U.S. Nationals!
Jan. 25th, 2009 02:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusYou guys are watching the U.S. National Championships now, aren't you?
Go, go, go!
Oh, what an intense, strong, jump-filled and totally professional proformance from this high school kid who just moved up from juniors this year, Mroz. Fun performance (with whoopsies) by the sexy playful Ryan Bradley.
And now, the ringer for John Sheppard, Evan Lysacek is about to perform.
Wooooo!
ETA: Cut to avoid spoilers. What an upset. It was thought to be a horse race between Lysacek, Weir, and newcomer Abbott who's been blowing people away all year.
After the short program, Weir wasn't even within striking distance.
Lysacek, in an effort to beat Abbott's three-point lead, threw in the tough quad in place of his triple -- and didn't make it. He bounced off the ice like a basketball, falling on his ass quite literally. Ryan Bradley skated unevenly (not uncommon for him).
And this teenager, Mroz, skating his first Nationals, beat all the former champions.
Jeremy, 12 points ahead going into the freeskate seemed to unravel a bit. You could almost see him lose steam as he realized that his toughest competitors -- were gone. His nearest competitor was a high school student. He held onto it, but it was like watching the competition blow away like dust.
He was still blinking as they read him his scores.
Interesting factoid: Abbott, Mroz, and Bradley are all coached by the same man. Guess who's going to be a sought after coach next year?
You know? NBC kind of blew it. The exciting competition was Friday night, at the short program. Thrills and chills, with a close race between Lysacek and Abbott with Abbott's best ever score, followed by one unexpectedly good performance after another. I'm so glad I stayed late at the library Friday to watch it online.
Go, go, go!
Oh, what an intense, strong, jump-filled and totally professional proformance from this high school kid who just moved up from juniors this year, Mroz. Fun performance (with whoopsies) by the sexy playful Ryan Bradley.
And now, the ringer for John Sheppard, Evan Lysacek is about to perform.
Wooooo!
ETA: Cut to avoid spoilers. What an upset. It was thought to be a horse race between Lysacek, Weir, and newcomer Abbott who's been blowing people away all year.
After the short program, Weir wasn't even within striking distance.
Lysacek, in an effort to beat Abbott's three-point lead, threw in the tough quad in place of his triple -- and didn't make it. He bounced off the ice like a basketball, falling on his ass quite literally. Ryan Bradley skated unevenly (not uncommon for him).
And this teenager, Mroz, skating his first Nationals, beat all the former champions.
Jeremy, 12 points ahead going into the freeskate seemed to unravel a bit. You could almost see him lose steam as he realized that his toughest competitors -- were gone. His nearest competitor was a high school student. He held onto it, but it was like watching the competition blow away like dust.
He was still blinking as they read him his scores.
Interesting factoid: Abbott, Mroz, and Bradley are all coached by the same man. Guess who's going to be a sought after coach next year?
You know? NBC kind of blew it. The exciting competition was Friday night, at the short program. Thrills and chills, with a close race between Lysacek and Abbott with Abbott's best ever score, followed by one unexpectedly good performance after another. I'm so glad I stayed late at the library Friday to watch it online.