Evgeni Plushenko
Johhny Weir
Stephane Lambiel |
Warmup 1 Daisuke Takahashi Tango de Roxane 3F3T: ok, a little glitch on the
checkout Skating skills good, Transition good and
lots of them. Good interpretation and performance. Evgeni Plushenko Tosca 4T3T: a little rach on the
4T, overall nice, + minor stumble here
Circular Steps: fair speed, clean Skating
skills very good. Transitions good, some wholes.. Interpretation
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typical Tosca. Performance very good. Shawn Sawyer Libertango 3F3T: nice, + Skating
skills above average. Transitions above average. Decent tango
expression. Above average performance. Fair speed, needs more
power. Chengjiang Li Liebestraum 4T3T: big fall on 4T, no
3T, -3 Skating skills above average. Transitions
average. Performance average to above average, interpretation has moments but is not
sustained through entire program, and is just wrong in parts. Jeffrey Buttle Sing, Sing, Sing 3F3T: well done +2 Skating skills
good. Short on speed and power. Transitions good. Performance
clean and well done. Interpretation good. Ivan Dinev Typewriter 3Lz3T: landed on the toe,
then just 2T, OK Skating skills average to above average.
Transitions average. Performance average. Interpretation
of music above
average, but he can't keep up with the rhythm of the music.
The levels 3 and 4 he received on the elements will help a little. Warmup 2 Kristoffer Berntsson Mercunde & La Vida es un Carneval 3A: decent, + Average
skating skills. Transitions, nothing special, average.
Performance average. Interpretation slightly better than background music Cheorghe Chiper Groove Collection 3A: ok Skating skills above average.
Transitions above average. Performance cleanly done. Interpretation
above average, good in the step sequences, overall above average.
Fair speed and power. Frederic Dambier Carmina Burana 3F3T: 3F2T sloppy, -1 Skating
skill average. Transitions average, with many wholes in the program.
Interpretation above average. A decent dramatic flair. Music has
vocals. No attempt made to hide them or process them out.
Should be a music deduction, but probably won't (they never do on Carmina
Burana). Viktor Pfeifer Cronologie Part 2 & Zoolook 3F3T: arm over head, both
nice jumps,+2 Skating skills average. Transitions average
at best. Interpretation average, could not keep up with tempo of music.
Decent performance, mostly clean. Stephane Lambiel Dralion Lots of opening posing 3A: 2A instead, ok + Skating
Skills good to very good, lacked power. Transitions good. Interpretation
good to very good. Performance on the subdued side. Trifun Zivanovic Dances with Wolves & The Postman 3F3T: 3F high, then 2T, + Skating skills average. Transitions
fair. Performance average, but interpretation weak. Background music
last 1/2 of program. Basic Choreography. Most elements
2s Resurface Warmup 3 Johnny Weir The Swan 3A: Nice + Skating skills good. Transitions
good. Interpretation very good. Performance clean and
controlled. A nice response from audience Min Zhang Swing medley 4T3T: 3T close to the wall
with tight landing edge. Nice 4T Skating skills above average.
Transitions, not nearly enough, average or worse. Performance to
background music except for the two step sequences. Interpretation fair. Sergei Davydov Eugenia 3A: decent + putting me to sleep here
Circular Steps: slow and expressive of sleepy music Skating skills
above average. the change sit and combination spin totally
repetitive. Interpretation good - he put me to sleep just like the music
did. Choreography uninspired. Tomas Verner Blues 3A: wild, hand down on
landing, -2 Skating skills average to above average.
Transitions average to above average, basic. Lacked speed and power,
Interpretation limited to a few part so the program. Background music
elsewhere. Jamal Othman My Affectionate and Tender Beast 3F: hand down, tight landing
edge Skating skill average.
Transitions above average, but basic. Interpretation above average for parts, but
inconsistent. Choreography basic. Levels are also holding him
back (1-1, 2-2s, 2-3s) Kevin van der Perrin Computergame
3A: nice, + Skating skills good. Transitions
good. Interpretation lively and captures the music. Decent
presentation. Main problems in the elements tonight. Levels
all 1s and 2s, which is not competitive. Warmup 4 Stefan Lindermann Robot City 3F3T: both high and clean
+2 Skating skills good. Transitions
good. Nice lively performance that captures the tempo and rhythm of
the music. Performance tonight limited by errors in jumps and two
level 2 step sequences. Vakhtang Murvanidze Armenian medley 3A: wild takeoff and fall,
-3 Skating skills good, which is about
all he has left. Transitions average. Interpretation above
average. His typical lackluster performance. He performs
like someone who is here because it is his job, and no more.
Jumps are gone. Levels are 1s and 2s except for the circular
steps element which is a 3. Anton Kovalevski Tango 3A: ok? light two foot?,
-2 so far just background music
Circular Steps: fair speed, a little better use of the
music Skating
skills above average. Transitions basic and aver quality. Interpretation
non-existent until the jumps were over, then started to get into it.
