Well, I was more like lying on the floor next to my mom during the FS because of how nervous we were (I really really like Shoma and he's in my top 3...but Javi is in my top 2
) But when I watched it again my reaction may have been quite similar, or perhaps like Himawari 
The article is quite interesting, speaking from Sara's POV. She admitted than even she thought Javi wouldn't win Worlds after the SP. But that his FS was the moment when a skater becomes a legend. She learned to never underestimate someone after that, and that, whether someone does a sport or not, everyone should learn from stories like his: to learn to be brave, trust your training, don't settle with something "ordinary", and not leave things to luck, but try and reach your dreams.
Going back to the BV talk a bit, Shoma and Patrick seem to be the ones with closer BV to his (95.13): Shoma is a couple of points above (97.81), Patrick is a couple of points below (92.56). I wonder how much can his BV increase with a 3-3-3 combination, or how can he adjust his layout in the first place. He can't give up his 4S and 3A combinations, since they are big point makers. Perhaps he could do a 3F+3T+3T, but he would have to downgrade his 4S+3T to a 4S+2T. And that would actually results in a slight reduction of BV, if my math doesn't fail me.
Current layout
4T 10.30
4S+3T 14.80
3A+2T 9.80
CSSp4 3.00
ChSq1 2.00
4S x 11.55
3A x 9.35
3Lz x 6.60
3F+Lo+3S x 11.22
FCCoSp4 3.50
3Lo x 5.61
StSq4 3.90
CCoSp4 3.50
TOTAL BV 95.13
Possible layout
4T 10.30
4S+2T 11.40
3A+2T 9.80
CSSp4 3.00
ChSq1 2.00
4S x 11.55
3A x 9.35
3Lz x 6.60
3F+3T+3T x 14.33
FCCoSp4 3.50
3Lo x 5.61
StSq4 3.90
CCoSp4 3.50
TOTAL 94.84
Of course, assuming he hits his levels
Can anyone else think of a way to add a 3-3-3 combination without losing BV? A 3A+3T+3T perhaps? His 3A has gotten so much better the last couple of seasons, but it sounds a bit too wild.
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topic:wiki tells me Olivia was released by Great Britain association in January 2016 ; Kirill was released by RF in September of the same year and his last competition for Russia is 2015 SCI. I am not very good at these rules either, but thought Sara & Kirill may miss this season. They are training with Zhulin now, guess Montreal's stable is too crowded 
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