Tony Wheeler
08-05-2004, 11:32 PM
Good night of skating! Some new competitive programs were debuted and there were mostly sloppy performances, but it's early on still.
My reports were written VERY quickly and a lot of this stuff probably isn't accurate.. I didn't write notes (almost makes it a lost cause with me without notes.. apologies ahead of time!)
Olivia Petire 2nd in juvenile last year, I think- did 2axel, 2sal, 2loop, and I think she fell on a second 2axel. slow music.. but she's a nice skater
Brandon Morz from the USA- did his short program.. 3toe/2toe, 3toe, 2axel.. lots of energy and I heard he has all the triples so he could be right up there
Islam/Lenko did what appeared to be their free dance to Malaguena
Tugba Karademir represents Turkey.. did a show number with a 3sal, possibly cheated, and 2axel. really nice spins though
Ben Ferreira, short program to Aranjuez, possibly The Planets version. 2axel and popped something else. ok program, different look
Heath/Paxton.. show number to some r&r music.. I think she had a fall on a throw 2loop
Jeff Buttle did his long to some jazz music, it sounded like. I don't know what I think yet.. 2axel, fell on 3axel i think.. did 3toe and 3sal but popped some stuff and it looked like his skate was either loose or the lace broke or something.. he showed it when he was done
Jen Robinson did a show number and it looked almost like she hit her face on the ice in a very, very hard fall on 3lutz..they stopped her program at one point but she started again..
Takeshi Honda new SP to Mrvica's grieg piano concerto.. didn't have the jumps but the footwork is really very good
IceMen were next, a group of guys skating synchro who do performances around Canada in order to raise money for breast cancer research, I believe.. they were great!
after intermission.. ryan arnold, justin perdu, mitch islam, and john mattatall did some number to the matrix and then they took off all their hockey equipment to reveal skirts, and then did a number to that.. also pretty funny
Yuna Kim was next.. she looked a little scared and fell on 3toe and popped a 2axel attempt but then did one clean.. slow music but nice spins
Nobunari Oda skated to what sounded like the Mario Brothers theme? LOL.. fell hard on 3lutz, stepped out of a loop, but did do 3 2axels in a row
Findlay/Mattatall did a show number to r&r music as well.. she really emotes.. did throw 2sal I believe
Lesley Hawker did yet another country program.. 2 2axels and a fall on 3toe but nice skating, shes really improved steadily each year
Jeff Buttle did his short program next.. again don't know the music but it sounds kinda dark and gloomy.. 2axel, 3toe, fall 2lutz IIRC
Ben Ferreira.. "the cowboy in me" or something like that.. missed pretty much everything but he looked like he was having fun again.
Joannie Rochette did Paint It Black from last year.. popped sal and toe but did get a 3toe in but then she fell on her footwork
Steve Cousins did the show number he's had for a while with the red pants, good skate. 3flip, 3toe, a few 2axels. i like the program
Takeshi came back and did 'dirty boogie' from brian setzer, another new program from kurt.. ok performance
They had a short tribute to Jen and everyone came out and said thank you.. was nice
Kurt came out and did an old number, sorry I wasn't really paying attention.. they also had something earlier about him in a pro comp from a few years ago when he forgot the program?? i think.. maybe it was the improv ice from 1999 IIRC when he made the program up as he went..
Photos including from after party coming up soon
My reports were written VERY quickly and a lot of this stuff probably isn't accurate.. I didn't write notes (almost makes it a lost cause with me without notes.. apologies ahead of time!)
Olivia Petire 2nd in juvenile last year, I think- did 2axel, 2sal, 2loop, and I think she fell on a second 2axel. slow music.. but she's a nice skater
Brandon Morz from the USA- did his short program.. 3toe/2toe, 3toe, 2axel.. lots of energy and I heard he has all the triples so he could be right up there
Islam/Lenko did what appeared to be their free dance to Malaguena
Tugba Karademir represents Turkey.. did a show number with a 3sal, possibly cheated, and 2axel. really nice spins though
Ben Ferreira, short program to Aranjuez, possibly The Planets version. 2axel and popped something else. ok program, different look
Heath/Paxton.. show number to some r&r music.. I think she had a fall on a throw 2loop
Jeff Buttle did his long to some jazz music, it sounded like. I don't know what I think yet.. 2axel, fell on 3axel i think.. did 3toe and 3sal but popped some stuff and it looked like his skate was either loose or the lace broke or something.. he showed it when he was done
Jen Robinson did a show number and it looked almost like she hit her face on the ice in a very, very hard fall on 3lutz..they stopped her program at one point but she started again..
Takeshi Honda new SP to Mrvica's grieg piano concerto.. didn't have the jumps but the footwork is really very good
IceMen were next, a group of guys skating synchro who do performances around Canada in order to raise money for breast cancer research, I believe.. they were great!
after intermission.. ryan arnold, justin perdu, mitch islam, and john mattatall did some number to the matrix and then they took off all their hockey equipment to reveal skirts, and then did a number to that.. also pretty funny
Yuna Kim was next.. she looked a little scared and fell on 3toe and popped a 2axel attempt but then did one clean.. slow music but nice spins
Nobunari Oda skated to what sounded like the Mario Brothers theme? LOL.. fell hard on 3lutz, stepped out of a loop, but did do 3 2axels in a row
Findlay/Mattatall did a show number to r&r music as well.. she really emotes.. did throw 2sal I believe
Lesley Hawker did yet another country program.. 2 2axels and a fall on 3toe but nice skating, shes really improved steadily each year
Jeff Buttle did his short program next.. again don't know the music but it sounds kinda dark and gloomy.. 2axel, 3toe, fall 2lutz IIRC
Ben Ferreira.. "the cowboy in me" or something like that.. missed pretty much everything but he looked like he was having fun again.
Joannie Rochette did Paint It Black from last year.. popped sal and toe but did get a 3toe in but then she fell on her footwork
Steve Cousins did the show number he's had for a while with the red pants, good skate. 3flip, 3toe, a few 2axels. i like the program
Takeshi came back and did 'dirty boogie' from brian setzer, another new program from kurt.. ok performance
They had a short tribute to Jen and everyone came out and said thank you.. was nice
Kurt came out and did an old number, sorry I wasn't really paying attention.. they also had something earlier about him in a pro comp from a few years ago when he forgot the program?? i think.. maybe it was the improv ice from 1999 IIRC when he made the program up as he went..
Photos including from after party coming up soon