JGP Slovakia Men's Free Skate Results

Free Skate

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	He ZHANG	CHN	127.54	65.40		62.14	6.29	5.93	6.39	6.25	6.21	0.00	#22
2	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	123.04	58.32		65.72	6.57	6.29	6.68	6.61	6.71	1.00	#24
3	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	122.89	60.53		63.36	6.57	6.18	6.25	6.32	6.36	1.00	#21
4	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	121.45	62.37		61.08	6.43	5.82	6.04	6.18	6.07	2.00	#23
5	Petr COUFAL	CZE	118.03	60.59		57.44	5.93	5.54	5.79	5.71	5.75	0.00	#16
6	Wenbo ZANG	CHN	116.16	62.80		53.36	6.00	5.00	5.36	5.32	5.00	0.00	#20
7	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	112.74	58.44		54.30	5.61	5.11	5.46	5.43	5.54	0.00	#15
8	Shotaro OMORI	USA	112.57	53.91		59.66	6.18	5.75	5.86	6.00	6.04	1.00	#19
9	Taichiro YAMAKUMA	JPN	98.17	47.75		51.42	5.21	4.93	5.14	5.18	5.25	1.00	#17
10	Leslie IP	CAN	97.50	53.42		45.08	5.07	4.29	4.43	4.43	4.32	1.00	#14
11	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	96.95	48.15		48.80	5.11	4.68	4.86	4.86	4.89	0.00	#12
12	Nicky OBREYKOV	SWE	92.18	44.20		47.98	5.00	4.64	4.82	4.82	4.71	0.00	#9
13	Nix PHENGSY	USA	91.66	47.82		43.84	4.93	4.21	4.25	4.46	4.07	0.00	#1
14	Dong-Won LEE	KOR	90.81	45.25		45.56	5.25	4.50	4.36	4.46	4.21	0.00	#11
15	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	GBR	89.46	45.18		45.28	4.75	4.39	4.50	4.57	4.43	1.00	#13
16	Meng Ju LEE	TPE	89.15	40.09		49.06	5.21	4.71	4.82	4.93	4.86	0.00	#18
17	Anton KARPUK	BLR	84.23	44.39		41.84	4.64	3.96	4.07	4.25	4.00	2.00	#8
18	Alexander BJELDE	GER	83.32	39.16		47.16	4.79	4.61	4.68	4.71	4.79	3.00	#2
19	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	79.03	36.67		45.36	4.54	4.39	4.43	4.68	4.64	3.00	#7
20	Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER	SUI	78.73	32.73		46.00	4.64	4.54	4.57	4.64	4.61	0.00	#10
21	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	73.40	36.76		37.64	4.00	3.68	3.75	3.75	3.64	1.00	#3
22	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	67.62	32.20		35.42	3.57	3.32	3.64	3.57	3.61	0.00	#4
23	Peter NOVELLA	SVK	54.13	25.27		30.86	3.57	2.82	3.00	3.11	2.93	2.00	#6
24	Manuel DRECHSLER	AUT	46.30	20.58		28.72	3.29	2.61	2.89	2.89	2.68	3.00	#5

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	193.61	1	3
2	He ZHANG	CHN	191.16	5	1
3	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	189.41	3	2
4	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	187.79	4	4
5	Shotaro OMORI	USA	183.15	2	8
6	Wenbo ZANG	CHN	177.61	6	6
7	Petr COUFAL	CZE	173.29	8	5
8	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	170.14	7	7
9	Taichiro YAMAKUMA	JPN	150.55	9	9
10	Leslie IP	CAN	144.78	11	10
11	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	141.09	18	11
12	Nicky OBREYKOV	SWE	137.27	16	12
13	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	GBR	137.23	10	15
14	Meng Ju LEE	TPE	136.38	12	16
15	Dong-Won LEE	KOR	135.48	17	14
16	Nix PHENGSY	USA	133.22	20	13
17	Anton KARPUK	BLR	130.74	14	17
18	Alexander BJELDE	GER	127.31	19	18
19	Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER	SUI	125.31	13	20
20	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	124.72	15	19
21	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	114.13	21	21
22	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	101.03	22	22
23	Peter NOVELLA	SVK	86.38	23	23
24	Manuel DRECHSLER	AUT	77.34	24	24

