Worlds 2025 Mens Free: “Oh My Quad We’ve Come To The End”

[Habs]

I’m in tears for Roman

 

[Wyliefan]

This music change is jarring.

 

[skategal]

This is a weird FS. Too many music cuts that don’t go together.

 

[Karen-W]

You know, these two skates at Worlds from Grassl are opening the door wide for a healthy Matteo to take that Olympic spot.

 

[MacMadame]

This music change is jarring.

jarring music cuts.

Though this late in the season, I'm used to them all so nothing is jarring anymore.

 

[Jay42]

This is a weird FS. Too many music cuts that don’t go together.

It's weird and he doesn't really do anything with it except kind of move his arms in a way that approximates ballet arm movements.

 

[Karen-W]

I just cannot with this program and the breaking glass sound effect! And, well, everything else about it.

 

[MacMadame]

It's weird and he doesn't really do anything with it except kind of move his arms in a way that approximates ballet arm movements.

armography

 

[Rukia]

That was indeed an experience

 

[peibeck]

If your posture is lacking, a ballet program is not the best choice.

That is all.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Daniel’s choreographer was definitely smoking Grass(l) when he came up with this program.

 

[MacMadame]

real quality

 

[Lizziebeth]

this program does not suit him. I miss Matteo.

 

[skatingguy]

Daniel GRASSL
Rank after SP 14
Coach: Edoardo de Bernardis, Luca Mantovani
Music: Billy Elliot

2Lz
4Lo
4S<<
3A+3T
Choreo Sequence
3A+2A+2A+SEQ
3Lo+3T
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
3Lz
Step Sequence 3
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Change Foot Sit Spin 4

Still not back to where he was before the doping ban, but some nice jumps today.

161.84 = 2nd Place
242.31 = 2nd Place

 

[MacMadame]

take your hat off =hang on to your hats

 

[Vagabond]

 

[Holy Headband]

See, if I was Daniel Grassl and someone forced me at gunpoint to get a Billy Elliot FS, I would try to construct it such that my glaring unsuitability for anything involving ballet was NOT showcased in every single movement. And the story of Billy Elliot actually lends itself to dynamic and varied choreo vocabulary with the stuff about his tough working-class upbringing, the miners' strike, boxing, etc., so there is NO reason whatsoever to play it like a White Crow knockoff, stick exclusively to one-tone ugly hunched pseudo-balletic gestures and look like an albino shrimp the whole time...

 

[Karen-W]

LOL - oh, KMT, it's not the quality of components for any of us...

 

[skatingguy]

12 Vladimir LITVINTSEV

Age: 24
Personal Best: 169.05
Season Best: 161.97
Current Rank: 13
Music: The Nutcracker (Epic Version) by Alala
Coach: Viktoria Butsaeva, Evgeni Vlasov

Finished 15th at 2025 ECh, 16th at 2024 ECh, 8th at 2022 ECh & 9th at 2020 ECh. Ranked 18th at 2022 OWG. Came 25th at 2024 WCh, 11th at 2023 WCh, 16th at 2022 WCh, 27th at 2021 WCh & 17th at his debut at 2019 WCh. Finished 13th at 2019 WJCh & 16th at 2019 ECh. Ranked 5th & 9th in his GP events 2024. Placed 2nd at CS Denis Memorial & won Bosphorus Cup 2024. Born and raised in Russia, where he trains.

 

[Jay42]

take your hat off =hang on to your hats

Bingo, where's that flamethrower someone mentioned in the dance thread for Grassl's shirt?

 

[JoannaLouise]

I only need "pristine clean" for bingo. (And I'm guessing Daniel's jumps aren't going to give it to me. )

 

[slicekw]

That’s the likely top three “love to see him skate to his potential” skaters that have stayed on their feet. So far, a good event.

 

[ks1227]

Do we know what is happening with Grassl's arm and shoulder tics in the K&C? I have never noticed them before this competition.

 

[Rukia]

Crying my husband just leaned over at grassl's score and said "seems high for that"

 

[MacMadame]

Bingo, where's that flamethrower someone mentioned in the dance thread for Grassl's shirt?

Have at it

 

[The Accordion]

Grassl - voiceover! Or did that already happen!?

 

[Karen-W]

Bingo, where's that flamethrower someone mentioned in the dance thread for Grassl's shirt?

It was a blowtorch, but I'll be happy to send it right on over!

 

[Kaz7714]

Crying my husband just leaned over at grassl's score and said "seems high for that"

Good on him.... Give him an acknowledging nod from me .

 

[Karen-W]

So, have we figured out how Litvintsev is related to Tim Dieck? Long lost cousins? Brothers from another mother?

 

[MacMadame]

This is not matching the Planned Program Content at all. My little drunk mind can't handle it.