Keegan Messing landed on the top of the heap following the Men's Short Program on Friday night with 92.66 points to position himself to win his first national championship with a near-clean skate. The 2018 Olympian performed a heartfelt routine set to "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran and managed an exceptional quadruple toe-triple toe and triple Axel, but pitched forward and put his hands down on the triple Lutz. In the program dedicated to his new wife, Messing also demonstrated excellent positions on the flying change foot camel spin, an exuberant footwork sequence and a fast closing combination spin.
"The feel of the program, just the feeling of being married and being able to take that feeling of love and put it out on the ice... Lance Vipond, he did such an amazing job being able to take that emotion and give me something to skate to that I can, in every step, feel the emotion of, the connection I have with my wife," said Messing. "I gotta say, it's the first time that I will be skating in my single career that I don't feel alone on the ice. It's like she's right there skating with me and I never want to get rid of this program because of that. It's one of the best feelings I have from competing."
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"The feel of the program, just the feeling of being married and being able to take that feeling of love and put it out on the ice... Lance Vipond, he did such an amazing job being able to take that emotion and give me something to skate to that I can, in every step, feel the emotion of, the connection I have with my wife," said Messing. "I gotta say, it's the first time that I will be skating in my single career that I don't feel alone on the ice. It's like she's right there skating with me and I never want to get rid of this program because of that. It's one of the best feelings I have from competing."
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How did your favorites do in the Men's SP? Disappointments? Surprises?