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Thursday, April 11, 2013

World Team Trophy Men's Short Program Results

l.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	86.67	43.64	44.03	8.89	8.71	8.54	9.00	8.89	1.00	#12
2	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	80.87	38.19	42.68	8.54	8.25	8.46	8.57	8.86	0.00	#11
3	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	80.60	45.21	35.39	7.07	6.86	7.21	7.18	7.07	0.00	#6
4	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	80.24	40.03	41.21	8.11	7.96	8.21	8.43	8.50	1.00	#10
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	77.65	41.47	37.18	7.71	7.25	7.43	7.43	7.36	1.00	#9
6	Max AARON	USA	77.38	42.31	35.07	7.39	6.50	7.18	6.93	7.07	0.00	#4
7	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	76.67	43.28	34.39	6.96	6.50	6.93	7.07	6.93	1.00	#3
8	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	76.55	38.37	38.18	7.82	7.11	7.86	7.57	7.82	0.00	#8
9	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	73.52	38.67	35.85	7.21	7.14	6.86	7.39	7.25	1.00	#7
10	Han YAN	CHN	64.54	33.15	33.39	6.93	6.68	6.25	6.89	6.64	2.00	#5
11	Yi WANG	CHN	58.30	28.77	29.53	6.18	5.50	6.00	5.96	5.89	0.00	#1
12	Romain PONSART	FRA	57.39	28.39	29.00	5.93	5.43	5.82	5.93	5.89	0.00	#2

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Russian Nationals Senior Men's Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Evgeny Plushenko	SPB	91.68	44.83	46.85	9.39	7.9	9.50	9.39	9.50	0.00	# 17
2	Sergei Voronov	MSK	87.69	45.98	41.71	8.36	7.96	8.50	8.46	8.43	0.00	# 12
3	Maxim Kovtun	MSK	75.38	37.49	38.89	7.82	7.57	7.64	8.00	7.86	1.00	# 14
4	Artur Gachinski	SPB	74.58	35.98	39.60	7.8	7.71	7.64	8.18	8.00	1.00	# 11
5	Michael KOLYADA	SPB	74.46	37.50	36.96	7.46	7.18	7.50	7.46	7.36	0.00	# 15
6	Konstantin Menshov	SPB	73.88	36.34	38.54	7.86	7.50	7.61	7.86	7.71	1.00	# 9
7	Artur Dmitriev	MSK	73.78	39.47	35.31	7.21	6.71	7.7	7.21	7.11	1.00	# 2
8	Alexander Petrov	SPB	67.83	36.84	31.99	6.46	6.21	6.43	6.50	6.39	1.00	# 8
9	Vladislav SEZGANOV	SPB	65.81	34.66	31.15	6.50	6.11	6.29	6.21	6.4	0.00	# 5
10	Alexander Samarin	MSK	65.34	34.37	30.97	6.29	6.18	6.21	6.18	6.11	0.00	# 3
11	Jean BUSH	SPB	62.60	4.28	34.56	7.14	6.82	6.71	7.00	6.89	0.00	# 1
12	Mark Chess	MSK	61.36	7.29	33.29	6.86	6.43	6.71	6.61	6.68	1.00	# 18
13	Vladislav Smirnov	SPB	60.95	32.95	29.00	5.96	5.71	5.75	5.79	5.79	1.00	# 16
14	Alex Genya	MOB	60.66	30.77	29.89	5.86	5.68	7.6	7.6	6.21	0.00	# 13
15	Adya PITKEEV	MSK	60.65	31.47	29.18	5.96	5.75	5.89	5.79	5.79	0.00	# 7
16	Andrew Lazukin	SPB	60.41	1.29	31.40	6.36	7.6	6.43	6.36	6.18	0.00	# 6
17	Artem Leger	SPB	59.63	29.19	31.44	6.36	6.4	6.25	6.50	6.29	1.00	# 10
18	Theodosius Efremenkov	MSK	59.01	4.30	28.97	6.4	5.64	5.79	5.82	5.68	0.00	# 4

