2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Ice Dancing - Compulsory Dance Yankee Polka Result
1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 38.22 20.07 18.15 7.29 7.04 7.25 7.54 0.00
2 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 37.36 19.48 17.88 7.18 7.00 7.21 7.25 0.00
3 Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE USA 34.36 18.31 16.05 6.50 6.29 6.36 6.54 0.00
all the results:
http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2008/SEG007.HTM

Pairs - Short Program Result
1 Dan ZHANG / Hao ZHANG CHN 70.45 40.80 29.65 7.68 7.29 7.43 7.39 7.29 0.00
2 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 67.70 39.21 28.49 7.36 6.82 7.21 7.14 7.07 0.00
3 Rena INOUE / John BALDWIN USA 57.40 31.86 25.54 6.57 6.21 6.36 6.39 6.39 0.00
all the results:
http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2008/SEG005.HTM

GO DAISUKE!!!

Here is Men's short result so far.
Good job, Jeff!!

1 Jeffrey BUTTLE CAN 83.85 45.85 38.00 7.61 7.32 7.64 7.68 7.75 0.00 #13
2 Vaughn CHIPEUR CAN 70.83 38.05 32.78 6.64 6.39 6.57 6.50 6.68 0.00 #12
3 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 67.48 36.20 32.28 6.71 6.32 6.43 6.46 6.36 1.00 #14
4 Kensuke NAKANIWA JPN 55.82 27.36 28.46 5.89 5.39 5.75 5.79 5.64 0.00 #11
5 Ming XU CHN 49.08 24.44 24.64 5.14 4.75 4.89 4.93 4.93 0.00 #6
6 Abzal RAKIMGALIEV KAZ 43.17 22.99 21.18 4.43 4.00 4.39 4.18 4.18 1.00 #4
7 Tristan THODE NZL 42.16 22.98 19.18 4.00 3.61 3.86 3.89 3.82 0.00 #8
8 Nicholas FERNANDEZ AUS 41.14 22.50 18.64 3.89 3.57 3.82 3.68 3.68 0.00 #1
9 Luis HERNANDEZ MEX 39.39 17.36 22.03 4.57 4.14 4.36 4.46 4.50 0.00 #10
10 Kevin ALVES BRA 37.05 19.76 18.29 3.61 3.54 3.71 3.68 3.75 1.00 #9

GO! GO! DAISUKE!!

Wow, Evan did 4T-3T!!

1 Evan LYSACEK USA 84.06 46.06 38.00 7.75 7.29 7.71 7.50 7.75 0.00 #16
2 Jeffrey BUTTLE CAN 83.85 45.85 38.00 7.61 7.32 7.64 7.68 7.75 0.00 #13
3 Chengjiang LI CHN 72.25 38.78 33.47 7.04 6.50 6.75 6.64 6.54 0.00 #17
4 Vaughn CHIPEUR CAN 70.83 38.05 32.78 6.64 6.39 6.57 6.50 6.68 0.00 #12
5 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 67.48 36.20 32.28 6.71 6.32 6.43 6.46 6.36 1.00 #14
6 Shawn SAWYER CAN 60.79 29.10 32.69 6.61 6.36 6.61 6.54 6.57 1.00 #15
7 Kensuke NAKANIWA JPN 55.82 27.36 28.46 5.89 5.39 5.75 5.79 5.64 0.00 #11
8 Ming XU CHN 49.08 24.44 24.64 5.14 4.75 4.89 4.93 4.93 0.00 #6
9 Abzal RAKIMGALIEV KAZ 43.17 22.99 21.18 4.43 4.00 4.39 4.18 4.18 1.00 #4
10 Tristan THODE NZL 42.16 22.98 19.18 4.00 3.61 3.86 3.89 3.82 0.00 #8
11 Nicholas FERNANDEZ AUS 41.14 22.50 18.64 3.89 3.57 3.82 3.68 3.68 0.00 #1
12 Luis HERNANDEZ MEX 39.39 17.36 22.03 4.57 4.14 4.36 4.46 4.50 0.00 #10

GO! GO! DAISUKE!!

