Men - Long Program

[Violet Bliss]

Song did great!

 

[Mrs. P]

Nan brings it with 2 quads and I think five triples. I think he lacks in the artistry department, but he should be able to get enough TES to lead for now...

 

[Nadine]

OMG, I love this guy! Holy Smokes, was that two quads! One a 4/3 to boot! And then that 3A, choreography, moves out of the Bolshoi Ballet, I knew this guy was special the first time I saw him skate at SA last year. He deserves to be in 1st place by a huge score, indeed!

Right up there with the best in the world!

CONGRATULATIONS, NAN SONG, CONGRATULATIONS (you just made a name for yourself on the world stage)!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Song

score: 154.03 (new PB), total 226.75 and into 1st

 

[Mrs. P]

Holy cow 86.45 in TES! That's the highest TES in the GP so far!! WHEW! He did beat Richard in PCS, but that's not surprising given that there tends to be a reward for difficulty in PCS).

 

[Nadine]

ps: I was smiling throughout, kept getting better & better, then the tiny blip with the 3A/1T, but he came back fighting and expressive with those flicks of his glorious fingers (reminiscent of Lilia Podkopayeva during her 1996 Olympic Floor routine).

 

[sunny0760]

Go Nan Song~~~~!

I am so happy! He really looked happy at K&C!
Actually, his SP was deserved higher, I think. Great improvement from a little disappointing last season.

 

[Violet Bliss]

Oda will be the odd man out not doing a quad.

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Go Nobunari!

 

[Okami]

Oda will be the odd man out not doing a quad.

Sadly his doctors advised him to avoid practising quads until his injury is healed.

 

[Nadine]

I don't know I felt Oda was a bit tentative throughout, and I didn't really like his program, I personally would put Nan Song ahead of him.

We shall see...

 

[sequinsgalore]

Nobunari Oda

Music: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand

3A+2T+2Lo
3Lz+3T
3Lo
3F - hand down/fall
SlSt
FCSp
3A
3S
3F+2T
2A
CCoSp
CSSp
ChSt

Not sure what I feel about this program, not much expression. No quad - is he still injured, or is he playing it safe?

 

[Mrs. P]

I don't know I felt Oda was a bit tentative throughout, and I didn't really like his program, I personally would put Nan Song ahead of him.

We shall see...

I actually really like this program. It will be close, but I can see Nobu passing on his PCS scores.

ETA: Opps, misread what he needed to beat Nam. I change my mind, I think he'll end up behind him.

ETA2: I should have stuck with my first assessment. PCS gets him past Song. Barely.

 

[Violet Bliss]

Sadly his doctors advised him to avoid practising quads until his injury is healed.

I thought it was something minor early in the Summer.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Oda

Score: 149.46, total 227.11 and into 1st

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Good luck, Jeremy!

 

[Okami]

I don't know I felt Oda was a bit tentative throughout

It was tentative - his injury is not healed yet. But it was a good effort considering the last time I saw him in practice he barely could do double loops. I liked the program, choreo-wise. TES will be low (no quad, probles with 3F and 2A) but he should get pretty decent PCS.

 

[Violet Bliss]

Almost every Man wears black.

 

[herios]

I thought it was something minor early in the Summer.

Could anybody enlighten me, what was Oda's injury all about?

 

[sequinsgalore]

Jeremy Abbott (USA)

Music: Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 3 by Muse

4T - fall
3A
CSSp
3F
CiSt - fast and smooth
1A
3Lz+2T+2Lo
3Lo
3S+2T
FUSp
ChSt
2A
CCoSp

I like this program for Abbott. But his technical program is not high enough in this field.