2018 NHK Men's Short Program

[twirlingblades]

It's 5am and i'm READY since I missed the pairs and ladies

 

[tabsy]

Good luck Alexander!

 

[Lester]

I love this song but I think it's overpowering him big time.

 

[tabsy]

Is it just me or do the BEsp keep saying Andrew?

 

[lavenderblossom]

Ack, doubled lutz and no combo.

Is it just me or do the BEsp keep saying Andrew?

:hopelessness::hopelessness::hopelessness:

 

[twirlingblades]

Ack, doubled lutz and no combo.

? There was a combo.

 

[sequinsgalore]

1 Alexander JOHNSON (USA)

Music: Don't Stop the Music by Jamie Cullum

Dark blue shirt with sparkly shoulders and sheer sleeves, darker blue pants

3A - forward, foot down
2Lz+3T
CCSp4
3F
FSSp4
StSq3
CCoSp4

A pop, otherwise ok skate

SP: 36.18+35.85 = 72.03 (SB), 1/1

 

[Noxchild]

This cover blows. Utterly dreadful.

 

[LaArdilla]

Did anybody get Pitch Perfect feelings? Or is it just me?

 

[karne]

Alexander JOHNSON (USA)
Don't Stop The Music
in blue v-neck shirt with mesh sides and sleeves, loads of blue sparkles across shoulders, blue pants

what the frickety frick frack is this cover
3A tipped forward
2Lz-3T whoops
CCSp
no seriously what is this cover just no
3F
FSSp
StSq
CCoSp

TBH I had no idea what that program was trying to be.

 

[draqq]

Alexander Johnson

- Tight landing on the 3A (-1)
- 2Lz+3T, good landing but popped 2Lz, combo still counts (+0)
- Nice stretch on camel in the spin (+2)
- Strong 3F (+2)
- Nice low position on the flying sit spin (+2)
- Wonderful dance ability and good originality to the music, Level 3 (+3)
- Good A-frame, half-sit, tuck, and forward catchfoot in ending spin (+3)

I like his innovation and dance ability in the second half of the program. It's a bit empty in the first half, so he could take a bit more time to emphasize the beat more there, but a fair performance from him today. Just a pop on the Lutz and a very tight landing on the 3A.

Replay: 3A might be <. Everything else looks fine.

 

[lavenderblossom]

? There was a combo.

Oops, must've looked down and missed it. Sorry.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

Ack, doubled lutz and no combo.

You can jump 2-3 in combo and get points for that

 

[twirlingblades]

That cover was awful but he's adorable

 

[tabsy]

This song! Haven't heard it for years but I used to listen to it all the time

 

[lady_bee]

for Hiroaki.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

"Please Don't Stop The Music"... A song title could not be more appropriate! I never could have imagined Jamie Cullum singing a Rihanna song, but I loved it!

The skating wasn't too bad either! :agree:

For a skater who only started to break onto the international scene in his late 20's, he was very impressive.

Mind you, if he was as good at the football as he is at the skating, he would probably be a multi-millionnaire by now!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[twirlingblades]

Did anybody get Pitch Perfect feelings? Or is it just me?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the first movie opened with the same song (it was in the movie, I can't remember when though)

 

[rinkside_user]

I'm getting DWTS Meryl Davis flashbacks, please help.

 

[lusk8]

Just got up and starting to watch!!