Grand Prix of Espoo 2023 - Men’s Short Program - (Fin) Land your jumps!

[SHARPIE]

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1	Makar SUNTSEV	FIN
2	Ivan SHMURATKO	UKR
3	Nikita STAROSTIN	GER
4	Liam KAPEIKIS	USA
5	Koshiro SHIMADA	JPN
6	Arlet LEVANDI	EST
	Warm-Up Group 2
7	Jimmy MA	USA
8	Nikolaj MEMOLA	ITA
9	Kevin AYMOZ	FRA
10	Shun SATO	JPN
11	Kao MIURA	JPN
12	Matteo RIZZO	ITA

Wedgie Data

 

[leilaofpaper]

at the thread title.

 

[Frau Muller]

Wow, same time zone as mine (Cairo)! No Mark Hanretty voice…yet.

 

[victorskid]

The stream is live and the competing countries are being introduced with the flags being displayed on the big screen.

 

[airgelaal]

 

[airgelaal]

The main challenge for Ukrainian men is to obtain permission to leave Ukraine. So Ivan was lucky that he had it for another tournament.

 

[skatingguy]

Suntsev, Makar
Coach: Tatiana Lebedeva
Music: Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven

 

[airgelaal]

poor Makar

 

[Kateri]

Oh Makar, the dreaded double-fall.

 

[skatingguy]

Suntsev, Makar
Coach: Tatiana Lebedeva
Music: Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven

2A
3Lz+3T - fall
Ch Camel Spin 3
3F - fall, and then fell again
Step Sequence 2
Ch Combo Spin 4
Fly Sit Spin 4

Let's chock that up to nerves. Some nice lines in Suntsev's skating particularly in the camel spin, and the step sequence.

54.44 = 1st Place

 

[skatingguy]

Shmuratko, Ivan
Coach: O. Kurovska, M. Leiba, I. Shmuratko
Music: Melody from The High Pass by Daniel Hope

 

[Wyliefan]

Points for using a seldom-used part of the Moonlight Sonata (though the cut to it was super awkward).

 

[skatingguy]

Shmuratko, Ivan
Coach: O. Kurovska, M. Leiba, I. Shmuratko
Music: Melody from The High Pass by Daniel Hope

3A - fall
3Lz+3T
Fly Sit Spin 4
3F - didn't get the free leg through - awkward landing
Ch Camel Spin 3
Ch Combo Spin 1
Step Sequence 3

A bit of a rough skate for Ivan today. The step sequence at the end of the program was really lovely, and made excellent use of the music.

66.30 = 1st Place

 

[Wyliefan]

Good save on the flip.

 

[airgelaal]

He changed the ending to a more positive one. Good.

 

[skatingguy]

Starostin, Nikita
Coach: Adam Solya, Jorik Hendrickx, Marina Shirshova
Music: Disco Inferno by The Trammps

 

[beckab81]

I love that Mark appreciates a good camel spin, he always makes a point to talk about them

 

[Wyliefan]

Nikita's shirt looks like a nightmare you'd have after eating too much mint chocolate chip ice cream and staying at the disco too late.

 

[Kateri]

Another sensitive tribute to an ongoing tragedy: Nikita skates for those trapped within the disco inferno.

 

[skatingguy]

Starostin, Nikita
Coach: Adam Solya, Jorik Hendrickx, Marina Shirshova
Music: Disco Inferno by The Trammps

3Lz+3T
3A - hand down
Fly Sit Spin 4
3F!
Step Sequence 4
Ch Combo Spin 4
Ch Camel Spin 4

Solid skate. Maybe because it's still very early in the morning, but this didn't have the energy I was expecting, and also lacking choreography, and complex skating.

71.99 = 1st Place

 

[skatingguy]

Kapeikis, Liam
Coach: Keegan Murphy, Louise Kapeikis, Eileen Murphy
Music: Jesus Christ Superstar

 

[Aceon6]

Nikita's shirt looks like a nightmare you'd have after eating too much mint chocolate chip ice cream and staying at the disco too late.

Going by the pants, the matador got lost on the way.

 

[Wyliefan]

Michael Crawdord holds that note for, like, centuries on the recording. Pity they cut it off early -- it's pretty impressive at full length.

 

[skatingguy]

Kapeikis, Liam
Coach: Keegan Murphy, Louise Kapeikis, Eileen Murphy
Music: Jesus Christ Superstar

3F
3Aq - fall
Fly Sit Spin 4
3Lz+3T - Lutz landing was poor - tight landing
Ch Camel Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Ch Combo Spin 4

I think Liam will be frustrated by the jumps in this skate. Huge air on the triple Axel, but the rotation was loose, and delayed, and as a result he didn't get organized to land it properly.

69.10 = 2nd Place

 

[skatingguy]

Shimada, Koshiro
Coach: Stephane Lambiel, Angelo Dolfini
Music: Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima

 

[Sally1214]

Hi everyone. Just woke up in time for Liam. All set up now for another day of skating. Love these days.

 

[Wyliefan]

Koshiro's jumps are sketchy, but he has a nice lightness to his skating.

 

[skatingguy]

Shimada, Koshiro
Coach: Stephane Lambiel, Angelo Dolfini
Music: Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima

4S - slight two-foot/step out
3Lz+3T
Fly Camel Spin 4
3A - 3-turn exit, tight landing
Ch Sit Spin 4
Step Sequence 3
Ch Combo Spin 3

Feels like it's too early in the day for the men today - everyone seems a little off with their timing.

77.81 = 1st Place

 

[skatingguy]

Levandi, Arlet
Coach: Anna Levandi
Music: Mauvaise Journee by Stromae

 

[Wyliefan]

The beat of this music is all off-kilter. It must be hell to skate to.