Still not seeing any actual justification from him about Zhou being a "lock" other than potential.
- his URs aren't getting called, which boosts his TES by a lot
- if he can skate even remotely cleanly, his PCS will start rising, especially with Fed push.
He is pretty much a lock. I am not happy about it, but he is.
His URs were called in his most recent competition, Finlandia.
No, they were not, not in the FS where he had between 2 to 4. Not a single one. A 'clean' FS with his TES is more then enough to make him a lock.
Phil's words about Nathan are being taken out of context.
Excerpts from this article (emphases added):
.... Chen established himself among the world's top skaters when he topped Hanyu in the free skate at last season's Grand Prix Final (Hanyu won the event for a record fourth straight time) and then beat Hanyu for the Four Continents Championship title on the 2018 Olympic rink in South Korea. Hanyu had the last (and definitive) word at the World Championships, rebounding from a subpar short program with a brilliant free skate to win worlds for the second time, while Chen stumbled to sixth overall. ...
But for trying and cleanly landing his first quadruple loop in competition (and then successfully doing another three weeks later), Chen was unremarkable (by the standard he set last season) in both his Challenger Series win (U.S. International) and his second (by 11 points) to two-time world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain in the Japan Open. But he still is light years ahead of every other U.S. man.
Phil made note of Nathan's impressive results from last season.
And Phil made note that Nathan's quad loop is remarkable.
["But" being a synonym here for "except."]
The second passage that I have quoted above is from the section in which Phil discusses which U.S. men will make the U.S. Olympic team.
What Phil finds unremarkable are Nathan's results (aside from the quad loop) so far this season -- in comparison to the standard that Nathan set last season.
"But he still is light years ahead of every other U.S. man."
Sorry to bring back the past but I have just realized Kim only won her big titles in North America and never won big titles in Europe...
Well, if you were to look at their international records, I'd have to disagree. Look, I love Carolina but, to say that she comes from a weaker Fed than Patrick, would be an understatement. Patrick has 3 World Titles, 3 4CC Titles, 2 Olympic Silver Medals and 9 National Titles.....
FYI, it was the same technical specialist and technical controller as the SP, where 2 out of 3 jumping passes received a UR.
I know certain non-fans of his would personally would love to see him dinged for URs most of the time. But it's unlikely. And nevertheless even with UR quads he still outscores most of the other men. As we saw with Jin winning Finlandia.
Phil may just be setting up a gloomy outlook to stir up sympathy & support for team USA. Or he's a pessimistic realist.
What I think makes Patrick unique is that he was the first to figure out that the IJS was ready specifically to reward edging skills, footwork and transitions,
and that he was the first to add quads to all this amazing stuff. He was so much ahead of his time that even if he fell the scores worked out in his favor.
you may disagree with my statement but assigning thoughts to him personally is unfair and uncool...
The US will be sending three ladies--if it's Chen, Nagasu and Wagner--I'd say odds are that one of them will pull of a skate that will get them into the FS, though I think the no Americans in the Ladies FS is probably the most likely prediction to come true. You have the Russians, Japanese and the Canadians all putting forth very strong skaters.
... Either way, I do think he's a lock for the Olympics place. The others can either try and politic on their own though I think it's pointless,USFSA wants Vincent, or simply fight it out for the 3rd spot which is how all of this will end.
Patrick's "not a real coach" got trashed regularly but Mishin is still God, the ultimate jump coach. Some coaches get only the glory and some only the blame.
Yes it is, just like your bias towards Patrick and comparing a man skater to a woman skater. Also unfair and cool...
I guess it depends on which titles we consider "big." She won Grand Prix finals in St. Petersburg and in Turin, Italy (also in Tokyo). She won Grand Prix events in Russia and in France (twice).
Kostner's record is pretty impressive, too, though. 6 World medals including one gold, 5 European titles, 1 Olympic medal (bronze) and 8 national titles.
What I think makes Patrick unique is that he was the first to realize the importance of edging skills, footwork and transitions in the IJS, and that he was the first to add quads to all this amazing stuff. He was so much ahead of his time that even if he fell the scores worked out in his favor.