JGP #1 - Riga LAT - Men's SP & FS

[Elisheba]

There is an aggressively huggy flowergirl at work here.

 

[Karen-W]

There is an aggressively huggy flowergirl at work here.

Aw, just let the tween with her crush on Rio have her hugs here.

 

[her grace]

Rough day for spins for Yu

 

[Karen-W]

Korean guy is wearing a shirt & skating to a song that belongs to Junhwan. And now, I really sort of want to see Junhwan take this program to the level we deserve if we're going to be subjected to a classic '90s rock ballad like "I Don't Want to Miss A Thing." Just sayin'...

 

[Elisheba]

Another bedazzled waistcoat!

 

[Karen-W]

Another bedazzled waistcoat!

Listen, nothing can top the home-crafter-bedazzled-with-stick-on-jewels pillows in the KnC here!

 

[Wyliefan]

Latvian guy is skating to music from Love Never Dies, which to me does not exist, so I hear nothing.

 

[her grace]

Elano

fall on downgradeable 3 axel, 3z-3t (not great pick in on toe and under), oh, and fell on exit of his camel. Really not his day. hard fall on hip on 3r

 

[PRlady]

I find it hard to believe that this kid is JGP-worthy out of the U.S. surely we must have guys further along than this.

 

[Karen-W]

Elano - fall on the 3a, messy combo; first four elements are red boxes - hope he appreciates his one & only JGP assignment this season.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oof, painful-looking fall. I seem to remember Elano doing better than this last season. Maybe there's injury or something involved.

 

[Karen-W]

I find it hard to believe that this kid is JGP-worthy out of the U.S. surely we must have guys further along than this.

We do, but they've got later JGP assignments, & he did very well at Junior Cup. We have Kazanecki next week, Fegan the week after & Blackwell at the 4th JGP.

 

[her grace]

I find it hard to believe that this kid is JGP-worthy out of the U.S. surely we must have guys further along than this.

I mean, he is the Junior National Champion. He's skated a lot better than this at other competitions. Today was just dreadful.

 

[Wyliefan]

Medard only did a 3-2, but he's a nice skater.

 

[her grace]

Really nice from Medard. Crisp jumping, though only a 3-2 combo

 

[Karen-W]

Men's SP Results - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG001.htm
Pl. Name Nation TSS = TES + PCS + CO PR SK Ded. - StN.
1 Rio NAKATA JPN 88.72 46.98 41.74 8.32 8.39 8.29 0.00 #16
2 Grayson LONG CAN 78.65 41.84 36.81 7.29 7.50 7.25 0.00 #14
3 Yanhao LI NZL 78.18 40.54 37.64 7.36 7.57 7.61 0.00 #13
4 Genrikh GARTUNG GER 75.94 42.82 33.12 6.29 6.50 7.04 0.00 #12
5 Ryoto MORI JPN 74.39 40.15 34.24 6.82 6.61 7.07 0.00 #15
6 Lukas VACLAVIK SVK 72.13 36.64 35.49 7.04 7.00 7.21 0.00 #6
7 Yehor KURTSEV UKR 64.76 35.03 30.73 6.18 5.86 6.36 1.00 #10
8 Jean MEDARD FRA 64.55 34.31 30.24 5.93 6.04 6.14 0.00 #22
9 Ean WEILER SUI 61.26 30.08 31.18 6.21 6.07 6.39 0.00 #9
10 Donghan YU KOR 59.44 30.98 28.46 5.61 5.39 6.04 0.00 #17
11 Edward SOLOVYOV GBR 58.46 30.12 28.34 5.79 5.57 5.61 0.00 #1
12 Luka IMEDASHVILI LTU 54.46 23.62 30.84 6.11 6.36 6.00 0.00 #18
13 Daniel RUIS AUT 52.62 26.73 25.89 5.25 5.18 5.07 0.00 #5
14 Albin SAMUELSSON SWE 52.51 25.13 28.38 5.71 5.46 5.82 1.00 #11
15 Nikolajs KRIVOSEJA LAT 49.50 23.10 26.40 5.39 5.21 5.21 0.00 #19
16 Kirills KORKACS LAT 49.37 24.32 25.05 5.07 4.93 5.00 0.00 #23
17 Lorenzo ELANO USA 49.25 24.00 28.25 5.75 5.21 5.96 3.00 #21
18 Matias HEINONEN FIN 48.17 23.06 26.11 5.32 4.93 5.39 1.00 #8
19 Daniil VALANOV NOR 47.05 21.93 25.12 5.07 4.86 5.11 0.00 #7
20 Ryszard SIUDEK POL 44.98 22.09 22.89 4.75 4.39 4.57 0.00 #4
21 Wendell HANSSON-OSTERGAARD DEN 41.10 19.81 22.29 4.57 4.39 4.39 1.00 #2
22 Kirill SHEIKO ISR 40.93 16.57 25.36 5.25 4.68 5.25 1.00 #3
23 Akims KIRILOVS LAT 40.22 19.51 20.71 4.29 4.07 4.04 0.00 #20

