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Patrick performed his Dear Prudence/Blackbird SP (3T, 2A, 3Lz) at DSC earlier tonight: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x57rbhr
Thanks for posting that. He is sublime.Chan's long program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LefVUeuRA28
That was beautiful. He skated with such ease and mastery.
I thought that was a really well-written article with decent analysis of the other skaters. And Chan's analysis of his competitors too - things like acknowledging that he is off balance sometimes going into his jumps, but that it's because he's not using 2-foot skating as much (I've always noticed how extremely few crossovers he does in his programs). And how he'd rather be able to have a future after skating than never be able to do any other sports or activities due to pushing himself to do more quads. I wonder if Epstein (who I kind of think slightly resembles Mr. Bean) will be able to convince him to work on another quad.
I just watched Patrick's SP from Canadian Nationals 2017, and, while every jump was sloppy, the skating to that music made me cry. It is such a privilege to get to see him skate even a little longer. It is going to hit me hard when his time is over . . . It pains me to think of those years when I couldn't tell what he was chasing despite having it all
Why?Chen as world champion which will happen if 1 of those 3 doesnt get their marbles in gear, would majorly suck.
Why?
Saying that you don't approve of his jumps, is not reason enough, IMO.
The person who best presents their program, when it matters, should win.
If that person is Nathan Chen, more power to him!
Me too. I must say though, the he is remaining calm and focused throughout the competitions, in K&C and in the green room. I see some personal growth there compared to last yearI'm just disappointed that he wasn't able to skate up to his goals at 4CCs. But I still enjoyed the programs. Hoping for better in Helsinki!
Minor event? Beating 4 of the top 5 skaters in the world is minor?I like Nathan alot, I just think he has a long way to go reach the artistry of Chan or even Hanyu. Fernandez might not be a true artiste, but meanwhile his entertainment and performance skills are like nobody else. Chen is too young and raw to be capable of that. In addition all 3 have much better skating skills than Chen, and all can do the jumps on a good day too, especialy now with Chan adding a quad salchow. I even think Uno is a more complete skater and he can do the really hard jumps too, like the first ever quad flip, and many quads in his LP. So I would prefer one of those on top. I would rather see Nathan develop more before winning, a bronze this year is ok for him I think.
And I dont want to see him swallowed up by hype in the U.S which will probably happen if he wins this year. Look at all the hype he is getting for just winning a relatively minor event like Four Continents. He needs to be prepared for something like that or I doubt he will handle it well.
Minor event? Beating 4 of the top 5 skaters in the world is minor?
My heart says Chan should win this for the beauty and quality of his skating, but it seems Chan is having issues delivering 2 solid skates in 1 event although he looks more in the zone here than he has all season, still my head says the men's event is not artistic ice skating anymore, but ice jumping thus Hanyu is more likely favored to win...
bbkenn said:My heart is breaking.... FCC he didn't even do 2 good skates. I feel really down for him.
Hanyu, Fernandez, and Chan need to get their acts together ASAP. Chen as world champion which will happen if 1 of those 3 doesnt get their marbles in gear, would majorly suck.