1) Romain Ponsart (FRA)
Music:
2) Chafik Besseghier (FRA)
Music: Artsakh
3) Nan Song (CHN)
Music: Requiem for a Dream
4) Kevin Reynolds (CAN)
Music: Chambermaid Swing
5) Alexander Majorov (SWE)
Music: Soul Bossa Nova
6) Florent Amodio (FRA)
Music: Summertime, Jumpin Jack
7) Adam Rippon (USA)
Music: Korobushko by Bond
8) Nobunari Oda (JPN)
Music: Memphis Soul Stew
9) Michal Brezina (CZE)
Music: Best of Kodo
10) Patrick Chan (CAN)
Music: Take Five
Music:
- This is my first time seeing Romain and I'm excited!
- Very nice 4t!
- Stumble out of the triple axel, hands down, very splayed out on the ice
- Popped the 3rd jump to a single, he didn't do a combination unless I missed it on the 1st jump
- He is a very theatrical skater and this music suits him so well
- He is so expressive and so passionate, especially in this step sequence
- Even with those jumping errors, he is a joy to watch
- I'd like to see him relax his upper body a little more to move more fluidly through some of his positions
- Very abrupt ending, if you've been reading me you know I hate that
2) Chafik Besseghier (FRA)
Music: Artsakh
- He reminds me of a mini Florent, both in looks and in style
- Took the first jump to the knee, but almost made it look intentional rather than like a fall
- Huge height and power in the triple axel, but again hand down and almost to the knee
- And we have a pop, these young Frenchmen are struggling to jump today
- He has so much energy and power through this program, but I would love to see more expression on his face
3) Nan Song (CHN)
Music: Requiem for a Dream
- This program was amazing at Cup of China, let's see if he's carried that momentum here
- 4t-3t, looked so easy for him
- He has that catlike ability to land almost anything, even if it looks awful in the air
- Huge triple axel
- Everything he does on the ice is huge
- Really low landing on the triple lutz
- He is really throwing everything he has in him into this footwork
- If he does this in the free, he may be up on the podium again!
- I hate that "butt out" spin position
- What a short program, he laid down the gauntlet for the 2nd group of men
- He is a special talent, if he worked with a dance teacher and a top choreographer, her could really contend for medals
4) Kevin Reynolds (CAN)
Music: Chambermaid Swing
- Kevin is a little more stylish this year
- Both jumps of that opening 4s-3t looked two-footed to me
- He struggled on that axel, was that even a triple?
- I loved those steps into that triple lutz
- This choreography is a bit strange for me, I get that he's trying to show he can perform and not just jump, but this is just a bit odd for me
- Good short program outing for him overall
5) Alexander Majorov (SWE)
Music: Soul Bossa Nova
- Oh Austin Powers
- Triple axel, hand down
- This costume is very bizarre, but it fits the music at least
- I missed the jump but saw the fall, I think that was a triple axel?
- His programs still look very junior-ish to me
- That was a very abrupt ending in the music and in the choreography
- He has a lot of maturing to do
6) Florent Amodio (FRA)
Music: Summertime, Jumpin Jack
- Big 3a
- He looks really comfortable over his legs today, opposite of Skate America
- Could those pants get any tighter
- Mr. Gershwin would roll over in his grave if he heard his music in combination with Jumpin Jack
- I hate that in every program, he stands at the end of the rink and gestures wildly before going into his footwork, it is the equivalent of a runner starting a spring from the blocks
- A little tight on some of the jumps, but he'll be happy with that home performance
7) Adam Rippon (USA)
Music: Korobushko by Bond
- In this costume I feel he should be skating to Trepak from Nutcracker
- Rippon lutz! I miss that at every competition he's not in
- Very low landing on the triple axel, needed more flow in the exit edge
- Very stiffled 3F-3t
- He is landing the jumps, but they look rushed today, two-foots here and there
- He didnt' have the technical package of Song, but that was a more complete program with stronger spins, more elaborate footwork, and better performance quality
8) Nobunari Oda (JPN)
Music: Memphis Soul Stew
- What happened to Nobu's jumps? No Quad, falling out, where has he gone?
- That shirt looks like a piece of art taken off the wall at MOMA
- He usually has such long gliding edges out of his jumps but everything looks so stiffled today
- He still has the softest knees in figure skating
- I love his sit spin variation!
- There was just no life to that program
9) Michal Brezina (CZE)
Music: Best of Kodo
- I'm not a fan of re-using programs, I find it to be cheating
- Big 4t-but only a double toe
- Nice jumping overall today
- This choreography brings out the subtle nuances of the music quite well
- Very good execution of this short, but that tends to be easier when you are using last year's short
- His spins are quite slow, probably the weakest aspect of his skating
10) Patrick Chan (CAN)
Music: Take Five
- Again with last year's program, we've seen this program now like how many times?
- Fall on the opening Quad toe, how do you botch a program you've been doing forever? Undertraining?
- Beautiful exit from the triple axel, he could have sat on that edge for a minute and not run out of speed
- Steps into 3F-3T, equally beautiful
- I like this music because it is in a difficult time signature and it forces the skater to really listen and skate into the music rather than over it
- He has such gorgeous swing on his free leg
- I hate that its recycled, but that's how you do a complete program
| Pl. | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick CHAN |
| 84.16 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Nan SONG |
| 76.53 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Michal BREZINA |
| 74.32 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Adam RIPPON |
| 72.96 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Florent AMODIO |
| 71.42 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Kevin REYNOLDS |
| 65.56 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Nobunari ODA |
| 62.95 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Alexander MAJOROV |
| 62.12 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Romain PONSART |
| 50.03 | 9 | ||||
| 10 | Chafik BESSEGHIER |
| 46.43 | 10 |
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded. - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 84.16 | 41.20 | 43.96 | 8.96 | 8.64 | 8.61 | 8.93 | 8.82 | 1.00 | #10 | |
| 2 | Nan SONG | CHN | 76.53 | 44.92 | 31.61 | 6.54 | 5.86 | 6.57 | 6.32 | 6.32 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 3 | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 74.32 | 36.51 | 37.81 | 7.64 | 7.18 | 7.71 | 7.64 | 7.64 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 4 | Adam RIPPON | USA | 72.96 | 36.42 | 36.54 | 7.36 | 7.00 | 7.43 | 7.32 | 7.43 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 5 | Florent AMODIO | FRA | 71.42 | 36.11 | 35.31 | 7.18 | 6.46 | 7.25 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 6 | Kevin REYNOLDS | CAN | 65.56 | 32.57 | 32.99 | 6.57 | 6.39 | 6.64 | 6.64 | 6.75 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 7 | Nobunari ODA | JPN | 62.95 | 27.52 | 36.43 | 7.75 | 7.04 | 7.21 | 7.25 | 7.18 | 1.00 | #8 | |
| 8 | Alexander MAJOROV | SWE | 62.12 | 32.45 | 30.67 | 6.14 | 5.82 | 6.18 | 6.21 | 6.32 | 1.00 | #5 | |
| 9 | Romain PONSART | FRA | 50.03 | 23.36 | 27.67 | 5.96 | 4.96 | 5.57 | 5.50 | 5.68 | 1.00 | #1 | |
| 10 | Chafik BESSEGHIER | FRA | 46.43 | 19.14 | 27.29 | 5.68 | 5.11 | 5.46 | 5.61 | 5.43 | 0.00 | #2 |
