2021 US Nationals Mens FS: When you fall in a forest of cardboard people, do you make a sound?

[Lacey]

Ah, was there a chance?

 

[genevieve]

Vincent

I should not have mentioned skipping jumps

 

[my3sons]

In really glad Tara always tells us when arms are over the head. I would Have ne’er known.

 

[tlk]

Maybe a gala program where he wears all the Vera Wang shirts, and slowly takes one off after completing each jump.

Followed by burning them all at the end!

 

[alchemy void]

Nathan Chen should be way more famous in the US than he actually is for what he’s doing athletically.

This.

The more I see him skate, the more I think he's a once-in-a-generation talent.

 

[pinky166]

Okay but the this program is an ode to Joubert. Techno music that goes nowhere, a sparkly costume, empty program and good jumps.

Vincent deserves better! How the hell are you supposed to interpret this music?

 

[Karen-W]

Nathan Chen should be way more famous in the US than he actually is for what he’s doing athletically.

I have a young, black guy as a co-worker who knows nothing about skating but he's actually heard of Nathan Chen, so he's not entirely unknown, but yes, he should be far more famous in the US than he is.

 

[flyingsit]

Nathan Chen should be way more famous in the US than he actually is for what he’s doing athletically.

Yes. He should be a household name just as much as Simone Biles.

 

[shan]

Vincent

 

[jenny12]

The first three beats of this always trick me, excitedly, into thinking someone is skating to Nine Inch Nails’ Closer.

That would be awesome. If they insist on picking this angty music, at least pick the best version of it.

 

[skatingguy]

Followed by burning them all at the end!

Spontaneous combustion.

 

[Erin]

If Paniot keeps skating cleanly and gets even more consistent quads, I predict he’ll make the Olympic team next year. I’m not kidding. It’s my no guts, no glory pick, but I can see it happening. Skating skills be damned. Even Johnny was won over, Lmao.

I would assume he isn’t a US citizen? So that’s a really bold pick

 

[Colonel Green]

A backloaded quad Lutz? The madman.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Picture Mean Girls: "I heard Nathan Chen fecked up a quad, so I fecked up a quad too!"

 

[Rukia]

Oof that looked painful

 

[Amy L]

There's that, but then there's the actual Federation - didn't they basically torpedo their best Junior Pairs team because the skaters wanted to be coached by his mom, and the Federation wouldn't allow it. There is a reason that the top Ukrainian skaters all skate for other nations over the past couple decades.

Yes, the pair team that had Ivan Pavlov in it (too lazy to look up the partner name). He looked into moving to another country, but he must have retired because he calls himself a coach on his social media accounts. I don't know what happened with the partner. They weren't a hugely successful pair, but Pavlov really worked and bulked up when he switched to pairs and I thought he had a lot of potential. It's a shame that the UKR skaters have no support whatsover, but the ones that do leave have good basics and can find success elsewhere. You'd think the UKR Fed would look at skaters like Savchenko and Volosozhar and realize if they kept/supported their people, all those golds could be theirs. But nope, guess not

 

[pinky166]

Please no more muse!

 

[skatingguy]

My back felt that fall.

 

[Braulio]

Ah, was there a chance?

Only in the wannabe rivalry NBC wanted to create

 

[VGThuy]

I have faith Vincent will get it together at Worlds...if there is a Worlds.

 

[Brooke]

There is so much better techno music out there. Why this Vincent?!

 

[rfisher]

Vincent's short will hold his place, but he's not going to be happy.

 

[skatingguy]

Yes, the pair team that had Ivan Pavlov in it (too lazy to look up the partner name). He looked into moving to another country, but he must have retired because he calls himself a coach on his social media accounts. I don't know what happened with the partner. They weren't a hugely successful pair, but Pavlov really worked and bulked up when he switched to pairs and I thought he had a lot of potential. It's a shame that the UKR skaters have no support whatsover, but the ones that do leave have good basics and can find success elsewhere. You'd think the UKR Fed would look at skaters like Savchenko and Volosozhar and realize if they kept/supported their people, all those golds could be theirs. But nope, guess not

Control of the skaters being more important than the results, apparently.

 

[Colonel Green]

Picture Mean Girls: "I heard Nathan Chen fecked up a quad, so I fecked up a quad too!"

Ahem, two quads.

 

[Rukia]

I don't think this program works as well as his short, but it still shows a lot of growth for Vincent.

 

[Firedancer]

If Paniot keeps skating cleanly and gets even more consistent quads, I predict he’ll make the Olympic team next year. I’m not kidding. It’s my no guts, no glory pick, but I can see it happening. Skating skills be damned. Even Johnny was won over, Lmao.

Does he have US citizenship to go to the Olympics?

 

[pinky166]

Good fight from Vincent but that program leaves much to be desired. Did Lori choreograph that?!

 

[Spun Silver]

Vincent has a great LP. When he skates it clean it will be sensational. Today not quite.

 

[TAHbKA]

Why did Zhou's 1F get a negative GOE? It was super high, with good coverage, good exit and well executed....

 

[jenny12]

There is so much better techno music out there. Why this Vincent?!

So true. The problem isn't the genre; it's that all these guys pick the worst version of the genre.