Men's Figure Skating Free Program Full Event - Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

[@Nikanaiko]

"Javier, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "I want to be in the Olympics, and I want to be a pirate." "You have to pick one." "No."

[@lyramusica4485]

Nikanaiko OMG! I can totally see him saying that xD He is so hilarious and goofy on and off the ice. Definitely rooting for him to win a medal in 2018 :)

[@ТатьянаЛарионова-ф5с]

Твои мечты, сбылись, Величайший. Ты трижды был на Олимпиаде и был пиратом.

[@alsersz]

If you want to watch a specific skater: Tomas Verner 3:55 Paolo Bacchini 12:13 Viktor Pfeifer 20:32 Vaughn Chipeur 29:08 Anton Kovalevski 37:41 Adrian Schultheiss 45:49 Stefan Lindemann 54:50 Artem Borordulin 1:03:29 Jeremy Abbott 1:12:07 Samuel Contesti 1:20:20 Javier Fernández 1:28:43 Brian Joubert 1:36:57 Takahito Kozuka 1:49:13 Denis Ten 1:57:39 Kevin Van Der Perren 2:06:04 Florent Amodio 2:14:14 Patrick Chan 2:22:42 Michal Brezina 2:31:06 Evan Lysacek 2:40:21 Nobunari Oda 2:49:20 Stéphane Lambiel 2:59:42 Daisuke Takahashi 3:07:36 Johnny Weir 3:16:14 Evgeni Plushenko 3:24:23 Medal ceremony 3:37:14

[@SimsGirl4Ever]

Alser- Thanks! 👍

[@carvenstud]

Thank you!

[@rlkamlyakawa4421]

Alser や

[@LilySayyy]

You are the real MVP

[@angiecastro6189]

Thanks!!

[@Aristalphb]

Johnny was literally so amazing... Holy crap

[@Hamyrd90]

Takahashi is amazing!!!! What a beautiful program...

[@Chocowlates]

I was so happy for Daisuke Takahashi, he soooo deserved that medal!

[@Karolkid]

He was great =D i love his performance

[@nkk9175]

I love how supportive everyone is, if you mess up or land a jump the crowd will cheer anyways.

[@renabalmes1472]

Stephane is so artistic..his musicality is beautiful. Great flow across the ice and his SPINS!!!!!!

[@queenmaoasada8447]

Johnny's reaction to his scores was very nice... I like that he shrugged and prompted the booing crowd to settle down for the next skater. Those judges really effed him over.

[@KL-sr5oh]

He's a class act.

[@Bee-ck7uo]

Never let the assholes see you cry. ;_; Everyone knew he'd been shafted the minute the scores were read out; the sad part is, Johnny seemed to have been expecting it. Fuck the ISU.

[@assortedasmr430]

Johnny weir skate was fantastic...

[@loiscassels8966]

Johnny was robbed!

[@zb6070]

I somewhat agree. But I still had Daisuke beating johnny, especially after Daisuke's sp. maybe 4th or 5th place for johnny

[@p-13828]

Johnny was wonderful, he brought out a dream, the wings of an angel. His reaction to the final result and how he calmed the audience ahead of his colleague's performance demonstrate the gallant and deeply educated man he is. Love you Johnny Weir

[@mht4908]

Same thing that Alex Nemov did during the high bar finals in 2004 Athens. He was screwed over by the judges after taking a large step on his dismount, and the audience reacted by booing for about 15 minutes straight. Nemov stood up to ask the audience to calm down so that the next gymnast can start their routine

[@StewNWT]

@@mht4908 Alexei Nemov was absolutely fucking robbed

[@patricklima95]

Start List 1:10 Standings After SP 2:40 GROUP 1 1. 🇨🇿 Tomas Verner (CZE) 4:00 2. 🇮🇹 Paolo Bacchini (ITA) 12:20 3. 🇦🇹 Viktor Pfeifer (AUS) 20:40 4. 🇨🇦 Vaughn Chipeur (CAN) 29:10 5. 🇺🇦 Anton Kovalevski (UKR) 37:45 6. 🇸🇪 Adrian Schultheiss (SWE) 45:50 GROUP 2 7. 🇩🇪 Stefan Lindemann (GER) 54:50 8. 🇷🇺 Anton Borodulin (RUS) 1:03:30 9. 🇺🇸 Jeremy Abbott (USA) 1:12:10 10. 🇮🇹 Samuel Contesti (ITA) 1:20:25 11. 🇪🇸 Javier Fernandez (ESP) 1:28:45 12. 🇫🇷 Brian Joubert (FRA) 1:37:00 GROUP 3 13. 🇯🇵 Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 1:49:20 14. 🇰🇿 Denis Ten (KAZ) 1:57:50 15. 🇧🇪 Kevin Van Der Perren (BEL) 2:06:05 16. 🇫🇷 Florent Amodio (FRA) 2:14:20 17. 🇨🇦 Patrick Chan (CAN) 2:22:45 18. 🇨🇿 Michal Brezina (CZE) 2:31:10 GROUP 3 19. 🇺🇸 Evan Lysacek (USA) 2:40:55 20. 🇯🇵 Nobunari Oda (JPN) 2:49:20 21. 🇨🇭 Stephane Lambiel (SUI) 2:59:45 22. 🇯🇵 Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 3:07:40 23. 🇺🇸 Johnny Weir (USA) 3:16:15 24. 🇷🇺 Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) 3:24:25 Men FS Final Result 3:33:31 Medal Ceremony 3:37:45 🥉Men Bronze Medalist 🇯🇵 Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 3:40:35 🥈 Men Silver Medalist 🇷🇺 Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) 3:41:36 🥇 Men Gold Medalist/Olympic Champions 🇺🇸 Evan Lysacek (USA) 3:42:25

