JGP #3 - Varese ITA - Men's SP & FS

[skatingguy]

11th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SruKOXYIkA0
Leon Rojkov
Age: 16
Coach: Viola Striegler
Music: Come Together, Happy

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

Nice height on the Lutz, but some difficulty with spins today. Not much going on with the presentation, or performance.

59.26 = 11th Place

 

[skatingguy]

10th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BizkWyCIvzQ
Andre Zapata
Age: 18
Coach: E. de Bernadis, M. Brunero, R. Lazzaroni
Music: Pink Elephant, Dr. Bones

3Lz!+2T
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 1
2A
Change Foot Camel Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Great energy level in the performance. The jump technique is not great - not much height, or speed going in or out.

59.91 = 10th Place

 

[skatingguy]

9th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i110B02S2W8
Sandro de Angelo
Age: 14
Coach: Linda Van Troyen, Sindra Kriisa
Music: Another Brick in the Wall

3Aq - 3-turn landing
3Lz+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 2
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Solid jump technique, and technical elements. Not much attention to the music, but there's a presence that will help in the future.

64.04 = 9th Place

 

[skatingguy]

8th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoBSBQt4sz8
Alexsandr Fegan
Age: 15
Coach: Rafael Arutuyunyan
Music: Always with me, Always with You

2A
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
3S+3T
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 4 (3 after review)
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (4 after review)

Lower base value on the jumps, but quality on all the elements. Everything is easy on the eye, and the stretch, and line are very appreciable.

67.97 = 8th Place

 

[skatingguy]

7th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8l5tJw44Q0
Tonghe Tian
Age: 17
Coach: Binshu Xu
Music: Mauvaise Journee by Stromae

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

Solid technical skate, but nothing that really stood out. Good performance, and presentation.

68.34 = 7th Place

 

[skatingguy]

6th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pnN6sDlKaM
Nicholas Broooks
Age: 17
Coach: T. Gambill, D. Allen, L. Giulietti Schmitt
Music: Suit and Tie, Sexy Back by J. Timberlake

3A
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3Lz+3T - 3-turn between jumps, hit the boards after the toeloop - fall
Change Foot Combo Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 4
Flying Sit Spin 4

Good all-round skater, and too bad about the mistake on the combination jump. Not sure about giving 'Sexy Back' to a 17-year-old but he has good sense of performance, and showmanship.

-1.00 = Falls

70.49 = 6th Place

 

[skatingguy]

5th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba67WjzaDk0
David Bondar
Age: 18
Coach: L. Barkell, J. Buttle, R. Arutunian
Music: Angelica by Hans Zimmer

3A - landing was on the toe picks, change of edge
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
3Lz+3T
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3

Overall good quality skate, but Bondar clearly wanted to have the clean landing on the Axel.

70.84 = 5th Place

 

[skatingguy]

4th Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlX35LTllEY
Lukas Vaclavik
Age: 18
Coach: Sergei Rozanov, Polina Shuboderova
Music: Lighthouse by Patrick Watson

3A
3Lo - step out
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3Tq
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Excellent performance, and commitment to the choreography. Just the one issue with the loop but it didn't detract from the overall impression.

71.06 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

3rd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EDxlhzf1Oc
Shun Uemura
Age: 16
Coach: Takashi Mura, Takahito Mura
Music: Poeta en el Mar by Vicente Amigo

3A
3Lo
Change Foot Camel Spin 3
3F+3T
Flying Sit Spin 3
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (3V after review) - problems with the camel entry, and the cartwheel exit

The program has a maturity of a much more seasoned performer. Technique on all the elements was very solid as we expect from the Japanese skaters.

75.37 = 3rd Place

 

[skatingguy]

2nd Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLAyz6w1zUQ
Taiga Nishino
Age: 15
Coach: Misao Sato
Music: Such a Night by Michael Buble

3A
3F!+3T
Change Foot Camel Spin 3 (2 after review)
3Lo
Flying Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 4 - loss of balance on a choreographed stop
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Great performance despite the questionable nature of the music choice. The jumps looked great, and again all the skating is of a quality we expect from Japanese skaters.

75.97 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

1st Place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCIKjoS1Hdk
Habin Choi
Age: 15
Coach: Hyungkyung Choi, Nahyun Kim, Minseok Kim
Music: TaeGukGi by Lee Dong June

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

Very strong technical elements, and presentation.

77.76 = 1st Place

 

[Karen-W]

FS Starting Order/Live Results - https://www.isuresults.com/results/season2526/jgpita2025/SEG002.htm
Detailed Time Schedule - https://www.isuresults.com/results/...JUNIOR----FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf
YT Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-fdeZjoSwQ

StN. Name Nation Rank Points
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Fedir BABENKO UKR 23 44.36
2 Hyunseo PARK KOR 22 46.07
3 Furkan Emre INCEL TUR 21 47.03
4 Vladislav CHURAKOV EST 20 48.12
5 Cody KOCK RSA 19 48.69

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Matteo MARCHIONI ITA 18 52.45
7 Jiarui LI HKG 17 52.71
8 Elias SAYED SWE 16 53.22
9 Gianni MOTILLA FRA 15 53.57
10 Jakub TYKAL CZE 14 54.59
11 Maksym PETRYCHENKO AUT 13 55.05

Warm-Up Group 3
12 Kirill SHEIKO ISR 12 55.72
13 Leon ROJKOV GER 11 59.26
14 Andre ZAPATA ESP 10 59.91
15 Sandro de ANGELO SUI 9 64.04
16 Aleksandr FEGAN USA 8 67.97
17 Tonghe TIAN CHN 7 68.34

Warm-Up Group 4
18 Nicholas BROOKS USA 6 70.49
19 David BONDAR CAN 5 70.84
20 Lukas VACLAVIK SVK 4 71.06
21 Shun UEMURA JPN 3 75.37
22 Taiga NISHINO JPN 2 75.97
23 Habin CHOI KOR 1 77.76

 

[victorskid]

And we are back in Varese for another day of skating.

