My review - FS World Championships 2008

My review - FS World Championships 2008 - Men

It’s always very excited to see World Championships after US Nationals. Especially for men’s event is always my favorite event.

It was really unexpected result !

My prediction for it was

1. Daisuke
2. Lambiel or Verner or Johnny
3. Lambiel or Verner or Johnny

And the result was

1. Jeffrey Buttle
2. Brian Joubert
3. Johnny Weir 4. Daisuke Takahashi
5. Stephane Lambiel
6. Kevin VAN DER PERREN
7. Sergei VORONOV
8. Takahiko KOZUKA
9. Patrick Chan
10. Stephen CARRIERE
11. Jeremy Abbot

No one was predicting Jeffrey to be the winner, also Joubert had been suffering from his illness and his result for this season was not really going well, so I didn’t predict him to be on a podium.

I was soooo happy when I knew Johnny will be on the podium !

I was really hoping for it. It's always wonderful to see Johnny's pure happy smiling face !

I’ve heard that the ice condition there was very bad and Lambiel was complaining about it.

I suppose he is a very feeling person and sensitive for many things. Even very small things influence his feeling = his skating .

I heard that Daisuke was also saying about the ice. Thank god, Johnny looked okay for the ice.

What my soul loved the most, and my personal favorites and placements, without thinking about the rule is

SP.

1. Johnny Weir
2. Daisuke Takahashi

Johnny Weir

He was really excellent and gorgeous as usual. I don’t know why he got deduction from one of his triple jumps, it looked perfect to me.

But I was very glad for his PCS. Finally he received over 38 for the program. The judges loved and understood his art in it.

I always love the choreography and his natural expression, and beautiful elegant movements in it, his emotional level is high so I often disagreed with his PCS he received this season except this one.

Also this costume is my top favorite, I think it’s the most beautiful costume. And the design for it is nice taste and very creative. It’s a shame I can not see him with this costume anymore. I hope he will wear the costume again someday.

Daisuke Takahashi

He looked nervous and made a mistake on his 3A, but his performance with this program always gave me fun and joy and excitement.

Stephane Lambiel

Stephane looked very careful and uncomfortable skating , and his movements looked stiff and heavy.

Usually his movements looked effortless and light. I originally really love his SP but he was just not on.

Jeffrey Buttle
Jeffrey was perfect, I can’t find anything wrong with his performance in it. But for just my personal taste, my soul doesn’t move to his skating style. And the music. Music is very important for me. I only liked his FP program at Olympics.

FP.

1. Brian Joubert

2. Johnny Weir

3. Jeremy Abbot

4. Patrick Chan

Brian Joubert

I usually prefer watching Lambiel and Daisuke more than Joubert’s performances. But for this event, Joubert was better and more impressive than those two. I found his movements are quality, he is not just a jumper.

He is not an artist but balancing movements and powerful.

And I prefer Joubert’s music than Jeffrey’s.

Jeffrey Buttle

Jeffrey was perfect except his last jump. The last jump looked little bit weak. But his footwork was great. He is a beautiful skater and musical but again, just the music is not my taste and his skating style doesn’t impressed me much. Also his expression sometimes look fake to me.

Johnny Weir

Johnny is always my favorite, whether he skated well or not, my soul just loves his skating.

Johnny looked nervous though, he didn’t make any major mistake. One of his 3A’s air position didn’t look well balanced but he landed without stepped out or fall.

His 4T was beautiful when I watched it in slow motion. His body was full rounded but his other leg hit the ice maybe before full rounded ??

I thought it’s okay to count as 4T but they downgraded and he got only 1.57 for it.

Jeremy Abbot

I also enjoyed with Jeremy Abbot ‘s FP “ Waltz Medley “. I love this music so much and his choreography was very interesting. His movements are not polished yet but this one ( and also his Nationals one ) was very good and I felt I want to watch it again and again.

Patrik Chan

Patrick looked nervous in this COP, too. He was better at GPS but his skating is very interesting to watch. Has something impact, I don’t know what it is. He is not an artist but I enjoy his skating more than Jeffrey’s even though Jeffrey is a better skater.

Kevin VAN DER PERREN

I thought he is a very good jumper. His starting movement was interesting, and this was the first time I saw a skater did 3-3-3 combo. That was great. ( the last jump was not so powerful and landing didn’t look smooth though doing this combo may be really difficult. )

He was skating like jumping machine, very stable. If he could improve his footwork and got more musical skill , I would be more interesting his skating.

Daisuke Takahashi

Daisuke’s FP was actually not so disaster.

He did extra combo, and he got deduction for it. Maybe I was already getting bored with this music, but what he did in it was not so bad.

I love his hands and facial expression in the middle of the program.

Stephane Lambiel

Lambiel … sorry, but this was not so impressive. I love this program but he was not on in it. His jumps mistakes don’t bother me much if his footwork and movements were on. Poor Stephane, I guess the ice didn’t fit with him. He can do much better.

Tomas Verner

Verner … I don’t surprise when skaters get complete meltdown in COP especially in the big events like Worlds and Olympics.

It’s normal human nature to be like this. Nothing to be so ashamed about, He had so many expectation from his country and it must be very high pressure situation for him to skate near his hometown.

Plushenko’s mind toughness was just incredible. So I often thought unexpected hungry skaters often win or get good result because of less pressure and have strong fire.

I’m happy for Jeffrey could show his talent in this COP and finally received the world gold medal at the age of 25. . He had been struggling with his jumps this season, no medal in GPS and lost his National title, but in 4CC and worlds, he did great job.

I’m careless whether skaters did quad or not if the total performance was good.

This results made me satisfied.

I was already getting used to watch skaters who made a lot of mistakes were on podiums with this judging system.

But for this men’s events, judges were very strict for mistakes.

My most happiness for this event was of course Johnny’s first worlds medal !!!!!!!!

Congratulations , Johnny for your very successful season, two gold medal at GPS, tie at Nationals, ( but he was the best IMO) Worlds bronze medal !

He should compliment himself and must be proud of what he had done this season.

I even more respect him.

It was also very nice to watch the medal ceremony. I only watch medal ceremony when Johnny is there.

He was so charming in it. When he appeared on ice, suddenly the air changes , it may be just because I’m a big Johnny fan though. LOL.

I’ve already re-watched Johnny ( SP &SP), Jeremy (FP) and Patrick’s (FP) ’s performances over and over.

This season’s my favorite programs were

1. Johnny Weir ( SP & FP )

2. Stephane Lambiel ( SP & FP )

3. Daisuke Takahashi ( SP )

4. Jeremy Abbot (FP)

5. Patrick Chan (FP)

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