Showing posts with label Daisuke Takahashi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daisuke Takahashi. Show all posts
Monday, November 14, 2011
NHK Trophy Men's and Ladies Results
Daisuke Takahashi landed his first successful quad flip attempt in the 6 minute warmup before his freeskate. (Above is a slow mo clip of it)
He didn't land his quad flip attempt in his freeskate, but he still won NHK by nearly 25 points after a dazzling program. His spins are showing a lot of improvement, his skating skills (which, in my opinion, were already very good) are better than ever, and his jumps are looking easier.
Men's Freeskate Results
Protocols
Overall Results
Akiko Suzuki held off Mao Asada to win by less than two points overall after the latter won the freeskate with a better performance than she's given in some time and one that should give her and her fans hope for this season.
Ladies Freeskate Results
Protocols
Overall Results
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Daisuke TAKAHASHI - SP
Daisuke Takahashi leads after the men's short program with a personal best of 90.43 points (also the best men's short score of the season).
Brandon Mroz finish 3rd in the short program after landing the first quad lutz ever landed in international competition
Men's Short Results
Protocols
Free Dance Results
Protocols
Ice Dance Overall Results
Pairs Freeskate Results
Protocols
Pairs Overall Results
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Skate Canada; Men's Short Program
Elladj Balde (Canada): Edge called on his triple flip-triple toe that also had a slight stepout. Triple axel underrotated ,two footed, and fallen on. Slight bobble on the triple lutz too. First spin was nice, the other two weren't as successful. You could see he was trying to really perform, which is nice. TE 28.82 PCS 28.17 Deduction - 1.00 = SP 55.99 (10th)
Ross Miner (USA): Pretty sure this is the same short program he had last year (it's the same costume as last year, at least). Singled axel at the beginning and his triple lutz was a bit scratching and he only managed a double toe on the end of it instead of a triple. He got it back on track with a nice triple flip. Most spins were alright; the last one was particularly nice, and his footwork was okay. I'm glad Ross didn't give up and got the performance back on track, but it still was kind of bland. Something to work on, for sure. TE 29.62 PCS 31.21 PCS = SP 60.83 (9th)
Denis Ten (Kazakhstan): He has nice speed across the ice. Triple axel was good in the air and initially on the landing too, but he somehow leaned too far back AFTER actually landing it and stumbled a bit (they counted it as a fall on deductions). His triple flip-triple toe was alright, followed by a lovely death drop and a triple lutz that was fine. Camel changefoot camel with an alright donut position but it slowed. Last spin was a combination spin with an A frame position which was done well enough (that position still is a least favorite of mine though). Footwork has some nice twizzles and other steps, but his arms got flaily in a few parts of it, which was probably made to appear worse than it was by the style of sleeves his costume had. TE 38.94 PCS 33.46 Deduction - 1.00 = SP 71.50 (5th)
Andrei Rogozine (Canada): Good triple flip-triple toe and a spread eagle to his triple axel; the landing had to be worked a bit, but that's was a rather difficult entry. The music randomly changed while he was spinning.. it was a little odd. Good triple lutz and a good spin after. His footwork was okay but his last spin was really slow by the time he was finishing it. TE 35.68 PCS 31.60 = SP 67.28 (6th)
Javier Fernandez (Spain): Nice quad toe to start the program! Man... I forgot how fast Javier rotates in the air - it's really something. Very good triple lutz-triple toe after that, as well as a good triple axel. His footwork went was really suited to the theme of the program; it was cute and done well. His spins could use some work. They traveled a lot and were on the slow side. Pretty impressive overall though... those jumps were ridiculous. He was very pleased with his performance; his reaction was adorable, haha. TE 45.60 PCS 39.11 = SP 84.71 (1st)
