FSU Watch Party: 2010 Olympic Games Men SP - SAT, JUL 11th, 1pm CDT / 8pm CET

[Vagabond]

Like they worked for the SP Maybe I need better bribes.

Or easier targets. Try the Tech Controller, not the Tech Specialist.

 

[Marco]

Thanks everyone for playing along and especially @Jeschke for organizing.

My scores were mostly in line with the other judges' average, well OK except for Plushenko and Kozuka.

I gave Plushenko's step sequences -1s because I feel they were not in tone with the music's mood or tempo AT ALL and distracted from his overall interpretation of the program. Everything about his program components was average at best for me. He was visibly selling it, but as I was watching him skate with music on, I felt like he was selling something completely different from what he was actually skating.

On the flip side, Kozuka's expression was more inward but I find him to be skating quite sensitively to the music. His skating skills were amazing and I don't care that he was the #3 JPN man at the time.

As I said in the other thread, I am generally more generous on the GOEs and don't shy away from giviing +2s and +3s and that's why you see me give 0s or +1s on some of the jumps with !s or <s.

 

[Marco]

@Jeschke

Some of the scores you posted are no longer visible. Do you have the final total scores and placements from the FSU judges?

 

[Jeschke]

@Jeschke
Some of the scores you posted are no longer visible.

Self-destruction mode was on to avoid evidence

@Jeschke
Do you have the final total scores and placements from the FSU judges?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Whats Hot Stuff Verner doing these days???

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Ohhhhhh Stefan Lindemann!!!!!! I met him twice... Had my photo with him taken at 2004 Skate America!!!!!

Look at me... going down memory lane... and not even drinking.

 

[Laney]

Whats Hot Stuff Verner dong these days???

He got married in spring and he and his wife are expecting a baby You can check out his Instagram... I think the baby arrives soon

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

He got married in spring and he and his wife are expecting a baby You can check out his Instagram... I think the baby arrives soon

Really? I thought me, him and Joubert were all going to end up together....!!!!!!

 

[Laney]

Really? I thought me, him and Joubert were all going to end up together....!!!!!!

Hahahaha, I thought he is MINE He's one of the nicest skater I ever met And he's ALWAYS be funny and nice

 

[Marco]

Self-destruction mode was on to avoid evidence

Thanks @Jeschke . Looks like our top 6 were much closer than the actual top 6, score wise. This is going to be an exciting free skate!

Kudos for the bump for the scores of Oda, Chan, Kozuka and Ten. As much as everyone loved Lambiel, his relative inflation was much lower, and rightfully so. He was really slow and tentative throughout.

The drastic drop for Joubert's score was also to be expected. The skating itself really doesn't quite stand the test of time.

I forgot how Canadian Nationals went, but how did Vaughn Chipeur get here instead of Shawn Sawyer? That was tough to watch.

 

[Colonel Green]

I forgot how Canadian Nationals went, but how did Vaughn Chipeur get here instead of Shawn Sawyer? That was tough to watch.

Sawyer was fourth at nationals that year, beyond Chan, Chipeur, and Kevin Reynolds.

 

[Marco]

Shawn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xBJgWKlNaw

Vaughn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo8esSrDjqY

Wayback Machine

Quite laughable.

 

[Jaana]

Oh yes, and the argument about Johnny not having transitions doesn't hold up, when Plushy had no transitions either.

BUT, Weir is no Olympic champion nor multi-time World champion, LOL. This is figure skating, where reputation counts or did count... Plushenko lost transition scores, because he did not have them and because of that stupid interview he did mentioning that fact.