DDDD....DAISUKE Congratulation for Short program 1st!!

Great Job!!! Daisuke!! Very high score!! I have nothing to say that.

1 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 88.57 48.74 39.83 8.00 7.68 8.11 8.00 8.04 0.00 #19
2 Evan LYSACEK USA 84.06 46.06 38.00 7.75 7.29 7.71 7.50 7.75 0.00 #16
3 Jeffrey BUTTLE CAN 83.85 45.85 38.00 7.61 7.32 7.64 7.68 7.75 0.00 #13
4 Stephen CARRIERE USA 74.08 40.12 33.96 6.68 6.64 6.89 6.89 6.86 0.00 #18
5 Chengjiang LI CHN 72.25 38.78 33.47 7.04 6.50 6.75 6.64 6.54 0.00 #17
6 Vaughn CHIPEUR CAN 70.83 38.05 32.78 6.64 6.39 6.57 6.50 6.68 0.00 #12
7 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 67.48 36.20 32.28 6.71 6.32 6.43 6.46 6.36 1.00 #14
8 Shawn SAWYER CAN 60.79 29.10 32.69 6.61 6.36 6.61 6.54 6.57 1.00 #15
9 Kensuke NAKANIWA JPN 55.82 27.36 28.46 5.89 5.39 5.75 5.79 5.64 0.00 #11
10 Ming XU CHN 49.08 24.44 24.64 5.14 4.75 4.89 4.93 4.93 0.00 #6

Holy cow!!
Way to go Dai-chan!!

And with Jeff's and Evan's great skates, this is quite a great competition! Reminds me of the SP at GPF!

OH MY!!! OOOOOOOOOH MY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

88.57!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TES 48.74!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



What did you do, DAi-can?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks a loooooooooooooooooooot, Leode!!!!!

GO DAI-CHAN

Thanks, MissC and Miyu!
Daisuke jumped 3F-3T perfectly, 3A and 3Lz are good.
His footwork is excellent!!
OMG!! Look at his high score!! 88.57!!

I'm looking forward to seeing his free skating day after tomorrow!!
Wow, his fan in Korea was screamed about it!! Hahaha!!

GO!! GO!! DAISUKE!!

Here is Men's short program result!!

2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
Men Short Program Result
http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2008/CAT001RS.HTM

FPl. Name Nat. Points
1 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 88.57 1
2 Evan LYSACEK USA 84.06 2
3 Jeffrey BUTTLE CAN 83.85 3
4 Stephen CARRIERE USA 74.08 4
5 Chengjiang LI CHN 72.25 5
6 Vaughn CHIPEUR CAN 70.83 6
7 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 67.48 7
8 Jialiang WU CHN 64.35 8
9 Jeremy ABBOTT USA 60.87 9
10 Shawn SAWYER CAN 60.79 10
11 Kensuke NAKANIWA JPN 55.82 11
12 Ming XU CHN 49.08 12
13 Abzal RAKIMGALIEV KAZ 43.17 13
14 Tristan THODE NZL 42.16 14
15 Nicholas FERNANDEZ AUS 41.14 15
16 Luis HERNANDEZ MEX 39.39 16
17 Kevin ALVES BRA 37.05 17
18 Justin PIETERSEN RSA 36.39 18
19 Joel WATSON NZL 35.02 19
20 Humberto CONTRERAS MEX 34.20 20
21 Robert MCNAMARA AUS 32.42 21

Dai-chaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!
I am soooo happy
Can't wait to see his skating on TV
Korean Dai-chan fans who went to watch him are sooo lucky
Good luck on Free Skating too, Dai-chan

O.O! OMG LOOK AT THAT SCORE!!! THAT'S HUUUUUUGE!!

*heart attack*

Go Daisuke! Good luck for the free skating!!!! Ganbatte!!!! Go for those quads!!!

Again, I cried loud out (goukyu) in front of PC, for joy!

Evan and Jeffrey also had marked PB tonight, so, around 22:16, I hesitated to refresh ISU results screen! 88.57 must be 2nd place in all time record! Daichan Omedetooooooo, for your great PB. I cannot wait to see your performance!!!

Well done!

