2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Men's Free Skate

[saine]

Sad to see my John Kim seems to have struggled here.... Sigh... and Jun w/d. ? Is he hurt ?

John did enough to get 4CC minimums, he can build off of that

 

[4everchan]

John did enough to get 4CC minimums, he can build off of that

that's all we needed him to do for his first senior challenger . I am fine with that.

 

[viennaskater]

13 Vladimir LITVINTSEV AZE wearing a white shirt with tied-dyed red patches and black tie. Starts with an ode to cartoons and then That's Life. Huge combo to start. Getting all the content attempted in the beginning. Fall on 3A?. Music changes to Close to You cover. His music choices are unlike anyone's else's - a laugh track accompanies some spoken words and ends with The Joker.

Like the program but I consider that outfit to be in poor taste.

 

[el henry]

Have only watched the top three, and of course my reaction is:

Jason. This is why I watch figure skating.

A note about the music: Jason chose it because he feels in the last few years he has found his voice, and now he gets to say something. That for so many years he was told "you must master this element", and he tried so hard. but that wasn't him, and now he has found the strength to be himself.
(Complete paraphrasing, but accurate IMO. )

I like the cover, but then I don't know the original. I am an R&B/soul music gal, so I like this one

 

[Arigato]

Shaidorov's program should carry a black box warning for when the vocalist starts screaming at the top of his lungs, giving you time to hit mute before causing ear damage. But boy was that program packed with jumps! Once he works on it a bit more, that score will go even higher.

 

[Skater Boy]

Bravo Mikail He really is stepping it up and clearly is a an Olympic podium if not gold contender. HIs arsenal of quads is commendable and that triple axel euler quad salchow is amazing -hardest trick probably done by anyone. The Georgian gentleman also has laiddown the gauntlet he is a even top five contender possibly. Jason shows even without a quad and some struggles he is not to be forgotten. Looks like he has a ceiling of about 285 come olympics. Much better start than last year.

 

[reader3]

Kudos to the medalists!

 

[labgoat]

@elektra blue wtf costume

 

[elektra blue]

@elektra blue wtf costume

i have him already on my notes