2019 U.S. Nationals Senior Men FS

[GGFan]

I would have Jason in second but he's back skating at Worlds so I'm still happy :hap57:

 

[frida80]

Wow... I was totally wrong.

 

[labgoat]

Pewter for Tomoki

 

[semosk8tfan]

Vincent needs to run from Tom Z before his under rotation reputation gets more ingrained

 

[jillredhand]

Yeah, fair result I'd say. Even with Vincent's URs, his tech was just so much higher than Jason's. And Jason did pop a couple, so ...

Nathan has a 60 point lead. 60 points over a couple of other very good, very world class skaters. I'm losing my mind.

 

[SnowWhite]

Probably would have been a bit closer internationally between him and Jason (even Charlie said that 4Lz was under), but Jason made mistakes so I can’t argue with the result.

 

[BillNeal]

So is Nathan's 58+ points win over Vincent a record at US Nationals?

 

[magictodo]

Jackie Wong says one of Jason's spins was invalidated.

 

[moonvine]

It is a crime Vincent ended up ahead of Jason. Like I literally want to call the police.

 

[bigsisjiejie]

Had Jason omitted the quad and done a couple of triples instead of popping a quad and singling a salchow, he'd probably have the silver now. I can't argue with the order of finish of the top 7-8 guys though. Judges got it right.

 

[labgoat]

Jackie Wong says one of Jason's spins was invalidated.

The last was under review I think.

 

[frida80]

Amazing how Nathan can be a bit sloppy on the GP even with winning everything but then he comes to Nationals and doesn't put a foot wrong. He did the same thing last year. This kid knows how to peak at the right time.

Last season he has tons of sponsor obligations so his schedule was crazy. This season, clearly moving across the country to go Yale affected him. I think he's handled the move quite well.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Charlie and Mike are such dweebs I love them

 

[moonvine]

Jackie Wong says one of Jason's spins was invalidated.

Yes Skate Radio said the same. They didn’t seem to quite get why.

 

[AJVMSA8588]

Jackie Wong says one of Jason's spins was invalidated.

The first one? in the attitude/scorpion, half-bielman thing?

 

[Hyena]

Well wow Nathan. Just WOW.

Neither Vincent nor Jason were perfect and I'm hoping Tomoki manages to get a 4CC spot.

Now that the event is over, I want to give Charlie and Michael a ton of credit for great commentating. They were quiet during the performances, unafraid to be critical while still being kind, and had great rapport. Same with Charlie with Ben for the ice dance commentary, actually. I hope these exact pairings get more mileage.

 

[GGFan]

Ok, Nathan is my baby hardcore but can we slow down on the beating Yuzu thing?

I'm not saying he can't but please remember everything Yuzu brings to the table. It's the butter jumps and the transitions before and after. It's the musicality and the flow over the ice. Having the judges overlook those things would not be a good thing because I want Nathan to continue to grow.

Just my two cents

 

[Weathergal]

So Ruffed Grouse for the gif gold then?

 

[Ichatdelune]

I still remember the sloppy FS Nathan Chen did at GPF, what a difference. Wonder he'll pull this off again at Worlds, normally I'd still give Yuzuru the upper hand but his precious ankle needs time to heal so (shrug) Poor Uno Shoma, he is forever going to be the silver medalist isn't he.

I really should sleep, I can't go to work with zero hours of sleep. As GGFan said Jason is still going to Worlds, so positive thoughts. Thank you all for keeping me company

 

[AJVMSA8588]

Charlie and Mike are such dweebs I love them

All your favorite skaters. . .and some you don't like. . .:luv17:

They were tired excited