Judges Protocols - https://www.isuresults.com/results/...OR----QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

Oof, tough skate for Elano, poor kid. One of those falls looked painful, I hope he’s ok.

Damn, the commentator didn't sugar-coat it at all. This might sting worse than that fall:

it... it's hard to comment on a program like that, because it was nightmarish [...]

 

[skatingguy]

12th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qDvp2F8G6Q
Luka Imedashvili
Age: 15
Coach: Dmytro Dmytrenko
Music: Barber of Seville by G. Rossini

3Lz+3T<< - two-foot landing on the toeloop
2A
Change Foot Camel Spin 2 - loss speed/some balance checks (3 after review)
3Lo
Step Sequence 2
Flying Sit Spin 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (no value after review)

Enjoyable skater with lots of personality, and performance quality.

54.46 = 12th Place

 

[skatingguy]

11th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlNaPQR8yQ
Edward Solovyov
Age 15
Coach: J. Wicker, K. Brannen, A. Levandi
Music: Ludwig the Holy Blade by N. Suzuki

2A
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 4 (2 after review)
3Lz+3T - hand down on the toeloop
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Very nice skate, and some solid elements. I think he's another skater with a good sense of performance, and music.

58.46 = 11th Place

 

[skatingguy]

10th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibUgvsxGKwc
Donghan Yu
Age: 14
Coach: Hyun Jung Chi, Jinseo Kim
Music: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

3A
3Lz+2T
Flying Sit Spin 4 - significant loss of speed
3Lo
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Camel Spin 2 - loss of centre
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (3V after review)

Definitely needs some work on the spins. Jumps are okay - obviously wanted a triple-triple combo, but what he was solid. Not much performance or personality to speak of.

59.44 = 10th Place

 

[skatingguy]

9th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOOBWGxEdU
Ean Weiler
Age: 17
Coach: Stephane Lambiel
Music: Watergun by Remo Forrer

3A - step out
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz!<+2T - hand down on the Lutz
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

A bit of a struggle - maybe a bit of nerves - on the jumps. Clearly has the ability to bring the performance level to make the program interesting to watch.

61.26 = 9th Place

 

[skatingguy]

8th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a83ICnr9uXM
Jean Medard
Age: 18
Coach: Emilie Telemaque
Music: Solitude by Sofiane Pamart, Scylla

3A
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz+2T
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 - loss of speed (2V after review)

Solid technical elements aside from the last spin, and some nice skating quality. Mark mentioned he's switching to pairs next season, and with his jumping elements, and physical frame he could be a really good partner.

64.55 = 8th Place

 

[skatingguy]

7th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3L3HSrGt0
Yehor Kurtsev
Age: 15
Coach: Olga Kurovska
Music: The Sound of Silence by Disturbed

3A - step out
3Lo - tight landing
Change Foot Camel Spin 3 - loss of speed
3Lz+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

First couple of jumps were tight, but he got through them, and the program opened up after that.

