Takahashi wins NHK trophy

In winning the NHK trophy Takahashi performed his first quad in a ISU competition since 2008! His quad toe loop was worth 10.30 and with positive GOE was worth 11.30. This was a major accomplishmen from Takahashi who fell or underroated all his quads last season. It does show if you want to do a quad you need to do quads.

AFP headline was Takahashi's quad jump wins figure skating opener

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gwmEneotkhY1JNXWNHCSZ0Zt5meg?docId=CNG.885922972c519655a4e5c49f59f7a47e.411

He won for many reasons not just the quad but that was really important.

All the Japanese skaters at the NHK trophy performned quads in their long programs at NHK. It is just the culture of Japanese skating that makes the quad an important element. Worldwide there is not such a culture. Obviously Lysacek won worlds and the Olympics without a quad which many felt was unnacceptable but perfectly fine in the U.S. which doesn't care so much for jump progression and never has.

Here are all the quads performed in the NHK trophy from the short and long programs.

Short Program -just one

Takahito Mura - Japan

4T+3T 14.40 BV with +GOE total was 15.54. He then singled his axel and had a step out from a lutz

Long Program

Daisuke Takahashi 4t. 10.30 to 11.30

Yuzuru Hanyu 10.30 total with GOE 11.59

Kevin Van Der Perrin 10.30 no goe total 10.30 because of the slow entry

Takahito Mura 10.30 with GOE 10.30

Protocols
Short http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpjpn2010/gpjpn10_Men_SP_Scores.pdf
Long http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpjpn2010/gpjpn10_Men_FS_Scores.pdf