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Evgeny Plushenko	SPB	174.26	79.74	94.52	9.43	9.11	9.57	9.54	9.61	0.00	# 14
2	Sergei Voronov	MSK	166.37	82.31	84.06	8.46	4.8	8.61	8.46	8.46	0.00	# 16
3	Konstantin Menshov	SPB	155.00	76.64	78.36	7.93	7.64	7.68	4.8	7.89	0.00	# 13
4	Artur Gachinski	SPB	152.88	72.94	79.94	7.8	7.71	4.8	8.11	4.8	0.00	# 17
5	Maxim Kovtun	MSK	149.64	68.36	81.28	8.14	7.93	8.18	8.32	7.8	0.00	# 18
6	Vladislav SEZGANOV	SPB	143.97	73.33	70.64	7.7	6.82	7.18	7.25	7.00	0.00	# 12
7	Alexander Samarin	MSK	140.01	70.57	69.44	6.93	6.68	7.14	4.7	6.93	0.00	# 10
8	Alexander Petrov	SPB	135.74	70.46	66.28	6.75	6.36	6.64	6.71	6.68	1.00	# 7
9	Michael KOLYADA	SPB	134.50	61.36	75.14	7.64	7.36	7.43	7.64	7.50	2.00	# 15
10	Mark Chess	MSK	130.94	60.94	70.00	7.25	6.68	6.96	7.11	7.00	0.00	# 11
11	Artur Dmitriev	MSK	130.46	65.32	68.14	7.11	6.64	6.57	6.93	6.82	3.00	# 8
12	Jean BUSH	SPB	127.55	58.31	70.24	7.29	6.86	6.68	7.25	4.7	1.00	# 9
13	Andrew Lazukin	SPB	124.13	62.57	62.56	6.50	6.14	6.18	6.32	6.14	1.00	# 5
14	Alex Genya	MOB	122.23	63.09	59.14	5.86	5.71	6.4	5.96	6.00	0.00	# 2
15	Adya PITKEEV	MSK	118.89	62.31	57.58	5.96	5.61	5.79	5.79	5.64	1.00	# 1
16	Artem Leger	SPB	115.23	55.81	60.42	6.18	5.82	6.4	6.21	5.96	1.00	# 4
17	Theodosius Efremenkov	MSK	114.03	59.51	55.52	5.86	5.43	5.57	5.54	5.36	1.00	# 3
18	Vladislav Smirnov	SPB	100.10	44.94	57.16	5.86	5.54	5.68	5.89	5.61	2.00	# 6

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	CP	PP
1	Evgeny Plushenko	SPB	265.94	1	1
2	Sergei Voronov	MSK	254.06	2	2
3	Konstantin Menshov	SPB	228.88	6	3
4	Artur Gachinski	SPB	227.46	4	4
5	Maxim Kovtun	MSK	225.02	3	5
6	Vladislav SEZGANOV	SPB	209.78	9	6
7	Michael KOLYADA	SPB	208.96	5	9
8	Alexander Samarin	MSK	205.35	10	7
9	Artur Dmitriev	MSK	204.24	7	11
10	Alexander Petrov	SPB	203.57	8	8
11	Mark Chess	MSK	192.30	12	10
12	Jean BUSH	SPB	190.15	11	12
13	Andrew Lazukin	SPB	184.54	16	13
14	Alex Genya	MOB	182.89	14	14
15	Adya PITKEEV	MSK	179.54	15	15
16	Artem Leger	SPB	174.86	17	16
17	Theodosius Efremenkov	MSK	173.04	18	17
18	Vladislav Smirnov	SPB	161.05	13	18

