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Sad news Carolane & Shane just WD from FD in France
Nadiia & Peter skating now
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2024 Skate America Men's FS
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Nadiia & Peter skating now
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For me Jason is a king of absolutely everything. But yes, Denises posture is absolutely flawless.
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Am I in a daydream? Aymoz defeated Malinin on American ice in the FP?! Holy hell! I am really going to enjoy watching this on replay tonight. I love to see an all around skater with both TES and PCS get rewarded! I would have given Kevin the gold medal outright and scored Ilia what he really should be scored in PCS in the SP and FP. Way to go, Kevin!! We’ll take a silver medal!
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Yeap, this sport doesn't work this way unfortunately. PCS and TES go together somehow.
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KEVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN mon coeur 
I couldn't watch live I was so scared, and oh my, I was just sobbing throughout the entire program. I am so happy for him ! May this be a new beginning for him
I like that Ilia got scared a little bit, but he still deserved the win overall. He has improved leaps and bounds, and the fact this comp wasn't perfect gives him even more room to improve. I just hope he's not going to burn himself out.
I couldn't watch live I was so scared, and oh my, I was just sobbing throughout the entire program. I am so happy for him ! May this be a new beginning for him
I like that Ilia got scared a little bit, but he still deserved the win overall. He has improved leaps and bounds, and the fact this comp wasn't perfect gives him even more room to improve. I just hope he's not going to burn himself out.
I think he sooner or later will get his tech consistent(have I seen him doing a quad or dreamed that?) and be someone to count on among US men. I seldom rewatch performances but I remember always liking Lucas'. He's only 18 so if he has the resources and will to go for big things I believe in him.
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That’s why I now have nothing left for dance and now my friends want me to return for the gala…
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Thank goodness. So happy!Congrats to you! Sleep tight Illia is amazing!
gala is when - 7 ish?
First of all I am so happy Kevin broke the curse that has been over his skating for the past year. Second Ilia can do a lot better than what we saw out there. I know he wasn't happy with what he did but I am noticing that he still growing if not in height at least his shoulders because that vest looked tighter than at Lombardia last month. I wish that he would finish his growth spurt already but that nothing he can control because his body is going to finish went it does and there nothing Ilia can do about that. I believe that along with having the mens free starting at 11 am in morning of all times caused him, and let's be honest most of the men as well, to be off. Lucas Broussard is one that I am most sad for however because I want him to succeed so badly. He basically did JGP level technical level in his Free. I think that he going have to learn that you have to go full out and go for full tech everytime. I do wonder if his coaches, who never coached any skater close to his level, told him go simpler in order to go clean. I will admit in Junior level competitions this can work because because junior level skaters can be very inconsistent but in senior level competitions you have to go for everytime because that the only way you can earn enough points to win or at least rise in the placements because those become critical in regards to your world rankings and even your funding. I think that he was overwhelmed because Skate America is big and has a lot hoopla that goes with it. If he gets another GP hopefully it will go better because he will more used to it because of this. Well one GP event down 5 more to go.
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I agree..as far as I’m concerned Kevin is the entire package…all I see from Ilia are jumps..I don’t see any improvement in his choreography,posture, interpretation or artistry..he just jumps skates and jumps again.
I would not put Deniss at Kevin's level. Deniss' free skate was delivered beautifully and cleanly, but the program is pretty empty in the first half. Valiant attempt on the 4S.
Kevin was fantastic this whole competition. Not just clean skates, but the composition/choreo are unique, and he knows how to move with intention. I love the little choreo highlights, like in the FS where he goes completely still and then later where he does a stationary flip and balances in a sitting position. He did three great quad toes and triple axels in the SP and FS, so it's not like it was a technically deficient outing. I think coming back to Texas where he had such a strong outing last year and has so much audience love and support was really good for him emotionally. This might be another hard competition for him to top, so let's hope he can continue to mentally stay with it throughout the season even if the skate doesn't go perfectly.
Kao was bringing it. He had some deserved underrotation calls and bronze makes sense given how strong Kevin was, but I'm really proud of him after the rough practices and injury. He really needed a competition like this after Worlds and Lombardia.
This was a good competition for Ilia to have. Yes, he's capable of ridiculous things, but he's not infallible despite the media and sometimes even his competitors putting him on this pedestal that he doesn't quite deserve yet, IMO. He is very gifted, and I love his own unique style that he brings to skating, but he can absolutely get nervous, which leads to jump errors and then he lets go of the transitions and choreo. He seems to get more nervous at home too than abroad, which he's going to have to manage for Boston Worlds. It is also ALWAYS harder to be the defending champion than being the one to chase. However, he did a good job of re-focusing. To have two major errors and then come back with two quad combos involving a triple axel at the end...like OK, that deserves some points. At some point, he will have to learn how to not "just get through" a program and win by virtue of his base value when he's feeling nervous but also consistently commit and perform from the very beginning. Stylistically, I think this program really fits him.
I don't have too much to say about Egadze, but I will say the HEIGHT on that quad lutz was crazy despite the fall.
Kevin was fantastic this whole competition. Not just clean skates, but the composition/choreo are unique, and he knows how to move with intention. I love the little choreo highlights, like in the FS where he goes completely still and then later where he does a stationary flip and balances in a sitting position. He did three great quad toes and triple axels in the SP and FS, so it's not like it was a technically deficient outing. I think coming back to Texas where he had such a strong outing last year and has so much audience love and support was really good for him emotionally. This might be another hard competition for him to top, so let's hope he can continue to mentally stay with it throughout the season even if the skate doesn't go perfectly.
Kao was bringing it. He had some deserved underrotation calls and bronze makes sense given how strong Kevin was, but I'm really proud of him after the rough practices and injury. He really needed a competition like this after Worlds and Lombardia.
This was a good competition for Ilia to have. Yes, he's capable of ridiculous things, but he's not infallible despite the media and sometimes even his competitors putting him on this pedestal that he doesn't quite deserve yet, IMO. He is very gifted, and I love his own unique style that he brings to skating, but he can absolutely get nervous, which leads to jump errors and then he lets go of the transitions and choreo. He seems to get more nervous at home too than abroad, which he's going to have to manage for Boston Worlds. It is also ALWAYS harder to be the defending champion than being the one to chase. However, he did a good job of re-focusing. To have two major errors and then come back with two quad combos involving a triple axel at the end...like OK, that deserves some points. At some point, he will have to learn how to not "just get through" a program and win by virtue of his base value when he's feeling nervous but also consistently commit and perform from the very beginning. Stylistically, I think this program really fits him.
I don't have too much to say about Egadze, but I will say the HEIGHT on that quad lutz was crazy despite the fall.
Because his skates are a reflection of his personality and his struggle to control emotions.
No you didn't dream it. He has a quad sal I believe.
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I don't remember him doing a 4 sal, but I have seen him do 4 toes.
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Kevin Aymoz was on fire - it was amazing how dynamic, innovative skater he is and to win this event with that LP - I hope he and Kao will have time to restore their bodies (especially since Kao is recovering from an injury) - well done to bothIt was incredibly heartwarming to see that both Kao and Kevin skated so well yesterday!(especially after watching the rhythm dance
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The free skate is still coming up, though, and I would like to kindly request a continuation of whatever prayer circle helped them out yesterday.
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He did it during the practice skate. I am voting for this young man to go to the Olympics for the US - he has it all, the artistic quality, just need to work on those tech skills but he has many qualities like Jason Brown and though Maxim got placed higher - I feel Lucas is more reliable - can’t wait to see him perform again.
