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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

World Championships: Mens Short Program

Brian Joubert, FRA: 34.37 TES + 36.92 PCS = 71.29 and into 2nd place
  • He is skating to Once Upon a Time in Mexico
  • Turned out of his opening quad toe
  • Some of these choreographic moves have nothing behind them and just look like he's going through the motions
  • Nice triple axel
  • Nice flexibility through his upright spin sequence
  • Triple lutz, no combo
  • Nice positions in his combination spin and a nice low sit spin but he could have a bit more speed
  • Nice one foot section in his footwork sequence, but the music builds and his steps don't seem to build with it
  • Nice final sit spin but still a little slow
Adrian Schultheiss, SWE: 29.63 TES + 30.78 PCS -2.00 = 58.41 and into 16th place
  • He is skating to Scuba
  • Triple + triple toe combination was nicely done
  • Step out on his double axel and he looked tilted in the air
  • Fall on the triple lutz
  • Nice positions in his upright spin and he goes right into the combination spin with nice flexibility through the triangle pose
  • This footwork seems painfully slow but I think that has more to do with the music at this point in the program, there's also not a lot of excitement or performance quality
  • Could be lower in these sit positions in his final spin and stretch more through his free leg
Patrick Chan, CAN: 51.48 TES + 41.45 PCS = 93.02 and into 1st place
  • Beautiful opening quad toe + triple toe combination
  • He looks very relaxed
  • A little wobbly on the landing of the triple axel but he hangs on to it
  • He needs to straighten his working leg through some of these positions in this spin
  • Nice triple lutz with a solid landing
  • Very nice low sit spin position, but he has his leg bent coming out of it
  • Really nice camel position and a nice stretched out position
  • This step sequence is really put together with the music and Patrick is turning on the performance; very nice edge quality
Takahiko Kozuka, JPN: 39.83 TES + 37.79 PCS = 77.62 and into 3rd place
  • He is skating to a soul medley
  • He looks a lot looser through this opening section than I've seen him in the past
  • Nice triple lutz + triple toe with really solid landings
  • Really off in the air in the triple axel and he pitches forward on the landing and puts his hands down but he hangs on to it
  • Nice triple flip
  • Good position in his camel spin into a nice bent leg variation
  • This footwork is nicely done with a lot of intricate turns and is nicely done with the music; he's starting to bring out the performance as well which you don't always see from him
  • Nice low sit position with great speed in his final spin
Kevin Van der Perren, BEL: 35.73 TES + 33.61 PCS -1.00 = 68.34 and into 10th place
  • He is skating to Art of War
  • Fall on his opening quad attempt and I'm not sure he'll get credit for the rotations either
  • Nice height and landing on his triple axel
  • Nice triple + triple toe combination
  • Good speed through his combination spin and nice flexibility
  • He could use more stretch through this donut position in his camel spin
  • I'd like to see him deeper into his knees through this footwork and to be looser through his upper body
  • Nice low sit spin with good arm variations
Michal Brezina, CZE: 41.10 TES + 36.40 PCS = 77.50 and into 4th place
  • He is skating to Japanese Kodo drums
  • Opens with a huge triple axel
  • Turns out of the final jump in his triple + triple combination
  • Not sure if he turned out of his final triple or if that was choreography
  • He could use more stretch through the catch foot position in his camel spin and the spins seemed slow
  • The steps in the footwork sequence are nice but there isn't a whole lot of power or upper body movement behind them
  • Nice position in his sit spin with a good stretch through his free leg but these spins seem slow
Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: 39.33 TES + 40.92 PCS = 80.25 and into 2nd place
  • He is skating to a Latin selection
  • He is one of the only skaters that performs all the way through his program 
  • Really nice triple + triple toe to open his program
  • A bit tight on the landing of his triple axel but otherwise nice
  • Nice positions in his upright spin and good speed
  • Nice triple flip 
  • Good position through his camel spin but he could use more stretch through the donut position
  • Into the step sequence and the crowd is going crazy, he really uses his whole body throughout and really gets into the character of the music
  • Good stretch through his final combination spin and good speed
Tomas Verner, CZE: 39.62 TES + 37.32 PCS -1.00 = 75.94 and into 6th place
  • He is skating to Singing in the Rain
  • This is one of my favorite short programs this season and is packed full of interesting choreographic details
  • Fall on his opening quad toe
  • Nice triple axel but a little tight on the landing
  • Really tight on the landing of his triple lutz + triple toe and he hops to save the landing
  • Nice step sequence and spins, really well done with the music
  • Really low sit spin position and good speed
Artur Gachinski, RUS: 42.45 TES + 35.89 PCS = 78.34 and into 3rd place
  • He is skating to Pink Floyd music
  • Quad toe + triple toe combination nicely done to open his program
  • Nice high triple axel
  • Triple loop and hopped around a lot on the ending to hold on to it
  • Nice sit spin position but slow
  • Nice step sequence and he's really putting a lot of movement behind his steps
  • Could use more stretch through the donut position in his camel spin
  • Nice bent leg postion in his camel spin and good flexibility into the y position
  • He bends his legs a lot in between spin positions and I'd like to see cleaner transitions
Samuel Contesti, ITA: 28.62 TES + 35.97 PCS = 64.59 and into 17th place
  • I love when skaters enter the ice already in the character of their program
  • His program theme is similar to Ryan Bradley's long in that he plays a composer in a humorous manner
  • Triple flip + triple toe combination
  • Really botched the entrance to that triple axel--looks like he didn't get his leg wrapped in tight enough/fast enough and he only did a double and it was wild
  • Really low on that triple lutz but he got all the rotations in even if the landing wasn't great
  • Nice stepwork sequence with some good variety but not as difficult as some of the other ones we've seen
  • This camel spin is painfully slow but the position is nice
  • Very camel spin heavy here at the end of the program
Nobunari Oda, JPN: 43.37 TES + 38.44 PCS = 81.81 and into 2nd place
  • Stepped out of his opening quad toe
  • Really nice triple axel
  • Good fast camel spin but it looks like he's losing his centering on the ice, nice donut variation
  • Triple lutz + triple toe combination; I love how deeply he lands in his knees
  • Nice sit spin variations and great speed
  • Looks like a bobble in his step sequence and he almost had to put a hand down; he also looks really tired here
  • Great speed through his sit spin into the change foot

