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shslshortie · 6 years

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Internationaux de France commentary FS/FD

Hey y'all, it was a football game day on Saturday and my friends birthday so i basically died. And didn’t have that much time to watch skating. But I kept up with scores and as much as I could, but I decided to wait and post this on Sunday after the exhibitions so I could do both.

First off: oh shit at Shoma Uno. I know he has been fighting illness for the last few weeks and hasn’t been training nearly as much as he should be, but I haven’t seen him skate that off in honestly years. It wasn’t even his jumps, which were rightfully downgraded in GOE for his flutz, touchdowns and under rotations… it was his performance. He lacked his normal spark. He ended spins early, added extra ones after Jumps, didn’t fully extend… I’m worried for him. He has obviously claimed his place at the GPF but I have no idea what to expect for him the rest of this season.

Obviously Javier wasn’t nearly as “on” as last night (his quad salchow-double toe, his quad salchow, triple flip, triple Axel and his triple combo), but this is still such an amazing contrast between his showing in China. Even though he will not be advancing to the GPF, he cannot be counted out this season.

Okay so when I saw the results / scores before I watched the programs, I almost SCREAMED when I saw Misha Ge win bronze. But seeing his amazing and clean skate with a new personal best AND a standing ovation?!?!?!?!? I almost cried. (I was in the middle of doing makeup so I literally couldn’t let myself cry). What an amazing show. what an amazing choreographer. What a class act. What a guy to Watch.

Alexander Samarin: honestly this season, out of the “masculine” costumes for the men, his are definitely my favorite. Very fitting and well fitted. Also his interpretation of The House Of The Rising Sun is so much better than it was in Canada. He’s not perfect yet, and still had a long way to go, but he has had a very strong Grand Prix season and that is very commendable among this tough crowd of men’s skaters. Of course he won’t be making the GPF (if anyone with 20 points makes the GPF, it’ll be Javier first and Misha second based on points) but he still has a shot at the Russian National team and I’d love to see him there. Also personally, I wish he had added some scratch spins instead of the overload of sit spins at the end of the program, and I think it would have fit a lot better, but that’s just a personal preference.

Alexei Bychenko: I AM SUCH A SUCKER FOR PERFECTLY TIMED JUMPING PASSES AND HIS FIRST 4T-3T was PERFECT AND SO SATISFYING. This is such a strong and hard hitting program, but his transitions and entrances seemed a lot more rushed and frantic than they did in Osaka last week, and by the second half of the program he just looked exhausted and like he wanted to get off the ice. If he hadn’t popped his Loop, his Toe Loop on the 3A combo or his Lutz … he could probably have shaken off Samarin for 4th.

Moris Kvitelashvili: I love the composition of this Imagine Dragons program. It is perfect for his style of skating and very different than every other man in the field. Even though he had some falls and popped some jumps, it was still very entertaining. Especially for only being assigned one GP event (and being added to the rostelecom cup), he really had a great showing this season.

Dammit I was literally like ‘okay I watched 1-5 and I love them, ghats everyone I care about so I can go watch the ladies, right? And then I forgot Max Aaron and Denis ten and Vincent Zhou were in France too and I was so mad cuz I have so much to watch.

Max Aaron: 😭😭😭 this has still been such a great season for him, but I’m a bit upset he didn’t place higher. He popped his salchow and he underrotated his quad toe, but his components were still great, especially his Axels. Even with this score, he has definitely made a case for the Olympic team, and I feel it will be a really tough race at nationals.

Denis Ten: I was really melancholy about his free skate… I love Denis and he is such a beautiful and graceful performer, but he no longer has the strength or stamina for the jumps he is attempting. Even his spins were off axis, and I was worried he would fall on choreographic elements and spin combos. I really wish he had taken a page out of Misha Ge’s book and focused on what he knew he could do well. even if it wasn’t as technically difficult. He did perfectly fine on his triples, but his quads and his Axel were what messed him up to get -2.0 in deductions and -9.67 in GOE. It is a gorgeous program with Stunning music, but he will just keep falling in ranking and scores (and hurting himself) if he keeps this up.

