2024 4CC Men FS - forget the skaters, we’re the ones ‘ticking all the boxes’

[Former Lurve Goddess]

This respectable skate means he will bomb worlds, doesn’t it?

Pretty much which means I'll be while watching him in person.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Wesley isn't on the same level as the other guys in this group, but he should be proud of how he skated here. That was just about the best he could have possibly done.

 

[On My Own]

Yamamoto should be behind Jin, that was a snoozefest.

Time to tune out now.

 

[Frau Muller]

Chiu lacks a little oomph but lots of good elements.

 

[skatingguy]

Shun Sato
Coach: Tadao Kusaka, Keiko Asano, Takahito Mura
Music: Four Seasons by A. Vivaldi, D. Hope, M. Richter

 

[TAHbKA]

Sato is wearing Sotnikova's 2014 dress, right?

 

[Karen-W]

Meh - this 4CCs podium is going to have at least one boring AF man on it. Pick your poison between Sato or Yamamoto, they're both just the biggest snoozes in Japanese men right now.

 

[skatingguy]

Shun Sato
Coach: Tadao Kusaka, Keiko Asano, Takahito Mura
Music: Four Seasons by A. Vivaldi, D. Hope, M. Richter

4Lz
3A+1Eu+3S
4T+2T
Fly Camel Spin 4 (3 after review)
4T - scratchy landing
3A
3Lo - step out
3Lz+2T
Change Foot Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

A great technical skate, but lacking in the choreography, connection to the music, and performance.

175.39 = 1st Place
274.59 = 1st Place

 

[Primorskaya]

Meh - this 4CCs podium is going to have at least one boring AF man on it. Pick your poison between Sato or Yamamoto, they're both just the biggest snoozes in Japanese men right now.

I sadly have to agree. Yamamoto's hair is keeping me entertained though, it's slowly developing a life of its own.

 

[Frau Muller]

Shun Sato wonderful in a speeded-up version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

 

[skatingguy]

Yuma Kagiyama
Coach: Masakazu Kagiyama, Carolina Kostner
Music: Rain in Your Black Eyes by Ezio Bosso

 

[MacMadame]

Meh - this 4CCs podium is going to have at least one boring AF man on it. Pick your poison between Sato or Yamamoto, they're both just the biggest snoozes in Japanese men right now.

I was going to defend Yamamoto and then I realized that I fell asleep and missed the first part of the program.

 

[Karen-W]

Yuma - this program is just brilliant. Absolutely phenomenal.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Kagiyama

 

[MacMadame]

Look out, Ilia. Worlds isn't going to be a walk in the park.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Kagiyama - that was great.

Can we get a 'magnificent' from Chris though?

 

[npavel]

Standing ovation from home

 

[skatingguy]

Yuma Kagiyama
Coach: Masakazu Kagiyama, Carolina Kostner
Music: Rain in Your Black Eyes by Ezio Bosso

4S
4F - big step out
4T+1Eu+3S
3A+2A+SEQ
Fly Change Foot Sit Spin 4
3A
3Lz!+3T
Choreo Sequence
3F
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Fly Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Great to see him building back the technical content with the addition of the quadruple flip, even if it didn't work today. Everything else was wonderful.

200.76 = 1st Place
307.58 = 1st Place

 

[Holy Headband]

Yuma's spins were not great (by his standards) today, but it's good to have something to work toward for Worlds instead of peaking here. And despite the error on the 4F it feels like he's improved his consistency compared to the first half of the season.

 

[Primorskaya]

Yumaaaaa! Wonderful. He has such a quality of movement, speed and precision.
Well he's going to shoot into first and blow everyone out of the water with that humdinger of a skate! (sorry)

 

[honey]

That 4F is right there for Yuma. Very good attempt. If he can deliver this program cleanly at worlds I think the others will need to bring their absolute A game.

 

[MacMadame]

Kagiyama - that was great.

Can we get a 'magnificent' from Chris though?

We already had one.

I want "that's what the doctor ordered."

 

[Frau Muller]

I love how Yuma flies past the judges as the music speeds up near the end!WOWEE, YUMA!!!! Fly on forever!

Gosh, only Batman is left.

 

[miffy]

The reaction! The Snoopys!

 

[skatingguy]

Junhwan Cha
Coach: Hyun Jung Chi
Music: The Batman Theme

 

[MacMadame]

Did he say sensational in there?

 

[Bunny Hop]

We already had one.

Ah - thanks. Sadly I think it's too late for a cat amongst the pigeons.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Yuma was sensational!

(Do you hear me, Chris? Sensational.)

 

[JoannaLouise]

Did he say sensational in there?

Alas, no. (Unless I missed it.)

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Ah - thanks. Sadly I think it's too late for a cat amongst the pigeons.

I can kick my outside for a minute if that helps.