Recent content by panda42

Too funny, I can picture all of the men dressed in armor competing in a medieval joust! In all seriousness, it will be very competitive but we should be able to see in the next month or so if anyone (besides Ilia and Jason) is a standout.

I could be wrong, but I thought I read somewhere about Liam's parents having some pull with USFS. Also, isn't it true that Jacob is still eligible for Junior Worlds? Maybe the idea is to give a few more men the opportunity to do well this season.

Poor Camden, hope he recovers in time for the other competitions.

Nothing against Liam, but he didn't do that well at Cranberry and hasn't competed at Nebelhorn yet. I thought the spot would go to Max or Jacob.

It is very disappointing, but he is only 19 so he can hopefully recover and be around for years to come.

Sad but true, the men with multiple quads can win competitions no matter the quality of their programs or skating. Their PCS are then inflated to put them into contention. It's odd to think that Nathan's five quads from the 2022 Olympics may not be enough in 2026.

I realize that, but some Russian athletes have managed to compete for (or train in) other countries.

How do you think he will fare with international judges?

I don't think he has competed outside Russia in recent years. The feedback for his new programs hasn't been great, so he may be in for a rude awakening!

Everything that you said seems accurate, he does appear overrated and not nearly as top notch as his scores and general reputation would indicate. I have wondered why he doesn't get more calls on his jumps, very generous scoring.

I agree, but his scores seem inflated by current international standards. It will be interesting to see how he does in the season!

I guess that's fair enough, but I get distracted by how "big" and overly emotive Kevin's style appears. I don't see Jason as mawkish and think that he has shown range, but to each his own! I do agree with you about Jun, he seems to get a lot of attention sometimes mainly for being a pretty boy...

I really hope that the medals don't come down to who is doing 7 quads, skating is about so much more than that. Gumennik does seem to be overscored and possibly overhyped, but he could be a podium contender. Adam has been looking shaky, but Yuma's new programs look good so far. As far as...

Jason wasn't at Nationals this year but was top 8 at Worlds.

Maybe some of our comments go into the general US men's 2025 thread. Max did miss out on 4CC for a very tragic reason, but I don't know if he can make it up elsewhere. I read that he and Andrew seem to have the most support from USFS. Also, there is talk of Max getting the host spot at Skate...