Sunday, December 9, 2012

NRW Trophy Senior Men's Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	79.73	45.48	35.25	7.19	6.81	7.25	7.00	7.00	1.00	#27
2	Michael BREZINA	CZE	70.29	31.28	39.01	7.94	7.44	7.63	8.00	8.00	0.00	#24
3	Jin Seo KIM	KOR	69.65	38.33	31.32	6.56	5.56	6.63	6.13	6.44	0.00	#2
4	Peter LIEBERS	GER	67.77	36.20	31.57	6.50	6.31	6.38	6.19	6.19	0.00	#14
5	Chafik BESSEGHIER	FRA	67.63	38.00	29.63	6.19	5.63	6.06	5.94	5.81	0.00	#5
6	Misha GE	UZB	65.01	31.01	34.00	6.75	6.25	7.13	6.56	7.31	0.00	#26
7	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	60.82	30.13	31.69	6.63	6.31	6.06	6.25	6.44	1.00	#21
8	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	59.90	32.26	27.64	5.63	5.38	5.63	5.50	5.50	0.00	#13
9	Denis WIECZOREK	GER	59.48	33.11	26.37	5.56	5.19	5.25	5.31	5.06	0.00	#20
10	Valtter VIRTANEN	FIN	58.79	31.28	27.51	5.44	5.38	5.81	5.38	5.50	0.00	#18
11	Franz STREUBEL	GER	58.56	33.42	25.14	5.38	4.81	5.13	4.94	4.88	0.00	#25
12	Paul FENTZ	GER	58.49	30.41	28.08	5.63	5.50	5.63	5.63	5.69	0.00	#23
13	Felipe MONTOYA	ESP	57.17	28.79	28.38	5.69	5.69	5.69	5.56	5.75	0.00	#12
14	Igor REZNICHENKO	UKR	56.29	31.42	24.87	5.31	4.56	5.19	4.75	5.06	0.00	#4
15	Victor BUSTAMENTE	ESP	55.74	27.36	28.38	5.88	5.19	6.06	5.50	5.75	0.00	#19
16	Petr COUFAL	CZE	54.51	27.75	26.76	5.69	5.19	5.19	5.38	5.31	0.00	#17
17	Dmitriy IGNATENKO	UKR	53.72	28.46	25.26	5.38	5.00	5.06	4.88	4.94	0.00	#22
18	Mark SHAKHMATOV	RUS	50.65	24.27	28.38	5.94	5.50	5.56	5.63	5.75	2.00	#6
19	Javier RAYA	ESP	50.59	26.27	26.32	5.63	5.31	4.88	5.50	5.00	2.00	#7
20	Saverio GIACOMELLI	ITA	50.23	24.28	26.95	5.38	5.31	5.38	5.44	5.44	1.00	#11
21	Harry MATTICK	GBR	49.89	25.95	24.94	5.00	4.81	4.88	4.94	5.31	1.00	#1
22	Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	48.47	22.40	26.07	5.25	5.19	5.19	5.25	5.19	0.00	#3
23	Matthew PARR	GBR	44.31	18.49	25.82	5.44	5.06	5.00	5.19	5.13	0.00	#16
24	Viktor KREMKE	GER	42.60	21.85	21.75	4.75	4.44	4.19	4.31	4.06	1.00	#10
25	Ryuichi KIHARA	JPN	40.61	16.86	24.75	5.81	4.81	4.38	5.00	4.75	1.00	#9
26	Florian GOSTELIE	NED	38.32	15.37	22.95	4.44	4.19	4.69	5.00	4.63	0.00	#15
27	Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS	LTU	32.14	12.44	21.70	4.88	4.19	3.94	4.63	4.06	2.00	#8

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	158.90	84.52	74.38	7.38	7.19	7.56	7.50	7.56	0.00	#25
2	Misha GE	UZB	145.65	70.89	74.76	7.00	6.75	7.94	7.88	7.81	0.00	#27
3	Peter LIEBERS	GER	143.98	76.72	68.26	6.75	6.94	6.75	6.88	6.81	1.00	#23
4	Chafik BESSEGHIER	FRA	143.12	77.36	65.76	6.56	6.19	6.75	6.63	6.75	0.00	#22
5	Michael BREZINA	CZE	142.80	65.90	77.90	7.88	7.50	7.63	7.88	8.06	1.00	#26
6	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	132.92	67.80	65.12	6.50	6.25	6.81	6.25	6.75	0.00	#21
7	Jin Seo KIM	KOR	124.03	58.75	65.28	6.69	6.19	6.63	6.44	6.69	0.00	#24
8	Paul FENTZ	GER	123.14	65.26	57.88	6.00	5.25	5.81	5.94	5.94	0.00	#18
9	Mark SHAKHMATOV	RUS	122.67	66.67	57.00	6.00	5.19	5.75	5.81	5.75	1.00	#9
10	Ryuichi KIHARA	JPN	121.73	66.45	55.28	5.88	5.31	5.63	5.44	5.38	0.00	#4
11	Dmitriy IGNATENKO	UKR	115.61	63.09	52.52	5.50	5.06	5.38	5.19	5.13	0.00	#13
12	Franz STREUBEL	GER	113.73	61.23	52.50	5.50	4.94	5.50	5.25	5.06	0.00	#17
13	Denis WIECZOREK	GER	111.83	61.93	49.90	5.38	5.00	4.94	5.00	4.63	0.00	#16
14	Javier RAYA	ESP	111.69	53.67	59.02	5.69	6.00	5.81	6.13	5.88	1.00	#6
15	Valtter VIRTANEN	FIN	108.36	51.96	56.40	5.75	5.38	5.69	5.75	5.63	0.00	#20
16	Saverio GIACOMELLI	ITA	107.95	51.67	56.28	5.75	5.38	5.63	5.75	5.63	0.00	#7
17	Igor REZNICHENKO	UKR	107.87	54.49	53.38	5.63	5.19	5.31	5.31	5.25	0.00	#12
18	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	107.52	54.74	53.78	5.31	5.38	5.63	5.19	5.38	1.00	#19
19	Harry MATTICK	GBR	107.36	53.60	54.76	5.31	4.88	5.75	5.69	5.75	1.00	#10
20	Petr COUFAL	CZE	107.30	53.94	53.36	5.56	5.00	5.50	5.31	5.31	0.00	#14
21	Victor BUSTAMENTE	ESP	105.42	50.04	55.38	5.63	5.50	5.56	5.44	5.56	0.00	#15
22	Felipe MONTOYA	ESP	105.06	51.28	53.78	5.50	5.25	5.38	5.38	5.38	0.00	#11
23	Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	101.84	49.08	53.76	5.63	5.06	5.25	5.44	5.50	1.00	#8
24	Matthew PARR	GBR	92.96	45.20	47.76	5.06	4.38	4.88	4.75	4.81	0.00	#2
25	Viktor KREMKE	GER	77.83	39.93	38.90	4.38	3.56	3.94	3.88	3.69	1.00	#5
26	Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS	LTU	73.40	33.50	40.90	4.69	4.00	3.94	3.88	3.94	1.00	#1
27	Florian GOSTELIE	NED	68.28	32.76	38.52	4.31	3.69	3.63	3.88	3.75	3.00	#3