Alexander Majorov (Sweden): His costume made me think that he was Richard Dornbush for a second. His triple axel was alright, but some trouble on the triple lutz; he pitched forward a bit on the landing and had to settle for a double toe on the end of it to complete his combination with it. He had more trouble on the triple flip after that, turning out on the landing. Sloppy sit change sit spin and trouble on the other spins as well. He tried to be entertaining with this Austin Powers routine, but it didn't really work for me; the footwork in particularly felt kitschy. TE 33.36 PCS 31.78 = SP 65.14 (7th)
Adam Rippon (USA): Haha, he made a great face before starting... looking confident. Good Rippon triple lutz to start and nice speed in general. It looked like his free foot might have touched the ice a bit on the landing of his triple axel, but it was rotated and he avoid falling out of it, which is still a victory for him. Triple flip-triple toe combo; the flip was alright but you could see on the replay that the triple toe was under. After that was an alright spin and his footwork sequence, which seemed a little clumsy - I'm wondering if he's just not comfortable with it yet. Loved his split jump after that, and it was nice to see his layback spin again. I'm not sure how I feel about this program; I think it'll take a couple more performances for me to know if I like it or not. Another great face after finishing his program. TE 36.61 PCS 36.28 = SP 72.89 (4th)
Kevin van der Perren (Belgium): Triple axel popped into a double to start, followed by a triple flip-triple toe and a good triple lutz. His spins are still pretty poor, but while his footwork wasn't done amazingly well, it at least had a section of one foot turns that are difficult, which is some improvement. TE 31.86 PCS 32.15 = SP 64.01 (8th)
Patrick Chan (Canada): First was his quad toe, which he put his hand down on and turned out of, followed by his triple axel attempt, which was doubled. Good combo spin but it traveled a bit. Triple lutz-triple toe was alright, and his flying spin and camel change camel were on the good side. Footwork had some nice twizzles and edges. As Patrick said in the kiss and cry, "Better than last year". I'm still not a fan of this program (which he kept from last season). TE 40.38 PCS 42.90 = SP 83.28 (3rd)
Daisuke Takahashi (Japan): The crowd absolutely errupted when his name was announced. Good triple flip-triple toe to start. Good triple axel! A flying sit spin that was quite nice and then an alright triple lutz. His camel change camel with a not so great donut variation and it was his slowest spin. His trademark footwork was gorgeous and he ended with a nicely done combo spin. I love the mood of this program; it's intense and you could see as soon as he took his opening pose that he was ready to perform. This performance was more than I dared hope from Daisuke at this point in the season; it was rock solid technically and he really drew you into the program. I could not be happier with how he skated. TE 42.41 PCS 42.25 = SP 84.66(2nd)
Ross Miner (USA): Pretty sure this is the same short program he had last year (it's the same costume as last year, at least). Singled axel at the beginning and his triple lutz was a bit scratching and he only managed a double toe on the end of it instead of a triple. He got it back on track with a nice triple flip. Most spins were alright; the last one was particularly nice, and his footwork was okay. I'm glad Ross didn't give up and got the performance back on track, but it still was kind of bland. Something to work on, for sure. TE 29.62 PCS 31.21 PCS = SP 60.83 (9th)
Denis Ten (Kazakhstan): He has nice speed across the ice. Triple axel was good in the air and initially on the landing too, but he somehow leaned too far back AFTER actually landing it and stumbled a bit (they counted it as a fall on deductions). His triple flip-triple toe was alright, followed by a lovely death drop and a triple lutz that was fine. Camel changefoot camel with an alright donut position but it slowed. Last spin was a combination spin with an A frame position which was done well enough (that position still is a least favorite of mine though). Footwork has some nice twizzles and other steps, but his arms got flaily in a few parts of it, which was probably made to appear worse than it was by the style of sleeves his costume had. TE 38.94 PCS 33.46 Deduction - 1.00 = SP 71.50 (5th)
Andrei Rogozine (Canada): Good triple flip-triple toe and a spread eagle to his triple axel; the landing had to be worked a bit, but that's was a rather difficult entry. The music randomly changed while he was spinning.. it was a little odd. Good triple lutz and a good spin after. His footwork was okay but his last spin was really slow by the time he was finishing it. TE 35.68 PCS 31.60 = SP 67.28 (6th)
