World Championships Mens Short Program

Group 5
Javier Fernandez, ESP: 40.20 TES + 40.56 PCS = 80.76 and into 1st place

• Huge, solid quad salchow to open the program
• Popped the triple axel open; he had the height but didn't pull in enough
• Triple lutz + triple toe was very nice with good hang time
• A little slow in the sit spin
• Great choreography in the step sequence with a few innovative moves
• Traveling a tad in the combination spin but good speed and postions

Kevin Reynolds, CAN: 47.69 TES + 37.47 PCS = 85.16 and into 1st place

• Opens with a really nice quad salchow + triple toe
• A little bit on his heel on the landing of the triple axel but hangs on
• Quad toe with a turn out but he keeps his free leg up
• Good stretched camel spin position but he jumps a little too far away on the change of leg
• A little wild in places in the step sequence but I appreciate his commitment to the choreography and that he goes for it 100%
• Nice flexibility in the sit positions

Brian Joubert, FRA: 44.20 TES + 39.97 PCS = 84.17 and into 2nd place

• Quad toe  + double toe
• Triple axel looked easy
• A little slow and could use more flexibility through his upright catchfoot position
• Nice to see his personality come out and to play with the audience in the in between moments
• Swish triple flip right on the music
• Traveling a bit on the change of foot in the sit spin
• Good speed in the sit spin
• Nice speed and attack in his step sequence but he could stretch through his lines more; the crowd is loving his step sequence and the element of excitement in places

Florent Amodio, FRA: 37.99 TES + 38.74 PCS -1.00 = 75.73 and into 5th place

• Triple salchow
• A little down in his hip on the landing of the triple axel but hangs on to it
• Nice twisted layback position
• While I'm not a fan of his choreography I do like that he really connects with the audience and accents every note of his music
• Triple lutz + triple toe
• Good speed in the sit spin
• Loses his footing on the entry to his final spin and seems to be really injured--does not get back up for a while and seems to be limping but then manages to finish his choreography

Tomas Verner, CZE: 32.35 TES + 36.70 PCS -1.00 = 68.05 and into 10th place

• Quad toe a bit sloppy on the landing but he's on his feet
• Triple axel, hand down and fall out
• Good scratch spin but he needs to work on his stretch through the upright catchfoot position
• Triple flip, flip out
• Traveled the length of the ISU logo in his sit spin
• Interesting choreography in his step sequence but it doesn't all seem to suit his music
• Good twisted sit position and nice stretch through the regular sit spin

Takahito Mura, JPN: 36.17 TES + 37.29 PCS = 73.46 and into 6th place

• Did not even get off the ground on his quad attempt--looked like he had a problem tapping in
• Huge triple axel
• Triple lutz + triple toe
• Nice twisted camel spin
• Flying sit spin losing speed through the back tuck position

Group 6
Michal Brezina, CZE: 43.92 TES + 39.17 PCS = 83.09 and into 3rd place

• A little hunched over on the entrance to his quad salchow but nails it
• Triple flip + triple toe
• Triple axel, turn out but he keeps his free leg up
• Good free leg position in his camel spin
• Nice height in the flying entry to the sit spin but he could have a more stretched free leg
• Good energy in the step sequence and good ice coverage
• A bit of a bobble in his final spin and he loses almost all of his speed.

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 36.12 TES + 40.82 PCS -1.00 = 75.94 and into 6th place

• Hard fall on the opening quad toe and slides all the way into the boards before he can get back up
• Gorgeous spin positions in the camel with good speed maintained throughout
• Nice low sit position with good stretched lines
• Difficult entry into the triple axel and he lands it nicely
• Triple lutz off in the air and hands down--didn't complete a combo and he'll receive a penalty for that as well
• You have to give him credit for keeping the energy and performance up despite the difficulties

Denis Ten, KAZ: 50.81 TES + 40.75 PCS = 91.56 and into 1st place

• Nice opening quad toe
• Beautiful triple axel right on the music
• Good twisted sit position, but losing all his speed in the back tuck position
• Gorgeous camel spin position but a big jump on the change of foot
• Triple flip + triple toe
• Good intensity and use of his full body in the step sequence

Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: 41.50 TES + 43.17 PCS = 84.67 and into 3rd place

• Two foots his quad toe
• Solid triple axel
• Good speed maintained throughout his sit spin
• Good camel spin with change of foot
• Triple lutz + triple toe a little back on the 2nd jump and has to put his foot down
• Good upright spin with nice speed and ease in the changes of position
• Brilliant choreography with nice edge changes in the steps

Patrick Chan, CAN: 52.70 TES + 45.67 PCS = 98.37

• Quad toe a little low in his knees on the landing but somehow pulls off a triple toe on the end
• Nice triple axel
• Good stretch through his camel position on both legs
• Solid triple lutz
• Good speed in the twisted sit spin, right on the music
• Nice choreography in his step sequence with good changes of edge and use of his full body
• Good final spin

