MEN FREE - 2023 SKATE CANADA INTERNATIONAL
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00:29:36 And there you have it. A strong, clean program by this young man. A great skater.
00:29:41 Has had challenges with delivering it, but he did today. Beautiful.
00:29:46 It's a shame to see. And it seemed like he had injured his ankle potentially in practice.
00:29:51 Didn't let it faze him. And you could see his reaction, Kevin, right at the end.
00:29:56 Just absolutely thrilled with that. He's going, "Finally, I showed what I can do."
00:30:01 He's going very well for this performance. Even without the quad,
00:30:06 he's racking up the points here. He's jumping pass.
00:30:11 I've seen this young man skate clean programs before, and you always think he's going to do it again,
00:30:16 and there's always a problem. But here it is. Look at this triple axel right off the end of the edge.
00:30:21 Beautiful landing. And not the highest we'll see in the competition, but he's so quick at the rotation.
00:30:26 It's easy for him on the way down.
00:30:31 Airtime to spare. This one in sequence. And adding to the point total,
00:30:36 stepping right into a double axel.
00:30:41 This one is the one that got away from him in the short program. Not here.
00:30:46 Beautiful elevation on the triple lutz.
00:30:51 Jumps just looking natural for him. Looks like it's another run through in practice. Triple flip, triple toe.
00:30:56 Just kept coming.
00:31:01 Not as difficult in terms of bass volume, but the quality of execution.
00:31:06 Double axel Euler flying across the ice.
00:31:11 Into the triple salchow. Beautiful.
00:31:16 Triple flip. This is the second last jump in his performance.
00:31:21 One more to go.
00:31:26 And he's back.
00:31:31 Bringing the energy to the step sequence. Now he pushed so hard on this in practice, he almost fell.
00:31:36 He did have a great program at Nepela Memorial Trophy competition a little earlier this year.
00:31:41 155.75. We'll see how close he comes to that. He is getting more consistent,
00:31:46 but through his career he's had a little bit of up and down. You can see how good he is.
00:31:51 He's a little bit more just shy of the 155.
00:31:56 154.66. That is first. Second skater out.
00:32:01 What a great job. 225.35 for the competition mark. He's going to be, must be happy with that.
00:32:18 Our next competitor is from the United States of America, 19 year old Liam Kapikas.
00:32:23 Skates and trains here at the Connaught Skating Club in Richmond, BC.
00:32:28 Sixth last season at US Nationals, 14th at Four Continents, 10th here after the short program.
00:32:33 A little disappointed with a step out on the triple axel. Let's get to the beautiful music of the boxer.
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00:36:51 Well, that was better.
00:36:54 Much better than the short program, Ted.
00:36:56 Still feel good for him, too.
00:36:58 Audience clapping along.
00:37:01 Very strong triple jumps in the opening half.
00:37:04 Just missing the quad salutes.
00:37:05 Almost had it.
00:37:07 He must be happy with that.
00:37:09 Yeah, no question.
00:37:10 You know, that piece of music is beautiful and lyrical
00:37:13 and has a wonderful rhythm and a happiness and a joy to it.
00:37:17 I thought he brought some of that with it as well.
00:37:19 I mean, he's so focused on trying to get the elements
00:37:21 and get into somewhat of a clean program,
00:37:24 and he had some great success, some challenges along the way,
00:37:27 but I think this was a step in the right direction for this young man.
00:37:30 I think after the short program,
00:37:31 just finding his confidence on the triple axels will do wonders for him
00:37:34 as he moves forward.
00:37:35 Here's a look at the opening quad saluting.
00:37:37 I thought he just used a little too much power in the upper body,
00:37:40 slightly ahead of his lower body, causing him to lean,
00:37:43 unfortunately, down on the landing, but fights back right away.
00:37:47 Beautiful triple axel.
00:37:48 See the distance, the arc up and across the ice,
00:37:51 deep knee bend on the landing.
00:37:54 That's the second of two triple axels, this one a combination.
00:37:57 Triple axel, deep knee bend again,
00:38:00 right into the triple sa hangs on.
00:38:03 Back into the performance.
00:38:05 See the deep edges he uses for his rhythm going into the triple lutz.
00:38:10 Great height.
00:38:12 A little buck on the ankle on the landing.
00:38:14 Planning a triple toe, settles for the double.
00:38:17 That's okay.
00:38:19 Long three turn into these triple flips.
00:38:23 Great toe pick, though, great spring,
00:38:25 he gets as a result right into the double axel.
00:38:29 Triple loop to round out the triple jump, passes.
00:38:37 He's got to feel freeing.
00:38:41 After a tumultuous short program, come back with this free skate.
00:38:45 You can see how good this young man is, there's no question.
00:38:48 He's got some great vehicles, some good choreographies,
00:38:51 lots of work more.
00:38:52 I think he can fill that choreography out a little bit more, even.
00:38:55 That'll come probably a little bit later in the season.
00:38:57 But this was a success.
00:38:58 This is an improvement.
00:39:00 And he can move forward very nicely with this.
00:39:03 Well, 146.56 is his personal best.
00:39:09 This season, just 113.76.
00:39:12 He's going to beat that by quite a bit, I believe.
00:39:15 Here's his score.
00:39:17 Sees his best, 148.56.
00:39:20 And that is also a personal best.
00:39:22 That is second in the free program.
00:39:24 The total competition score, 220.15.
00:39:30 Liam, you're on your way.
00:39:33 Nice and down.
00:39:36 Nice and down.
00:39:37 You can see the smile on his face.
00:39:46 And Keegan Murphy's his coach as well,
00:39:48 as we take a look at our next competitor,
00:39:50 representing Canada, 19-year-old Alexa Rakek.
00:39:53 First senior Grand Prix, just 19 years old,
00:39:57 coached by Joanne McLeod.
00:39:59 Ninth after the short program.
00:40:01 No need of 152.80 to take the lead.
00:40:04 His personal best is 144.85.
00:40:07 Had a clean skate earlier in the practice this week.
00:40:10 No one like you.
00:40:12 By Red Electic is the music.
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00:44:34 Well as disappointing as this program may be for Alexey Rakich,
00:44:38 it was not what he wanted for sure, but this will be lessons learned.
00:44:41 This is the first year in senior Kevin, moving from junior into senior.
00:44:45 And, you know, as tough as this is, he will not let that happen again.
00:44:49 It's the big stage. It's the new level.
00:44:52 It's very tough in the moment.
00:44:55 You can see the disappointment on his face.
00:44:57 Time out.
00:45:00 It takes some time to consider this as a learning opportunity.
00:45:04 So look at the opening quad toe.
00:45:08 Pulls it around the corner.
00:45:10 Now to save the landing.
00:45:13 He's taking an extra second versus what he was doing in practice.
00:45:18 There.
00:45:19 A little longer setup, a little slower.
00:45:22 Just the hesitation of not allowing it to get up into the air.
00:45:26 Fights back though here. Triple loop, triple loop.
00:45:29 This one all the way around.
