2015 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic SLC General

[aromaticchicken]

Javier Raya... I know this is Robin Thicke (sampling Beethoven) but without the vocals, it sounds awfully like the music you'd get watching figure skating in the 1990s, isn't it?

 

[sabinfire]

Disco Inferno, huh...

 

[silverfoxes]

Shoma SP:

https://youtu.be/YJpwDa6nvqo

Thank you as always

 

[charmblade]

Javier Raya... I know this is Robin Thicke (sampling Beethoven) but without the vocals, it sounds awfully like the music you'd get watching figure skating in the 1990s, isn't it?

It started up and I was like, is this disco Beethoven???

 

[Princessroja]

I know this feeling...but just think, we made it through a whole summer somehow! It will only get better from here

True! And I know soon enough I'll fall behind and then there will be enough videos for me to catch up on and watch throughout the week. But honestly this summer I just forgot about skating on purpose; we were on vacation and moving and it was just really hectic. Now that I know things are actually happening, it's *harder* to be patient!

 

[caitie]

Not a fan of whoever is DJing this event. What's with the sleepy guitar string music between skaters?

 

[silverfoxes]

standings so far

1. Alexei Bychenko ISR - 72.60
2. Keiji Tanaka JPN - 66.54
3. Shoma Uno JPN - 52.45
4. Bela Papp FIN - 50.04
5. Lukas Kaugars LAT - 49.62
6. Leslie Ip HKG - 42.37
7. Javier Raya ESP - 40.34

Daniel might actually have a chance here...

 

[aromaticchicken]

Christophe BELLEY-LEMELIN is pretty.

 

[Lissy]

I don't know anything about this current skater but he has fantastic presence on the ice. Too bad about the jumps.

 

[silverfoxes]

Keiji's SP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsUYk53oudA&feature=youtu.be

 

[Princessroja]

He doesn't seem to have done many (any, really) competitions, but he did bump himself up from 18th to 7th in Canadian senior men's. That's a very respectable year's improvement IMO. He's pleasant to watch though. Don't know much about Canadian men besides Patrick and Nam, so it's nice to see another.

 

[Princessroja]

Wow, I liked watching Andrew Dodds. Glad he's put up a decent score.

 

[charmblade]

Oooh, I like this program for Ross!!

 

[caitie]

Yeah, I was impressed by Dodds. Ross Miner just had a good skate, except for what should have been his triple-triple was a bit botched.

 

[breathesgelatin]

Oooh, I like this program for Ross!!

agree, I've never been a huge fan of Ross's skating, but this is my favorite program of his I've seen.

 

[sabinfire]

First place for Ross!

 

[silverfoxes]

Jackie Wong ‏@rockerskating
Ross Miner .@rossminer USA: SP 74.66 into 1st w/6 to skate - 3F, 3A, 3Lz2T

74.66 for that? Granted, I haven't seen it, but it seems a little generous...

 

[sabinfire]

74.66 for that? Granted, I haven't seen it, but it seems a little generous...

You can see it here:

https://youtu.be/QeeWzFB7h-Q

 

[yyyskate]

You can see it here:

https://youtu.be/QeeWzFB7h-Q

Why are you so cute:

 

[Victura]

Jackie Wong ‏@rockerskating
Ross Miner .@rossminer USA: SP 74.66 into 1st w/6 to skate - 3F, 3A, 3Lz2T

74.66 for that? Granted, I haven't seen it, but it seems a little generous...

It was precise and clean, aside from the doubled toe. As a whole, I was very impressed and he looks in good shape. Not sure if this is because so many that preceded him were such a mess, but I like this program for him. It'd be nice to see him wear something that doesn't look like he's going to the office for once though.