Group 3:
Johnny Weir: I think this is probably not good music for the Olympics, because you'd be so nervous... But still I think the positioning and the way the steps follow the music are so good. The 3A is fantastic too.
Zhang Min: I appreciate the energy, but this was just bad choreo. Excellent lift on the 4T though.
Sergei Davydov: Just not good.
Tomas Verner: Nope.
Jamal Othman: Technically weak no doubt, but enjoyed it more as a performance than so many men before him. Finished well behind the music.
Kevin van der Perren: Nope.
Group 4:
Stefan Lindemann: It's a pity about the failed jumps, because I kind of like him as a skater. Program is another mystery. enjoyed the straight line steps.
Vakhtang Murvanidze: I liked that in parts. Gave up on the performance because of the failed jumps, and I wish he hadn't.
Anton Kovalevski: I liked that in parts, too.
Matt Savoie: Yeah, that was excellent. Probably the best basic skating so far. Program not as interesting as Lambiel's and the mistake detracts, but deserves extremely high PCS.
Brian Joubert: well. He's hot and has nice jumps. The rest was always suspect to me. committed performance though.
Han Jon In: Well, very unfortunate errors.
Group 5:
Karel Zelemka: Nah.
Lysacek: Robotic and soulless, but choreo fit the music in many parts.
Ilia Klimkin: I actually like him, but performance was very off. One of the few (only?) serpentine steps we saw here.
Gregor Urbas: Eh.
Zoltan Toth: Nah.
Emmanuel Sandhu: I don't like the program and am mostly meh on him, but he committed to it and it was like a breath of fresh air in this final group.
I think what I learned is that this era had better basics and spinners. Choreo wasn't necessarily better in terms of interesting movement and interpretation, but significantly less cluttered. I do think we have good performers now, and even if none of them reach the highs of a Lambiel or a Savoie, they in general perform better than the average performer here... So I wish the modern skaters had less cluttered programs, because I think the impression would be much better.
Johnny Weir: I think this is probably not good music for the Olympics, because you'd be so nervous... But still I think the positioning and the way the steps follow the music are so good. The 3A is fantastic too.
Zhang Min: I appreciate the energy, but this was just bad choreo. Excellent lift on the 4T though.
Sergei Davydov: Just not good.
Tomas Verner: Nope.
Jamal Othman: Technically weak no doubt, but enjoyed it more as a performance than so many men before him. Finished well behind the music.
Kevin van der Perren: Nope.
Group 4:
Stefan Lindemann: It's a pity about the failed jumps, because I kind of like him as a skater. Program is another mystery. enjoyed the straight line steps.
Vakhtang Murvanidze: I liked that in parts. Gave up on the performance because of the failed jumps, and I wish he hadn't.
Anton Kovalevski: I liked that in parts, too.
Matt Savoie: Yeah, that was excellent. Probably the best basic skating so far. Program not as interesting as Lambiel's and the mistake detracts, but deserves extremely high PCS.
Brian Joubert: well. He's hot and has nice jumps. The rest was always suspect to me. committed performance though.
Han Jon In: Well, very unfortunate errors.
Group 5:
Karel Zelemka: Nah.
Lysacek: Robotic and soulless, but choreo fit the music in many parts.
Ilia Klimkin: I actually like him, but performance was very off. One of the few (only?) serpentine steps we saw here.
Gregor Urbas: Eh.
Zoltan Toth: Nah.
Emmanuel Sandhu: I don't like the program and am mostly meh on him, but he committed to it and it was like a breath of fresh air in this final group.
I think what I learned is that this era had better basics and spinners. Choreo wasn't necessarily better in terms of interesting movement and interpretation, but significantly less cluttered. I do think we have good performers now, and even if none of them reach the highs of a Lambiel or a Savoie, they in general perform better than the average performer here... So I wish the modern skaters had less cluttered programs, because I think the impression would be much better.
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