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Men's LP...play-by-play coverage/comments

Jeff almost always comes back with a strong free after a bad short. That's the difference between him and Eman-he's a fighter. Think positive! Go Jeff!
 
Zhang into 4th

13 LYSACEK Evan USA 10 67.55 1 152.58 1 220.13
14 SAVOIE Matthew USA 8 69.15 2 137.52 2 206.67
10 VAN DER PERREN Kevin BEL 13 65.36 3 132.03 3 197.39
17 ZHANG Min CHN 11 67.39 5 128.88 4 196.27
7 KLIMKIN Ilia RUS 18 61.61 4 130.19 5 191.80
16 SANDHU Emanuel CAN 7 69.75 7 120.49 6 190.24
15 CHIPER Gheorghe ROM 9 67.66 10 118.53 7 186.19
9 DAVYDOV Sergei BLR 14 64.65 9 119.94 8 184.59
3 LI Chengjiang CHN 21 60.23 6 121.98 9 182.21
12 DINEV Ivan BUL 15 63.64 11 116.47 10 180.11
1 VERNER Tomas CZE 22 59.71 8 120.36 11 180.07
6 DAMBIER Frederic FRA 19 61.17 12 116.42 12 177.59
11 KOVALEVSKI Anton UKR 16 63.41 14 109.43 13 172.84
2 LINDEMANN Stefan GER 20 60.52 13 112.05 14 172.57
8 PFEIFER Viktor AUT 17 62.17 16 101.70 15 163.87
4 BERNTSSON Kristoffer SWE 23 59.55 15 102.40 16 161.95
5 TOTH Zoltan HUN 24 55.07 17 90.40 17 145.47
 
Sk8n Mama said:
Jeff almost always comes back with a strong free after a bad short. That's the difference between him and Eman-he's a fighter. Think positive! Go Jeff!


See, I figured with Eman's pattern this year (bad short, excellent long) would continue here...obviously not and obviously he has NO pattern. lol

GO JEFF!!!!!
 
Let's hear it for CANADA once again - Shawn Sawyer!!!!
Warsaw Concerto


3 flip - 3 toe

3 axel? "not quite"

3 lutz? only a double....

fantastic spin (1st time the Eurosport guys comment on spins today)

amazing spiral

GT 3 toe out of nowhere, at the end of a jump sequence!!!

another 3ple combo (???) soon after. Good for the extra points - late in program

End. HUGE SCREAMS!!! "Listen to that!" "He's done himself proud!!!" "Won't threaten the Americans but a lot to admire there. Only problem with 3 axel..."


BOOOS!!!! WHISTLES!!! Shawn into 6th - weak component scores...

13 LYSACEK Evan USA 10 67.55 1 152.58 1 220.13
14 SAVOIE Matthew USA 8 69.15 2 137.52 2 206.67
10 VAN DER PERREN Kevin BEL 13 65.36 3 132.03 3 197.39
17 ZHANG Min CHN 11 67.39 5 128.88 4 196.27
7 KLIMKIN Ilia RUS 18 61.61 4 130.19 5 191.80
18 SAWYER Shawn CAN 12 67.20 6 123.63 6 190.83
16 SANDHU Emanuel CAN 7 69.75 8 120.49 7 190.24
15 CHIPER Gheorghe ROM 9 67.66 11 118.53 8 186.19
9 DAVYDOV Sergei BLR 14 64.65 10 119.94 9 184.59
3 LI Chengjiang CHN 21 60.23 7 121.98 10 182.21
12 DINEV Ivan BUL 15 63.64 12 116.47 11 180.11
1 VERNER Tomas CZE 22 59.71 9 120.36 12 180.07
6 DAMBIER Frederic FRA 19 61.17 13 116.42 13 177.59
11 KOVALEVSKI Anton UKR 16 63.41 15 109.43 14 172.84
2 LINDEMANN Stefan GER 20 60.52 14 112.05 15 172.57
8 PFEIFER Viktor AUT 17 62.17 17 101.70 16 163.87
4 BERNTSSON Kristoffer SWE 23 59.55 16 102.40 17 161.95
5 TOTH Zoltan HUN 24 55.07 18 90.40 18 145.47
 
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Frau Muller said:
Let's hear it for CANADA once again - Shawn Sawyer!!!!
Warsaw Concerto


3 flip - 3 toe

3 axel? "not quite"


WOOOOO! Go SHAWN!!!:clap:


Edit: I wish I was HALF as flexible as him!
 