Javier Fernandez (Spain): Nice quad toe to start the program! Man... I forgot how fast Javier rotates in the air - it's really something. Very good triple lutz-triple toe after that, as well as a good triple axel. His footwork went was really suited to the theme of the program; it was cute and done well. His spins could use some work. They traveled a lot and were on the slow side. Pretty impressive overall though... those jumps were ridiculous. He was very pleased with his performance; his reaction was adorable, haha. TE 45.60 PCS 39.11 = SP 84.71 (1st)
Alexander Majorov (Sweden): His costume made me think that he was Richard Dornbush for a second. His triple axel was alright, but some trouble on the triple lutz; he pitched forward a bit on the landing and had to settle for a double toe on the end of it to complete his combination with it. He had more trouble on the triple flip after that, turning out on the landing. Sloppy sit change sit spin and trouble on the other spins as well. He tried to be entertaining with this Austin Powers routine, but it didn't really work for me; the footwork in particularly felt kitschy. TE 33.36 PCS 31.78 = SP 65.14 (7th)
Adam Rippon (USA): Haha, he made a great face before starting... looking confident. Good Rippon triple lutz to start and nice speed in general. It looked like his free foot might have touched the ice a bit on the landing of his triple axel, but it was rotated and he avoid falling out of it, which is still a victory for him. Triple flip-triple toe combo; the flip was alright but you could see on the replay that the triple toe was under. After that was an alright spin and his footwork sequence, which seemed a little clumsy - I'm wondering if he's just not comfortable with it yet. Loved his split jump after that, and it was nice to see his layback spin again. I'm not sure how I feel about this program; I think it'll take a couple more performances for me to know if I like it or not. Another great face after finishing his program. TE 36.61 PCS 36.28 = SP 72.89 (4th)
Kevin van der Perren (Belgium): Triple axel popped into a double to start, followed by a triple flip-triple toe and a good triple lutz. His spins are still pretty poor, but while his footwork wasn't done amazingly well, it at least had a section of one foot turns that are difficult, which is some improvement. TE 31.86 PCS 32.15 = SP 64.01 (8th)
Patrick Chan (Canada): First was his quad toe, which he put his hand down on and turned out of, followed by his triple axel attempt, which was doubled. Good combo spin but it traveled a bit. Triple lutz-triple toe was alright, and his flying spin and camel change camel were on the good side. Footwork had some nice twizzles and edges. As Patrick said in the kiss and cry, "Better than last year". I'm still not a fan of this program (which he kept from last season). TE 40.38 PCS 42.90 = SP 83.28 (3rd)
Daisuke Takahashi (Japan): The crowd absolutely errupted when his name was announced. Good triple flip-triple toe to start. Good triple axel! A flying sit spin that was quite nice and then an alright triple lutz. His camel change camel with a not so great donut variation and it was his slowest spin. His trademark footwork was gorgeous and he ended with a nicely done combo spin. I love the mood of this program; it's intense and you could see as soon as he took his opening pose that he was ready to perform. This performance was more than I dared hope from Daisuke at this point in the season; it was rock solid technically and he really drew you into the program. I could not be happier with how he skated. TE 42.41 PCS 42.25 = SP 84.66(2nd)
Friday, October 28, 2011
ISU GP Skate Canada -- Daisuke TAKAHASHI - SP
2nd place behind Javier Fernandez with 84.66 points. My thoughts on the men and ladies' short programs will be posted later!
Skating Updates
A few pieces of skating news while we wait for the ladies short to start...
Daisuke Takahashi confirms again that he plans to skate until Sochi; also talks about quads and his readiness for this season, among other things.
Brandon Mroz's quad lutz was officially recognized.
Adam Rippon plans a quad lutz at Skate Canada; if he lands it, he'll be the first one to do so internationally.
Ashley Wagner and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir spoke to Icenetwork about this season.
