2025 Skate America Mens Short - Quadless in Lake Placid

[Karen-W]

Liam lands the 3A! And a lovely 3f. Oooooo - eked out that 3z+3t combo!

I really wonder where he'd be, jumps-wise, if he'd gone to Raf instead of Keegan Murphy at the start of this Olympic cycle.

 

[skatingguy]

Liam Kapeikis
Coach: Keegan Murphy
Music: Unchained Melody

3A - tight, low landing position
3F
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3Lz+3T - Lutz landings was a struggle, but he was patient
Flying Sit Spin 3
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

The basic skating quality is wonderful, but if you haven't got the technical arsenal to include quadruple jumps you need to be clean.

74.28 = 1st Place

 

[slicekw]

Good god, someone give Liam a quad or three already. Skates so cleanly!
I’ve been fooled before, not going to be a stan (yet).

 

[my little pony]

im just so grateful this version of unchained melody has no ghost VoiceOver, I will never forgive whoever did that

 

[SidelineSkater]

My feed froze for a second there.


It happened when GPdF and SA switched. Ilia didn't want to do SA but something earlier.

Right. But couldn’t we have still filled out the three host picks regardless where Ilia wanted?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Who besides Karen and I are working on the Christmas candy?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I was so worried we wouldn’t get yet another version of unchained melody….

Liam’s step sequence looked like it was choreographed to some other music.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

They usually have two commentary teams, which is what I'm hoping for again.

Yeah, but in Olympic years they tend to divert more of the events to their main feed. Hopefully not, but I’m not betting on it for Nats.

For the Olympics, NBC/Peacock has been going for a more is better approach recently. I feel more confident there they’ll maintain the separate World Feeds etc. and give viewers some choice.

 

[PRlady]

Liam was loosely-goosey which explains the GOE but at least he looked like he belongs here.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

It’s been so long since I’ve seen Corey….

 

[Sally1214]

Corey has me on board right from the start with his choice of music .

 

[Karen-W]

Saatva really missed an opportunity for an Olympic sponsorship by using Mikaela Shiffrin instead of Chock & Bates.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

If he has no triple axel and no quad why not just stay with Canada?

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, Corey, no one needs to be this on-the-nose with their skating costume.

 

[SidelineSkater]

Corey looks tall. But like a shorter version of Memola.

 

[Belsornia]

If Corey loves Prince so much (this must be at least his third season with this SP) why did he quit ice dance?

 

[tangerine dream]

Right. But couldn’t we have still filled out the three host picks regardless where Ilia wanted?

I believe the speculation is that Ilia was listed for SA but when GPdF requested to swap dates, Ilia wanted earlier events and so he was swapped with someone from GPdF (presumably Shaidorov as he is the 1-3 ranked skater here). Thus the US went from having 3 men at SA & 2 at GPdF to 2 at SA & 3 at GPdF.

 

[misskarne]

Cory CIRCELLI (ITA)
Purple Rain, Question of U
in navy shirt with long mesh sleeves, ruffles at wrists and front

3F rippon arms, slippy entry
2A spreadeagle entry
CCSp
3Lzq-hangs on-3T
FSSp
StSq - oof, level 2
CCoSp with wonky cartwheel exit

Oof. He made that look hard work.

 

[Allen]

I'll take a Prince program at this point.

 

[slicekw]

Corey Circelli making a big case for solo dance.

 

[TAHbKA]

Circelli's hands, posture, skating

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

If he has no triple axel and no quad why not just stay with Canada?

Better food?

 

[skatingguy]

Corey Circelli
Coach: Olga Romanova
Music: Purple Rain, The Question of You

3F!<
2A
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3Lzq+3Tq - tight landings
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Some great qualities to Corey's skating, but not the technical difficulty needed to be competitive.

61.99 = 2nd Place

 

[peibeck]

Circelli somehow manages to be artistic and sloppy at the same time.

 

[jlai]

with the new score display I can't tell how many elements they have done or they are still to do

 

[Karen-W]

LMAO - you know it's much when even Johnny is calling out the guy-liner.

 

[Sally1214]

Better food?

Now, just stop that. I bet that boy just loves poutine.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

He also used to be a pretty good ice dancer!

Was he this slow as an ice dancer?

I will laugh and laugh if Grassl and Shaidarov are on the podium. Don't care who the 3rd choice would be except I'll laugh harder if it isn't Brown or Aymoz. Come on underdogs. Kick some booty.

Sorry, who are they the underdogs to?

 

[genevieve]

wan cartwheel aside, I enjoyed that from Cirelli, despite the low tech. he's stylish.

Seems an odd choice to switch from Canada to Italy if you're a lower technical content but consistent skater (I don't know - is he consistent?).

And my tolerance for the NBC coverage need for constant yapping is nil.

 

[shan]

with the new score display I can't tell how many elements they have done or they are still to do

That's what drives me crazy!