2024 Figure Skating World Championship (Montreal, Canada)

[Faithyu]

Revenge skate Adam slayed so hard, wow

.....he burned the ice down and blew the roof off the arena.

 

and is the fine for the backflip -2? Or did he earn another minus for something else?

[Faithyu]

Donovan's mistakes where a bit unfortunate, but still a joy to watch. Love his costum.

[Faithyu]

Mikhail, sadly not his best performance....still like his camina burana program a lot.

 

Ok, off to bed😴.

Will watch the rest later. Already curious who will have won then....

[TokyoDream]

Haven't posted here for a while but watching the comp and was rooting for a redemption skate for Adam and man, I got what I asked for.

 

I know some people will see the backflip as arrogant and I can understand. But if he felt like he needed to do it and cared about leaving his mark more than his scoring I fully support him! It was a great moment to witness.

 

Also can't help to wonder what Yuzuru would think haha

[KendallKlaire]

Not watching the men's event kind of out of spite lol. I don't want to listen to Tara and Johnny push Ilia really hard (I figured he had this in the bag since Shoma and Yuma have been on and off all season). 

 

Interesting to note that in America they aired the pairs and ladies (the only other events I watched) on the cable exclusive channel USA rather than the main channel NBC which they aired the men's event.  Very clear NBC is pushing the Ilia agenda for the 2026 Olympics.  

 

Idk I feel indifferent towards the men's event since Yuzu retired which I feel bad about. There's a lot of great men's skaters but as long as Ilia is landing his quads and he's got the PCs in the bag (suspiciously high at that) then I really don't know who can put up a good challenge to him. I'm just not a fan of Ilia as a person so I can't enjoy his skating

[TokyoDream]

7 minutes ago, KendallKlaire said:

Not watching the men's event kind of out of spite lol. I don't want to listen to Tara and Johnny push Ilia really hard (I figured he had this in the bag since Shoma and Yuma have been on and off all season). 

 

Interesting to note that in America they aired the pairs and ladies (the only other events I watched) on the cable exclusive channel USA rather than the main channel NBC which they aired the men's event.  Very clear NBC is pushing the Ilia agenda for the 2026 Olympics.  

 

Idk I feel indifferent towards the men's event since Yuzu retired which I feel bad about. There's a lot of great men's skaters but as long as Ilia is landing his quads and he's got the PCs in the bag (suspiciously high at that) then I really don't know who can put up a good challenge to him. I'm just not a fan of Ilia as a person so I can't enjoy his skating

I feel for you, I'm the same and quite indifferent to Ilia so I won't mention him winning tonight but I have to say, Adam Siao Him Fa managed to go from 19th after the SP to 3rd overall even with a deduction for a backflip. It was rather incredible to watch.

[TallyT]

Won't make a difference, he's even less media-friendly than Nathan so figure skating will remain dead there. But hey, at least the WC is not afraid to say he's a Yuzu stan, unlike Yuma and Adam.

[rockstaryuzu]

So, for me, Adam's skate ( and Adam) was the star of the night. It was supremely funny to see him sit in the first place chair in the green room all the way through 2 and 3/5s groups of men. And in fact, in the end, only Ilia was better than Adam today.

 

As for the rest, I had a bit of drama going on with me personally (not serious, more like an anxiety-inducing inconvenience) throughout the entire men's event, plus the afore-mentioned issues with my phone, so I might not remember everything of import, but here goes:

 

-the young Korean kid - Hyungyeom? looks verrry promising! A nice clean skate. 

 

- Adam's backflip brought the house down, and got cheers every time it was replayed on the Jumbotron. Everyone loves a cheeky Frenchman! And even with him giving up 2 points for it, no one else came close to his score except Ilia. If Adam hadn't had problems in the SP, he would have given Ilia a run for the money for sure. Also, I adore Adam live. He's well worth making the effort to see him skate in person.

 

-Donovan landed two clean programs! Hooray! Also a massive crowd favorite. Why he wasn't invited to the Gala, I can't fathom. Oh so sparkly with the costume.

 

-Aleksander Selevko is truly spectacular in person. Not a foot wrong, and that heel turn he does in the change foot camel spin is a wow moment.  You can't see through the screen just how much of a balancing act it is. And his hydroblade... *chef's kiss* 

 

- Roman got through it. Very shaky with the jumps, but as it was literally his 3rd comp of the year, he gets a pass. Lots of relieved cheering for him staying on his feet.

 

- Jason was perfect. Of course. Crowd loved him, too.

 

- Camden landed all his jumps in practice this morning, once again conveying a promise not to break our hearts. And he broke them again, anyway, with two falls. Pretty typical Camden.

 

- Nikola Memola was making me nervous with how much jumps he did in practice - I thought he might be wearing himself out - but he delivered a great skate. Costume does *not* suit him

 

- Jun. Oh Jun. *sigh* . The jump he popped - the one with the long diagonal approach down the rink - was giving him trouble in practice, too. He drilled it over and over and over again. Was it a new layout? I haven't watched enough skating this year to be sure. Anyway, hopefully he can hang in for another season!

 

- Shoma both surprised, and didn't surprise, me. I feel like he reverted a bit to old habits with those falls, but I thought he'd left that behind. Anyway, a surprisingly expressive skate from him, otherwise.

 

- Kao. It's hard to rememder how young he is. For his first senior Worlds, he did ok, but after tonight, no doubt he'll put "Skating is hard" up on his social media again. Hang in there, Kao.

 

- Yuma, once again, except for that weird fall after the 3A was landed, put on a clinic. His technique is textbook. I kind of like him, JSF politics notwithstanding.

