2021 ISU World Team Trophy, April 15-18, Osaka, Japan

[Sylvia]

Any videos?

Some are posted in the WTT threads in the Kiss & Cry section (ETA: currently open to all).

NBCSN's first delayed broadcast of highlights (RD, Ladies/Men SP) starts at 11:30 pm Eastern with Tanith White (host), Tara Lipinski & Johnny Weir.

According to the Planned Program Entries linked from the ISU's WTT event page, Shoma is planning to open his FS with 3A+4T (when did he last try this combo?).

 

[Vash01]

Some are posted in the WTT threads in the Kiss & Cry section (ETA: currently open to all).

NBCSN's first delayed broadcast of highlights (RD, Ladies/Men SP) starts at 11:30 pm Eastern with Tanith White (host), Tara Lipinski & Johnny Weir.

According to the Planned Program Entries linked from the ISU's WTT event page, Shoma is planning to open his FS with 3A+4T (when did he last try this combo?).

I was late seeing this. Caught only Hanyu and Chen. Will watch everything tomorrow.

 

[npavel]

He trains at the same rink as Grassl, who is going to be at this event, so that’s a bit concerning.

Grassel had covid in January, than he got heart issues and was off ice for more than a month. So no cencern

 

[Sylvia]

TeamUSA.org WTT Day 2 recap article with quotes from Nathan, Jason, Hawayek/Baker and Alexa Knierim: https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/April/16/Nathan-Chen-Extends-Winning-Streak-at-World-Team-Trophy

Jack Gallagher's WTT articles so far:

FIGURE SKATING | Nathan Chen Extends Winning Streak With Victory Over Yuzuru Hanyu at World Team Trophy

Though Chen won again this night, the margin was considerably closer. The pair were separated by just two points after the short program.

japan-forward.com

FIGURE SKATING | Nathan Chen, Yuzuru Hanyu Continue Battle in Short Program at World Team Trophy

Chen holds a slight lead over his top rival, while Russia is in first place after the first day of competition.

japan-forward.com

FIGURE SKATING | Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen Work on Jumps on Eve of World Team Trophy

Hanyu was leaping especially high on his quads, while Chen was landing his consistently.

japan-forward.com

Kyodo News article:

Figure skating: Chen again upstages Hanyu in World Team Trophy

For a second straight night, Japan's two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu finished second-best to three-time reigning men's world champion Nathan Chen of the United States at the World Team Trophy six-nation figure skating meet.

english.kyodonews.net

ISU's recaps:
Day 2: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...age-at-isu-world-team-trophy?templateParam=15
Day 1: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...n-isu-world-team-trophy-2021?templateParam=15
Preview: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...r-isu-world-team-trophy-2021?templateParam=15

The teams will compete for a total prize money of 1,000,000 US$, made available by the organizing ISU Member, Japan Skating Federation (and secured through ISU agreements).
The prize money is awarded as follows:
1st placed team: US$ 200’000
2nd placed team: US$ 170’000
3rd placed team: US$ 160’000
4th placed team: US$ 150’000
5th placed team: US$ 140’000
6th placed team: US$ 130’000.

 

[Sylvia]

Getty Images (185 photos from Day 2 of competition - Pairs SP/Free Dance/Men FS)

Team JPN captain Ryuichi Kihara shared 6 photos on his IG (love the fans with the "baby" photos!): https://www.instagram.com/p/CNr5iwWJXOU/

Team USA captain Jason Brown posted 3 photos from Day 1 on his IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsQM5snu-Q/
He also put together this video for the Japanese fans: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhkF3FnYI3/

 

[Sylvia]

Getty Images (193 photos from Day 3 of competition - Pairs/Ladies FS & awards ceremony)

NBC Sports Olympic Talk recap article (includes quotes from Knierim, Shcherbakova, Tennell):

Russia scores first World Team Trophy victory with U.S. in second

After two silver medals and a bronze at the last three ISU World Team Trophy competitions, Russia finally scored its first victory.

olympics.nbcsports.com

Team Russia got to hear their national anthem today (clip): https://www.instagram.com/p/CNw26uNJG9P/

Team USA captain Jason took this group selfie after the awards ceremony: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxOPwknmqK/
(Versions of the same photo have since been posted by all the team members on their respective IG accounts.)

ETA link to the ISU's Day 3 recap: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...d-team-trophy-title-in-osaka?templateParam=15

 

[AngieNikodinovLove]

ISU points for this comp?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove]

Who is the person who commentated for all of this on peacock? Very knowledgeable on every skater, very knowledgeable on the elements. Complementary towards everyone. Only negative thing is that he sounds exactly like Piers Morgan so I could not get fully into him. LOL

 

[skatingguy]

ISU points for this comp?

