World Figure Skating Championships 2011 Moscow

Patrick Chan of Canada newly armed with quads would shatter all records at this championships. He did two quad triples and another quad. The qaulity of his quadruple toe loops was really impressive. Two skaters Michal Brezina and Javier Fernandez did both a quad toe loop and a quad salchow. All the medalists did quads. Nearly everyone in the top 10 tried one. It was remarkbale. The combination of rule changres and trying to catch Patrick Chan was largely responsible. The rule changes made them less punitive and Chan doing them with his sky high PCS scores and excellent spins and step sequences made him the leader all season. Would this have happened under the old rules? Impossible to say. Here is the rundown of all the quads done.

Preliminary round

1. Takahiko Kozuka (Japan) 4T< BV 7.20 GOE -1.00 Total 6.20
3. Michal Brezina (Czech Republic) 4T< fall BV 7.20 GOE -3.00 Total 4.20 with -1.00 for the fall 3.20

Short Program

1. Patrick Chan (Canada) 4T+3T BV 14.40 GOE +1.86 Total 16.26
2. Nobunari Oda (Japan) 4T BV 10.30 GOE -2.43 Total 7.87
4. Artur Gachinski (Russia) 4T+3T BV 14.40 GOE +1.57 Total 15.97
8. Tomas Verner (Czech Republic) 4T fall BV 10.30 GOE -3.00 Total 7.30
9. Brian Joubert (France) 4T+Combo BV 10.30 GOE -3.00 Total 7.30
12. Ryan Bradley (USA) 4T+2T BV 11.70 with no GOE Total 11.70
15 Kevin Van Der Perren (Belgium) 4T< fall BV 7.20 GOE -3.00 total 4.20 (3.20)
19. Kevin Reynolds (Canada) 4S< fall BV 7.40 GOE -3.00 total 4.40 (3.40)

Long Program
1. Patrick Chan - 4T BV 10.30 GOE +1.29 total 11.59
4T+3T BV 14.40 GOE 2.43 total 16.83

2. Takahiko Kozuka - 4T BV 10.30 GOE +2.29 Total 12.59
3. Artur Gachinski - 4T BV 10.30 GOE +1.71 total 12.01
4. Brian Joubert - 4T BV 10.30 GOE +2.57 total 12.87

5. Michal Brezina - 4T BV 10.30 GOE +0.71 Total 11.01
4S BV 10.50 GOE +0.29 Total 10.79

10. Javier Fernandez (Spain) 4T BV 10.30 GOE +0.43 total 10.73
4S BV 10.50 GOE -0.43 total 10.07

12. Ryan Bradley 4T BV 10.30 GOE +0.71 total 11.01
4T<+1T< BV 7.50 GOE -2.57 total 4.93

13. Tomas Verner 4T<< fall BV 4.10 GOE -3.00 Total 2.00 (1.00)

18. Kevin Van Der Perren 4T BV 10.30 GOE +2.14 total 12.44

21. Kevin Reynolds 4S< fall BV 7.40 GOE -3.00 Total 4.40
4T< fall BV 7.20 GOE -3.00 Total 4.20

25 Quads were attempted. 18 landed.