okay look other than that pop (judges close your eyes) everything else about that was fantastic, and like, the energy needed to carry a piece of music like that!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
so the men’s short program event at the 2022 nepela memorial is technically the first figure skating event that i’ve watched in real time as it aired and (mostly) in full. here are my quick and messy thoughts:
ban quads from the men’s short program.
fuck the quadruple salchow. all my homies hate the quadruple salchow.
i was right when i said yuzuru was carrying the costuming aesthetic of the men’s discipline on his back btw. majority of these men are serving nothing more than mediocrity in the costuming department. shameful!
i more or less agree with the top five. jun not being given 40 in PC scores is absurd, but are we really surprised. his program is very fun and i think once he’s had some time to iron out the wrinkles, it could be one of the stronger programs we see this season
deniss is such a joy to watch!! how dare the isu reduce the PC categories when skaters like deniss are still competing!! this is the dark timeline, i fear.
some of the spins i saw… the less said about them the better
overall, not a horrible event. couple of strong performances, several average ones. it’ll be interesting to see how these programs become more refined as the season goes on
oh, and please. ban quads from the men’s short program.