2023 World Team Trophy Day 3

[Karen-W]

LOL - Gotta love Team France leading the crowd in the Kevin-clap-clap-clap-Kevin-clap-clap-clap-Kevin chant!

 

[airgelaal]

Kevin, stop helping Japan

 

[Bunny Hop]

Eeek! Horrible angle on that quad toe loop for Aymoz. And stumbles out of next jump. Get it together Kevin!

 

[Karen-W]

Also, speaking of potential tie-breakers... Even if Kevin beats Matteo, France would lose the tie-breaker and Italy will finish no worse than 4th.

 

[Sylvia]

He heard you, @Bunny Hop!

 

[Karen-W]

Kevin, stop helping Japan

We're fine. His PCS is going to keep him above both Sato and Tomono.

 

[On My Own]

Love Kevin's skating.

 

[airgelaal]

Oh, dear. I'm already nervous.

 

[skatingguy]

Kevin Aymoz, France
Gladiator by Hans Zimmer

4T+3T - landings weren't great
4T< - went up crooked - came down tilted forward
3A+2A+SEQ - 3-turn between the jumps
3Lo
Ch Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
3F+1e+3S
3A
3Lz
Fly Sit Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
Ch Combo Spin 4

Not perfect, but still so enjoyable to watch. The improvements in his jump technique at this point in his career are remarkable. We've often seen where one of the early jumps goes awry, and the whole program crumples, but here he got better with the jumps as he went.

178.85 = 3rd Place (187.41 at Worlds)

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, dear. I'm already nervous.

This final flight has been underwhelming... Rizzo, Brown and Messing have been the only truly good skates so far this evening. Here's hoping Cha and Malinin can raise the roof.

 

[Bunny Hop]

He heard you, @Bunny Hop!

Yep, the rest of the program was pretty solid! Not his best program but still very enjoyable.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Sparkly James Bond-Cha is on fire again....I type as he singles the axel.

 

[airgelaal]

Oh, no

 

[Karen-W]

Ugh! On fire until he popped the 2nd 3a! But, I'm sure this will still be enough to beat Rizzo because he's going to get a huge PCS mark that will make up the TES difference.

Wow! Team Korea wins a surprise silver in their WTT debut!!!!

 

[airgelaal]

It will be close. Fingers crossed

 

[Sylvia]

Cha has one of the springiest Eulers I've ever seen!

How close will it be between him and Rizzo?

 

[skatingguy]

Junhwan Cha, Republic of Korea
No Time to Die James Bond 007 (soundtrack)

4S - swish
4T - swish
3Lz+3Lo
3F
Fly Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
3A+2A+SEQ
1A
3Lzq+1e+3S - twizzled out - almost covered the error
Ch Combo Spin 4
Fly Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence

Cha has taken his skating to the next level, and seems like he's ready to camp out on the podium for several years to come. Early favourite for next year's World Championships.

187.82 = 1st Place (196.39 at Worlds)

 

[airgelaal]

 

[Karen-W]

Dang!!!! He needed every single BIT of that PCS boost he deserved over Rizzo!

 

[Sylvia]

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1	Junhwan CHA	KOR	187.82	95.54	92.28	9.21	9.18	9.32	0.00	#11	11
2	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	187.35	99.24	88.11	8.68	8.96	8.82	0.00	#5	10

1 Team United States of America 111
2 Team Republic of Korea 94
3 Team Japan JPN 94

 

[Kateri]

Hair's breadth!!

 

[Karen-W]

Awww - Down on the 4A.

I mean, it doesn't matter how Ilia skates because the USA already has the gold completely sewn up, lol.

Glad to see the next several jumping passes are clean as a whistle, though!

 

[Bunny Hop]

Surprise fall on the quad axel for Malinin, but straight back with 2 more quads.

I hate this music.

 

[airgelaal]

Ilia was not told that Korea no longer needed to help?

 

[Karen-W]

Jeez, Ilia - we're tired too. Please dial back the crazy quad ambitions next season and give us more good footwork and spins like we know you're capable of.

This is going to be 3rd, maybe 4th in the FS, I think. :-(

 

[On My Own]

Deserves a much better program.

Liked Kevin the most.

 

[skatingguy]

Ilia Malinin, United States of America
Euphoria (soundtrack) by Labrinth

4A< - fall
4T
4Lz
4S
Ch Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
4Lz<+REP - fall
3F+3Tq+2T
2Lz+3Aq+SEQ
Fly Sit Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
Ch Combo Spin 4

Not the skate that he's looking for. Questions about the rotations on some of the jumps, but great to see him let loose at the end.

173.64 = 5th Place (188.06 at Worlds)

 

[Sylvia]

Was the crazy twist-y leap he did in his choreo steps a new thing?

 

[Karen-W]

Deserves a much better program.

Yeah, I really hope they don't go back to Razgulajevs for the FS choreo next season. There are better options, as we see with the SP from Shae-Lynn.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Yikes! That was not expected. Wonder what the judges will do with it.