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	238.63	1	1
2	Michael BREZINA	CZE	213.09	2	5
3	Peter LIEBERS	GER	211.75	4	3
4	Chafik BESSEGHIER	FRA	210.75	5	4
5	Misha GE	UZB	210.66	6	2
6	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	193.74	7	6
7	Jin Seo KIM	KOR	193.68	3	7
8	Paul FENTZ	GER	181.63	12	8
9	Mark SHAKHMATOV	RUS	173.32	18	9
10	Franz STREUBEL	GER	172.29	11	12
11	Denis WIECZOREK	GER	171.31	9	13
12	Dmitriy IGNATENKO	UKR	169.33	17	11
13	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	167.42	8	18
14	Valtter VIRTANEN	FIN	167.15	10	15
15	Igor REZNICHENKO	UKR	164.16	14	17
16	Ryuichi KIHARA	JPN	162.34	25	10
17	Javier RAYA	ESP	162.28	19	14
18	Felipe MONTOYA	ESP	162.23	13	22
19	Petr COUFAL	CZE	161.81	16	20
20	Victor BUSTAMENTE	ESP	161.16	15	21
21	Saverio GIACOMELLI	ITA	158.18	20	16
22	Harry MATTICK	GBR	157.25	21	19
23	Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	150.31	22	23
24	Matthew PARR	GBR	137.27	23	24
25	Viktor KREMKE	GER	120.43	24	25
26	Florian GOSTELIE	NED	106.60	26	27
27	Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS	LTU	105.54	27	26

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Rostelecom Cup Men's Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	176.91	84.21	92.70	9.46	9.14	9.14	9.25	9.36	0.00	#10
2	Nobunari ODA	JPN	154.74	81.76	73.98	7.64	7.00	7.46	7.46	7.43	1.00	#3
3	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	153.65	74.71	79.94	8.32	7.86	7.79	8.07	7.93	1.00	#8
4	Michal BREZINA	CZE	150.73	76.81	74.92	7.64	7.07	7.46	7.54	7.75	1.00	#5
5	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	146.99	72.83	74.16	7.54	6.89	7.68	7.54	7.43	0.00	#9
6	Richard DORNBUSH	USA	143.45	73.89	70.56	7.18	6.96	6.82	7.25	7.07	1.00	#4
7	Artur GACHINSKI	RUS	135.77	62.79	72.98	7.71	6.71	7.25	7.39	7.43	0.00	#6
8	Zhan BUSH	RUS	124.87	59.21	65.66	7.04	6.18	6.54	6.68	6.39	0.00	#7
9	Denis TEN	KAZ	118.35	49.33	70.02	7.29	6.79	6.57	7.32	7.04	1.00	#2
WD	Johnny WEIR	USA										#1

Pl.

