Cup of China 2024 Mens FS PBP - More Than a Falling

[Karen-W]

Nika - well, right off the bat, he's trying to destroy all the Grassl haterz fading hopes of preventing Daniel from making the GPF, lol.

 

[MacMadame]

I guess we can count that as armography.

 

[Karen-W]

Eeek - that fall had to hurt! Right on the hip.

 

[tony]

This drives me crazy watching him give almost nothing in competition and just focus so much on the quads. He has personality, and he has quite decent skating basics. None of it ever shows up. Hand movements? Okay. But this is just so glaringly jump to jump to jump set up.

Everything has looked tight today. I'm sure Eteri or someone was in his ear about having a chance here if he won. He came into the event with the best total from the first event, so the chance was there.

 

[susieB129]

I'd rather watch Jin flail around to Boston than this.

 

[Aceon6]

Egads. This is soooooo boring. Even if he landed everything perfectly, the Basic Skills 2 transitions are too much to take.

 

[Wyliefan]

He looked like he was skating through mud.

 

[tony]

GPF watch - men:

Qualified:
1/ Ilia Malinin - 30 Points
2/ Yuma Kagiyama - 30 Points
Kevin Aymoz - 26 Points

Daniel Grassl - 24 Points
Andrew Torgashev - 20 Points
Koshiro Shimada - 18 Points
*Nika Egadze 18 Points 509.25
Soto Yamamoto - 18 Points 506.91
*Matteo Rizzo 14 Points 490.38

 

[MacMadame]

Is this a very literal costume? It's close and I think we counted it at his last GP.

 

[Karen-W]

Oy. Adam's giving all the Grassl haterz hope again after all...

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh my.

 

[tony]

Rushing, shoulders everywhere, 3T was short. Not much in the way of technical points in this first half so far.

 

[Aceon6]

Adam obvs needs to be WAY behind after the short. He scored too well.

 

[Karen-W]

The 3A is NOT working for Adam today at all.

 

[Karen-W]

In all fairness - that should be behind both Egadze and probably even Rizzo.

 

[tony]

That wasn't great, and the PCS in France actually was very mediocre considering, but I think he will have enough of a PCS cushion on Egadze that he will go ahead.

He only really needed top 4 here anyways.

 

[MacMadame]

I saw a big plushy on the floor there.

 

[Karen-W]

That wasn't great, and the PCS in France actually was very mediocre considering, but I think he will have enough of a PCS cushion on Egadze that he will go ahead.

He only really needed top 4 here anyways.

I dunno... His TES was 7 points below Egadze and that was before any reviews. I'm not sure he has enough of a cushion to stay ahead of Egadze overall.

 

[honey]

Well that was rough.

I don’t get the all Dune programs this season. I don’t find the music to be particularly engaging or memorable.

And I understand the need for a smoke break while trying to do all these quads, but this is next level.

 

[Aceon6]

I think he will have enough of a PCS cushion on Egadze that he will go ahead.

Seeing as Adam did something while Nika did nothing, I agree.

 

[MacMadame]

Also, gymnastics on ice but we could have marked that off before the event even started.

 

[tony]

1/ Ilia Malinin - 30 Points
2/ Yuma Kagiyama - 30 Points
*Adam Siao Him Fa - 26 Points 499.11
Kevin Aymoz - 26 Points

Daniel Grassl - 24 Points
Andrew Torgashev - 20 Points
Koshiro Shimada - 18 Points
*Nika Egadze - 18 Points 509.25
Soto Yamamoto - 18 Points 506.91
*Matteo Rizzo - 14 Points 490.38

Adam is officially in the Final.

 

[Aceon6]

Nm

 

[Karen-W]

Wow. Well, PCS bump was more than adequate to keep him ahead of Nika. I didn't really expect that - both programs were just terrible.

Shaidorov is the last gasp hope for the Grassl haterz.

 

[Belsornia]

TBH Adam would probably be better off not making the GPF. Every skate this season has looked like he came back too soon after his injury, and he’s only got through because the other men have also menned.

 

[MacMadame]

Shaidorov is the last gasp hope for the Grassl haterz.

Naw, I want Sato to win.

 

[tony]

Good god.

 

[Wyliefan]

He did the combo again! Yes!

 

[Karen-W]

Good god.

That 3a+4t really WAS impressive, wasn't it?

 

[taz'smum]

1/ Ilia Malinin - 30 Points
2/ Yuma Kagiyama - 30 Points
*Adam Siao Him Fa - 26 Points 499.11
Kevin Aymoz - 26 Points

Daniel Grassl - 24 Points
Andrew Torgashev - 20 Points
Koshiro Shimada - 18 Points
*Nika Egadze - 18 Points 509.25
Soto Yamamoto - 18 Points 506.91
*Matteo Rizzo - 14 Points 490.38

Adam is officially in the Final.

Good, I will get to see him live!