Vincent Zhou: yikes I really wish he had a different costume. Like I know he is trying to compete and prove himself a competent enough skater as Nathan Chen, but with his jumping style AND his costume, he literally looks like he is trying to copy him. He did a lot better than in his short, but I really really wish he had gone a little easier on himself for his senior debut since he doesn’t have the maturity of movement enough to fill the music or the transitions in between technical components. I really hope he uses the tine in between France and nationals to work the kinks out of his programs… because if you are attempting 4 quads, but fall on 2 with another under rotation, as well as downgrading 3 other jumps… it is way too difficult of a program for you.

Alina Zagitova: from her short to her free skate, Alina was literally a different skater. A complete 180°. This is what we saw at her debut that I was so enthralled with, and what makes her a contender not only for foe GPF gold or the Russian national team, but for an Olympic medal. Well deserving of her gold and her personal best. I am still genuinely worried after her short program, because of consistency issues… as well as praying and hoping that what happened with Yulia Lipintskaya (and many other Russian ladies) doesn’t end up happening with Alina.

Katelyn Osmond: even though she obviously fell from 1St to 3rd with her free, I think this skate was better performed than her short. Her first jumping pass was phenomenal, what a Triple Lutz, and her 3S-2T-2Lo was so quick and crisp. The problem was after her fall on her Triple Loop, her face and energy immediately fell like 2 notches; which left her with not nearly enough power to fully perform the high of the music to the best of her ability. I feel like even with her fall, if she hadn’t popped her Axel, she probably would have walked away with silver.

Maria Sotskova: very graceful skate. With her costume, movements and hair, she reminds me of another classic ladies skater but I can’t out my finger on who. Not the most entertaining or engaging from an audience stand point, but a very quality skate deserving of 2nd. Personally, I would have given her her transition score for her performance score on PCS, but she wasn’t heavily overscored. Very quality jumps and extension.

Elizabet Tursynbayeva: I still love this program for her. Pure and innocent while still powerful and graceful. Amazing improvement since Canada. She absolutely deserved her 3rd place free skate score. Especially while competing against such powerhouses. Beautiful jumping technique and fluidity. I legitimately almost cried at her 2A-3T-2T because it was so crisp and clean. Immediately followed by another 2A-3T with arms aloft in the second half of her program is such a strategic use of her strengths and I absolutely commend Brian Orser for these components.

Yuna Shiraiwa: her dress is gorgeous on her, and I’m not a huge one shoulder fan, but it makes her look mature and athletic and it is a great fit for her. Not the best I’ve seen her skate, but outside of her fall I honestly think she was underscored (yes I know she had an edge call and an underrotation, but they were not large GOE deductions). Sure, she needs to work on her flexibility if she is going to include extensions, beilmans and split leaps, but it was still a very strong skate.

Nicole Schott: I originally wasn’t gonna watch her free UNTIL I SAW THAT A GERMAN SKATER WAS SKATING TO SCHINDLERS LIST. AAAAH.

Is it bad that since I’m not a huge fan of pairs that I decided to watch their Frees just because the silver and bronze medalists had amazing costumes??

Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres: what a program. The vulnerability of the music combined with their dynamic and chemistry was perfect. I am absolutely obsessed with Vanessa’s jumpsuit too. Their jumps and tosses aren’t the best in pairs, but their lifts and spins are TOP NOTCH. What a great showing they had at home and on their way to the GPF. Their final spin and choreographic sequence was so in sync I literally said “wow” probably 4 times. Absolutely phenomenal. Absolutely deserving of 1st place.

Nicole della Monica/Matteo Guarise: I am OBSESSED with their costumes. Completely matching outfits with such drastic color blocking and even matching hair works so well for this piece. I originally wasn’t sold on their performance for the first half (although part of it was definitely being disappointed with Matteo’s fall on the combo) but the change in music brought such an interesting element to it, and it was completely different from start to finish.

Madison Chock/Evan Bates: beautiful. Perfect. You look like Linda evangalista. Your smile is wonderful. No words.

Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron: you can never go wrong with Moonlight Sonata and you can never go wrong with then, so it was of course amazing. Also their medal ceremony was so adorable and the crowd ROARING was amazing.

#figure skating #shut up dani

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