[@innanuzhna1742]

Adrian Schultheiss 45:49 One of the most unusual LP I've ever seen. And it's done perfectly. And he did the quad!!)) Awesome)

[@westangayidols]

Thank you for this comment, he was really amazing 😍

[@jjsmith4829]

people forget that this is figure SKATING. to determine who is a good figure skater look only at the skater's skates during their performance. Adrian did not skate very quickly and his skating skills are not great. yes, he had unusual choreography in which he moved his head, arms, and hands in time to the music, but the movement of his blades was nothing outstanding. weaker skaters will distract you by their upper body movement that is why the so called "wonderful" teenage Russian female skaters are mostly smoke and mirrors.

[@KseniaSemenovaFan]

i feel so bad for Nobunari Oda..he was so great and had a wonderful program...shame for that shoe problem :(

[@kul1125]

KseniaSemenovaFan Yes, and he accepted the reality and behaved himself and showed his gratitude to the audience, which was something extraordinary in that situation. I admire him not only as an athlete but as a person.

[@adiosnonino4459]

I agree too He" s pcs was too salty Better than dakahashi i think

[@leelokyan1923]

daisuke is at 3:07:41 just for my own personal reference

[@Sw470-44]

My heart breaks when I see wonderful Denis Ten. Rest In Peace

[@anisadnan7520]

Can i know what cause of his dead?

[@renabalmes1472]

I think Johnny Weir should have received a medal. He skated a perfect program, he is so beautifully artistic. Love him

[@stepico597]

Johnny You were really great. Tears came out.

[@MeaganCardno]

Takahashi is just a joy to watch. Also, I must applaud the choice of Scheherazade for Lysacek. Wonderful piece! I can't wait for Sochi this year to see everyone at their best again.

[@jjh2456]

Meagan Cardno Sochi was a trainwreck.

[@fernandasilva-wl4dl]

stephane lambiel is too cute

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[@renabalmes1472]

Patrick has terrific speed and beautiful flow across the ice. He is a joy to watch!

[@hnoor4989]

Patrick Chan and Daisuke are both stunning, the best for me. The skating and musicality is really top notch

[@elenaorita2539]

The best thing about this competition was Daisuke's medal. Had he not fallen he would have won !!!

[@Karolkid]

trueee for me

[@claudiabarbera8207]

100% agree. Takahashi's free was easily the best of the top 6, and he had it all - jumps, spins, footwork, artistry, connection with the music and public, you name it. Can you imagine it, had he not fallen on the quad and he would have placed above both Evan and Evgeni? Plushenko would be SHOOK

[@eatdawontonsoup]

I'm just amazed on how Plushenko is able to save his triple axel here

[@juliapajot]

that is skating skills which they marked poorly ! in 2018, people staying on their feet was an important aspect in notation.

[@hnoor9633]

Jonny weir , Daisuke and Patrick chan real winners of this free skate

[@marisolgarcia3123]

Stephane, Johnny, Plusy, and Daisuke were my favorites

[@angiecastro2457]

Я люблю Джонни, его катание оставило неизгладимый след в моем сердце. ❤

[@cherrie5138]

daisuke takahashi was wonderful, well deserved bronze

[@debrastevenson709]

He fell on his behind!!!

[@chid4610]

Missing daisuke takahashi .. he will always be one of the best

[@micib169]

Man, this was a tough Men's Final! There was about 7 or 8 skaters you wanted on the podium, but most of them did not reach their full potential. I do think that the final result is confusing, and Johnny Weir was grossly underscored. But such a joy to watch, even almost ten years later! And my, how the sport has evolved.

[@YaoiHoshi]

Honestly this was my favorite Olympic. So many skaters that I loved and interesting programs!

[@marymartindale996]

Johnny Weir had the best program and skated the best out of all of them.

[@teddy9063]

Javier had me sold the minute I heard the Pirates theme song

[@npe1]

And don't you just love that step sequence Javier starts at 1:30:37 where he pretends to be drunk. To keep his balance, do those intricate steps and still carry off the idea he was drunk is so difficult. You could see back then he was going to be someone to be reckoned with in the years that followed.

