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No. They get two, Kevin was ninth and Patrick fourth. They missed three spots by one placement, just like before Vancouver...
Well...Patrick 5th, lol. If he was 4th and Kevin 9th, they'd have the three spots.
No. They get two, Kevin was ninth and Patrick fourth. They missed three spots by one placement, just like before Vancouver...
Two things from the protocols: (1) I love me some Shoma but I think his GOE should be lower on some of those jumps and (2) Nathan's base value is ridiculous!!!
You're including the American anthem?? We can be uber patriotic but our anthem if anything is a schmaltzy battle ode, with the writer exclaiming his joy at the flag surviving the battle.
@rockerskating Shoma Uno would've won gold had he landed his triple lutz. hsdbjhbdjsbabxsajbdjhbsjhsbadjsbsjda i'm screaming
Congrats to Yuzuru, Shomo, and Boyang!! Well deserved medals although my sentimental heart was hoping Javi and Patrick could each pull off one more Worlds medal each for the 'old' guys! My heart was breaking all over the place! I LOVE each and every guy in the final flight as well as Jason in the penultimate group! ALL the skaters did their respective countries proud! Good fight!
My baby boy Nathan, you are only 17 and good things are to come! :clapper: He fought hard out there! I wonder if his boots were an issue? He posted a pic of his skates tied up with hockey laces to make them tighter per his coach's recommendation. But no excuses! He was a little bit off his game but hung in there for 6th and 3 spots at next year's Games for the U.S.!
Top 6 for his rookie Worlds debut and securing 3 spots at next year's Olympics for the U.S. along with Jason is all kinds of awesomeness!! And Jason! Top 7 against an arsenal of quads!! It speaks to his tremendous skating skills and superb artistry that he scored so well and in spite of a fall!
I just want to give all the skaters a big bear hug! <3
Sexy Javi couldn't hang on to his World title but he's got an 'it' factor that no one else has and hopefully he'll come back even stronger for the Olympic season!
Yuzuru was just sublime! Well deserved score and gold medal!
their reactions, massive fansI'm still over excited. :hap93:
I need to rewatch this with british eurosport commentary
However, I would still loved to see Javi on the 3rd place. And I need my bromance moments.
Very happy for the 3 medalists.
Yuzu came from behind and was flawless. This is one of my least favourite programs of his though so I hope he doesn't keep it for next year However, he was very in a league of his own today.. Bravo.
Shoma : well, I am so happy that there are no tears this year. He is a engaging athlete with a definite flair and charm.
Boyang : A well deserved bronze ! Good for you ! I am impressed at how well he delivered at worlds again this year considering his not so good season. PCS slightly too high but he is fun to watch so why not give him credit for the entertainment. Very good skate today!
Javi : CBC stream died when he started making mistakes so i have not seen the whole thing... but from reading the comments here... wow... a real melt down.... he had a great lead in the short.. but I think it's fair he was placed only 6th in the long... was is not fair : almost the same PCS as Patrick....
Patrick lost most of his points on that stupid 3A combo... well 1) it was marked as a sequence... so already he loses quite a lot of points... it seems like the 1/2 loop never was there... and he did a 2S which was not counted as well.... BUT REALLY, besides that, the second quad toe wasn't great but he held on his feet... hos is this worth 94 points????
WHY? 94??? We have seen Patrick score way more with much less performance... seriously... I understand there were two top contenders left... but he was already behind boyang even with a 96... for me the ranking is fine... there's no problem with that... Patrick didn't get his axel counted due to the botched combo... he will figure that one out... new jumping pass for him... the issue i have with his low PCS score is that it clearly shows that a guy who attempts 6 quads, including 2 with falls, only 2 with positive GOE can still get a better free program score.... Patrick should be way ahead with his PCS and the ISU should recognize his value versus the value of botched quads.
Nathan : you are full of promise. I am looking forward to years of watching you, boyang and shoma compete. Lots of pressure tonight.... but the American fans will be thrilled with your contribution and Jason's to bring back 3 spots...
for those wondering about Canada's 3 spots... it's sad... but it's no big deal. You won't hear me cry over this all year... the reality is that if both guys didn't get to 13, then why bring a 3rd one... I stand by what I believe here.
Kevin : very good performance... low balled on PCS... one less carrot and it may have made a big difference. You will have to fight for your spot next year but you are definitely on the right track....9th place is very commendable.
That's it for me.... I won't take part in the wuzrobbed discussions because if anyone was lowballled :it was the Canadians so have your fun
I used to love the old Soviet anthem for some reason. No idea why but it just made me want to.. collectivize maybe?
BESP guys during shoma's skate: "hanyu has never won the title."
what even guys?!?!! do your research please
/I LOVE the USSR/AKA current Russian melody anthem. Best anthem in the world IMO. Speaking of collectivism though, now that I live in the US we could use some (a lot) of that. #ScrewCorporations
I moved here from Norway a while back and a good half of people I meet who ask me about my accent say: "Why did you move from that socialist paradise to here?"