2023 NHK Trophy Men's Short Program

[DancingCactus]

waaaat.
Love that program btw

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I still think the q rule is stupid in general but scoring seems basically fair atm

 

[anonymoose_au]

Wow Lukas is in 3rd, that must be exciting for him!

But wow 5 whole point lead for Yuma! What will happen in the free! It's gonna be a mighty battle.

 

[moonkat]

Stephane!cam FTW!

Also do you think Stephane has multiples of the same suit, or does he just wear the same one and get it drycleaned between competitions?

But how do we know there isn't an extra button difference between his suits

 

[Sai Bon]

Poobum, Goldenskate froze halfway through this group. Enjoyed all the performances, despite the cacti. The FS will be epic. Good night, all!

 

[YuBluByMe]

Kagiyama rightfully in first. This was a good competition overall. Much better than the women, but that’s been the case all season. I can’t until the free skates; no matter how everything ends up, GPF is going to be awesome.

 

[DancingCactus]

Personally I think the Shona should have won based on PCS. But I'm no judge so whatever.
Yuma, Lukas and Deniss were also great

 

[elektra blue]

competitions in Asia feel so short see you tomorrow! love you all!

 

[icewhite]

how do you know it was a q? did ted say anything? I can't see the protocols yet

 

[icewhite]

Personally I think the Shona should have won based on PCS. But I'm no judge so whatever.
Yuma, Lukas and Deniss were also great

he's ahead in PCS, I think those were fair

 

[icewhite]

Poobum, Goldenskate froze halfway through this group. Enjoyed all the performances, despite the cacti. The FS will be epic. Good night, all!

ah so it was not just my browser

 

[Arriba627]

Intended to watch the men on replay but somehow woke up right as the second group was starting!!! I must have a built-in figure skating radar. It was worth being up for! Thx second group.

Battle royale -- Yuma looked awesome - the jumps, the knees, the intensity, the flow. Program is a great vehicle for him. Awesome score!

Shomajesty did not disappoint. That buttery smooth gliding, I love it. Musicality, total body movement, beautiful step sequence. Glad to see he's not holding back on doing the 4T-3T, even if he did get a q. I enjoy the challenging program. New costume today -- like it better than the first. He's a great long program skater, so the free will be super exciting and crazy nerve racking.

Lukas and that multicolored shirt. Oops, just barely eked out that comb. Congrats to him on being in 3rd. Cactus Pulkinen looking good. Deniss -- arrrghhh, that darn elusive quad! Why, why! VERY happy to see he used Shae Lynn for choreo.

That's all I remember. Back to sleep. Don't forget to come back tomorrow everybody!

 

[Andrea82]

how do you know it was a q? did ted say anything? I can't see the protocols yet

He got both q and UR on the combo

http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/gpjpn2023/data0103.pdf

 

[SmileHappy34]

Great skate all.

 

[SmileHappy34]

Wow Camden only .02 from third. Will he take it? I didn't out him in top 5. He didn't inspire to me that he could vdo it of all the times I saw him skate. A matter of fact a battle for third even Deniss is a little over 4 points away. He has the goods to do it.
The men free shapes up for a battle for 1st between Yuma who eager and Shoma's love for skating that a title is another one in his pocket. Does he want it or willing to give crown tovYuma to save for his Natl title?
Third could be anyone . More likely from Lukas, Camden or Dennis . Anything can happen Especially if rinky shows up.

 

[yelyoh]

Camden needs new choreo. He's been skating the same program and style since jrs. He can earn 8s in PCS he just needs to give judges a reason.

 

[Moon322]

oh no... a Q

Not just a 'q' but also an underrotation.

 

[reader3]

Just loved Yuma's routine. So modern, like his movements, especially the arm movement & like the music too. Missed him last season.

Shoma's skate was lovely and Lukas is fun. Camden was a surprise.

 

[GGFan]

With Yuma skating like this World's should be amazing. The way he's managing his career (e.g. didn't rush back from injury) is quite brilliant. His presentation has improved.

Shoma definitely gave a master class on how to make every move important from the start of the program.

 

[throw_triple_flip]

Yuma Kagiyama was just wonderful.