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Disappointed in the men and women's showing this weekend. I wasn't expecting so much nervousness and shaky skating. I figured they'd be better in an environment without a crowd but it's like the cardboard made things worse. lol
2020 Skate America: Men's FS
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Malinin got 5th place! YES!!!!
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2 hours til Pairs..which is good because I have some stuff to do.
Like take my dog for a walk.
Like take my dog for a walk.
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I think we should not forget that rinks has been closed for months and that it´s a odd year.
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My peacock feed is fine, too. And I don't miss Johnny and Tara at all! I DO wish I could REWIND.
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I really miss Hanyu, who is hands down the best male skater of all-time, in my opinion. Even when he messes up, he still impresses the heck out of me. Nathan skated like he was half asleep today.
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I feel like this whole event was a mess
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asked earlier, not sure if anyone responded but did Jimmy Ma really deserve that low score?
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asked earlier, not sure if anyone responded but did Jimmy Ma really deserve that low score?
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I agree with you. He has rounded shoulders that come from not opening through the back, in my opinion. I love him - and I think he has a style and look all his own which I appreciate - but he does have a little pit of a posture thing going on.
That's one really nice feature of the ISU feed — you can rewind, pause etc.My peacock feed is fine, too. And I don't miss Johnny and Tara at all! I DO wish I could REWIND.
Does anyone except Yuzu actually know what Nathan needs to beat him? I mean, I adore Yuzu, but uhm... for all we know, he has been sitting on a beach with his feet propped up since March instead of spending all his days training.
Sorry, just kidding... well, half-kidding.
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I think it is the ISU feed for me for pairs, then!
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I must say Keegans FS was the highlight for me.
Considering the pandemic and rinks are mostly closed or highly restricted, I think this competition is admirable. I think the athletes are putting out new or newly revived programs. 8 months is a long time for these elite athletes not to compete. The scoring seems a bit generous but for the most part consistent. I think SA is setting a reasonable bar for other federations to put together their competitions.
I am a bit surprised that Vincent Zhou received similar artistic scores to Keegan Messing. I think Keegan feels and moves to the music so much better than Vincent. Vincent's got his jumps but I become bored watching him; his movements are so artificial. Maybe Keegan's attraction to more alternative/heavy metal music turns off the judges. He doesn't have to do Charlie Chaplin all the time but maybe Keegan can find something a little more adaptable to movement and story telling. Sorry, I like all music but his FS and skating are not a match. I can't even tell you what Vincent skated to but I have no desire to watch it again. I think he's lucky he got silver.
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I don't know offhand what his score was, but I can confirm that his performance was not good. He's sort of in the same boat as Starr Andrews is in for the women... my opinion of course. One exciting and promising performance years ago, and nothing really worthy of notice since then. I remain hopeful, but the next great skate from either of them will be a nice surprise for me, because I no longer expect it.
For me, the exciting performance of the day was Malinin. He bagged some scalps today in Bychenko and Alex K, and also Pulkinen... these are not skaters you'd expect to lose to an athlete that young and inexperienced. Even in this watered-down field, a fifth place finish is something to celebrate. He certainly put himself on the map.