00:45:31 Makes some good points for this element.
00:45:34 Again with the triple axel.
00:45:37 Took a long look at it.
00:45:39 That extra hesitation, he just kind of sees up.
00:45:42 You don't let your body move the way it naturally does, the way you've trained.
00:45:45 Got to ride off that edge, yeah.
00:45:47 Just finding that magic.
00:45:51 How do you translate the clean performance he didn't practice?
00:45:55 He's probably done it so many times.
00:45:58 He's a very consistent skater in training, there's no question.
00:46:00 But this is the big stage.
00:46:01 What I mentioned is that this is a learning mode.
00:46:04 This is okay because he's going to be better at nationals.
00:46:06 He's going to be better as he moves through this year.
00:46:09 It's tough to swallow right now.
00:46:15 It's not what he wanted here at home.
00:46:17 He's a much better skater than what he displayed here in this program.
00:46:20 We will see that continue to unfold as he continues to gain experience.
00:46:27 But it hurts right now.
00:46:29 One of the toughest moments is when he's putting on a brave face.
00:46:34 Nice.
00:46:35 Everyone's watching him.
00:46:37 You know you didn't skate your best.
00:46:38 You got someone with lights.
00:46:40 Good job keeping positive.
00:46:44 Got to look to the future.
00:46:46 I can learn from this.
00:46:47 The first axel is not going to count.
00:46:52 I don't know about the second one.
00:46:54 You don't have a lot to score.
00:46:56 The last part shouldn't have happened.
00:46:59 You should have been able to get a flip.
00:47:01 That's a good way to handle it by Joanne.
00:47:06 Being realistic with what it is and calm in the discussion as well.
00:47:10 He's a very smart boy.
00:47:12 He's disappointed right now.
00:47:13 There's no question.
00:47:14 But I see him skate every day.
00:47:16 He's an excellent skater on his way.
00:47:19 This is one of the hard lessons he'll take with him.
00:47:21 116.82 for Alexa Rakic.
00:47:24 That's fourth in the free program with a total competition score of 189.38.
00:47:31 That will put Alexa currently in the fourth place in the competition.
00:47:35 Opportunity missed, but lessons learned.
00:47:44 Our next competitor represents Italy.
00:47:47 25-year-old Matteo Rizzo.
00:47:50 Italian national champion, silver medalist at Europeans.
00:47:53 Ninth in the world last season.
00:47:55 He's eighth here after the short program.
00:47:57 Working his way back this year.
00:47:59 He'll need a 150.37 to take the lead.
00:48:05 And his personal best is 187.35.
00:48:08 Should be able to do that with the skill that he has.
00:48:12 He'll skate the free program to fix you by Coldplay.
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00:48:27 ♪ When you try your best but you don't succeed ♪
00:48:32 ♪ When you get what you want but not what you need ♪
00:48:39 ♪ When you feel so tired but you can't sleep ♪
00:48:46 ♪ Stuck in reverse ♪
00:48:55 ♪ When the tears come streaming down your face ♪
00:49:00 ♪ When you lose something you can't replace ♪
00:49:07 ♪ When your love's so old but it goes to waste ♪
00:49:14 ♪ Could it be worse ♪
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00:49:25 ♪ Fly to guide you home ♪
00:49:30 ♪ And ignite your bones ♪
00:49:37 ♪ I will try to fix you ♪
00:49:43 ♪ I will try to fix you ♪
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00:49:58 ♪ Higher up above or down below ♪
00:50:12 ♪ It's enough to let it go ♪
00:50:17 ♪ But if you ever try you'll never know ♪
00:50:24 ♪ Just what you are ♪
00:50:28 ♪ Fly to guide you home ♪
00:50:42 ♪ And ignite your bones ♪
00:50:47 ♪ I will try to fix you ♪
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00:51:50 ♪ When you see a stream ♪
00:51:54 ♪ And your face is black ♪
00:51:59 ♪ Lights will guide you home ♪
00:52:10 ♪ And ignite your bones ♪
00:52:19 ♪ I will try to fix you ♪
00:52:23 (audience cheering)
00:52:34 - Well redemption, absolute redemption for this young man.
00:52:40 He was injured early in September.
00:52:42 Didn't have a great short program, but wow.
00:52:45 Quad loop, quad toe, Kevin take it away.
00:52:48 - This is the material that we're used to seeing.
00:52:50 Fighting.
00:52:52 Energy and gumption.
00:52:56 Those quads were spectacular.
00:52:58 To open this performance, some great triple jumps
00:53:02 as he made his way through.
00:53:04 - And I was watching his father,
00:53:07 who's also sort of part coach as well.
00:53:10 Nice dance, go closer, you can see him coming off the ice.
00:53:13 That's awesome.
00:53:14 He was skating in Richmond at the Connaught Skating Club
00:53:16 a couple days before coming to this event,
00:53:19 and there's his dad.
00:53:20 Yeah, proud dad.
00:53:22 Quiet guy, not really.
00:53:26 Lot of fun, take it away Kevin.
00:53:29 - Well this was just so good to open up.
00:53:33 Look at the confidence on that landing, swish.
00:53:36 Nothing wrong with that one.
00:53:38 Just nailing the timing on the quad loop.
00:53:42 So difficult to do.
00:53:45 - One of his better jumps.
00:53:46 This is three jump combination,
00:53:49 great spring on the triple flip, single Euler.
00:53:52 Good ice coverage into the triple sal.
00:53:54 Now this one, oh he had to fight for that one.
00:54:00 A little off axis, couldn't really see it there.
00:54:02 He's leaning back, just settling for a double toe.
00:54:05 Here's the second one again.
00:54:10 He's leaning backwards, but wasn't gonna let it go
00:54:13 away from him today.
00:54:15 ♪ When you love someone but it goes to waste ♪
00:54:20 - And go for it, come on, you can do it.
00:54:24 The fist bump, okay there's the spot.
00:54:26 And pointing to his dad, his coach.
00:54:30 - So good to see him.
00:54:31 - There they are, wow.
00:54:33 Okay, look 187.35 is his personal best.
00:54:39 He's not gonna reach the 187,
00:54:42 that is an incredible skate for him.
00:54:45 But this is gonna be a good score,
00:54:46 he's gonna be happy with this.
00:54:48 - Thank you Canada.
00:54:53 - You're welcome.
00:54:56 Here we go.
00:54:59 171.02, that is first in the free program.
00:55:11 You're probably looking for a little bit more,
00:55:13 but there's more to come.
00:55:15 246.01 as Matteo Rizzo from Italy takes over the lead,
00:55:20 at least at this stage of the competition.
00:55:23 One more to come in group number one.
00:55:27 There he is, from Canada.
00:55:32 From the Connaught Skating Club in Richmond, BC,
00:55:35 coached by Keegan "Nileen" Murphy,
00:55:37 18 year old Wesley Chu.
00:55:39 Two time national bronze medalist,
00:55:42 seventh after the short program here.
00:55:45 You can see a lot of his colleagues
00:55:49 from the Connaught Skating Club here cheering him on.
