World Figure Skating Championships 2010 Turin, Italy

The tickets are on sale. I've got mine.

I bought them via http://www.ticketone.it

I know I can't be sure, but I think Daisuke'll be there. To me, it's the main reason to go.

Thank you, hsuhs!!
But I'm not sure I can go there.
Here is English version:

http://www.ticketone.it/EN/newsComplete.jsp?idCat=51&cdNews=311080

Hoping that Daisuke will be there, too.

I've just bought my ticket!
Hoping that Daisuke will be there...

If I remember well, none of the freshly-crowned Olympic Champions were at 2006 Worlds and only Yagudin at 2002 Worlds, right?

For his own good, I hope Dai-chan will have better things to do than come back to Torino a 4th time!
(even though, of course, it would be very convenient for me to see him there)

MissC wrote:

If I remember well, none of the freshly-crowned Olympic Champions were at 2006 Worlds and only Yagudin at 2002 Worlds, right?

I believe you're absolutely right about that, MissC. The winners rarely bother to go to Post-Olympic Worlds.

Since the official practices have started, I guess it's time to move to this thread now?

http://www.47news.jp/CN/201003/CN2010032201000092.html

According to this article, Daisuke tried the quad flip three times today in practice, but didn't have any sucessful attempts. It doesn't say he's going to put it in his program (he probably won't), but he still wants to keep trying it.

^thanks for the news. AHHH quad or no quad!!! I'm so anxious for Daisuke...

Thank you for the information, Calliope!
Here are pics at the practice.

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2010/03/22/p2_0002802550.shtml
http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2010/03/22/p3_0002802550.shtml

I think he's trying that 3F-3T will be stable in SP because of 4F's practice.

World Championships 2010 Torino / ITA
21.03.2010 - 28.03.2010
Place: Torino's Palavela, Italy
http://www.torino2010.org/

Schedule
http://www.isuresults.com/events/WC_2010_TimePracticeSchedule.pdf

Event/Result
http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent00011111.htm

Men's Entry
http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00006953.htm

Men's Practice
http://www.torino2010.org/public/File/practice_groups/Set4_MenPG.pdf

-Schedule-

1)Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
12:00 - 15:50 Ice Dancing Compulsory Dance
17:15 Opening On Ice
18:00 - 22:50 Pairs Short Program

2)Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
09:30 - 17:45 Men's Short Program
18:45 - 22:15 Pairs Free Skating
Victory Ceremony - Pairs -

3)Thursday, March 25th, 2010
12:45 - 16:55 Ice Dancing Original Dance
18:15 - 22:50 Men's Free Skating
Victory Ceremony - Men -

4)Friday, March 26th, 2010
09:00 - 17:40 Ladies Short Program
18:45 -22:30 Ice Dancing Free Dance
Victory Ceremony - Ice Dancing -

5)Saturday, March 27th, 2010
12:30 - 16:55 Ladies Free Skating
Victory Ceremony - Ladies -

6)Sunday, March 28th, 2010
14:30 - 17:00 Exhibition Gala

A 4F? Wow. Has anyone done a 4F before? Btw, any reason why Tomas Verner isn't coming? I'm missing his name in the entrylist....

Thank you for the information, Calliope and Leode!!

Calliope wrote:

Daisuke tried the quad flip three times today in practice, but didn't have any sucessful attempts. It doesn't say he's going to put it in his program (he probably won't), but he still wants to keep trying it.

alekzu wrote:

Btw, any reason why Tomas Verner isn't coming? I'm missing his name in the entrylist....

I think the reason of his withdrawal is like he isn't in the shape to compete in the championships. Having a rest would be a good decision for him, though I miss him a lot.

BTW, MissC and hsuhs are already there? I'm looking forward to your reports from Turin. Thank you!!

miyu wrote:

BTW, MissC and hsuhs are already there? I'm looking forward to your reports from Turin. Thank you!!

I'm going to Torino tomorrow morning. I will skip the CD, but I'll probably watch all the other events (I have an all-event ticket).

I don't like the Palavela, but I'm very excited about everything else! The skating, the city, the FOOD!!, seeing friends, etc.

I don't think I'll have any internet access though, so I probably won't be able to post anything until I get home.

And I'm glad to hear that Dai's practicing the 4F again. Hopefully he'll attempt it in competition one day, just for the fun of it... he's been working on it for so long now!

Thank you, MissC.
Hope you have a great time there, same as Vancouver!

MissC wrote:

Hopefully he'll attempt it in competition one day, just for the fun of it... he's been working on it for so long now!

I hope so, too.

Hi Guys:

Here's 4f video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4KQwRBBlo&feature=sub

Miss c and Hushs, enjoy yourself!!!

Thanks for the video, Genki! It's still underrotated, but it looks better than I thought it would! Here's another article about the 4F: http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/general/news/20100323k0000m050063000c.html

It says he's landed the 4F in practices in Japan. Utako says, "If he falls and it's underrotated, he'll get about the same amount points no matter which one he does (toe or flip). He's trying the flip with an eye on next season. We don't want to set limits. His flip is stable, so we'll look at how it's going and then decide whether or not to do it."

Even if it doesn't work out now, I would love to see him land the 4F in competition someday before he retires!

Hi!
I will be in Torino tomorrow evening!
I can't wait to see Daisuke skating... l ast time I saw him was at GPF 2007...
Good luck, Daisuke!
And everybody, enjoy the championships!

