Skate America Men's Preview

Denis Ten was the surprise silver medalist at last year's World Championships.  He has often shown moments of greatness but hasn't been able to put all of the pieces together to ascend the podium.  He very nearly stole the gold medal away from Patrick Chan and many thought that his free skate was enough to put him on top.  He set new personal best in all segments of the competition and finished between 60 and 90 points higher than his previous events that season.  He'll also have to deal with the pressure of being a front runner instead of an underdog .  

Daisuke Takahashi started off the season well winning two silver medals to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won gold.  He did struggle in the last half of the season though only placing 7th at Four Continents and 6th at Worlds.  His Worlds score was 30 points lower than the Grand Prix Final.  He had two quads planned in his free skate last year but his score fluctuations were largely due to jump issues.  He also seemed to be lacking his signature style and personality in his programs last year, especially his free skate and never seemed to really find his groove.

Takahiko Kozuka qualified for the Grand Prix Final after winning a gold and silver on the circuit but didn't make the Four Continents or Worlds teams.  He is a former World Silver Medalist but hasn't been able to replicate his 2010-2011 season.  Tatsuki Machida also went to the Grand Prix Final last year on the strength of an impressive performance at Cup of China but was left off the Worlds and Four Continents rosters.

Max Aaron is making his Grand Prix debut after a breakout season that saw him win the US title and finished 7th at Worlds right behind Daisuke Takahashi.  He has three quads planned in his free skate along with two triple axels and triple + triple combinations.  He also backloads his free skate and has some of the most difficult content planned.  He has been working with Pasquale Camerlengo to improve his program components and he's admitted that he wasn't happy with his artistic performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Classic.  

Jason Brown is also making his Grand Prix debut after winning the silver medal at Junior Worlds last season.  He has long been known for his program components but his one weakness has been the triple axel.  He had some success with it last season but it is still a work in progress and he'll need it to hang with the top competitors here who will be executing multiple triple axels and quads.  He won the silver medal at his senior debut at Nebelhorn Trophy with new personal best scores.  

My podium predictions:
Gold: Daisuke Takahashi
Silver: Takahiko Kozuka
Bronze: Max Aaron

Bios of the competitors:
Takahiko Kozuka, JPN: He won gold at Skate America and silver at Rostelecom Cup last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he placed 5th.  He is the 2011 World Silver Medalist, 2009 Four Continents Bronze Medalist and 2006 World Junior Champion.  His personal best is 258.41.  He is 24 years old.

Tatsuki Machida, JPN: He won bronze at Skate America and gold at Cup of China last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 6th.  He is the 2010 Four Continents Silver Medalist.  His personal best is 236.92.  He is 23 years old.

Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: He finished 6th at Worlds and 7th at Four Continents.  He won silver at Cup of China and NHK Trophy last season to qualify for the Grand Prix Final where he won gold.  He is the 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 2010 World Champion, 2007 and 2012 World Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2012 Four Continents Silver Medalist, 2005 Four Continents Bronze Medalist and 2002 World Junior Champion.  His personal best is 276.72.  He is 27 years old.

Denis Ten, KAZ: He is the reigning World Silver Medalist and placed 12th at Four Continents.  He placed 6th at Skate America and 9th at Rostelecom Cup last season.  His personal best is 266.48.  He is 20 years old.

Artur Gachinski, RUS: He placed 9th at Skate Canada and 7th at Rostelecom Cup last season.  He is the 2011 World Bronze Medalist, 2012 European Silver Medalist and 2010 World Junior Bronze Medalist.  His personal best is 246.27.  He is 20 years old.

Alexander Majorov, SWE: He finished 18th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans.  He placed 10th at Skate America last season.  He is the 2011 World Junior Bronze Medalist.  His personal best is 211.88.  He is 22 years old.

Max Aaron, USA: He placed 7th at Worlds and 4th at Four Continents.  This is his Grand Prix debut.  His personal best is 238.36.  He is 21 years old.

Jason Brown, USA: He is the reigning World Junior Silver Medalist.  This is his Grand Prix debut.  He won silver at JGP France and gold at JGP Turkey last season to qualify for the JGP Final where he finished 4th.  He is the 2012 World Junior Bronze Medalist.  His personal best is 228.43.  He is 19 years old.  

