Grand Prix FInal - Fernandez wins Long Program with 3 Quads!

Daisuke Takahashi won his first grand prix final by doing quads in both the SP and LP and was very impressive.

The major quad story was Fernandez doing the first 3 quad free skate since Brian Joubert in 2006 and winning the free skate.

When worlds happened in 2007 quads were done but the rules had changed to punish all jump underrotations severely and Jeffrey Buttle was the most hurt by that in 2007 worlds because it was a great worlds for quads overall.

So after that season and in 2008 worlds which was bad for quads and a lot were ruled UR and Buttle won with no quads and then in 2009 worlds and 2010 olympics and those two season saw the virtual elimination of quads from most skaters programs especially the SP. SP's became all triple events those two season for most.

But now things have changed and mens skating is back on track and quads are in SP and LP and you have a return of a 3 quad winning free skate. Kevin Reynolds has been attempting 3 quad free skates but now Fernandez has turned one into a winning LP at the GPF.

Skate America , Skate Canada

More quads being done in SP's in GP events than were done in the FS at the Olympics in 2010!!

Skate America SP
Yuzuru Hanyu 4T
Takahiko Kozuka 4T
Jeremy Abbott 4T< fall
Konstantin Menshov 4T+3T
Michal Brezina 4S fall
Armin Mahbanoozadeh 4T fall
Tomas Verner 4T Douglas Razzano 4T< fall

Skate America FP
Takahiko Kozuka 4T, 4T< +2T
Tatsuki Michida 4T fall
Yuzuru Hanyu 4T fall, 4S fall
Michal Brezina 4S<< ;. downgrade fall,  4S
Konstantin Menshov 4T,  4T+2T
Armin Mahbanoozadeh 4T< fall
Jeremy Abbott 4T< fall
Douglas Razzano 4T

Skate Canada SP
Javier Fernandez 4T
Nobunari Oda  4T+3T
Denis Ten 4T
Florent Amodio 4S fall
Artur Gachinski 4T fall
Ross Miner 4S fall
Takahito Mura 4T

Skate Canada FP

Javier Fernandez 4S 12.21,  4T+2T halfway point bonus 13.47
Patrick Chan 4t+2T,   4T
Nobunari Oda 4T
Florent Amodio 4S
Takahito Mura 4T
Artur Gachinski 4T,    4T+3T
Denis Ten 4T< fall ,   4T 

All medalists in mens did quads in SP and LP

Good to see that quads were done by medalists and also losers in both the SP's and LP's. When quad mistakes were severely punished and success underrewarded it would be an amazing sight to see even one attempted in a LP. But now with rules that mean skaters don't risk no points and get over 10 points they are back. Now SP's include skaters demonstrating all possible jump skills. No more "SP is way to important to try a quad-it's stupid to do quads" they are everywhere. This is not the 2008- 2010 era of quads being the worst and dumbest thing in the world a skater could do.

Gold Medalists - Patrick Chan - Canada
Silver Medalists Daisuke Takahashi - Japan
Bronze Medalists- Yuzuru Hanyu - Japan


--Men--
Prelimary round quads
http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2012/WC2012_PreliminaryRoundMen_FS_Scores.pdf
1Nan SONG

1 4T 10.30 -3.00 7.30
2 4T+SEQ 8.24 -3.00 - 5.24

Short Program quads
http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2012/WC2012_Men_SP_Scores.pdf


1 Chan 10.30 -0.86 9.44
2- Brezina 3 4S 10.50 1.14 3 11.64
3- Takahashi 1 4T+3T<< 11.60 -2.86 8.74
4- Jouber 1 4T+3T 14.40 0.57 14.97
5 Javier Fernandez-1 4T 10.30 -0.43 9.87
6- Amodio 4S 1 10.50 -3.00 7.50
Hanyu 4T+2T 1 11.60 0.71 12.31
KEvin Reynolds 4S- 4T 1 11.50 -1.00 10.50
1 Takahiko KOZUKA 4T< 7.20 -3.00 4.20
1Nan SONG 4T+3T 14.40 0.57 14.97
1 Sergei VORONOV 4T+3T 14.40 0.57 14.97

long program quads
http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2012/WC2012_Men_FS_Scores.pdf

1Patrick CHAN
1 10.30 2.43 3 2 3 1 1 3 3 2 3
Ref
12.73
4T
2 4T+3T 14.40 2.29 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 16.69

2Yuzuru HANYU
1 4T10.30 2.43 12.73

3Daisuke TAKAHASHI
1 4t10.30 0.14 10.44

4 Florent AMODIO
1 4s 10.50 -0.29 10.21

5 Brian JOUBERT
1 4t 10.30 1.71 12.01

6 Denis TEN
1 4t 10.30 2.00 12.30

7Michal BREZINA
2 4T< < 7.20 -3.00 4.20
3 4S 10.50 -2.57 7.93

9 Jeremy ABBOTT
1 4t 10.30 -0.29 10.01

10 Kevin VAN DER PERREN

1 4t 10.30 -0.71 9.59

2 11 Takahiko KOZUKA 4T+2T 11.60 -1.43 10.17

12 Nan Song
1 4T+3T 14.40 1.71 16.11

2 4T 10.30 -3.00 7.30

13 Kevin REYNOLDS
1 4s 10.50 0.43 10.93
7 4T+2T 12.76 x -0.71 12.05

14 Javier Fernandez

1 4T 10.30 2.14 12.44
2 4S 10.50 -1.57 8.93


1 15 Sergei VORONOV 10.30 0.57 10.87

16 Adam RIPPON
1 4S<< 4.20 -2.10 2.10

18Artur GACHINSKI
1 4T< < 7.20 -3.00 4.20
2 4T+SEQ 8.24 -3.00 5.24

Junior Worlds- Notable for Sui/Han!

