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- Apr 5, 2016
Finally got a chance to watch Conrad's FS. What a ride it was.
So this competition didn't go as planned for Conrad. Conrad did have some beautiful triple Axels to start off his programs though. I am wondering how much training the 4Lz is affecting the timing of his 3Lz because he's having problems with it this season despite successfully doing 3Lz+3T last season. Maybe it's time to put the training of that 4Lz on the back burner in a season where the solo SP jump is a 3Lz. Now for the FS - 4everchan has pointed out to me that each of the three times he's performed the FS this season he's had a different layout. And each time it's been a struggle. For reference, here are the FS protocols from his 3 competitions this season.
Minto
Summer Skate
JGP Cup of Austria
I am guessing the Minto layout was an experimental one, to challenge him and test his limits. The Summer Skate layout was closer to what he would do on the JGP, with the 4Lz gone. But when that did not go well either the layout was revised once again. So Conrad hasn't had a chance to get used to skating one layout. As this a new program, that's compounded the problem of jump consistency. Though in Salzburg he also completely lost control in his camel spin. That's an unusual mistake to see and suggests that earlier jump issues made Conrad lose focus. It was good he kept a cool head and caught up with his music. But he was rattled.
It's a bit late to say this here but I am not a big fan of Allison Purkiss' choreo for Conrad. I didn't like the choreo for his previous FS either. Allison is an excellent coach and choreographer for junior pairs, but I am of the opinion that she's not a good fit for Conrad. I am not sure why Conrad & Eva went back to her, but maybe they liked her previous work for him because of the success he had. Conrad's SP and even his exhibitions I find are a better fit for his style of skating. However, now that he has this choreo and program he needs to perform it to the best of his abilities. And I believe he can do that. Once he settles into one layout and trains it continuously for a few weeks he should have a better outcome. Because right now it looks like the two weeks between Summer Skate and JGP Cup of Austria were not enough. And once again I ask for the National Summer Series to be moved up so that skaters have more time to get a better feel for their programs.
Good luck to Conrad in Poland. You can do it!
So this competition didn't go as planned for Conrad. Conrad did have some beautiful triple Axels to start off his programs though. I am wondering how much training the 4Lz is affecting the timing of his 3Lz because he's having problems with it this season despite successfully doing 3Lz+3T last season. Maybe it's time to put the training of that 4Lz on the back burner in a season where the solo SP jump is a 3Lz. Now for the FS - 4everchan has pointed out to me that each of the three times he's performed the FS this season he's had a different layout. And each time it's been a struggle. For reference, here are the FS protocols from his 3 competitions this season.
Minto
Summer Skate
JGP Cup of Austria
I am guessing the Minto layout was an experimental one, to challenge him and test his limits. The Summer Skate layout was closer to what he would do on the JGP, with the 4Lz gone. But when that did not go well either the layout was revised once again. So Conrad hasn't had a chance to get used to skating one layout. As this a new program, that's compounded the problem of jump consistency. Though in Salzburg he also completely lost control in his camel spin. That's an unusual mistake to see and suggests that earlier jump issues made Conrad lose focus. It was good he kept a cool head and caught up with his music. But he was rattled.
It's a bit late to say this here but I am not a big fan of Allison Purkiss' choreo for Conrad. I didn't like the choreo for his previous FS either. Allison is an excellent coach and choreographer for junior pairs, but I am of the opinion that she's not a good fit for Conrad. I am not sure why Conrad & Eva went back to her, but maybe they liked her previous work for him because of the success he had. Conrad's SP and even his exhibitions I find are a better fit for his style of skating. However, now that he has this choreo and program he needs to perform it to the best of his abilities. And I believe he can do that. Once he settles into one layout and trains it continuously for a few weeks he should have a better outcome. Because right now it looks like the two weeks between Summer Skate and JGP Cup of Austria were not enough. And once again I ask for the National Summer Series to be moved up so that skaters have more time to get a better feel for their programs.
Good luck to Conrad in Poland. You can do it!
But of course it's his family choice how to pronounce their name in the country they live now. Good to know, as he could not recognize his name pronounced in Polish 
