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hockeyfan228 said:I agree with doug_log about Tim Goebel's program. Tarasova has given him a great, great program, and I hope he has a skate for the ages with it, because it would be shame to leave that choregraphy hanging on the rack. I thought he moved exceptionally well, at least on TV.
Takahashi has been a very talented, artistic skater for several years after winning Jr. Worlds. He's landed quads in competition before. He hasn't been consistent, though, in the same Senior competition until this year, starting with JIC. Last year's LP in Moscow was a case in point. Honda's injury within the first 20 seconds of his quali program put enormous pressure on Takahashi, and there were murmurs during the competition that he was injured. He's a joy to watch live. He's "voidy" as they would say on FSU.
Joubert's timing looks off, and I'm sad to see that his choreography is as bland as last year's. He's been working hard on his spins, though, and has made enormous improvement over the last two years.
I saw Tim skate that LP live at Campbell's and he skated it much much better. It is an excellent program choreographically and if he lands the jumps and does all the footwork he is supposed to do, it could be a great program. He may have just had a bad night. Hopefully he will recover and feel comfortable with the program.
I am going to dig up my old tapes to see if I have any other Takahashi programs. The guy is exciting, talented, and a breath of fresh air.