JGP Slovakia Men's Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Keiji TANAKA	JPN	70.72	39.55		31.17	6.50	6.11	6.14	6.21	6.21	0.00	#3
2	Shotaro OMORI	USA	70.58	40.47		30.11	6.04	5.82	6.18	6.00	6.07	0.00	#4
3	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	66.37	36.22		30.15	6.29	5.89	6.00	6.04	5.93	0.00	#5
4	Moris KVITELASHVILI	RUS	66.34	36.59		29.75	6.04	5.64	6.00	6.00	6.07	0.00	#17
5	He ZHANG	CHN	63.62	35.36		29.26	6.04	5.61	5.86	5.86	5.89	1.00	#12
6	Wenbo ZANG	CHN	61.45	35.92		25.53	5.64	4.75	5.18	5.07	4.89	0.00	#22
7	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	57.40	30.58		26.82	5.50	5.14	5.46	5.29	5.43	0.00	#6
8	Petr COUFAL	CZE	55.26	29.37		25.89	5.43	5.07	5.18	5.14	5.07	0.00	#2
9	Taichiro YAMAKUMA	JPN	52.38	28.17		24.21	4.89	4.61	4.96	4.86	4.89	0.00	#18
10	Charlie PARRY-EVANS	GBR	47.77	26.59		22.18	4.57	4.32	4.43	4.32	4.54	1.00	#20
11	Leslie IP	CAN	47.28	25.96		22.32	4.89	4.25	4.46	4.43	4.29	1.00	#14
12	Meng Ju LEE	TPE	47.23	23.44		23.79	4.79	4.50	4.86	4.82	4.82	0.00	#21
13	Carlo RÖTHLISBERGER	SUI	46.58	22.69		23.89	4.82	4.61	4.89	4.68	4.89	0.00	#1
14	Anton KARPUK	BLR	46.51	23.83		22.68	4.82	4.43	4.50	4.54	4.39	0.00	#7
15	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	45.69	21.16		24.53	4.89	4.86	4.96	4.82	5.00	0.00	#8
16	Nicky OBREYKOV	SWE	45.09	24.26		21.83	4.75	4.11	4.29	4.39	4.29	1.00	#15
17	Dong-Won LEE	KOR	44.67	22.03		22.64	4.89	4.46	4.43	4.54	4.32	0.00	#13
18	Matteo RIZZO	ITA	44.14	19.79		24.35	4.96	4.61	4.86	4.96	4.96	0.00	#23
19	Alexander BJELDE	GER	43.99	20.33		23.66	4.79	4.54	4.75	4.79	4.79	0.00	#10
20	Nix PHENGSY	USA	41.56	19.38		23.18	4.93	4.50	4.61	4.68	4.46	1.00	#16
21	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	40.73	21.26		19.47	4.18	3.86	3.86	3.86	3.71	0.00	#11
22	Jakub KRSNAK	SVK	33.41	15.85		18.56	3.89	3.50	3.64	3.82	3.71	1.00	#24
23	Peter NOVELLA	SVK	32.25	14.82		19.43	4.07	3.71	3.86	3.93	3.86	2.00	#19
24	Manuel DRECHSLER	AUT	31.04	16.68		16.36	3.64	3.07	3.18	3.29	3.18	2.00	#9

JGP Slovakia Men's Preview

Shotaro Omori had never won a medal on the JGP but after solidifying his triple axel, he won the silver medal at US nationals to qualify for the the Junior Worlds team.  He went on to win the bronze medal at Junior Worlds and complete the US men's sweep of the podium.  As the top ranked skater returning to the JGP this season, he's definitely the one to beat at this event.  He scored over 200 points at Junior Worlds and was attempting three triple axels in his programs last season.

Keiji Tanaka has had a difficult time over the last few seasons.  After winning the silver medal at Junior Worlds in 2011, he managed to only win one medal on the JGP last season and did not compete at Junior Worlds.  At his best, he's one of the top junior skaters, but he didn't show many of those signs last season and will need to find the form he had two seasons ago.

He Zhang did not compete on the JGP last season, but did manage a top 10 finish at Junior Worlds.  His score there was nearly 15 points less than his personal best and he also has the goods to challenge for the top of the podium.