64.76 = 7th Place

 

[skatingguy]

6th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XexwuqIRPN8
Lukas Vaclavik
Age: 18
Coach: Sergei Rozanov, Polina Shuboderova
Music: Lighthouse by Patrick Watson

3A
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
2Lz+3T< - two-foot landing on the toeloop
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

Strange mistake on the Lutz, but the rest of the program was very strong. Working on the presentation, and it looks like there's some progress there to see.

72.13 = 6th Place

 

[skatingguy]

5th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrUubGhL-w
Ryoto Mori
Age: 15
Coach: K. Nakaniwa, M. Nakata, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: Rain in Your Black Eyes by E. Bosso

3A - hand down
3Lz+3T
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3Lo
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Flying Sit Spin 4

The technical elements were pretty good - Axel got away from him. With some many iconic skaters, and programs to this music I didn't feel like this program was constructed as well it could have been.

74.39 = 5th Place

 

[skatingguy]

4th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNobCTVCsSA
Genrikh Gartung
Age: 17
Coach: N. Ulanovsky, R. Shiffner
Music: Did You Ever Feel Lonely by Gary Moore

3A
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Camel Spin 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (4 after review)

Solid skate, and some nice elements completed. Needs to work on the performance, and polish in the performance.

75.94 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

3rd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o09pIJVXGno
Yanhao Li
Age: 17
Coach: Bess Cao
Music: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

3A - two-foot landing
3Lo
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 4 (3 after review)

So much to like in this program, and performance. Beautiful use of the music, his body, and his expression to convey the emotion.

78.18 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

2nd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBOU4P0fQI
Grayson Long
Age: 17
Coach: Brian Orser, Karen Preston
Music: Les Parapluies de Cherburg

3A
3Lz+3T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 3 (4 after review)
Step Sequence 3
Flying Sit Spin 4 (3 after review)

Grayson puts down a clean skate, and beautiful performance to match. Everything was super smooth, and just he flowed from element to element.

78.65 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

1st Place -
Rio Nakata
Age: 16
Coach: M. Nakata, K. Nakaniwa, M. Nagumo, A. Tanoue
Music: Aroul, Uccen by Taalbi Brothers

3A
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3F+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Very nice across all the elements, and the use of the music in the choreography. Everything looked like really sharp, and crisp.

88.72 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

Men's FS Starting Order/Results - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgplat2025/SEG002.htm

Detailed Time Schedule - https://www.isuresults.com/results/...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

YT Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_rgoLU8UGs

StN. Name Nation Rank Points
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Akims KIRILOVS LAT 23 40.22
2 Kirill SHEIKO ISR 22 40.93
3 Wendell HANSSON-OSTERGAARD DEN 21 41.10
4 Ryszard SIUDEK POL 20 44.98
5 Daniil VALANOV NOR 19 47.05

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Matias HEINONEN FIN 18 48.17
7 Lorenzo ELANO USA 17 49.25
8 Kirills KORKACS LAT 16 49.37
9 Nikolajs KRIVOSEJA LAT 15 49.50
10 Albin SAMUELSSON SWE 14 52.51
11 Daniel RUIS AUT 13 52.62

Warm-Up Group 3
12 Luka IMEDASHVILI LTU 12 54.46
13 Edward SOLOVYOV GBR 11 58.46
14 Donghan YU KOR 10 59.44
15 Ean WEILER SUI 9 61.26
16 Jean MEDARD FRA 8 64.55
17 Yehor KURTSEV UKR 7 64.76

Warm-Up Group 4
18 Lukas VACLAVIK SVK 6 72.13
19 Ryoto MORI JPN 5 74.39
20 Genrikh GARTUNG GER 4 75.94
21 Yanhao LI NZL 3 78.18
22 Grayson LONG CAN 2 78.65
23 Rio NAKATA JPN 1 88.72