2025 4CC - Men Free: “Crash landing on UR”

[MacMadame]

Godfather program - very literal costume as I'm pretty sure I saw someone wear that in the movie.

 

[Karen-W]

elegant pop!

 

[peibeck]

The color of passion dear

Oh dear. You going to have a harem soon?

 

[JoannaLouise]

With more consistent jumps, Jirenbayev could be exquisite.

 

[tony]

Dias Jirenbayev

2A
3Lz step out
2F
2Lo
3Lz+3T
2F+Eu+3S tight
2A+1T tight

Wouldn't mind Shaidorov getting into the top 10 and this one making major progress in the off-season to get to the Olympics via China. He's glorious and if he ever got up into the top ranks, I think he'd be wildly popular with the younger crowd.

 

[genevieve]

he has lovely control in his non-jump movements. not sure what is up with the pop-palooza

 

[peibeck]

With more consistent jumps, Jirenbayev could be exquisite.

If he had Shaidorov's jumps he'd be something!

 

[tony]

Oh dear. You going to have a harem soon?

Who says I don't already? It started with the judges and technical panel so I can take over the sport.

 

[Karen-W]

Awww - feel bad for Dias. I hope he can manage to put it all together someday.

 

[slicekw]

I can recognize “The Godfather” in three notes now. I’d never have expected that.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I've always liked Jirenbayev, but did Howarth mute himself, or is this group exhausting him already?

 

[Sally1214]

So, this is Saturday afternoon in Seoul now, right? It doesn't look as if the audience has picked up a whole lot in numbers. What a shame.

 

[Citlali]

Dias gives me the "if only he could get his jumps" feeling. Great potential

 

[Karen-W]

So, this is Saturday afternoon in Seoul now, right? It doesn't look as if the audience has picked up a whole lot in numbers. What a shame.

Yes - it's about 1:45pm there.

 

[MacMadame]

real quality

 

[peibeck]

A tango? Revolutionary!

 

[MacMadame]

"artistic" camerawork

 

[genevieve]

there is no "program" happening here, but Cheung is doing a great job of taking his time and landing these jumps. It's strangely captivating to watch. In my mind he's in black because he's a stealth ninja jumping on ice during someone else's skate to show what he can do.

 

[Sally1214]

It must be disappointing to the skaters to see empty stands when they come to compete. When you think of the time, money and effort they put into their training day in and day out, week after week, month after month for years on end; and, then they qualify to compete at a big int'l competition and nobody cares (or not enough to buy a ticket). Shame.

 

[MacMadame]

His posture bugs. And he doesn't seem to know what to do with his arms.

 

[Rukia]

he's pretty gassed here at the end but i actually didn't dislike this

 

[myhoneyhoney]

I’m getting sleepy

 

[tony]

Shiu Hei Cheung

3Lz
3F
3Lz+2T nice
3S
3T+2A seq tight, forward
3T+Eu+2F tight
2Lz

Jumps started off with so much promise and then the program went nowhere. Steps are weak, spins are weak.

 

[slicekw]

Cheung - I didn’t know Hong Kong even counted as a separate entity from China anymore. I can’t even imagine the political craziness this kid has to endure to compete. He’s really a pretty skater - I like his leg line. If he’s doing this level of skating and really studying law at university, I’m impressed.

 

[genevieve]

Give that kid a glass of juice in KnC!

 

[Karen-W]

there is no "program" happening here, but Cheung is doing a great job of taking his time and landing these jumps. It's strangely captivating to watch. In my mind he's in black because he's a stealth ninja jumping on ice during someone else's skate to show what he can do.

I felt the same. There wasn't really much to the program and a lot of slow skating, but I was strangely riveted.

 

[livetoskate]

It must be disappointing to the skaters to see empty stands when they come to compete. When you think of the time, money and effort they put into their training day in and day out, week after week, month after month for years on end; and, then they qualify to compete at a big int'l competition and nobody cares (or not enough to buy a ticket). Shame.

Geez, I thought skating was popular in Korea now.

 

[Sally1214]

Geez, I thought skating was popular in Korea now.

So did I. They have some great skaters. But ....

 

[tony]

Cheung - I didn’t know Hong Kong even counted as a separate entity from China anymore. I can’t even imagine the political craziness this kid has to endure to compete. He’s really a pretty skater - I like his leg line. If he’s doing this level of skating and really studying law at university, I’m impressed.

Since the early 2000s, if not earlier -- ETA: definitely earlier

 

[genevieve]

maybe he hasn't done a full run through of the FS before