JGP Bratislava: Men's Predictions

[GS Forum Staff]

Pre-game chat and predictions for 2018 JGP Bratislava: Men

Here is a link to the entries for the men
http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108759.htm (includes substitutes)

Mauro CALCAGNO	ARG
Luc MAIERHOFER	AUT
Mikalai KAZLOU	BLR
Alexander ZLATKOV	BUL
Stephen GOGOLEV	CAN
Aleksa RAKIC	CAN
Charles Henry KATANOVIC	CRO
Nikolaj Molgaard PEDERSEN	DEN
Denis GURDZHI	GER
Luke DIGBY	GBR
Calvin PRATAMA	INA
Daniel GRASSL	ITA
Mitsuki SUMOTO	JPN
Donovan CARRILLO	MEX
Lilian BINZARI	MDA
Jaeseok KYEONG	KOR
Egor RUKHIN	RUS
Roman SAVOSIN	RUS
Gabriel FOLKESSON	SWE
Tomas Llorenc GUARINO SABATE	SUI
Mykhailo LEIBA	UKR
Kyrylo LISHENKO	UKR
Ryan DUNK	USA
Andrew TORGASHEV	USA

 

[el henry]

Andrew Torgashev

Donovan Carrillo

Good start to the JGP!:agree:

 

[cheerknithanson]

Gogolev!!!! I can't wait to see how well he does. Makes it easier we don't have to wait as long to see. We've been hyping him up for a while now and now he's FINALLY junior-eligible.

 

[LadyB]

Stephen, Egor and and Mishina/Galiamov!!! I'm happy

 

[sweetice]

Where is Danielian ? Why is not between the substitutes ?

Is still not senior eligible...

 

[sweetice]

Andrew Torgashev

Donovan Carrillo

Good start to the JGP!:agree:

Also Gogolev, Sumoto, Savosin and Grassl. Impressive.

I'm eager to see them, plus Shcherbakova, Tarusina, Yokoi and Tornaghi between the ladies.

 

[The Finn]

Where is Danielian ? Why is not between the substitutes ?

Is still not senior eligible...

I wouldn't worry about him one bit. He will skate later events just like Shevchenko / Eremenko who also aren't named here.

Atakhanova / Volodin is also absent here but I am very confident that they too will skate at later events.

 

[AlexRus]

Junior Men (Main Entries) in order of Personal Best
In ( ) - best unofficial, at competitions which don't give ISU Best, only for skaters who haven't ISU Best.

1 Roman SAVOSIN RUS 222.37
2 Stephen GOGOLEV CAN (220.81 Senior Nationals)
3 Andrew TORGASHEV USA 212.71
4 Daniel GRASSL ITA 207.12
5 Donovan CARRILLO MEX 200.76
6 Egor RUKHIN RUS 185.12
7 Mitsuki SUMOTO JPN 182.39
8 Ryan DUNK USA 170.71
9 Gabriel FOLKESSON SWE 166.39
10 Jaeseok KYEONG KOR 156.82
11 Luc MAIERHOFER AUT 153.00
12 Mykhailo LEIBA UKR (150.78)
13 Denis GURDZHI GER 138.77
14 Aleksa RAKIC CAN (136.76 Novice Nationals)
15 Luke DIGBY GBR 136.26
16 Kyrylo LISHENKO UKR (132.86)
17 Tomas Llorenc GUARINO SABATE SUI 130.70
18 Alexander ZLATKOV BUL 129.22
19 Charles Henry KATANOVIC CRO 124.26
20 Mikalai KAZLOU BLR 114.52
21 Lilian BINZARI MDA (112.69)
22 Nikolaj Molgaard PEDERSEN DEN 112.17
23 Mauro CALCAGNO ARG 99.59
24 Calvin PRATAMA INA 63.94

 

[The Finn]

Sergey Rozanov has said that Daniel Grassl was impressive at training and landed 4Lz+3T+3Lo in practice at Courchevel camp.

 

[Step Sequence4]

Men’s lineup looks stacked. Should he exciting with all of the quads brought by Grassl, Gogolev & Savosin (not to discount Ruhkin,Carrillo,Sumoto or Torgashev) but geeez.

