S(igi Heinrich): A chance for Uno. Who knows. Let's take a look at the little man with the big heart. Shoma Uno from Nagoya. 13 points behind Javier Fernandez. But if he executes all his elements in an optimal manner, with 4 quadruples, he can put himself at the top spot. A classic from the opera Turandot of Giacomo Puccini.
H(endryk Schamberger): Woah, strong! Only he and Hanyu can do this one.
S: The quadruple Loop.
End of Program
S: Shoma Uno, it won't be enough. Javier Fernandez will, as it looks like now, win this Grand Prix in Grenoble. The big heroes, they are a bit down for the count in this season. Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez, Shoma Uno.
H: Yes, and uhh, in this case of Shoma Uno, from my point of view this was a tactical mistake. He wanted too much. He showed three quadruples after the two minute mark and in my opinion that, that is easily, maybe, it's overstretching his capabilities. And it simply wasn't needed. Because, with the content he shows, he doesn't need to take it to the extremes.
S: Because of the 10%.
H: Yes, exactly. He should've jumped, at the beginning, after the Loop immediately the Flip and then immediately the Toeloop and perhaps another Toeloop sometime later, but uh, he did the triple Lutz and the triple Axel instead. The triple Lutz is a jump, he can jump out of complete exhaustion in the last minute still. He doesn't have to show it at the start. It's incomprehensible and the only reason is that he wants that 10% wheedled out at all costs. This was his downfall at the end. Because the Loop was, it was dreamlike! Yes.
S: So now there also will be deductions because of the falls. That is clear. If it's going the usually way....
H: Well Fernandez had them too.
S: Yes, Fernandez too. Nevertheless, Hendrik, I like The Man from La Mancha better. I like the program better, probably because we don't see it that often. Because Turandot and Puccini it's simply too much.
H: Yes, that is true indeed, too many. ohm, Just this season I've seen it from four different skaters.
S: So I don't think the program (Shoma's) is that great, but for Fernandez it just fits perfectly!
H: Yes, of course.
S: Well, Shoma Uno, as we noted, all the big guns, including Patrick Chan have been plucked this season.
H: They've run into trouble
S: Yes, and now we have to wait and see, it almost seems like there won't be, an actual, at least at the moment, a big favourite for the Olympic Games.
H: Almost. In the Quad Mania Nathan Chen is almost the one with the least amount of mistakes.
S: He will show up one more time next week.
H: Exactly.
S: At Skate America, I can already say.
H: It's really, well, if someone would've told me 2 years ago, that Nathan Chen will be Olympic Champion, they would've been called crazy. That he will be the one reaching the Phalanx of the Fernandez', Hanyus
S: And Unos...
H: Ayayay!
S: 179 points
H: It still isn't enough!
S: No, it's not enough, he was thirteen points behind. He has 273. Hanyu..uh, I say Hanyu, Fernandez 175, 173 makes it clear. Javier Fernandez beats Shoma Uno at this prestige duel of the figure skating high-achievers.. Still it won't be enough for the Grand Prix Final for Fernandez.
H: And for Uno it does, of course, because he won his first Grand Prix.
S: That's a fact.
H: Yes, crazy result, who would've guessed, truly insane. Fernandez wins, Misha Ge third. Unbelievable.
I can die today..
