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Skaters I dislike: Evgeni Plushenko, Brian Joubert and Evan Lysacek. I'm not exactly happy that Plushenko and Lysacek are first and second, but at least I can appreciate Lysacek's skating. Plushenko - yes, he has the quad and his jumps are great, but his choreography doesn't even match up to the music! It's just there for background noise. Ugh.
Skaters that I did enjoy tonight:
Daisuke Takahashi: great, explosive program. Take down Plushenko and Lysacek, Takahashi!
Takahiko Kozuka: his footwork was to DIE FOR. I was in awe of both footwork sequences.
Stephane Lambiel: I've always had a soft spot for Lambiel and his spins were exquisite.
Johnny Weir: I've jumped on the "Johnny Weir is fabulous" train. I finally got my hands on Be Good Johnny Weir and I wonder why it took me so long to discover his fabulousness. Watching him with choreographer David Wilson (who has produced some of my favourite programs) just had me dying. So glad he had a great skate tonight!
Skaters who didn't do too well:
Patrick Chan: while the skate wasn't perfect, it was still decent. CTV has put waaay too much media pressure on him in the past year; I can't even watch The Daily Show online without an ad telling me how he's going to capture gold. He's a beautiful skater but, IMO, his chances of medalling has always been slim, especially in such a deep field. (Hint to CTV: our best shot of gold in figure skating is ice dance with Virtue/Moir.) He's still so young and with a couple more years of experience, he'll definitely be a contender in 2014.
Jeremy Abbott: oh, my heart broke for him. His short program is fantastic (Shae-Lynn Bourne needs to do more choreography in the future) but he just couldn't deliver on the jumps.
Skater who I wished was there: Jeffrey Buttle. I've been a Jeff fan for a long time and always imagined that he'd be at these games, kicking ass. Then again, he went out on a high note (World Champion in 2008) and I wouldn't wish the pressure Patrick has on him. I do miss his skating though.
Great skates tonight! Looking forward to Thursday night, and then it’s dance! Eep.