Cup of China: Mens Free Skate LIVE BLOG

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	236.92	2	1
2	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	231.75	1	2
3	Sergei VORONOV	RUS	217.61	3	3
4	Adam RIPPON	USA	205.48	4	4
5	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	198.24	6	6
6	Yi WANG	CHN	188.27	8	5
7	Jinlin GUAN	CHN	171.04	9	7

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	153.44	76.66		77.78	7.75	7.39	7.89	7.86	8.00	1.00	#8
2	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	146.96	65.30		82.66	8.39	8.04	8.04	8.32	8.54	1.00	#9
3	Sergei VORONOV	RUS	144.03	73.59		70.44	7.32	6.54	7.21	7.04	7.11	0.00	#7
4	Adam RIPPON	USA	133.67	61.81		71.86	7.29	6.89	7.11	7.32	7.32	0.00	#6
5	Yi WANG	CHN	131.02	68.52		63.50	6.57	6.07	6.43	6.36	6.32	1.00	#2
6	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	128.37	62.17		67.20	6.82	6.64	6.64	6.64	6.86	1.00	#4
7	Jinlin GUAN	CHN	115.07	55.57		60.50	6.25	5.79	6.14	6.07	6.00	1.00	#1
WD	Nan SONG	CHN											#5
WD	Brian JOUBERT	FRA											#3

1) Jinlin Guan (CHN)
  Music: Percussion Carmen

• Oh geez, how does this costume go with Carmen?
• I don't understand what's happening here
• I actually like this step sequence
• This sounds weird but he has a sloppy head, he doesn't hold it up strong
• That was just meh, nothing behind his skating
• He looks gassed!
• 55.57 (TES) + 60.50 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 115.07
• 55.97 (SP) + 115.07 (FS) = 171.04

2) Yi Want (CHN)
  Music: Nothing Else Matters & One

• Nice smooth start
• This sounds like my Vitamin String Quartet, rock on!
• He is a very expressive skater with his upper body, I want him to look up and out instead of down at the ice
• This is actually a fairly interesting program, but he needs to show more on his face
• The potential is definitely there
• 68.52 (TES) + 63.50 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 131.02
• 57.25 (SP) + 131.02 (FS) = 188.27

3) Kevin Reynolds (CAN)
  Music: Concerto No. 4 in E Minor by Mathieu

• Yay, hit the first jump, that should be a good sign
• Doubling jumps, not a good sign
• I desperately want him to take some dance classes to loosen up his upper body
• Straighten that foot in the camel
• This kid has to way 100 pounds soaking wet
• Why are his jumps deceiving him? This guy was the 1st to land 2 different quads in the short
• I don't understand what has happened to his jumping technique
• This was an odd program, I just don't feel like it went anywhere
• 62.17 (TES) + 67.20 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 128.37
• 69.87 (SP) + 128.37 (FS) = 198.24

4) Adam Rippon (USA)
  Music: The Incredibles

• So after bumping heads with Song, I hope Adam is okay! Please be okay and please concentrate!
• Nice opening pose, I like that he's giving us face
• He looks so much more mature now!
• Feed froze, but I think he doubled his planned 3A
• I kind of like this new side to him, very jazzy and masculine
• Decent second 3A, probably two-footed, but good approach
• I like that 3-jump combo with the tano variation on both jumps
• He seems very at home in this style, he seems to be enjoying himself
• That was decent, no crashes, but he definitely gave away a lot of precious points popping jumps, not hitting 3-3 combos, etc
• I'm so torn, I liked that, but I really miss his balletic style
• 61.81 (TES) + 71.86 (PCS) = 133.67
• 71.81 (SP) + 133.67 (FS) = 205.48

5) Sergei Voronov (RUS)
  Music: Romeo & Juliet

• I don't get this meshy top for Romeo & Juliet
• He is doing work on these jumps
• He is Plushenko-like in that he goes up in the air and the jump looks wild, but he lands it like a cat
• This step sequence is an utter atrocity
• I don't understand, in what world do you wear a mesh top and gloves?
• Wow, this is the program of a lifetime today for him
• And we had to ruin it with the butt spin
• Honey, if you want to do a catch foot spin, please straighten the leg
• 73.59 (TES) + 70.44 (PCS) = 144.03
• 73.58 (SP) + 144.03 (FS) = 217.61

6) Tatsuki Machida (JPN)
  Music: Firebird

• This little peanut is trying to put us under his spell like Hanyu did last year
• He reminds me of a more stylish Oda because he is so cat-like an landing the jumps
• I love the little footwork flutters
• And the arm flutter I like as well
• This is a very stylish program, I'm glad to see that when Daisuke retires, we'll still have plenty of great Japanese men to watch
• Fall on the quad, but this should still be enough to make the podium
• 76.66 (TES) + 77.78 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 153.44
• 83.48 (SP) + 153.44 (FS) = 236.92

7) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN)
  Music: I Pagliacci

• Did we 2-foot that quad Dai?
• I want so badly to see him come back and win Olympic gold in 2014, just hang in there!
• He never does a program that's not interesting to watch, he is like Fred Astaire on ice
• Oh no Dai, why did you have to fall?
• With his PCS, he can handle one fall since Tatsu also fell
• I like this program on him, very dramatic
• His edge work is incredible, he would've been amazing at figures
• He was kind of on another planet today, seemed like he was out in space
• 65.30 (TES) + 82.66 (PCS) -1.00 (DED) = 146.96
• 84.9 (SP) + 146.96 (FS) = 231.75