Name

Nation

Points

Patrick CHAN

CAN

262.35

Takahiko KOZUKA

JPN

229.99

Michal BREZINA

CZE

224.56

Konstantin MENSHOV

RUS

223.72

Nobunari ODA

JPN

217.92

Richard DORNBUSH

USA

210.89

Artur GACHINSKI

RUS

209.84

Zhan BUSH

RUS

199.37

Denis TEN

KAZ

177.77

Friday, November 9, 2012

Rostelecom Cup Men's Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	85.44	41.62	43.82	8.93	8.64	8.64	8.68	8.93	0.00	#10
2	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	76.73	42.51	34.22	7.04	6.43	7.11	6.89	6.75	0.00	#4
3	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	76.34	37.99	38.35	8.00	7.46	7.46	7.75	7.68	0.00	#8
4	Zhan BUSH	RUS	74.50	41.24	33.26	6.79	6.39	6.86	6.68	6.54	0.00	#2
5	Artur GACHINSKI	RUS	74.07	38.21	36.86	7.68	6.75	7.43	7.39	7.61	1.00	#7
6	Michal BREZINA	CZE	73.83	35.69	38.14	7.75	7.14	7.75	7.68	7.82	0.00	#9
7	Richard DORNBUSH	USA	67.44	33.11	34.33	6.86	6.86	6.79	6.96	6.86	0.00	#3
8	Nobunari ODA	JPN	63.18	27.24	35.94	7.54	7.00	7.00	7.29	7.11	0.00	#6
9	Denis TEN	KAZ	59.42	26.56	34.86	7.29	6.89	6.39	7.25	7.04	2.00	#5
10	Johnny WEIR	USA	57.47	23.79	34.68	7.18	6.29	6.89	7.18	7.14	1.00	#1

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Skate America Men's Free Skate

Group 1

Douglas Razzano, USA: 68.29 TES + 62.38 PCS = 130.67 Total: 187.73

Really nice quad toe with a solid landing
Triple axel with a hand down on the ice and a turnout
Triple axel + double toe nicely done
Big telegraphing into a popped double lutz
Camel spin with good position and speed; picking up speed through the catchfoot variation
Nice flow in his footwork sequence but some ice sprays showing that not all of his edges were clean
Triple toe + triple toe with nice height
Nice spread eagle stepping right into a triple salchow
Good triple loop
Nice passion and power across the ice in his choreographic step sequence
Double axel + double toe nice
Good speed in his final combination spin with a good stretched out sit position and ending with a scratch spin

Tomas Verner, CZE: 64.63 TES + 73.94 PCS = 138.57 Total: 197.36 and into 1st place

Nice smooth jazzy opening to the program
Triple toe was very solid--looked like he had enough height so not sure why he didn't go for the quad
Nice triple flip
Single axel--completely open and couldn't get the rotation
Good flying entry to the sit spin with an excellent back tuck position
Great choreography in this program and excellent attention to detail throughout all the transitions
Good triple axel
Triple loop with a bit of a wonky landing but he hangs on
Triple lutz + triple toe with good rotational speed but another slightly wobbly landing
Triple lutz
Triple salchow two foots but manages to save it
A little slow in his camel spin especially with the pace of the music
I liked how smooth and seamless his first step sequence was and the choreographic step sequence is much more upbeat and provides a nice contrast
A bit slow in the camel spin as well and losing some centering through the end of his combo spin

Alexander Majorov, SWE: 61.02 TES + 60.92 PCS = 121.94 Total: 182.42 and into 3rd place

Triple axel + triple toe to open the program
Triple lutz with a hand down and completely stopped on the landing
Triple axel flip out and hands down
Nice stretched legs in his camel spin but losing a lot of speed toward the end
Very choppy on his edges in the step sequence and not a lot of power across the ice
Triple flip + double toe + double toe
Double axel with a bit of a wonky landing but hangs on
Double salchow + double toe with great spring on his second jump
His posture on the takeoff of jumps is only costing him GOE points with a hunched over back and bent arms pulled next to his body; I don't think this helps him get up in the air to complete the rotation either
Triple toe
Good speed on his sit spin and nice centering

Armin Mahbanoozadeh, USA: 68.38 TES + 68.00 PCS -1.00 = 135.38 Total: 203.65 and into 1st place

Quad toe with a fall
Good triple axel with a solid landing
Triple lutz + triple toe was really nicely done
Great landing on the triple loop
Good speed and position in his sit spin with nice centering
He has a nice lilting quality to this step sequence; great use of his arms and lots of nice edges
Single axel + triple toe
Nice camel position with a change of foot into a catchfoot position
Triple lutz + half loop + triple salchow
Single flip + double axel sequence
Nice use of the music and the space in the choreographic step sequence
Good positions and speed in his final combination spin ending with a nice scratch spin
There were some really great moments in his program and some misses but a nice outing for early in the season

Michal Brezina, CZE: 69.11 TES + 73.30 PCS -2.00 = 140.41 Total: 209.67 and into 1st place

