2025 Skate Canada Mens SP PBP - The Nightmare Before Quads Miss

[Karen-W]

Chris is not happy that the tech panel didn't review Kazuki's 4S.

 

[peibeck]

Kevin could become rich if he retires and choreographs exclusively for her gaggle.

If he puts Solya out of business I'll be satisfied.

 

[thvu]

Hosed on PCS.

 

[tony]

I noticed that at Worlds. I think it's kind of weird, but maybe that's because I don't want to credit her with a redeemable quality.

At Skate America she could not take her eyes off of him in practices. But it's totally in a soft admiring way, not the ice-cold stare with her arms crossed that she gives her own skaters. And if you watch the coverage of his free skate from that event (his all-time great), I think you can see she was smirking for him when he ran out of the kiss and cry after seeing his score.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm gonna be that old biddy who screams at Memola to tuck his shirt in!!!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Wow, Tosca almost feels innovative today.

 

[tony]

4F+3T BARELY has negative GOE. Give me a break. That'll change when reviewed.

 

[Skaterbob]

not the ice-cold stare with her arms crossed that she gives her own skaters

 

[beckab81]

I really like Memola (esp compared to Grassl), but skating after Kazuki isn’t doing him any favors.

 

[terisa]

Hey, Peacock, can we please have the positive GOEs on a white background too? I can't read that white on green....

 

[kwanette]

Some of these music selections make no sense to me. This is an Olympic season, pick Olympic worthy music! This isn’t Adam Rippon, just doesn’t make sense to me for Tomono in such a competitive men’s field in Japan.

Separating himself from boring.

 

[Matryeshka]

Don't feel bad Nikolaj, I too cosplay at the local Renaissance Faire and sometimes wear the shirt to my day job.

 

[tony]

Memola usually gets hosed on PCS, but I can't say I disagree. His height is a hindrance to be able to get way down into the knees but it's all very clunky between the elements while still being able to emote the hell out of the program.

Anyways, edge call and underrotations coming so his score will sink.

 

[kwanette]

Is this also AI music?

No..Soffie Tukker.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Meh, I'd rather watch Selevko the Elder. Memola is just too clunky.

 

[skatingguy]

Nikolaj Memola
Coach: Olga Romanova
Music: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

4F!+3T - no speed/flow on the toeloop
4Lz
Flying Sit Spin 4 (3 after review)
3A
Change Foot Camel Spin 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (2V after review)
Step Sequence 3

Nikolaj finding ways to improve his skating season after season - more consistent, more speed, more stretch.

86.45 = 3rd Place

 

[jlai]

Those jumps didn't look rotated on Memola

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

Now Memola understood the assignment for music selection at a home Olympics! This costume needs to go. He also seemed slow and off in parts but the program could be really good by the Olympics.

 

[BittyBug]

I don't know how Memola manages to jump with his height but he does. That program will slay at the OLYs if he skates it well.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

I`m stunned by the quality here. These men want it!

 

[Wyliefan]

Thank you for the Puccini, Nik. I needed that after the RD.

 

[peibeck]

Memola's little hops on the cymbal crashes in the steps are sending me.

 

[genevieve]

This was a strangely unimpactful Tosca program, but that dramatik death at the end! +5! +10! whatever the criteria is these days

Also kind of nice to hear an old school warhorse

 

[ilovesalchows]

He needs to beat Egadze. I am counting on team Italy medaling over Georgia. Not that they’d use him over Grassl…

 

[Karen-W]

Anyways, edge call and underrotations coming so his score will sink.

Hope springs eternal but from what Chris is saying, that hope could be in vain today.

 

[kwanette]

I love Kazuki. He always has such diversity between SP to LP and we will see it again here. I despised his FS last year, he's so much better than it. But he brought back his program from 2024 and it's a masterpiece IMO.

All the jumps need reviewed but this was fun.

The judges got my check.

 

[thvu]

I'm so grateful to Chris for continuing to call out the terrible officiating.

 

[Jay42]

I like Memola well enough but he doesn't seem to know what to do with his height. I know it took Gogolev a bit to adjust to his height while competing but he's not as tall as Memola so it doesn't seem to be quite as much of a hindrance to him like it does with Memola.

 

[kwanfan1818]

The costume is so not Cavaradossi.

 

[Lizziebeth]

someone steal that shirt and burn it. it looks cheap