Zich, absolutely. He was absolutely incredible. Suntsev, Marsak, Bodenstein, Hermann and Martsenko.Ok, who should I catch up on outside of the top ten? (Also open to women’s recs by the way, not caught up on them at all yet)
Zich, absolutely. He was absolutely incredible. Suntsev, Marsak, Bodenstein, Hermann and Martsenko.Ok, who should I catch up on outside of the top ten? (Also open to women’s recs by the way, not caught up on them at all yet)
And I am in full agreement with Georgian judge. Okay, so we rewatched Broussard in 2D on TV, and he is slightly, slightly better on TV than live, but when Martynov came out, he was fluid, filling the rink. He had surety of movement, of every element. Broussard had nothing in 3D. Like, seriously, nothing. He was slow, unsure, his famed arms weren’t there on display and guys like Yoshioka and Kim, even Y.Chen had speed, edges, fluidity and coverage that Broussard can’t dream of. So did Chiu, absolutely, not even disputable how much better he fills the space with the story he tells. And the difference between Rossi and Broussard was huge in 3D in impact, presence and that surety of delivery, knowing what they are trying to do, particularly back to back. Like, literally, no comparison.Enlightening and sobering for those pretending that there was any home cooking here.
As per usual, the Canadian judge was not particularly generous with homeskaters.
The Canadian judge destroyed Edward, while some judges ranked him higher than where he finished. Most judges gave Edward a generous PCS ranking compared to what the Canadian judge did.
The Canadian judge put Naoki over Wesley.
The Canadian judge gave favourable scores to Broussard with the highest score he received in PCS by any judge 39.67... which is the same score that they gave to Chiu.
The Canadian judge scored Aleksa close enough to the average. Too close to call this homecooking.
Memola's scores are all over the place... so I don't see much problem here with the Canadian judge not placing him super high... because he seems to have divided pretty much the entire panel.
Canadian judge significantly scored favourably Yoshioka and Martynov (but not as high as the Georgian who put the latter in 2nd place !)
I know what you mean... but...Harry Mattick, who was another entertaining and charismatic GB singles skater, is now skating pairs....Every time I see a skater from GBR and it isn’t PJ I am sad.
there is nothing like being at the rink... and the judges are at the rink... I have no problem believing Wesley fills the space. You can hear the swooshing sounds of his blades even on the video.... a sound dear to my ears as a Patrick Chan fan... (not pretending Wesley is close to skate like Patrick... ) I prefer many other skaters to Wesley but he did do very well... even with a hand down on his lutz. Other skaters had their flaws too.. Regarding Broussard, I hadn't seen him in a while...and I was disappointed too. I felt a disconnection between the upper body and the lower body. He is an attractive skater but that wasn't an organic skate, at least, on video. Thank you for sharing your perspective from the rink. I have a sudden urge to buy tickets for competition again... which i haven't done since worlds were canceled in 2020....And I am in full agreement with Georgian judge. Okay, so we rewatched Broussard in 2D on TV, and he is slightly, slightly better on TV than live, but when Martynov came out, he was fluid, filling the rink. He had surety of movement, of every element. Broussard had nothing in 3D. Like, seriously, nothing. He was slow, unsure, his famed arms weren’t there on display and guys like Yoshioka and Kim, even Y.Chen had speed, edges, fluidity and coverage that Broussard can’t dream of. So did Chiu, absolutely, not even disputable how much better he fills the space with the story he tells. And the difference between Rossi and Broussard was huge in 3D in impact, presence and that surety of delivery, knowing what they are trying to do, particularly back to back. Like, literally, no comparison.
Imo, Martynov was the strongest of the three US men in the short, and Broussard benefitted the most from being the last US guy so had to be in the final group…
Also, hats off to Ed Appleby - he did well today, and has loads of potential.I know what you mean... but...Harry Mattick, who was another entertaining and charismatic GB singles skater, is now skating pairs....
Yes, exactly that. Judges and tech panel are in the rink. In juniors, I can see more difference between skaters than in GP, but omg, Zich and Rossi alone were worth the price of admission. The 3D impact of the rink and how much the speed translates in the space is very different than on TV.there is nothing like being at the rink... and the judges are at the rink... I have no problem believing Wesley fills the space. You can hear the swooshing sounds of his blades even on the video.... a sound dear to my ears as a Patrick Chan fan... (not pretending Wesley is close to skate like Patrick... ) I prefer many other skaters to Wesley but he did do very well... even with a hand down on his lutz. Other skaters had their flaws too.. Regarding Broussard, I hadn't seen him in a while...and I was disappointed too. I felt a disconnection between the upper body and the lower body. He is an attractive skater but that wasn't an organic skate, at least, on video. Thank you for sharing your perspective from the rink. I have a sudden urge to buy tickets for competition again... which i haven't done since worlds were canceled in 2020....
That's actually all my dreams are made of. Well, that and kittens (of all kinds).good night dear, have dreams of cartwheeling cacti
He did and he is a good sport too, spending the whole afternoon cheering for dance and women for his team. I am looking forward to seeing him in the free.For @lariko
I'll let others argue (or not) about Broussard, but I'm with you in spirit concerning Martynov.
I'm surprised that he sits in only 10th. I thought the elements were delivered with real clarity, maybe even with a bit of swagger.
Me too just over a point away!Yanhao Li of New Zealand, I'm sad he didn't make it into the free skate.
My son is my hero and he is sober boy Just watching the replaysWhere's @balabam ? His son did pretty good