I didn't like this program or costume last season so I'm a little disappointed he's reusing it
Hard fall on his hip on the quad salchow attempt
Good triple axel recovery
Quad salchow a lot closer but he falls--not sure what they'll do with these since you can't repeat a jump unless it's in a combo so that will cost him some points as well
Really bent free leg in his sit spin
Triple axel + double toe
Triple flip
Triple loop
Triple lutz solidly landing
Triple salchow + double toe + double toe
These clock arms don't do anything for the program choreography wise and he's more capable then this
Really losing speed in this combo spin through the flying changes and the awkward standing position holding his foot
Nice twisted sit position into a broken leg position
If you're going to repeat a program it needs to grow and show improvement and I think he was lacking a lot of the energy to really sell the program

Group 2

Konstantin Menshov, RUS: 67.43 TES + 71.78 PCS = 139.21 Total: 212.53 and into 1st place

A little bobble on the end of his quad toe but he stood up and held on to it
Quad toe + double toe nicely done
Double axel--never really pulled in all of the way to get the rotation
Triple lutz
Triple axel + double toe was wonky in the air but he pulled it off
Nice leg positions in his sit spin but he seems to have his arm at an awkward angle
Double salchow
Triple loop
Flying camel into an upright spin with a flying change of foot into another upright spin--a little odd and seemed to travel a bit
Very choppy in his step sequence and lots of ice sprays--he really needs to get into his edges to smooth this out
Triple toe with hands down
Losing speed in his combo spin after the change of foot
He seems to be out of energy going into this choreographic step sequence and you can tell by the quality of movement and lack of control over some of the elements

Tatsuki Machida, JPN: 75.03 TES + 80.14 PCS -1.00 = 154.17 Total: 229.95 and into 1st place

Nice triple axel to open the program
Quad toe with a fall
Triple lutz + triple toe nice
Needs a bit more stretch through his sit spin but nice speed
A little frenetic in this step sequence and doesn't seem to always fit the music which will cost him some PCS points
A little back on the takeoff of the triple axel and he lands almost sitting on the ice
Lovely camel spin and while it's a bit on the slower side the speed is maintained and it really shows off the beautiful position
Triple lutz nicely done
Triple flip + double toe
Triple toe
I like the freedom and passion in his choreographic step sequence stepping right into his combination spin with good changes of position

Jeremy Abbott, USA: 55.50 TES + 81.14 PCS -3.00 =133.64 Total: 211.35 and into 3rd place

Triple lutz to open the program nice and solid
Quad toe very close but he falls
Beautiful camel spin position with good maintained speed
Nice triple flip
Good camel and picking up speed through his sit spin and maintaining the speed through the change of foot
A little forward on the landing of the triple axel but hangs on
Stepping right into a second triple axel and falls
Losing a little speed on his sit spin
Double lutz + double toe + double toe a little tight at the end
Double loop
The choreography on this program is stunning and so intricate that you don't see the elements vs transitions
Double toe
The technical side unraveled there at the end but the program was beautiful and will be stunning when it's clean and all there
He looks to be in pain as he's taking his bows and is struggling to get off the ice--he might have injured himself during the program which affected the rest of his jumps

Takahiko Kozuka, JPN: 81.84 TES + 84.28 PCS = 166.12 Total: 251.44 and into 1st place

Really nice quad toe
Quad toe (two footed) + double toe
Triple axel
Good camel spin into a fast sit spin and an interesting scratch spin variation
Nice step sequence with lots of turns and changes of edge
Triple axel + double toe + double loop
Nice speed in his sit spin into a back tuck position
Triple flip
Good spread eagle into a triple loop
Nice lightness and flow in this choreographic step sequence full of hops and little jumps
Triple lutz + double toe
Triple salchow hand down and then a step out
Losing a lot of speed through the position changes in this combo spin but picking it up to finish strong with a scratch spin

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 72.11 TES + 79.56 PCS -3.00 = 148.67 Total: 243.74 and into 2nd place

Fall on the quad toe
Quad salchow with another fall
Super height on the triple axel
Nice tuck sit spin with no arms on his leg and good speed
He seems to be on top of his blades and not in the edges on some of the steps in his step sequence
Triple axel + triple toe nicely done
An awkward triple lutz landed side ways, two footed and with a hand down
Triple lutz
Triple loop
Nice camel spin with a great donut position into a nice low sit spin and ending with a Biellman
Nice Ina Bauer going into a triple flip with an awkward fall almost landing on his back and he takes a second to get back up
Not a lot of energy left in this program from him and completely lacking his characteristic passion and performance quality
Final combo spin was traveling a bit

