General practice notes from groups 1&2, since Jackie won't be covering those two:
G1
Daiwai Dai skated well - some really nice jumps, he had a few pops but overall looks really strong
Vladimir Samoilov marked his program, so nothing to report here
Mihhail Selevko started out with a pop and a fall on his quad attempts, but the rest of the jumps were nice, including two 3As and all of his combinations were triples on the back-end.
Tatsuya fell on the 4S, did a 3S on his next attempt, turned out of the 3A but landed the next one in combination, along with a 3Lz+3T, 3F, and a 3S. He did a mostly-full runthrough, just marking one spin - hopefully he can have a good skate tomorrow now that he's done his job and made the free skate. He's still struggling with his jumps in practice, though.
Fedir pops his opening 4Lz attempt and falls on the second one - it's huge, though, he nearly cleared the boards on that attempt. 1A (looked intentional), 3Lz (slips off the back edge, falls), 3A+2A+2A+SEQ, 3F - definitely a rough practice and took two hard falls in that runthrough, but his jumps are really nice when they are landed.
Tommy-Llorenc Guarino Sabate - COTTON-EYED JOE! This program is going to go crazy in the arena - his triples look really solid and it's such a fun music selection, just steps out of the 3Lz+3T. He genuinely might get a standing ovation for that choreo sequence - American
love Cotton-Eyed Joe.
G2
Roman Sadovsky: marks his opening jumps with intentional doubles, walks through most of the second half of the program. This program is so gorgeous, I love the music and there are so many beautiful moments peppered throughout. The step sequence is utterly divine - I can't wait to see this program tomorrow. It's not surprising he marked through most of his runthrough considering he's the first skater out.
Daniel Grassl takes his starting position and then immediately takes off his pullover
. He bypasses most of the choreo to practice the jumps - 4Loq (hangs on), 3A+3T, 3A (forwards, hand), 3Lo+3T, 3Lz into the step sequence - I'd like to see a bit more intentionality in some of the movements in the steps, he will have great leg placement on the twizzles but then a really swingy free leg on the cluster right after. Overall, a strong runthrough for Daniel.
Vladimir Litvinsev: his bizarre Nutcracker FS opens strongly with a 4T+3T, 4T (hangs on), 1A (popped), 3A+1Eu+3S, 3F+2A+SEQ, 3Lz. He seems to be having some sort of injury issue - like with the past few sessions, he's slowed down halfway through the program and is skating around wincing a little bit. It doesn't show in his jumps at all - the choreography seems a bit half-hearted, but his step sequence is solid.
Adam Hagara: marks quad attempt - probably a toe or sal - 3A+2T, 3F+3T, 3A, marks lutz, 3F (out of a knee slide!), 3Lo. A very solid runthrough technically for Adam - a simpler but cleaner skate could really see him rise if we have a messy men's free tomorrow.
Andreas Nordeback: such gorgeous quality of movement right from the off. Marks axel, 3A, 1F, 3Lo, great CSSp, but nearly loses the camel spin after overcooking the butterfly entry, marked axel, lutz, loop?. His consistency has improved so much this season.
Deniss Vasiljevs: marked sal, lutz, axel, 3F, marked axel, lutz, loop. This program (like all his programs) is so enjoyable, I love the choreo sequence and his commitment to good, held positions, as well as its authenticity to the ballet.
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, but it is what it is. You are not the first person to let me know they thought of me and the crowns this week and it truly makes me feel so much better, so THANK YOU 
Marco struggled with two of the twizzles in their sequence and Jean-Paul says they have the weakest RD in the group. He was also noticeably pro-Fear/Gibson. Baker/Hawayek say C/B are the “most professional, down-to-earth, kind”, really?? What is this? If it was US Nationals, it would be appropriate chatter, but this is a World Championship. Ugh, the American propaganda is so sickening.
