2018 US Intl Classic Men's Free Skate

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12 September 2018 - 16 September 2018

Men's Free Skate

Friday, 14 September 2018, 20:00 MDT UTC-6

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Senior Men Free Skate Start Order





Entries
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No.	Name	Nation
1	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN SP: "CARUSO" by Andrea Bocelli FS: "God Bless Armenia" by Vig Zartmen; choreo by Ekaterina Proskurina	ARM
2	Andrew DODDS SP: "This Is The Moment" performed by Anthony Warlow FS: "Auschwitz-Birkenau" and "The Theme," from the Schindler's List soundtrack from John Williams	AUS
3	Jordan DODDS SP: "Hymne A L'amour" performed by André Rieu FS: " EL Tango De Roxanne" from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack; performed by Ewan McGregor, Jose Feliciano, and Jacek Koman	AUS
4	Nam NGUYEN SP: "That’s Life," performed by Frank Sinatra ; choreo by Tracey Robertson, Kurt Browning FS: La La Land soundtrack, incl using "Epilogue" & "City of Stars;" choreo by Tracey Robertson, Kurt Browning	CAN
5	Chih-Sheng CHANG SP: "Sing Sing Sing performed by Benny Goodman; choreo by Nan Song FS: Exogenesis Symphony Part 3 by Muse; choreo by Nan Song	TPE
6	Micah TANG SP: "Exogenesis Symphony Part II by Muse; choreo by Drew Meekins FS: "Nero" by Two Steps from Hell; "Archangel" by Two Steps from Hell; choreo by Phillip Mills	TPE
7	Michal BREZINA SP: "Who Wants to Live Forever by Brian May, performed by Queen; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne (SP) Nadezhda Kanaeva (FS) FS: "I'm a Man" performed by The Spencer Davis Group; "Thunderstruck" performed by AC/DC; choreo by Nadezhda Kanaeva (FS)	CZE
8	Harrison Jon-Yen WONG SP: 'To Build A Home" by Cinematic Orchestra; choteo by Scott Brown FS: "Le temps des chatedrales" (from "Notre Dame de Paris" soundtrack) by Richard Cocciante; "Danse mon Esmeralda" (from "Notre Dame de Paris" soundtrack) by Richard Cocciante; choreo by Scott Brown	HKG
9	Hiroaki SATO SP: Too Close; choreo by Massimo Scali FS: Shostakovich Symphony Number 5 "Revolution;" choreo by Misao Sato	JPN
10	Yamato ROWE SP: "Apologize" by Greg Wells; choreo by Daniil Barantsev, Jimmy Ma FS: "Take On Me" (MTV Unplugged) by John Ratcliff, Alan Tarney performed by A-Ha; "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay; choreo by Daniil Barantsev, Jimmy Ma	PHI
11	Yaroslav PANIOT SP: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Tchaikovsky (2017-18 SP); choreo by Mark Pillay FS: "The Messiah Will Come Again" by Gary Moore; "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" (Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett) by Alan Jackson	UKR
12	Jimmy MA SP: "Mi Gente" by J Balvin, Willy William & Beyoncé mixed with "Sahara Tango" by Sarah Louise Ings; choreo by Nikolai Morozov, Joshua Farris FS: "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo by Nikolai Morozov, Joshua Farris	USA
13	Vincent ZHOU SP: Exogenesis Symphony Part 3, choreographed by Lori Nichol FS: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun / "Rising Sun" by Kyoshi Yoshida; choreo by Jeff Buttle	USA

 

[dorispulaski]

Start Order
Place Score Place Score
1 Andrew DODDS, AUS 10 54.77
2 Yamato ROWE, PHI 11 49.75
3 Chih-Sheng CHANG, TPE 13 40.17
4 Jordan DODDS, AUS 12 45.62
5 Micah TANG, TPE 8 56.81
6 Hiroaki SATO, JPN 9 56.34
7 Harrison Jon-Yen WONG, HKG 7 57.80
8 Vincent ZHOU, USA 6 61.72
9 Jimmy MA, USA 4 73.21
10 Slavik HAYRAPETYAN, ARM 5 69.00
11 Nam NGUYEN, CAN 1 80.28
12 Michal BREZINA, CZE 2 79.57
13 Yaroslav PANIOT, UKR 3 74.97

 

[Princessroja]

Some nice moments in that skate from Andrew. He has a lovely movement quality. I wish he had the tech content. He reminded me a bit of Jason Brown today...

 

[karne]

Some nice moments in that skate from Andrew. He has a lovely movement quality. I wish he had the tech content. He reminded me a bit of Jason Brown today...

^He won the PCS at Nationals last season. Mesmerising live.

 

[Abcde12345]

Is there a stream I can watch anywhere? (Canada)

 

[champagnerain]

Is there a stream I can watch anywhere? (Canada)

This one is working for me: http://live.qq.com/10012776

 

[draqq]

Andrew DODDS (AUS)

Clean 3Lz to start, forward landing on the 3F+2T+2Lo (maybe hands down on 3F). Good speed on the camel spin. A bit hunched over through the footwork sequence. Two-footed on the second 3F. Fall on the second 3Lz, hand-down on the 2A. Nice spread-eagle transition though. Popped 2S, but a better 2A. Alright pair of spins to end the program, last spin is a bit uncentered though. I'm going to guess that a few of his jumps were <.

I like his sensitivity with the music and he has some nice moves in the field throughout the program. Several hiccups on the jumps, just seemed to be over on the right side often on the landing.