              1. Patrick Chan, CAN:  51.48 TES + 41.54 PCS = 93.02
              2. Nobunari Oda, JPN: 43.37 TES + 38.44 PCS = 81.81
              3. Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: 39.33 TES + 40.92 PCS = 80.25 
              4. Artur Gachinski, RUS: 42.45 TES + 35.89 PCS = 78.34
              5. Florent Amodio, FRA: 40.46 TES + 37.18 PCS = 77.64
              6. Takahiko Kozuka, JPN: 39.83 TES + 37.79 PCS = 77.62
              7. Michal Brezina, CZE: 41.10 TES + 36.40 PCS = 77.50 
              8. Tomas Verner, CZE: 39.62 TES + 37.32 PCS -1.00 = 75.94
              9. Brian Joubert, FRA: 34.47 TES + 36.92 PCS = 71.29
              10. Denis Ten, KAZ: 39.23 TES + 31.77 PCS = 71.00
              11. Richard Dornbush, USA: 38.25 TES + 32.29 PCS = 70.54
              12. Ryan Bradley, USA: 38.83 TES + 31.61 PCS = 70.45
              13. Ross Miner, USA: 38.02 TES + 32.38 PCS = 70.40
              14. Javier Fernandez, ESP: 35.77 TES + 33.39 PCS = 69.16
              15. Kevin Van der Perren, BEL: 35.73 TES + 33.61 PCS -1.00 = 68.34
              16. Peter Liebers, GER: 36.51 TES + 31.22 PCS = 67.73
              17. Anton Kovalevski, UKR: 34.23 TES + 30.93 PCS = 65.16
              18. Samuel Contesti, ITA: 28.62 TES + 35.97 PCS = 64.59
              19. Kevin Reynolds, CAN: 34.00 TES + 31.36 PCS -1.00 = 64.36
              20. Nan Song, CHN: 35.56 TES + 28.22 PCS = 63.78
              21. Joey Russell, CAN: 30.90 TES + 30.79 PCS = 61.69
              22. Jorik Hendrickx, BEL: 31.96 TES + 28.78 PCS = 60.74
              23. Paolo Bacchini, ITA: 30.77 TES + 29.19 PCS -1.00 = 58.96
              24. Kim Lucine, MON: 31.81 TES + 28.00 PCS -1.00 = 58.81
              25. Adrian Schultheiss, SWE: 29.63 TES + 30.78 PCS -2.00 = 58.41
              26. Viktor Pfeifer, AUT: 29.01 TES + 28.67 PCS -1.00 = 56.68
              27. Min-Seok Kim, KOR: 31.33 TES + 24.86 PCS = 56.19
              28. Alexander Majorov, SWE: 23.27 TES + 30.97 PCS = 54.24
              29. Maxim Shipov, ISRL 26.64 TES + 24.46 PCs -1.00 = 50.10
              30. Misha Ge, UZB: 22.80 TES + 26.81 PCS = 49.61
               Patrick Chan
              Daisuke Takahashi
              Brian Joubert
              Nobunari Oda
              Artur Gachinski
              Takahiko Kozuka

              Michal Brezina

              Ryan Bradley

              Florent Amodio

              Javier Fernandez

              Misha Ge

              Alexander Majorov

              Tomas Verner

              Kevin van der Perren

              Samuel Contesti

              Adrian Schultheiss

              Ross Miner

              Viktor Pfeiffer

              Anton Kovalevski

              Denis Ten

              Min-Seok Kim

              Jorik Hendrickx

              Paolo Bacchini

              Maxim Shipov

              Nan Song

              Kim Lucine

              Kevin Reynolds

              Peter Liebers

              Richard Dornbush

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