2025 NHK Trophy Mens SP PBP - Maybe !, Maybe UR

[genevieve]

Wedgie Data

Starting Order
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Haru KAKIUCHI JPN
2 Francois PITOT FRA
3 Jimmy MA USA
4 Boyang JIN CHN
5 Gabriele FRANGIPANI ITA
6 Andrew TORGASHEV USA

Warm-Up Group 2
7 Adam HAGARA SVK
8 Junhwan CHA KOR
9 Matteo RIZZO ITA
10 Lukas BRITSCHGI SUI
11 Shun SATO JPN
12 Yuma KAGIYAMA JPN

ISU Stream

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

To Frangi or not to Frangi?!?!?!?!

 

[skatingguy]

Biographies

Musical Selections

Planned Program Content

 

[Ka3sha]

PBP thread titles are on fire today

 

[tony]

No TES to rely on (and the spins.. ) but once again these mid level Japanese skaters have so much to like about the basic skating quality.

Such nice knee action, arms are sensitive to the music.

 

[Ka3sha]

a Japanese singles skater with a double axel? but exquisite posture

Does he want to switch to ice dance?

 

[skatfan]

Bad decision to skate with that injury.

 

[skatingguy]

Haru Kakiuchi
Coach: Sayaka Yodo, Utako Nagamitsu
Music: Love the Hell Out of You by L. Capaldi

3Lzq+3T
2A
Change Foot Sit Spin 4
3F!
Flying Camel Spin* - flying entry landing was poor, loss of speed, no value given
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 2

An ease to his skating, and jumps. Unfortunately the flying spin entry was botched.

61.59 = 1st Place

 

[skatingguy]

Francois Pitot
Coach: Romain Ponsart
Music: Dig Down by Muse

3A
3F!
Change Foot Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Flying Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Another very solid short program for Francois this season.

78.24 = 1st Place

 

[tony]

Taking inspiration partially from Evan Lysacek? No thanks.

 

[Karen-W]

Not a good day for SCoB skaters.

 

[Karen-W]

Taking inspiration partially from Evan Lysacek? No thanks.

Jimmy is just about the furthest thing from Evan Lysacek that I can imagine, so I'm very confused as to where he draws inspiration from Lysaceck, lol.

 

[Jay42]

I enjoy Jimmy's skating a lot. It's a shame his jumps weren't working for him today.

Also I love that his ISU bio still lists "annoying Amber Glenn" with his hobbies.

 

[skatingguy]

Jimmy Ma
Coach: O. Ganicheva, A. Letov
Music: The Firebird Suite, Witchdoctor

4Tq - fall
3A
Flying Camel Spin 3
3Lz+3T< - step out
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Change Foot Sit Spin 3

Very rough program for Ma. Jumps didn't snap into rotation they way they needed to, and the program fell flat as a result.

-1.00 = Falls
69.44 = 2nd Place

 

[tony]

Program got much more interesting post -Firebird. Because in that first part the ONLY choreography was randomly lifting his arms to an accent of the music. Wish he’d just go all out with the modern vibes even if he said somewhere along the way that he likes skating to classical music.

Rusty jumps here. Seems crazy he’s already 30.

 

[skatingguy]

Boyang Jin
Coach: Zhaoxiao Xu
Music: Fought and Lost by S. Ryder, B. May

4T
3A
Flying Camel Spin 4
3Lz+3T - double 3-turn between jumps
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Sit Spin 4

Decent skate for Jin. The program is still not doing anything for him, but he seemed committed to the performance.

-1.00 = Time Violation
83.92 = 1st Place

 

[skatfan]

Nice job Boyang. Good skate!

 

[tony]

I really don't find Boyang's skating to be good. The basics are so weak, the posture is horrendous, he cannot hold any edges or difficult turns in step sequences or transitions, and he gives next to nothing presentation-wise. Zero impression with me except that his PCS will be extremely overmarked.

 

[Jay42]

I never get attached to any performance from Boyang anymore. Every time one program goes decently the next one is a mess.

 

[tony]

Highest PCS across the board so far and the truth is he's about 1/10th of the skater someone like Kakiuchi is foundations-wise. Insane judging and I'll never understand.

 

[Jay42]

I know it's only been a couple of weeks but I had forgotten how bonkers Frangipani's shirt is

 

[Karen-W]

Well, Frangi didn't want Jimmy to feel badly about menning hard in the SP today.

 

[skatingguy]

Gabriele Fangipani
Coach: F. Mascarello, G. Cotugno, M. Guarnieri
Music: People Get Up and Drive, I Got You

4Tq - weight back, big step out
3A
Flying Sit Spin 4
Change Foot Camel Spin 3
3Lz+COMBO - fall
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
Step Sequence 2

Entertaining performance - wild jump technique - applies to several skaters in this first group.

-1.00 = Time Violation
-1.00 = Falls
64.78 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

I know it's only been a couple of weeks but I had forgotten how bonkers Frangipani's shirt is

Dr. Seuss inspired.

 

[Karen-W]

So, listen, folks, I think we better brace ourselves for the 2nd flight of men continuing the menning today.

 

[skatingguy]

Andrew Torgashev
Coach: Rafael Arutunian, Brandon Frazier
Music: Maybe I, Maybe You by Scorpions

4T<< - fall
3Aq
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3F+3T
Flying Sit Spin 3 (4 after review)
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Andrew likes holes that he digs himself.

-1.00 = Falls
75.75 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

I'm surprised to see Arutunian has travelled to Japan.

 

[skatfan]

Raf is there - that’s a bit of a surprise.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm surprised to see Arutunian has travelled to Japan.

Must be there for both Torgy and Samodelkina.

 

[skatingguy]

Must be there for both Torgy and Samodelkina.

I just assumed it would be Brandon Frazier - wasn't paying real close attention to who was at the boards during the warm up.