 

- was it Gabriel who hit the boards just skating backwards? I've forgotten already. And Sihyeong nearly jumped into one of the sports photogs telephoto lenses. Quite a few of the skaters appeared to struggle with the size of the rink (NHL regulation as opposed to Olympic).

 

- Wesley ... sorry but all I can recall right now about Wesley is the crowd cheering for him

 

- Semen Danilliants - unexpectedly brilliant.  Keep an eye on him.

 

- Lukas Britschi - that costume and music are a *choice*. Great skate though.

 

- Deniss. New program? Different from the rest of the season, anyway. He skated and it made everyone happy, tbh.

 

- I don't want to leave Egadze, Shaidorov, Nordeback, and Gorodinsky out, but right now their programs are all a blur in my head, sorry

 

And, finally, Ilia. Let me just say that I didn't know a TES of 137 could be a thing. But apparently so. I was sitting right on the 4A corner and he jumped directly in front of me. His feet literally cleared the boards. Not only is that jump massive, but he's improved it since I first saw it at SkAm 2022. And the rest of his skate... well. From where I sat in the audience, I could not see any flaw from a technical perspective, and I would hope that this is what drove the PCS so high as well. I think that perhaps being in 4th after the short lit a fire under young Mr. Malinin and pushed him to do his best. 

 

Now, should the PCS be that high? Debatable, but what I witnessed today didn't have anything that I could nitpick from the vantage point of a seat in the audience. If I have one quibble it's that I think Ilia always picks music much too heavy and serious for himself. That, and he still kind of skates straight from jump to jump, but apparently the judges like that, so 🤷‍♀️. 

 

Maybe people watching from home can see more or different things, but from row H seat 18 on a corner section, I thought it was a reasonable score for him. Argue if you want, but I saw what I saw. 

 

[LAY]

10 hours ago, franz said:

No, he didn't. He "only" achieved two olympic gold medals, two world gold medals and 4 Grand Prix Final gold medals. That was before a certain organisation decided not to let him win anything big anymore. Sorry, I know it wasn't your intention, but your comment kind of stabbed me in the heart.

I totally agreed with you! I thought I was looking through comments in the wrong website 😳As a fanyu, I am looking for my 'motherland' - Planet Hanyu where all beloved fans of Yuzu gather🥰 Yuzu, I will always support you and you are at different levels to the current competitive skaters in many ways👍👏👏

[rockstaryuzu]

6 minutes ago, LAY said:

I totally agreed with you! I thought I was looking through comments in the wrong website 😳As a fanyu, I am looking for my 'motherland' - Planet Hanyu where all beloved fans of Yuzu gather🥰 Yuzu, I will always support you and you are at different levels to the current competitive skaters in many ways👍👏👏

That doesn't mean we can't celebrate other skaters. Also, loving Yuzu doesn't mean worshipping him like he's a god. I'm sorry, but I'm having a really hard time with this idea that we're not allowed to compare other skaters to Yuzu, except if we're being unfavorable to them and exalting him. I think he's the G.O.A.T., but I also haven't lost my critical thinking skills. 

[rockstaryuzu]

https://twitter.com/cheyuzu/status/1771657407917162765?t=t7s8Hs57qx2ChtYU3LymqQ&s=19

[LAY]

9 minutes ago, rockstaryuzu said:

That doesn't mean we can't celebrate other skaters. Also, loving Yuzu doesn't mean worshipping him like he's a god. I'm sorry, but I'm having a really hard time with this idea that we're not allowed to compare other skaters to Yuzu, except if we're being unfavorable to them and exalting him. I think he's the G.O.A.T., but I also haven't lost my critical thinking skills. 

Oh no! Never stopped watching figure skating competitions! ISU needs the funding desperately 😂Everyone has a right to do what he or she likes. To like a particular skater who is good at certain elements. Feel free to do so😁 I still watch figure skating competitions (from YouTube only) despite Yuzu has retired🤗

May be I am just a different kind of fanyu from you (in my opinion)...just like Yuzu is different from other male skaters 🤪

[LAY]

1 minute ago, LAY said:

Oh no! Never stopped watching figure skating competitions! ISU needs the funding desperately 😂Everyone has a right to do what he or she likes. To like a particular skater who is good at certain elements. Feel free to do so😁 I still watch figure skating competitions (from YouTube only) despite Yuzu has retired🤗

May be I am just a different kind of fanyu from you (in my opinion)...just like Yuzu is different from other male skaters 🤪

Forgot to say, 

 

You think Yuzu is G.O.A.T but he didn't even achieve three time world champion🏆🥇😵‍💫 as compared to Kaori🤣

[TokyoDream]

18 minutes ago, LAY said:

Oh no! Never stopped watching figure skating competitions! ISU needs the funding desperately 😂Everyone has a right to do what he or she likes. To like a particular skater who is good at certain elements. Feel free to do so😁 I still watch figure skating competitions (from YouTube only) despite Yuzu has retired🤗

May be I am just a different kind of fanyu from you (in my opinion)...just like Yuzu is different from other male skaters 🤪

Are you actually implying that someone who's got 15000 posts over the last 6 years on a Hanyu forum that they might not be a good enough fan of him in your opinion?

 

I think you're being rather petty and I sure hope this is just a misunderstanding. 

[LAY]

26 minutes ago, TokyoDream said:

Are you actually implying that someone who's got 15000 posts over the last 6 years on a Hanyu forum that they might not be a good enough fan of him in your opinion?

 

I think you're being rather petty and I sure hope this is just a misunderstanding. 

It's the contents that count not how many thousand posts been posted! I just felt the same as fanz (stabbed in 🗡️🫀) ... the statement may be unintentional🤷 or everyone can write and interpret in his or her own ways! 

Have a nice weekend 😁