2021 World Team Trophy Men SP & FS - Roman, Nam and Adam on the Road to Nebelhorn

[Wyliefan]

"At last, free from the tyranny of that jacket and all remaining vestiges of this being a costume!"

Really, the ideal program for Nathan would be an Incredible Hulk program, where he could tear his way out of the costume at the beginning.

 

[Frau Muller]

YESSSSS!!! NATHAN ON TOP BY TWO POINTS!!!

Fanyus will not be pleased.

 

[rfisher]

Nathan let's his skating do the work rather than a costume. He doesn't need a costume.

 

[MacMadame]

Well, off to bed... It's 4am here!

 

[Sylvia]

Men SP protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2021/wtt2021/data0103.pdf

Pl.	Competitor	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	SS	TR	PE	CO	IN	Deduction	StN.
1	Nathan CHEN	USA	109.65	61.95	47.70	9.50	9.35	9.65	9.60	9.60	0.00	#11
2	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	107.12	59.27	47.85	9.60	9.50	9.60	9.60	9.55	0.00	#10
3	Jason BROWN	USA	94.86	48.31	46.55	9.20	9.30	9.25	9.40	9.40	0.00	#8
4	Kevin AYMOZ	FRA	94.69	50.14	44.55	8.85	8.75	9.00	9.00	8.95	0.00	#7
5	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	93.42	49.77	43.65	8.85	8.60	8.65	8.85	8.70	0.00	#4
6	Roman SADOVSKY	CAN	89.61	48.56	41.05	8.30	7.90	8.30	8.25	8.30	0.00	#2
7	Evgeni SEMENENKO	RUS	88.86	51.11	37.75	7.70	7.40	7.55	7.65	7.45	0.00	#1
8	Adam SIAO HIM FA	FRA	78.28	40.48	37.80	7.65	7.25	7.65	7.70	7.55	0.00	#3
9	Shoma UNO	JPN	77.46	35.91	42.55	8.70	8.40	8.30	8.70	8.45	1.00	#9
10	Daniel GRASSL	ITA	67.32	32.67	36.65	7.35	7.35	7.20	7.50	7.25	2.00	#6
11	Nam NGUYEN	CAN	66.89	30.64	37.25	7.65	7.30	7.30	7.60	7.40	1.00	#5

Current Team Standing after Day 1 (RD, Ladies & Men SP): http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2021/wtt2021/index.htm

1 Team Russia 49 (men 8 + 6 = 14)
2 Team United States of America 47 (men 12 + 10 = 22)
3 Team Japan 42 (men 11 + 4 = 15)
4 Team France 26 (men 9+5 = 14)
5 Team Italy 25 (man 3)
6 Team Canada 23 (men 7 + 2 = 9)

ETA Peacock's replay link: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/ass...ns-short/e867c92e-f127-399f-8ad8-8089f53e98e5

 

[allezfred]

Well, off to bed... It's 4am here!

Welcome to my world when competitions are in North America.

 

[Wyliefan]

I had horrendous insomnia last night. Might as well have just stayed up and watched.

 

[Sylvia]

I did not know that Nam was coached by Stojko? Is this recent?

First I've heard of it. Robert Burke is still listed as his coach, and that's who is with him.

Nguyen added Stojko to his coaching team last summer.

Nathan and Jason do not have coaches in Osaka - the U.S. team leader (woman) was with Jason and Jean-Luc Baker sat with Nathan.

OMG his skating and choreography is to die for
Could just watch him skate 12 times over the rest of them .

eta... Has he ever worked with Shae-Lynn? Now I think he and Rohene Ward are an incredible team and produce some great short programs so wouldn't want that to change. But I think he must be a choreographers dream to work with and I'd like to see what Shae-Lynn could create with him.

I'd also like to see what Bourne could do with Jason. I posted the link to an article about Rohene's Alvin Ailey-inspired SP choreography for Jason in his fan thread as well as in the U.S. Men's thread today.

ETA:

participation is decided by World standings right?

It's a factor, along with most recent Worlds placement, but the 6 federations often end up deciding on their own who to send.

