's quaking in his boots over Ilia (or anybody else for that matter).

 

[lariko]

I imagine seeing Ilia yesterday helped Nathan make up his mind about retiring after the Olympics

My understanding is that Chen decided to retire after this Olympics long ago. He seems like an extremely focused and determined person who achieves his goals, and moves on.

 

[sheetz]

My understanding is that Chen decided to retire after this Olympics long ago. He seems like an extremely focused and determined person who achieves his goals, and moves on.

He's said in his latest interviews that he's still undecided about retiring. And contrary to popular belief I actually believe he prefers to not focus too much on a single activity at one time because he was accustomed to juggling at least half a dozen different activities as a child.

 

[lariko]

He's said in his latest interviews that he's still undecided about retiring. And contrary to popular belief I actually believe he prefers to not focus too much on a single activity at one time because he was accustomed to juggling at least half a dozen different activities as a child.

That opens intriguing possibilities then.

 

[bigsisjiejie]

USFS would probably like to see Nathan do this year's Worlds, and help keep 3 spots for the following year. Nathan may or may not go along with this.

 

[moonvine]

I imagine seeing Ilia yesterday helped Nathan make up his mind about retiring after the Olympics

Hopefully he decided he would like to beat the hot new flavor of the week - but wait he’s already done that. But I don’t think any of these things affect him at all. He has his own goals.

 

[moonvine]

He's said in his latest interviews that he's still undecided about retiring. And contrary to popular belief I actually believe he prefers to not focus too much on a single activity at one time because he was accustomed to juggling at least half a dozen different activities as a child.

Oooh. I have to admit to not following his latest interviews

 

[sheetz]

Oooh. I have to admit to not following his latest interviews

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1473100767171170305

Nathan Chen: “My future is still pretty undecided right now– whether I want to continue or I don’t is still very much up in the air. I’m looking forward to going back to school in August. In this current moment, I’m still enjoying what I’m doing.”

 

[moonvine]

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1473100767171170305

Thank you!

 

[Amei]

I don't know what's funnier that Raf started grooving to the music or the reaction to Nathan's fall

 

[slider11]

Just thrilled that we have a fabulous all-around skater like Nathan, a hard-working jumper like Vincent and a spectacular artist like Jason going to the Olympics.