Speedrunning catching up on the mens short program :)
Conrad Orzel - look as far as canadian men go, conrad basically lived
Aleksa Rakic - jumps didn't really happen but the rest of the program was really nice honestly
Liam Kapeikis - There's potential there for sure but also this program was just kinda A Choice™, idk if it was liam or his team but maybe not the greatest idea they've ever had.
Mikhail Shaidorov - MATRIX PROGRAM!!! like yeah it was kinda messy but to pull that off on your first comp back after injury is honestly pretty solid
Wesley Chiu - shame about the axel but he really brought the energy to the rest of the program
Mihhail Selevko - oh mihhail... it wasn't a bad program but the fall on the quad just set it all up wrong :(
Sota Yamamoto - LOVE THIS SP!!! a couple of small errors but overall really great to watch
could we not have given him .5 more points though 😔
Kao Miura - oh kao :((( he's so good, that pop was just so unfortunate :((((((((
(@ isu honestly why do singles and doubles have to be invalid, why can't you just give them the points anyway)
Matteo Rizzo - honestly i'm just so glad he didn't let the jump errors demoralise him, he put on such a good performance for the rest of the program
Kazuki Tomono - what kind of cursed ice is this that KAZUKI OF ALL PEOPLE fell on the step sequence 😭😭😭
fr though i love this program, it brings me so much joy, and even with a fall kazuki is out-performing everyone
Junhwan Cha - the fall on the 4T was so unfortunate, like he had it, it was rotated, it was landed, and then it wasn't 😭😭😭
another program i absolutely adore this season though, jun you will always be famous (and glad he looks in good spirits about it)
in conclusion: absolute trainwreck of an event even by men's standards 🙃
I’m honestly shocked by how happy I am of this worlds??
I honestly liked the men podium?? Insane.
No but really, it was an incredible competition, I had the time of my life watching it.
I’m of course very sad for Sota, but he should be proud of what he accomplished this season. Even if the free skate didn’t go the way he wanted, he was able to show his quality in the second part, I look forward to see him again next season.
Matteo was able to be in the first ten positions once again, I’m glad!
Kazuki was a joy to watch, as always, it’s impossible not to smile and dance while he skates! I think considering his skill he’s very underrated, though it easily happens in the talented crowded japanese field. Anyway I was ecstatic to see him get such a great result.
Jason made me cry. To have the skate of your career at worlds and at 28 without quads and ending up 5th is incredible. He showed everyone what quality skating is really like, it was beautiful, every moment, and I’m really happy that was shown in pcs (the highest of the field, as it should be). He’s a blessing.
Ilia’s free went pretty much as I expected. I was relieved to hear him say he’s learned that maybe sometimes it’s better to lower the risk and go for a cleaner skate. I worry for him (and his body) and I think it would be great both for his health and his career if he didn’t lay everything on the quads.
And what can I say about Jun 🥹 He had the best competition of his career, finally on the world podium and honestly had the numbers to even win this (well, unfortunately not literally). I’m not bitter though, I’m glad Shoma was able to pull through and give a good performance even in his condition, I may think Jun wasn’t scored 100% fairly, but Shoma deserved the win.
I’m really happy overall and I still can’t believe it.
This was my first whole season as a figure skater fan and I enjoyed it a lot ✨✨