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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 |