Free Skate: 106.13
Total Score: 160.90

 

[Abcde12345]

This one is working for me: http://live.qq.com/10012776

Thank you!!

 

[draqq]

Yamato ROWE (PHI)

Fall on the 4S, looked <. Popped 1Lz+2T with two-foot landing. Fall on the 3F as well. Better centering on the combo spin. Not sure on the hop with the second spin, very sloppy on the levels. Almost a slip on transition jump. Another fall on the 3Lz (heavy flutz to me). Popped 1F. Popped 1Lo. Alright combo sit spin, footwork. Popped 1A.

I bet that we're going to see quite a few pops tonight with the altitude.

Free Skate: 59.80
Total Score: 109.55

 

[draqq]

Chih-Sheng CHANG (TPE)

Gonna try something new, maybe better, maybe not.

4T - Step-out, looks rotated, slow going into it
3Lo - Step-out, looks <
2A+2T
1T+1T+SEQ - Popped
Spin - positions not held long
Footwork - quite labored and slow
3S - Fall
2A
2Lz+2T
Spin - Slow
Combo Spin - Slow

Overall, just quite slow going into jumps. I would say that the spins and footwork are around Level 1, maybe 2.

Free Skate: 69.47
Total Score: 109.64

 

[Mrs. P]

So I see we're not over this warhorse called Tango de Roxanne.

 

[draqq]

Jordan Dodds (AUS)

3Lo - Step-out
1Lz - Pop
2S - Pop
Flying Combo Sit Spin - Alright
2A - Secure
Footwork - Simple steps, a bit slow
Spin - Nice change to the forward edge
3T+1Eu+1S - Hand-down
3T+2T - Rough Landing
2A - Okay
Choreo - A bit slow
Spin - Lost the last part of it, but found his center again

EEERRRR... are they going to announce Jordan's scores? Warm-up group already on the ice, lol.

Free Skate: 84.51
Total Score: 130.13

 

[treblemakerem]

Does anyone know why Yaroslav withdrew?

 

[draqq]

Does anyone know why Yaroslav withdrew?

Not sure. He's still on the list to skate, maybe they haven't said anything about his withdrawal yet?

 

[draqq]

Micah TANG (TPE)

2A - Perhaps pop?, good height if not
3Lz+3T - 3T maybe <
3F+1Eu+2S - A little rough
Spin - Nice running camel entry, a tad slow
3Lo+2T - Fine
2Lo - Popped
Choreo Step - A bit slow
3Lz - Flip-out
3S - Double-footed, < likely
Footwork - Could fill the circle more, edges a bit shallow
Spin - Nice butterfly, fair speed
Spin - Nice half-sit tuck position, each position held well

Good effort from Tang here. A few pops but a good fight on the spins. Looks exhausted near the boards.

Free Skate: 98.09
Total Score: 154.90

 

[draqq]

Hiroaki Sato (JPN)

4T+2T(arms aloft) - Knee saved him, good landing
3A - Turn-out
2Lz - Pop
Flying Spin - Good speed and positions
Footwork - Strong, bold steps
2A - Popped, almost a delayed 2A because of it
Spin - Good twisted sit positions
3Lz - Flip-out
3F - Good landing
Choreo Step - Good
1S - Pop
Spin - Good A-frame, change of foot camel, and crossfoot spin to end

Despite the pops, Sato is able to carry the rather bold, bombastic movement. Definitely a step up from what we've seen so far in this event. A strong recovery from the short program. There was a lack of combinations, however.

Free Skate: 119.96
Total Score: 176.30

 

[Interspectator]

Yay, Hiroaki! Always a pleasure to watch.

 

[draqq]

Harrison Jon-Yen WONG (HKG)

3Lz+3T - Clean, 3T could be < but I don't think so
Change Foot Camel Spin - Good speed and positions
2A - Rough landing
3F - Alright
3Lo + 2T - Decent
Spin - Fair speed
3Lz - Flip-out
2A+1Eu+3S - Crumbled near end
Footwork - Nice twizzles with both arms above the head, could have more speed and emphasis
3Lo - Step-out
Choreo - Nice line in spread eagle
Spin - Cool hydroblade into the combo spin

Good effort on the technical merit. Some of the jumps looked labored but they were done mostly fine. Alright expression in interpreting the Notre Dame de Paris music.

Free Skate: 113.79
Total Score: 171.59

 

[karne]

That was actually a really fantastic program for Vincent, I like it. And love that tunic.

That said however I counted 5 URs including both quads and triple Axels so clearly that problem hasn't gone away.

 

[draqq]

Vincent ZHOU (USA)

4Lz - Hand-down, maybe <
4S - Could be <
3A+2T - Good flow-out
Flying Spin - Fairly good centering, actually
Choreo - Good breath to the music
3A - step-out, could be <
3Lz+3T - Great!
3F - Solid
Flying Spin - Good speed, seems Level 3
3Lz+1Eu+3S - Fall on end, but two arms aloft on the first 3Lz
Footwork - Fairly simple
Spin - Decent, strong flourish to the end

Wouldn't be surprised if he gets dinged several times, but it's great to see the 4S attempt. I bet that he's going to add in the 4F again sometime later.

This Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon music suits him better than last year's program. It emphasizes the technical merit and the choreography does highlight the both the spirited and softer sides of the music choice. The more commitment he will have, the more intense his highs, the better.

Free Skate: 142.90
Total Score: 204.62