2023 Cup of China Men's Short Program

[TallyT]

Love that top he's wearing.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Juwen XU
No Way Out, The Echo Game

3Lz+3Tq
3F! (holds on)
FCSp4
2A
CSSp4 (very slow especially in last position)
StSq2
CCoSp3

SP: 65.57

Nice big jumps for Juwen, hopefully he enjoys his experience here and learns a lot.

 

[labgoat]

Clean skate to open for Juwen XU CHN.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Juwen has nice drama arms! I like his costume too

He looks happy with that, good on him!

 

[elektra blue]

nice, clean skate in front of the home crowd

 

[Jeanie19]

Juwen. Good outfit and program. Really good skate.

 

[labgoat]

Thank you Mark for answering all my technical questions!

 

[lileychristie]

That was a good start to the men's event! Hope they can keep it up

 

[elektra blue]

Dai Wei!

 

[labgoat]

I did not know Daiwei DAI was born in St. Petersburg, RUS

 

[LadyB]

Davai, Dai! From SPB no less.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Heh, Dai's music strikes me as very 80s

He's three hours late for Short Dance!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Daiwei DAI
I Still Love You by Night Traveler

3A
3T(holds on)+3T(stepout)
FSSp4
2Lo*
CCSp4
StSq3
CCoSp4

SP: 64.25

Dare I say, shades of Han Yan? That was a glorious 3A, and this is the sort of quality I would love to see developed further in China. Oh apparently it's the same coach lol that explains it.

 

[elektra blue]

nice flow, beautiful spins and amazing 3A, sadly he made too many mkistakes

 

[lileychristie]

Oh no, Dai Wei started with a great triple axel, but went downhill from there....

Hope it's not an omen of what's to come

 

[anonymoose_au]

I did not know Daiwei DAI was born in St. Petersburg, RUS

I thought I heard Mark say that! How interesting, I wonder if his family still lives over there or if they're all back in China.

He's got good hair LOL

 

[Jeanie19]

Daiwei. Nice outfit and program. Beautiful 3A. He has good skating skills.

 

[labgoat]

His training is based in China

Coach:	Shuguang Jia
Choreographer:	Constanze Paulinus, Elvin Wong
Former Coach:	Denis Petrov, Constanze Paulinus, Shih Hao Henry Lu, Qing Pang, Jian Tong
Practice low season:	18 h/week Harbin
Practice high season:	18 h/week Harbin

 

[anonymoose_au]

Daiwai's coach also coached Han Yan!

Ah, how we miss Han Yan...anyone know what he's up to these days?

 

[labgoat]

Lukas Broussard getting boba with friends - what does that mean?