Men SP

[Ximena]

Daisuke Takahashi
Swan Lake by P. I. Tchaikovski (modern arrangement by various composers)

See that feather almost got into his nose!
This Shizuka's Swan Lake!

3f-3t very good!
3ax good
footwork into 3z very very good!
Sit spin very good
Circular footwork, audience really into it, very difficult and fast.
Audience screaming very loud
Flying sit spin, good.
Straight line footwork, ok this is fun!!! And it does look hard and he is very fast.
Combo spin, oh he does a layback, I've forgotten about that.

We have a winner!

 

[Tinymavy15]

Kristoffer
Amelie

Oj this is just beggining and this is lovely!

i LOVE, LOVE that soundtrack and so happy sombody is skating to it. Other than Belbin and Agosto last year. It is SO great for skating.

I really have a say congrats to Chan, still in first!

 

[SailorGalaxia518]

1 Evan LYSACEK USA 67.70 33.30 35.40 7.20 6.65 7.15 7.10 7.30 1.00 #11
2 Patrick CHAN CAN 67.47 36.12 31.35 6.45 6.00 6.40 6.20 6.30 0.00 #8
3 Alban PREAUBERT FRA 67.05 34.80 32.25 6.35 6.15 6.50 6.65 6.60 0.00 #9
4 Andrei LUTAI RUS 66.91 37.16 29.75 6.20 5.65 6.15 5.90 5.85 0.00 #4
5 Stephen CARRIERE USA 66.85 34.30 32.55 6.50 6.20 6.65 6.55 6.65 0.00 #10
6 Kevin REYNOLDS CAN 59.25 33.60 26.65 5.70 5.10 5.30 5.50 5.05 1.00 #7
7 Ryan BRADLEY USA 58.69 29.74 28.95 5.95 5.30 5.95 5.90 5.85 0.00 #2
8 Yasuharu NANRI JPN 57.84 29.84 28.00 5.75 5.35 5.55 5.70 5.65 0.00 #1
9 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 56.25 29.00 28.25 6.05 5.30 5.70 5.75 5.45 1.00 #6
10 Kristoffer BERNTSSON SWE 54.15 25.60 29.55 5.75 5.50 5.95 6.15 6.20 1.00 #5
11 Karel ZELENKA ITA 46.14 20.84 26.30 5.35 4.95 5.05 5.55 5.40 1.00 #3

 

[emma]

thanks so much for the pbp....this is great!!! Fantastic for Evan that he went for the quad...i hope some other US men go for it too!!! anyway, great for Chan so far...i can't wait for takahashi

 

[Tinymavy15]

so Daisuke Takahashi is first, Evan second? was evan clean?

 

[emma]

takhashi did great -- yippy!!! oh, i can't wait to see the layback!!!!!!

 

[Hsuhs]

Ha!!! They loved his Swan!!

 

[Ximena]

It's a good program for Evan but that fall really got him, he looks bland after it, eventhough he tried not to be, don't think those marks are right for him.

But there's not even a point between Evan and Stephen.

Ok Takahashi could be human zamboni on the FS and still win this.

 

[slutskayafan21]

Great score for Takahashi and well deserved. Ripped off on the PCS, should have been much bigger difference between him and Evan there. I dont agree with Chan and Lysacek being up there. Lutai and Preaubert and Carriere were all better and cleaner.

 

[SailorGalaxia518]

1 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 80.04 43.04 37.00 7.30 7.10 7.70 7.35 7.55 0.00 #12
2 Evan LYSACEK USA 67.70 33.30 35.40 7.20 6.65 7.15 7.10 7.30 1.00 #11
3 Patrick CHAN CAN 67.47 36.12 31.35 6.45 6.00 6.40 6.20 6.30 0.00 #8
4 Alban PREAUBERT FRA 67.05 34.80 32.25 6.35 6.15 6.50 6.65 6.60 0.00 #9
5 Andrei LUTAI RUS 66.91 37.16 29.75 6.20 5.65 6.15 5.90 5.85 0.00 #4
6 Stephen CARRIERE USA 66.85 34.30 32.55 6.50 6.20 6.65 6.55 6.65 0.00 #10
7 Kevin REYNOLDS CAN 59.25 33.60 26.65 5.70 5.10 5.30 5.50 5.05 1.00 #7
8 Ryan BRADLEY USA 58.69 29.74 28.95 5.95 5.30 5.95 5.90 5.85 0.00 #2
9 Yasuharu NANRI JPN 57.84 29.84 28.00 5.75 5.35 5.55 5.70 5.65 0.00 #1
10 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 56.25 29.00 28.25 6.05 5.30 5.70 5.75 5.45 1.00 #6
11 Kristoffer BERNTSSON SWE 54.15 25.60 29.55 5.75 5.50 5.95 6.15 6.20 1.00 #5
12 Karel ZELENKA ITA 46.14 20.84 26.30 5.35 4.95 5.05 5.55 5.40 1.00 #3

 

[Tinymavy15]

Evan fell and is still in second? what did he fall on? quad?

 

[Hsuhs]

what did he fall on? quad?

Yes. It was meant to be a 4-2?

 

[Tigger]

Thanks for the PBP Guys!!

WTG Patrick!! Nice start to the season for him!!

 

[slutskayafan21]

so Takahashi has what score? is his lead that big? Even fell and is still in second? what did he fall on? quad?

He fell on a quad attempt. He was trying to do a quad combination of some kind. 80.04 is Takahashi's score, over a 12 point lead on everyone else.

 

[rain]

Takahashi has a big cushion heading into the free. The other two medals will be a dogfight though, with the next three guys in a virtual tie, and Lutai really close behind them. I hope Chan doesn't succumb to the pressure.

 

[Tinymavy15]

evan is trying a quad /loop. I assume it to be a quad toe, triple loop, but i only saw double in pratcice sessions. looked like he was going for the triple though.

 

[slutskayafan21]

Takahashi has a big cushion heading into the free. The other two medals will be a dogfight though, with the next three guys in a virtual tie, and Lutai really close behind them. I hope Chan doesn't succumb to the pressure.

Lysacek, Chan, Preaubert, Lutai, Carriere, are all within 0.85 of each other. Any of them can medal.

 

[summervie]

Daisuke.


Thank you for the reports, everybody!

 

[evenstar]

Slightly reminiscent of last year...

 

[Ximena]

Go Andrei!!!
Love him, previous to SA he said he was going for the quad and he won't change his mind, and he did it.
Great job.

Takahashi was wonderful, really really wonderful.
Does he has a quad?