Daisuke Takahashi confirms again that he plans to skate until Sochi; also talks about quads and his readiness for this season, among other things.
Brandon Mroz's quad lutz was officially recognized.
Adam Rippon plans a quad lutz at Skate Canada; if he lands it, he'll be the first one to do so internationally.
Ashley Wagner and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir spoke to Icenetwork about this season.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Skate Canada: A Preview
It is almost time for what will almost certainly be the most... interestingly scored event of the Grand Prix. I'll give it to you straight - I am both really looking forward to this and yet dreading how the scoring will play out. In any case though, I'm certainly hoping for much better skating than we saw at Skate America last week.
Ice Dance: Virtue/Moir are clearly the team to beat here - unless they have an absolutely massive meltdown, I just can't see them not winning, especially in their home country and with Pechalat/Bourzat withdrawing due to Bourzat being ill, I don't think there's anyone here to challenge them. Cappellini/Lanotte and Weaver/Poje seem likely to be in the medal hunt. Also of note is the new team of Madison Chock/Evan Bates, both of which have been U.S. National medalists and Worlds competitors with former partners; I have yet to see them skate, but it'll be interesting to see how they do here, as a team that will be hoping to snag that third U.S. Worlds spot come January.
Pairs: World silver medalists Volosozhar/Trankov shouldn't have much trouble here. I think it'll probably a battle for the other two spots on the podium between Sui/Han, Takahashi/Tran, Lawrence/Swiegers, and Duhamel/Radford. Jessica Dube will be competing with her new partner Sebastian Wolfe and maybe they could play spoiler but it's hard to say, especially with them having skated together for less than a year.
Ladies: Like Skate America, there are a lot of ladies here that have medal potential. Akiko Suzuki did very well on the Grand Prix last year, despite less than generous PCS from the judges, and Mirai Nagasu could be a huge factor if she keeps it together in her freeskate. Cynthia Phaneuf will have the home country advantage and has placed in the top 5 at Worlds and Alena Leonova just missed out on a World bronze last season, so if their jumps are there, they're ones to keep an eye on. Rachael Flatt wasn't scored generously internationally last season, but still managed to medal at both of her events and make the Grand Prix Final and is often one of the more consistent competitors. Ashley Wagner has a different style than most of the other ladies and might do very well if her jumps are clean, but she is prone to two footed landings on her triples. Lastly, Elizaveta Tuktamisheva, fresh out the junior ranks, is definitely a girl to keep your eye on. Despite her youth, she is known for consistently landing difficult triple-triple combinations and there's even a video floating around on youtube of her landing a triple axel! The ladies definitely look to be one of the most exciting competitions of Skate Canada and I'm looking forward to seeing how this pans out.
Men: There are probably three main guys to watch out for here; Patrick Chan, Daisuke Takahashi, and Adam Rippon. In all honesty, I'll be surprised if Patrick doesn't leave with the gold here; he fell three times at the Japan Open a few weeks ago and still was the top scoring man. With his generous scores in general and this being one of the events with the most inflated scores, that's probably just the way it's going to be. The 2010 World Champion Daisuke Takahashi is planning to try a quad in both programs this season, but it's hard to say how ready his jumps will be considering his screw removal surgery in his knee a few months ago. I believe in him wholeheartedly, but he just simply might not have enough mileage on his jumps yet for them to be steady here. Adam Rippon started off last season with a bang at the Japan Open but fizzled out as the season went on. If he stays confident and he can control his triple axel and his new quad - the lutz, he has a great shot at medaling here.
Of course, there are other men who could be factors and given the events of last week, it'd be silly of me to disregard them! Kevin van der Perren will be fresh off his silver at Skate Canada and while I doubt that he'll be able to replicate that result here, it definitely proves that if more complete overall skaters really falter on their jumps, his jumping prowess could stand him in good stead. Javier Fernandez, Denis Ten, and Ross Miner likely all have quads planned and if they hit them as well as their other jumps... things could get interesting. Also of note is Chan's countryman, World Junior Champion Andrei Rogozine will also be competing - I haven't the slightest idea where he might end up, but I'll be keeping an eye out.