 

[victorskid]

During the ice resurface after the 2nd group Ted & Mark will apparently be "joined" by Jason Brown for an interview (after a "must watch moments" video from JGP#1) and to commentate.

 

[victorskid]

After 2 of 4 groups, the free skate results:
1 Maksym PETRYCHENKO AUT 114.49 57.38 57.11 5.79 5.61 5.75 0.00 #11
2 Jiarui LI HKG 113.46 56.32 58.14 5.82 5.64 6.00 1.00 #7
3 Matteo MARCHIONI ITA 108.12 52.21 55.91 5.57 5.61 5.61 0.00 #6
4 Gianni MOTILLA FRA 107.44 52.10 56.34 5.64 5.57 5.71 1.00 #9
5 Vladislav CHURAKOV EST 104.41 49.60 54.81 5.46 5.57 5.43 0.00 #4
6 Furkan Emre INCEL TUR 103.04 50.46 52.58 5.18 5.18 5.43 0.00 #3
7 Jakub TYKAL CZE 101.37 49.99 53.38 5.43 5.21 5.39 2.00 #10
8 Fedir BABENKO UKR 93.05 42.16 51.89 5.18 5.11 5.29 1.00 #1
9 Hyunseo PARK KOR 90.15 37.83 53.32 5.29 5.11 5.61 1.00 #2
10 Elias SAYED SWE 89.92 34.14 55.78 5.68 5.50 5.57 0.00 #8
11 Cody KOCK RSA 87.06 38.61 50.45 4.93 5.04 5.18 2.00 #5

Overall results so far:
1 Maksym PETRYCHENKO AUT 169.54 13 1
2 Jiarui LI HKG 166.17 17 2
3 Gianni MOTILLA FRA 161.01 15 4
4 Matteo MARCHIONI ITA 160.57 18 3
5 Jakub TYKAL CZE 155.96 14 7
6 Vladislav CHURAKOV EST 152.53 20 5
7 Furkan Emre INCEL TUR 150.07 21 6
8 Elias SAYED SWE 143.14 16 10
9 Fedir BABENKO UKR 137.41 23 8
10 Hyunseo PARK KOR 136.22 22 9
11 Cody KOCK RSA 135.75 19 11

 

[Wyliefan]

Poor little Sheiko popping all over the place. I hope he can get it together one day, because he's an interesting skater with great programs.

 

[her grace]

Fegan

Firebird, nicely placed 3s with the musical phrasing, 3z-2t, 3f flip out, 3z flip out, nice extended positions on his spins, excellent carriage, I think I'd like to see more emotion and showmanship, I guess he's going the 3-2a-2r sequence route and no 3-3s in the LP. Didn't land a lot of stuff completely clean, which he needed since his TES is lower to begin with

ETA: He is pleasantly surprised with the score. Great reaction!

 

[her grace]

Tian

2a to open, 3f-2t, 3s, nice secure landings today, 3z-3t nice, anemic illusion that could use more extension,3z-2a-2t really impressed with his jumps, so solid, showing some expression through the step sequence, could use more interpretation earlier in the program. Clean skate

 

[her grace]

Brooks

4t step out 3a better, 3f-reaching hand down-2t, nice headless scratch spin position to end combo spin, fall on 3z, would like him to pay more attention to the details like how his landing leg and foot are positioned, 3f-2a-2a, angsty choreo sequence, lost himself in air on 2t. Kinda hard to believe he's a Gambill student when much is left unfinished. Time to take some notes from his American ice princess teammates! OTOH, there is good attack and attention to the music.

 

[her grace]

Bondar

struggling on the axels, really, just struggling on the jumps today. Nice carriage, glorious Ina Bauer, just not his day

 

[her grace]

Vaclavik

Matrix, 3a-2t, 3a pitched forward, 3r with quick foot down, 3s, fizzling out with 2z-1a-axelesque attempt, fall on 3r, he went for it, but having difficulty with consistency this season

 

[her grace]

Uemura

Skating with flair into opening 3a-2t, 3a, good speed, soft landings, 3f-3t turnouts, 3z problems as well, 3t-2a-2a, 3s, more jump difficulties than Tian. Also more speed and stretch and a better commitment to music

 

[Wyliefan]

I like Uemura. Lots of power, lots of fight, good presentation. Jumps were hit and miss, but the tech score is well ahead right now.

 

[PRlady]

The young men are menning today, no one has the stamina for a clean program.

I will always think of this guy as Eyelash Curler. https://a.co/d/cuboB4P

 

[Kateri]

Really big music that Taiga's just skating through, but he's skating through it incredibly well!

 

[her grace]

Nishino

4t good, 4s, 3f-3t, well, that's a great start! 3a-1r-3s with controlled euler, big open movement, 3a in second half of program, 3r-2a, masterclass skating, I think I like him better than Nakata

 

[Wyliefan]

Wow! Taiga was on fire!

 

[Kateri]

So I don't think Choi has the tech value to keep gold--wait was that quad lutz?

 

[Kateri]

He was really falling apart in the last 30 seconds. It's gonna depends if he gets all the rotations on some of those!

 

[Wyliefan]

Really strong skate from Choi too, though not as clean as Nishino. That was such a fun top two to watch. Both of them fighters!