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
