Grand Prix de France 2023 Men FS - “Rain in your Black Ice”

[tony]

The judges pretty consistently are giving Memola a major note that he needs to get his PCS together.

 

[thvu]

Wow the height on that 3axel.

 

[Rukia]

Beautiful axels wow

 

[thvu]

Le May gets such great lift in his jumps, but his air positions are poor. Just not tight and his elbows stick out.

 

[rfisher]

I hope for his career's sake, Memola has reached his maximum height. It's a real PITA to have to constantly adjust one's center of gravity. Unless, he wants to take up pro basketball.

 

[tony]

I hope for his career's sake, Memola has reached his maximum height. It's a real PITA to have to constantly adjust one's center of gravity. Unless, he wants to take up pro basketball.

He's 19 and already 6'5 or so. I think he's done.

 

[quartz]

Why don’t I recall ever having seen this guy before? He’s pretty good. Love the music. Facial hair needs to go.

 

[Primorskaya]

Le May really isn't bad, but he needs to find some stretch and stop looking down at the ice so much. And loosen up a bit because he should be landing those jumps easily.

 

[tony]

Really respectable performance for him. Maybe going to make it a competition for the third spot to Euros, as I'd assumed Francois Pitot would go.

 

[skatingguy]

le May, Landry France
Coach: Yoann Deslot
Music: Love Heals All Wounds (soundtrack)

3A+1Eu+3S
4T+3T - two foot landing, turn between jumps
Fly Ch Combo Spin 3
3A
Choreo Sequence
3Lz - got his weight back on take off, couldn't hold the landing - large step out
3Lz+2A+SEQ - tight landing on the Axel
Ch Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
3F - two-foot landing
3Lo
Ch Combo Spin 4

The triple Axels, and the goatee were the highlights of this performance. Struggled as the program went on to get through the jumps.

147.84 = 1st Place
219.04 = 1st Place

 

[Sally1214]

Landry should not do that pose on the final spin. He is not flexible at all and the posture wasn't pretty.

I missed Memola's skate ... I'm assuming, from the comments, that he redeemed himself somewhat from the SP. Good for him.

 

[skatingguy]

Kataise, Takeru Amine
Coach: Mamiko Yamai
Music: Tree of Life Suite by Roberto Cacciapaglia

 

[peibeck]

Le May could have been skating to anything. Zero relation to the music.

 

[quartz]

I don’t know who this guy is either. Where the heck have I been?

 

[Matryeshka]

Le May skating like he's destined to be shipped off to Canada.

 

[Rukia]

sorry to kataise but this is putting me to sleep

 

[tony]

Beautiful skater, minus the strong jump technique that seems to be a Japanese standard. He holds that Axel entry edge just a split second longer than he should, and I have no doubt it makes the jump that much harder.

 

[skatfan]

Loved that choreo sequence

 

[thvu]

All of Takeru's jump landings look like a struggle.

It looks like he's landing flat on his blade each time, and then has to use immense amounts of landing leg and core strength to get the free leg back.

 

[airgelaal]

It seems to me that today I am listening to the same playlist on repeat

 

[made_in_canada]

What beautiful arms

 

[skatingguy]

Kataise, Takeru Amine
Coach: Mamiko Yamai
Music: Tree of Life Suite by Roberto Cacciapaglia

3A+3T
3Lz!+2A+SEQ
3Lo
Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
3A
2A - step out, was to be 3 jump combo
3Lz - timing went - fall
3F - now it's really gone - fall
Ch Sit Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
Fly Ch Combo Spin 4

Strong start, but couldn't sustain it through the end of the program. Really lost his legs after the 2nd triple Axel.

136.48 = 3rd Place
212.75 = 3rd Place

 

[peibeck]

Kataise running out of fuel, not a great thing when he doesn't get huge pop into his jumps to begin with.

 

[quartz]

I had his blouse in 1982.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Kataise is getting more cheers than I'd expect.
Is he some kind of a new prodigy or something?

 

[victorskid]

I don’t know who this guy is either. Where the heck have I been?

He was skating in Juniors until this year.

 

[skatingguy]

Le May skating like he's destined to be shipped off to Canada.

We're not picky - we'll take anybody.

 

[skatingguy]

Katie running out of fuel, not a great thing when he doesn't get huge pop into his jumps to begin with.

Kataise - auto-correct?

 

[skatingguy]

Economides, Luc
Coach: Florent Amodio
Music: Charlie Chaplin Medley

 

[Sally1214]

Everything seemed to fall apart for Kataise in the 2nd half. Shame. It must be SO daunting to try to make your mark as a Japanese skater when their fields in both men and women are SO deep.