2023 Grand Prix Final - Junior Men Free Skate

[skatingguy]

StN.	Name	Nation	Rank	Points
	Warm-Up Group 1
1	Francois PITOT	FRA	6	64.87
2	Daniel MARTYNOV	USA	5	66.23
3	Rio NAKATA	JPN	4	67.71
4	Adam HAGARA	SVK	3	71.43
5	Juheon LIM	KOR	2	73.72
6	Hyungyeom KIM	KOR	1	77.01

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[Karen-W]

Sooooo, let's see if the junior men are gonna men it up for us ahead of the senior men later...

 

[victorskid]

And Mark has rejoined Ted for this one

 

[skatingguy]

Francois Pitot (18)
Coach: Romain Ponsart, Angelique Abachkina
Music: Cry Me a River by Michael Buble

 

[skatingguy]

Francois Pitot (18) France
Coach: Romain Ponsart, Angelique Abachkina
Music: Cry Me a River by Michael Buble

3A - outside the circle - step out
3A+2T
3F! - big step out - hand down
3Lo
Ch Sit Spin 4 (2V after review)
Choreo Sequence
3S - twizzled out
3Lz+2T
3Lz+2A+2A+SEQ
Fly Camel Spin 3
Ch Combo Spin 4

Very French skater with very French Jump technique. Full blade landings on a lot of the jumps made for awkward landings with little flow.

132.44 = 1st Place
197.31 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

And Mark has rejoined Ted for this one

Pretty convinced now, based on the pattern they've had the last 2 nights, that we're going to be Ted-less for the senior RD.

 

[skatingguy]

Daniel Martynov (17)
Coach: Nikolai Morozov, Yevgeny Martynov
Music: Iron by Woodkid

 

[victorskid]

Pretty convinced now, based on the pattern they've had the last 2 nights, that we're going to be Ted-less for the senior RD.

I'm sure you mean the Free Dance

 

[skatingguy]

Pretty convinced now, based on the pattern they've had the last 2 nights, that we're going to be Ted-less for the senior RD.

The twizzles were so bad last night that they're giving them a redo.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm sure you mean the Free Dance

The twizzles were so bad last night that they're giving them a redo.

Lol... yeah, I meant the FD. But maybe we'll see more bad twizzles.

 

[airgelaal]

Boys...

 

[Karen-W]

I know junior men aren't exactly known for the artistry but that was a very non-existent choreo sequence from Daniel.

And now the program is going completely off the rails jump-wise. Not the JGPF he was hoping for.

Alas, junior men are gonna men it up and be boring while doing it.

 

[skatingguy]

Daniel Martynov (17)
Coach: Nikolai Morozov, Yevgeny Martynov
Music: Iron by Woodkid

4T - fall
3A+2T
Ch Camel Spin 3
3Lo
3A - twizzled out
Choreo Sequence
3Lz - hard fall
3F!+3T - fall
3Lz+REP - two foot landing
Fly Sit Spin 4
Ch Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)

That was rough.

117.24 = 2nd Place
183.47 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

Rio Nakata (15)
Coach: Makoto Nakata, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Music: James Bond Medley

 

[Karen-W]

That was one hell of a skate by Rio!

Huge roar of appreciation from the crowd!

 

[skatingguy]

Rio Nakata (15)
Coach: Makoto Nakata, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Music: James Bond Medley

4T
3A+3T
Fly Camel Spin 4
3A
3Lo+2A+SEQ
3F+1Eu+3S
3Lo
Ch Sit Spin 3
Choreo Sequence
2A
Ch Combo Spin 4

A lot to like in that program, but oof that Axel technique. That is going to have to be addressed, particularly if he gets any taller.

160.06 = 1st Place
227.77 = 1st Place

 

[airgelaal]

Shaken, not stirred

 

[Karen-W]

Shaken, not stirred

The name's Nakata. Rio Nakata.

 

[skatingguy]

Adam Hagara (17)
Coach: Vladimir Dvojnikov, Alexandra Hagarova
Music: Dream On by Aerosmith

 

[npavel]

Rio, really great. That was gragorios. loved every bit of it

 

[airgelaal]

The name's Nakata. Rio Nakata.

And he has a license to kill. to kill competitors

 

[airgelaal]

Dream on. What else is left?

 

[Karen-W]

And he has a license to kill. to kill competitors

With a thunderball of a score that will be hard to beat.

Adam is skating pretty decently with only a couple of wonky landings so far, but there's no way his TES will come close to Rio without a quad.

 

[skatingguy]

Adam Hagara (17)
Coach: Vladimir Dvojnikov, Alexandra Hagarova
Music: Dream On by Aerosmith

3A+2T
3A - step out
3F+3T
3Lo
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4
3F+2A+2A+SEQ
3Lz
Ch Sit Spin 4
3S - step out
Choreo Sequence
Ch Combo Spin 4

Strange music edit to end the program. Good skate, but may not be enough to stay on the podium.

141.83 = 2nd Place
213.26 = 2nd Place

 

[Karen-W]

Dream on. What else is left?

So much. There are so many questionable music choices left in the universe.

At least it wasn't another Exogenesis.

 

[airgelaal]

With a thunderball of a score that will be hard to beat.

Only if the skyfalls

 

[Karen-W]

Only if the skyfalls

Heh. Kim can take a quantum of solace that he is coming into the FS with a 10 point lead.

 

[skatingguy]

Juheon Lim (18)
Coach: Hyunjung Chi, Jinseo Kim
Music: Game of Thrones (Remix)

 

[airgelaal]

Heh. Kim can take a quantum of solace that he is coming into the FS with a 10 point lead.

Oh, no. He has requiem for a dream

 

[Karen-W]

Lim must have seen the writing on the wall of the Red Keep and is already conceding the silver medal to Rio.