siberia82
02-02-2011, 05:52 PM
the choreo was a mess, he looked like he was making it up as he went along
When I stated that I believed his performance ability at Euros was on par with the Swedish Championships, it doesn't mean that I thought he did a fantastic job. You should remember that Kristoffer didn't have great free skate in Malmö (he looked somewhat hesitant, especially in the first half). I may be in the minority here, but as long as I skip the bad jumps and spins on my media player, the Euros LP is watchable. He hasn't really done justice to his MJ routine so far this season. Koffe was slightly sluggish during his free skate at both Finlandia and SC, and he appeared rather lost while performing the LP at the Ice Challenge (I'm guessing the same thing happened when he competed at the Merano Cup).
To better compare the two performances, I watched both his Euros' and Swedish Nationals' LPs on my computer at the same time, and the choreo is virtually identical. The only section where I can see that Kris had to improvise at Euros was shortly after he messed up his first spin. The last few moves of his Choreographed Step Sequence are different than what he did at the Swedish Championships, but I'm quite certain those changes were made by his choreographer after that competition because they are an improvement over the previous version. Most of the judges at Euros seemed to like it because Berntsson did receive +GOEs for that element.
Of course, I'm just a fan, not a figure skater or a dancer, so I'm sure I miss details that others can easily see.
Yep, that was surely his worst skate ever.
Based on the protocols, Kris' LP at the 2010 Merano Cup may have been a little worse. :shuffle: He landed only 1 or 2 triples cleanly at that event, plus his PCS was only 58.68 (vs. 62.98 at the 2011 Euros), so that must have been a pretty godawful performance. To the best of my knowledge, the lowest score he has received for a free skate was at the 2007 Skate America, where he didn't even break the 100 mark (98.37). Don't forget that Kristoffer had a disastrous performance at the 2006 Olympics (102.40). I'm fairly certain he messed up his LPs quite badly during his first few trips to Euros where he finished 21st three years in a row.
All I'm trying to say is that a headcase like Koffe has had plenty of weak performances, so while his LP at Euros was definitely one the worst of his career, there are other candidates for absolute worst. :slinkaway
Another example of a skater who could have got far, if only he could find a sport psychologist he'd have a good relationship with. :(
Actually, he does have one. If you look on Kristoffer's website, he lists the name of his psychology coach, which I assume is the same or at least similar to a sports psychologist: http://www.landvetterkk.com/Kristoffer/About_Me.html Of course, he probably can't work with this psychologist as often as he needs due to financial limitations (or the guy just isn't very good at his job :blah:).
When I stated that I believed his performance ability at Euros was on par with the Swedish Championships, it doesn't mean that I thought he did a fantastic job. You should remember that Kristoffer didn't have great free skate in Malmö (he looked somewhat hesitant, especially in the first half). I may be in the minority here, but as long as I skip the bad jumps and spins on my media player, the Euros LP is watchable. He hasn't really done justice to his MJ routine so far this season. Koffe was slightly sluggish during his free skate at both Finlandia and SC, and he appeared rather lost while performing the LP at the Ice Challenge (I'm guessing the same thing happened when he competed at the Merano Cup).
To better compare the two performances, I watched both his Euros' and Swedish Nationals' LPs on my computer at the same time, and the choreo is virtually identical. The only section where I can see that Kris had to improvise at Euros was shortly after he messed up his first spin. The last few moves of his Choreographed Step Sequence are different than what he did at the Swedish Championships, but I'm quite certain those changes were made by his choreographer after that competition because they are an improvement over the previous version. Most of the judges at Euros seemed to like it because Berntsson did receive +GOEs for that element.
Of course, I'm just a fan, not a figure skater or a dancer, so I'm sure I miss details that others can easily see.
Yep, that was surely his worst skate ever.
Based on the protocols, Kris' LP at the 2010 Merano Cup may have been a little worse. :shuffle: He landed only 1 or 2 triples cleanly at that event, plus his PCS was only 58.68 (vs. 62.98 at the 2011 Euros), so that must have been a pretty godawful performance. To the best of my knowledge, the lowest score he has received for a free skate was at the 2007 Skate America, where he didn't even break the 100 mark (98.37). Don't forget that Kristoffer had a disastrous performance at the 2006 Olympics (102.40). I'm fairly certain he messed up his LPs quite badly during his first few trips to Euros where he finished 21st three years in a row.
All I'm trying to say is that a headcase like Koffe has had plenty of weak performances, so while his LP at Euros was definitely one the worst of his career, there are other candidates for absolute worst. :slinkaway
Another example of a skater who could have got far, if only he could find a sport psychologist he'd have a good relationship with. :(
Actually, he does have one. If you look on Kristoffer's website, he lists the name of his psychology coach, which I assume is the same or at least similar to a sports psychologist: http://www.landvetterkk.com/Kristoffer/About_Me.html Of course, he probably can't work with this psychologist as often as he needs due to financial limitations (or the guy just isn't very good at his job :blah:).