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- Jan 20, 2004
Don't overlook Hiwatashi. He placed 4th at US Nationals & 8th at 4 CC's.
Don't overlook Hiwatashi. He placed 4th at US Nationals & 8th at 4 CC's.
Cheering for an (unrealistic) medal for Joseph Phan here!!
What's up with Erokhov? I thought he was injured again.
It's nice if he is fit to skate but I don't think he will be able to defend his medal.
he didn't do well at his last competition, he could be hard to him be in the top 5
I'd say it would be hard for any one of Murashov, Danielian, Erokhov to finish top 5 honestly. I hope Artur does well enough to end his season on a good note but I'm not to happy he will compete here
It's gonna be hard for anyone to get into the top five, as we saw on the JGP, where the guy who ultimately won the JGPF didn't originally make the top 6 cut. Field is on its way back up, and we have a lot of guys in it who are technically competitive with each other. Only a couple (I think?) with multiple different quads for the free skate that could bring in beaucoup points but will have to deliver the jumps well under this year's system in order to reap the reward. My guess is that the Canadian wunderkind will do it. After that, goodness only knows. Quite a nice group of young performers: Gummenik, Hiwatashi, Shimada, Pulkinen--who could bring in the balanced scores across both events if they skate well and the big jumpers forfeit their GOE.
Me too :thumbsup:Cheering for an (unrealistic) medal for Joseph Phan here!!
Yeah, Joseph was fourth last year, and came third in the free skate, so it's not unrealistic for him to medal, though much of this season has been a disappointment. If he can have a free skate like he had at Canadian Nationals, he'd definitely be in the mix.I don't think that would be any more unrealistic a possibility than Nadeau, Danielan, and Hiwatashi were the years they won medals. It's the men. Who knows?
I forgot that it's already time for JW. So excited for men's! Gogolev seems to have settled in nicely after the blip that was his second JGP, so he looks to be a solid favorite for gold- alongside Hiwatashi I may add(like others have mentioned), who actually backed up a solid nationals showing with good skates at 4CC, and has the ability to beat Gogolev unlike the others(let's get real...Pulkinen is not likely to skate clean). Fight for the top finishes will be exciting and competitive in general though. Way more interesting than last season tbh.