Skate Canada Men's Short Program

Group 1
Elladj Balde, CAN: 40.71 TES+ 31.64 PCS = 72.35

• Hand down on the opening quad toe but he manages to tack on the double toe
• Nice big triple axel nicely timed with the music
• Good position in the camel spin with a decent catch foot position, but I'd like to see his hip closed a bit more after the change of foot
• Triple lutz
• Good sit spin position with nice speed through the twisted variation
• Nice flow through his step sequence and great feeling for his music; he seems a bit too upright in the upper body though and some of the edge changes are not clean
• Twisted camel spin into a sit spin ending with a scratch spin

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: 37.20 TES+ 31.11 PCS = 68.31 and into 2nd place

• Nice triple flip + triple toe
• Spread eagle triple axel well done
• Good flexibility through the camel spin catch foot positions and nice fast rotation
• Triple lutz
• Low sit spin position with a nice twisted position after the change of foot but losing speed
• He seems to be skating through his music a bit and looking down and not really connecting with the audience but this might be the best he's jumped in a long time
• Very upright in the step sequence, slow in places and lots of ice spray 

Nobunari Oda, JPN: 43.61 TES+ 38.21 PCS -1.00 = 80.82 and into 1st place

• Big quad toe and just couldn't hang on to the landing
• Nice triple axel and he has such impressive bend in his knees on that landing
• Great camel spin position with a nice twisted variation into a good catch foot
• Great triple lutz + triple toe
• Good speed through the beginning of the sit spin combination but loses it after the flying change of position
• He's really starting to perform in this step sequence; nice freedom through the whole body and lots of changes of edge and direction with minimal ice spray
• Came spin into a good twisted sit spin with nice speed and needing in a scratch spin
• Overall a pretty good program with the exception of the fall on the quad

Jeremy Abbott, USA: 35.30 TES+ 39.28 PCS = 74.58 and into 2nd place

• Beautiful quad toe
• Double lutz close to the boards and has to ride it out a bit + double toe
• Interesting that he goes for an upright spin here--pretty unusual to be done outside of a combination
• Big triple axel and he has to put a hand down
• Great stretched out position in the sit spin with nice speed but losing it after the back tuck position
• Twisted camel position into a sit spin and a flying change of leg
• Nice movement in his step sequence and great use of his full body; good one foot sections and great ice coverage

Joshua Farris, USA: 33.11 TES+ 36.03 PCS = 69.14 and is currently in 4th place

• Triple toe + single toe
• Triple axel out of footwork a little down on one side on the landing but hangs on
• Such nice stretch and toe point in the sit spin with a great arm variation on the change of position
• Solid triple lutz
• Losing his centering on the catch foot camel spin but much better position after the change of leg
• Great choreography in his step sequence with a lot of nuances--you almost don't notice it as an element it blends so well into the program
• He seemed a bit nervous today in his debut but lots of great things to work with

Group 2
Takahito Mura, JPN: 38.56 TES+ 34.52 PCS = 73.08 and into 3rd place

• Quad toe fall out
• Big triple axel nicely timed with the music
• Decent camel position into an upright spin and ending with a sit spin
• A couple of standing dance moves seem to be mostly there for show with not a lot of commitment behind them
• Triple lutz + triple toe
• He's got the jumps it would be a nice to see a bit more in his program
• Ok camel spin positions with speed maintained throughout
• Lots of ice spray in his step sequence and he seems to be skating through the music a bit
• Flying entry to the sit spin and he needs more stretch through his free leg

Ross Miner, USA: 32.15 TES+ 36.56 PCS -2.00 = 66.71 and into 7th place

• The opening to this program is just gorgeous and it also happens to be his step sequence; great one foot sections and nice connection with the music
• Quad toe two foots the landing and falls
• Triple axel doesn't get quite around two foots the landing and falls
• Nice speed in his camel spin with a good flying change and a decent catch foot position
• Triple lutz + triple toe a little tight be he pulled it off
• Good sit spin with nice positions and good speed
• Nice camel into a broken leg sit spin and ending with a scratch spin
• Once he nails the jumps in this program it's going to be a huge hit and

Michal Brezina, CZE: 35.06 TES+ 36.65 PCS = 71.71 and into 5th place

• Doubled his opening quad salchow attempt
• Triple flip + triple toe
• Triple axel just a bit forward on the toe on the landing but he hangs on
• Twisted camel spin position with a change of foot and a decent catch foot position
• Flying sit spin needs more stretch through his free leg but maintained speed through the back tuck position
• Lots of movement through the step sequence but I'd like to see him do something more with his hands and arms; good flow across the ice
• Camel spin flying change to sit spin; slow through the whole middle of the spin and ending way after his music

Patrick Chan, CAN: 43.17 TES+ 44.93 PCS = 88.10 and into 1st place

• Huge triple toe + triple toe a little too close to the boards and has to put his free leg down to hang on to the 2nd jump
• Big triple axel with nice ride out and speed on the landing
• Good camel spin with a nice change of foot into a twisted position
• Triple lutz well done right on the music
• Great twisted sit position into a broken leg
• This program is so well put together and expertly executed by Chan
• I love how quiet the music gets in the step sequence so you can hear his blades across the ice
• Gorgeous step sequence with such ease in the transitions between steps
• Final combination spin with good speed and positions

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 39.69 TES+ 40.71 PCS = 80.40 and into 3rd place

•  Quad toe so far forward on the landing that he almost did an illusion but avoided putting the hand down
• Nice flexibility in the donut spin variation
• Good twisted sit position into a nice broken leg variation and ending with a back tuck with speed maintained throughout
• Really difficult entry with turns on one foot into the triple axel and he drills it
• Popped lutz + triple toe--just looked like he got ahead of himself and rushed the entry
• Great steps in his sequence and really playing to the crowd and feeling his music
• Great camel position picking up a bit of speed through the sit variations but losing it after the flying change of position

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	88.10	43.17		44.93	9.04	8.89	8.82	9.11	9.07	0.00	#9
2	Nobunari ODA	JPN	80.82	43.61		38.21	7.82	7.18	7.71	7.68	7.82	1.00	#3
3	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	80.40	39.69		40.71	8.29	7.96	7.96	8.29	8.21	0.00	#10
4	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	74.58	35.30		39.28	8.00	7.75	7.46	8.07	8.00	0.00	#4
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	73.08	38.56		34.52	7.39	6.64	6.89	6.89	6.71	0.00	#6
6	Elladj BALDE	CAN	72.35	40.71		31.64	6.25	5.96	6.57	6.29	6.57	0.00	#1
7	Michal BREZINA	CZE	71.71	35.06		36.65	7.54	7.04	7.32	7.43	7.32	0.00	#8
8	Joshua FARRIS	USA	69.14	33.11		36.03	7.07	7.18	7.07	7.32	7.39	0.00	#5
9	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	68.31	37.20		31.11	6.43	6.11	6.14	6.32	6.11	0.00	#2
10	Ross MINER	USA	66.71	32.15		36.56	7.32	7.32	6.89	7.64	7.39	2.00	#7