Ted, this is a perfect explanation - so if these two hang on to their first positions, then... no one from here qualifies? 

with one exception, subdued costumes - with some curious details.. 

ETA: two - two red costumes... 

Gotta leave for now so I'll miss the ladies. Good luck to everyone /especially Rika!/

Try not to kiss the ice darling. It's no fun. Trust me.

Andrew giving some drama hands too. 

Music is 

Why why why hands! Oh how I have missed you!

 

Not.

Andrew, cut the drama hands, please! There were way too many of those in this program. 

Andrew TORGASHEV

4S fall 

ouch, a messy landing off that LZ? 

etc... messy, mostly... 

he's over the top in every respect. wonderful skater, though. But the jumps were not particularly cooperative. 

Oops, it was a 4T 

Ivan PAVLOV

4T tight

3A so handout 

3A so 

bidirectional spins look fun 

3F2T 

3Lz3T tight UR? 

2A

3Lzlo3S

3Lo

I enjoyed the music - gosh, it was such a contrast to the previous warhorse 

Does he finish ahead of Andrew? 

 

No, he doesn't... 

Under-rotations and - GOE is killing their scores

Good luck, Tatsuya 

I cannot help but love that he's skating to Rurouni Kenshin music.

Well the 3A is at least a < and that looked like a lip

That music cut always kills me.