2020 YOG Men SP & FS

[Sylvia]

Good job, Arlet, and proud mom Anna Kondrashova!

 

[alchemy void]

Kapeikis USA

3F3T great
2Lz2T
3Lo fallout
3Lz
2A3T2T
3S
2A

Good skate!

 

[Sylvia]

Liam Kapeikis (trains in Wentachee, WA with his parents and with Keegan Murphy in Richnmond BC) - strong 2nd half of his Les Miz program.

 

[alchemy void]

Nalbone ITA

2Lz2T
3Lo2T

Ahhh I totally remember this costume and crazy leg wrap from the JGP

3T1Eu2S
3S
3T
3Lo
2A

Nice job. Good speed.

 

[alchemy void]

Pitot FRA

3Lo
3Lz, shaky, nice save
3F
3T2T
3Lz stepout
2A1Eu3S hands down
A clean jump I missed

not much expression. I was hoping to see Joubert's hair in the K&c.

 

[rfisher]

Pitot FRA

3Lo
3Lz, shaky, nice save
3F
3T2T
3Lz stepout
2A1Eu3S hands down
A clean jump I missed

not much expression. I was hoping to see Joubert's hair in the K&c.

Because Joubert's hair would be more interesting than his skater.

 

[Sylvia]

After 1st group of 5: Liam Kapeikis USA 161.59 (112.02 in FS is new ISU PB), Arlet Levandi EST 154.65 (104.78 FS), Francois Pitot FRA 154.04 (101.02), Matteo Nalbone ITA 144.64 (91.63 FS), Nikita Kovalenko ISR 132.12 (91.63 FS).

 

[alchemy void]

Chen CHN

Commands the ice right from the start
3Lz3T great
2A
3F
Slurping voiceovers
3Lz huge
3F+2A solid
3Lo ok
3S2T2Lo

Awesome! Good commitment to the music at the beginning and end, and huge jumps in the middle.

 

[Kateri]

Slurping voiceovers

Yeah, I assume it's to do with the story of Tristan and Isolde involving the drinking of love potions, but I think he really oughtta have got some good MIMING into the choreo there!

 

[alchemy void]

Bodenstein SUI

3F2T
3Lz solid
3T3T
2A
He moves so well Lovely footwork
3Lo<
3S1Eu3S good fight!
2A

Amazing skate! Easily the best I've ever seen him do. Gorgeous flow, nice spins, and musicality.

As Chris notes, still lacking some speed and power

 

[alchemy void]

Yeah, I assume it's to do with the story of Tristan and Isolde involving the drinking of love potions, but I think he really oughtta have got some good MIMING into the choreo there!

Yes a quick mime is definitely required!

 

[her grace]

@alchemy void Thank you for the play-by-play.

 

[alchemy void]

I remember this shirt and music from the JGP, too.

 

[Kateri]

Yes a quick mime is definitely required!

Sounded like he could be doing body shots, tbh, but maybe not in juniors.

 

[alchemy void]

Kokura UKR

3A
3Lz3T fallout
3A+REP 2ft
3Lo2T

I live for these voiceovers

3Lz fallout
3S+2A
2A

This program/costume would be totally camp for most skaters, but he totally makes it work. Expression and engagement to the music for days. Tons of choreographic highlights in there.

 

[alchemy void]

Dmitrenko

I choose to remember him as he was in the early 2000s. We all age, but this look...

 

[alchemy void]

Mrazek CZE

3S3T< fall
3Lz fall
3T hand down
2Lz2T fall

Such a shame on the jumps, he has nice basics and is expressing this really well

3S2T got it!
2A
2A

Awwwww that was heartwarming how the crowd and Chris were really pulling for him to pull it together.

Tons of potential here!

 

[alchemy void]

Sounded like he could be doing body shots, tbh, but maybe not in juniors.

This is the Youth Olympics!

 

[alchemy void]

Memola ITA

3Lo
3Lz3T ok
2A1Eu3S
3F2T
3F
3Lz< fall
2A
Nice commitment on ending pose

Good job, nice jumping. However, for me this was the least interesting program of this group.

