JGP #4 Osaka - Men SP & FS

[Karen-W]

Starting Order/Live Results - http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpjpn2023/data0103.htm
Time Schedule - http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpjpn2023/time0103.pdf

Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ibBDJ6lt50

StN. Name Nation
Warm-up Group 1
1 Zhiao JIANG CHN
2 Francois PITOT FRA
3 Oleg MELNIKOV KAZ
4 Masaya MISHIMA JPN
5 Anthony PARADIS CAN

Warm-up Group 2
6 Yanhao LI NZL
7 Kryshtof PRADEAUX AUS
8 Casper JOHANSSON SWE
9 Vadym NOVIKOV UKR
10 Brandon James BALDOZ PHI

Ice Resurfacing
Warm-up Group 3
11 Jaekeun LEE KOR
12 Ze Zeng FANG MAS
13 Noah BODENSTEIN SUI
14 David SHTEYNGART CAN
15 Michael XIE USA

Warm-up Group 4
16 Chiu Hei CHEUNG HKG
17 Daniel MARTYNOV USA
18 Tao MACRAE GBR
19 Seigo TAUCHI JPN
20 Juheon LIM KOR

Ice Resurfacing
Warm-up Group 5
21 Matias LINDFORS FIN
22 Yu-Hsiang LI TPE
23 Shunsuke NAKAMURA JPN
24 Nikita SHEIKO ISR
25 Simar BAJAJ IND

 

[Sylvia]

Ted mentioned that TV Asahi is providing the world feed for the Osaka livestream.

 

[Kateri]

Yesss, Anthony, I knew he wouldn't let me down on the voids front.

we won't talk about the jumps.

 

[Sylvia]

Yanhao (Dwayne) Li is so smooth!!!

ETA top 2 after first 2 groups/10 skaters:

1	Francois PITOT	FRA	71.49	37.06	34.43	6.86	6.86	6.89	0.00	#2
2	Yanhao LI	NZL	71.39	36.64	34.75	6.89	6.96	6.96	0.00	#6

 

[beckab81]

Catching up, and was really impressed with Yanhao Li - he moves really well across the ice, I didn’t see a bunch of choppy crossovers, good jump technique… spins were an issue today, but really looking forward to seeing where he goes in the future!

 

[Frau Muller]

Shteyngart of Canada is next…and I can’t wait for Ted Barton to announce his music - “Digga Digga Doo”!!!

Too bad about the combo Miss but a jolly dancer/mover.

 

[beckab81]

Noah Bodenstein is so tall now! I enjoyed his performance, but don’t know that he’s ever put the technical together. Is this his last year on the JGP?

 

[her grace]

Noah Bodenstein is so tall now! I enjoyed his performance, but don’t know that he’s ever put the technical together. Is this his last year on the JGP?

Looks like he's turning 19 this season, so this would be his last year as a junior.

 

[Frau Muller]

Xie - sorry about the faulty landings in two jump passes. Well, he’s in 4th…

 

[Sylvia]

Michael has started his freshman year at UC Berkeley so it's a balancing act for him now (his coach is based in Portland, OR).
Glad he got a season best here (much better than his SP in Bangkok).

Current top 4 with 10 men left:

1	Francois PITOT	FRA	71.49	37.06	34.43	6.86	6.86	6.89	0.00	#2
2	Yanhao LI	NZL	71.39	36.64	34.75	6.89	6.96	6.96	0.00	#6
3	Jaekeun LEE	KOR	65.76	33.72	33.04	6.57	6.50	6.71	1.00	#11
4	Michael XIE	USA	63.62	31.40	33.22	6.64	6.57	6.68	1.00	#15

 

[Wyliefan]

I woke up just in time to see Yanhao Li (and then switched to the dance replay). Nice to see the pressure from having medaled isn't getting to him. Spin issue aside, that was a really beautiful skate.