00:55:52 He'll need a 169.08 to take the lead,
00:55:56 his personal best is 162.24.
00:55:59 He will skate to the verdict from Kill Bill.
00:56:02 (upbeat music)
00:56:05, (crowd cheering)
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00:57:01 (whistle blowing)
00:57:25 (upbeat music)
00:57:28 ♪ Baby you understand me now ♪
00:57:54 ♪ If sometimes you see that I'm mad ♪
00:57:59 ♪ Don't you know that a lie can always be an angel ♪
00:58:05 ♪ When everything goes wrong you see somebody ♪
00:58:10 ♪ But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good ♪
00:58:15 ♪ Oh Lord please don't let me be misunderstood ♪
00:58:23 ♪ Don't let me be misunderstood ♪
00:58:28 ♪ Don't let me be misunderstood ♪
00:58:36 ♪ Sometimes I find myself regretting ♪
00:58:42 ♪ Some little foolish thing ♪
00:58:44 ♪ Some simple thing that I've done ♪
00:58:49 ♪ When everything goes wrong you see somebody ♪
00:58:54 ♪ But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good ♪
00:58:59 ♪ Oh Lord please don't let me be misunderstood ♪
00:59:05 (upbeat music)
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01:00:16 - Well, this is a very good skater, Kevin.
01:00:22 He didn't have a great night, of course, his best night.
01:00:26 But we'll see what happens along the journey
01:00:29 because he's getting closer.
01:00:31 - He showed focus and determination.
01:00:33 And you know, it's not often you get an atmosphere
01:00:36 as electric as this to compete under.
01:00:38 - Yeah, no, that's a really good point
01:00:39 because we don't get a lot of big audiences.
01:00:41 We have a pretty big audience here today,
01:00:43 really loud and supportive of all the athletes, of course.
01:00:47 And you're not used to that and that extra adrenaline.
01:00:50 (crowd cheering)
01:00:53 - Not often you get to skate so close to home as well.
01:00:55 - No, exactly.
01:00:57 And it's exciting that is, as it is,
01:00:59 it adds all sorts of new feelings, I suppose, eh?
01:01:03 - Take that experience and run with it.
01:01:05 Here's his opening combination.
01:01:08 Triple flip, triple toe.
01:01:11 He was trying a quad Lutz here earlier in the season,
01:01:13 opting to build confidence,
01:01:16 ease himself into the program.
01:01:18 Let's look at that quad toe combination again.
01:01:21 Beautiful quad toe resets.
01:01:24 Just a little early again with the arms checking out.
01:01:26 Continues on, though.
01:01:29 Attempt at the quad south.
01:01:32 He didn't have a lot of success with this one in practice.
01:01:35 Quarter shorter rotation on the landing.
01:01:38 He's taking a little hold in.
01:01:41 Hot back, triple loop.
01:01:43 And the axle.
01:01:47 That was decent in practice.
01:01:50 Much like Alexa, taking an extra second
01:01:54 changes the timing,
01:01:55 moves your natural flow that you built in practice.
01:01:59 This one again, fighting.
01:02:00 Triple Lutz, single Euler off axis.
01:02:03 And we put the foot down on the triple south.
01:02:08 Still earning some good points for the technical elements.
01:02:12 Not as much as he could have with the quality landings.
01:02:16 - Well, his personal best score is a 162.24.
01:02:18 He's not gonna touch that here with this program tonight.
01:02:21 The season's best, 127.89.
01:02:25 I think will top that score.
01:02:27 As this program continues to come together.
01:02:32 There it is, season's best, 144.60.
01:02:35 And that's a good indication.
01:02:36 He's well on his way.
01:02:37 You eliminate those mistakes.
01:02:39 And wow, that score's gonna be much bigger.
01:02:41 Fourth in the free program with a 221.54.
01:02:45 And that'll put him currently into third place
01:02:48 at this stage of the competition.
01:02:51 With six skaters to come.
01:02:53 He wants more.
01:02:57 They all do, but you have to earn it.
01:03:00 And this will be a lesson.
01:03:01 That notch on your belt that you carry forward with you
01:03:06 and have it help you in the next competition.
01:03:10 You need these types, Kevin.
01:03:14 You just, as we always say,
01:03:15 you learn from the challenges, from the mistakes.
01:03:18 You only celebrate the good days.
01:03:20 - Failure, if you do that,
01:03:23 is a learning opportunity as well.
01:03:25 (crowd cheering)
01:03:36 - Here we go, final six.
01:03:38 Walk us through it.
01:03:40 - Orr is so strong with the quad jumps,
01:03:43 looking for the triple axel today.
01:03:45 Well, Shai Dorof.
01:03:47 Surprise, fifth place in the short program,
01:03:50 nailing quad lutz and quad toe.
01:03:52 Kyle Miura sees himself in fourth place.
01:03:55 He'll want to move up onto the podium.
01:03:57 As Kitamono said very clearly,
01:04:00 he wants to win this event.
01:04:02 See him fighting in this free skate.
01:04:04 And Hwancha, challenging long program ahead.
01:04:07 What can he do tonight?
01:04:09 Sota Yamamoto, the man to beat,
01:04:13 in the short program.
01:04:14 The bunch.
01:04:16 - So when you were leading a competition,
01:04:19 have you ever led the competition after the short?
01:04:21 I don't mean the junior short, yeah.
01:04:23 - On a very rare occasion,
01:04:24 but it is a completely different feel.
01:04:26 You feel like you're skating defensively.
01:04:28 And I said this yesterday,
01:04:30 and it's, you don't want to make a mistake.
01:04:32 When you do that, you tend to tense up,
01:04:34 you tend to seize up.
01:04:35 And that's exactly how you don't want to skate.
01:04:37 You want to skate with attack,
01:04:38 you want to skate with energy,
01:04:39 and exactly how you do it in practice.
01:04:41 - You can't protect the lead in figure skating.
01:04:44 There's no defense, you just got to go for it.
01:04:47 - You see a triple flip there,
01:04:51 Conrad Orzel looking very strong in practice,
01:04:54 all throughout, including the triple axel
01:04:56 that he missed yesterday.
01:04:57 Sota Yamamoto with in kit.
01:04:59 An attack in this free skate.
01:05:03 (crowd applauding)
01:05:06 - Kailash Aydarov of Kazakhstan.
01:05:13 He landed a number of different quads,
01:05:16 landed his first quad lutz in a quarter short
01:05:19 in the short program yesterday.
01:05:21 See what he's able to bring to the free skate.
01:05:23 Whatever he does, he's going to be a loaded
01:05:25 free skate with lots of technical content.
01:05:29 (announcer speaking foreign language)
01:05:31 - Kailash Aydarov.
01:05:33 (crowd applauding)
01:05:35 - Kao Miura.
01:05:42 Surprising he's in fourth place right now.
01:05:45 He was talking about yesterday, post short program,
01:05:49 he's been very concerned about the ice quality here.
01:05:52 Unable to press into the ice the way he usually does
01:05:55 on some of his edge jumps.
