Tuesday, March 25 - Men Short Program
The Short End of It
More judging with wide ranges of marks appeared tonight. Intrigue built with this set up to the Men final. My notes are not inclusive of the whole program for each skater.
Sergei Kotov of Israel skated first.
Tech: 4.0-4.2
Pres: 4.0-4.3
Zoltan Toth of Hungary - Piano Concerto No. 1:
spun around on landing of first jump
triple lutz
spin combo
Tech: 3.2-4.2
Pres: 4.0-4.6
Next was Juraj Sviatko of Slovak Republic - From Hell soundtrack.
Tech: 3.3-4.0
Pres: 3.8-4.6
Gregor Urbas of Slovenia - Carmina Burana:
triple-double combo jump
triple axel - swung around on the landing
straight line footwork ends with a lunge
He was happy at the end of the performance. He hugged his coach.
Tech: 4.2-4.6
Pres: 4.4-4.8
Karel Zelenka of Italy - Quixote:
lutz in combination
camel spin
double axel
Tech: 3.8-4.6
Pres: 4.2-4.8
Konstantin Tupikov of Ukraine - You Don't Know:
wore suspenders
fell on second jump
spin
footwork - could have more variety and turns
camel to sit to camel to sit spin combo
Wide range of marks. Presentation might shine through better, but they lose confidence with the failed jumps.
Tech: 3.0-3.7
Pres: 4.0-4.7
Silvio Smalun of Germany - Charlie Chaplin:
funny walking backwards at the beginning - a la Charlie Chaplin
touch down on triple axel, added double jump on end
fell on triple lutz
sit spin
Chaplin-like hand motions in circular footwork sequence
double axel
combo spin - interesting hand positions
straight line footwork to the most animated music portion
He had good personality. Wish the jumps had showed up more tonight.
Tech: 3.7-4.2
Pres: 4.6-5.2
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari of Finland - Shark:
jump combo - close to the boards
fell on next jump
straight line footwork includes twizzles
final spin
He was waving after the performance and glad to be at Worlds.
Tech: 2.9-4.0
Pres: 4.0-4.7
Tomas Verner of Czech Republic - The New Classical Melody:
wearing silver colored leather pants
triple axel
triple lutz-double jump combo
death drop into flying camel - touch down at the end
triple
sit spin - low position
sit change sit spin
He wouldn't sit down right away in Kiss & Cry and was standing and waving.
Tech: 4.4-4.9
Pres: 4.5-5.0
Roman Skorniakov of Uzbekistan - Jalousie:
wearing unfastened bow tie - on purpose
same music as Salé and Pelletier's short program from last season
triple axel-triple
triple lutz
sit change sit spin
double axel
spin combo that includes flying camel, sit and backscratch
sit spin
His wife, Tatiana, was jumping up and down at the end of his performance. When he joined her at the door of Kiss & Cry, he picked her up and gave her a kiss. He gave a thumbs up and waved in Kiss & Cry. Another kiss for Tatiana.
Tech: 4.6-5.2
Pres: 4.7-5.2
Ice dancer, Kristin Fraser, entered the coaches and skaters area to sit down.
Andrejs Vlascenko of Germany - Variations on a Theme of Paganini:
fell on triple axel
combo spin
After his bow, he almost accidentally collided with the flower children picking up items from the ice. He waved with both hands in Kiss & Cry.
Tech: 4.2-4.8
Pres: 4.7-5.3
Stanick Jeannette of France - Jazz.
Tech: 4.5-5.2
Pres: 4.9-5.4
I went out and circled the hallway of the MCI Center, which goes in a complete circle and you find yourself back where you originated. I was determined to find a seat in the lower section. So, I kept looking for an opening that did not have a seating attendant present. I wound up in a section to the far end of the ice on the other side of the five television cameras on the platform that obstructed the view of two entire sections. If the platform had been lowered, it would not have obstructed so much. But, I don't believe any tickets were sold to the section directly behind these cameras or the section one over. However, the section I found was about three sections over, and any jumps in the corner by the skater entrance to the ice could not be seen due to the cameras. I sat about eight rows back from the front, but there was room to sit closer and alternative seats.
Stanislav Timchenko of Russia - Tango:
triple-triple
triple lutz
camel spin
straight line footwork sequence with quick turns
sit change sit spin
triple
circular footwork sequence
camel to sit spin
Tech: 4.5-5.4
Pres: 4.9-5.4
Gheorghe Chiper of Romania - Tango from El Mostro soundtrack:
two tangos back to back
triple-double - touch down on double
triple lutz
double axel
spin
Tech: 4.4-5.2
Pres: 4.7-5.3
Vakhtang Murvanidze of Georgia - Moonlight Sonata/Fur Elise:
triple
triple lutz-double
dancing in front of judges
camel spin into jazzed up Fur Elise
triple flip
lunge forward and backward in the choreography
good energy
jump combo
finished one second behind the music
Tech: 4.4-5.1
Pres: 4.7-5.3
Ivan Dinev of Bulgaria - Bolero:
gold and black outfit
jazzy version of Bolero
jump in corner
triple axel-double - swung around on axel landing
double
lunge
music and program ends with the synthesizer burning out
Tech: 4.3-5.1
Pres: 4.6-5.4
Brian Joubert of France - Time:
telephone rings, church bells chime, beats in the music grow louder
triple-triple
triple axel - stepped out of landing
sit spin
footwork into triple
straight line footwork with side stepping to marching drumbeats
Tech: 5.0-5.4
Pres: 5.4-5.7
Kevin Van Der Perren of Belgium - Quidam from Cirque du Soleil:
triple lutz-triple - ended close to the boards
triple
straight line footwork - good
circular footwork - fast
nice posture throughout
When he embarked upon entering the final spin of an otherwise good program, he slipped out and threw himself on his back to the ice. Everyone gasped. He hit himself good-naturedly on the head after the ending pose of the program.
