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sequinsgalore

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Gordei Gorshkov (RUS)

2A
3Lz3T
3Lo-2T-2Lo
3F
FCSp
3Lz
3Lo-2T
3S
CSSp
SlSt
2A - lands on toe, turnout on landing
FCCoSp

Score: 116.26
 

sequinsgalore

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Andrei Rogozine (CAN)

3A-3T - spread eagle entrance
3A - spread eagle entrance
3S
3Lz
CSSp
3F
3F-turnout-2T-2T
SlSt
3Lo
FCCoSp
2A+2A SEQ.
CCoSp

Score: 122.61
 

sequinsgalore

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Zhan Bush (RUS)

3A - looong entrance
3F-3T
3Lo
3S-2T
CCoSp
3Lz-2T-2Lo
3S
FCSp - he falls on the jump entrance, cannot complete spin
3F
2A
SlSt
CSSp

Score: 113.70
 

sequinsgalore

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Max Aaron (USA)

3A - twofoot, squeaked out landing
3Lz-3T
3Lz
CCoSp
3Lo
3A - hand down, stepout
3F
FCSSp
SlSt
3S-1T-2Lo
2A
CCoSp

Score: 117.50
 

sequinsgalore

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Joshua Farris (USA)

3A - hand down/fall
3Lo
3Lz-2T
FCSp
2A - back spiral entrance
CiSt - (I think, wasn't paying enough attention)
1A-3T - hard fall into the boards! Ouch! 3T probably UR<
3Lz - forward/pitched landing
3F-2T-2Lo
3S
CCoSp
FSSp

Score: 108.73
 

oleada

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Mar 27, 2007
with only Dornbush to go:

- Yan was scored very generously
- Keegan totally imploded and it was sad to watch :( I was really rooting for him.
- Not impressed with any of the men yet. I think it's a weak year for them.
 

sequinsgalore

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Han Yan (CHN)

3F
3Lo - stepout
3Lz - stepout
2A-2T-1T
CSSp
CiSt
3F-2T
3Lz-1T
3S
2A
FCSp
CCoSp

Score: 118.76
 

oleada

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- Not impressed with any of the men yet. I think it's a weak year for them.

I spoke too soon. Dornbush was GREAT! I've always thought he was boring before but the Sherlock Holmes program really suits him. Clean skate with two gorgeous 3A, one in combo with a 3T. He will win by a landslide!
 

sequinsgalore

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Keegan Messing (USA)

3A - nice
3Lz-2T - held on to landing
FSSp - nice height on fly/jump
2A
3S - stepout
FCSp
A - popped planned 3A
SlSt - fall at the end
CCoSp - nice speed/centering
Lo - fell on entrance, didn't even get off the ice. Did he hit a rut on the ice or something?
3F-3T - stepout, probably UR on 3T
3Lz

Score: 106.90
 
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sequinsgalore

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Richard Dornbush (USA)

3F
3A-3T
3F - no combo? (or was it a lutz?)
SlSt
FCoSp
3A - nice!
CSSp
3S
3F-2T-(tano)2Lo
2A+2A SEQ.
3Lo
CCoSp

Definitely the best tonight, both jump- and presentation wise.

Score: 148.81, new SB, and he wins with a BIG margin!
Tammy Gambill seems very happy. Was it her, who yelled of joy during the performance
 

bigsisjiejie

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Nov 22, 2009
Eyewitness Thoughts

From the arena view, general impressions:

Gorshkov--Nothing stands out as spectacular about him, pleasant enough to watch but a work in progress. Let's see what he does next season. I'm glad he's here so I can see Urmanov in the Kiss & Cry. :love:

Rogozine--Based on his earlier JGP competition scores and placements, I expected...well, more I guess. He's slower than I thought he'd be, and not too much artistry. Powerful music but I think it's almost too much for him. Some solid jumps for the most part. Decent spinner, lackluster footwork. Competent but blah skate.

Bush--Yikes, another program to The Rock! Starts out reasonably well with good speed then second half, gets slower and sloppier near the end. Flying spin into a fall, don't see that one every day. As with Gorshkov, another work in progress, future unclear. As with Gorshkov, I'm glad he's here so I can see Urmanov in the Kiss & Cry.

Aaron--Kind of strange choreography, didn't care for footwork. Slow spins. Better presentation than the previous three skaters. No "wow" here either. I fear another standard Tom Z. skater in the making...mostly strength in jumping but weak other elements. He might want to take a page out of the Abbott playbook and look for another coach that can take his skating up a notch or three.

Farris--Working his music (and I'm a sucker for Porgy and Bess) and using it to craft his performance rather than skating through it as wallpaper. Fairly flexible spinner for a guy. He looks "off" today especially his jumps. Too bad, as cleanly executed, this would have been a very nice program and a podium contender. Not today though. Definitely a young man with promise, keep at it.

Yan--Huge crowd response on introduction. Has very nice speed and flow across the ice, and best presentation thus far, really using his music like he feels it (which for a Chinese skater, is pretty uncommon even at senior level). Strange stop at 3:30 mark, almost like he forgot something. Spins need a lot more work (also common to most Chinese skaters). Technical difficulty wasn't there though. Whoa! Surprisingly high score, maybe suspiciously high...will make a note to check protocols closely to see where this number came from, as it doesn't square with what I saw.

Messing--Like this music for him. Starts out well with huge 3A, then starts to fall apart. Weird fall on a 3Loop--almost as if he caught an edge in a rut at takeoff. Best spins so far, crowd appreciates these. Unfortunate fall on his interesting footwork. Too bad, skated cleanly, this could be a winner of a program. He looks sheepish getting off the ice, Coach Burghardt looks stern. I think they both know he threw a podium finish away. He's a very talented skater though, and we want to see more.

Dornbush--I like the Sherlock Holmes music and was interested to see how one constructs a program to it. Dornbush did a fabulous job with a well-balanced and well-paced program, good speed throughout. Spins are OK but maybe not as good as Messing's. Nice choreog details really carry out the Sherlock music theme. He projects well to the crowd. Clean skate and he gets big applause. Well-deserved first place. Note to Dornbush: please hang out with fellow Tammy Gambill coachee Caroline Zhang, and pass on some magic in that direction.
 
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