JGP #4 Osaka - Men SP & FS

[her grace]

I'm going to disagree with Mark a bit where he's talking about how impressive that Lim had energy at end of the program. Of course, he had energy at the end because he conserved it the whole way through until then!

 

[her grace]

Pitot

3a-pause-2t, good speed, languid, cool interpretation, nice 3z-3t, has an invalid element box, but I missed it--pesky work, more complete performance from Pitot. He's the winner in my book.

 

[Karen-W]

Pitot - Crossing my fingers he can take this from the boring Lim. He's a much more enjoyable skater who pays attention to the musical nuances. Plus, JGPF would be a great accomplishment for a French man!

ETA - if he makes the JGPF, rest assured, ANL will be popping up to ask who the hot coach is and everyone will respond with "Mariah's ex!"

 

[Frau Muller]

Pitot from France withstands with honor!!! WOWEE!!!

 

[Karen-W]

Very nice for Pitot - and yes, Mark, the gold here and silver in Bangkok are more than enough to qualify him for the JGPF!

 

[Frau Muller]

Exciting podium!

Pitot
Lim
Martynov

Time for a little break before the Autumn Classic guys!

 

[Karen-W]

Exciting podium!

Pitot
Lim
Martynov

Time for a little break before the Autumn Classic guys!

Indeed - I need some breakfast, lol. Plus, gotta be mentally prepared for work in 90 minutes.

 

[Frau Muller]

Indeed - I need some breakfast, lol. Plus, gotta be mentally prepared for work in 90 minutes.

I am so grateful to be RETIRED!!! Woohoo!

To NYC in two weeks - 75th anniversary of NEW YORK CITY BALLET! Darn loving my life!

 

[Wyliefan]

I missed most of the last flight because we were suddenly overrun by hawks and vultures, and ran out to look at them. I'm not making this up. Hawks and vultures EVERYWHERE. I've never seen anything like it, outside of Hitchcock. Either there's a big migration going on or something died in the woods out back.

Anyway, if Yanhao couldn't medal, I was hoping Michael could. But pulling all the way up to fourth is very respectable!

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Men - Final Results
PL Name Nation SP FS Points

GOLD Francois PITOT FRA 3 1 219.86
SILVER Juheon LIM KOR 1 2 217.95
BRONZE Daniel MARTYNOV USA 5 4 207.98
4. Michael XIE USA 9 3 204.13
5. Yanhao LI NZL 4 7 195.80
6. Jaekeun LEE KOR 7 5 193.43
7. Nikita SHEIKO ISR 8 6 190.45
8. Shunsuke NAKAMURA JPN 2 12 187.88
9. Yu-Hsiang LI TPE 6 8 185.22
10. Seigo TAUCHI JPN 10 11 177.85
11. Oleg MELNIKOV KAZ 12 10 174.22
12. Masaya MISHIMA JPN 17 9 173.21
13. David SHTEYNGART CAN 15 13 164.74
14. Casper JOHANSSON SWE 13 14 163.84
15. Matias LINDFORS FIN 11 16 162.55
16. Anthony PARADIS CAN 16 15 162.11
17. Zhiao JIANG CHN 18 17 154.37
18. Noah BODENSTEIN SUI 14 19 150.39
19. Tao MACRAE GBR 19 18 149.74
20. Vadym NOVIKOV UKR 20 21 134.54
21. Chiu Hei CHEUNG HKG 21 20 128.67
22. Ze Zeng FANG MAS 23 22 117.17
23. Kryshtof PRADEAUX AUS 22 23 108.75
24. Brandon James BALDOZ PHI 24 24 99.81
25. Simar BAJAJ IND 25 25 23.26

FS protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2324/jgpjpn2023/data0105.pdf

