2021 US Classic - Men

[Frau Muller]

Lots of delights & frights Tonight...yet my biggest take-away:

Donovan Carrillo on the cusp of making podium at an int’l Sr-B!!!!!! About one point behind Sjoberg, in 3rd.

Crazy day.

 

[Braulio]

Donovan CARRILLO MEX SP 2021 US International Figure Skating Classic

Donovan CARRILLO MEX SP 2021 US International Figure Skating Classic

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[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Donovan CARRILLO MEX SP 2021 US International Figure Skating Classic

Donovan CARRILLO MEX SP 2021 US International Figure Skating Classic

youtu.be

Wow that was so refreshing

He Reminds me of myself last week in Spain forgetting my mask every single place I went. Lol

 

[Braulio]

All the Men sp performances now posted here

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2021-us-figure-skating-classic-videos.108630/

 

[pinky166]

Hell yeah Brezina

 

[Sylvia]

Lynn Rutherford's mixed zone tweets/photos from last night:

Brezina on family life: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1438703050324054020
Jimmy Ma: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1438714483736784900

He attributes improved quad combo to [coaches Letov & Ganicheva]: "They say, you have a good quad, it needs to be more consistent. You did 3 a day, now you are doing 3 a minute. They're good at gauging me, they can tell when I'm lazy & when I'm fired up."
At 25, Ma thinks his best is yet to come: "I feel like I have a lot to offer. Every single time I go out on the ice I want to leave my mark. I don't want to hold anything back. There is a lot more I can give, technically and aesthetically."

Carrillo: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1438721774909366272

... feels he is improving. He already earned an Oly spot for Mexico: "With good athletes trying for spots it's great to have one. I'm going to push forward, look for more goals like doing more quads. Having the spot gives me time to prepare."

Tran: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1438708405917650946

...The full-time mechanical engineering student at [Cal State Long Beach] says "I do a whole day of classes Mon-Fri. It definitely limits the time I can practice but I'm doing my best to balance it."

 

[Sylvia]

Men's FS is scheduled to start on Friday, Sept. 17 at 7:40 pm ET (according to results page) - Peacock Premium subscribers in U.S. (livestream/replay link): https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/ass...ee-skate/4d0b9b77-488c-30a3-90b4-e0914688f410

Starting order/Live results (protocols will be linked from this page afterwards): https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2021/30212/CAT001SEG001.html

(Links included below to ISU & Team USA bios with updated program music for everyone but Gorodnitsky, Samohin)

1 Christopher CALUZA PHI 10 62.03
2 Mark GORODNITSKY ISR (ISU bio last updated in 2019-20) 9 64.24
3 Dinh TRAN USA [Team USA Bio] 8 65.77
4 Daniel SAMOHIN ISR (ISU bio last updated in 2020-21) 7 66.54
5 Camden PULKINEN USA [Team USA Bio] 6 66.84

6 Maxim NAUMOV USA [Team USA Bio] 5 69.99
7 Donovan CARRILLO MEX (ISU bio last updated in 2020-21; eta: yes, he kept his FS music from last season) 4 77.48
8 Eric SJOBERG USA [Team USA Bio] 3 78.11
9 Jimmy MA USA [Team USA Bio] 2 84.07
10 Michal BREZINA CZE 1 87.48

 

[Aceon6]

Dear SCOB. Please run a few minutes late so we can finish the ladies in Canada. Thank you.

 

[Sylvia]

Men's 6-minute warmup for group 1 has just begun.

 

[Aceon6]

Men's 6-minute warmup for group 1 has just begun.

Racing Cyprus.

 

[floridaice]

So glad I got home from work in time to see some live skating

 

[ChelleC]

Christopher Caluza deserves to be able to skate in a sold-out arena, and get a standing O just because of the joy of his skating.

 

[Frau Muller]

BRAVO, CHRISTOPHER CALUZA!!!!

 

[floridaice]

What a great smile!!!

 

[Rukia]

Awww I loved that! He just embraces his skating.

 

[rfisher]

Michal hurt his back practicing a quad so I'm not expecting anything. But, then I never expect anything.

 

[Sylvia]

Christopher CALUZA, PHI
At Cranberry Cup in August: 62.59 (SP) 105.31 (FS) 167.90
At U.S. Classic: 62.03 (SP) 113.61 (FS) 175.64

ETA: Joy in skating - very clearly demonstrated at both comps in Norwood.

 

[Rukia]

Well it's always nice when you fall right in time to the music

 

[peibeck]

It occurred to me Gorodintsky looks a bit like Andy Sanberg and I'm afraid I'm never going to unsee this in my brain now. . His rotation speed is amazing but too often sloppy in the run-out.

 

[beckab81]

They need to take the appliques off of Gordonisky's back... they just highlight his posture issues

 

[rfisher]

Bychenko is going to need some kind of preservative treatments since he's going to have to compete forever.

 

[peibeck]

Bychenko is going to need some kind of preservative treatments since he's going to have to compete forever.

He can email Eteri.

 

[beckab81]

Bychenko is going to need some kind of preservative treatments since he's going to have to compete forever.

Wasn't there a Russian kid on the JGP a few years ago?

 

[rfisher]

He can email Eteri.

I'd like to know who does her work because she looks damn good. I'd pay.

 

[rfisher]

Wasn't there a Russian kid on the JGP a few years ago?

I only remember Mark, but if there was, he's disappeared into the netherworld.

 

[Rukia]

OH wow that axel was so wild in the air

 

[peibeck]

I love when skaters completely biff a jump then and fan out their arms to the judges like "I meant to do that!"

 

[tony]

I feel like Tran belongs in a mid-90s Nationals. Very straight-forward if not reserved skating but with a nice quality. I want him to ramp it up (and stop looking down so much).

 

[Theatregirl1122]

This program is so Canadian. Does Tran have secret Canadian roots?

 

[floridaice]

{{Dinh}}