GPdF 2025 PBP - Men FS: “When the Cock crows who will rule the Roost (er)?”

[thvu]

This program is really good. So glad Miura went with The Last Samurai.

But sigh, the jumps are just not there today. This program would be so good when clean, especially that dynamic opening where he's just speeding into the jumps.

 

[susieB129]

And another step up the ladder for Torgy.

 

[Skaterbob]

This looks like it would be uncomfortable to skate in. This is horrible.

 

[Kateri]

Kao's in death-or-glory mode, and today it ain't glory.

 

[PRlady]

DH wanted to know why I kept gasping. These are some miserable falls. Poor Kao.

 

[peibeck]

Miura's samurai is committing hari kari on ice.

 

[Spikefan]

Complete disaster.

 

[beckab81]

Kao sweetie, you're not going to make this olympic team, please just take the rest of the season off to heal your injuries and come back stronger for next quad.

 

[thvu]

The Japanese men here are unintentionally coming to aide in Torgy's quest for the 3rd Oly spot.

 

[her grace]

Miura

2r, 4t but landed all wrong with legs crossed, 2s, 3a fall, exciting program, but jumps were wild today and too many pops, 4t bad fall, program has potential—better luck next time

 

[tony]

For a minute it was looking dicy whether he'd even be able to match his SP score but yeah, major major disaster and probably last place in the free skate.

Chance of a medal? No Chris he's fighting to not be second to last!

 

[Lilia A]

Ouch

 

[skatingguy]

Kao Miura
Rank after SP: 3
Coach: Noriko Sato, Nobuko Fukui, KojiOkajima
Music: The Last Samurai (soundtrack)

2Lo
4T - pitched forward, two-footed
2S
Flying Camel Spin 3
3A - fall
Step Sequence 3
4Tq+REP - fall
3F+1Eu+3Sq
3Lo+2A+SEQ
Change Foot Combo Spin 3V (no value after review)
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Sit Spin 3

Kao is a mystery wrapped in an enigma and sprawled out all over the ice.

-2.00 = Falls
122.32 = 10th Place
209.57 = 8th Place

 

[Karen-W]

Kao is an iconoclast amongst Japanese skaters - refusing to pander to the Italian audience for either of his programs this season, lol. Oooof - this is a rough start for him. Really, both the 2nd & 3rd Japanese men's spots are wide open for the taking - even moreso than the 3rd American men's spot.

Also, this is an area of unexpected weakness for Japan heading into the TE. Presuming they use Kagiyama in the SP, who do they put in for the FS and what are the chances that guy can manage to beat Brown, Egadze, the Italian man and a decent skate from Gogo/Romsky? They could potentially lose 2-3 points right there and slot themselves into silver regardless of how low the US pairs team finishes in either segment.

 

[Spikefan]

He should have taken all of last season off to heal.

 

[Kateri]

You watch a guy hurl himself into the ice repeatedly to music, and then people throw toys at him. It's a weird sport, sometimes.

 

[tony]

Yup, last in the free.

 

[peibeck]

The Japanese men here are unintentionally coming to aide in Torgy's quest for the 3rd Oly spot.

@Rukia 's prayer candles working overtime.

 

[Kateri]

@Rukia 's prayer candles working overtime.

Maybe she's just set her house on fire, at this point.

 

[Karen-W]

Here we go with the attitude again nice and early. You said the Japanese are pandering in the Olympic season. I pointed out that he already had this before and maybe just didn't want or have resources for a new one.

Most of them are. For all you know, he knew last year that he'd be repeating his FS this season and deliberately chose Pagliacci.

You watch everything. You definitely saw him more than once last year but that's not the point.

Eh, that doesn't mean that any of it sticks, though I do vaguely recall watching him at Worlds. But, he also only had one GP last year, and I definitely didn't watch him at Asian Open 2024, lol.

 

[thvu]

Oh no, wind sound effects for no reason.

 

[peibeck]

Yup, last in the free.

Behind Frangi's mess?

 

[tony]

Nika's been 4th at his last FOUR Grand Prix events. Come on. The door is open.

 

[Kateri]

The hips, I can't.

 

[tony]

He's showing a glimpse of personality here and the choreography isn't awful. Last year he did all 7 jump passes before any other elements, I'm pretty sure in both free skates he had.

His exhibition last year was so funny and so good. I wish we'd get a lot more of that in the program rather than a pause and swing the hips and snap the fingers, but maybe eventually.

 

[beckab81]

What was the little hip wiggle in the middle of the ice? I don't understand this program at all, but good for him to pull it back together.

 

[her grace]

Egadze

4t held, flipped out of 4s, 3s-3t held, i cannot get into his skating, so stiff and awkward, big grin after 3a-1r-3s, presentation really lacking

 

[susieB129]

The little hip-swishy move is a choice.

 

[peibeck]

Egadze landing jumps but they are most ugly, and he's so stiff and lacks posture and tension. Just nothing attractive to me about his skating.

 

[Karen-W]

You know, this is a pretty respectable performance for Egadze considering it's his 3rd week of competing in a row. Won't be enough to hang onto silver, but more than enough to finally win a GP medal.