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SAWYER

3F-3T-a tiny bit scratchy, but fine
3A- flips out on the landing
3Lz- turned to a double
A little stumble on crosscuts
Spiral-beeeeeeeeautiful extension
2A
3L-3T sequence- 3T probably will be downgraded
3F- two footed maybe? otherwise nice
2A
I don't think the penalty for two-footing/falling is correct. There is only a point difference between them, but to me twofooting leaves muh less of an impact on your impression of a jump, than falling would. I think the issue is more with making the penalty for falling more, rather than making the penalty for two-footing smaller.
 
That one spin by Shawn was superb. He's so flexible! And he did a nice spiral sequence too. I love when guys try that. :)
 
Sawyer's marks:

TES=55.13
PCS=68.50
Total=123.63

Ahead of Sandhu by two places! Goodness, who woulda guessed?
 
Final six now on the ice!!!!!! Wheeeee!!!!!!!!


I'm too excited. Need to pop some corn after I go to little-ladies room!
 
Oh boy...I am getting VERY nervous...LAST GROUP!

As I said before, why on earth can't there be a nail-biter smiley?!
 
CDMM1991 said:
2A
I don't think the penalty for two-footing/falling is correct. There is only a point difference between them, but to me twofooting leaves muh less of an impact on your impression of a jump, than falling would. I think the issue is more with making the penalty for falling more, rather than making the penalty for two-footing smaller.

don't they also get a negative GOE for falling? The 1.0 deduction is mandatory but normally they loose a lot more points than that. Am I correct?
 
This hockey game better hurry up and finish so CBC can show the skating!:rock:

don't they also get a negative GOE for falling? The 1.0 deduction is mandatory but normally they loose a lot more points than that. Am I correct?
That's how I understood it.
 
Wow.......looks like Matt and Evan are a lock for a top 10 finish! Way to go! 42
 
I've tried to connect to Eurosport audio, but to no avail after numerous attempts. Just finished work and now in the hospital/medical lib. Glad to see on Euro that Evan and Matt are 1-2, so far...Evan's SP must have been a nerves-induced fluke, he looked so tight with the "deer caught in the headlights" mug. Do you guys think he'll hold onto the bronze??
 
STL_Blues_fan said:
don't they also get a negative GOE for falling? The 1.0 deduction is mandatory but normally they loose a lot more points than that. Am I correct?

Yes they do. I was talking about the GOE. A fall receives a mandatory -3 GOE, a two-foot -2. I forgot about the additional deduction, but that is still only two points difference. I believe it should be greater.
 
Plushenko! Godfather. (just made it back in time for time...)


4 -3 -2 clean as whistle!!!!!!

3 axel with 2 toe GREAT!!!!!

3 loop - huge

***violin

3 axel solo SO CLEAN!!! "That's it - he's untouchable...let's just sit back & enjoy the master!" says Simon.

Audience already standing & clapping in time to music....

spectacular footwork...more footwork...squeals of people in audience!!!!! Russian flags galore...

***slows down music

a 1st fault...just a 2-footing? "Doesn't matter"

another 3...huge screams

more footwork - clapping & bravos....

Now he's totally on fire in final footwork of twizzles, etc. half the hall already standing, dancing on seats, clapping.

WOW!!!!!!

"Total euphoria in the Palavela...for Yevgeni Pluschenko - the 2006 Olympic Chamion!!!!"

"I've never seen anything like it - he's made it a quite magical evening..."
 
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