Adam Rippon, USA: He placed 4th at Cup of China and 8th at NHK Trophy last season.  He is the 2010 Four Continents Champion and 2008 and 2009 World Junior Champion.  His personal best is 233.04.  He is 23 years old.

World Championships Men's Free Skate

Group 2
Ross Miner, USA: 73.38 TES + 69.28 PCS -1.00 = 141.66 Total: 211.90 and into 1st place

• Quad salchow a little off in the air and he has to turn out of it and put a hand down
• Triple axel slipped off the edge on his exit and a stumble and a hand down
• Nice triple axel + double toe
• Good speed and positions in the sit spin
• Great triple lutz + triple toe
• I love the elegant use of his arms and upper body in the step sequence but he's a little choppy on some of the turns and could be into his knees more
• Triple lutz + half loop + triple salchow combination
• Good triple loop
• Triple flip and sits down on the landing and has to put a hand down on the ice
• Spread eagle into an easy looking double axel
• Good stretch through his final spin and nice scratch spin exit

Peter Liebers, GER: 78.92 TES + 66.72 PCS = 145.64 Total: 216.84 and into 1st place

• Nice opening triple flip
• Great height on the triple axel + triple toe; a little tight on the second landing and he stalked the jump a bit
• Triple lutz 
• A bit stiff in places in the step sequence but good use of the full body
• Good triple axel--one thing that could really help him is to add more transitions and difficult entries and exits to the jumps to bump up his PCS scores as well as his GOEs
• Triple lutz + double toe + double toe
• Triple loop
• Triple salchow
• Good flexibility in the catchfoot camel spin
• Double axel + double toe
• I like the choreography in his choreographic step sequence and it goes well with the music but he could let go and perform it more
• Good donut spin; a little slow throughout the positions but the speed is consistent

Tomas Verner, CZE: 39.87 TES + 72.58 PCS = 112.45 Total: 180.50 and into 7th place

• Triple toe
• Triple flip a little down on one side on the landing but hangs on
• Single axel
• Nice quality of movement in the step sequence
• Not crazy about his upright catchfoot position and he runs out of speed in the scratch spin
• Double axel
• Popped loop
• Double flip
• Triple flip--not in combo so will not be worth full points
• Single loop
• Nice low stretched out sit spin position and good speed throughout
• Great energy and choreography in the 2nd step sequence and he's really got the crowd into his program
• Good sit positions in the final spin with nice speed

Andrei Rogozine, CAN: 81.03 TES + 68.22 PCS = 149.25 Total: 216.60 and into 2nd place

• Quad toe; not a perfectly clean landing but on his feet
• Spread eagle into a triple axel + triple toe + double toe but running out of speed by the end
• Triple salchow
• Triple lutz and somehow lands facing the wrong direction
• A little slow toward the end of his first sit spin
• I'd like to see more expression from him in the step sequence but good quality of steps
• Spread eagle into a triple axel + triple toe
• Triple loop
• Triple flip
• Double axel + Double axel sequence
• A small loss of centering in his camel spin and he could have his free leg behind him more in the bent leg position
• Seems to be running out of energy in the choreographic step sequence
• He could have more stretch and toe point through his final spin

Misha Ge, UZB: 68.81 TES + 71.24 PCS -1.00 = 139.05 Total: 207.50 and into 4th place

• Triple axel
• Triple flip + double toe with both arms over head
• Triple lutz + double toe + double loop
• Triple lutz
• Nice triple loop
• Good camel spin position with nice speed and timing with music
• Nice triple flip with good toe point
• Triple salchow + triple toe
• Double axel
• Good camel spin with a nice transition into a sit spin, nice flexibility in the positions with good speed
• Lyrics in his music so he might get a deduction
• Hip hop choreography in his step sequence and the audience is really enjoying it

Group 3
Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN: 89.05 TES + 80.00 PCS = 169.05 Total: 244.99 and into 1st place

