Practice

[Jeanie19]

Kevin. I love this program. He is so artistic.

 

[skylark]

I love that Vincent is in a red shirt for practice! Give us a bit of color to look at amongst all that black.

Nathan is trying to look unobtrusive via his practice outfit, as usual.

 

[moonvine]

Nathan lives!

Guess we finally get to hear his music

 

[moonvine]

Jimmy! Alas minus the purple hoodie

 

[Dogo]

Yep, it's official, I love Nathan's choice of music. I appreciate the fact that he doesn't cut the classical portion until after 2/3rds of the program. After that is basically Nathan's EDM remix which I'm all for it.

 

[moonvine]

Wish I was young enough to get this program.

 

[moonvine]

Yep, it's official, I love Nathan's choice of music. I appreciate the fact that he doesn't cut the classical portion until after 2/3rds of the program. After that is basically Nathan's EDM remix which I'm all for it.

I’m always for that.

 

[Dogo]

That was a clear Lutz edge, like srsly, good job Vince.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

I've never seen AoT, but I still love Jimmy's music
Also, I think we have a winner, Nathan

 

[Dogo]

Vincent's music will be very dramatic in the Olympics. I'm more and more into this program.

 

[Dogo]

That was really good Vincent

 

[skylark]

my boy Vincent. He wears his heart on his sleeve.

 

[Dogo]

Now I'm very worried for Shun Sato , please skating gods let him be injury-free and compete!

 

[moonvine]

Who keeps getting talking? Random people near camera?

 

[georgia]

Nathan’s music is fantastic and so the small parts of his programs! Really fantastic! Worth the wait. He tried his triple axel and landed it every time, about four times. Both the QLoop and his QS gave him hard time! He looked little nervous..or maybe tired! Maybe he was driving here today! The last 25 minutes he landed everything he tried!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Update on Shun:

 

[Dogo]

Update on Shun:

He was looking in discomfort but not too surprised. I hope he heals fast! (regardless of whether he can compete here or not). I was rooting for a great Shun & Yuma showdown during the season, but either way healing the injury should be a priority if it's that bad

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Shun's apparently going through an MRI today

 

[Lutzedge]

Update on Shun:

I hope Shun has a good recovery, and that it is nothing serious. If he competes this weekend, it might not be a bad idea to not do his hydroblade.

 

[Lutzedge]

Some Men's practice notes:

Shoma Uno has a very difficult jump layout planned. Not the strongest landings, and his quad flip was a bit off, but he landed them well. If he can manage to land his jumps consistently, he can be in a very good position. Also, his Step Sequence is amazing!

Nathan Chen's program is a nice fit for him. Some of his jumps had trouble, but his layout is so difficult already! It was just a practice, and I am sure he will do well in the competition.

Vincent Zhou skated very strong and competitive. His Quad Flip popped into a single, and he looked rough on his rotations. But he has a very hard jump layout as well, and his jumps presentation looked good. His FS is such a wonderful program for him, and it is good for him to have it this Olympic season.