Here's the online streaming schedule.
Ice Dance: Virtue/Moir are clearly the team to beat here - unless they have an absolutely massive meltdown, I just can't see them not winning, especially in their home country and with Pechalat/Bourzat withdrawing due to Bourzat being ill, I don't think there's anyone here to challenge them. Cappellini/Lanotte and Weaver/Poje seem likely to be in the medal hunt. Also of note is the new team of Madison Chock/Evan Bates, both of which have been U.S. National medalists and Worlds competitors with former partners; I have yet to see them skate, but it'll be interesting to see how they do here, as a team that will be hoping to snag that third U.S. Worlds spot come January.
Pairs: World silver medalists Volosozhar/Trankov shouldn't have much trouble here. I think it'll probably a battle for the other two spots on the podium between Sui/Han, Takahashi/Tran, Lawrence/Swiegers, and Duhamel/Radford. Jessica Dube will be competing with her new partner Sebastian Wolfe and maybe they could play spoiler but it's hard to say, especially with them having skated together for less than a year.
Ladies: Like Skate America, there are a lot of ladies here that have medal potential. Akiko Suzuki did very well on the Grand Prix last year, despite less than generous PCS from the judges, and Mirai Nagasu could be a huge factor if she keeps it together in her freeskate. Cynthia Phaneuf will have the home country advantage and has placed in the top 5 at Worlds and Alena Leonova just missed out on a World bronze last season, so if their jumps are there, they're ones to keep an eye on. Rachael Flatt wasn't scored generously internationally last season, but still managed to medal at both of her events and make the Grand Prix Final and is often one of the more consistent competitors. Ashley Wagner has a different style than most of the other ladies and might do very well if her jumps are clean, but she is prone to two footed landings on her triples. Lastly, Elizaveta Tuktamisheva, fresh out the junior ranks, is definitely a girl to keep your eye on. Despite her youth, she is known for consistently landing difficult triple-triple combinations and there's even a video floating around on youtube of her landing a triple axel! The ladies definitely look to be one of the most exciting competitions of Skate Canada and I'm looking forward to seeing how this pans out.
Men: There are probably three main guys to watch out for here; Patrick Chan, Daisuke Takahashi, and Adam Rippon. In all honesty, I'll be surprised if Patrick doesn't leave with the gold here; he fell three times at the Japan Open a few weeks ago and still was the top scoring man. With his generous scores in general and this being one of the events with the most inflated scores, that's probably just the way it's going to be. The 2010 World Champion Daisuke Takahashi is planning to try a quad in both programs this season, but it's hard to say how ready his jumps will be considering his screw removal surgery in his knee a few months ago. I believe in him wholeheartedly, but he just simply might not have enough mileage on his jumps yet for them to be steady here. Adam Rippon started off last season with a bang at the Japan Open but fizzled out as the season went on. If he stays confident and he can control his triple axel and his new quad - the lutz, he has a great shot at medaling here.
Of course, there are other men who could be factors and given the events of last week, it'd be silly of me to disregard them! Kevin van der Perren will be fresh off his silver at Skate Canada and while I doubt that he'll be able to replicate that result here, it definitely proves that if more complete overall skaters really falter on their jumps, his jumping prowess could stand him in good stead. Javier Fernandez, Denis Ten, and Ross Miner likely all have quads planned and if they hit them as well as their other jumps... things could get interesting. Also of note is Chan's countryman, World Junior Champion Andrei Rogozine will also be competing - I haven't the slightest idea where he might end up, but I'll be keeping an eye out.
Here's the online streaming schedule.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Skating Updates
Daisuke Takahashi is not retiring and plans to compete next season. He says he wants to take things one season at a time, but has also stated in several interviews that he would like to compete in Sochi. Daisuke will be having knee surgery to remove the screw left from his prior surgery to repair his ACL and meniscus (this month, if I am not mistaken).
