January 23, 20224 yr Watching the press conference, its a lovely podium, but I am particularly impressed with Kao at his tender age of 16 - he is self assured, funny, confident when he talks, and is just himself. (Kazuki is such a good senpai too, and of course Jun is always such a sweetie. Their embarrassment when Kao compliments their skating skills lol!) Kao reminds me a bit of young Yuzuru, especially his very fast and wild(ish) skating!! He will be phenomenal when he gains a bit more control and develops his skating skills which I have every confidence he will do. I think he is going to be quite a personality too! In our frustrations about this sport and scoring, it's great to see young skaters like Kao to give us hope and something to look forward to. I was also glad to hear Kazuki say he wants to go higher - he is still improving, he's a beautiful skater, great performer and personality. Jun - I love his skating, he is beautiful to watch, but the URs and telegraphing of 3A especially need some work as said earlier on this thread. These have been issues for a long time though - he is tall, and I wonder if these things will always hamper Jun's success at the very top. Anyway, what a great championship (except for low PCS...) - great to watch such high quality skating in men's and women's event. I had a ticket but didn't go - I wish I had now!! (although I have taken 2 weeks off work for Beijing - having this week off too might have been a bit much to ask for!)
January 23, 20224 yr Kao's spins were really terrible two seasons before, but it seemed he knew it himself and improved a lot recently, and actually he got level 4 in the Nationals. Why, Kao You could have done better. I just want to believe he was too nervous in his first senior Championships to control it, and I want him to remember he can do it in the junior worlds. I hope Kao or Shun to be the junior world champion.
January 23, 20224 yr Caught up on the final group: Sihyeong: ouch, that fall off 4S...a level 1 StepSeq? I'm not sold on this program Sena: literally a Disney prince in this costume. His Ina Bauer is not up to Yuzu standard but it's ok. Jumps look tight but he got them. Not convinced this type of program suits his movement style. Very nice score for him. Brendan: not his best. He got it done because it had to be done, is the feeling I got. Not loving this music for him. Kao: Wow! Still needs some polish, but tons of good stuff there already! Keep up the good work! Kazuki: this kind of music suits Kazuki so well. He could definitely be the star of his own ice show! Jumps a little chaotic. Level 2 on the Step Seq :(. His smile at the end should be worth 20 points on its own. Why does Kazuki's coach look younger than him? Jun: Brian looked nervous for him and that fall on the 4T was not a good start. But at least his speed was up and while he was telegraphing the axels, it was nowhere near as bad as in the SP. Level 3 StepSeq and his spins all well-centered. Well done, Jun! That was a very enjoyable men's competition.
January 23, 20224 yr I'm just watching the 4CC on Fuji TV, not live Mura-kun is the commentator. They say Kao pulled a muscle in his left leg in the practice.
January 23, 20224 yr 2 minutes ago, SuzyQ said: I'm just watching the 4CC on Fuji TV, not live Mura-kun is the commentator. They say Kao pulled a muscle in his left leg in the practice. Boo.
January 23, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, SuzyQ said: They say Kao pulled a muscle in his left leg in the practice. Ok, just pulled muscle. He was grimacing during the FS, I was dreading it was a worse injury. Speedy and total recovery, Kao!
January 24, 20224 yr 17 hours ago, SuzyQ said: I'm just watching the 4CC on Fuji TV, not live Mura-kun is the commentator. They say Kao pulled a muscle in his left leg in the practice. Oh no. Quick recovery Jun with Brian
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