Mens Short

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There's a crappy eurosport feed (just image, not in synch with the audio site) on JLC's Internet TV program. But I'm pretty sure Tvants has it too. Try to get TRT3... don't know if there's another feed available... slovakian TV is showing infomercials (so bizarre...)
I'm outside Canada, so I got no CBC too...

 

[jcoates]

Okay, my day is complete. Great energy from the crowd. The home guys delivered, which is always nice. AND I got a short shot of my favorite male tennis player, Stefan Edberg in the crowd! He still looks great.

 

[elye]

wow!
stefan edberg and Jeff Buttle in the same arena!

 

[Medusa]

Yes ! We got Schultheiss from europeans, not the Schultheiss from junior worlds !

I was thinking the exact same thing after I saw him skate - he has a terrific technique and his own style. His meltdown at junior worlds was painful to watch. Perhaps he is only on when the big guns are there too.

 

[Alex]

Really sorry, but I can't do any more play by play today...
See you guys!

 

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Slovakia TV is starting too, with better image than yesterday

 

[fumie_fumie]

Next Group warming -up

A lot of big guns here, including

ChangJiang Li,
Jeremy A.

Funny how PJ Kwong pronounced a US skater's name with French accent. She must be a Franco-Ontarian.

 

[mizu_iro]

Chenjiang Lee
Yellow River Concerto
Black, orange and gold embellishments

Go Father Time!
2T - oof, really wild in the air
3A - very very nice, big
Circular steps, very crisp and with the music
3R out of steps - light
Change-foot-sit into upright - really low positions
Change-foot-sit - see above
SLSS - he has become very music over the years
Flying sit spin - good

Pity about the quad attempt. It's a very nice program.

53.99 - 7th. Too bad...

 

[fumie_fumie]

ChangJiang Lee

Yellow River,

popped 4toe, no combo. nerves got the better of him.
3a, very good.
circular step sequence, good interpretation.
steps to 3loop, nice
sitspins
another spins, forward sitspins
straight line step sequence, great balance on the blade
deathdrop to combo spin

with the exception of last year, he has completed at worlds since 2002. the best result was 3rd in 2003.

with no combination, he leaves a lot of points on the table. But, you can see he has the ability.

Marks please
TES - 26.34
PCS - 27.65
Total - 53.99

He might have made it. Moved it to 7th.

 

[fumie_fumie]

Thank you Mizu_iro.

Please continue on.

 

[Dodhiyel]

Yay, Karel! Good job!

 

[mizu_iro]

Karel Zelenka
Blues for Klook
Black, sparkly stripes

Have a feeling this will be uber-voidy
2A - dunno if he was going for 3A
3F-3T - very nice
Flying sit spin - nice variation of position
He really embodies the music well
3Z out of steps - clean!
Change-foot-sit - pretty good
SLSS - a bit simple but it's so well interpreted
Serpentine steps (I think) - see above
Final combo spin to close

Good performance. Very entertaining.

64.05 - 3rd

 

[beep_beep]

Oh no, Sergei...

 

[kandidy]

The Turkish feed was not so good.It kept pausing and stopping.

 

[mizu_iro]

Sergei Voronov
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Wine colored top, black pants

Urmanov watching on the side
4T-2T - HUGE!
3A - wild turnout on landing but saved it
Change-foot-sit - good speed
2R - pity...
Flying sit spin - nice positions
Circular step sequence - one of the better Rach steps I've ever seen
Combo spin
SLSS - great flow

Really too bad about the loop...he could have scored absolutely huge. Great basic quality to his skating.

65.26 - 3rd. Only 3 points off his PB, though.

 

[SamuraiKike]

That sucks about Kaska. with him not qualifying for the long, the Czech Republic will lost its 2 spots and now poor Brezina is doubly screwed. He wasnt sent here and he cant go next year!! really really sucks.

 

[Dodhiyel]

Too bad about the loop, but not bad, Sergey!

 

[kandidy]

Who is the substitute of Evan after he'd withdrawn?

 

[megsy]

Jeremy Abbott! Pewter medalist at US Nationals 2007, 2008
Bronze medalist at 4CC 2007!
Coming up last in this group

 

[mizu_iro]

Jamal Othman
Ice Queen / Raks Africa
Tan/brown bodysuit

Sort of surprised to see him in this group
2A - clean
3Z-2R - clean, I think it was a double loop?
Circular steps - his flow is marvelous
3F out of steps - fallout
Change-foot-sit - nice
SLSS - great twizzles!
Flying upright spin - very interesting
Final combo spin - very inventive

Technically he's not up there, but he's nice to watch.

57.75 - 9th