Daisuke also spoke to Icenetwork about his 5 favorite things.
Controversy abounds about whether or not Rachael Flatt should have competed at Worlds with her fractured tibia. While I am of the opinion that she should have withdrawn, I think it's more important to be asking why her coach Zakrajsek would even let her compete in such pain (and in fact, has a history of letting or supporting his skaters do so.)
Meryl Davis and Charlie White make history as the first American ice dance team to ever win Worlds. Alongside Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, they created another historic moment; it was also the first time that North America swept the entire ice dance podium at Worlds.
The ISU President gave out some more details on the team skating event for Sochi.
Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin are calling it quits (despite their 6th place finish at Worlds...). She is looking for another partner while he is weighing his options.
Yu-Na Kim donated her prize money from her silver medal win at Worlds to UNICEF to help Japanese children.
An article on Alena Leonova.
Takahiko Kozuka talks about his flawless freeskate at Worlds.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
2011 Worlds Post Freeskate Men's Interviews
Daisuke talks about his skate problem and continues to have the best broken English ever.
Brian talks about his freeskate & hopes for next season.
Michal Brezina talks about landing two quads in his freeskate for the first time.
Javier Fernandez also talks about landing two quads in his freeskate for the first time.
Florent Amodio talks about his decision to skate a program with LYRICS.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Post Men's Short Program Interviews
Daisuke Takahashi
Cutest. English. Ever.
Florent Amodio
More adorable English!
Nobunari Oda
More!
Ross Miner
Normal English.
Patrick Chan
Canadian English.
Cutest. English. Ever.
Florent Amodio
More adorable English!
Nobunari Oda
More!
Ross Miner
Normal English.
Patrick Chan
Canadian English.
Skating Updates
Evgeni Plushenko is seeking ISU reinstatement
Some notes from Moscow
Czisny is relaxed and ready to go
Chan leads after the men's short
Be sure to keep checking Universal Sports and IceNetwork for videos and pictures from Worlds, and here for more updates!
Some notes from Moscow
Czisny is relaxed and ready to go
Chan leads after the men's short
Be sure to keep checking Universal Sports and IceNetwork for videos and pictures from Worlds, and here for more updates!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Poll: Who do you want to win the men's title at Worlds?
The next poll is now up! Vote and let me know who you hope will win the ladies title!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Happy Birthday Daisuke!!!
It is a certain fantastic skater's birthday today (in this timezone at least) , so here is a post to celebrate & hopefully cheer you up in the midst of all of this uncertainty and sadness in regards to the situation in Japan (and less importantly, Worlds).
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
30 Days of Skating - Day 29: Your favorite figure skater of all time
There is no way that I'm picking just one for overall... but one for each discipline (other than synchro)? Sure!
Ladies
The one and only Michelle Kwan. She will forever be the queen of figure skating, as far as I am concerned.
Men
Daisuke Takahashi. (Really, did you expect anyone else? :P)
Pairs
Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao. Their story is essentially skating's version of a fairy tale. (If you haven't yet, read The Second Mark for their life stories up until about 2003.)
Ice Dance
Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani. I've only become a fan recently, but going back and watching videos of them when they were younger, I've realized how insane it is that I haven't paid much attention to them until this season. They are a gorgeous team and I truly look forward to seeing them continue to improve in the years to come.
*Note: I just looked back and realized that all of the skaters I listed are Asian or of Asian descent, haha. I guess that's telling about my taste and how skating has shifted in power in recent years.
Ladies
Men
Pairs
Ice Dance
*Note: I just looked back and realized that all of the skaters I listed are Asian or of Asian descent, haha. I guess that's telling about my taste and how skating has shifted in power in recent years.
Friday, February 25, 2011
4 Continents Exhibition - Part 4
Daisuke Takahashi (Amelie & his Mambo short program footwork. =D)
^ The more I see that man skate, the more I fall in love with his skating.
