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Malinin is by no means tall, but he towers over Aymoz and Sato.
and I thought Mariah bell towered over him
Malinin is by no means tall, but he towers over Aymoz and Sato.
Digital flags? Boo! Boo!
Well, his long was mostly jumps in the individual comp because he needed redemption after 3 bad skates, but check out his SP from nationals that year - it was really good!I love how people keep saying Ilia is just a jumper but just check out Nathan at the Olympics in 2018 at the same age Ilia is right now he was no more of a performer at the time then Ilia is perhaps even less so. It was just jump jump jump.
I love how people keep saying Ilia is just a jumper but just check out Nathan at the Olympics in 2018 at the same age Ilia is right now he was no more of a performer at the time then Ilia is perhaps even less so. It was just jump jump jump.
Malinin does not at this point have the intellectual maturity to give a Chen-esque performance, nor the dance or the musical background that Nathan had at the same age. He's a work in progress, so let's see how and if he evolves.
He IS paying attention. Look, he's a technical phenom who is now working hard on other things (his spins are already great). I can see a significant difference even between his first competition and here. And he's only 18, and the family is obviously aware that he needs to continue to work on them. If there's a problem, it's that the judges are not creating an appropriate spread on the presentation marks. But then Kevin should get dinged for a pretty empty 2nd half program when he runs out of gas.
I agree today he did ok (doing just the one quad probably helps). I was thinking of worlds when he got very tired.Kevin didn't run out of gas if he could do these jump moves on the crescendos at the end of the music.
We have a Bolero from one of the women, Mana Kawabe, later today.Torvill and Dean who? Kevin, that was fabulous! (No T/D disrespect intended.)
What the heck does this look like? Photo, please, as Peacock didn’t show the ceremonies. (See post #580 below.)Digital flags? Boo! Boo!
I found this photo on TSL:What the heck does this look like? Photo, please, as Peacock didn’t show the ceremonies.
I saw them on the ISU page this morning. The best way to describe what I thought of them...like a Sheriff badge you would get in a Cracker Jack's box only Texas size (huge), white and the shape of the state of Texas emblem on them.What the heck does this look like? Photo, please, as Peacock didn’t show the ceremonies. (See post #580 below.)
Malinin's jump layout at 2023 Worlds:Speaking of Malinin and jumps....
Where is his flip?
“I don’t think I will be doing quad axel at Skate America or the other Grand Prix I am doing [in France], because I want to play it safe and make sure I have a solid base for the program without any mistakes, so that way I can qualify for the [Grand Prix] Final,” Malinin told reporters on a pre-event teleconference.
“At the final, I might add the quad axel and the quad loop. That’s my idea on this,” he added.
I mentioned this regarding Ilia's SP. I could tell he had been working harder on his artistry, and he has. He is only 18, and I can just imagine how much his presentation will improve by the time the Winter Olympics come around.It's just 2023. Ilia, to my eyes, is looking wonderful. His artistic presentation has improved by leaps and bounds. And, as someone who used to compete and understands how difficult these elements are, I am in awe at his athletic achievement. He's a phenomenon.
I have also had to correct Kevin's name about four times trying to search for a YouTube of the LP this morning. No trouble with Amoyz...
Wondering who would notice!
You sure?
Going back over the protocols today, and Andreas Nordeback had a double Axel landed in the exact same way as Aymoz's triple Salchow, and also no call from the technical panel.Yeah, as a massive Aymoz fan I still don't know how it didn't get anything. I just went back to rewatch to make sure I wasn't crazy and his foot landed forward. Definite << territory. There's no excuse for the panel to look the other way, especially on something that was obvious in real-time.
lol that's another one that I watched them review soGoing back over the protocols today, and Andreas Nordeback had a double Axel landed in the exact same way as Aymoz's triple Salchow, and also no call from the technical panel.
It's a pity pairs doesn't get a lot of love in the US because IMO Maxim would do very well following in their footsteps. More than what he's managing in singles if he had the right partner.Another helpful comment: Evgenia Shishkova looks fantastic. Shishkova/Naumov are one of my all-times favorite pairs, so I'm lowkey cheering for Maxim. At least compared to other sons-ofs, starting with Ponomarenko.
Not the only one. The SP is feels very much pasted on BUT, he did sell the hell out of it, and I understand why they're doing it, to develop his versatility etc. Some attempts will be more successful than others. (See Yoshida and Kawabe's SP choices!) I love the music of his LP so that helps although he loses me in the step sequence where he doesn't have the edges to keep my attention and some of the more cringey choreo can be found to show he's highlighting the musical accents, but it pulls me back in and whatever his deficiencies (he's still only 18 after all), you can't deny his charisma.Am I the only one who likes Malinin's LP better than the SP?
Let's face it, he's not exactly the "master of graciousness", and his Malaguena, while not as hilarious as Joubert's, still looks like a bad parody. With something more abstract and fully built around jumps, he looks much better. All these weird attempts of artistry only obstruct the view of his jumps.
I would generally go the path of Grassl (in the good way, of course). Take underused music and do the maximum of broken and awkward moves, pretending like you're doing modern ballet rather than being unable to fully control your limbs.