Daisuke Takahashi is aiming at performing two kinds of quads twice in free and he is already capable of landing the triple axel jump, which he has been practicing with his former coach. This challenge is limited to one season and domestic competitions only. I think he can beat Keiji Tanaka and reach the podium at the Japanese Nationals.
There is a huge typo in the Japanese original article, he said his jumps were almost better than those in the latter of his past competitive career, not "better than the younger skaters.". Japanese journalist heard him wrong and wrote "後輩 (kohai)", but correct word is "後半" (kohan). I hope the writer will fix this as soon as possible because the meaning is very different.
I watched this part on TV by accident last night, and other Daisuke's fans also pointed out the typo, so I believe I am right
Still not an official mentioning of his coach, right? Or, did I miss it?
Still not an official mentioning of his coach, right? Or, did I miss it?
Read that he is training in Mishin's camp currently.
Sure but, you know, it is a fed choice who select, is not always an effect of a single result.Why should it? The spot does not belong to anyone. As far as I know there are other contenders for the third spot not only Tomono.
Whaaaaaarrrt............................................ Sugoi ..........
okay everyone's pcs need to drop by at least 1 point already!!
Yes, basically he chooses to go through the local competitions to get to All Japan National at the moment. So the requirement is to attend Kinki Blog (Regionals), getting qualified and then Western sectionals to make it to Nationals.
Kinki Regionals (近畿選手権大会)
Oct 5-8, 2018
@Amagasaki city near Osaka
Western Sectionals (第44回西日本選手権大会 第35回西日本ジュニア選手権大会)
Nov. 1-4, 2018
@Nagoya, Aichi
Yes! There's nothing to lose and go for it, Dai-chan!!
I appreciate when someone loves skating so much they can't stay away. :thumbsup: Has Takahashi ever mentioned he'd consider coaching? I think he'd be a great coach after he re-retires.
I doubt it, I think he announced his retirement from pro skating a few weeks ago to focus completely on his study/career.
Edit: of course it would be awesome, still. After all, we didn’t expect Dai-Chan to make this surprise come-back, lol!
I'm pretty sure he has to go to through regionals in order to reach national since he can't get a bye from previous season results. I think Mao had to do that as well when she came back.
Why? Did somehow Daisuke returning to competition managed to make everyone's PCS worsen?
I know you are kidding (I hope) but this rubbed me the wrong way.
You are right, it should be 2 or more, especially when Nathen, Kolyada are getting 9s these days according to some judges, despite not putting out the performances that deserve these marks.
PCS is out of 10 maximum, so to give it meaning, it needs to be judged on a relative basis depending on who else is doing what in the field. If you have someone way ahead of everyone else, the other marks need to be calibrated relatively to ensure enough gap reflect the difference in quality, otherwise, a score of 9.0 is completely meaningless. It is the same reason why they had to extend to GOEs, to separate the quality of so many +3s which gotten ridiculous. It was the reason PCS inflation is completely unfair to people like Patrick Chan when everyone is getting 9s but clearly many differs in quality. There need to be scope in the sport to allow skaters compete through PCS, but is made impossible due to these recent years of PCS inflation on a maxed out scale value.
With Dai coming back, depends on the marking trends/faux pas, we may see PCS extend to 15 - 20 scales next season (or factored) to readdress the balance offset by all the GOEs increase (60%) this season under TES.
You are right, it should be 2 or more, especially when Nathen, Kolyada are getting 9s these days according to some judges, despite not putting out the performances that deserve these marks.
PCS is out of 10 maximum, so to give it meaning, it needs to be judged on a relative basis depending on who else is doing what in the field. If you have someone way ahead of everyone else, the other marks need to be calibrated relatively to ensure enough gap reflect the difference in quality, otherwise, a score of 9.0 is completely meaningless. It is the same reason why they had to extend to GOEs, to separate the quality of so many +3s which gotten ridiculous. It was the reason PCS inflation is completely unfair to people like Patrick Chan when everyone is getting 9s but clearly many differs in quality. There need to be scope in the sport to allow skaters compete through PCS, but is made impossible due to these recent years of PCS inflation on a maxed out scale value.
With Dai coming back, depends on the marking trends/faux pas, we may see PCS extend to 15 - 20 scales next season (or factored) to readdress the balance offset by all the GOEs increase (60%) this season under TES.
I don't know how the math works, but would TES increase or decrease with the new GOE scale? Considering the lowering of the BV, TES may decrease if the judges rarely give out +4s or +5s. Of course, they'll probably give out +2s or +3s like candy (like the current Ladies field).
If we do not talk about the judging issue, Daisuke has to prove that he deserve high PCS first. Just saying after years out of competitions, from the practice video, he looks slower than juniors now. People mistake that skating skills and presentation skills stay the same but in reality these skills can go down after a long time without intense practicing. I would be blunt here, if Dai perfomed with the same sluggish he showed on the practice video, I would give him no more 8.5 for PCS.You are right, it should be 2 or more, especially when Nathen, Kolyada are getting 9s these days according to some judges, despite not putting out the performances that deserve these marks.
PCS is out of 10 maximum, so to give it meaning, it needs to be judged on a relative basis depending on who else is doing what in the field. If you have someone way ahead of everyone else, the other marks need to be calibrated relatively to ensure enough gap reflect the difference in quality, otherwise, a score of 9.0 is completely meaningless. It is the same reason why they had to extend to GOEs, to separate the quality of so many +3s which gotten ridiculous. It was the reason PCS inflation is completely unfair to people like Patrick Chan when everyone is getting 9s but clearly many differs in quality. There need to be scope in the sport to allow skaters compete through PCS, but is made impossible due to these recent years of PCS inflation on a maxed out scale value.
With Dai coming back, depends on the marking trends/faux pas, we may see PCS extend to 15 - 20 scales next season (or factored) to readdress the balance offset by all the GOEs increase (60%) this season under TES.