Well, I guess I'm just assuming. Well betting. I bet a lot that Evan won't be showing up at worlds. Why should he? He's already got that GM.
Yes, he needs to have all. And Plushenko has it all. Lysacek have no idea how to jump. His jumps are low and underrotated. Congratulation to Rogge and Chiquanta, they didn' want to see the next Olympic Champion from Russia, so they have achieved it. Blame on you. I like FS for my whole life, but without this objectivity I think it should be taken out from the Olympics, Sorry for it an d thnak you Sale/Pelletier
i'm not a big fan of evan, but his program was clean. the jumps were landed with ease. the skid in the triple axel is obvious tonight though. plushy- the jumps were wonky. that pretty much did him in. would have hoped to see daisuke on top of the podium but props to him for going after the quad. even when he fell, he was able to pull it all together to still give a memorable program. johnny also did very well. i would have put him in fourth.
i have a question. had daisuke landed his quad, would it be enough to be first?
and, can i just say what an awesome skater kozuka is? i know he is not at the level of the top skaters yet, but his skating skills are really sound. he landed the quad!i hope he works on expressing himself more during his performances.
I'd like to think that if Dai had landed the quad he would have won tonight. He was wise to try it. Probably figured it was the only way he could beat a clean evan and even edge out a Plushenko with slight mistakes. He didn't make but man! what a way to leave it behind and go for the rest of the program. He probably was mentally prepared for it. (okay, I'll try the quad but if I don't land it I refuse to self-destruct.) I don't agree with Elvis Stokjo that Dai should have beat Evan. But I'm upset that Lambiel and Chan beat Dai in the LP. Not that it mattered in the end, but still.
Let's not forget, it's quite absurd for Plushenko to have tied in the PCS with Evan. Plushenko skated a far less complex program with less speed, and far less security in most of his jump landings. His choreography/composition and musicality is atrocious. And the transitions, well we've all heard that tune before, but he's cued it up again. According to the ISU's own guidelines, there isn't a single area of the PCS where I can make a case for Ev P. outscoring Ev L. I'd say the judges were trying to hold up Plushenko, just a bit. Too bad he didn't cooperate and flunked the TES.
I was actually reminded of of Midori v. Kristi as well. But unlike Evan, Midori was 4th heading into the FS. So the situation is not really comparable. I think Plushenko makes a stronger case for whether skaters should be more rewarded for having difficult jumps than Midori in 1992.
If Midori had virtually been tied with Kristi heading into the FS and lost despite landing the 3a, then we can start talking...
Let's not forget, it's quite absurd for Plushenko to have tied in the PCS with Evan. Plushenko skated a far less complex program with less speed, and far less security in most of his jump landings. His choreography/composition and musicality is atrocious. And the transitions, well we've all heard that tune before, but he's cued it up again. According to the ISU's own guidelines, there isn't a single area of the PCS where I can make a case for Ev P. outscoring Ev L. I'd say the judges were trying to hold up Plushenko, just a bit. Too bad he didn't cooperate and flunked the TES.
Dai's quad and triple flip/triple toe were downgraded. That's why he was behind Lambiel and Chan in the LP.
I don't get Plushenko outscoring Evan on choreo. Not one bit. But I think maybe he outscored Evan on interpretation because Evan DID hold back in that respect tonight. I don't particularly like Plushy's "sex bomb" style but he DOES perform. He does fill the ice and he has that "look at me factor" like no one else. If Evan had been as exuberant as he was in his SP he probably would have outscored Plush on interpretation.
Surprised that they tied on transitions. But I'll have to rewatch the programs to really judge. I do have a vague recollection of watching Plush tonight and thinking, actuallly, I DO see transitions here... I actually liked Plushy's interpretation and musicality MUCH better tonight than in his SP.
Ah, but interpretation is actually a shorthand. The full name of the component is interpretation/timing. The full requirements for the component: "effortless movement in time to the music", "expression of the music's style, character and rhythm", and "use of finesse to reflect the nuances of the music". Considering that Plushenko actually skated to tango music, I'd say he roundly and soundly failed all three requirements, even if you ignore his usual lack of musicality.
Anyone having a link to watch victory ceremony? It was cut of by eurosport and also BBC-Eurovision. Would love to see it.
Still can´t believe that Plushy was defeated. Would have liked it to be more clearer then it was.
Think Chan had the very best program tonight in terms of transitions - they where just awsome. Cannot belive that his Transition mark was his lowest component. Think Weir got totally robbed!
Don´t understand, that Oda didn´t try quad, after seeing his training vids with a rock solid quad.
Looking forward to Worlds. This is also going to be one interesting mens competition!!!