2024 GPF - Junior Men FS

[Former Lurve Goddess]

The 3 C's???? How about Clean, Ted???? That's a C word. So is Clueless.

Every time Barton commentates, I want to throw things at the screen. Earlier in the week was his laughable statement that we will see ALL of the Junior singles skaters here, at the Olympics someday. Without question. Nam Nguyen ring a bell Ted? There are dozens of others.

Some has to replace Rod Black's "next one" cursing of young skaters.

 

[Sally1214]

Wonderful clean skate from Seo. So far, the junior men are bringing their A-game. I'm thinking I really should start watching junior events .... obviously I've been missing some good stuff

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Have we ever had a top New Zealand skater? I recall quite a few Aussies, but not Kiwis.

 

[TAHbKA]

Have we ever had a top New Zealand skater? I recall quite a few Aussies, but not Kiwis.

TOP skaters from Aus?? Who???

 

[tony]

Have we ever had a top New Zealand skater? I recall quite a few Aussies, but not Kiwis.

Nah. I only remember Ricky Cockerill and then the Thode (brothers?) but they weren't even making SP cuts.

 

[Karen-W]

Some has to replace Rod Black's "next one" cursing of young skaters.

LOL - Ted already called Mao Shimada a future Olympic champion yesterday before her FS.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Oh, nice, I remember seeing this shirt in a Gypsy village in Romania 5 years ago.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

LOL - Ted already called Mao Shimada a future Olympic champion yesterday before her FS.

He's cursed her to win silver like her namesake.

 

[Dragonlady]

Some has to replace Rod Black's "next one" cursing of young skaters.

Rod Black was a commentator. Ted Barton was the head of BC Section for years. He is both condescending and arrogant in his sweeping pronouncements. And he says stupid things like they are absolute truths.

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, btw, I just realized, Seo filled the "Music from a Movie" box with his "Singin' in the Rain" program.

Poor Yanhao - he's struggling here.

 

[tony]

Li

3A+2T, 3A(fall), 3Lo, 3S, 3Lz(<, LONG backwards sliding fall), 3Lz+2A+2A, 3F(tight)+2T(tight)

His LP at World Juniors last year was such a stand-out. This doesn't do it at all. Still really like him.

 

[Aceon6]

Sorry, as I haven’t been following junior men. Red roses? Splanation, please.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

TOP skaters from Aus?? Who???

Alexandrovskaya? Like just from last season?
But also Anthony Liu, and they had top 10.pairs a couple of times since the 90ies.

 

[Private Citizen]

Bit of a rough skate for Li, but lots of positives. Moves well, very nice spins, and flies into the jumps. Some of them have almost no set up time. Excellent spring.

 

[TAHbKA]

Alexandrovskaya? Like just from last season?
But also Anthony Liu, and they had top 10.pairs a couple of times since the 90ies.

Ah, 'Aus'. Ok

 

[Firedancer]

Have we had knee slide? I feel like we have

 

[Wyliefan]

In a sport full of odd musical mashups, this has to be one of the oddest ever. I actually like the second song; I just can't figure out how it goes with the first one.

 

[tony]

Alexandrovskaya? Like just from last season?
But also Anthony Liu, and they had top 10.pairs a couple of times since the 90ies.

You mean Giotopoulous-Moore and Golubeva. Alexandrovskaya and Windsor were before that.

 

[TAHbKA]

Vaclavik with a new either blade or boot

 

[her grace]

Li

Spot-on 3a-2t, but down on second 3a, he could develop more speed and extension in his basic stroking to move his PCS to next level, not his best jump day unfortunately

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Ah, 'Aus'. Ok

Well, Li is no more from NZ than any of them from Australia.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Vaclavik with a new either blade or boot

Or feet.

 

[Hedwig]

Have we ever had a top New Zealand skater? I recall quite a few Aussies, but not Kiwis.

Allie Rout is the only great skater I remember from NZ

 

[Sally1214]

A couple of glitches for Yanhao but, overall, he should feel good about his efforts at the GPF.

 

[Karen-W]

I really wish Ted would stop calling New Zealand a "developing skating nation". Uhm, no, they've had, albeit sporadically, skaters at Worlds and even the Olympics for decades. A developing skating nation is one that's never managed even that and barely can qualify skaters to Euros/4CCs or Jr Worlds.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Vaclavik is giving serious Brezina vibes. Next thing we know he marries a retired Israeli pair skater and bring his sister to skate.

 

[Sally1214]

These children in the audience ..... sooo cute.

 

[tony]

I really wish Ted would stop calling New Zealand a "developing skating nation". Uhm, no, they've had, albeit sporadically, skaters at Worlds and even the Olympics for decades. A developing skating nation is one that's never managed even that and barely can qualify skaters to Euros/4CCs or Jr Worlds.

That's exactly what New Zealand is, though.

 

[her grace]

LOL - Ted already called Mao Shimada a future Olympic champion yesterday before her FS.

Her birthdate of being one year too young for an Olympics is akin to Asada, which means she has a long time to have to maintain herself at the top. I wouldn’t make any confident predictions for her, though time will tell.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Popped the axels. Yup, Brezina.