 

[el henry]

Men’s lineup looks stacked. Should he exciting with all of the quads brought by Grassl, Gogolev & Savosin (not to discount Ruhkin,Carrillo,Sumoto or Torgashev) but geeez.

I agree we should not discount them, and I for one am looking forward *far more* to the skating and performance skills of Andrew T., Donovan, and Mitsuki than the quadsters. Faaaaar more Why I love the junior men so much more than the ladies, the performers are still in the hunt, not just jump da jump jump :agree:

Different strokes for different folks

 

[StephenGfan]

Junior Men (Main Entries) in order of Personal Best
(corrected by list of entries at 16 Aug 2018)

1 Roman SAVOSIN RUS 222.37
2 Stephen GOGOLEV CAN 220.81 (Senior Nationals)
3 Andrew TORGASHEV USA 212.71
4 Daniel GRASSL ITA 207.12
5 Donovan CARRILLO MEX 200.76
6 Egor RUKHIN RUS 185.12
7 Mitsuki SUMOTO JPN 182.39
8 Ryan DUNK USA 170.71
9 Gabriel FOLKESSON SWE 166.39
10 Jaeseok KYEONG KOR 156.82
11 Luc MAIERHOFER AUT 153.00
12 Denis GURDZHI GER 8 138.77
13 Aleksa RAKIC CAN 136.76 (Novice Nationals)
14 Luke DIGBY GBR 9 136.26
15 Tomas Llorenc GUARINO SABATE SUI 130.70
16 Alexander ZLATKOV BUL 129.22
17 Charles Henry KATANOVIC CRO 124.26
18 Mikalai KAZLOU BLR 114.52
19 Nikolaj Molgaard PEDERSEN DEN 112.17
20 Mauro CALCAGNO ARG 99.59
21 Calvin PRATAMA INA 63.94

Lilian BINZARI MDA -
Mykhailo LEIBA UKR -
Kyrylo LISHENKO UKR -

Not bad for a 13-year old competing against 18-year-olds in his first international junior season. GO stephen!

 

[StephenGfan]

I agree we should not discount them, and I for one am looking forward *far more* to the skating and performance skills of Andrew T., Donovan, and Mitsuki than the quadsters. Faaaaar more Why I love the junior men so much more than the ladies, the performers are still in the hunt, not just jump da jump jump :agree:

Different strokes for different folks

Have you seen Stephen.G's SP? beautifully performed (Spins and choreo) for a 13 year old boy not just "jump da jump jump quadster" he has shown signs of artistry already and as he grows it will only get better.

 

[siberia82]

Have you seen Stephen.G's SP? beautifully performed (Spins and choreo) for a 13 year old boy not just "jump da jump jump quadster" he has shown signs of artistry already and as he grows it will only get better.

ITA! :agree: I had seen Gogolev compete in person at the Skate Canada Challenge in Dec. 2017, and considering that he had kept "Run Boy Run" from last season (which makes it easier to compare), I've noticed a definite improvement in his presentation skills, and he's also more graceful on the ice.

Here's Stephen's SP from the 2018 Minto Summer Skate for those of you who have not seen it yet (I've cut this from the Skate Ontario archived livestream, while the vid which is on YouTube is a screen recording): https://vimeo.com/282102356

 

[el henry]

I'm sorry my friends.

I was not thinking of Stephen G when I wrote the jump da jump iump; as I stated, I was actually thinking of the ladies. ETA: For some reason, I don't include Stephen in the category "quadsters" and I know I should, because he has them) For a 13 year old, I look forward to seeing Stephen grow and improve.

There is no way, shape or form that his artistry compares to that of my beloved Andrew T. Or that his performance skills match those of the charming Donovan C. He may well finish ahead of them due to the jumps, but those are the standards to which he should aspire, and I'm sure he will:agree:

Go Andrew! :clapper: Go Donovan!

 

[LadyB]

From the ISU entry page:
Coach Brian Orser is the 2984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist.

Great to know that Brian will be back some time. Shame, I won't be around to watch him.

 

[cheerknithanson]

Omg, less than 2 days until the start of the JGP! I'm gonna to try to wake up early. I probably will since my dog loves coming into my room to sniff my trash can and my room for any crumbs.