2024 World Championships Men's Short Program

[labgoat]

So graceful. I am here to play today! Vacation is the best!!

 

[4everchan]

It's an enormous group and even I cannot watch them all.

But you will miss Donovan. And there is no guarantee he will make the free .

I saw him at ACI. so there's that.

 

[Ichatdelune]

i count on @Daniel1998 too for making some noise

Tell him to also pray for my darling's ankles with me, s'il te plaît

 

[labgoat]

It's an enormous group and even I cannot watch them all.

But you will miss Donovan. And there is no guarantee he will make the free .

Are you with us for the whole group cause I'm doing the marathon?

 

[Andrea82]

crazy again how the judging panels are euro centric ... so the CAN USA JAPAN and or KOREA judges will show up for the LP?

Azerbaijan, Canada, Croatia and Korea will show up in the FS.
USA and Japan not drawn.

The draw was done among all countries who had a skater in 2023 Worlds Men event. Hence, more European countries in the pool to draw from.

 

[4everchan]

Tell him to also pray for my darling's ankles with me, s'il te plaît

well.. it's not like I know who he is or vice versa in this crowd.... i can tell you though, from yesterday, the number of Korean flags is impressive. I also overheard people saying how well or how not well some of the Korean names were pronounced... I almost thought you were in the house !

 

[Ichatdelune]

Are you with us for the whole group cause I'm doing the marathon?

My big plan is to *watch the whole men's SP and pairs' FS* so if everything goes to plan then I'll be with you the whole journey. I have no idea how I am going to handle work when I wake up but I'll cross that bridge later

 

[icewhite]

crazy again how the judging panels are euro centric ... so the CAN USA JAPAN and or KOREA judges will show up for the LP?

that's because... there are many countries in Europe
the tech controllers are from US, Korea and Japan

 

[4everchan]

Azerbaijan, Canada, Croatia and Korea will show up in the FS.
USA and Japan not drawn.

The draw was done among all countries who had a skater in 2023 Worlds Men event. Hence, more European countries in the pool to draw from.

Makes sense. Hopefully, skaters from Canada will also show up in the LP... wouldn't be the first time when Canada got a judge in a competition without Canadian skaters...

 

[el henry]

Are you with us for the whole group cause I'm doing the marathon?

Good for you! I am afraid not, I will take judicious breaks and I may not be able to comment the whole time.

But I certainly can't complain about the time difference (non existent) I always with the men in spirit.

 

[icewhite]

I plan to watch most of the men's short, but will likely skip pairs later because it's just too late.

 

[Ichatdelune]

well.. it's not like I know who he is or vice versa in this crowd.... i can tell you though, from yesterday, the number of Korean flags is impressive. I also overheard people saying how well or how not well some of the Korean names were pronounced... I almost thought you were in the house !

PJ Kwong is usually pretty good with Korean names, I do not trust the other male English announcer as much but hopefully only Hyungyeom's name will be butchered. And if I had the luxury to go to Montreal I would've made sure that every one of the announcers got all of team Korea's names right

 

[4everchan]

that's because... there are many countries in Europe
the tech controllers are from US, Korea and Japan

i am aware of geography.... it's just uncanny that in both pairs, dance (take my word for it) and now men, we do not find a lot of non-euro judges this time around. Often, there is at least one or two non-euro judges in an event... I am definitely not expecting a panel not to have many Euro judges.. anyways.... in case you hadn't got my point I am very tired and i don't think i make sense in a second language before my second coffee... will drink it now

 

[elektra blue]

first time I see a gender fluid cactus. Masculine swim trunks + a flower in their hair.

cacti are inclusive, you know

 

[elbkup]

So many to watch today.. out side of the obvious contenders I am curious whether Cha will come in strong and hoping Alexandr Selevko of Estonia repeats his awesome moves again today.. Mikhail (KAZ) is strong too with two of the best programs this season, Jason of course!! Wondering where he will land in all this and cannot wait for GB’s Edward Appleby SP.. the man can dance on blades (better than I could at the height of my clubbing days - and I was no slouch) Go all you lovely men!

 

[4everchan]

cacti are inclusive, you know

I am inclusive of inclusive cacti... especially the frangipani type

 

[elektra blue]

I plan to watch most of the men's short, but will likely skip pairs later because it's just too late.

i'm planning to watch the whole things minus the 15 minutes of my dinner break (tuna salad, i'll be quick)

 

[thatdarncat]

I plan to watch most of the men's, I will have to miss a group when I go and feed my horse in a couple of hours, but apart from that I will be here!

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Before the action gets underway:

HAPPY 39th BIRTHDAY MARK!!!



Hope you have a great day, and that the coming year is a good one for you, both on and off the ice.

Oh, and I hope that taking us through 40 cacti on your birthday is not too stressful!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[4everchan]

PJ Kwong is usually pretty good with Korean names, I do not trust the other male English announcer as much but hopefully only Hyungyeom's name will be butchered. And if I had the luxury to go to Montreal I would've made sure that every one of the announcers got all of team Korea's names right

The name that was butchered the most (with my limited knowledge) yesterday was Loena Hendrickx.
I often heard LE-O-NA and no X at the end...