Actually no, the quads will just turn into triples, the doubles remain the same.
4Lz+2T, 4Lz, 4F+2T, 3F, 3S, 3T, 3A+1/2Lo+2F, 3Lo
sure but what about a skater with the 4T only...
4T +2t, 4T, 3A, 3A+1/2+3S, 3Lz, 3F, 3L, and then... 2A+2t lame
Actually no, the quads will just turn into triples, the doubles remain the same.
4Lz+2T, 4Lz, 4F+2T, 3F, 3S, 3T, 3A+1/2Lo+2F, 3Lo
Patrick's was a placeholder. Fine. Nathan & Daniel were literally in practice clothes. Maybe that's fine for a small non-ISU or club competition, but Finlandia is a well established international senior B. Aesthetics do matter, and if I were a judge I would not be too happy about it. As a fan, I don't think it looks good either and I believe it also affects the mentality of the skater, if only subconsciously. It's like going to a job interview in sweatpants. Nathan wasn't selling that FS at all and it takes away from great pieces of music like Le Corsaire and Polovtsian Dances when you wear casual sportswear. Men should have no excuses - some of them favor costumes that look like they came from the Kohls clearance rack anyway, but even that is better than nothing.
I understand how you guys are feeling. Yuzuru also received much criticisms at AC, and one of the criticisms is as below. Imagine if this is said to their skaters or the skaters at this event :disapp:
Refresh your memory with the protocols. The SP was another story. You can't botch a SP, especially with todays standards, and win when you're already substantially behind in the FS.
Also the assignments made by the federation were wrong imo: Voronov or Kovtun should go to the Rostelecom Cup
You're right, Tolstoj. None of the Russian lads are likely to beat Yuzu and Javi, but if they learn from mistakes they can get on the podium. Even last year, Max Kovtun came third in the Europeans, Sergei is poised to prove his worth, and Petrov is only young. I think he can still be forgiven for flaws in his performance that early in the season. Could be an interesting season.:cool14:As i wrote in the State of the russian men's skating, none of these skaters has the potential to beat the big names (except maybe Kovtun, on paper), honestly i had higher expectations on Petrov but from what i've seen this is still not enough
What are you talking about? It's happened many times in the past two years.... 2014 Worlds (Hanyu)? 2014 Cup of China (Kovtun)? 2015 Four Continents (Chan)? 2016 Worlds (Fernandez)?
Even if Chan had landed his 3A in the SP (ie had all 3 axels clean) he would have still lost. And it's not like Chen's poor axel attempts prevented him from winning. Maybe you should refresh your memory with the protocols.
Don't go there, alright, it would be a bad move. Putting in your two cents when I didn't ask for a penny, did it (as per usual with you Lol).
Don't go there, alright, it would be a bad move. Putting in your two cents when I didn't ask for a penny, did it (as per usual with you Lol).
Well, you didn't ask for a World title from Duhamel & Radford, and they put in two of those.
I'm free to express my opinion on here - just like you're equally free to be consistently incapable of refuting it. I put in my two cents and still have enough left over to give you your change. #WentThere
Duhamel and Radford will be forever in the record books for being 2 times back to back world champions in pairs (how many non-Russian pairs have done that?) and for being the first to do SBS 3 Lutz. They will also be remembered as THE TEAM who pushed the technical boundaries of the sport, leading a cohort of teams away from the traditional simpler elements that had been in place since the 1980s like the SBS 2A, the throw 3S and 3L. Some teams, have followed path trying to gain more points by doing the quad twist, which had been done by GnG but was pretty much extinct since then... in the end, Duhamel and Radford, will have a long lasting legacy for being the pair that has taken the sport out of the statu quo it was in for 25 years. They will also be remembered for their unorthodox style, showing that a strong and athletic woman and a lyrical man can be paired together. They will also forever remain true role models for vegans and LGTBQ athletes.
signed, a
...you really don't went to go there. They do on paper, sure. Who will remember them? Only their whimpering fans. Lol
Duhamel and Radford will be forever in the record books for being 2 times back to back world champions in pairs (how many non-Russian pairs have done that?) and for being the first to do SBS 3 Lutz. They will also be remembered as THE TEAM who pushed the technical boundaries of the sport, leading a cohort of teams away from the traditional simpler elements that had been in place since the 1980s like the SBS 2A, the throw 3S and 3L. Some teams, have followed path trying to gain more points by doing the quad twist, which had been done by GnG but was pretty much extinct since then... in the end, Duhamel and Radford, will have a long lasting legacy for being the pair that has taken the sport out of the statu quo it was in for 25 years.
Duhamel and Radford will be forever in the record books for being 2 times back to back world champions in pairs (how many non-Russian pairs have done that?) and for being the first to do SBS 3 Lutz. They will also be remembered as THE TEAM who pushed the technical boundaries of the sport, leading a cohort of teams away from the traditional simpler elements that had been in place since the 1980s like the SBS 2A, the throw 3S and 3L. Some teams, have followed path trying to gain more points by doing the quad twist, which had been done by GnG but was pretty much extinct since then... in the end, Duhamel and Radford, will have a long lasting legacy for being the pair that has taken the sport out of the statu quo it was in for 25 years. They will also be remembered for their unorthodox style, showing that a strong and athletic woman and a lyrical man can be paired together. They will also forever remain true role models for vegans and LGTBQ athletes.
signed, a
I have a question :
Does anyone know what's going on with Daniel? I was so surprised by his poor showing at ACI and then, it was even worse in Finlandia.... any news? Is he injured ? Maybe it's just jitters of the new season or being pressured to do well in seniors after getting so much success before...
Anybody has a clue?
I am not sure about injury. But Samohin was never a consistent skater to begin with. His skate is either great or a disaster, sometimes there is no in between. I remember he fell 4 times on his FS at 2015 junior grand prix too. Considering ACI and Finlandia is back-to-back event I was not surprised that he would not do better at Finlandia compared to ACI. The jet-lag, and his body is exhausted. He didn't have time to adjust for what went wrong at ACI too and I suspect not doing well on previous event just 1 week before would have affected your mental state as well.