2018 Worlds Mens Short Program

[lutzlover]

OMG the lady's reaction in the stands when he approached

I saw that too lmao total fan girl moment

 

[s_parks]

Bye, this sp never happened.

 

[Mrs. P]

So why 3S-3T. Why not 3F-3T or 3Z-3T?

 

[SpiffySpiders]

Ok, I'm not a Shoma fan. I mean, I don't hate his skating or anything but it doesn't do for me what it seems to do for so many others. That said, I hope he gets a decent score since he does bring a complete performance every time he skates.

 

[Matilda]

Shoma is such a fighter! :luv17:

 

[nolangoh]

You tried your best SHoma!!! Otsukare!!

 

[Sackie]

Why do the judges hate him so much?

So so much that they hate him but they have certain favorites they have to keep ahead of him at all costs. This year it seems like the USA Men are the favs so they have to keep 2 of them in the running for medals.

 

[ancientpeas]

Better than I expected.
My love for Shoma continues unabated.

 

[EdgeCall]

Beautiful, but the TES struggles to keep on 50. hwell:

 

[schizoanalyst]

So why 3S-3T. Why not 3F-3T or 3Z-3T?

Ankle injury probably makes the lutz hard. The flip shouldn't be too bad though.

 

[jillredhand]

Okay, this is weird, Shoma's TES is behind even Keegan's. Hope that injury isn't too bad for Shoma, he definitely wasn't totally on.

 

[draqq]

A strange layout in Shoma's program. A strong 4T to open, but only a 3S+2T with a three-turn between and weirdly landed. Was he going for a 4S? A solid 3A but then a strange hiccup on a step afterward. Spins were well-centered in general, but only a step sequence Level 3 it seems. The changes in the last half sort of broke the spell.

 

[xeyra]

He got through it! Good job Shoma. Well, combo could have been better. But good job, kiddo.

 

[Ziotic]

So why 3S-3T. Why not 3F-3T or 3Z-3T?

It must be his right foot that’s bothering him. Toe and Sal all take off from left.

 

[Mrs. P]

PCS is mostly a skating skills and TES proxy. Boyang didn't have the TES today and his skating skills are quite a bit inferior to Kolyada's and Nathan's. It's just corridor scoring again.

Boyang's skating skills are actually really good. It's just that his PCS scores put him as "inferior." This is one aspect where reality is way different than his scores.

After seeing him in person, I don't get why the same judges who also see him live think his SS are so bad. I'd say he isn't as smooth as butter as Shoma or Yan Han, but it's not the gap the score gives him.

 

[onyxrose81]

Ok, I'm not a Shoma fan. I mean, I don't hate his skating or anything but it doesn't do for me what it seems to do for so many others. That said, I hope he gets a decent score since he does bring a complete performance every time he skates.

*whispers* ITA. I thought I was alone.

 

[kevinVchicago]

He did a 3-2

 

[frida80]

Nathan 'Samson' Chen?

Vera "Delilah" Wang?

That hilarious!!!

But serious, he needs to leave his curls alone.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

Iffy skate for Uno with the combo error and stumble, but he's still in contention. Great quad and 3A though!

 

[kevinVchicago]

I saw that too lmao total fan girl moment

I thought she would die on the spot. So moved! Wow!