SPOILERS ONLY - Japan Nationals 2011

Hello hello! Well, the men's SP is happening right now, so I figured it's time to start the SPOILERS thread!

Please post any PBP or news that comes out before the TV broadcast HERE and not in the other thread! THANKS!

I guess I don't mind being spoiled for the men.

For anyone who is wondering, skater #13, Ryujyu HINO is currently skating.

Currently, Keiji TANAKA is in 1st place with 67.48 points, and Shouma UNO (Mao's little brother, practically! ) is in 2nd with 63.49 points. Shouma-kun didn't do a 3A, so that's probably why his score is so low.

Then Taka-Chan must not be far ahead! 0_0
I really want him to do his best in the SP....

MaoChan756 wrote:

Then Taka-Chan must not be far ahead! 0_0
I really want him to do his best in the SP....

YUP! Group 3 just finished skating, so next up (after the warm-up) is #18, and then Taka-chan is #19!!!

Gooo, Taka-chan!!

ETA Top of the leader board still unchanged after 17 skaters: Tanaka is 1st and Shouma-kun is 2nd.

Taka-chan is skating now!!!

Please update us as soon as he is on the ice!

Taka-chan will have to do his best!! Afterall he has to escort Mao to the banquet!

Btw I am watching vids of Shoma-kun on YT - he is brilliant for someone so young!

3F-3T, 3A, 3Lz, all cleanly landed!

At the end, he pumped his fist!!!

85.60!!!!

ETA BTW, I'm just translating what is coming out on the sportsnavi feed here (for anyone who can read Japanese):
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/channel/live/show/winter/584

Batsuchan wrote:

3F-3T, 3A, 3Lz, all cleanly landed!

At the end, he pumped his fist!!!

85.60!!!!

yes~I just feel my heart beat racing like crazy when i kept refreshing the page.--> i think my heart beat was over 100 per min.
thanks god~at least the gap with Dai or Yuzuru won't be too far even they skate clean with quad.

will cheer for Dice later since he replied my msg on FB earlier today he deserves 4CC

Batsuchan wrote:

3F-3T, 3A, 3Lz, all cleanly landed!

At the end, he pumped his fist!!!

85.60!!!!

Yatttaaaaaaaaaa!
Seriously - he needed that!!

Now we just need Dai and Yuzu to keep up the game!!

...and we need YT vids!! hehe

I know how you feel, shikure!!! I was totally nervous too!!!

Oh, so relieved now!!

Go Dai and Dice and Mura and Yuzuru!

Go Dai, Dice, Mura and Yuzuru ~~but don't go too far
I need to leave office and will check rest of result on my phone~(totally not working at all for last one hour)
later everyone

Tatsuki MACHIDA is now in 2nd with 74.64. His 3A was a little off, but he landed it along with 3F-3T and 3Lz. He got a standing ovation (Taka-chan did too. )

(I wonder if Mao was watching Taka-chan's performance. )

See you later, shikure!

ETA Sportsnavi now reporting that Taka-chan just scored a new personal best (though I guess it won't count for ISU competitions...) Congrats!

Now it's Dai warm-up, right? Omg, I'm so excited! Guys, do we have alternatives over keyholetv?

Daisuke MURAKAMI (Dice) fell on his quad, stepped out of the 3A and landed the 3F but was unable to do the combination. Not a good day for him.

62.65 = 6th.

@ polosatik, YUP, it's warm-up for the FINAL group now!

Batsuchan wrote:

Tatsuki MACHIDA is now in 2nd with 74.64. His 3A was a little off, but he landed it along with 3F-3T and 3Lz. He got a standing ovation (Taka-chan did too. )

(I wonder if Mao was watching Taka-chan's performance. )

See you later, shikure!

ETA Sportsnavi now reporting that Taka-chan just scored a new personal best (though I guess it won't count for ISU competitions...) Congrats!

I have question here~ he got 87.91 for SP 2010 National Championship...if it didn't count for ISU competitions why they kept saying he scored a new personal best
I am so confused...

so sorry for Dice, he landed 4S in every competitions except important SA and now ~ will cheer him up on FB later.


Apparently I am still here since urgent case just came via my email then I just can't leave

shikure wrote:

Batsuchan wrote:

ETA Sportsnavi now reporting that Taka-chan just scored a new personal best (though I guess it won't count for ISU competitions...) Congrats!

I have question here~ he got 87.91 for SP 2010 National Championship...if it didn't count for ISU competitions why they kept saying he scored a new personal best
I am so confused...

I have no idea either!

Sorry to hear you are stuck at the office, shikure!

Batsuchan wrote:

shikure wrote:

Batsuchan wrote:

ETA Sportsnavi now reporting that Taka-chan just scored a new personal best (though I guess it won't count for ISU competitions...) Congrats!

I have question here~ he got 87.91 for SP 2010 National Championship...if it didn't count for ISU competitions why they kept saying he scored a new personal best
I am so confused...

I have no idea either!

Sorry to hear you are stuck at the office, shikure!

but Batsuchan, sportnavi just updated some pics of each skater from #19 to #23 are all in black and red

when I tried to leave office again then the other email came AGAIN. what's going on with these ppl? they should do that during biz hours

shikure wrote:

but Batsuchan, sportnavi just updated some pics of each skater from #19 to #23 are all in black and red

I guess everyone was inspired by Mao's "Bells" costume!!!

ETA Kento NAKAMURA is skating now, so that means Dai is next!!!

Go Dai!!!

he looks handsome today with confidence

Kento NAKAMURA in 3rd with 68.58. He landed 3Lz-3T and 3A, but fell on 3F.

Dai up now!!!

OMG, 96.05 for Dai!!

4T-3T LANDED! 3A, and 3Lz!!!! Huge standing ovation!

ETA Apparently he pumped his fist many times after he finished!

Batsuchan wrote:

OMG, 96.05 for Dai!!

4T-3T LANDED! 3A, and 3Lz!!!! Huge standing ovation!

ETA Apparently he pumped his fist many times after he finished!

Batsuchan wrote:

OMG, 96.05 for Dai!!

4T-3T LANDED! 3A, and 3Lz!!!! Huge standing ovation!

ETA Apparently he pumped his fist many times after he finished!

Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw he was going for 4t-3t, I was so nervous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Batsuchan and shikure, thanks for all of your updates.. and because of that i'm so excited to see the videos of their performances.. hopefully someone will upload them later or tomorrow morning..

Btw why 4T? Wasnt it a 4F in his program?