Sui/Han of China won pairs and Han Yan of China won mens singles and both did quads in their free skates. Han Yan did a quad toe and Sui/Han did a quad throw salchow and a quad twist! They are doing very well with the technical elements. It used to be they would do one quad but mess up on another. They would get the quad throw but underrotate the quad twist but now they got both. They just have to worry about her and getting taller. Her getting taller seems inevitable.

pairs
Sui/han
1 4STh 8.00 -0.86 7.14
3 4LzTw1 7.10 1.29 8.39

http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2012/wjc2012_JuniorPairs_FS_Scores.pdf

Men
Yan
2 4T 10.30 1.00 11.30

http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2012/wjc2012_JuniorMen_FS_Scores.pdf

Four Continents - Chan does 3, Sui/Han do 2 quads

Chan did three quads to win 4CC again. Last time Chan won 4CC it convinced Evan Lysacek not to do them anymore. Chan beat Lysacek who did a quad and out went quads for Lysacek. But now there is a different underrotation system and value system and quads are all over the place.

Sui/Han of China did a quad throw and quad twist

Men
SP quads.

Chan did a flawed on here- hands down.

1-Patrick Chan - 1 4T 10.30 GOE -3.00 total-7.30
2-Takahito Mura - 1 4T+3T 14.40 GOE 1.57 total-15.97
3-Daisuke Takahashi - 1 4T< fall 7.20 GOE -3.00 total-4.20
5-Denis Ten -1 4T fall 10.30 GOE -3.00 total-7.30
8-Nan Song- 1 4T 10.30 GOE- 3.00 total-7.30
9-Kevin Reynolds - 1 4S<+3T 11.50 GOE -0.57 10.93
17- Abzal Rakimgaliev 1 4T< 7.20 GOE -3.00 4.20

http://www.isuresults.com/results/fc2012/fc2012_Men_SP_Scores.pdf\\

Men- Free Skate quads
Patrick CHAN
1 4T+3T 14.40 GOE 2.14 total 16.54
2 4T 10.30 GOE 1.86 total 12.16

Daisuke TAKAHASHI
1 4T 10.30 GOE -2.00 total 8.30

Adam RIPPON
1 4S<
Kevin REYNOLDS
1 4S 10.50 GEO 0.71 total 11.21

Denis TEN
2 4T< < 7.20 -3.00 GOE 4.20

Tatsuki MACHIDA
1 4T< 7.20 -3.00 GOE 4.20

Nan SONG
1 4T 10.30 -3.00 GOE 7.30

Abzal RAKIMGALIEV
1 4T 10.30 -3.00 total 7.30

http://www.isuresults.com/results/fc2012/fc2012_Men_FS_Scores.pdf

Pairs
Sui/Han

Free skate quads

1 4STh 8.00 -0.57 -1 -1 -1 1 2 -1 -2 -1 0 7.43
3 4LzTw1 7.10 1.86 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 -1 8.96

http://www.isuresults.com/results/fc2012/

Euros - Gachinski quad king

Artur Gachinski gave the performance of his senior career at Euros. It was a spectacular showing that was totally overshadowed by the performance of Evgeni Plushenko. Plushenko was narrowly beaten by Gachinski in the SP when he did a quad triple but Plushenko because of knee issues did not do one. Gachinski had the better SP and better jumps. He was really deserving of that first place in the SP. All throughout the GP season Gachinski was overshadowed by Michal Brezina and Javier Fernandez. Just like last season Gachinski appears to be doing best after nationals. Brezina and Fernandez were just no match for Gachinski at Euros. His performance was the most impressive to me. Plushenko did open with a quad and did a flaw free triple axel -triple toe combo in the LP and had a better program in the LP. It was opposite the SP in which Gachinski was far better than the .09 margin he had there.


Qualifying Round quads.
Plushenko 4t BV 10.30 GOE -.57 TV - 9.73

SP Quads
1-Gachinski 4T+3T BV 14.40 GOE 1.43 TV- 15.83
3-Tomas Verner 4t BV 10.30 GOE -2.71 TV- 7.59
4-Javier Fernandez - 4T BV 10.30 GOE 1.43 total 11.73
5-Florent Amodio 4S BV 10.50 GOE -2.29 total 8.21
6-Michal Brezina 4S< BV 7.40 GOE -3.00 total 4.40
10-Brian Joubert 4t<+Combo BV 7.20 GOE -3.00 total 4.20
14-Sergei Voronov 4t+2t BV 11.60 GOE .29 total 11.89

LP quads
1. Evgeni Plushenko 4T +GOE total 11.59
2. Gachinski 4T+2t+2lo BV 13.40 GOE 0.00 total 13.40
4T total GOE 1.86 total -12.16
3. Brezina - 4T< < 7.20 GOE-3.00 4.20
5. Verner 4t< fall GOE-3.00 4.20
7. Fernandez 1 4T 10.30 GOE-0.86 9.44
2 4S 10.50 GOE-1.71 12.21
8. Brian Joubert 4T BV 10.30 1.86 12.16
4T<+SEQ BV 5.76 -2.57 total 3.19
10.Sergei Voronov 10.30 -0.14 10.16

Protocols
QR
http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2012/ec2012_PreliminaryRoundMen_FS_Scores.pdf
SP
http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2012/ec2012_Men_SP_Scores.pdf
LP
http://www.isuresults.com/results/ec2012/ec2012_Men_FS_Scores.pdf