2024 Finlandia Trophy Men's Short Program

[pesto]

I hope Kev holds it together in the Free, I want him at GPF. Didn't know Grenoble was his home rink.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

I love how Yuma spent the past week working on his spins because he wasn't happy with his levels and scores last week on that element, and this was one of his worst spin days that I've seen in years. His ability to fight the cactus curse can only go so far, I suppose.

 

[4everchan]

Sorry? But Jun was robbed.

I agree. It will be interesting to see the protocols

 

[CellarDweller]

Hello Golden Skaters!

unfortunately, work was busy this morning. I was able to watch the men, but not chat here.

The men were surely men, weren't they?

I'm glad to see Kevin in 3rd, despite that double lutz fiasco.

 

[4everchan]

Jun
Q on salchow
< on the loop
and 3 elements at level 3..

SIGH

https://results.isu.org/results/season2425/gpfin2024/FSKMSINGLES-----------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[noskates]

Don't agree that Jun was robbed. Except for the top 4 skaters this was kind of a snooze fest for me.

 

[Jeanie19]

I hope Kev holds it together in the Free, I want him at GPF. Didn't know Grenoble was his home rink.

Since he was a young boy. And the other coach in the kiss n cry is his long time Grenoble coach Franciose. He also choreographs some of the programs for the other skaters at his rink. Its triple pressure on him.

 

[pesto]

Hope it's not too much for his sensitive soul!

 

[Jeanie19]

Hope it's not too much for his sensitive soul!

 

[kwanette]

Wow, Kazuki clean? I covered up my cactus shirt... maybe it was jinxing the men, so I'd like to formally apologise to the lads in the first group. I love seeing happy Kazuki perform after a clean skate, he's so much fun to watch! But I see the spirit of the perpetual double toe has passed from Shoma now to Kazuki...

Planned double because of the hip injury.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

I'm insanely happy to find Lukas in 5th and cracking 80 points!

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Yuma's skating is just sublime.
I also adore the team of Yuma, Yuma's dad, and Caro.

 

[Arigato]

That whole event was terrible.

Despite Kevin's Lutz error, his program was terrific. Great energy!
Yuma did well, of course, but I prefer his long program.

Jun was not robbed and btw, did no one get the memo in Helsinki there was a skating event taking place?

 

[niks]

Does anyone know what is the minimum place at which Kevin needs to finish here in order to be at the GPF?

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Does anyone know what is the minimum place at which Kevin needs to finish here in order to be at the GPF?

Silver will definitely see him in, and bronze with a solid score will likely also have him in the Final unless some absolute chaos happens at Cup of China (possible)

 

[Jeanie19]

Silver will definitely see him in, and bronze with a solid score will likely also have him in the Final unless some absolute chaos happens at Cup of China (possible)

And chaos at China could mean 4th might be enough. I would not even place a bet on who will make the last 3 slots at GPF.

 

[TallyT]

I just got up and am deciding what to watch on the replays... sounds like the whole thing was a bit of a men doing men mess?

And chaos at China could mean 4th might be enough.

It's China, they have a solid tradition of chaos upon chaos going back a decade.

 

[el henry]

I just got up and am deciding what to watch on the replays... sounds like the whole thing was a bit of a men doing men mess?


It's China, they have a solid tradition of chaos upon chaos going back a decade.

I would watch Kevin. I usually don't like watching skates with falls, and although Kevin fell on the Lutz, due to the entry, it didn't really look like a fall, at least to me. He is in a good place now and bringing the Kevin energy

 

[TallyT]

I would watch Kevin. I usually don't like watching skates with falls, and although Kevin fell on the Lutz, due to the entry, it didn't really look like a fall, at least to me. He is in a good place now and bringing the Kevin energy

 

[niks]

Silver will definitely see him in, and bronze with a solid score will likely also have him in the Final unless some absolute chaos happens at Cup of China (possible)

Thank you! Fingers crossed for him