Ross Miner, USA: 35.21 TES +36.03  PCS - 1.00 = 70.24 and into 14th place

• Two footed and fell on the opening quad salchow--just didn't seem to have the speed and attack going into it
• Triple axel, a little back on the landing but hangs on to it
• Good speed in the combo spin and nice changes of position ending with a good scratch spin
• Triple lutz + triple toe tight but he pulls it off
• Nice stretched camel spin position but losing a little speed toward the end
• He seems a bit slow in the footwork but nice use of the ice surface and variety in his movement

Pl.	Qual.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Q	Patrick CHAN	CAN	98.37	52.70		45.67	9.14	9.00	9.25	9.07	9.21	0.00	#34
2	Q	Denis TEN	KAZ	91.56	50.81		40.75	8.07	7.89	8.39	8.11	8.29	0.00	#32
3	Q	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	85.16	47.69		37.47	7.57	7.29	7.54	7.43	7.64	0.00	#25
4	Q	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	84.67	41.50		43.17	8.71	8.46	8.61	8.57	8.82	0.00	#33
5	Q	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	84.17	44.20		39.97	8.18	7.68	8.18	7.89	8.04	0.00	#26
6	Q	Michal BREZINA	CZE	83.09	43.92		39.17	7.96	7.57	7.96	7.75	7.93	0.00	#30
7	Q	Javier FERNANDEZ	ESP	80.76	40.20		40.56	8.14	7.89	8.07	8.21	8.25	0.00	#24
8	Q	Max AARON	USA	78.20	43.56		34.64	7.14	6.50	7.07	6.89	7.04	0.00	#21
9	Q	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	75.94	36.12		40.82	8.39	8.04	7.93	8.25	8.21	1.00	#31
10	Q	Florent AMODIO	FRA	75.73	37.99		38.74	7.93	7.64	7.46	7.82	7.89	1.00	#27
11	Q	Takahito MURA	JPN	73.46	36.17		37.29	7.64	7.32	7.54	7.36	7.43	0.00	#29
12	Q	Nan SONG	CHN	73.03	41.10		31.93	6.57	6.25	6.43	6.32	6.36	0.00	#23
13	Q	Peter LIEBERS	GER	71.20	38.87		32.33	6.57	6.29	6.54	6.54	6.39	0.00	#19
14	Q	Ross MINER	USA	70.24	35.21		36.03	7.39	7.00	7.25	7.14	7.25	1.00	#35
15	Q	Misha GE	UZB	68.45	33.95		34.50	6.82	6.57	7.11	6.82	7.18	0.00	#22
16	Q	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	68.32	36.69		31.63	6.46	6.21	6.32	6.18	6.46	0.00	#18
17	Q	Tomas VERNER	CZE	68.05	32.35		36.70	7.50	7.21	7.14	7.39	7.46	1.00	#28
18	Q	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	67.35	36.14		31.21	6.39	6.07	6.29	6.21	6.25	0.00	#7
19	Q	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	65.85	32.29		33.56	6.89	6.57	6.75	6.71	6.64	0.00	#20
20	Q	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	65.33	37.08		28.25	5.82	5.46	5.79	5.61	5.57	0.00	#16
21	Q	Viktor PFEIFER	AUT	64.10	32.98		31.12	6.36	6.00	6.29	6.11	6.36	0.00	#5
22	Q	Justus STRID	DEN	63.25	34.42		28.83	5.89	5.54	5.86	5.68	5.86	0.00	#17
23	Q	Jorik HENDRICKX	BEL	62.04	32.90		29.14	6.07	5.57	5.82	5.82	5.86	0.00	#2
24	Q	Yakov GODOROZHA	UKR	61.88	34.06		27.82	5.71	5.36	5.64	5.50	5.61	0.00	#8
25		Maciej CIEPLUCHA	POL	60.96	32.64		28.32	5.71	5.43	5.86	5.64	5.68	0.00	#12
26		Jin Seo KIM	KOR	60.75	33.40		28.35	5.82	5.46	5.82	5.54	5.71	1.00	#14
27		Paolo BACCHINI	ITA	60.31	31.37		28.94	6.00	5.61	5.79	5.68	5.86	0.00	#10
28		Abzal RAKIMGALIEV	KAZ	59.14	30.96		28.18	5.64	5.36	5.68	5.61	5.89	0.00	#1
29		Zoltan KELEMEN	ROU	58.24	30.85		27.39	5.57	5.18	5.57	5.50	5.57	0.00	#15
30		Ronald LAM	HKG	57.94	32.30		26.64	5.46	5.18	5.39	5.25	5.36	1.00	#13
31		Alexei BYCHENKO	ISR	57.53	31.24		27.29	5.54	5.21	5.57	5.43	5.54	1.00	#9
32		Kim LUCINE	MON	57.35	30.24		27.11	5.54	5.14	5.54	5.39	5.50	0.00	#3
33		Paul Bonifacio PARKINSON	ITA	51.54	24.69		26.85	5.57	5.18	5.39	5.32	5.39	0.00	#11
34		Christopher CALUZA	PHI	49.15	21.44		27.71	5.57	5.54	5.46	5.50	5.64	0.00	#4
WD		Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR											#6