Skate to Milano OWG Qualifier - Beijing CHN - Men's SP & FS

[CantALoop]

I one up you to this: That was the only most interesting part of the program.

I think my husband got us both beat:
"His name is more interesting than his skating"

 

[alj5]

I think my husband got us both beat:
"His name is more interesting than his skating"

Can't take the teenage boy out of the man.

 

[tony]

Daniliants - was not expecting the decent quad attempt. Really enjoyed that the choreography matched the music well. Seemed rushed and messy.

He's been landing quads for years. Made the free skate at Worlds 2 years ago in his first try, in big part from that.

 

[Lanie]

still amazed he translates it into English as Semen and not Semyon or something even though I know literally it is the Cyrillic -> English pipeline for his name

 

[CantALoop]

I was wondering why Valtter Virtanen looks like he's in his late 30s...and not only is he 38, he's also an MD PhD

 

[Vagabond]

still amazed he translates it into English as Semen and not Semyon or something even though I know literally it is the Cyrillic -> English pipeline for his name

Although born and raised in Russia, he represents Armenia, which does not use the Cyrillic alphabet. His name in Armenian is Սիմոն (pronounced See-mon), not Семён.

 

[CantALoop]

Nice combo after biffing his first two passes!

 

[skatingguy]

Georgii Reshtenko
Coach: Michal Brezina, Adam Solya, Rafael Arutiunian
Music: Scratch, Shadow Hunter, Moriarty

4Sq - messy landing, step out
3A - step out
Change Foot Combo Spin 3V
4T+3T
Change Foot Camel Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 2
Flying Sit Spin 3 (4 after review)

Georgii was fighting himself through that whole performance, and it resulted in tight jumps, and messy presentation.

71.03 = 4th Place

 

[Karen-W]

Reshtenko has never come back from the injury he had a few years ago. He was so promising and it's just not come together.

 

[CantALoop]

That's a really good score considering he missed the solo quad and 3A

 

[Vagabond]

Seems like only yesterday that Virtanen skated in Sarajevo....

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[Karen-W]

This is going poorly for Valtter today.

 

[CantALoop]

Won't be anywhere near qualifying, but I'm still in awe of Valtter - being a doctor and landing triple-triples at 38, meanwhile I'm only a few years older and I got a charley horse from climbing down a step ladder the other day

 

[skatingguy]

Vlatter Virtanen
Coach: Alina Mayer-Virtanen, Michael Huth
Music: Black Belt by Fabian Kreutzer Sound

3F - tight landing
3T+3T<< - tight landings
Flying Camel Spin 4
2A - over-rotated
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 3
Change Foot Sit Spin 3

A very tight, and stiff performance.

56.95 = 12th Place

 

[alj5]

Missed Reshtenko and most of Virtanen. Rough skate for Virtanen. Everything looked hard.

 

[CantALoop]

What's with the random Japanese women talking in the middle of the music lol

 

[Karen-W]

I don't even have words for Vlasenko's program. This group of men... Hopefully Gartung is more interesting.

 

[skatingguy]

Aleksandr Vlasenko
Coach: Julia Gor Sebestyen
Music: The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

3A - hand down
3F+3T
Flying Sit Spin 3 (4 after review)
3Lo
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Camel Spin 3

Audience pump up moves after ignoring the audience for the first half of the performance are probably not going to be very effective.

68.30 = 5th Place

 

[floridaice]

Julia hasn't aged much at all.

 

[alj5]

Vlasenko - Interesting program, a little bit quirky but also a little flat presentation-wise. He looks so much like my brother when he was that age. It's really weird.

 

[Vagabond]

Julia hasn't aged much at all.

Granny has always looked grannyish.

I was wondering if Michal Brezina was wearing a baseball cap because his hair has gone.

 

[CantALoop]

omg fall on spin entrance

 

[Karen-W]

Gartung - senior debut, I believe, and the nerves are definitely getting to him - usually these jumps are more solid. Eeek - missed his first spin. I do like his style though.

 

[skatingguy]

Genrikh Gartung
Coach: Niko Ulanovsky, Ria Schiffner
Music: Did You Ever Feel Lonely

4Lz+3T - sloppy landing position
3A - step out
Spin* - fall, no value
3F
Step Sequence 3
Flying Camel Spin 3 (4 after review)
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

He's going to have work to do in the free skate, but he's got the jumps to do so.

69.51 = 5th Place

 

[Vagabond]

Marh and Ted are trying, but there’s no way to put a good spin on this program.

 

[alj5]

Gartung - looked nervous for sure. I'm not convinced this is a style that works for him, but there's something really appealing about his skating.

 

[CantALoop]

Crazy tilt on that 3A - knew it wouldn't work even before it came down

 

[Karen-W]

So, Zandron's kept this SP from last season. Rough on the jumps. Men are menning hard today.

 

[skatingguy]

Maurizio Zandron
Coach: Gabriele Minchio, Claudia Houdek
Music: Earth Song by Michael Jackson

3A - way outside the circle, step out
3F
Flying Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3T - right side collapsed, fall
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 3 (4 after review)
Change Foot Camel Spin 4

I feel like this program has been around for the entire past quadrennial, but I'm probably exaggerating. Rough skate for Maurizio today.

66.21 = 9th Place

 

[alj5]

Zandron - really lovely skating, and loved his spins and footwork.