Men - Qualifying A - Notes from Rosaleen

[Rosaleen]

CAN Emanuel Sandhu Start 20
Notes Music: Piano Concerto No 1 by Sauer / wearing black with white down one side of chest / some chor to opening almost fanfare and into piano run / down towards me for popped 4t into 2 / spread eagle & movement perfectly with music showing off his line / 3a bit unsteady on landing but think clean into 3t / some chor to flowing music / 3z into arabians into flycam / music pauses & changes - very slow & melodic and some chor to match / 3s / lovely spirals / and around the ice for his 2nd 3a - which he does very nicely / upright spin with variations / at end of rink for dramatic pause in music and down for a 3f which he doubles / O ftwrk is lyrical and light and with music right into strt steps that are just as good / 3l that he almost steps out of but think it will be ok / combo spin to end is very good / ok reception from the crowd /

 

[Rosaleen]

BLR Sergei Davydov Start 21
Notes Music: Notalgia, One Man's Dream / black semi sheer blousey top with black pants / some chor / 3a3t thought it would all be good but tight landing on toe and had to put hand down / 3z3t - shakey on landing of toe / someone trying to get my me and I missed a little in there / 3f - I think / music has softened and what I think might be the strt steps but they're very slow with multiple pauses / 3z / 3s2t / cam sit layback back cam sit upright is fast with good pos & centered / 3l landed on toe at dead stop - not sure if classed as clean / S ftwrk is ok / 2a / 2a / butterfly back sit is fast & low / change upright spin to end the program is ok /

 

[Rosaleen]

RUS Sergei Dobrin Start 22
Notes Music: Faust by Gounod / wearing white at top black on bottom / 3a3t landed to screams from the crowd / another 3a in the same spot on the ice / 3z hung on 2t / flycam is fast with great pos to donut - ends perfectly with phrase of music / 3f almost hand down but think he held off / music softens and slows a bit and some chor into a 3l that he landed at a dead stop on his toepick / flysit ch sit with inside edge - nice pos & speed / 3z bit shakey on landing but clean / strt steps as music picks up - well done and quite complex / music changes a bit again and some skating around and chor into 3s / pause with music / 2a / back cam sit upright spin is a bit slow but still pretty good / O ftwrk into combo spin to end - parts of spin are a bit slow but pretty darn good skate for the World Junior bronze medallist and a big smile on his face as he takes his bows /

 

[Rosaleen]

That's it for men's qualifying - back in about an hour for the pairs short program