Men's Free Skate: 2013 NHK Trophy

[wordsworthgirl]

I feel that Adam is better much better conditioned this season. I think he was more bold at SA but not that badly skated here.

Afternoon of a Faun is perfect for Adam's Botticelli good looks and skating style.

Botticelli good looks! I love it!

 

[blue_idealist]

I thought Oda was on fire at the end, during the footwork!!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Nobunari ODA (JPN)

Music: Wilhelm Tell Overture by Giacochino Rossini

Black tapered velvet pants. Velvet brown vest w/ gold details over yellow shirt (new)

3T+1T
4T - seemed solid
3A+3T
FSSp
StSq
3A - very nice!
3Lz+2T+2Lo - lutz looked slight "e"
3F
FCCoSp
3Lo
3S
ChSt
CCoSp

Very nice skate, only one mistake. 1 quad, 2 triple axels and 6 other triples. Much better than at SC

Score: 88.62+81.84 = 170.46, 253.16, 1st out of 7

 

[Mrs. P]

TES box says 90+ Am paranoid that number is going to go down...

 

[Becki]

If the technical panel downgrade Oda's quad (again!), I don't know what I will do....

 

[wordsworthgirl]

I thought Oda was on fire at the end, during the footwork!!

He always comes to life in that section. The Skating Lesson had a funny bit on this. But the first part of the program was so slow, and although he landed the jumps, he did so squeaking many of them out- and a few looked under-rotated.

 

[Ziggy]

Good for Oda on landing all jumps after 'tripling' first quad but that program made me want to go put the kettle on. Very bland choreography.

 

[Mrs. P]

If the technical panel downgrade Oda's second quad (again!), I don't know what I will do....

Oda only did one quad. he popped the first one. That said, yeah, they better not UR it...it was clean!

 

[hikki]

I thought Oda was on fire at the end, during the footwork!!

He was so expressive! So nice to see him skating his heart out in that section.

 

[samson]

Well that should fly him into first.

 

[Mrs. P]

Woah 170+ YAY ODA

 

[hikki]

Yay Oda!!!!
Backstage, Morozov is talking to Takahashi so intensely.

 

[wordsworthgirl]

Good for Oda on landing all jumps after 'tripling' first quad but that program made me want to go put the kettle on. Very bland choreography.

I love his spunk but the program is blah and then a bit cheesy at the end, but he does his best to bring it to life in that final section.

 

[apple123]

He always comes to life in that section. The Skating Lesson had a funny bit on this. But the first part of the program was so slow, and although he landed the jumps, he did so squeaking many of them out- and a few looked under-rotated.

Wow, you are really nice.

 

[Ziggy]

I love his spunk but the program is blah and then a bit cheesy at the end, but he does his best to bring it to life in that final section.

Yeah I like how light over the ice he is and how bouncy his movement is. He's a lovely skater who deserves more interesting choreography.

 

[Becki]

Oda only did one quad. he popped the first one. That said, yeah, they better not UR it...it was clean!

Thanks, I realized that after I posted. IT was clean, definitely not URed..

 

[flaneur]

Congrats Oda for being able to hold it together after the first flubbed jump pass!

 

[wordsworthgirl]

Yeah I like how light over the ice he is and how bouncy his movement is. He's a lovely skater who deserves more interesting choreography.

I would love to see him get a really inventive program to interpret. He has the skill to do so!

 

[Becki]

OMG 170+ ! THANK GOODNESS. I think this compensates for lowballing him in the SP!!! yeaaaa

 

[badknees]

Boy, a lot of the music this season is just plain irritating!