Light saber in the KnC!

Best k&c moment for me, especially when everyone else around Thauron "dies" (in theme with Siao Him Fa's Star Wars SP).

 

[Lilia A]

Shoma, you're killing me. He's been killing me since around late 2017 or very early 2018, so I won't blame Stephane for it. BUT, he really needs to hire someone else to look after Axels. Rika's was almost parallel to the ice and Shoma's has not been good this year.
So, how many PBs and WRs will we see tomorrow and Saturday? That's the question. They surprisingly happen a lot at WTT.

 

[Braulio]

Roman SADOVSKY CAN Short Program 2021 World Team Trophy

Roman SADOVSKY CAN Short Program 2021 World Team Trophy

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Nathan CHEN USA Short Program 2021 World Team Trophy Osaka

Nathan CHEN USA Short Program 2021 World Team Trophy Osaka

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Yuzuru HANYU JPN Short Program 2021 World Team Trophy

Yuzuru HANYU JPN Short Program 2021 World Team Trophy

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Mikhail KOLYADA RUS SP 2021 WTT

Mikhail KOLYADA RUS SP 2021 WTT

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Kevin Aymoz (FRA) - Men Short Program - ISU World Figure Skating Team Trophy

Kevin Aymoz (FRA) - Men Short Program - ISU World Figure Skating Team Trophy

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Jason Brown (USA) - Men Short Program - ISU World Figure Skating Team Trophy

Jason Brown (USA) - Men Short Program - ISU World Figure Skating Team Trophy

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Adam SIAO HIM FA FRA SP 2021 WTT

Adam SIAO HIM FA FRA SP 2021 WTT

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Full Groups

Men Short Program Group 1 2021 World Figure Skating Team Trophy

Men Short Program Group 1 2021 World Figure Skating Team Trophy

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Men Short Program Group 2 2021 World Figure Skating Team Trophy

Men Short Program Group 2 2021 World Figure Skating Team Trophy

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[MsZem]

Catching up on things - I'm very happy to see Team France continue to bring their A game to the K&C, and hope it cheered up Lea Serna because that girl looked like she could use a hug earlier today.

Under normal circumstances the flower girls would still be clearing the ice of Pooh bears.

And speaking of Robbie Williams and skating, some pair team needs to do She's The One - it's already choreographed!

 

[Karen-W]

Well, I fell asleep during the break between the ladies and men so I finally caught up. Glad to see Nathan bounce back after the Worlds SP fall with a clean SP here. Aymoz was a delight, as were Hanyu and Brown. Kolyada was fine but just a bit lacking in comparison to the top 4.

Uno, Grassl, and Nguyen were

Fa, Semenenko, and Sadovsky have their nice points and their meh points. I keep hoping Fa will get it together and live up to the promise he showed as a junior.

Skate Canada was completely correct in sending Keegan to Worlds. JSF really needs to re-think the Lambiel coaching situation for both Shoma and Rika. I thought Rika looked better at Worlds, but she also spent a good month in Colorado Springs this past January-February, so maybe the JSF should encourage both of them to relocate from Switzerland to the Springs.

 

[Braulio]

I think Lambiel should focus in either Shoma or Rika, but not both (Plus his work on modeling Vasiljev as his twin)

 

[millyskate]

I've been searching for a video of Kevin and haven't found one. If anybody stumbles across one I'd be grateful
Glad to see Fa skate better than earlier this season.

 

[MichaelK]

I've been searching for a video of Kevin and haven't found one. If anybody stumbles across one I'd be grateful
Glad to see Fa skate better than earlier this season.

Try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQPkvdDCVs at 58:00

 

[millyskate]

Try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQPkvdDCVs at 58:00

Thank you - unfortunately that's geoblocked here.

 

[Sylvia]

@millyskate, @Braulio has since added the link to Aymoz's SP in post #100.

 

[millyskate]

@millyskate, @Braulio has since added the link to Aymoz's SP in post #100.

Thank you and thank you @Braulio ! That has to be his best ever SP right? Good for him.

 

[Braulio]

Thank you and thank you @Braulio ! That has to be his best ever SP right? Good for him.