Decent use the the two steps sequences and spins in the choreography. Matthew Savoie Serenade for Strings Flying Sit Spin: back
fly entry cannonball coe side sit Skating skills good. Transitions
good. Interpretation good. Nicely performed, Captures the mood
of the music well. Could use a greater sense of power. Brian Joubert Die Another Day 4T3T: Hand down on the 4T
then 2T, -2 Skating skills good. Transition
good. Interpretation above average. Clean but uninspiring performance.
The elements where his strength tonight. Jong In Han Red Chol Peak 2T1T: Skating skills poor. Transitions fair. Interpretation nearly non-existent. Choreography lame. Music even worse. Skating to disco-elevator background music. How did he land a 3A??? At this point standings remain Plushenko, Weir, Lambiel, then Joubert. Savoie currently in seventh. Resurface Warmup 5 Karel Zelenka Romeo and Juliet & Art of War 3A: big fall in a heap,
-3, scores as 2A Skating skills average. Transitions above
average, middling difficulty. Interpretation above average to good. Captures
the drama of the music tolerably well. Evan Lysacek Espana Cani 3A: fall, -3 Skating skills good. Transitions
above average. Interpretation and Choreography good. Performance wrecked
in the first half. He chokes. Levels in spins and steps hold
him up a little. He has to be dead meat. Ilia Klimkin 1001 Night 3A: ok, not much flow out Skating
skills above average. Transitions plentiful, but basic. Interpretation
above average. Performance clean but uninspiring. Barely kept
me awake. Gregor Urbas Rhapsody n a Theme of Paganini 3Lz3T: 2Lz2T, two
footed the Lutz? Skating skills fair. Transitions
fair, mostly from the waist up. Interpretation above average.
Choreography
ordinary. performance average. Zoltan Toth Kill Bill 3F3T: both ok +, fair
height Skating skills fair. Transition
average, basic. Nothing Choreography. A disconnected
hodgepodge of elements with no continuity or connection.
Performance and Interpretation boring. Emanuel Sandhu Tango 4T3T: both well done, +2 Skating skills good. Transitions
good. A well choreographed program but he messed it up. Intep
good. Performance marks ought to be down. Let's see if he has
enough elsewhere to keep him in the running. |
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Free Skate
Evgeni Plushenko
Stephane Lambiel
Jeffery Buttle |
Warmup is on the ice. About half full. Warmup 1 Tomas Verner Lessiem & Funoamentum 3A3T: 1A no effort on takeoff posing here in front of the judges
3A: ok + Skating
skills average, Transitions above average start, then kind of lost it in last
1/3. Inerp average. Some ok expresson with positions and arms in
first half, then it's just elements. Stefan Lindermann The Big Bounce 4T: big fall, -3 doing nothing with music so far
Circular Steps: fair speed, still not much use of the music BORING
3S2T2Lo: hand on the 3S Skating
skills average. Transitions, nothing to speak of for most of the
elements, Jumps just back and forth. Interpretation, next to noting.
BORING program. Chengjiang Li No Way Out 4T3T: Pretty good, a little
scratch on the second landing, +1 Skating
skills, above average. Sloppy skating today. Transitions weak
for first half, got better. Interpretation fair. Not really expressing much
of the music. Mosty just tricks tonight. Kristoffer Berntsson Bombay Dreama & Between Heaven and Earth 3A2T: 3A (only) ok emoting in here
3A: 1A2T, ok camel coe sit cannonball layback cof sit side sit up Skating skills average.
Transitions average amount, poor quality, basic. Interpretation
fair
at best. Uninteresting program. A sloppy performance Zoltan Toth Beethoven Medley posing in here
2T2Lo: skipped Skating skills
average. Transitions insufficient in number, basic. Interpretation,
mediocre expression, lacks power to express the music (Beethoven
symphonies). Left two jump elements out Frederic Dambier Romeo & Juliet (Prokofiev) 4S: 2 hands down and fall, -3 posing in here
3A2T2T: 3A ok, then 2T, step out, -2 Skating
Skill above average. Transitions above average in places, holes in
the middle. Interpretation, above average in the first third and near the
end, but the middle section, nothing. Warmup 2 Ilia Klimkin Matrix 3A3T: 3A2T awkward looking posing here
Change Camel Spin: camel coe cod coe cantilever, falls, -1 deduction (should be)
Serpentine Steps: slow, wasted opportunity for Interpretation Skating skill above average to
good. Transitions, lots of them, decent quality. Interpretation,
good for first half, then kind of lost me, started to get bored the
last third. Skipped one element. Viktor Pfeifer Fellini medley 3F3T2T: 3F falls of edge,
-3 Skating skills above average. Transitions
average in quantity and quality. Skating to background music, a variety
of tempos and styles and all the skating looked the same. He
couldn't keep up with the quick sections. His deformed layback
positions is really ugly, just a gimmick looking for DV points. Sergei Davydov Pirates of the Caribbean 3A3T2T: 3A3T, tight
landing edge, barely holds on, -1 emoting in here
3Lz3T: 2Lz2T, ok Skating
skills above average. Transitions above average to good. Present with
the rhythm of the music decent for most of it, losing it a little last
1/3. Getting tired the last 1/3. Levels only 2s and 3s. Kevin van der Perrin Pirates of the Caribbean Yo ho ho, a pirates life for me, one more time. 4T: two footed, -2 Skating
skills above average. Transitions above average, basic, ok
quality. Movements better match music than Davydov, but he is not
with the rhythm of the music as well. Jump look powerful. He
doesn't try very hard in the spins. as usual, his program looks
nothing like the submitted elements! Levels 1-3s Anton Kovalevski Spartacus 3F3T: both decent, + Skating skills
average. Transitions average. Performance a mess - fals in
steps, sloppy. Tired at end. Some levels as low as 1, also two 4s. Ivan Dinev Flamenco 3F3T2Lo: Sloppy, -1 finished early Skating
skills above average. Transitions above average.
