WJC24 Junior Men FS

[airgelaal]

It seems New Zealand will have more JGP spots than the USA

 

[Frau Muller]

Oh no…Jacob “Jacoebed” again - too many errors. One of these years or seasons, we’ll see two clean programs from this talented skater.

 

[Frau Muller]

Stream popping in and out…

The Bangkok Crew is back?

Come back for Aleksa, please!

 

[airgelaal]

Stream

 

[Frau Muller]

Back

 

[skatingguy]

Aleksa Rakic (19)
Coach: Joanne McLeod
Music: No One Like You by Red Electric (feat. Joseph Calleja)

Junior Eligible Next Season: No
Senior Eligible Next Season: Yes

 

[tony]

I really don't like Rakic's 3A. He prerotates the hell out of it after coming to a near-halt and I always think it's a miracle when he gets it done.

This music is just so random, first blessed our ears by Sui and Han.

I know Joanne McLeod gets a lot of rave reviews from some of her past top students, but this is always the situation with them. Zero consistency. Always hot or cold between programs but never really nailing both. And I'm sure she will sit in the kiss and cry and ask questions, answering them before Rakic has the chance to reply.

And what a pointless cartwheel!

I don't know what they were doing at the end but I think it was a bunch of mis-entered elements hence why something was missing.

 

[airgelaal]

So wake me up when it's all over

 

[skatingguy]

Aleksa Rakic
Coach: Joanne McLeod
Music: No One Like You by Red Electric

4T
3S
3A - fall
3Lo+3Lo
Fly Camel Spin 4
3Aq+2T - tight landing
3Lz - big stumble out
3F+2T+2A+SEQ - flip landing was tight
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 3V
Fly Change Foot Combo Spin 3V (2V after review)

-1.00 = Falls (1)

Joanne McLeod is to Skate Canada as Tammy Gambill is to the USFS.

134.00 = 5th Place
211.74 = 4th Place

 

[Frau Muller]

Sigh…nice try, Aleksa.

All Asian podium? Adam & Francois still to come. Edward too.

 

[Flip Jump]

That program was “squirmy” according to Joanne

 

[tony]

Here we go with her cutting him off without him finishing his thoughts! I called it

 

[skatingguy]

Edward Appleby (19)
Coach: John Wicker
Music: Sand Wick by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard; Excommunicado by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard; John Wick Mode by Le Castle VAnia, Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard

Junior Eligible Next Season: No
Senior Eligible Next Season: Yes

 

[tony]

I might be forgetting someone but I don't think a British man has been in the top 10 at World Juniors since Alan Street in.. 2001?

And I just jinxed any chance he likely had at attaining that.

 

[Frau Muller]

Edward started great!

 

[skatingguy]

Edward Appleby
Coach: John Wicker
Music: Sand Wick, Excommunicado, John Wick Mode

3A+3T
3A
3F+2A+SEQ
3Lz
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
2A+1Eu+3S
3F - fall
2Lo
Choreo Sequence
Fly Sit Spin 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

-1.00 = Falls (1)

Things were going really well until the last couple of jumps - just lost his concentration for a moment on the flip.

129.86 = 7th Place
205.55 = 5th Place

 

[Holy Headband]

OK, wait, I just looked at the PCS column... some of these components are completely fake. Arlet Levandi with a 75? Give me a break.

 

[airgelaal]

I might be forgetting someone but I don't think a British man has been in the top 10 at World Juniors since Alan Street in.. 2001?

Expectations vs reality

 

[Frau Muller]

OK, wait, I just looked at the PCS column... some of these components are completely fake. Arlet Levandi with a 75? Give me a break.

Arlet had best components & transitions.

 

[tony]

Never mind, he's in the top 10. My word crisis averted.

 

[skatingguy]

Rio Nakata (15)
Coach: Makoto Nakata, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Music: Blunt Instrument by David Arnold; Writing's on the Wall by Sam Smith; James Bond Theme (Bond vs Oakenfold) by David Arnold

Junior Eligible Next Season: Yes
Senior Eligible Next Season: No

 

[airgelaal]

Bond. Rio Bond

 

[airgelaal]

The world is not enough. And what about junior world?

 

[Holy Headband]

Arlet had best components & transitions.

He certainly didn't show the skating skills and performance for that score, and transitions aren't even a component anymore!

 

[skatingguy]

The world is not enough. And what about junior world?

The Writings on the Wall.

 

[tony]

Nakata is all over the place when he comes down on the jumps. He's either leaning way outside the circle or his upper body is twisted slightly further ahead than his legs. It's distracting, but he's landing them anyways.

Very rare case of a Japanese program not doing one ounce to help show off glorious skating skills. I think he's actually just average on them, in fact.

 

[skatingguy]

Rio Nakata
Coach: Makoto Nataka, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Music: James Bond Medley

4T - stumbled out
3A+3T
Fly Camel Spin 4
3A
3F
3F+1Eu+3S
3Lo+2A+SEQ
Change Foot Sit Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
2A
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Didn't quite get the quadruple toeloop today, but the rest of the program was solid, and performed well.

151.71 = 1st Place
229.31 = 1st Place

 

[airgelaal]

The Writings on the Wall.

Maybe someone will become Dr. No

 

[Kateri]

Very rare case of a Japanese program not doing one ounce to help show off glorious skating skills. I think he's actually just average on them, in fact.

It's the British blood.

 

[Frau Muller]

“License to Kill” from Japan’s 007!