But he needs to hit all of his 3 combos in free. He can't leave out one combo like it was trough seasonI think that Yuzuru Hanyu is the only one who can win with just a good, clean performance. Everyone else will have to do something spectacular to win.
I think that Yuzuru Hanyu is the only one who can win with just a good, clean performance. Everyone else will have to do something spectacular to win.
perhaps, but i voted Nathan exactly because so far, Yuzuru hasn't skated clean all season... unless he is finally set up to have ONE great showing and saving it for Worlds.
In the middle of all this, Boyangman will come and sweep the title. arty:
The only one who I really think could surprise is Javier. I could see him win, but I could also see him out of the the podium/Top 5. He's a mystery.
When the reigning 2x WC is considered to be a 'surprise' when he wins... :cool14:
To be honest, I think Javi is at least as much a podium candidate as Nathan or Shoma (I'd only rate Yuzuru higher, because so far, he might have messed up before and lost titles, but he's usually still on the podium). He has delivered at both last seasons WCs, and coming in as an underdog, while decidedly not getting underdog scores, can only help him. And if Javi goes completely clean, I think the only guy to be able to beat him is Yuzu. So Javis 'would be a surprise winner' status does surprise me, to be honest.