2025 Cup of China Men's Free PBP - The Biffed Element

[Spikefan]

What is this horrible version?

Still hope for Kao.

 

[tony]

He's literally broken the tracker. They gave up on it trying to figure out which jump preps count as a block.

 

[Lilia A]

Oh man

 

[thvu]

Well my optimism is gone

 

[beckab81]

Damn it, you’re going to let Grassl stay on the podium, aren’t you? Yamamoto was my best hope to knock him out.

 

[Wyliefan]

The tracker just gave up and left.

 

[AnnMJensen]

Wow. That was a rough one to watch. Poor Sota

 

[Sally1214]

What a gorgeous rendition of Hallelujah by The Canadian Tenors. Unfortunately, for Sota, the music couldn't lift him out of his funk today. What a shame ... you've got to feel for him after that skate.

 

[Lana K]

Is Sota injured? A lot of odd mistakes in there.

 

[skatingguy]

Sota Yamamoto
Rank after SP: 4
Coach: Machiko Yamada, Yuko Hongo, Soshi Tanaka
Music: Hallelujah by The Canadian Tenors

4Sq
4T< - hesitated on take-off, fall on landing
3F - turned out
Choreo Sequence
2A - two-footed
3A<
Lz
Flying Camel Spin 2 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 2
3F+2A<+SEQ - hand down, step out
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
Change Foot Sit Spin 4

Technical tracker breaks again for Sota sparing him momentarily from his fate. His timing was off starting with the 2nd jump on which he hesitated before ultimately attempting, and falling. After that he started to change the program around, and eventually skated through an entire jumping pass.

124.10 = 8th Place
211.67 = 6th Place

 

[Sally1214]

On a trivial note, Sota's coach's hairstyle just suits her SO well.

 

[thvu]

The closest I've felt to Sota just losing the balance and on timing in the jumps is in tennis when my mind, body, and soul just forget how to hit a forehand.

 

[PRlady]

Well that was not what I wanted to wake up to.

 

[Lizziebeth]

very generous PCS but it did not help

 

[thvu]

Please Shaidorov, save us.

 

[I Luv Bulldogs]

On a trivial note, Sota's coach's hairstyle just suits her SO well.

I just came here to post this!

 

[tony]

Righini was on social media pulling from Guignard's playbook claiming that Shaidorov shouldn't have gotten a < on the 4Lz and honestly can't say I blame them.

 

[Sally1214]

I just came here to post this!

Great minds ...

 

[thvu]

Righini was on social media pulling from Guignard's playbook claiming that Shaidorov shouldn't have gotten a < on the 4Lz and honestly can't say I blame them.

He's right. The tech panel is doing an awful job.

 

[Lizziebeth]

He's right. The tech panel is doing an awful job.

the judges are doing their part with incomprehensible PCS scores for some skaters

 

[tony]

4S fine review it. But still crazy how much lift he gets on it. Lutz because of the landing is definitely getting reviewed.

He really is taking from the Malinin playbook which will get him the high PCS and the medals because of his jumps. But I think he has more innate musical sense than Ilia for sure, he just doesn't show it in his skating. And again with these random mashups.

Pulling from Ilia too, to a lesser extent by doing a 3Lz+3A at the end

 

[skatingguy]

Mikhail Shaidorov
Rank after SP: 3
Coach: Alexei Urmanov, Ivan Righini
Music: Confessa, The Diva Dance

3A+1Eu+4Sq
4Lz
4F!
Flying Camel Spin 3
Choreo Sequence
3F!
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)
4T+3T
3Lz+3A<+SEQ - step out
4T< - fall
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Sit Spin 3

Big jumping, but the program is ghastly, and what was he doing during, and after the step sequence.

-1.00 = Falls
174.34 = 1st Place
262.67 = 1st Place

 

[tony]

I mean I know Urmanov had some weird programs in his day full of the leg shaking breaks, but I wish he'd sit him down and say LISTEN YOU'RE GONNA SKATE TO A MODEST PRINCESS OF THE CIRCUS AND YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT.

 

[thvu]

The judges really low balled Shaidorov in some of the jump GOE.

 

[YourBorneo]

Useless one-hand cartwheel of the year

 

[Lizziebeth]

Dear me I sound like my mother but what is he doing with his hair???

 

[beckab81]

I’m going to be super annoyed if the find a bunch of calls for Shaiderov but ignore Tomoki & Daniel’s issues.

 

[Sally1214]

WOW .... Shaidorov giving it his all. Dude can jump! He and Ilia together could put on a fantastic seminar on jumping.

And, oh, there's Urmy again, so I'm in my happy place.

 

[tony]

I’m going to be super annoyed if the find a bunch of calls for Shaiderov but ignore Tomoki & Daniel’s issues.

he gave it to them with those last two.

 

[Spikefan]

I secretly love the step sequence, it makes me giggle.