• Opening quad toe a little down on the landing but he hangs on
• Quad salchow sitting down a bit on the landing and putting a hand down
• Triple flip chest forward on the landing
• Nice camel spin position with good flexibility in the donut into his Biellman spin
• His footwork seems a little slow and he's not putting his usual personality into it
• Triple axel + triple toe might have been a bit two footed on the landing
• Triple axel + double toe with both arms up
• Triple loop with nice ice coverage
• Triple lutz + double toe + double toe
• Triple lutz
• Nice Ina Bauer
• Good positions in the combination spin
• Nice tuck position in the sit spin with good use of his arms

Florent Amodio, FRA: 61.52 TES + 78.58 PCS -1.00 = 141.10 Total: 216.83 and into 3rd place

• Tripled his opening quad salchow attempt
• Fall on his second salchow attempt
• Triple axel a bit off in the air and can't quite get the free leg out on the landing but he muscles it out
• Good twisted camel spin position
• A little scratchy in places on the step sequence so he could clean up those edge changes
• Triple axel turn out
• Triple flip
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Good speed and timing on the sit spin with nice positions
• Anticipated the music a bit on the 2nd step sequence and started early
• Nice camel position and good stretch through the free leg in the upright position

Javier Fernandez, ESP: 83.00 TES + 85.30 PCS = 168.30 Total: 249.06 and into 1st place

• Nice quad toe to open the program
• Popped open the quad salchow but adds a double toe
• Great triple axel
• Traveling a little bit on the sit spin and he could have more stretch through his free leg
• Nice Chaplin choreography in his step sequence, good timing with the music, but he doesn't seem 100% committed to the movement
• Nice quad salchow
• Popped lutz + double toe
• Good spread eagle into triple loop
• Triple flip + half loop + triple salchow
• Good broken leg sit spin into an a frame
• Almost fell on a choreographic jump in his second step sequence
• Triple salchow
• Good twisted sit spin into a back spin position

Nan Song, CHN: 68.05 TES + 66.60 PCS = 134.65 Total: 207.68 and into 7th place

• Triple toe nicely done
• Triple axel + double toe
• Triple axel
• I like the movements in his step sequence but he seems to be holding back on them
• He could have a more parallel position in the broken leg camel spin but good flexibility through the upright catchfoot
• Triple lutz + triple toe a bit tight on both landings but pulls it off
• Triple flip
• A little low on the landing of the triple loop
• Good speed and positions in the sit spin
• Double axel a little forward on the landing and a turnout
• Double salchow + Double toe
• Good stretch through the free leg in the final combination spin

Max Aaron, USA: 85.86 TES + 74.30 PCS = 160.16 Total: 238.36 and into 3rd place

• Tons of speed into his quad salchow + double toe
• Popped open his second quad salchow attempt
• A little bit of a struggle on the flying change of foot in his first spin
• Nice energy and intensity to his footwork and good timing with the music
• Nice camel spin position and good speed through the sit variations with ease in the change of positions
• Big triple axel + double toe
• Good triple lutz
• Huge triple axel and he lands the jump fine but hits the boards on the ride out
• Doesn't miss a beat getting into his sit spin after the collision
• Triple lutz + half loop + triple salchow
• Triple flip
• I like the more lyrical side he's trying to show in the 2nd step sequence but he could have more content
• Triple loop right in the last seconds

Takahito Mura, JPN: 84.50 TES + 76.22 PCS = 160.72 Total: 234.18 and into 4th place

• Quad toe two foot landing and flip out
• Triple lutz + triple toe
• Solid triple axel
• Good speed on the camel spin but he could get his free leg higher; nice twisted bent leg variation
• Triple loop
• Beautiful triple axel + double toe
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Good donut position into a nice sit spin but a little slow
• Triple flip
• Triple lutz
• Nice stretched sit position but he needs more toe point and more speed at the end
• Good ice coverage in the choreographic step sequence but I'd like to see more content and variety

Group 4
Daisuke Takahashi, JPN: 70.36 TES + 85.00 PCS -1.00 = 154.36 Total: 239.03 and into 3rd place