Yuzuru Hanyu (Vertigo by U2)
Jeremy Abbott (The Rhythm of Love - Plain White T's)
Takahiko Kozuka ( Hello Goodbye & Safety Dance - Glee)
Adam Rippon (I'm Yours - Jason Mraz)
Exhibition Opening
Exhibition Finale
^ The more I see that man skate, the more I fall in love with his skating.
Yuzuru Hanyu (Vertigo by U2)
Jeremy Abbott (The Rhythm of Love - Plain White T's)
Takahiko Kozuka ( Hello Goodbye & Safety Dance - Glee)
Adam Rippon (I'm Yours - Jason Mraz)
Exhibition Opening
Exhibition Finale
Monday, February 21, 2011
4 Continents Men's Freeskate Videos
Shawn Sawyer
Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Jinlin Guan
Adam Rippon
Takahiko Kozuka
Jeremy Abbott
Yuzuru Hanyu
Daisuke Takahashi
Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Jinlin Guan
Adam Rippon
Takahiko Kozuka
Jeremy Abbott
Yuzuru Hanyu
Daisuke Takahashi
Saturday, February 19, 2011
4 Continents Men's Free & Final Results
1.Daisuke Takahashi TE 78.65 PCS 82.86 -1.00 :FS 160.51 = 244.00 Total (JPN)
2.Yuzuru Hanyu TE 78.20 PCS 73.38 :FS 151.58 = 228.01 Total (JPN)3.Jeremy Abbott TE 71.70 PCS 78.28 -1.00 :FS 148.98 = 225.71 Total (USA)
4.Takahiko Kozuka TE 83.19 PCS 75.08 - 1.00 :FS 157.27 = 223.52 Total (JPN)
5.Adam Rippon TE 66.10 PCS 71.20 :FS 137.30 = 210.01 Total (USA)
6. Jinlin Guan TE 72.30 PCS 66.00 -1.00 :FS 137.30 = 201.98 Total (CHN)
7.Armin Mahbanoozadeh TE 67.93 PCS 66.34 :FS 134.27 = 200.67 Total (USA)
8.Jialiang Wu TE 61.58 PCS 61.58 :FS 136.48 = 199.78 Total (CHN)
9. Nan Song TE 75.02 PCS 60.64 -1.00 :FS 134.66 = 195.13 Total (CHN)
10. Shawn Sawyer TE 59.31 PCS 67.92 - :FS 127.23 = 192.94 Total (CAN)
11.Kevin Reynolds TE 63.34 PCS 64.74 -2.00 :FS 126.08 = 191.55 Total (CAN)
12.Misha GE TE 62.68 PCS 60.78 :FS 123.46 = 182.06 Total (UZB)
13.Abzal Rakimgaliev TE 61.80 PCS 58.00 :FS 119.80 = 180.75 Total (KAZ)
14.Joey Russell TE 57.87 PCS 57.64 -2.00 :FS 113.51 = 171.18 Total (CAN)
15.Min-Seok Kim TE 64.28 PCS 50.64 :FS 114.92 = 168.59 Total (KOR)
16.Mark Webster TE 48.16 PCS 47.12 :FS 95.28 = 143.54 Total (AUS)
17.Jordan Ju TE 48.04 PCS 42.92 - 1.00 :FS 89.96 = 134.33 Total (TPE)
18.Brendan Kerry TE 40.11 PCS 41.08 - 1.00 :FS 80.19 = 125.64 Total (AUS)
19.Wun-Chang Shih TE 39.18 PCS 41.42 :FS 80.60 = 120.96 Total (TPE)
20.Stephen Li-Chung Kuo TE 36.92 PCS 43.22 :FS 80.14 = 117.96 Total (TPE)
Detailed Freeskate Results
Protocols
Friday, February 18, 2011
4 Continents Men's Short Results
1. Daisuke Takahashi TE 42.35 PCS 41.14 = 83.49 Total (JPN)
2. Jeremy Abbott TE 37.87 PCS 38.86 = 76.73 Total (USA
3. Yuzuru Hanyu TE 40.76 PCS 35.67 = 76.43 Total (JPN)
4. Adam Rippon TE 38.13 PCS 35.58 -1.00 = 72.71 Total (USA)
5. Armin Mahbanoozadeh TE 34.98 PCS 31.42 = 66.40 Total (USA)
6. Takahiko Kozuka TE 30.49 PCS 35.76 = 66.25 Total (JPN)
7. Shawn Sawyer TE 31.58 PCS 34.13 = 65.71 Total (CAN)
8. Kevin Reynolds TE 34.14 PCS 33.33 -2.00 = 65.47 Total (USA)
9. Jinlin Guan TE 34.75 PCS 29.93 = 64.68 Total (CHN)
10. Jialiang Wu TE 34.51 PCS 28.79 = 63.30 Total (CHN)
11. Abzal Rakimgaliev TE 31.41 PCS 29.54 = 60.95 Total (KAZ)
12. Nan Song TE 29.61 PCS 30.86 = 30.86 Total (CHN)
