2024 Cup of China Men's Short Program

[Idiote]

Good skate from Nika. Team Tut really did him absolutely no favour drawing the comparison with Torgs. That choreo looks so bad...

 

[Jeanie19]

Nika. Nice outfit. Really good program. Good jumps and a great final spin.

 

[YuBluByMe]

I strongly dislike Egadze’s program. Another skater does a much better job and the irritating part is that he obviously watched that program and borrowed a few bits from it but he just doesn’t have the skating skills and performance chops to pull it off. It comes off as a bad parody of Torgashev’s program.

 

[Ruthypegs]

Nika, could he bend his knees a bit at least? Idk, he obviously can jump, may be a nice guy, but he gives me a gloomy vibe. Doesn't spark joy.

and shoulders slumped as well - adds to the gloom

 

[labgoat]

Good skate from Nika. Team Tut really did him absolutely no favour drawing the comparison with Torgs. That choreo looks so bad...

Yes this. He is too talented to have imitation choreo. He needs to show his own look.

 

[auser]

Love the way Nika's hair looked at the end of the program showing his efforts to defy gravity.

 

[Jeanie19]

9. Nika EGADZE
"L'Enfer" by Stromae, choreo by Eteri Tutberidze, Daniil Gleikhengauz

4S+3T (one of the best combos I've seen him do)
4T (off-axis but holds on)
FCSp4
3A (skids, steps out on landing but out of a difficult transitional sequence)
CSSp4
StSq2
CCoSp4

SP:

I really wish Nika would go to another choreographer - I think he wants to be a performer, but this material is not showing him off at his best, and it doesn't help that he's really focused on getting the jumps done. The step sequence choreo is solid, but the rest of the choreography feels out-of-place, and some of the elements like the ina bauer and the arabian don't work with the music.

Kevin Aymoz is doing choreography, I elect him.

 

[Sabsi]

One the ice, the most charismatic figure skater of the World forza Matteo!!!

 

[Ruthypegs]

How is Nika's PCS score within a point and a half of Denniss's????

 

[lileychristie]

Oh, I didn't know Matteo is bringing his Two Men in Love program!

 

[YuBluByMe]

Whoa, Rizzo is 28?! He’s an uncle then!

 

[Jeanie19]

Whoa, Rizzo is 28?! He’s an uncle then!

26.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

10. Matteo RIZZO
"Two Men In Love" by The Irrepressibles, choreo by Luca Lanotte; Massimo Scali

4Lo< (two-footed, holds on)
3Lz+3T
CCSp4 (bobbles on change of foot, nearly drops spin)
3A
CCoSp4
StSq4
FSSp4

SP: 84.92 (3rd) SB

Matteo's skating quality is so good - he does a few pushes and has enough speed to go into a 4Lo, and his blades are whisper-quiet. His spins are also normally so strong (that camel error was silly), and I love this program - the knee slide in the steps is so effective and he fully commits to every move.

 

[Warwick360]

Can this song please let us know if the singer is in love?

 

[Warwick360]

How is Nika's PCS score within a point and a half of Denniss's????

It's an ISU sport so.....

 

[Ruthypegs]

Matteo is such a good skater - he has everything (except any taste in music choices....)

 

[Jeanie19]

Matteo. Nice shirt. Good program and skate. Really good 3A and step sequence.

 

[Idiote]

Great program and really really strong skate by Matteo !

 

[auser]

Dynamic skate from Matteo with level 4 stsq. Mama @elektra blue would smile I think.

 

[labgoat]

I just love to watch Matteo skate. His interpretation is sublime. I am so pleased he is taking his recovery carefully - his eye is on the big prize next year. One odd blip on the combo spin, but what a crossfoot spin. Love, love to watch him skate with inspired emotion rather than just adrenaline and testosterone.