01:05:56 The quads, he was concerned with.
01:05:59 Actually the quad toe he missed, only doubling it.
01:06:02 Short program losing 10 points.
01:06:05 That's why he's just off the podium in his current placement.
01:06:08 As Kitamono, sixth in the world for two years in a row.
01:06:16 It's a friendly rivalry.
01:06:19 A good friendship with Sota Yamamoto.
01:06:22 He wants to win, he's very clear about this.
01:06:27 (crowd applauding)
01:06:30 Zhen Huan Cha.
01:06:38 Huge personal best score.
01:06:44 Beautiful triple axel there.
01:06:49 So strong all around.
01:06:51 Who wants to take the next step on top of the podium
01:06:55 at the World Championships to do that.
01:06:57 He needs to up his technical ante.
01:07:00 Going for three quads in today's free skate.
01:07:03 Working the timing of the Sal takeoff.
01:07:11 Beautiful in this morning's practice.
01:07:13 Sota Yamamoto.
01:07:17 It's a bit of a surprise in first place,
01:07:20 but not with combinations like that.
01:07:21 - [Drew] No, no, that was pretty sweet.
01:07:24 - [Mark] That's just beautiful.
01:07:24 Quad toe, triple toe.
01:07:27 Notice the skates are quite taped up,
01:07:29 using the tape for extra support around his ankles.
01:07:32 Struggling on the push on some of his edge jumps.
01:07:36 Including the quad Sal,
01:07:37 was able to hang onto it yesterday.
01:07:39 Looking for good pushes on those jumps
01:07:42 to complete the rotation in today's free skate.
01:07:44 - It's so nice to be in the arena with some electricity,
01:07:52 other than the lights I mean, with the audience.
01:07:54 And we thank them for coming here
01:07:56 to the Doug Mitchell Arena at UBC.
01:08:00 We've seen some great skating today,
01:08:02 early on in the season, so exciting.
01:08:03 I can hardly wait, it really sets it up
01:08:05 to want to watch all the other Grand Prix's of course.
01:08:08 And I'm lucky to be covering actually,
01:08:10 an HK trophy from Osaka, the final Grand Prix event.
01:08:14 And that will lead to the final skaters
01:08:17 qualifying for the Grand Prix final in Beijing
01:08:19 a little bit later this year.
01:08:22 (upbeat music)
01:08:25 - Just a reminder that Canadian National Championships
01:08:30 will take place in Calgary in January.
01:08:34 And it's really going to be exciting.
01:08:35 We're very deep in dance, very deep in dance,
01:08:38 and very deep in pairs as well.
01:08:40 The men's a little bit, we are deep with them,
01:08:42 but we don't know what's really going to happen.
01:08:44 Nobody's really emerged yet as sort of the leader.
01:08:46 And Maddie Skies is of course,
01:08:49 the women's two time national champion,
01:08:50 but she's getting pressure from underneath as well.
01:08:52 So it's going to be really exciting.
01:08:54 The juniors as well, everybody's battling
01:08:56 for junior world team assignments,
01:08:59 senior world team, which will happen in Montreal.
01:09:02 So important those skaters do well,
01:09:03 so that more skaters in Canada can earn the right
01:09:07 to represent Canada on the junior Grand Prix
01:09:09 and the senior Grand Prix and get more experience.
01:09:11 That's the way the country, as you see here,
01:09:13 a lot of Japanese skaters and Korean skaters
01:09:15 on the Grand Prix, 'cause they've earned that
01:09:17 at the previous world championship.
01:09:20 So important, that'll be exciting.
01:09:22 The nationals in Calgary, you'll be there, Kevin?
01:09:26 - I will be there in some capacity
01:09:27 and I'll definitely be watching all the skating
01:09:29 live in the building.
01:09:32 - Caitlin Wieberg, Caitlin Osmond,
01:09:36 Kristen Moore Towers, there's a beautiful plot to it.
01:09:38 Wow, it just looks like a triple, doesn't it?
01:09:40 It's just amazing.
01:09:41 - That's what he was looking for,
01:09:42 just nailing the timing.
01:09:44 It's a good feel before his free skate.
01:09:47 - Timing has to be so precise.
01:09:49 - Ride that edge off the end, triple axel,
01:09:51 or look at the distance into the triple salchow.
01:09:54 - Incredible.
01:09:56 - Much better than practice this morning.
01:09:58 And you mentioned before the short program,
01:10:00 his body felt a little bit heavy.
01:10:02 Went through one of his routines that worked
01:10:04 for him in a domestic competition,
01:10:06 was able to turn his energy around for the short program.
01:10:10 He'll be able to do the same in the free skate tonight.
01:10:12 - Well, so far, Kevin, you are delivering
01:10:18 on a pretty good men's event.
01:10:20 The other three events have been absolutely outstanding,
01:10:22 but these final six, you gotta pull it out here.
01:10:25 - Hope so, hi.
01:10:27 Let's keep this going.
01:10:28 - Yeah, absolutely, let's do it.
01:10:30 And we get started in the final group,
01:10:32 the final event of Skate Canada International.
01:10:36 Of course, tomorrow will be the exhibition,
01:10:38 starting at two o'clock your local time in Vancouver.
01:10:42 That'll be a lot of fun.
01:10:43 Kristen Moore Towers will be joining me
01:10:45 for coverage on that.
01:10:47 But now, the final six in the men's free program,
01:10:50 starting with Canadian, Conrad Orzo.
01:10:53 - Representing Canada, Conrad Orzo.
01:10:56 - Oh, he's six after the short program.
01:11:04 - 136.07 is a season's best.
01:11:09 He'll need a 168.34 to take the lead.
01:11:15 He'll have to have a clean program
01:11:16 to get close to that score.
01:11:18 He'll skate to Imagine Dragons.