Mikhail Kolyada finished 6th at Junior Worlds, showing a significant improvement over his earlier JGP results last season.  

Nix Phengsy is making his JGP debut at this event.  He finished 6th in Juniors at US Nationals last season and has been riding on his triple axel for the last few seasons.  While that gives him an advantage among the junior skaters, he sometimes sacrifices the other elements in order to get the triple axel in.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Shotaro Omori
Silver: Keiji Tanaka
Bronze: He Zhang

Bios of the competitors:
Manuel Drechsler, AUT: He placed 22nd at JGP Austria and 26th at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 87.52.  He is 17 years old.

Anton Karpuk, BLR: This is his JGP debut.  He is 16 years old.

Leslie Ip, CAN: This is his international debut.  He is 18 years old.

Wenbo Zang, CHN: This is his JGP debut.  His personal best is 148.99.  He is 17 years old. 

He Zhang, CHN: He finished 9th at Junior Worlds.  His personal best is 193.97.  He is 16 years old.

Meng Ju Lee, TPE: He finished 12th at JGP Mexico.  His personal best is 114.91.  He is 17 years old.

Petr Coufal, CZE: He placed 25th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 4th at JGP Austria and 7th at JGP Croatia last season.  His personal best is 175.72.  He is 18 years old.

Alexander Bjelde, GER: This is his JGP debut.  He is 18 years old.

Charlie Parry-Evans, GBR: He placed 17th at JGP Turkey last season.  His personal best is 118.44.  He is 18 years old.

Matteo Rizzo, ITA: This is his JGP debut.  He is 15 years old.

Keiji Tanaka, JPN: He won silver at JGP USA and placed 4th at JGP Slovenia last season to qualify for the JGPF where he finished 6th.  He is the 2011 Junior Worlds Silver Medalist.  His personal best is 196.98.  He is 18 years old.

Taichiro Yamakuma, JPN: This is his international debut.  He is 13 years old.

Dong-Won Lee, KOR: He placed 14th at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 166.93.  He is 16 years old.

Mikhail Kolyada, RUS: He finished 6th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 6th at JGP France last season.  His personal best is 189.94.  He is 18 years old.

Moris Kvitelashvili, RUS: This is his JGP debut.  He is 18 years old.

Marco Klepoch, SVK: He placed 36th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 16th at JGP Austria and 22nd at JGP Slovenia last season.  His personal best is 109.36.  He is 15 years old.

Jakub Krsnak, SVK: This is his international debut.  He is 15 years old.

Peter Novella, SVK: This is his JGP debut.  He is 18 years old.

Victor Bustamante, ESP: He placed 18th at Junior Worlds.  He finished 12th at JGP France and 7th at JGP Germany last season.  His personal best is 151.23.  He is 19 years old.

Nicky Obreykov, SWE: This is his JGP debut.  He is 17 years old.

Carlo Rothlisberger, SUI: He placed 15th at JGP Turkey last season.  His personal best is 119.34.  He is 19 years old.

Ivan Pavlov, UKR: He finished 20th at Junior Worlds.  He placed 8th at JGP France and JGP Turkey last season.  His personal best is 149.87.  He is 14 years old.  

Shotaro Omori, USA: He is the reigning World Junior Bronze Medalist.  He finished 4th at JGP Turkey and 4th at JGP Germany last season.  His personal best is 204.34.  He is 17 years old.

Nix Phengsy, USA: This is his international debut.  He is 18 years old.

