senior men short program

[BravesSkateFan]

As someone who knits, let me tell some of you guys a few things...

While I can't do it, it is possible for someone to knit w/out looking at what they're doing and watch something else at the same time. Such as a skating event. I've seen many ladies at events over the years do this and I envy them for being able to do it.

Second...While it may be hard for some to believe this, but even if you have your yarn in a bag, it can still come out if you're pulling on it hard enough while you're working. It's happened to me many times while both crocheting and knitting and it's easy enough to do. I'm willing to bet that poor woman did have her yarn in a bag. Would you put a ball/skein of yarn on the floor of an arena? I wouldn't. I feel so badly for her right now and I'm sure she was beyond embarassed too.

She certainly doesn't deserve being called a twit for it though and as a knitter/crocheter to whom that very thing has happened to, I have to say I'm rather digusted over some of the comments seen here towards what happened. It's not like she did it on purpose after all.

That said...I'm back to finish reading the thread.

Okay I must have missed something....what happened with yarn and knitting?

 

[Tonichelle]

joking or not it was mean spirited, and I see Tigger's point. let's focus on the skating please and not individual posters.

 

[casken]

Interesting. Bradley actually beat Weir in the "Performance" PCS.

 

[kate]

Dennis Phan (Once Upon a Time in Mexico)

3A slight graze on landing, sold it well
FSSp3
3Lz+2T another grazed free foot on the landing
CiSt good speed
3F beautiful
CSSp3
SlSt nice variety and speed
CCoSp3
Nice skate for him

 

[jcoates]

Dennis Phan Summertime

3a nice deep knee
death drop
3z-2t
cir steps
3f
nice clean lines
sit chg sit nice positions
straightline steps
combo spin

very overall nice package

69.11 (7th)

 

[kate]

Interesting. Bradley actually beat Weir in the "Performance" PCS.

Why shouldn't he have? He's a great performer.

 

[casken]

Why shouldn't he have? He's a great performer.

I'm not saying he shouldn't have. Just that it was interesting that the judges actually went for it. :agree:

 

[kate]

Abbott 86.40
Lysacek 83.59
Pennington 76.17
Bradley 74.05
Weir 70.76
Carriere 69.36
Phan 69.11
Rogers 64.13
Wong 63.40
Rippon 62.22
Brewster 60.23
Steenberg 59.77
LaRoche 58.01
Razzano 57.00
Cassar 55.72
Halverson 51.09

 

[cocovica]

I feel really sad for poor Johnny

anyway: DayLife has added some nce quality pictures from men event
http://www.daylife.com/search/photos/all/1?q=U.S.+Figure+Skating

This one is funny
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0cFA77Kf3Q6vg/340x.jpg (He looks like he is praying or somethin')

 

[Sdongxie]

Interesting. Bradley actually beat Weir in the "Performance" PCS.

Actually,PE doesn‘t mean just Performance, it means Performance-Execution, which the cleaner programs will get award at it...

 

[yelyoh]

Johnny is in tenth place on his tech scores. I know the triple axel is important but was the rest of his program that inferior technically?

 

[london_calling]

Looks like Johnny will end up in 6th for the SP

 

[kate]

Brandon Mroz (Strauss)

spread eagle right into 3A nice
3Lz+3T beautiful
FSSp4
Nice choreography, presents it well
3F beautiful
He has great speed coming out of his jumps
CiSt nice variety of turns, well done arm movements
CSSp4
SlSt also nice, some of his steps aren't super secure but he sells them well
CCoSp4, lots of travelling on butt spin
Great skate for him.

 

[yelyoh]

No London he's going to be in fifth. Edited for revision after last skate. Maybe sixth.

 

[jcoates]

Brandon Mroz- Merry Pranks

3a from a spread eagle...beautiful
3z-3t clean
death drop
3f
cir steps
sit chg sit well centered
straightline steps
combo spin


good program

74.88 (4th)

lots of strong skates from the young guys tonight

 

[Hikaru]

Please don't tempt the skate gods. The competition isn't over yet.

let firecyuna tempt them, even better.

 

[casken]

Actually,PE doesn‘t mean just Performance, it means Performance-Execution, which the cleaner programs will get award at it...

I knew that, and that's actually why I was surprised that Bradley beat Weir in that mark. Even though Bradley is a good performer, Weir's overall execution of the actual program is usually stronger than what Bradley can do. Even when clean Bradley's footwork, spins, and in between movement seem to be on a lower level than Weir.

Considering that they both didn't complete one of the jumps correctly, I thought the judges would go with Weir.

 

[kate]

3A and 3Lz+3T were definitely clean on replay. This should top Weir.

Abbott 86.40
Lysacek 83.59
Pennington 76.17
Mroz 74.88
Bradley 74.05
Weir 70.76
Carriere 69.36
Phan 69.11
Rogers 64.13
Wong 63.40
Rippon 62.22
Brewster 60.23
Steenberg 59.77
LaRoche 58.01
Razzano 57.00
Cassar 55.72
Halverson 51.09

 

[casken]

Wow. Weir dangling on the edge of the final group and tenth in the world Carriere already knocked out of it.

 

[jcoates]

Curran Oi- Phantom of the Opera

3a good
3f-3t tight landing
death drop
cir steps
3z
sit ch sit
straightline steps
combo spin


a bit unfinished choreographically and performance wise but great energy
well done

72.76 (6th)