01:11:20 (upbeat music)
01:11:26 ♪ First things first ♪
01:11:32 ♪ I'ma say all the words inside my head ♪
01:11:35 ♪ I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been ♪
01:11:41 ♪ The way that things have been, oh ♪
01:11:46 ♪ Second things second ♪
01:11:47 ♪ Don't you tell me what you think that I can be ♪
01:11:50 ♪ I'm the one at the sail ♪
01:11:52 ♪ I'm the master of my sea, oh ♪
01:11:56 ♪ The master of my sea, oh ♪
01:12:01 ♪ I was broken from a young age ♪
01:12:03 ♪ Taken my soul into the masses ♪
01:12:05 ♪ Writing my poems for the few ♪
01:12:06 ♪ They look at me, kick at me, shook at me ♪
01:12:08 ♪ Feeling me singing from heartache from the pain ♪
01:12:10 ♪ Giving my message in the veins ♪
01:12:12 ♪ Covering my lesson in the rain ♪
01:12:14 ♪ Seeing the beauty through the ♪
01:12:18 ♪ Hey, you break me up, you break me up, believer ♪
01:12:22 ♪ Believer ♪
01:12:25 ♪ Hey, you break me up, you break me up, believer ♪
01:12:30 ♪ Believer ♪
01:12:32 ♪ Hey, I let the bullets down, let them rain ♪
01:12:37 ♪ My life, my love, my time, it came from ♪
01:12:41 ♪ Hey, you break me up, you break me up, believer ♪
01:12:45 ♪ Believer ♪
01:13:04 ♪ All this time I spent with you ♪
01:13:09 ♪ You call me up just to say ♪
01:13:17 ♪ You think we're better off this way ♪
01:13:22 ♪ Leaves may fall, seasons change ♪
01:13:27 ♪ Yet we remain ♪
01:13:30 ♪ A year has passed, our children grow ♪
01:13:34 ♪ And in their eyes I see a soul ♪
01:13:39 ♪ The sun grows bright, the rain has gone ♪
01:13:44 ♪ Still we hold it on ♪
01:13:47 ♪ All this time I spent with you ♪
01:13:56 ♪ All that we've been through ♪
01:14:01 ♪ Still we hold it on ♪
01:14:05 ♪ All this time I spent with you ♪
01:14:10 ♪ All that we've been through ♪
01:14:18 ♪ Still we hold it on ♪
01:14:22 ♪ All this time I spent with you ♪
01:14:27 ♪ I am tied to you ♪
01:14:36 ♪ Child, you would wait and watch for far away ♪
01:14:43 ♪ Here we are, no turning away now ♪
01:14:50 ♪ We are the warriors that built this town ♪
01:14:55 ♪ Here we are, no turning away now ♪
01:15:13 ♪ We are the warriors that built this town ♪
01:15:20 (audience cheering)
01:15:23 - A strong opening with the two huge
01:15:44 quad jumps off the top.
01:15:47 It looked like he started to process what he was doing.
01:15:51 Taking extra time for his setups.
01:15:53 He overthinking things.
01:15:54 As he progressed through his technical elements.
01:15:58 - Yeah, he tightened up a little bit.
01:16:00 He had a great start to the program.
01:16:02 And you know, sometimes you just get on automatic pilot,
01:16:05 but when there is a bit of a mistake,
01:16:07 you get off of automatic pilot,
01:16:09 and then you start thinking or having to steer the ship
01:16:11 a little bit more.
01:16:12 And, but nevertheless, it's getting better.
01:16:16 - Here's a look at those opening jumping passes.
01:16:19 Look at the elevation on this quad Sal.
01:16:21 All the way around the rotation on this one.
01:16:25 And quad toe, again, huge height.
01:16:31 This one into a triple toe.
01:16:34 Looking for that in the short program.
01:16:37 It's a quarter shorter rotation on the back half
01:16:39 of that combo.
01:16:40 He's looking for a third quad here.
01:16:42 Another quad toe outside the axis.
01:16:44 Pass towards the left side.
01:16:46 Turning that into a triple.
01:16:49 Took another long look at this.
01:16:51 Wants that jump so bad.
01:16:53 Let it happen naturally.
01:16:55 Just looks like he started to tire a little bit
01:16:59 towards the second half.
01:17:00 But thinking on his feet here.
01:17:03 He did a triple toe.
01:17:04 Supposed to be a triple S, triple toe.
01:17:06 Turning that into a double.
01:17:08 This one he was looking for a triple jump flip.
01:17:14 Still fighting, pushes into the axle.
01:17:16 And again, those axles are in some points.
01:17:20 Double axle, double axle sequence.
01:17:22 He'll be looking for more, Ted, as the season progresses.
01:17:26 - Yeah, no question.
01:17:27 He's gonna wanna keep that crisp and some sharpness
01:17:29 that he had at the beginning of the program
01:17:30 all the way through.
01:17:31 He has to stay focused on every element.
01:17:33 He doubled a couple elements and he did need to do
01:17:35 but gave some points away.
01:17:37 Look, that's not a criticism.
01:17:38 This young man produced a really good first half
01:17:41 of the program.
01:17:41 He's getting better, he's getting stronger.
01:17:43 And he's gonna challenge for the title.
01:17:45 There's no kick and messing this year.
01:17:46 So that title is open.
01:17:48 Who's gonna take it?
01:17:49 It's gonna be a battle, that's for sure.
01:17:51 Battle of Alberta.
01:17:53 Take place at the national championships.
01:17:57 Progress made, a ways yet still to go
01:18:01 for all of our Canadian men.
01:18:02 They're all good.
01:18:03 Searching for that elusive clean program
01:18:07 the moment that you need it.
01:18:08 (crowd murmuring)
01:18:11 - Keep training hard, he's talking about.
01:18:19 And that's what we saw a little bit falling off
01:18:22 a little bit partway through the program.
01:18:24 Coach there in Ravi Wally.
01:18:25 And let's take a look at the free program score, 135.44.
01:18:29 That is sixth in the free program
01:18:32 with a total competition score of 213.12.
01:18:37 That will put Conrad currently in the fifth place
01:18:40 this day in the competition.
01:18:42 (crowd cheering)
01:18:44 - Placement on the next skater.
01:18:50 (speaking in foreign language)
01:18:53 Representing Kazakhstan, Mikhail Shaturov.
01:18:57 (crowd cheering)
01:18:57 - Mikhail Shaturov, fifth after the short program.
01:19:01 He's coached by 1994 Olympic champion, Alexei Ermenov.
01:19:06 164.71, his personal best in the free program.
01:19:11 (bells ringing)
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01:22:52 (crowd cheering)
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01:23:12 (crowd cheering)
01:23:15 - Wow, what a strong performance
01:23:30 getting to Carmina Burana.
01:23:33 Mikhail Shaturov.
01:23:35 - As I said, Kevin.
01:23:37 - Well, he was injured, Ted,
01:23:39 which caused him to withdraw
01:23:40 from his Challenger Series event.
01:23:42 - He missed two weeks of training
01:23:43 and that's fairly close to Skate Canada.
01:23:45 All things considered.
01:23:46 - Well, good choice.
01:23:48 - Could be happier than that.
01:23:49 - Yeah, he missed that.
01:23:50 - Beautiful quad lets off the opening.
01:23:53 Way better than the one he did yesterday
01:23:56 and it wasn't bad by any means.
01:23:57 - Yeah, this was a very solid performance
01:24:01 and his personal best is 164.71.
01:24:03 I think he's gonna beat that here at Skate Canada.
01:24:06 We'll wait and see, it's pretty close.
01:24:09 Goodbye.
01:24:10 (crowd cheering)
01:24:11 - What a great start to the season.
01:24:14 Racking up the technical points.
01:24:15 Only two quads in this performance.
01:24:17 It's due to the injury and recovery.
01:24:19 Here's a look at the quad lets.
01:24:21 Good spring off the toe pick.
01:24:24 Just a little hook on the landing.
01:24:25 The judges have marked that as a quarter
01:24:27 short of rotation in the system.
01:24:30 Triple axel, one of his easier jumps.
01:24:33 You can see how quick he is to get into the rotation.
01:24:37 Nice one foot transitions showing control coming out.