 

[Frau Muller]

Martynov…Dawn of Faith. Great 3 lutz..Nikolai Morozov as coach/chor?

 

[Sylvia]

Martynov used to be coached by his parents in Chicago - he's moved to Coral Springs, Florida where Morozov is based now. Great 3A today!

3

Daniel MARTYNOV

USA

70.75

36.40

34.35

6.89

6.75

6.93

0.00

#17

Michal Brezina is with Tao McRae (GBR) here.

 

[Frau Muller]

Oh, the hair color, Tao…

 

[Kateri]

Paging @rfisher for hot bearded Brezina in Tao McRae's knc.

 

[Sylvia]

Tao skated to the Mendelssohn violin concerto, right? I hate when the composer is not included in the ISU bios!

 

[Frau Muller]

Lim of Korea - lots of flow & emotion.

 

[Sylvia]

With 5 to go after the ice resurfacing:

1	Juheon LIM	KOR	75.38	39.82	35.56	7.04	7.04	7.21	0.00	#20
2	Francois PITOT	FRA	71.49	37.06	34.43	6.86	6.86	6.89	0.00	#2
3	Yanhao LI	NZL	71.39	36.64	34.75	6.89	6.96	6.96	0.00	#6
4	Daniel MARTYNOV	USA	70.75	36.40	34.35	6.89	6.75	6.93	0.00	#17
5	Jaekeun LEE	KOR	65.76	33.72	33.04	6.57	6.50	6.71	1.00	#11
6	Michael XIE	USA	63.62	31.40	33.22	6.64	6.57	6.68	1.00	#15
7	Seigo TAUCHI	JPN	62.33	29.50	33.83	6.86	6.71	6.68	1.00	#19

ETA: Juheon Lim was 3rd in KOR's JGP selection comp. in July ahead of Jaekeun Lee's 4th so Lim got 2 JGP assignments (along with the top 2) and Lee got the final spot.

 

[Sylvia]

Matias is so enjoyable to watch!

 

[Sylvia]

YAY, a season's best for Li-Hsiang LI (TPE)!! His SP video has not been recovered from Bangkok so I'm happy he skated even better today!

 

[Frau Muller]

Nakamura Conquistador…not perfect but joyful.

 

[Sylvia]

SP protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpjpn2023/data0103.pdf

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	CO	PR	SK	Ded.	StN.
1	Juheon LIM	KOR	75.38	39.82	35.56	7.04	7.04	7.21	0.00	#20
2	Shunsuke NAKAMURA	JPN	74.04	36.22	37.82	7.46	7.50	7.68	0.00	#23
3	Francois PITOT	FRA	71.49	37.06	34.43	6.86	6.86	6.89	0.00	#2
4	Yanhao LI	NZL	71.39	36.64	34.75	6.89	6.96	6.96	0.00	#6
5	Daniel MARTYNOV	USA	70.75	36.40	34.35	6.89	6.75	6.93	0.00	#17
6	Yu-Hsiang LI	TPE	66.36	33.67	32.69	6.43	6.68	6.46	0.00	#22
7	Jaekeun LEE	KOR	65.76	33.72	33.04	6.57	6.50	6.71	1.00	#11
8	Nikita SHEIKO	ISR	64.08	33.54	31.54	6.32	6.25	6.32	1.00	#24
9	Michael XIE	USA	63.62	31.40	33.22	6.64	6.57	6.68	1.00	#15
10	Seigo TAUCHI	JPN	62.33	29.50	33.83	6.86	6.71	6.68	1.00	#19
11	Matias LINDFORS	FIN	58.24	28.24	31.00	6.29	6.32	5.96	1.00	#21
12	Oleg MELNIKOV	KAZ	58.01	29.85	28.16	5.75	5.43	5.68	0.00	#3
13	Casper JOHANSSON	SWE	57.15	28.34	29.81	5.96	5.89	6.00	1.00	#8
14	Noah BODENSTEIN	SUI	56.93	27.47	29.46	5.89	6.00	5.75	0.00	#13
15	David SHTEYNGART	CAN	56.38	25.31	31.07	6.29	6.18	6.14	0.00	#14
16	Anthony PARADIS	CAN	56.29	22.58	33.71	6.82	6.86	6.50	0.00	#5
17	Masaya MISHIMA	JPN	54.58	25.12	29.46	5.82	5.82	6.00	0.00	#4
18	Zhiao JIANG	CHN	53.92	28.29	25.63	5.07	4.96	5.32	0.00	#1
19	Tao MACRAE	GBR	53.89	25.97	27.92	5.54	5.61	5.57	0.00	#18
20	Vadym NOVIKOV	UKR	51.12	22.12	29.00	5.86	5.61	5.89	0.00	#9
21	Chiu Hei CHEUNG	HKG	43.18	21.30	21.88	4.43	4.21	4.46	0.00	#16
22	Kryshtof PRADEAUX	AUS	42.18	18.47	24.71	5.04	4.86	4.89	1.00	#7
23	Ze Zeng FANG	MAS	40.39	18.07	23.32	4.75	4.50	4.71	1.00	#12
24	Brandon James BALDOZ	PHI	38.68	16.62	22.06	4.46	4.57	4.18	0.00	#10
25	Simar BAJAJ	IND	5.51	0.00	6.51	1.36	1.36	1.18	1.00	#25

