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I think the 2024 World bronze medalist and 2-time European champion deserves his own fan thread. ![Smile :) :)](/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile1.gif)
Adam Siao Him Fa recently publicized his YouTube channel (created on February 3, 2023) via his social media - 5 shorts uploaded so far: https://www.youtube.com/@adamslayhimfa
Official website: https://www.adamsiao.com/ (last updated after 2024 Europeans)
IG account: https://www.instagram.com/adam.siao
Article by Josie-Anne Taillon for Radio-Canada Sports (March 25, 2024) - Adam Siao Him Fa's crazy day:
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Adam Siao Him Fa recently publicized his YouTube channel (created on February 3, 2023) via his social media - 5 shorts uploaded so far: https://www.youtube.com/@adamslayhimfa
Official website: https://www.adamsiao.com/ (last updated after 2024 Europeans)
IG account: https://www.instagram.com/adam.siao
Article by Josie-Anne Taillon for Radio-Canada Sports (March 25, 2024) - Adam Siao Him Fa's crazy day:
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La folle journée d’Adam Siao Him Fa
Le jeune patineur français a conquis la foule montréalaise avec une remontée époustouflante samedi lors du programme libre aux mondiaux de patinage artistique.
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But the journey of Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa is worthy of a film script.
The 23-year-old skater arrived in Montreal with the weight of French figure skating on his shoulders. [...]
The young prodigy, however, collapsed during his short program, missing all of his jumps. A good performance for 19th place, very far from expectations and not at all up to his talent. [...]
In France, the media were merciless.
Adam Siao Him Fa has abandoned any chance of a medal, writes Le Parisien, which adds: It's a real disappointment for French skating.
Adam Siao Him Fa in distress, headlines L'Équipe, with an unflattering photo.
On Saturday, when the skater took the ice, the best he could do was move up the rankings, definitely a top 10, maybe a top 5.
With nothing left to lose, the young man performed the triple and quadruple jumps with the confidence and consistency that he lacked during the short program, to deliver a simply perfect free program.
Formidable, exceptional, extraordinary, sublime, said analyst Alain Goldberg, who is not known for his restraint.
And this is not to be made up, Adam Siao Him Fa skated to an extract from The Quality of Mercy, by Max Richter. The Montreal public granted him mercy. The spectators gave him a standing ovation even before the end of his program and, to thank them, the fiery skater added a backflip, although banned in competition by the international federation. He was penalized two points for this gesture, but the crowd was delighted.
In an interview with Radio-Canada Sports, Adam Siao Him Fa stressed that his somersault was not planned when asked if it was a snub to the federation.
It was a surprise, Siao Him Fa began. After the last element, I said to myself: "I have done all my work, I know that for the podium, it might not be this year, will be for later. For this program, I said to myself: “We’re doing it.” For personal pleasure, but also for the public, because I think we need to give a little something new to our sport.
Adam's epic FS video (NOT geoblockedThe young man responded with a smirk, the same as his coaches when they were pointed out the treatment that the French media had reserved for him the day before. [...]
The tone of our French colleagues has changed.
Huge, wrote L’Équipe. [...]
The perfection of the American Ilia Malinin left its mark on Saturday, as did the tenacity and bravado of the young Frenchman.
It promises for the next season and the 2026 Olympic Games.
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