• Quad toe looked ok but two footed
• Triple toe
• Nice triple axel
• Good stretch in the sit spin with nice toe point
• Good choreography, edges and ice coverage on the step sequence
• Nice sideways spin into an upright spin with a bit of traveling
• Fall on a triple axel
• Triple loop hand down
• Triple salchow
• Triple lutz + double toe + double loop
• Triple flip
• Great feeling behind the 2nd step sequence and nice use of the full body in a variety of steps
• I'd like to see a higher free leg in the camel spin and a bit more speed

Michal Brezina, CZE: 70.17 TES + 77.74 PCS -2.00 = 145.91 Total: 229.00 and into 6th place

• Big fall on the opening quad salchow
• Really nice triple axel
• Fall on the 2nd quad salchow--I think the takeoff is really the killer; he's so hunched over he has to do twice as much work to stand up straight and do the rotation
• He seems very slow, tired and just walking through the movements in his step sequence
• Double axel + double toe
• Good triple flip
• Nice triple loop
• Good triple lutz
• Step out and hands down on the triple axel
• Good position in hte camel spin with nice speed into the sit position
• Good twisted sit position but losing all speed after the change of foot, finished the spin really early and had nothing going into the ending pose

Patrick Chan, CAN: 82.13 TES + 89.28 PCS -2.00 = 169.41 Total: 267.78 and into 1st place

• Gorgeous quad toe + triple toe 
• And another gorgeous quad toe
• Triple lutz was off from the takeoff and a fall
• Nice variety of steps in his step sequence and good flow and changes of edge
• Good stretch through the camel position and picking up speed
• Fall on a triple axel
• Nice triple loop
• Triple flip half loop triple salchow with a flip out on the last jump
• Double lutz + double toe
• He had a huge lead and started off brilliantly but this is a lot of mistakes and he's really leaving the door open
• Nice choreography and elegant flow through the choreographic step sequence
• Double axel a little back on the landing
• Good final spin nicely timed with the music

Brian Joubert, FRA: 65.81 TES + 82.28 PCS = 148.09 Total: 232.26 and into 7th place

• Nice quad toe
• Triple salchow
• Triple axel two footed and leaning on the landing but hangs on
• Not a lot of speed in the sit spin
• Quad toe + single toe
• Triple flip + double toe
• Camel spin into a decent sit spin with maintained speed
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow + double toe
• Triple flip
• There's not a lot of performance or choreography in the program and I feel like it doesn't hold your attention very well in between the jumps
• The choreography in the 2nd step sequence seems out of time and out of character for the music

Denis Ten, KAZ: 87.76 TES + 87.16 PCS = 174.92 Total: 266.48 and into 2nd place

• Nice opening quad toe--he was really struggling on them in warmup and that one was textook
• Nice high triple axel + triple toe
• Good second triple axel--he has so much spring in his jumps
• Nice light choreography in the step sequence with nice use of his arms and upper body to accent the movement
• Good camel spin position with a very nice donut but he could work on maintaining the speed throughout the spin
• Triple lutz + double toe + double toe
• Popped jump + double toe
• Triple salchow
• Triple loop slightly forward on the landing
• Nice twisted position sit spin but losing speed in the back tuck position
• Good double axel
• Nice choreography and he's really selling hte program in the 2nd step sequence but he may have been slightly off the music in places
• Final combination spin good speed with the music and nice positions
• He had the competition of his life here!

Kevin Reynolds, CAN: 77.04 TES + 77.78 PCS = 154.82 Total: 239.98 and into 5th place

• Quad salchow turnout
• Quad toe + Triple Toe
• Great ice coverage on the triple axel + triple toe
• Good extension on the camel spin positions
• Quad toe hand down
• Double axel
• Triple flip + Double toe + double loop
• Triple lutz
• Triple salchow
• I really like this choreographic step sequence and think it's one of the better artistic moments of the program
• Not a great sit or camel position in his final spin

