JGP Linz - Men SP & FS

[Karen-W]

Vlasenko - his Elvis program last season was better - if only because his lack of expression made it so easy to snark about. I just can't with shitty emo song.

ETA - lmao - Ted is oh-so-Canadianly telling us that there was absolutely NO effort at presentation in this program.

 

[Frau Muller]

Wrong flag...

thx. I changed it.

This Hungarian dude…shiiiitttte music! I must be paid to hear this crappola…

 

[Wyliefan]

Nathan really turned "La Boheme" into a warhorse.

 

[Karen-W]

Li - doesn't have the cool panache to pull this music off like Nathan Chen. Plus, the costume just makes this seem like a twee SNL parody of men's skating.

 

[Karen-W]

Nathan really turned "La Boheme" into a warhorse.

Which would you rather? This or Woodkid or Benjamin Clementine?

 

[Wyliefan]

Which would you rather? This or Woodkid or Benjamin Clementine?

Oh, that wasn't a complaint. I like it.

 

[Frau Muller]

Ted & Mark: Guess what? Ondrej Nepela was Slovak!!!

 

[Sylvia]

David Li kept this "La Boheme" FS from last year. 177.03 into 2nd - 5th in FS 111.92.

 

[her grace]

Ted condescending to Mark again.

 

[Karen-W]

Ted condescending to Mark again.

Oh, not just to Mark, but the audience/viewers too!

 

[Wyliefan]

My inner psychologist whispers that Ted knows Mark is the better commentator, and that's why he does this.

 

[Karen-W]

Kakiuchi - hit or miss to open on his jumps - really solidifying my opinion that the Japanese junior men aren't quite as deep this season as they were last season. This guy needs to consider ice dance, btw.

 

[Holy Headband]

Kakiuchi went to the Miura-Yoshioka school of men's spins.

 

[Wyliefan]

Is this Ed's first time in the final group? I can't remember. Anyway, I don't think he's been there many times, so good for him!

 

[Karen-W]

Appleby - got the 3a! No quad this time. I really don't care for the loose-fitting tunic he has. Jump landings are a bit wonky - he has a lean in the air on almost all of them, so it's no wonder the landings are iffy. I don't think this will be enough to beat Naoki.

Is this Ed's first time in the final group? I can't remember. Anyway, I don't think he's been there many times, so good for him!

I don't think so - he won bronze in Courchevel 2 years ago.

 

[Wyliefan]

Good start with the 3a combination and some nice clean landings. Second half went off the rails. Onward and upward, kid.

Baby Brits cheering in the audience!

 

[Frau Muller]

Oh, I wanted Appleby to move up & medal.

 

[Wyliefan]

This kid is ON!

 

[Karen-W]

Tian - first time seeing him as I slept through his SP - he has a nice lightness to his skating. He might have done enough to stay ahead of Naoki - the TES box was already full before that last spin, so I'm wondering if there's an invalid element somewhere?

 

[Holy Headband]

Tian Tonghe going all green... with an extra, also green element? (A jump, if I'm not mistaken.) The ISU can't contain his energy.

 

[PRlady]

Chinese kid is impressive! Their team seems like it’s on its way back.

 

[Frau Muller]

Tian fabulous!!! Not sure if it was classical but it was sweeping!

 

[PRlady]

Wow the extension Beck has. I’m already a fan.

 

[Wyliefan]

Wow, Beck! Way to go! And throws a gorgeous spiral in there just for the heck of it.

Love his happy reaction!

 

[Karen-W]

Strommer - very steady so far - all of his jumps seem very effortless and controlled. Green blobs all the way and he's going to medal!!!!

 

[Colonel Green]

I feel like a child named Beck Strommer missed his calling to become a guitarist.

 

[her grace]

Chinese kid is impressive! Their team seems like it’s on its way back.

Yes, it seems like they are putting resources into skating again.

Nice work from Strommer. Stayed within himself and very nice artistry.

 

[Frau Muller]

Loved Beck’s in betweens!

 

[Wyliefan]

Awwww, shock and then happy tears. I love it. Congratulations on the medal!

 

[Holy Headband]

Russians in the live chat on YouTube saying things like "women's skating" and "gay points"... Keep them out forever, thanks, or failing that, disable the ****ing chat, Jesus. The athletes and their families will see the replay.