Europeans 2017 - Season Bests (Men's SP)
The men were the last to present their short programmes in Ostrava. Much like in the ladies' event, the surprises were not at the top, but just a couple of places below.
Javier Fernandez proved once more than he can get himself out of every kind of awkward landing, after he saved an incredibly low quad Toeloop, and still jumped a perfect triple after. The Spanish seem to have an extensive repertoire of hand movements in their traditional dances, and Javier must have made use of all of them in the transitions of Malaguena. His score: 104.25.
I knew it was odd that Maxim Kovtun wasn't Russia's front-runner, and he proved me right today. He finally ended a programme without a flaw this season. His low spins are not some of the best out there, but he had an awesome variation on the flying camel spin. The comedy of Hazmat Modine's Bahamut came out in the gestures. He earned 94.53 points.
Alexei Bychenko's showmanship shined through in his step sequence. The way the jumps aligned with the music was so sharp, it became spectacular on a good day like this. His score: 86.68.
Mikhail Kolyada was Russia's second funniest man today, skating to Nightingale Tango and John Gray. It was the technical that let him down in Ostrava, placing him on fourth. He earned 83.96 points.
As I've said at the beginning, the surprises in the men's event today happened a few placements below the podium positions. What I really meant was that Jorik Hendrickx had an amazing skate. He's been growing strong all season long, and his Broken Vow routine got him a fifth place and 82.50 points in Ostrava.
The final will likely be similar to the ladies' too in terms of shocking twists, meaning we'll probably not see any or just very few. Those that are likely to happen are between places five, four, three and maybe, maybe, two.
Javier Fernandez proved once more than he can get himself out of every kind of awkward landing, after he saved an incredibly low quad Toeloop, and still jumped a perfect triple after. The Spanish seem to have an extensive repertoire of hand movements in their traditional dances, and Javier must have made use of all of them in the transitions of Malaguena. His score: 104.25.
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| Javier Fernandez's transitions were the best of the day |
Alexei Bychenko's showmanship shined through in his step sequence. The way the jumps aligned with the music was so sharp, it became spectacular on a good day like this. His score: 86.68.
Mikhail Kolyada was Russia's second funniest man today, skating to Nightingale Tango and John Gray. It was the technical that let him down in Ostrava, placing him on fourth. He earned 83.96 points.
As I've said at the beginning, the surprises in the men's event today happened a few placements below the podium positions. What I really meant was that Jorik Hendrickx had an amazing skate. He's been growing strong all season long, and his Broken Vow routine got him a fifth place and 82.50 points in Ostrava.
The final will likely be similar to the ladies' too in terms of shocking twists, meaning we'll probably not see any or just very few. Those that are likely to happen are between places five, four, three and maybe, maybe, two.
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