Tech: 3.9-4.9
Pres: 4.7-5.4
Ilia Klimkin of Russia - X-Files:
laughing and talking in the music at opening
quad-triple
fell on triple
camel spin
triple - slipped after the landing
The crowd booed his placement of first so far in the competition.
Tech: 4.2-4.8
Pres: 5.2-5.6
Chengjiang Li of China - Kung Fu:
quad-triple
triple axel
triple loop
sit spin
circular footwork
lunge
camel spin
combo spin
straight line footwork
He was happy at the end of the performance and pumped his fist.
Tech: 5.3-5.8
Pres: 5.3-5.6
Sergei Davydov of Belarus - Judith:
triple-triple
triple lutz
sit spin
double axel
Tech: 4.8-5.5
Pres: 5.1-5.6
Jeffrey Buttle of Canada - Conspiracy Theory/Overture:
funky pant print - not sure I understand it
reminds me a little of Tim Goebel - arms
began with hands behind his back
touch down on triple
camel spin
I groove to the heavy beat rocky music that breaks out
triple axel
camel spin
circular footwork
jump in the corner
sit spin
straight line footwork
combo spin - interesting positions into pancake spin
He received a standing ovation from the Canadian flag bearers throughout the stands.
Tech: 4.6-5.4
Pres: 5.0-5.7
Emanuel Sandhu of Canada - A Gusta/Crazy Benny/Played-A-Live:
shoulder high kick
triple-triple - stepped out of first jump
triple axel
sit spin
triple lutz
camel spin
footwork sequence - good
He was happy in Kiss and Cry.
Tech: 4.5-5.3
Pres: 5.3-5.6
Min Zhang of China - Oceanic/Braveheart soundtrack:
quad - two foot landing
triple lutz
sit spin
His jumps were not completely there today. His music selections and in-betweens in the choreography lead me to believe he is working on his presentation style.
Tech: 4.2-5.0
Pres: 4.6-5.4
Evgeny Plushenko of Russia - Adagio:
quad-triple
triple axel - forward lean on landing
circular footwork
triple lutz
sit change sit spin
straight line footwork - a lot of use of full body
lunge
flying camel into donut spin
combo spin that includes camel, sit, biellmann
Tech: 5.7-5.9
Pres: 5.8-5.9
Ryan Jahnke of U.S.A. - La Strada soundtrack:
clown music also used by Abitbol and Bernadis
blew kiss to audience - part of choreography
triple lutz-triple
fell on triple axel
sit spin
triple
camel change foot camel spin
circular footwork
combo spin
Tech: 4.4-5.2
Pres: 5.0-5.7
Takeshi Honda of Japan - Leyenda:
quad-double - swung around landing of quad
triple axel
sit change sit spin
triple lutz
death drop into sit spin
circular footwork
camel to sit to camel to sit spin
straight line footwork
Tech: 5.3-5.7
Pres: 5.5-5.8
Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland - Laissez Moi Me Griser:
purple and orange bodysuit - neat for techno and piano music used
good dancing in the choreography
triple axel - a little lean on landing
fell on quad
death drop into sit spin
fell on triple lutz
combo spin
sit spin into interesting positions
I was a little sad after he had done so well in the qualifying.
Tech: 4.2-4.9
Pres: 5.0-5.7
Tim Goebel of U.S.A. - Romeo and Juliet:
quad-triple
triple axel
sit spin - needs better back position
triple flip
sit spin
circular footwork
final combo spin
Audience gave him a standing ovation. He hit all of his jumps.
Tech: 5.7-5.8
Pres: 5.6-5.8
Michael Weiss of U.S.A. - Rock 'n' Roll medley:
quad-triple
triple axel
fell on triple lutz - big 'ohhhh' from the audience
good circular footwork
good spins
Some ladies sitting behind me were harping on how he deserved whatever he gets while he sat in Kiss & Cry. Tough room. Seems to be more love for Goebel.
Tech: 5.2-5.4
Pres: 5.6-5.8
I ran into Tai Babilonia, literally, at the hotel before the Men Short Program. We were both getting on the elevator and bumped into each other. When she said 'sorry' I thought the voice sounded somewhat familiar. Her hair was blonder than usual, so it kind of threw me. I didn't really pay close attention.
While going to and fro in the halls of the MCI Center during the Men Short Program, I saw the same lady with blondish, curly hair signing autographs at a booth with Randy Gardner. Someone standing nearby was announcing that Babilonia and Gardner were there to sign autographs. Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn were at a nearby booth also signing autographs.
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