No - ISU season bests only.

 

[Sylvia]

Who is the person who commentated for all of this on peacock? Very knowledgeable on every skater, very knowledgeable on the elements.

Well, some of us were snarking on Simon Reed (in the WTT Ladies SP & FS play-by-play thread, for example) because he doesn't seem to know what an Euler (half loop connecting jump) is and had a few strange/incorrect name pronunciation issues.

Lynn Rutherford's TeamUSA.org article WTT Day 3 article (Pairs & Ladies FS) includes some event takeaways heading into next season: https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/A...Place-Behind-Team-Russia-At-World-Team-Trophy

2 photos tweeted by JSF: https://twitter.com/skatingjapan/status/1383414913712852993
"In the [World Team Trophy] player area, there was a national competition even on the whiteboard.
It is filled with illustrations and messages that are full of individuality from each country [CAN & FRA, RUS & USA].
The Japanese team board will be released tomorrow."

 

[euterpe]

Simon kept saying Alison Schumacher was 'originally from China but is now skating for Canada'.

Sure, Alison was born in China, but she came to Canada at a very young age, was raised and skating-trained in Canada and has always skated for Canada.

 

[MacMadame]

Sure, Alison was born in China, but she came to Canada at a very young age

She was adopted as a baby/toddler. She learned to skate in Canada and is Canadian.

And the Russian Fed didn't break up a bunch of dance teams to put S/K together because they thought S/K had more potential as he said over and over and over. That isn't even close to what happened.

 

[Sylvia]

Please post here if anyone finds or knows of a livestream for today's WTT Exhibition Gala that's not blocked in the USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8doExnvCc

NBCSN's 2 hour WTT Day 3 highlights broadcast is scheduled to start in 40 minutes at midnight Eastern time.

 

[sk8nlizard]

Please post here if anyone finds or knows of a livestream for today's WTT Exhibition Gala that's not blocked in the USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8doExnvCc

NBCSN's 2 hour WTT Day 3 highlights broadcast is scheduled to start in 40 minutes at midnight Eastern time.

What time is the gala tonight?

 

[Sylvia]

What time is the gala tonight?

14:00-17:00 in Japan (1-4 am Eastern time): http://www.isuresults.com/schedules/WTT2021_ColouredSchedule.pdf

 

[Sylvia]

Gala skate order:

Semenenko
Komatsubara/Koleto
Tuktamysheva
Sadovsky
Hamon/Strekalin
Grassl
[Kihira - Rika is not skating due to injury]
Knierim/Frazier
Uno
Galyavieva/Thauron
Tennell
Della Monica/Guarise
Brown
Daleman
Teams Japan & winners Russia
---
Team Spirit Award
Guignard/Fabbri
Aymoz
Karen Chen
Miura/Kihara
Kolyada
Hawayek/Baker
Shcherbakova
Hanyu
Mishina/Galliamov
Sakamoto
Sinitsina/Katsalapov
Nathan Chen
Finale with Go-Chan (TV Asahi panda mascot)

 

[Sylvia]

Please post here if anyone finds or knows of a livestream for today's WTT Exhibition Gala that's not blocked in the USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8doExnvCc

Found one! http://live.qq.com/10012776

 

[mjb52]

I love the panda

 

[Sylvia]

Jason Brown just introduced Empress Liza -- first in Japanese & then English (he also held up a photo of them when they competed together as Juniors).

 

[Immortelle]

Simon talks about Liza being “The Empress” as if Jason Brown coined the term

 

[kittyjake5]

Watching on the link Sylvia provided. No commentary yay!

 

[sk8nlizard]

I enjoyed Roman a lot! Was that a quad sal he did under the lights?!?

ETA That was a cool spin move the French pair did at the end of their program.

 

[Sylvia]

I enjoyed Roman a lot! Was that a quad sal he did under the lights?!?

Yes and his 3A afterwards was really good - much improved jump for him! He skated to "I Won'T Give Up" by Jason Mraz.

 

[kittyjake5]

Kihira has WD. Back injury.

 

[mjb52]

At last, my jam has come on on the mixtape

 

[mjb52]

Love Shoma

 

[Immortelle]

Yessssssss! Daddy Cool!!!!

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Uno needs to use this as one of his programs next year.

 

[kittyjake5]

Shoma!

 

[mjb52]

very amusing from DM/G