2023 JGP Budapest Men's Short Program

[skim1001]

Naoki at least got all level 4s

 

[bartlebooth]

Unfortunately he brought Cactus Naoki along...

 

[Ichatdelune]

Hmm... good non-jump elements!

 

[Mariiiiskate]

I love that stsq
Oh Naoki such a beautiful skater but the jumps are just not behaving for him

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Better than in Linz, and if he has a similarly successful Free Skate here as he had there, then he's going to be up there in the standings.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Hmm... good non-jump elements!

I love that stsq
Oh Naoki such a beautiful skater but the jumps are just not behaving for him

...I'm beginning to notice a trend in my children. I need to stop getting attached to inconsistent jumpers.

 

[Ichatdelune]

I swear Chen Yudong wore that shirt last (or the one before last) season

 

[TallyT]

Goodlooking young man!

 

[Ichatdelune]

...I'm beginning to notice a trend in my children

Niji the cactus farmer

 

[labgoat]

it makes it look like a classic Batman villain, i like it because it's distinctive and clearly he put some thoughts in it

Homage to Kulik

 

[Jeanie19]

Valerii. Good outfit , good skate. He's happy.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Oh black hair Naoki is back!!!

Thank goodness. The dark hair suits him better. (I'm not rot really a fan of bleached hair anyway).

Although, I do think it has maybe been cut a bit too short. The previous length looked better.

Into 3rd, but a good bit behind the Top 2.

Nevertheless, it's a good bit higher than he got in Linz. So, we can at least be sure that his name is actually "Naoki" and is not secretly "Samson"!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Yudong!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

welp have a redemption free tomorrow please Yudong, my predictions demand it

 

[bartlebooth]

It was going so well, then he popped the axel to a wonky double

 

[Ichatdelune]

Well we all know what epic comebacks Chen Yudong can produce, meanwhile what was that music

 

[icewhite]

subtitles: "you don't attend from China"

 

[Jeanie19]

Yudong. Good outfit and program. Shame about the 3A, but still a good skate.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

The day Yudong skates a clean Short is the day hell freezes over. My God, how I love this boy and how much talent he has, but he never manages to deliver in the Short.

Also, does he have a red streak in his hair? It looks great.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

did he have a back brace or something on? I hope he doesn't have a back injury but because he was holding his back in the k&c I'm worried he does