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Denis TEN	KAZ	174.92	87.76		87.16	8.54	8.43	8.89	8.86	8.86	0.00	#23
2	Patrick CHAN	CAN	169.41	82.13		89.28	9.11	8.96	8.61	9.00	8.96	2.00	#21
3	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	169.05	89.05		80.00	8.25	7.75	7.86	8.14	8.00	0.00	#13
4	Javier FERNANDEZ	ESP	168.30	83.00		85.30	8.43	8.18	8.36	8.79	8.89	0.00	#15
5	Takahito MURA	JPN	160.72	84.50		76.22	7.75	7.39	7.79	7.57	7.61	0.00	#18
6	Max AARON	USA	160.16	85.86		74.30	7.61	7.11	7.50	7.39	7.54	0.00	#17
7	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	154.82	77.04		77.78	7.82	7.61	7.71	7.93	7.82	0.00	#24
8	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	154.36	70.36		85.00	8.54	8.21	8.46	8.50	8.79	1.00	#19
9	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	149.25	81.03		68.22	6.82	6.50	7.00	7.00	6.79	0.00	#11
10	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	148.09	65.81		82.28	8.29	7.82	8.43	8.21	8.39	0.00	#22
11	Michal BREZINA	CZE	145.91	70.17		77.74	7.93	7.68	7.68	7.79	7.79	2.00	#20
12	Peter LIEBERS	GER	145.64	78.92		66.72	6.61	6.57	6.75	6.75	6.68	0.00	#9
13	Ross MINER	USA	141.66	73.38		69.28	7.07	6.82	6.79	6.96	7.00	1.00	#8
14	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	141.55	75.81		66.74	7.04	6.36	6.68	6.75	6.54	1.00	#2
15	Florent AMODIO	FRA	141.10	63.52		78.58	7.89	7.61	7.71	8.04	8.04	1.00	#14
16	Misha GE	UZB	139.05	68.81		71.24	6.86	6.79	7.29	7.18	7.50	1.00	#12
17	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	135.97	74.41		62.56	6.50	5.89	6.25	6.32	6.32	1.00	#7
18	Nan SONG	CHN	134.65	68.05		66.60	7.00	6.54	6.54	6.68	6.54	0.00	#16
19	Jorik HENDRICKX	BEL	130.15	70.09		60.06	6.18	5.71	6.18	5.96	6.00	0.00	#4
20	Viktor PFEIFER	AUT	125.34	63.70		61.64	6.39	5.75	6.14	6.18	6.36	0.00	#5
21	Yakov GODOROZHA	UKR	113.10	60.26		53.84	5.57	5.25	5.32	5.39	5.39	1.00	#6
22	Tomas VERNER	CZE	112.45	39.87		72.58	7.36	7.04	6.89	7.50	7.50	0.00	#10
23	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	111.76	58.90		53.86	5.68	5.18	5.25	5.46	5.36	1.00	#3
24	Justus STRID	DEN	101.98	48.82		55.16	5.43	5.14	5.61	5.61	5.79	2.00	#1

Total

Pl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Patrick CHAN	CAN	267.78	1	2
2	Denis TEN	KAZ	266.48	2	1
3	Javier FERNANDEZ	ESP	249.06	7	4
4	Yuzuru HANYU	JPN	244.99	9	3
5	Kevin REYNOLDS	CAN	239.98	3	7
6	Daisuke TAKAHASHI	JPN	239.03	4	8
7	Max AARON	USA	238.36	8	6
8	Takahito MURA	JPN	234.18	11	5
9	Brian JOUBERT	FRA	232.26	5	10
10	Michal BREZINA	CZE	229.00	6	11
11	Peter LIEBERS	GER	216.84	13	12
12	Florent AMODIO	FRA	216.83	10	15
13	Andrei ROGOZINE	CAN	216.60	18	9
14	Ross MINER	USA	211.90	14	13
15	Nan SONG	CHN	207.68	12	18
16	Misha GE	UZB	207.50	15	16
17	Maxim KOVTUN	RUS	207.40	19	14
18	Alexander MAJOROV	SWE	204.29	16	17
19	Jorik HENDRICKX	BEL	192.19	23	19
20	Viktor PFEIFER	AUT	189.44	21	20
21	Tomas VERNER	CZE	180.50	17	22
22	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	177.09	20	23
23	Yakov GODOROZHA	UKR	174.98	24	21
24	Justus STRID	DEN	165.23	22	24

