2025 US Nats Mens SP PBP - Wich You Were Here

[BittyBug]

Kapeikis finally comes close to delivering on his talent. Good for him.

 

[Matryeshka]

Remind me why Liam doesn't skate for Canada? I know he has Canadian citizenship, I bet he'd murder a Michael Buble program, and his coaches are Canadian.

 

[Amy L]

OK I forgot to leave and Liam is actually landing shit.

Is this Hozier song abut sex, death, or both? I can't tell.

No one was rotting in a field or climbing out of their own grave so I think it's just about sex between alive people this time.

 

[MacMadame]

I think they don't think about words, just the rhythm or the music

Which makes them like 99% of the population.

 

[Karen-W]

Kapeikis could've gone places by now with a change in training environments IMO. He's stagnated beyond belief, the programs are lame, and the energy doesn't ever seem to be there.

I really question Joey Russell's ability to choreograph programs with one ounce of creativity, too. Between this and Boyang Jin the last few years and Wesley Chiu.. he's the new coming of Julie Marcotte.

Good technical skate here to hold on, but the skating does absolutely zero for me.

I wanted him to go to Raf back when he was in juniors, and I'd still like to see him move from Vancouver. Or, as you note, at least find a choreographer outside of BC. But, I have no more confidence in his ability to progress technically than I do for his training mate, Wesley.

But, I'm glad he skated clean today!

 

[Rukia]

omg these scores are already off the wall I mean we knew but also lol

 

[kwanfan1818]

Kapeikis gets a lot of spring and is nice in the air, but seems to slow when he needs to ride the edges. He could use a little lube in his joints so that his movement quality is smoother.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, I forgot about the sparkly tux.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I really question Joey Russell's ability to choreograph programs with one ounce of creativity, too. Between this and Boyang Jin the last few years and Wesley Chiu.. he's the new coming of Julie Marcotte

I’m just imagining the nightmare programs that we’d end up with if the two of them ever collaborated.

 

[Rukia]

max do not put your cig out on the ice this is basic skating etiquette

 

[slicekw]

Naumov is really doing Dick Button proud in this tux.

 

[MacMadame]

Oh, I forgot about the sparkly tux.

I'm here for it. There was an 80-something guy on my cruise who wore one just like it.

 

[canbelto]

OUCH that fall looked like it hurt.

 

[BittyBug]

And Naumov is done.

 

[Karen-W]

Yikes - Max loudly touches the boards on that 4S!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I'm here for it. There was an 80-something guy on my cruise who wore one just like it.

Where did you go?

 

[MacMadame]

Yikes - Max loudly touches the boards on that 4S!

I prefer it when they touched the boards on purpose. Sigh

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Peacock is not using the wedgy today?

 

[genevieve]

Naumov always shows how much work goes into his skating. Even when the jumps are successful, it's work.

I like that tap break tho

 

[floridaice]

Max needs to learn how to snap his fingers to the music

 

[MacMadame]

Where did you go?

Panama Canal.

 

[Matryeshka]

Welp, there's that. It's unfortunate because I like this look on Max. I mean, his tribute to a sparkly penguin is just

 

[Rukia]

that fw is really good but I agree that he makes everything else look like work

 

[jlai]

Despite the quad Maxim just reminded me what a good skater he really is

 

[peibeck]

Naumov: 4 S(plat) yikes! The 3A is butter though! Good 3z/3t. His spins are much improved over the last few seasons. I seem to recall them as deathly slow.

 

[kwanfan1818]

The tappy-tap was my favorite part of Naumov's program.

 

[mtnskater]

Love a man in a glittery tux

Naumov is too good! Why isn’t he consistent?

Still should lead in my book. Much better than Liam even with the fall.

 

[MacMadame]

Welp, there's that. It's unfortunate because I like this look on Max. I mean, his tribute to a sparkly penguin is just

Tribute to Dick Button and a Sparkly Penguin... I call Tribute Program

 

[Aceon6]

As cringe as the choreo was, I preferred Liam. Max performed, but he needed that sal and everything else looked rushed.

 

[jlai]

Live in the arena I thought Naumov looked good but he landed his jumps on the far side