Cup of China 2023 Men SP - “Club Pop-icana”

[Wyliefan]

Every time Sota's music comes on, I have to make sure I didn't just change the channel to TV Land.

 

[skatingguy]

Yamamoto, Sota
Coach: Machiko Yamada, Yuko Hongo, Yukiko Murakami
Music: Chameleon by Maynard Ferguson

4Tq+3T
3S - got the takeoff all wrong - triple instead of quadruple, and practically sideways in the air
Fly Camel Spin 3
3Aq - step out
Ch Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Ch Combo Spin 4

That was worse than two weeks ago. Putting his spot in the Grand Prix Final in doubt.

75.48 = 5th Place

 

[rfisher]

Imagine what kind of scores Shaidorov would be getting if he had a program, speed, and flow.

I imagine what kind of scores Vasiljev, who has all of those, would be getting if he'd stayed with Urmanov and had the jumps.

 

[Sally1214]

Nice combo but the other jumps were not Sota's friends today. Better luck in the free skate, I hope.

 

[skatingguy]

Tomono, Kazuki
Coach: Taijin Hiraike, Yukiko Sugita, Misha Ge
Music: Underground by Cody Fry

 

[airgelaal]

№4
Are they kidding me?

 

[tony]

By the way, Yamamoto has lower PCS than Jin including the skating skills.

 

[Wyliefan]

Alas.

 

[Sally1214]

Come on Adam!!!

 

[skatingguy]

Tomono, Kazuki
Coach: Taijin Hiraike, Yukiko Sugita, Misha Ge
Music: Underground by Cody Fry

4T+2T
4S - fall
Fly Camel Spin 4
3A - hand down
Ch Sit Spin 3
Step Sequence 4
Ch Combo Spin 3

Love this program. Really hope we get to see him skate it clean some time this season.

80.50 = 4th Place

 

[skatingguy]

Siao Him Fa, Adam
Coach: C. Tour, R. Marechal, B. Richaud
Music: The Prophet by Gary Moore

 

[airgelaal]

By the way, Yamamoto has lower PCS than Jin including the skating skills.

Scores that "made in China"

 

[Gris]

 

[airgelaal]

 

[Sally1214]

NOOO.....

 

[Wyliefan]

Men are menning today!

 

[rfisher]

I was going to say Adam needs not to peak now given it's a long time until March, but he decided to skip his combo so I guess he understands.

 

[Wyliefan]

You're going to have a monster headache by the time we're done here!

 

[tony]

The first two jumps were just so spot-on. 4T fall and no combo, killer on points.

He has such a presence and the footwork is always a highlight, but the program as a whole still lacks something. I'm sure he's sacrificing intricacy to get the big jumps out of the way, but I think he can still do more.

 

[skatingguy]

Siao Him Fa, Adam
Coach: C. Tour, R. Marechal, B. Richaud
Music: The Prophet by Gary Moore

4Lz
3A
4T+COMBO - fall
Fly Camel Spin 4
Ch Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4 - toe Arabian drawing oohs from crowd
Ch Sit Spin 4

Well, it was always going to be hard to match last week. The Lutz, and the Axel were great, but then got his weight back on the quadruple toeloop, and didn't have a chance to land the jump.

91.21 = 1st Place

 

[Aceon6]

Men are menning today!

This, so much this. I question my sanity every time I commit to watching them live.

 

[Frau Muller]

Did FA go fa’ ‘nuff?

Shaidorov still my king!

 

[Sally1214]

What a shame about the combo. I just LOVE watching Adam skate. He has such flow, energy and musical expression. Hope he absolutely nails the free skate.

 

[skatingguy]

Uno, Shoma
Coach: Stephane Lambiel
Music: Love You Kung Fu, Clair de Lune

 

[Wyliefan]

91.21 for that??

 

[Holy Headband]

91 points without a combo? Are they kidding me.

 

[Aceon6]

And now, the main event.

 

[Wyliefan]

Hey y'all, I think Shoma loves us.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Why does he need to start with all of the "I Love You" before going into Claire De Lune? That's very annoying.

 

[airgelaal]

You're going to have a monster headache by the time we're done here!

Shoma saved me