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

Volvo Open Cup Senior Men's Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Denis TEN	KAZ	79.21	42.13		37.08	7.42	7.08	7.50	7.50	7.58	0.00	#7
2	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	65.53	36.37		29.16	6.00	5.58	5.92	5.83	5.83	0.00	#1
3	Javier RAYA	ESP	60.80	29.14		31.66	6.25	6.08	6.33	6.50	6.50	0.00	#9
4	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	58.47	31.97		26.50	5.33	5.08	5.50	5.17	5.42	0.00	#3
5	Paul PARKINSON	ITA	57.99	29.40		29.59	6.17	5.75	5.75	6.00	5.92	1.00	#10
6	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	57.78	32.70		26.08	5.50	4.83	5.25	5.25	5.25	1.00	#12
7	Ronald LAM	HKG	55.38	28.97		26.41	5.42	5.08	5.33	5.25	5.33	0.00	#6
8	Romain PONSART	FRA	53.67	26.51		27.16	5.50	5.00	5.50	5.58	5.58	0.00	#2
9	Maverick EGUIA	PHI	45.54	20.71		24.83	5.00	4.67	5.08	5.00	5.08	0.00	#8
10	Vitaly LUCHANOK	BLR	45.38	21.39		24.99	5.33	4.83	5.00	5.00	4.83	1.00	#4
11	Andrew DODDS	AUS	42.77	20.60		24.17	5.00	4.75	4.58	4.92	4.92	2.00	#15
12	Bradley MCLACHLAN	AUS	34.80	15.46		22.34	4.67	4.33	4.42	4.50	4.42	3.00	#13
13	Charles PAO	TPE	18.38	3.70		14.68	3.25	2.67	2.92	2.92	2.92	0.00	#5

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Deduction -	StN.
1	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	134.13	69.81		64.32	6.58	6.08	6.42	6.50	6.58	0.00	#10
2	Denis TEN	KAZ	125.12	53.78		72.34	7.33	6.92	7.00	7.42	7.50	1.00	#9
3	Romain PONSART	FRA	123.03	66.19		56.84	5.83	5.00	5.92	5.75	5.92	0.00	#5
4	Ronald LAM	HKG	122.52	61.68		60.84	6.25	5.92	5.92	6.08	6.25	0.00	#8
5	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	117.52	62.86		55.66	5.75	5.42	5.58	5.58	5.50	1.00	#13
6	Javier RAYA	ESP	109.61	50.79		59.82	6.08	5.83	6.00	6.08	5.92	1.00	#12
7	Paul PARKINSON	ITA	105.81	53.31		55.50	6.00	5.33	5.17	5.67	5.58	3.00	#11
8	Vitaly LUCHANOK	BLR	95.90	47.42		49.48	5.25	4.83	4.83	5.00	4.83	1.00	#3
9	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	87.70	40.20		48.50	5.00	4.67	4.58	5.17	4.83	1.00	#7
10	Maverick EGUIA	PHI	84.00	40.02		45.98	4.83	4.33	4.50	4.58	4.75	2.00	#6
11	Andrew DODDS	AUS	78.99	37.83		44.16	4.75	4.25	4.17	4.58	4.33	3.00	#1
12	Charles PAO	TPE	66.75	31.59		37.16	4.00	3.33	3.83	3.75	3.67	2.00	#4
13	Bradley MCLACHLAN	AUS	53.22	18.90		37.32	4.08	3.50	3.50	3.83	3.75	3.00	#2

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Denis TEN	KAZ	204.33	1	2
2	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	199.66	2	1
3	Ronald LAM	HKG	177.90	7	4
4	Romain PONSART	FRA	176.70	8	3
5	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	175.99	4	5
6	Javier RAYA	ESP	170.41	3	6
7	Paul PARKINSON	ITA	163.80	5	7
8	Viktor ROMANENKOV	EST	145.48	6	9
9	Vitaly LUCHANOK	BLR	141.28	10	8
10	Maverick EGUIA	PHI	129.54	9	10
11	Andrew DODDS	AUS	121.76	11	11
12	Bradley MCLACHLAN	AUS	88.02	12	13
13	Charles PAO	TPE	85.13	13	12
WD	Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS	LTU
WD	Misha GE	UZB