Sensational program indeed! hope he has a great free skate and close the season on a high!

 

[sk9tingfan]

I don’t care if Nathan doesn’t wear “costumes”, I could watch him skate in a bin bag!

Jackie Wong and Phil Hersh are having a conversation on Twitter regarding the fact that Nathan was not particularly keen on this year's SP and that he was most probably glad to have pulled a season's high score on it. I agree and never really liked especially after the last two season's SP's that were great and keyed to Nathan's personality. I'll be curious to see if Shae Lynn choreographs next year's programs and what she will line up in terms of music

 

[pinky166]

Crazy week at work but glad my favorite train wrecks Kevin and Roman skated well!

Too bad about Nam!

 

[Sally1214]

Finally getting a chance to watch some vids. Men's SP was fun! Well, at least, for me ... maybe not for some of the skaters (Nguyen, Uno, Grassl come to mind) but whatever.

It's been so long since I've seen Sadovsky skate, I'd forgotten what beautiful musical interpretation he has. Kolyada was not his very BEST but that opening quad combo practically went through the roof!

Can't help it ... I just ADORE Kevin Aymoz. The positions he hits, footwork and choreography (complete with cartwheel) are EVERYTHING. And, of course, his heart is always planted firmly on his sleeve and I just EAT IT UP!

Okay ... I'm just going to say it. Jason Brown is THE KIND OF SKATER I WOULD ALWLAYS PAY BIG BUCKS TO SEE. No quad (and I am a huge quad fan) BUT you can't take your eyes off him for a split second. He's literally "one with the music;" and, for a few minutes, makes you completely forget that anything else exists in the world. LOVE HIM.

Hanyu certainly didn't disappoint. I was thoroughly "entertained." Cats worldwide howled with jealousy at the way he held onto that 3axel. The quad combo was awesome. I agree with others on this thread who've said they like this type of SP for him. He has fun with it ... and so do his fans. Well done, Yuzu.

What's left to say about Nathan? He was fantastic. Definitely deserved higher TES as his axel was clean and he had the more difficult quad jump. But, I think I would have given Yuzuru a bit more over Nathan in the PCS and had them even closer in total score. But, it gets into nitpicking .... they BOTH were fabulous.

Now, off to watch Ladies SP and RD. Love that we have this skating in mid-April.

 

[Colonel Green]

Wedgie

1 Nam NGUYEN (CAN)
2 Daniel GRASSL (ITA)
3 Shoma UNO (JPN)
4 Adam SIAO HIM FA (FRA)
5 Evgeni SEMENENKO (RUS)

6 Roman SADOVSKY (CAN)
7 Mikhail KOLYADA (RUS)
8 Kevin AYMOZ (FRA)
9 Jason BROWN (USA)
10 Yuzuru HANYU (JPN)
11 Nathan CHEN (USA)

 

[HeatherC]

Advantages to not having to work tomorrow....staying up to watch some of this competition on NBCSN tonight!

Thanks for the videos!

 

[Braulio]

NBCSN shows Semenenko, but chacks Roman Sadovsky... choices

 

[feraina]

Jackie Wong and Phil Hersh are having a conversation on Twitter regarding the fact that Nathan was not particularly keen on this year's SP and that he was most probably glad to have pulled a season's high score on it. I agree and never really liked especially after the last two season's SP's that were great and keyed to Nathan's personality. I'll be curious to see if Shae Lynn choreographs next year's programs and what she will line up in terms of music

Interesting. I actually thought he looked really good in this outing - maybe he finally grew into the music and the choreography?

 

[Frau Muller]

Fifteen minutes to Pooh Time!

My main wish here is a clean Nureyev skate for Kolyada, whatever the placement. Everything else would be a bonus for my soul.

 

[MacMadame]

My only wish is to not fall asleep.

Oh and to not be late for my 9am meeting.

 

[Sylvia]

Peacock livestream & replay link: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/event/POPUP:2014718/348025b6-675d-3e98-9354-f011e2cd2184

 

[mjb52]

How come Liza wasn't in K & C for M/G and S/K?