Men's Long Program

[MikiAndoFan#1]

He's in the lead!

 

[sequinsgalore]

Yuzuru HANYU (JPN)

Music: Zigeunerweisen by Pablo de Sarasate

4T - wow, very nice!
3A - also nice, great flowing edge
3F - (I think, wasn't watching take-off)
CSSp
1Lz+2T
SlSt
3A+3T
3Lz - hand down
3Lo - turnout on landing
FCCoSp
ChSt
3S
CCoSp

Nice quad, but too many little mistakes...

Score: 151.58, PB, total 228.01, PB, and into 1st - he overtakes Abbott

 

[yunafan1860]

That kid is extremely dangerous...

 

[FTnoona]

omg fangirl spazz!!! WOOT Yuzuru!!! I can't wait for his FS on youtube!!

 

[bigsisjiejie]

Did yuzuru just do the first (and only) quad in this competition?

 

[JeffyJosephNCA]

Daisuke TAKAHASHI

Quad Toe - Fall, looked UR darn!
3A/2T - good
3Lp - good

 

[JeffyJosephNCA]

Daisuke TAKAHASHI

3A - Very Good!
3Lz/3T - good!
3S - good
3F - good
3Lz/2T - Nice!

Great program for Daisuke despite the fall on quad!

 

[Mrs. P]

Did yuzuru just do the first (and only) quad in this competition?

Yep and it looks like that he will be the only one as Dice-K fell on his and Rippon isn't doing one.

 

[blue_idealist]

I just got here and found the feed, lol, just in time for the last skater.. bah

Ouch, and just saw the replay of Daisuke falling on the quad :disapp:

 

[Nadine]

Nice skate by Daisuke, just the one fall at the beginning on a quad is all, should go into 1st imho.

 

[bigsisjiejie]

Sigh. Dai skating like this makes me forget I'm watching a competition...I just get completely entranced by what he's doing.

 

[shusterbutski]

Not to take away from that great performance but as Dai landed a quad this season?

 

[JeffyJosephNCA]

Daisuke TAKAHASHI

TES: 78.65
PCS: 82.86
DED: -1.00
FS TOTAL: 160.51
COMBINED SCORE: 244.00
Currently: 1st!

 

[FTnoona]

Not to take away from that great performance but as Dai landed a quad this season?

He did one at nhk in the beginning of the season

 

[Nadine]

Too bad Jeremy always seems to mess up here & there because when he's on I'd say he's easily the best in the world....nice long clean lines....superb skating skills. But you have to lay it down when it counts.

 

[sequinsgalore]

Daisuke TAKAHASHI (JPN)

Please, no meltdown...(crossing fingers)

Music: Invierno Porteno by Astor Piazzolla

4T - fall, definitely UR, maybe even DG<< ...oh no!
3A+2T
3Lo
FCCoSp
CiSt
3A
3Lz+3T - maybe flutz
FCUSp
3S
3F
3Lz+2T
ChSt
CCoSp

Apart from the fall, a great performance - I think this is enough for gold.

Score: 160.51, SB, total 244.00, SB, and into 1st

 

[bibi24]

Not to take away from that great performance but as Dai landed a quad this season?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCuaapOHxFw#t=33s

 

[JeffyJosephNCA]

Adam RIPPON

2A/2T
3F
Rippon 3Lz (Both hands above head) great!
3A UR insecure landing/minor trip
3F/3T good
Tano 3Lz/Tano 2T/Tano 2Lp Nice!
3Lp
3S

 

[Nadine]

Stopped watching after the second flub of the 3axel, which he obviously hasn't mastered yet.

Disappointing mens competition for me personally, tired of seeing the American men mess up, the best competitions are when everybody's skates their best and you win, that didn't happen here, unfortunately.

 

[blue_idealist]

Adam was pretty good. That was a rough landing on the 3A though.