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2010/03/23/07.html

Tried the 4F seven times in practice today, and had a lot of two-foot landings. He said, "It's starting to feel good," and "I'm 50-50 on whether to do the flip (or toe)."

OMG, I can't believe he's actually considering putting it in his program!! If he falls and underrotates he'll at least get 1.5 points for the flip rather than 0 points for the toe, so unless the toe is much more consistent, I can see the logic in trying the flip. But with the world title on the line and so many people saying he shouldn't do a quad at all to secure the win, I think it's really awesome that he has the courage to challenge this. Of course, it's still not a good strategy, but the word "strategy" clearly doesn't exist in Daisuke's dictionary!

Hi guys:

Practice video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4KQwRBBlo

I believe the programs would be aired online on

http://www.universalsports.com/

However I'm not sure if they would set area restrictions in streaming like nbc did...

Thank you for the news and vid, Calliope and Genki!!

Calliope wrote:

It's still underrotated, but it looks better than I thought it would!

I agree with you. The vid was from the first practice and he said it was better than the previous day. I have a feeling he will likely go for it. Can he "WOW" us? I hope so!!!

glorydave wrote:

I will be in Torino tomorrow evening!

Nice to see you again here, glorydave!! Have a good time!!

ericacsy wrote:

http://www.universalsports.com/

Thank you but I'm afraid we can't see it outside the U.S.


More news about the last practice. They are similar to ones which Calliope has introduced.

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/100323/spm1003231123003-n1.htm
Takahashi checked two kinds of quad jumps. The 4F, if he lands it it will be the first 4F, is more closer to succes than yesterday and he said "I feel good on it."
"I couldn't concentrate on practice" after the Olympics. He struggled to keep his concentration. "I'm ignited after I came to Turin. The atomosphere of the comptition makes me sprited."

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/other/100323/oth1003230757001-n1.htm
Takahashi landed 4F and kept himself in good shape.

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/winter/skate/figure/headlines/20100323-00000010-kyodo_sp-spo.html
Takahshi landed 4F and was getting into top shape. Takahiko Kozuka did good quads. Nobunari Oda often fell on downgraded jumps.

GO DAI-CHAN!!!

miyu wrote:

I have a feeling he will likely go for it. Can he "WOW" us? I hope so!!!

Now I'm wondering what he should do when he pops 4F into 3F?

How about this?
3F, 3A+2T, 3Lo, 3F+3T*, 3S*, 3A*, 2A*, 3Lz+2T+2Lo* = 57.95

Comparing to the case he pops 4T into 3T
3T, 3A+2T, 3Lo, 3F+2T*, 3S*, 3A*, 3Lz*, 3Lz+2T+2Lo* = 56.23
he can earn more points by attempting 4F.

But did he practice it enough? If he does it like this....
3F, 3A+2T, 3Lo, 3F+3T*, 3S*, 3A*, 3Lz*, 3Lz+2T+2Lo* = 51.02


If he doubles his first jump, he can do like this...
2F, 3A+2T, 3Lo, 3F+3T, 3S, 3A, 3Lz, 3Lz+2T+2Lo = 53.2

Calliope, Miyu, thanks a lot for the news
Here is another video of his practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvWOljjp4aw . It's still underrotated but looks much better. It looks Dai-chan concentrated on 4F. I think he'll try it in his FS

miyu wrote:

Now I'm wondering what he should do when he pops 4F into 3F?

I'm worried about this too.

And here is the starting order for SP http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2010/SEG001.HTM . Daisuke skates last in 7th group.

WOW thanks sasenki, I hope he gets it!

Just want to wish GOOD LUCK to Dai-chan. He came so close last time in 2007 in Tokyo, first in LP, just a small mistake 3A in SP.

He's Mastero on ice!

Thank you for the information, DTFF members!
And welcome to DTFF, BiBi!
Here is the latest news after the draw.

ＳＰ滑走順　高橋は４２番目に演技
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/flash/KFullFlash20100323111.html

▼高橋大輔の話　出るからにはトップを目指す。五輪メダリストとして恥ずかしくない演技ができればいい。ほかにもメダル候補はいるので、気は抜けない。４回転フリップは（来季への）練習のつもりでやっている。

Daisuke said "I'm aiming to the top since I was assigned and I'd like to show my good performance to everyone as a Olympic bronze medalist. There are some favorites for the medals, so I keep an eye on the ball. I'm doing the practice of 4F for the next season."

Actually, Daisuke has no intention to do 4F in his free program. I think it's really risky for him to jump 4F it's not getting used to do in the program.

Leode wrote:

Thank you for the information, DTFF members!

Daisuke said "I'm aiming to the top since I was assigned and I'd like to show my good performance to everyone as a Olympic bronze medalist. There are some favorites for the medals, so I keep an eye on the ball. I'm doing the practice of 4F for the next season."

Actually, Daisuke has no intention to do 4F in his free program. I think it's really risky for him to jump 4F it's not getting used to do in the program.

Yesss I'm relieved that he's not doing it. I'm never a risk taker myself D:

Thank you for the information, sanseki and Leode!

Here is another vid of 23th practice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWZhQGLlV5Y

http://fnn.fujitv.co.jp/news/headlines/articles/CONN00174134.html
Dai-chan commented after the draw,
"Probably I will jump (a quad). I will practice various things until the last minute."

GO DAI-CHAN!! Good luck!!!