01:24:40 Quad toe, triple toe.
01:24:43 Look at the quickness to get into the rotation.
01:24:46 Allows him to get around the four rotations
01:24:47 like it's nothing.
01:24:48 Transitions going into the triple flip.
01:24:52 That one, an unclear edge.
01:24:54 Just losing some points for grade of execution
01:24:56 on that element.
01:24:57 Has done more than two quads in the past.
01:25:02 Upgrading his program slightly
01:25:03 but still earning lots of points
01:25:05 for these triple jump combinations there.
01:25:07 A triple lets, Euler, triple sal.
01:25:09 This one even better than the first.
01:25:12 Nice triple axel right into double axel sequence.
01:25:17 Still some points left on the table.
01:25:25 This level spins coming in at a variety
01:25:28 ranging from two to four.
01:25:30 Of course speed can be a little bit better
01:25:33 but what more could you ask for?
01:25:34 - No, it's a great start technically.
01:25:36 Mid sevens for the program components,
01:25:39 composition and performance and skating skills.
01:25:42 Mid sevens that'll continue to grow and get better
01:25:45 as he goes through the season.
01:25:47 19 years old so he's still pretty young.
01:25:50 So good for being that age
01:25:52 and as he starts his senior career,
01:25:55 have some great success here at Skate Canada.
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01:26:00 - Elements were under review.
01:26:09 Looks like the technical panel is almost wrapped up.
01:26:12 - Yeah, six out of the 12 elements
01:26:14 so 50% of the elements under review.
01:26:15 Just the technical panel checking
01:26:17 to make sure that the rotation is all the way clear.
01:26:20 Keep it consistent throughout this competition
01:26:23 and fair and equal to all the athletes.
01:26:26 So if there's any doubt,
01:26:26 we're gonna take a look at that on a replay.
01:26:29 Have it verified as clean or whatever they need to do.
01:26:34 We can watch that process on a panel right beside us.
01:26:40 We get to see what the technical panel is doing
01:26:43 and what they're reviewing
01:26:44 and whether or not they've changed the original call
01:26:47 based on the replay.
01:26:50 - Thank you audience.
01:26:53 Audience for speeding up the skates.
01:26:56 - Thank you audience here in Canada.
01:26:59 You're welcome.
01:27:01 162.47, that's second in the free program
01:27:06 with a total competition score of 241.65.
01:27:11 That'll put Mikhail currently in the second place
01:27:15 at this stage of the competition
01:27:17 and we have four skaters to come.
01:27:25 - Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next skater.
01:27:27 - Our next competitor represents Japan.
01:27:29 18 year old Kao Miura.
01:27:31 Last season junior world champion, four continents champion,
01:27:36 but only six at Japanese nationals.
01:27:39 Tough competition indeed with such great talent
01:27:41 there in Japan.
01:27:42 Fourth after the short program here at Skate Canada.
01:27:45 He will need a 165.22 to take the lead.
01:27:50 His season best is 176.86.
01:27:54 He can do it as he skates to attack on Titan.
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01:32:18 - Well, no loss of energy throughout that program
01:32:23 whatsoever.
01:32:25 Just incredible, Kevin.
01:32:26 - Are you kidding me?
01:32:28 The speed he had from start to finish in that.
01:32:30 Just incredible.
01:32:32 - Looks like he could have done an eight-minute program.
01:32:35 (laughing)
01:32:37 - Wow.
01:32:38 - That's something else.
01:32:39 - It is, it really is.
01:32:40 - One mistake on the triple axel to be sure,
01:32:43 but everything else, wow.
01:32:45 - Yeah, and that quad toe, triple toe,
01:32:47 at what point in the program that is element number seven.
01:32:51 So past the halfway point.
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01:32:56 Huge scores for these quadruple jumps,
01:32:58 including that quad triple combo.
01:33:00 - Not even breathing.
01:33:01 - I could do another one.
01:33:02 - Yeah.
01:33:03 - Triple axel, single oiler, triple sal.
01:33:06 Now, he was practicing quad loop.
01:33:09 Looking not too bad, but I heard him talking about the ice,
01:33:12 not feeling comfortable.
01:33:14 Opting for what for him is easy combo.
01:33:17 Quad toe, this one leaning back,
01:33:20 hard to tell again from this camera angle.
01:33:22 Opting not to do his plan combination
01:33:25 on that particular jump.
01:33:26 The amount of speed he had going into this quad sal,
01:33:29 just bowling down the ice.
01:33:31 Huge ice coverage.
01:33:33 Second triple axel.
01:33:37 This one, just getting away from him.
01:33:41 Ted, you're saying a little rushed in the timing, I agree.
01:33:43 Just upper body trying to muscle it.
01:33:45 That's really the balance here.
01:33:48 So much adrenaline coming down the ice.
01:33:50 Quad toe, triple toe, fighting back.
01:33:52 So hard to do.
01:33:53 Using his adrenaline to his advantage
01:33:59 in his other jumping passes.
01:34:00 Huge points on the technical side of this program.
01:34:06 Gonna love the ending right in front of the judges.
01:34:10 - And he says, "Thank you."
01:34:11 (laughing)
01:34:14 Hope you enjoyed it.
01:34:15 Nicely done.
01:34:16 Hilarious.
01:34:18 Wow, what a character.
01:34:22 What a powerful skater.
01:34:23 Exciting.
01:34:25 Pushes to the edge of disaster and does not go over it.
01:34:28 177.09, season's best for Cao.
01:34:31 The total competition score of
01:34:35 257.89, and that will put Cao Miyar
01:34:40 currently into first place at this stage
01:34:43 with three skaters to come.
01:34:46 He's gonna wanna...
01:34:47 He's done his job.
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01:34:52 The top three skaters after the short program
01:34:55 will compete.
01:34:57 Starting right now, 25 year old Kazuki Tomono.
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01:35:05 Third at Japanese National, sixth in the world.
01:35:08 Third here after the short program.
01:35:10 He's a personal best of 172.23 this season.
01:35:16 He'll need a 176.27 to take the lead.
01:35:20 As he'll skate to Halston.
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01:39:33 - What a beautiful skater.
01:39:40 Different side of Suzuki in this program.
01:39:44 Swing sensitivity.
01:39:48 His trademark speed at the end of the performance.
01:39:50 There's a fight on the technical elements
01:39:52 at the beginning, Ted.
01:39:53 - Yeah.
01:39:54 - Getting the job done.
01:39:55 - Yeah, no question.
01:39:56 I mean, technically they had some challenges
01:39:58 through this program.
01:39:59 He's a great skater,
01:40:00 but he's a beautiful performer.
01:40:03 Soft music.
01:40:04 Not soft music, but gentle.
01:40:08 - The ease of which he moves across the ice.
01:40:12 So much power and speed with every push he takes.
01:40:15 - Incredible.
01:40:16 - Enjoy to watch.
01:40:17 - Would you say the great amount of speed is more risk
01:40:23 or it's an advantage?
01:40:26 - I think it can be both.