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	166.12	81.84	84.28	8.43	8.18	8.57	8.46	8.50	0.00	#9
2	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	154.17	75.03	80.14	7.93	7.71	8.11	8.14	8.18	1.00	#7
3	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	148.67	72.11	79.56	8.18	7.89	7.68	8.21	7.82	3.00	#10
4	Michal BREZINA	CZE	140.41	69.11	73.30	7.54	6.93	7.36	7.36	7.46	2.00	#5
5	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	139.21	67.43	71.78	7.36	6.96	7.21	7.18	7.18	0.00	#6
6	Tomas VERNER	CZE	138.57	64.63	73.94	7.50	7.00	7.36	7.43	7.68	0.00	#2
7	Armin MAHBANOOZADEH	USA	135.38	68.38	68.00	6.82	6.64	6.82	6.86	6.86	1.00	#4
8	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	133.64	55.50	81.14	8.00	7.93	7.82	8.39	8.43	3.00	#8
9	Douglas RAZZANO	USA	130.67	68.29	62.38	6.43	5.79	6.54	6.18	6.25	0.00	#1
10	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	121.94	61.02	60.92	6.18	5.82	6.14	6.25	6.07	0.00	#3

Pl.

Name

Nation

Points

Takahiko KOZUKA

JPN

251.44

Yuzuru HANYU

JPN

243.74

Tatsuki MACHIDA

JPN

229.95

Konstantin MENSHOV

RUS

212.53

Jeremy ABBOTT

USA

211.35

Michal BREZINA

CZE

209.67

Armin MAHBANOOZADEH

USA

203.65

Tomas VERNER

CZE

197.36

Douglas RAZZANO

USA

187.73

Alexander MAJOROV

SWE

182.42

Friday, October 19, 2012

Skate America Men's Short Program

Group 1

Douglas Razzano, USA: 29.27 TES + 29.79 PCS -2.00 = 57.06

Knees down on the ice on his opening quad toe attempt
Hands down and then his leg on the triple axel
Nice triple toe + triple toe
Good low sit spin position with nice stretched out legs
Nice split jump right on the music change starting off his step sequence; nice expression and interpretation of the music
Flying camel spin into a nice catch foot position with maintained speed
Good speed through the twisted sit variation into a back tuck position
Not the skate he wanted but a very nice solid program aside from the opening jumps

Armin Mahbanoozadeh, USA: 37.41 TES + 31.86 PCS -1.00 = 68.27

Fall on his opening quad toe attempt
Nice footwork into a solid triple axel
Gorgeous twisted camel spin into a very nice change of foot and catch foot position
Triple lutz + triple toe was nicely done
Good speed and stretched out position in the sit spin from a twisted variation to a back tuck position
I really love this footwork and that he still includes a one foot section even though it's no longer considered a feature; nicely timed with the music and gets a nice cheer from the crowd
Good speed in his final combination spin showing off a few interesting camel variations and ending with a scratch spin

Konstantin Menshov, RUS: 39.72 TES + 34.60 PCS -1.00 = 73.32 and into 1st place

Big triple axel looked to be not completely pulled in on the rotation but he landed it well
A lot of speed going into a quad toe + triple toe and it looked nice and easy
Double lutz--that will cost him some points
Nice camel position with a good stretched free leg but slow on the rotation
I'd like to see a little more variation and control in his arms in this step sequence and it doesn't seem to coordinate with his music at all
Good speed in his sit spin with nice positions
Good variations through the combo spin but losing a bit of speed toward the end

Tatsuki Machida, JPN: 38.65 TES + 37.13 PCS = 75.78 and into 1st place

Solid triple axel with a nice ride out on the landing
Nice speed into the triple flip + triple toe
Great sit spin position with good speed but his free leg starts to bend more and he slows down toward the middle
Nice camel position
Triple lutz right on the music but he eked out that free leg
Good variety in his step sequence, a lot of energy, nice movement of the body, good timing with the music
Starting to travel a bit int he final combination spin and really losing speed through the catch foot camel and he ends just after his music

Alexander Majorov, SWE: 29.70 TES + 30.78 PCS = 60.48 and into 4th place

Nice smooth jazzy feeling at the top of the program into a triple lutz + triple toe with a slight hesitation between jumps
Good triple axel with a nice rid out on the landing
Good speed through his combination spin but a little wild and he travels significantly during the spin
Double flip with a wonky landing
Flying camel spin with good speed that he loses during the catch foot variation
I like a lot of things about this step sequence but he doesn't extend through his arms and his hands are in fists for the majority of the footwork so it detracts from the full presentation of the element