 

[Kateri]

Matias Lindfors and Yu-Hsiang Li couldn't skate more differently, but they're both completely wonderful!

 

[Sylvia]

SP videos are being uploaded into the playlist in skate order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuB703eaMDlLdWps71ZfDOcQZUn4nWORU

Francois Pitot (3rd): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=803AQa6SuxI
Yanhao "Dwayne" Li (4th): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZvM6y32bQ

ETA:

Juheon Lim (1st): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWyqkeyLA9Q
Shunsuke Nakamura (2nd): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJWZMRS9ctI
Daniel Martynov (5th): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvL1Oj3eKc

 

[Sylvia]

JSF's Instagram account has some brief interview clips - here's Finland's Matias Lindfors : https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxLNKFVp3fG/

Noah Bodenstein (SUI): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxL8UQLhLHG/

David Shteyngart (CAN): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxMEsT8hfL8/

Vadym Novikov (UKR): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxLHi6uJBZf/

 

[mtnskater]

I really like and enjoy Pitot. Solid, strong skating and usually delivers quite well.

I’m in love with Yanhao Li‘s skating. Sublime! His score was higher than I thought it would be with a botched spin and no triple axel, but I’m glad the judges appreciate his other qualities.

Martynov looking quite good. I was worried that he was injured this season, Triple axel was great! Too bad about doubling the back half of the combo. Needs more expression. Spins are fine but too Russian (Slow).

Michael Xie has so many nice qualities. I hope he can develop mental strength for competition. Mark said he landed two nice triple axels in the warm up…but that jump was unfortunately like a deer in the headlights in the competition.

Thought the panel would ding Lim more on the GOE for his triple lutz, which looked pretty off to me. Stiff, two foot landing with turn out. Made me wonder who was on the judging panel.

Also surprised how low the Chinese skater’s score was because I thought he showed very good basics and quality. Only popping the triple axel.

 

[Sylvia]

FS livestream (Mark Hanretty is by himself today): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anpcHlv_BLI

Starting Order/Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpjpn2023/data0105.htm

Time schedule by skater (Friday 19:10-23:02 local/6:10--10:02 am Eastern time): http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpjpn2023/time0105.pdf

 

[Sylvia]

@Kateri Matias Lindfors will lead off group 3 (the event is running about 4 mins. behind schedule).

 

[Wyliefan]

Carmen is "so regularly used in the figure skating community," Mark says diplomatically.

 

[Wyliefan]

I hope Shteyngart can get those jumps fixed, because artistically he has a lot of promise.