01:40:27 So you earn points, yes, for your skating quality.
01:40:31 Also adds to your grade of execution,
01:40:33 a better looking jump.
01:40:34 So look at the opening quad toe.
01:40:37 Just a little ahead this week with the upper body timing
01:40:40 on the quad toes,
01:40:41 having to take the turn for the combination.
01:40:44 And again on the second quad toe,
01:40:46 see the arms moving way ahead of his toe pick.
01:40:49 As a result, leaning in the air,
01:40:51 you take the step out to save the jump.
01:40:54 Doing a decent quad toe attempt,
01:40:57 just to mark that one as a quarter shorter rotation
01:40:59 in the system, much like the short program.
01:41:02 Fighting back with the triple loop.
01:41:04 Good amount of triple jumps in the second half, although.
01:41:08 This triple ax, you can see him coming down,
01:41:11 shorter rotation, managed to save it
01:41:14 and get the triple toe out.
01:41:16 Defeating itself, losing some points on the axel,
01:41:19 that combination.
01:41:20 Got stronger, started finding his legs
01:41:24 as he went along in the performance.
01:41:26 Triple flip double axel, this one a little bit better.
01:41:29 And then just nailing the last jumping pass.
01:41:31 Beautiful triple axel.
01:41:33 Love the contrast from his step sequence,
01:41:40 a little slower, more sensitive,
01:41:41 and just letting the speed fly
01:41:43 in the choreographic sequence later on.
01:41:46 (crowd cheering)
01:41:48 - Wow, well, personal best score is 180.73.
01:41:51 He won't get that here.
01:41:52 172.23 is the season's best so far,
01:41:57 here at Skate Canada.
01:41:58 He'll earn a 163.49, that is third in the free program.
01:42:02 Thrilled with that, of course.
01:42:05 And with a 245.12, that is also third place overall
01:42:10 at this stage of the competition with two skaters to come.
01:42:13 So he may find himself just off the podium
01:42:17 as he sits in third at the moment
01:42:20 with two very strong skaters yet to compete.
01:42:24 (announcer speaking in foreign language)
01:42:26 - Our next competitor represents the Republic of Korea.
01:42:29 22-year-old Jun-Hwan Cha, world silver medalist
01:42:32 from last season.
01:42:34 Seven-time Korean national champion.
01:42:38 Second here after the short program.
01:42:42 171.72, he'll need that.
01:42:45 His season's best so far is just a 138.25
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01:44:58 ♪ Underneath the bridge ♪
01:45:23 ♪ I was from the leak ♪
01:45:27 ♪ And the animals I've trapped ♪
01:45:32 ♪ Have all become my pets ♪
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01:47:12 - The Joon Won Cha of Korea is a wonderful skater.
01:47:18 He's the silver medalist in the world.
01:47:22 But this, for all intents and purposes,
01:47:25 and to be more analytical, not rude at all,
01:47:29 this was a disastrous program for this young man.
01:47:31 This may drive him to get his performance
01:47:33 that he'll need later in the season.
01:47:35 But at this stage of this year,
01:47:38 that was challenging.
01:47:41 - It was tough to be sure,
01:47:44 and he's looked a little deflated after his first jump.
01:47:48 He normally nails that one,
01:47:49 and he earned a huge marks for good execution.
01:47:51 But he has such a demanding program left to do.
01:47:55 Each jump becomes a fight afterwards.
01:47:59 What can you do?
01:48:06 - No, it's tough.
01:48:08 Here's the quad sal.
01:48:11 - Looks like he was so slow into the rotation on that one,
01:48:15 really leaning to the left side,
01:48:16 so uncharacteristic again.
01:48:18 Unfortunately under for the rotation,
01:48:20 down on the landing, hard fall.
01:48:22 Not able, it's so difficult to come back
01:48:25 from a fall like that.
01:48:26 Right back down the ice into the quad toe
01:48:28 takes so much energy.
01:48:29 Falls add up.
01:48:32 Long break before getting back into the program.
01:48:36 There, changing it up, that was supposed to be a third quad.
01:48:38 Wasn't gonna work out today.
01:48:40 Triple lutz, triple loop,
01:48:43 normally a signature combination for him.
01:48:45 And then triple lutz, single loop.
01:48:48 And axles, this is a back-loaded program for him.
01:48:51 Both of them in the second half.
01:48:53 Both coming down the quarter short of rotation,
01:48:56 missing the combo.
01:48:57 He knows he can do much better than this.
01:49:02 - He's used to skating consistently and strong.
01:49:06 This is an unusual feeling for him.
01:49:16 Have to go back and analyze.
01:49:18 Consider strategy going forward.
01:49:21 - Very talented skater, excellent.
01:49:25 By all standards, there's no question of that.
01:49:27 This was one of those performances
01:49:29 that you will remember in life
01:49:31 or wanna forget in life.
01:49:33 But this will drive him to be better the rest of the year.
01:49:36 He's gotta get back to work and get trained.
01:49:41 'Cause it's not to do with his ability or his talent.
01:49:43 He has that.
01:49:44 You're not in the world's several medallists
01:49:45 because you don't have it.
01:49:46 He has it, but not tonight.
01:49:49 Let's take a look.
01:49:50 Pre-program scores, personal best is 196.
01:49:52 Well, this is a 130.43.
01:49:56 That is 10 in the free program here.
01:49:59 Wow.
01:50:00 Total competition score, 216.61.
01:50:04 That'll put Junhwan Cha overall into eighth place.
01:50:07 That is just awesome.
01:50:10 - Has to consider going forward.
01:50:14 That's the risk of upgrading the technical side.
01:50:17 - Please welcome the final skater.
01:50:19 - (speaking in foreign language)
01:50:21 - The final competitor.
01:50:22 - Representing Japan.
01:50:23 - Skate Canada here, 23 year old Sota Yamamoto.
01:50:26 (crowd cheering)
01:50:29 First after the short program.
01:50:30 160.84 is his season's best.
01:50:35 He's a 179.49 personal best.
01:50:38 We'll need a 168.34 to take the title
01:50:42 as he will skate to X Genesis Symphony, part three by Muse.
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01:54:59 - A small nod of approval there, Kevin.
01:55:06 - Oh, he just nailed those opening leap jumping passes.
01:55:11 Had me spellbound.
01:55:13 Unfortunately, it's just the axle.
01:55:14 That's the one he's been having trouble on in practice.
01:55:17 Not away from him tonight.
01:55:18 Caught back in the second half of the combination.
01:55:21 Triple flip, oily triple salchow.
01:55:22 It's going to be really close, Ted.
01:55:24 - Incredible.
01:55:24 That quad salchow is 12.61.
01:55:27 Then the quad toe, triple toe, 16.01.
01:55:31 And then the quad toe, 12.35.
01:55:34 Right there, he's got 30, 40,
01:55:37 40 some odd points in the first three jumping passes.
01:55:41 Amazing. - That's incredible.
01:55:42 That's exactly what he's gonna want moving forward.