Many thanks for the comments, DTFF members!!
Here are Japanse news articles about Daisuke for 1st of short program, pls check Daisuke's pics.

高橋が男子ＳＰで首位 四大陸選手権
デイリースポーツ
http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2008/02/13/0000836037.shtml

高橋、男子ＳＰ首位　フィギュア四大陸選手権 アサヒコム
http://www.asahi.com/sports/update/0213/TKY200802130340.html

高橋、首位スタート＝リード姉弟アイスダンス規定７位－四大陸フィギュア　時事ドットコム
http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2008021300775

Here is starting order for Men's free skating on Feb. 15, 2008. Daisuke is a last performer.

http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2008/SEG002.HTM

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Robert MCNAMARA AUS 21 32.42
2 Humberto CONTRERAS MEX 20 34.20
3 Kevin ALVES BRA 17 37.05
4 Joel WATSON NZL 19 35.02
5 Justin PIETERSEN RSA 18 36.39

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Abzal RAKIMGALIEV KAZ 13 43.17
7 Nicholas FERNANDEZ AUS 15 41.14
8 Ming XU CHN 12 49.08
9 Tristan THODE NZL 14 42.16
10 Luis HERNANDEZ MEX 16 39.39

Warm-Up Group 3
11 Jialiang WU CHN 8 64.35
12 Kensuke NAKANIWA JPN 11 55.82
13 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 7 67.48
14 Jeremy ABBOTT USA 9 60.87
15 Shawn SAWYER CAN 10 60.79

Warm-Up Group 4
16 Evan LYSACEK USA 2 84.06
17 Vaughn CHIPEUR CAN 6 70.83
18 Jeffrey BUTTLE CAN 3 83.85
19 Stephen CARRIERE USA 4 74.08
20 Chengjiang LI CHN 5 72.25
21 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 1 88.57

Wow, 88.57 is quite a score for an international competition!!! It looks like Daisuke really brought his best here. I can't wait to see the program! I hope he can keep it up for the free skate. I wonder if he'll do 2 quads....

Oh my gosh!

That is an AMAZINGLY huge score... I'm really shocked and happy for him!

I can't wait to watch it on tv!

The last time I can remember a skater getting that high a score was Plushenko at the '06 Olympics when he got about 90 points in the short program.

Daisuke really must have skated amazing... I hope he keeps this up in the long program and at Worlds.

And Evan did a quad-triple... wow! He landed it this time & Daisuke still beat him by several points... that's wild.

I'm very excited for the freeskate now... this should be awesome!

yes this is amazing!! Daisuke is very strong this season... I am very confident for the free program, even if not perfect.
But I would like to understand how you can obtain a so high score without a quad

anne-marie wrote:

But I would like to understand how you can obtain a so high score without a quad

This is like the question of the day. My theory is that levels played into this a bit. Daisuke may have had higher levels than Evan on his steps and spins. Combining that with some +GOEs on everything (jumps, steps, spins) and the higher components, Daisuke has created a bit of an edge for himself even without the quad in the short program. Might sound crazy but that's just my theory...

GO DAISUKE!!!
I couldn't wait to come back home for watching results on web, but I was a bit nervous...
I was sure for a good performance, but this is a wonderful one!
Only 2 points under Plushenko best score... and Daisuke didn't the quad...

Read this report from ISU site:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-282541-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html

WOW!!! He had LEVEL 4 in circular step sequence! Also LEVEL 4 for his change foot sit spin and his combination spin!
And he's also so kind with the audience: "It’s all about the audience. They make me go faster, they are excited and I’m feeding off their energy".
GREAT DAI-CHAN!

Hi, everyone! Thanks so much for all the updates, DTFF members!!

Here's Daisuke's SP video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eeivMpd2jc

I'm really happy that he got two level four spins and a level four step sequence this time (an improvement from before)!

I really like Daisuke's quote from the ISU report that glorydave posted (he also said that he would indeed like to go for two quads on Friday for the LP).

Complete quote from Daisuke-

Quote :

“It’s all about the audience. They make me go faster, they are excited and I’m feeding off their energy. The highlight of the program is the footwork for me, because I feel like a true dancer when I’m doing it. The short program was good for me. For the free skating, I hope to do two quads”, the 21-year-old said.