Pl.	Competitor	Nation	TSS	TES	PCS	CO	PR	SK	Deduction	StN.
1	Francois PITOT	FRA	148.37	74.51	73.86	7.36	7.39	7.43	0.00	#25
2	Juheon LIM	KOR	142.57	70.40	72.17	7.21	7.14	7.32	0.00	#24
3	Michael XIE	USA	140.51	69.14	71.37	7.18	7.11	7.14	0.00	#17
4	Daniel MARTYNOV	USA	137.23	66.84	70.39	7.07	6.89	7.18	0.00	#22
5	Jaekeun LEE	KOR	127.67	60.84	66.83	6.64	6.57	6.86	0.00	#20
6	Nikita SHEIKO	ISR	126.37	61.70	65.67	6.68	6.54	6.50	1.00	#18
7	Yanhao LI	NZL	124.41	55.31	69.10	6.96	6.86	6.93	0.00	#21
8	Yu-Hsiang LI	TPE	118.86	55.29	64.57	6.46	6.57	6.36	1.00	#19
9	Masaya MISHIMA	JPN	118.63	57.72	60.91	5.96	6.04	6.29	0.00	#8
10	Oleg MELNIKOV	KAZ	116.21	59.01	57.20	5.71	5.68	5.79	0.00	#14
11	Seigo TAUCHI	JPN	115.52	52.09	65.43	6.61	6.43	6.61	2.00	#16
12	Shunsuke NAKAMURA	JPN	113.84	47.31	68.53	6.93	6.61	7.04	2.00	#23
13	David SHTEYNGART	CAN	108.36	49.36	61.00	6.18	6.07	6.07	2.00	#12
14	Casper JOHANSSON	SWE	106.69	47.72	59.97	6.11	5.86	6.04	1.00	#15
15	Anthony PARADIS	CAN	105.82	40.53	65.29	6.68	6.68	6.25	0.00	#6
16	Matias LINDFORS	FIN	104.31	45.70	59.61	6.11	6.04	5.75	1.00	#11
17	Zhiao JIANG	CHN	100.45	49.64	52.81	5.25	5.00	5.61	2.00	#7
18	Tao MACRAE	GBR	95.85	44.33	51.52	5.00	5.18	5.29	0.00	#10
19	Noah BODENSTEIN	SUI	93.46	39.44	56.02	5.57	5.50	5.75	2.00	#13
20	Chiu Hei CHEUNG	HKG	85.49	43.37	44.12	4.43	4.21	4.61	2.00	#3
21	Vadym NOVIKOV	UKR	83.42	30.80	53.62	5.32	5.14	5.64	1.00	#9
22	Ze Zeng FANG	MAS	76.78	33.59	45.19	4.57	4.61	4.39	2.00	#1
23	Kryshtof PRADEAUX	AUS	66.57	28.21	41.36	4.21	3.96	4.25	3.00	#5
24	Brandon James BALDOZ	PHI	61.13	21.83	41.30	4.11	4.29	4.00	2.00	#4
25	Simar BAJAJ	IND	17.75	4.96	13.79	1.46	1.50	1.18	1.00	#2

 

[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
...
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

FS playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuB703eaMDlJY_WQ3tOwEjQKSXTQ5AcEe

Top 4:
Pitot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc7VViD1lvg
Lim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqETdX5gUeA
Martynov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USpMyb2uiso
Xie (3rd in FS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swiVSoZtBJ8

 

[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/

After the FS - Simar Bajaj (IND): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxNzU7Ephd7/

 

[mtnskater]

For me Michael Xie had the best overall free skate. But super happy for Pitot with a gold medal. Sad for Li…but he’ll be back! Martynov has a fantastic, solid triple axel. He skates very Russian with not much knee bend and expression (Morozov…ughh..surprised he is still living in the U.S). But super happy for Daniel…promising future. Please get a different haircut (thought that last year too, but not an improvement ) USFS better get him to another Grand Prix.

The melt down from Japan’s Nakamura was very hard to watch. Hugs! He had technique a lot like Yamamoto. Not loving the technique of Lim for the silver but can’t really argue with the result and he was so happy. Always love the supportive Japanese audience!

 

[Frau Muller]

Exciting podium!

Pitot
Lim
Martynov

Time for a little break before the Autumn Classic guys!

I don’t want to get too excited. Next JGP (Budapest) has Jacob Sanchez…I’m already getting nervous. Two clean skates, Jacob. That’s all that I ask. Two clean skates & let the chips fall as they may.

 

[Sylvia]

After the FS - Simar Bajaj (IND): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxNzU7Ephd7/

More interview clips from JSF (very cool for all the non-Japanese skaters!):

France's gold medalist Francois Pitot in French: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxO7pEaPQ2F/
Jaekeun Lee in Korean: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxOyxeJyGt2/
Oleg Melnikov (KAZ) in English: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxOxrsbSW8c/
Yu-Hsiang "Jordan" Li (TPE) in English: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxPTqFVJHqa/
Ze Zeng Fang (MAS) in English: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxPlHgoJYr1/

Kazuki Tomono was in attendance and recorded a message: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxNjZ2fp2yE/