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

[Karen-W]

face touching!

 

[tony]

Good, I will get to see him live!

I still haven't ruled out buying a last-minute ticket. I have the time off from work.. let's see

 

[tony]

This is a jumping clinic. Beautiful air positions, easy quads. I'm so happy for him after thinking he was really screwed in France.

 

[Aceon6]

I still hate this music change, but he’s living it, so I’m good.

 

[Karen-W]

Jarring music cut! I'd totally forgotten about this utter WTF music break!

 

[MsZem]

This is a jumping clinic. Beautiful air positions, easy quads.

Yes.

The music still brings death to my soul, though.

 

[MacMadame]

I forgot about aha. I like aha but I think the transition is jarring. So .... mark it off!

 

[Karen-W]

Awww! Big fist pumps and I think he's more than earned them! Shall we mark off that box, @MacMadame?!

 

[Wyliefan]

Holy TES! Good for him!

 

[honey]

Someday hope to achieve the level of no effs to give that led someone to blend moonlight sonata with take on me. Sure, why not.

Jumps amazing, but I’m entirely bored unfortunately.

 

[MacMadame]

I need Mark to talk about the second-half bonus so I can throw out Adam's costume.

 

[tony]

Regardless of the scores, the standings with Sato left:

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
*Mikhail Shaidorov - 22 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

Shaidorov will leapfrog over Grassl if he can win here.

 

[MacMadame]

Awww! Big fist pumps and I think he's more than earned them! Shall we mark off that box, @MacMadame?!

Yep

 

[Wyliefan]

Somewhere Ilia narrows his eyes and starts practicing a 3-4-4.

 

[susieB129]

He kept my attention throughout, and I can't say that about many (most?) of the men.

 

[Karen-W]

Somewhere Ilia narrows his eyes and starts practicing a 3-4-4.

eh, a 4+4 is enough to do the trick, lol.

 

[susieB129]

I call BS on the judges considering that a fall.

 

[MacMadame]

I hope his coach protests that "choreo seq marked as a fall"

 

[Wyliefan]

Cute reaction from him and his coach!

 

[Karen-W]

Awwww! His reaction is so fantastic! That Kiss n Cry reaction is what makes this sport so great!

 

[tony]

I hope his coach protests that "choreo seq marked as a fall"

It was a fall. Lost control of balance.

Coach by the way is Ivan Righini, who skated for Italy.

 

[Aceon6]

I call BS on the judges considering that a fall.

And I’ll be royally pissed if he misses out on a trip to Grenoble by less than 2 points.

 

[Wyliefan]

I call BS on the judges considering that a fall.

I agree.

 

[MacMadame]

It was a fall. Lost control of balance.

They have let others slide. (I think all these sliding moves ar dumb anyway.)

 

[Aceon6]

Sato’s landings aren’t at his usual level. No flow.

 

[Karen-W]

It was a fall. Lost control of balance.

Coach by the way is Ivan Righini, who skated for Italy.

Yeah, it's the same thing as what happened with Niina Petrokina at NHK during her step sequence - it was a loss of control that was enough to call it a fall even though it was kind of a BS call.

 

[Frau Muller]

Ilia A 1 on aisle to wondered for next through 2026. Woo hoo hoo!

 

[tony]

Giving a little bit away here and there, GOE on the sluggish jumps isn't great. Second 4T toe pick was weird on entry, not so sure about rotation and usually it's pretty clear with him.

Big loss of points on the flip, but I think he probably has still done enough to win.

 

[Kateri]

Tense, nervy skate from Shun. But enough?

 

[susieB129]

Je suis bored.