I especially love the part where he says he feels like a true dancer during the footwork sections.

I always believed that the "Swan Lake" program was capable of getting huge scores, but never had I imagined that it would be what it was from yesterday!!

Swandie, your theory about Daisuke's high score sounds pretty good to me. There are some other theories out there though like the judges already gave Evan and Jeff incredibly high, PB scores before Daisuke so they couldn't very well give Daisuke a score lower than them especially since Daisuke scored higher than Evan in the Grand Prix Final with both of them having almost the same exact content as last time.

Anyways, I wish much good luck and strength to Daisuke for achieving a successful LP on Friday!!

Thanks for the link, UMgal. Daisuke looked very energized throughout both of his step sequences! It really added to the performance for me. The first spin...his change of foot was so seamless! I had to look closely to see it. I noticed the cuts of the music are different as well. Overall it was the best he's done all season!

I also saw Evan's short. Seeing him nail that quad-triple was amazing! I felt he was a bit slow in his spins though which might have given Daisuke the edge. The free will definitely be interesting with Daisuke looking to hit two quads and Evan also doing a quad triple.

The Korean fans are very enthusiastic! Daisuke seems to have quite the following there. The audience was behind him the whole time...they cheered for just about every single element. This had to give Daisuke a ton of confidence and I hope see that in the free skate. The fans were cheering pretty hard for Evan too. They were so excited when he hit his quad-triple! It makes me happy to hear such an excited and enthusiastic audience. Makes me wish I was there.

You're very welcome about the link, swandie.

Quote :

The Korean fans are very enthusiastic! Daisuke seems to have quite the following there. The audience was behind him the whole time...they cheered for just about every single element.

Yeah, I definitely noticed this too. The Korean fans are really great- they were cheering like they were watching a rock concert or something. When Daisuke was at the 2005 Four Continents event, which was also in South Korea, the fans there were also incredibly supportive and cheered very loudly for Daisuke (and the other skaters as well).

Thanks a lot everyone for sharing infromations and your opinons with me!

Yeah, Korean fans were really great last night!! Thank you, Korean fans!!! I hope they will support Dai-chan with strong enthusiam Friday night again.

Dai-chan's performance was fantasitic last night!! His jumps were so easy and stable so I almost took them as parts of dance!!

Regarding the theory "why he could get such a high score", I totally agreed with swandie and UMgal.
His performance was so fantasitic but honestly speaking I burst into laugh with surprise (sorry ) last night when I saw his score. Higher than JNC's score??? (actually this year JNC wasn't so inflated.)
According to GS article,
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2007/4cc_1.shtml

Quote :

"His triple flip-triple toeloop earned a GOE of +2.14, his triple Axel a +2.43, and his triple Lutz of a +1.85. All of the Japanese champion's elements received positive GOEs for that matter, including two level 4 spins and an excellent level 4 circular step sequence which drew loud cheers from the audience."

GOE +2.43! It's huge.

I've already got excited to see Evan Tosca vs Dai-chan R&J!!!!!
GO DAI-CHAN

addtional information: (Still ISU didn't provide us the protocol........ )

According to sports@nifty, 4 elements of PCS are over 8 and for 3A 4 judges gave him +3 GOE.

Thanks for the info, miyu!
That's HUUUUGE GOE for the jumps! Wow.

Good he got level 4 for the circular step sequence... it seems that he's made small changes/improvements in both sequences and in the spins. If he keeps up like this, this program could get close to being "the best SP ever performed" at Worlds (oh gosh I hope so!!)

miyu wrote:

According to sports@nifty, 4 elements of PCS are over 8 and for 3A 4 judges gave him +3 GOE.

The PCS are here, as usual :
http://www.isufs.org/results/fc2008/SEG001.HTM

miyu wrote:

addtional information: (Still ISU didn't provide us the protocol........ )

They never do until the competition is over. I think it's because the athletes/officials can ask for clarification/changes if something seems wrong. Once the protocols are posted, I think nothing can be changed.