2025 Skate Canada Mens SP PBP - The Nightmare Before Quads Miss

[NinjaTurtles]

Camel spin painfully slow from Egadze

 

[my little pony]

Nika's music is both bland and terrifying like house elves on the way to kill you

 

[Karen-W]

I can't with this aggressive brown. Who hurt you, Nika?

It's bronze and Team Georgia is making a clear statement that they're after the TE bronze in Milano!

 

[peibeck]

Egadze's quads looking more like Kvitlishvilli's by the day...

 

[tony]

Infinitely my favorite Egadze program. He’s really really trying here. The landing of the 3A and the control, so nice. And he’s actually skating TO the music.

 

[Jay42]

I like Egadze's music more than I like his skating to it. I think he also performed it better at GPdF.

 

[skatingguy]

Nika Egadze
Coach: E. Tutberidze, S. Dudakov, D. Gleikengauz
Music: Waltz by Mgzavrebi, Dedalamazishvili

4S+3T
4T - outside the circle, somehow found himself on one foot
Flying Camel Spin 3 (2 after review)
3A
Change Foot Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (2 after review)

Not quite as sharp as France, but I think he was more into the performance this time.

85.92 = 7th Place

 

[Lilia A]

To go from Aymoz to Egadze is....

 

[genevieve]

Egadze is not a naturally artistic mover but I like this program for him so much. And I hate this costume for him even more.

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

Egadze is total fridge break for me. And Eteri at the boards only makes it worse. He needs to be nowhere near the podium come Olys.

 

[tony]

Honestly he just makes a strong case for an overhaul of the whole system of judging jumps. If the callers cannot call consistently, accurately, and thoroughly, then WTH is the point of this whole system. I’ve been saying this for years, though, so nothing new here.

Hi, sister

 

[Karen-W]

TES makes me think Egadze's going to score somewhere in the same range as Memola/Gogolev, maybe lower.

C'mon, Chris, tell us if the judges reviewed any of these jumps!

 

[Citlali]

Chris: "He shows real spatial awareness"

Now, if it isn't high praise, I don't know what it is

 

[terisa]

Nika's music is both bland and terrifying like house elves on the way to kill you

THIS. I couldn't put my finger on it, but your description nails it. Ominous Muzak.

 

[RoseAugust]

He has a nerdy and awkward style. It's kind of endearing.

 

[tony]

He's doing something different with his hair. Not being in teknik for hair, I can't figure out what.

Kevin? He started growing it out again last year to match the vibes of Bolero he had in 2024.

 

[Skaterbob]

Egadze is total fridge break for me. And Eteri at the boards only makes it worse. He needs to be nowhere near the podium come Olys.

I went to check on my scalloped potatoes. They are turning out well.

 

[~tapdancer~]

I usually don't comment on costumes but this brown on Edgaze looks like...well you know... I didn't like him much. Wow, the judges agreed with me.

 

[RoseAugust]

Stuffed animals need to go. This is sport, for crying outloud.

 

[peibeck]

I think Eteri was slipping that stuffed monkey some grandad juice.

 

[Lara]

Infinitely my favorite Egadze program. He’s really really trying here. The landing of the 3A and the control, so nice. And he’s actually skating TO the music.

I’ll fully admit to being prejudiced against Egadze due to his coach so I’m glad I read @Hindernisse’s post earlier to help me appreciate the SP more. Not bad.

 

[Jay42]

Chris: "He shows real spatial awareness"

Now, if it isn't high praise, I don't know what it is

I have very little spatial awareness so that would be a huge compliment for me lol

 

[MacMadame]

I have very little spatial awareness so that would be a huge compliment for me lol

I'd take it too.

 

[Jay42]

Ilia really is very committed to having the most nonsensical costumes he can isn't he? Why does his shirt look like bondage gear gone wrong?

 

[genevieve]

It's nice that Ilia's already won the SP (based on tech score) before the music change so I don't have the watch the cringy second half

 

[kwanfan1818]

I so love Malinin's footwork sequence: it really does look like he's riffing.

 

[floridaice]

We're not worthy, we're not worthy..

 

[Karen-W]

Ilia bringing it once again. Words fail me. The guy is phenomenal.

 

[MacMadame]

That went fast! (That's a compliment.)

I have to take off. I assume he's in first and I'll find out how much later.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Ilia really is very committed to having the most nonsensical costumes he can isn't he? Why does his shirt look like bondage gear gone wrong?

Apparently because the Prince of Persia was a failure at BDSM.