Performance a total mess. Nothing like the submitted
content. He is here just to be here. Resurface Third warmup is on the ice. The house is mostly full, but looks like a few hundred seats are open. Not a sellout tonight. Here are two great media rumors we have picked up. First, a certain U.S. judge of some influence within the ISU has supposedly been politicking furiously to insure that Belbin & Agosto get on the podium. The other has it that Cinquanta does not want a Russian sweep of the medals, and is politicking to insure B&G win the gold in Dance, since it is th dance where a Russian loss will look the most plausible. These of course are, just rumors. Warmup 3 Evan Lysacek Carmen 3Lz3T: both nice, +2 transitions and posing in here
3A: 3A2T, tight landing edge, -1 Skating
skills good. Transitions above average. Present above average.
a little flat. Mostly nice jumps and spins. A decent skate
considering the wind was taken out of his sails on Tuesday. Matthew Savoie The Mission 3Lo: ok Spins repetitive. Skating skill good.
Transitions good and better. A beautifully skated performance. Cheorghe Chiper Balkan Gypsy Medley 3A3T: 3A two foot ... 2T,
scored as sequence Skating skills above average. Transitions
basic and uninteresting. Performance above average, but unemotional for
such strongly ethnic music. Lacked an adequate sense of power. Emanuel Sandhu Original Composition 4T3T: two foot and fall on 4T, -3 What' the point of describing
this. Nothing program. Gave up on everything in between and the
spins. Boring. Looser! Time to retire! Min Zhang Alexander 4T3T: 2 hands down hard,
no 3T, -2 Skating skills, good.
Transitions good. Nicely choreographed. Performance a
little sloppy. He gets tired in the second half, like usual. Shawn Sawyer Warsaw Concerto 3F3T: both decent +1 nice spiral in here
2A: ok Skating
skills good. Transitions very good. Presentation, good use of the
music and choreography. He could use more power and more height on the
jumps. Currently Evan is first, Matt second and ven der Perrin third. None of which will hold up. Warmup 4 This warmup is on the ice, and the crowd goes wild. There is lots of Russian fans here and Swiss too. Not as many French for Joubert. North Americans are few and far between. Evgeni Plushenko The Godfather 4T3T: 4T3T2Lo, mostly
decent, +2 The two CCoSp elements are basically the same!. Skating
Skills vergy good. Transitions good when they were there. Not many
in the first half while doing the jump elements. Interpretation, I got nothing
"Godfather" out of this. Performance was well done.
Stephane Lambiel The Four Seasons 3A: 2A, he's dead already posing in here
4T: hand down and steps out, -3 The door is open for Johhny. Skating
skills very good. Transitions good. Interpretation, I didn't get Four
Seasons out of it, either. Performance off, sloppy. Choreography
good, but not well done tonight. Johnny Weir Otonal 3A3T: both nice, +1 Skating skills good to very good.
Transitions good to very good. Performance well skated. Skated very
cautiously for 2/3 of it. Only the last 1/3 really got into it a good Interpretation
of the music. A bit of a snooze overall. He currently is in fourth. He didn't skate to win, and he won't. That's what happens when you skate not to lose. Jeffrey Buttle Samson and Delilah 3F3T: both ok, +1 emoting in here
3A: ok, landing a v.little off Skating
skills good to very good. Transitions very good. Interpretation good.
Not perfect, but still well presented. A confident skate. Currently Plushenko, Lambiel and Buttle with two to go. Brian Joubert Lord of the Dance 4T3T: 4T only emoting in here
3S2T2T: 2A, fall, -3 Skating
skills, good. Transitions good, a lot of use of the body and posed, for
beter or worse. Interpretation good, but again depending on use of body and not
skating. Too many errors. He is dead meat. Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke opened the show (first to skate in the Short Program), and he closes the show. Rachmananov Piano Concerto No. 2 3T: fall, -3 Skating skills, good, transitions good second
half, a little sparse first half, Interpretation good to very good,
Performance overall a little ragged, though he started to pull it together
for the last 1/3. Final Plushenko, Lambiel and Buttle. |
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