S(igi Heinrich): Well, the Japanese community is here today. Now, he's actually going to have to deliver, because Nathan Chen did a great job in the short. It's the one and only Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan. He trains in Toronto with Brian Orser. Quadruple Lutz - somehow he's planning to do, but he has to take out one triple Axel. We will see, now it is time for the short. It is...he's shown this one in the season before last. Ballad Number 1 from Frederic Chopin.
H(endrik Schamberger): Quadruple Loop.
H: uhhhh! That came as a surprise.
S: But not as dramatic in the result, as it seems. There will be a deduction, naturally.
H: Yes.
S: The question is, was it round? The triple toe loop?
H: Think so. But they'll show it later.
S: This won't be enough to lead after the short program at Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. Don't think so. But - I've said it before. He's the Usain Bolt of the figure skating world, dear audience. These pictures show it. The man will journey home with excess baggage from every competition.
H: Hehe.
S: Great skater, either way. It's pure fascination. The effortlessness he has trying these difficulties.
H: Exactly.
S: The way he skates, it's mind-boggling. But...look at this, Hendrik. They are not messing around. Only 50 points technical score left.
H: He got 54 earlier.
S: He had 54...ehh.
H: It's getting close...I would say it won't be enough. Eh..but he will...
S: 49!
H: He will be in a position in the long where he can easily get back on top. I believe that...Well, excitement...
S: Well I can't sign off that 'easily'. Because I believe that Nathan Chen has reached a level...
H: Yes, without doubt.
S: This is something people wouldn't have trusted him (Nathan) to do at this point....
H: Without a doubt. eh...nevertheless thinking of the components...how he works the skate...Hanyu has more....
S: A different league....
H: He is better. And eh....
S: No. No. Looking at it from this point, there is no discussion. The technique of skating and him....yes, Hanyu is another league....
H: Ahhh, the loop wasn't THAT round. Naaah..it's difficult. He's landing a bit on the spike and then rotates over the spike. Eh, you really need a good slow motion to say, if that's deduction worthy. The Axel is beautiful. Hard setup here, by the way, with the rotation at the beginning. Yes, this is the Toeloop, interesting to see. The Quad was definitely good. He needed a long time to get back into the air for the triple so that wasn't exactly round. Also.. it was his downfall, that it wasn't really round. He couldn't use the power of his leg to take it out...it could be a deduction, which means he will lose points. Perhaps.
S: Program components will be around 45/46.
H: Yes.
S: But that won't be enough...
H: No
S: to balance the losses of the technical elements.......
H: That's the way it is.
S:. He won't reach 100. Nathan Chen will be in front, the way it looks now, after the short. Yes, like I said. Yuzuru Hanyu in second place. A little surprise at the opening event of the Grand Prix broadcast. Yuzuru Hanyu behind Nathan Chen and clearly.
H: Yes, clearly, six points. But - in the long we are talking about dimensions of about 200 points that are possible for him. And six points are, let's say, a nuance. But he has to beat Nathan Chen who will risk five Quadruples, which Hanyu won't do. It's going to be an exciting race.
I knew it, he's a fighter and never disappoints. As I said, I don't care about the place, he only needs to secure his possition into the GPF. 
gives him confidence.