Group 2

Tomas Verner, CZE: 23.94 TES + 34.845 PCS = 58.79 and into 5th place

Two-footed tight quad toe but he lands it standing up
Nice triple axel but not a lot of ride out on the landing
Flying sit spin with a good tuck position
Lovely flow and movement qualities in his transition into the final jump but he pops his lutz into a single
Nice camel position with open arms and a change foot into a catch foot camel position
Good edge work and flow across the ice in the step sequence and nice connection with the music
Good speed in the camel spin but really lost his centering on the flying change of position to the sit spin
Kind of an uneven performance for him with some great moments and some silly mistakes

Takahiko Kozuka, JPN: 45.57 TES + 39.75 PCS = 85.32 and into 1st place

I really like his blueish/purple shirt and it has so much movement even when he's just skating out onto the ice
Hung on to the quad toe with a slight lean on the landing
Nice camel position with stretched position and good speed on both feet
Flying entry to the sit spin picking up speed throughout the spin and nice transition out of the elemement
Gorgeous triple axel with a nice ride out of his landing position
Triple lutz + triple toe
Beautiful step sequence goes perfectly with the music and fits so seamlessly into the program that it doesn't seem like an element; smooth edges and full body movement will get him high levels and GOEs as well
Nice final combination spin
Kozuka's back!

Jeremy Abbott, USA: 37.81 TES + 40.90 PCS -1.00 = 77.71 and into 2nd place

Fall on the quad toe--couldn't get his feet underneath him
Triple lutz + triple toe was really nice
Good camel position with nice speed and good transition out of the element
I like the choreography and transitions in this program a lot--it's very different for Jeremy and different from the rest of the field; almost has a hip hop vibe
Low landing on the triple axel but he hung on
Losing a little speed in the sit spin after switching to the back tuck position
Great speed and positions in his final combination spin but a little bobble getting out of it

Michal Brezina, CZE: 33.93 TES + 37,33 PCS -2.00 = 62.96 and into 5th place

This is a lot of look--tunic with shredded sleeves and pant leg; it really draws the eye away from his skating and lines
Fall on a quad salchow attempt
Very nice triple axel
Excellent camel position with impressive flexibility in the catchfoot variation
Popped a flip, tried to add a triple toe and couldn't get his feet underneath him and fell
A little slow on the ending of his sit spin
A little bit of flailing arms in the step sequence and the music seems to be a little too fast for his movements
Good final combination spin but I'm not crazy about the upright spin holding his foot across his leg

Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 51.71 TES + 43.36 PCS = 95.07 and into 1st place

This music and movement is reminiscent of Takahashi
Very nice quad toe to open his program right into a flying camel spin with good speed and nice flexibility through the donut position
Great speed and positions through the sit spin
One foot entry with edge changes right on the music right into a triple axel nicely landed
Triple lutz + triple toe and he made it look easy
Lots of intricate edges changes, level changes and variety of movement in his step sequence and he's really performing and playing to the crowd
Nice positions in his final combination spin ending with a back scratch spin

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +	PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	95.07	51.71	43.36	8.64	8.36	8.89	8.68	8.79	0.00	#10
2	Takahiko KOZUKA	JPN	85.32	45.57	39.75	8.04	7.71	8.14	7.93	7.93	0.00	#7
3	Jeremy ABBOTT	USA	77.71	37.81	40.90	8.11	7.93	8.07	8.36	8.43	1.00	#8
4	Tatsuki MACHIDA	JPN	75.78	38.65	37.13	7.39	7.25	7.46	7.46	7.57	0.00	#4
5	Konstantin MENSHOV	RUS	73.32	39.72	34.60	7.11	6.64	7.07	6.96	6.82	1.00	#3
6	Michal BREZINA	CZE	69.26	33.93	37.33	7.68	7.36	7.25	7.54	7.50	2.00	#9
7	Armin MAHBANOOZADEH	USA	68.27	37.41	31.86	6.50	6.11	6.43	6.39	6.43	1.00	#2
8	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	60.48	29.70	30.78	6.14	5.96	6.11	6.39	6.18	0.00	#5
9	Tomas VERNER	CZE	58.79	23.94	34.85	7.21	6.68	6.64	7.21	7.11	0.00	#6
10	Douglas RAZZANO	USA	57.06	29.27	29.79	6.25	5.68	5.89	6.04	5.93	2.00	#1

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