01:55:45 Considering the timing of the axle,
01:55:47 just looked like he wasn't getting the push
01:55:49 he was looking for.
01:55:50 - Yeah, it's not his natural jump, I don't think.
01:55:52 You know, he can do it for sure.
01:55:53 - He can do it better than he did tonight,
01:55:54 that's for sure, but.
01:55:55 - Oh boy.
01:55:57 - It's anybody's guess.
01:56:01 - It's ever so close, isn't it?
01:56:02 He's gonna need to beat a 168.34.
01:56:06 - Despite the quality of the opening jumps,
01:56:10 he did miss one of his combinations.
01:56:13 Changing it up after he missed it
01:56:16 on the second triple axle.
01:56:18 Let's take a look here.
01:56:19 Opening quad salchow, this is the best one
01:56:21 I've seen him do in Vancouver.
01:56:24 Beautiful, up and across the ice, quality element.
01:56:28 Missing the toe pick, but he's so strong with his legs,
01:56:33 no problem on the quad toe, triple toe.
01:56:36 And again, right back down the ice,
01:56:42 look at the speed he has going into this jump.
01:56:44 Deep knee bend, much better toe pick.
01:56:47 Security on the landing.
01:56:50 Let's take a look at this left foot here.
01:56:53 Wanna get a little more pressure off the front inside edge,
01:56:55 roll through the big toe.
01:56:57 You can see him coming down shorter rotation,
01:56:59 the judges have marked that under in the system.
01:57:01 - Yeah, not a pitch and fall as well, is he?
01:57:02 - No, it's a little bit tucked even as well.
01:57:05 Again, you can see the legs just kind of bent in the air.
01:57:08 This one completing the rotation,
01:57:10 but missing the combo, taking a huge deduction on that one.
01:57:13 Making it up here, triple flip boiler, triple sal,
01:57:16 this was planned on the second axle.
01:57:18 - Was to do a double axle sequence.
01:57:20 That's about three or four points.
01:57:21 You wonder, Ted, if that's gonna make the difference.
01:57:24 - It looks ever so close on the scoring right now.
01:57:28 We'll find out in just a moment.
01:57:29 And it looks as if Matteo Rizzo from Italy
01:57:38 will grab a medal, find out who's gonna take this title.
01:57:46 And here it is, we'll find out right now.
01:57:50 Pre-program score.
01:57:51 Season's best, 168.86.
01:57:54 Now that is third in the free program.
01:57:57 What is the total competition score?
01:58:00 258.42, he just gets that title here in Vancouver.
01:58:08 Wow, ever so close, there it is.
01:58:13 258.42 to 257.89.
01:58:17 And it would have come down to a spin
01:58:20 or just a number of different things.
01:58:23 - Wow, incredible, wow.
01:58:25 Photo finish.
01:58:26 - Very close, that's exciting.
01:58:27 Okay, the skating wasn't the best
01:58:30 of all the three or four categories today,
01:58:32 but pretty exciting.
01:58:34 So look at the final results.
01:58:35 Matteo Rizzo climbs all the way up to grab the bronze.
01:58:38 That's brilliant.
01:58:39 - Yeah, he had one of the best free skates of the night,
01:58:42 to be sure, coming back with a renewed confidence
01:58:45 in recovery from injury.
01:58:47 - He broke the Japanese,
01:58:48 they were about to sweep the podium.
01:58:50 - And that was close as well,
01:58:51 less than a point between Matteo and Kazuki Tomoto.
01:58:54 What a finish.
01:58:54 - Wow, that's amazing.
01:58:57 And even with some of the mistakes,
01:58:58 it was still exciting competition.
01:59:00 You didn't know what was gonna happen.
01:59:02 Many of these skaters had it,
01:59:05 had the control, their destiny in their hands
01:59:07 as we take a look.
01:59:08 The top Canadian, Wesley Chu,
01:59:09 in seventh with a 221.54.
01:59:12 Conrad Orzel in 10th,
01:59:14 and Alexa Rakic really had not the best skate for sure.
01:59:18 Lessons will be learned if he finishes 12th in this event.
01:59:22 Take a look at some of the highlights
01:59:24 in the slow motion replays.
01:59:25 And remember, you can stay with us to see the street.
01:59:29 We will continue to stream the medal presentations.
01:59:33 We'll close out our coverage in just a few moments,
01:59:35 but stay tuned for the medals.
01:59:38 Take us to all of this, Kevin.
01:59:39 - Wonderful performance.
01:59:40 Great to see from Matteo Rizzo,
01:59:42 fighting back strong for a tentative short program.
01:59:46 Nailing the timing on his two different
01:59:48 quadruple jumps today.
01:59:50 Let's look at the loop.
01:59:51 Way more power off the right leg.
01:59:55 Beautiful, completing the rotation.
01:59:56 A host of other triple jumps.
01:59:59 Finding his groove.
02:00:00 Climbing his way back on to the podium here
02:00:05 at Skate Canada International.
02:00:07 (crowd cheering)
02:00:10 This was intense from Kyle Mura.
02:00:15 - It was intense, well said.
02:00:16 - Look at the emotion right off the top
02:00:18 and just speed from top to finish.
02:00:20 So exciting.
02:00:22 Triple axel, Euler, triple salchow, like it's nothing.
02:00:26 Right off the top of the program.
02:00:27 And look at him flying.
02:00:30 So opening quad toe, having to hang on to that one
02:00:33 in the second half.
02:00:34 Quad toe, triple toe.
02:00:37 Pulling it out and earning.
02:00:40 Oh, so close, second place.
02:00:43 At Skate Canada International for the second year.
02:00:46 - And a little bow to the judges.
02:00:47 - Oh, that was fun.
02:00:48 - That was great.
02:00:49 - Sota Yamamoto.
02:00:51 Beautiful performance qualities.
02:00:53 Look at the detail in the opening choreography.
02:00:56 Some high quality quadruple jumps
02:00:59 to open this performance as well.
02:01:01 Just amazing quad toe, triple toe.
02:01:07 Going to fight later on in the performance.
02:01:09 Throwing in a combination triple flip Euler, triple sal.
02:01:15 Hang on, take the title.
02:01:17 (crowd cheering)
02:01:18 2023 Skate Canada International Championship.
02:01:22 - Wow, that was great.
02:01:24 What a great day of skating.
02:01:25 Kevin, your fantastic analysis really enjoys,
02:01:29 always enjoy working with you.
02:01:30 Thank you so much.
02:01:31 And we're going to see you in Calgary
02:01:32 at the national championships as well.
02:01:35 As we will leave you now,
02:01:36 as you watch the medal presentations
02:01:39 for the pairs event and the men's event.
02:01:42 For all of us here at Skate Canada Productions,
02:01:44 I'm Ted Barton.
02:01:44 Thank you very much, Kevin Reynolds.
02:01:46 Stay tuned and make sure you join us tomorrow
02:01:48 at two o'clock here, local time on the West Coast
02:01:50 for the exhibition at Skate Canada International 2023.
02:01:54 Good night, everyone.
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