2025 Kinoshita Group Cup Men's Short Program

[labgoat]

Jun saves hopes for my peedictions - well, sorta saves...

too soon - these are the men and the free is yet to come

 

[Ichatdelune]

Do I think RIYBE was the best choice my darling could've made? No. Do I think he does a hell of a job with it? I sure do, look at that step sequence I literally held my breath through its entirety... And he landed his 4S-3T, the 4T is always a bit of a gamble so for his first season outing I'll definitely take it. Just let him stay healthy without damage to his precious, precious ankles...

Also, Jaekeun landed his 4T and got a PB. I'm suspecting he got at least a q on it but this is the first time he's landed it in competition so I'm more than willing to take the whole thing. Sihyeong struggled but he is coming back from that shoulder injury, I'll give him time. Overall not too bad a competition for my mental health

 

[labgoat]

Jimmy had a time violation -1
He had no Qs, levels were 1-2-3, so mostly PCS work and no major problems. A good short that he can build on @moonvine.

 

[4everchan]

Do I think RIYBE was the best choice my darling could've made? No.

agreed

Do I think he does a hell of a job with it? I sure do, look at that step sequence I literally held my breath through its entirety..

it was a fabulous rendition of that awful piece of music...

. And he landed his 4S-3T, the 4T is always a bit of a gamble so for his first season outing I'll definitely take it. Just let him stay healthy without damage to his precious, precious ankles...

it's fine for now... but by GP season, if he is not comfortable with the 4t, why not just bring the 3lz-3loop back. His glorious 4S was glorious and would have received a lot more GOE without the 3t on the end of it... So even with a 4t in there, I doubt it's the highest possible scoring path for him. On top of that, he is not going to need a PCS bonus for a second quad when he has this exotic combo and that wonderful program and skating skills.

Jun is so wonderful. I hope he has a great season and I forgive him for RIBE. But will I forgive him for the LP ?

 

[tsuyoboogie]

6. Sota Yamamoto
Yesterday
4T
3F3T
FCSp2
3A(ft dwn)
CSSp4
StSq3
CCoSp3

Japanese painkillers, y'all...Best in town! Dangerous but extremely effective in the moment

Just want to be clear, whenever I speak about the Japanese Men and their "superior pain meds" I'm being sarcastic
Personally, I think it's dangerous and irresponsible to compete in that condition
But that's a decision for the skater and their team to make

 

[labgoat]

@tsuyoboogie did you see the rewatch for this event? I know how frustrated you were with the stream freezing. Some of the skates you missed have been found for a short term fix of what you were unable to see live. Enjoy!

 

[tsuyoboogie]

@tsuyoboogie did you see the rewatch for this event? I know how frustrated you were with the stream freezing. Some of the skates you missed have been found for a short term fix of what you were unable to see live. Enjoy!

Thank you so much for all your hard work!
So grateful for all the time and effort you dedicate to compiling and sharing so many links!

I managed to rewatch and record the entire event as soon as I got home from work
Not sure if anyone will be interested at this point but I'm going to post links to video of entire warmup groups like I did for the Women's SP (mostly for consistency's sake...my OCD kicking in )
Hope that'll be okay with you

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Men's SP Video

Sorry for the delay
For anyone who has not yet seen all the performances from this event and would like to watch them in skate order

Links are to video of entire Warmup Groups not individual performances (6 minute warmup not included)
Videos are not high quality but can be viewed in up to 720p
Please let me know if there are any problems with the videos or links

Men SP Warmup Group 1
1. Jimmy Ma
2. Tatsuya Tsuboi
3. Kao Miura
4. Goku Endo

Men SP Warmup Group 2
5. Jaekeun Lee
6. Sota Yamamoto
7. Sihyeong Lee
8. Tomoki Hiwatashi
9. Kazuki Tomono

Men SP Warmup Group 3
10. Shunsuke Nakamura
11. Haru Kakiuchi
12. Junhwan Cha
13. Aleksa Rakic
14. Tao MacRae

 

[labgoat]

Thank you so much for all your hard work!
So grateful for all the time and effort you dedicate to compiling and sharing so many links!

I managed to rewatch and record the entire event as soon as I got home from work
Not sure if anyone will be interested at this point but I'm going to post links to video of entire warmup groups like I did for the Women's SP (mostly for consistency's sake...my OCD kicking in )
Hope that'll be okay with you

I love your uploads and use them to keep up with skating in Japan. I provided what I found as a backup for your postings just in case something went wrong and so you could get caught up quickly for today. See you in the threads for the next part of the event now off to get a few hours of sleep.

 

[moonvine]

Jimmy had a time violation -1
He had no Qs, levels were 1-2-3, so mostly PCS work and no major problems. A good short that he can build on @moonvine.

Yay!

 

[moonvine]

I wish I had known there was a stream. At least my fiance is in the final group to free skate.

 

[labgoat]

I wish I had known there was a stream. At least my fiance is in the final group to free skate.

There is a rewatch and @tsuyoboogie has other links

 

[moonvine]

Jimmy had a pretty impressive slay count eh? From starting first.

 

[labgoat]

I wish I had known there was a stream. At least my fiance is in the final group to free skate.

He did well. Back in control.

 

[labgoat]

Jimmy had a pretty impressive slay count eh? From starting first.

 

[moonvine]

Poor Goku. Oh dear.

 

[moonvine]

Maybe it's unpopular opinion but if all of this Japanese guys (Yuma aside) have worked on their spins in last three years rather then getting injured and messy by quicky and forcefully adding another quad they would be getting more points in their programs right now (both in TES and PCS). I've seen so many points lost in the spins like a plague (levels, quality, overall impression impact). I say it as a big fan of those boys, love all of them.

Gracie said Sonja takes an entire block of practice time just to practice all her spins, maybe these guys should follow suit.

 

[moonvine]

Aww Jimmy made a heart and kisses for me!

 

[snowflake]

wrong thread