To tell the truth this GP event to me personally is the least exciting in ALL disciplines, but I will watch since I'm a f.s. fan. I'm looking forward to COR by far!
As to the men here, the only ones to do a quad were Romain Ponsart (gorgeous, but he messed up on all his other jumps), Kevin Reynolds (UR, two-foot, not much height), and Nan Song (beaut! and he landed all his other jumps, but his speed is really slow).
So the aforementioned tells me that one needs a quad in order to compete with the top dogs, as it should be, unless of course one is Daisuke Takahashi or the subline poetic Jeremy Abbott. But even they need a quad in order to win gold, not just silver or bronze. Jmho.
As to the men here, the only ones to do a quad were Romain Ponsart (gorgeous, but he messed up on all his other jumps), Kevin Reynolds (UR, two-foot, not much height), and Nan Song (beaut! and he landed all his other jumps, but his speed is really slow).
So the aforementioned tells me that one needs a quad in order to compete with the top dogs, as it should be, unless of course one is Daisuke Takahashi or the subline poetic Jeremy Abbott. But even they need a quad in order to win gold, not just silver or bronze. Jmho.