Junior Worlds Men's Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Jason BROWN	USA	154.09	81.03		73.06	7.14	7.14	7.50	7.25	7.50	0.00	#24
2	Joshua FARRIS	USA	152.48	82.70		70.78	7.14	6.86	7.14	7.11	7.14	1.00	#23
3	Shotaro OMORI	USA	133.52	70.46		63.06	6.43	6.07	6.32	6.39	6.32	0.00	#22
4	Boyang JIN	CHN	129.76	69.98		59.78	6.32	5.82	6.00	6.00	5.75	0.00	#20
5	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	128.44	68.24		61.20	6.18	5.96	6.14	6.07	6.25	1.00	#14
6	Shoma UNO	JPN	125.42	62.12		63.30	6.25	6.11	6.54	6.32	6.43	0.00	#17
7	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	124.63	65.51		59.12	5.93	5.64	6.07	5.96	5.96	0.00	#21
8	Alexander SAMARIN	RUS	123.89	63.25		60.64	6.18	5.93	6.14	6.07	6.00	0.00	#19
9	Nam NGUYEN	CAN	119.15	61.51		57.64	5.89	5.64	5.79	5.82	5.68	0.00	#12
10	Ryuju HINO	JPN	119.14	66.58		53.56	5.89	5.18	5.18	5.32	5.21	1.00	#13
11	He ZHANG	CHN	117.76	60.54		58.22	6.11	5.68	5.75	5.82	5.75	1.00	#18
12	Martin RAPPE	GER	114.88	59.74		55.14	5.71	5.32	5.64	5.54	5.36	0.00	#16
13	June Hyoung LEE	KOR	112.06	62.28		50.78	5.32	4.86	5.00	5.14	5.07	1.00	#8
14	Luiz MANELLA	BRA	109.23	60.13		50.10	5.29	4.86	4.93	5.11	4.86	1.00	#10
15	Mitchell GORDON	CAN	107.57	55.33		54.24	5.68	5.36	5.29	5.50	5.29	2.00	#11
16	Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR	105.54	52.40		53.14	5.64	5.14	5.32	5.36	5.11	0.00	#15
17	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	101.53	52.45		49.08	5.04	4.57	4.89	5.00	5.04	0.00	#5
18	Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	98.65	51.77		46.88	4.86	4.54	4.79	4.68	4.57	0.00	#3
19	Simon HOCQUAUX	FRA	98.47	49.33		51.14	5.18	4.89	4.93	5.25	5.32	2.00	#7
20	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	97.11	49.97		49.14	5.07	4.89	4.79	4.96	4.86	2.00	#9
21	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	95.21	51.07		44.14	4.64	4.04	4.64	4.46	4.29	0.00	#2
22	Antonio PANFILI	ITA	90.94	45.58		45.36	4.61	4.36	4.43	4.57	4.71	0.00	#4
23	Chih-I TSAO	TPE	84.27	42.47		42.80	4.61	4.18	4.25	4.36	4.00	1.00	#1
24	David KRANJEC	AUS	80.19	39.49		42.70	4.71	3.96	4.25	4.36	4.07	2.00	#6

Total

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Joshua FARRIS	USA	228.32	1	2
2	Jason BROWN	USA	224.15	3	1
3	Shotaro OMORI	USA	204.34	2	3
4	Boyang JIN	CHN	192.58	6	4
5	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	191.64	4	7
6	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	189.94	8	5
7	Shoma UNO	JPN	187.08	7	6
8	Alexander SAMARIN	RUS	186.96	5	8
9	He ZHANG	CHN	178.18	9	11
10	Ryuju HINO	JPN	176.85	12	10
11	Martin RAPPE	GER	174.32	11	12
12	Nam NGUYEN	CAN	172.58	16	9
13	June Hyoung LEE	KOR	166.21	13	13
14	Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR	165.27	10	16
15	Luiz MANELLA	BRA	161.71	17	14
16	Mitchell GORDON	CAN	161.61	15	15
17	Simon HOCQUAUX	FRA	152.61	14	19
18	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	151.23	21	17
19	Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	149.66	19	18
20	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	148.84	18	20
21	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	143.48	23	21
22	Antonio PANFILI	ITA	136.96	24	22
23	Chih-I TSAO	TPE	132.84	22	23
24	David KRANJEC	AUS	130.56	20	24
25	Petr COUFAL	CZE	FNR	25
26	Sondre ODDVOLL BOE	NOR	FNR	26
27	Kamil DYMOWSKI	POL	FNR	27
28	Ondrej SPIEGL	SWE	FNR	28
29	Jamie WHITEMAN	GBR	FNR	29
30	Kristof FORGO	HUN	FNR	30
31	Iassen PETKOV	BUL	FNR	31
32	Samuel KOPPEL	EST	FNR	32
33	Nicola TODESCHINI	SUI	FNR	33
34	Julian Zhi Jie YEE	MAS	FNR	34
35	Catalin DIMITRESCU	ROU	FNR	35
36	Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	FNR	36
37	Giray SENOL	TUR	FNR	37