13. Misha Ge TE 30.46 PCS 28.14 = 58.60 Total (UZB)
14. Joey Russell TE 29.00 PCS 29.67 -1.00 = 57.67 Total (CAN)
15. Min-Seok Kim TE 28.10 PCS 25.57 = 53.67 Total (KOR)
16. Mark Webster TE 24.61 PCS 23.65 = 48.26 Total (AUS)
17. Brendan Kerry TE 23.70 PCS 21.75 = 45.45 Total (AUS)
18. Jordan Ju TE 24.02 PCS 20.35 = 44.37 Total (TPE)
19. Wun-Chang Shih TE 20.04 PCS 20.32 = 40.36 Total (TPE)
20. Stephen Li-Chung Kuo TE 15.21 PCS 23.61 -1.00 = 37.82 Total (TPE)
Detailed Results
Protocols
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Skating Updates
Mark Ladwig's heel broke off of his skate during the pairs short at 4 Continents, but Rudi Swiegler very generously lent him his skate so Mark and Amanda Evora could finish their short program.
Qing Pang and Jian Tong plan to wed after Worlds this season.
Pang and Tong are also leading after the pairs short by over 11 points.
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, in their first competition of the season, have a narrrow lead over Meryl Davis and Charlie White after the short dance. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje sit in third, while Maia and Alex Shibutani are in fourth.
Rise is tonight, here is info from U.S. Figure Skating about the event. There will also be another showing of it March 7th in some locations.
It has been announced that Short Dance's compulsory segment next season will likely be the Rhumba. Also, Daisuke Takahashi was landing quad toes in practice in the main rink and is happy with his condition. Miki Ando says she isn't in prime condition and is somewhat tired.
Qing Pang and Jian Tong plan to wed after Worlds this season.
Pang and Tong are also leading after the pairs short by over 11 points.
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, in their first competition of the season, have a narrrow lead over Meryl Davis and Charlie White after the short dance. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje sit in third, while Maia and Alex Shibutani are in fourth.
Rise is tonight, here is info from U.S. Figure Skating about the event. There will also be another showing of it March 7th in some locations.
It has been announced that Short Dance's compulsory segment next season will likely be the Rhumba. Also, Daisuke Takahashi was landing quad toes in practice in the main rink and is happy with his condition. Miki Ando says she isn't in prime condition and is somewhat tired.
Friday, January 21, 2011
30 Days of Skating - Day 28: Favorite & least favorite costume
On the other end of the spectrum, here's a handful of my favorite skating costumes (though I'm sure I'm forgetting some others).
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| Johnny Weir: "Otonal" costume, '04 -'05 |
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| Daisuke Takahashi: "Eye" costume (2nd or 3rd costume), '09-'10 |
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| Michelle Kwan: "The Feeling Begins" costume, '02-'03 |
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| Sasha Cohen: "Romeo & Juliet" costume (2nd version), '05-'06 |
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