Skate To Milano Senior Men's SP: Results;
Protocols
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAFo0m2e84M
Dillon finished 24th out of 26 in the SP, with a score of 50.20.
Unfortunately, due to the time difference, I wasn't able to watch the Men's SP LIVE. However, I have now started playing catch-up on the archived livestream, so here is the sort of comment I would have written about the Warm-Up if I had been watching LIVE:
Awwww. Dillon didn't know what to do walking to the rink. He waved a couple of times immediately after coming through the curtain, and then realised "Hey, this is a long walk. I may as well do something useful" and started doing some stretches.
Next time we saw Dillon, it was just his back heading away from camera when favourite Petr GUMENNIK (RUS) was being focussed on!
We also saw Dillon going across the shot when the camera was watching David GOUVEIA (PRT) having a drink at the boards. And in the background skating parallel to the boards when David was doing a jump a few moments later.
When the camera did finally focus on Dillon, he did a jump. I was trying to listen to what PJ Kwong was saying about him, but Mark was in full flow with the Olympic propaganda. Anyway, Dillon then circled around and did a really nice jump.
He then went towards his coach, nodded at him, and headed out into the rink without stopping at any stage. The curious thing is that when he was heading out into the ice, he kept looking up at the TV screens overhead. Must have seen himself and thought "hey, what are you looking at me for?"
A few moments later, when the camera was again focussed on Gumennik, we saw Dillon lining up a jump in the background. But then Petr blocked the view just as Dillon was doing the jump. But, I think it went well. Put it like this: he didn't end up on his backside.
The camera picked up DIllon again just before the one minute warning. We saw him skating parallel to the boards, and then lining up a jump, and executing it beautifully. But then he headed away looking very disappointed.
After that, we only saw Dillon a couple of times from afar. Once going to talk to his coach, and then when he was heading to the gate to leave the ice. And he seemed to be in a hurry to get off.
Now he has a long wait until he skates at the end of the group.
CaroLiza_fan
Here is the sort of comment I would have written when he was being introduced if I had been watching LIVE:
Here he is. My fellow Ulsterman.
ALL THE BEST DILLON!!!
CaroLiza_fan
And here is the sort of comment I would have written about his programme if I had been watching LIVE:
The first comment came from Italian member
@bartlebooth:
It would be great for Dillon to become a skating Judge
(I'll see myself out)
I am proud that, for years, I have managed to successfully resist the temptation to tell that sort of joke! And believe me, it hasn't been easy!
American member
@Arigato wasn't keen on the choice of music:
Sorry mister, I hit mute on the music.
The skater that was on directly before Dillon, #4 David GOUVEIA (PRT), had composed his own music, and there was a lot of bashing of it going on, which I didn't think was fair. I liked it. And I liked Dillon's music too. After
@Arigato's comment, there were few posts combining complaints about both pieces of music, but I won't bother sharing them here.
But to the rescue came our bastion of positivity,
@Jeanie19, who commented:
Dillon. Nice program and a good skate.
@CaroLiza_fan , Dillon did fine.
Finally,
@auser commented:
Aww.. I feel for Dillon shaking his head as he leaves the ice. Hang in there cutie. There is still the free skate.
That has always been a thing about Dillon - he has a lack of confidence in himself. And he shouldn't. He is doing things on the ice that many of us could only dream of being able to do.
Dillon finished the Free Skate 1.71 points behind 23rd position, Jarvis HO (HKG), and 6.26 points ahead of 25th position, Gabriel MARTÍNEZ (ECU). Dillon is the bottom skater of a group of 3 skaters covered by 2.57 points, which is headed by Paolo BORROMEO (PHL).
Dillon is in a very good position here. He is a fair distance ahead of the two skaters behind him, and has two skaters right in front of him. So, with no threat from behind, he can concentrate on trying to climb up the order. And if he puts in a good Free Skate, he has a good chance of doing so.
So, let's hope that he can climb.
WELL DONE DILLON!!!
The Senior Men's FS is is due to start tomorrow at 13:45:00 CST (05:45:00 GMT / 06:45:00 BST / 07:45:00 CEST). So 9 hours from now.
Dillon will be the 3rd skater to start. So, third and middle skater to go in Group 1.
The Group 1 Warm-Up is due to start at 13:45:00 CST (05:45:00 GMT / 06:45:00 BST / 07:45:00 CEST). So 9 hours from now.
Dillon is due to start at 14:08:10 CST (06:08:10 GMT / 07:08:10 BST / 08:08:10 CEST). So 9h 23m from now.
But, those times may change if somebody that is due on before him withdraws.
More information in the event forum:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/forums/1095
Hope this helps
ALL THE BEST DILLON!!!
CaroLiza_fan
So much better looking than the old white ones.