 

[alchemy void]

I have no idea how that (marginally) beats Kokura in PCS.

Thoroughly enjoyed that group. Some fantastic performances and good skates! To be honest I found these programs more interesting and better constructed than what I saw on the senior Grand Prix this year.

 

[Sylvia]

Current Overall Standing
1 CHEN Yudong CHN 184.60 10 1
2 BODENSTEIN Noah SUI 176.92 9 2
3 MEMOLA Nikolaj ITA 176.55 7 3
4 KOKURA Andrey UKR 171.68 6 5
5 KAPEIKIS Liam USA 161.59 14 4
6 MRAZEK Daniel CZE 156.98 8 8
7 LEVANDI Arlet EST 154.65 13 6
8 PITOT Francois FRA 154.04 11 7
9 NALBONE Matteo ITA 144.64 12 9
10 KOVALENKO Nikita ISR 132.12 15 10

1 CHEN Yudong CHN 127.29 63.29 64.00 6.61 6.07 6.64 6.39 6.29 0.00 #6
2 BODENSTEIN Noah SUI 116.36 59.06 57.30 5.86 5.46 5.79 5.86 5.68 0.00 #7
3 MEMOLA Nikolaj ITA 114.37 55.71 59.66 5.96 5.79 6.04 6.04 6.00 1.00 #10
4 KAPEIKIS Liam USA 112.02 54.66 57.36 5.86 5.64 5.61 5.89 5.68 0.00 #3
5 KOKURA Andrey UKR 109.20 50.84 58.36 6.04 5.57 5.86 5.82 5.89 0.00 #8
6 LEVANDI Arlet EST 104.78 50.80 53.98 5.57 4.96 5.46 5.43 5.57 0.00 #1
7 PITOT Francois FRA 101.02 48.58 52.44 5.54 5.00 5.25 5.25 5.18 0.00 #5
8 MRAZEK Daniel CZE 96.32 40.90 58.42 6.07 5.82 5.57 5.93 5.82 3.00 #9
9 NALBONE Matteo ITA 91.63 41.53 50.10 5.18 4.86 5.04 5.11 4.86 0.00 #4
10 KOVALENKO Nikita ISR 87.41 34.53 52.88 5.43 5.04 5.18 5.43 5.36 0.00 #2

Remaining Starting Order

StN. Name Nation Rank Points
Warm-Up Group 3
11 RAKIC Aleksa CAN 4 70.96
12 CHA Younghyun KOR 5 69.61
13 SAMSONOV Daniil RUS 2 76.62
14 MOZALEV Andrei RUS 1 79.72
15 KAGIYAMA Yuma JPN 3 72.76

 

[Colonel Green]

I have no idea how that (marginally) beats Kokura in PCS.

As TAT would say, “powerful Italian fed”.

 

[Colonel Green]

It's too bad (from a competition standpoint) there's such a pronounced divide between the top three contenders here and everybody else in terms of technical content, but whatever, go Aleksa, get that fourth place!

 

[alchemy void]

Rakic CAN

3Lz3T
2A
3Lo turnout
3Lz good
3F2T2Lo
3S3T
2A

Awesome job! Strong skate.

 

[Erin]

Dmitrenko

I choose to remember him as he was in the early 2000s. We all age, but this look...

I had the same reaction! Would never have recognized him if Howarth hadn’t pointed him out and even then, I had to check the ISU bio to make sure I heard correctly.

 

[alchemy void]

I don't see THAT much Kevin Reynolds influence, Chris.

 

[alchemy void]

Minnie the Moocher

 

[Colonel Green]

Cha has really great basics. Very smooth glide.

That one pop will cost him a few precious TES points in the race for fourth.

 

[alchemy void]

Cha

3Lz3T great
2A
3F ok
waxel
2A1Eu3F shaky
3S
3Lo+2A

Fun! Kind of sloppy, but thoroughly enjoyable

 

[alchemy void]

I had the same reaction! Would never have recognized him if Howarth hadn’t pointed him out and even then, I had to check the ISU bio to make sure I heard correctly.

During one of the JGPs Ted identified him as Dmitrenmo and we all thought he had just made a mistake.