[@kanaria2095]

日本代表出場 1:49:18 小塚崇彦 2:49:27 織田信成 3:07:37 高橋大輔 3:35:43 表彰式（高橋大輔銅メダル）

[@evamariagarciavelazquez846]

I truly believe (and this is my personal opinion people) that the standings should have been like this... 1.Plushenko 2.Takahashi 3.Weir 4.Lysacek 5.Lambiel

[@ОльгаИльина-е1б]

Да мог бы и по убедительнее выступить, прочитала внимательно все ком. Как то мало восхищаются победителем!🤔 Программа так себе, ноги в согнутом состоянии🙄👎

[@yuliarachman2543]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Same opinion here

[@beladog]

Johnny Weir - beautiful, magnificent, lovely

[@eugenedanker2377]

It was great to see this without the commentators constantly interrupting the program, and emphasizing every little mistake a skater made.

[@westangayidols]

I always love Javier's programmes 😍 so funny and beautiful!

[@YaoiHoshi]

I love the pirates of the Caribbean fs the most!

[@phiengphathaimaniphone9953]

Pirate of ice

[@juliabuzina6773]

Стефан Ламбьель-это всегда спектакль на льду, пластика, артистизм, вращения, лучше не бывает ни у кого. Женя Плющенко-это мощь и артистизм, молодцы они!

[@beladog]

Стефан прекрасен, а Евгений - гений!

[@melandin101]

I know it's all about the quads and falls, but honestly, I would love to see the podium like this: 1. Daisuke Takahashi 2. Stephane Lambiel 3. Johnny Weir

[@marisolgarcia3123]

I love them 😍 I always go back and watch their performances because I see their passion and artistry, each one is very unique and their art surpasses the test of time.

[@kathrynmogavero5680]

Yes, I totally agree with your rankings!

[@juliabuzina6773]

Джонни Вейер очень красивая история была рассказана на льду, самая артистичная и лиричная программа, позор судьям, что не оценили по достоинству. Как можно было за эту его программу вторую оценку такую низкую ставить. Где ваши глаза,судьи? Ламбьель очень хорош тоже был. Лайсачек- красавец высокий такой, сильно катался тоже. Евгений Плющенко- молодчина, каскад сложный сделал. И время показало, что за четверными прыжками будущее.

[@alexander28110]

Думаю, 13 лет назад судьи не принимали его стиль. Сейчас его оценка за компоненты была бы просто космической. Выступал в неудачное для него время.

[@hskfksiquss]

Gosh Javier is so cute

[@ЛюдмилаАквилянова]

Стефан великолепен!!!❤ И Джонни Веер!❤

[@valheriannmitchelltoledo5450]

Denis Ten 😭 Rest in peace, ice angel. This was a great competition with Johnny Weir, Dai Takahashi, and a young Patrick Chan as my highlights. Is there any way to watch the full ladies' event as well?

[@jlatty06]

Weir and Takahashi were easily the best here.

[@mandydreams]

Takahashi: 3:07:38

[@emilieleroux2595]

I burst into tears when rewatching Denis Ten. We will never forget you. Rest into tears 🙏

[@みらくるみらく]

ものすごいフィギュアが楽しい時代でした。 ジョニーめちゃめちゃ好きでした。綺麗だったなー

[@m.p.a.o3750]

Assistindo em casa, eu não pude entender o porquê de uma belíssima apresentação desse americano 🇺🇸 Jonny Weir não ter chegado ao podium! 🇧🇷 Isso foi há mais de 10 anos !

[@近藤春美-d3g]

今見てもすごいメンバーの中で日本人が3人も8位までに入りまた大輔くんは銅メダルを獲得日本人初ですよ！やはり素晴らしいことです。いつまでも応援します！

[@cocobug1000]

The Pirates of the Caribbean one... omg im in love

[@d.g.1594]

Congratulations to Evan Lysacek on getting gold and my respect to Evgeni Plushenko and Daisuke Takahashi. 🇺🇸🤝🇷🇺🤝🇯🇵

[@zoowiiie]

what the hell? Johnny weir did a great performance and they gave him a bad score? lame.

[@zoowiiie]

plus Plushenko would deserved to win!

[@B___T985]

Zineb L I agree. No offense Evan, but your skating put me to sleep.

[@GRomance0804]

Zineb L no evengy skated a mess of a program vs evan skated a perfect and super clean program.

[@GRomance0804]

w0nd3r w4ll wrong you must have confused with someone else

[@mrs.schmenkman]

Weir did more dance less sport imho. Evan showed what the sport is about. Power and strength tempered with artistry.

[@Jenbure]

Weir's routine was poetry! My favorite

[@yamomgnat]

Johnny Weir was just the best! he deserved a lot higher than that!!!!

[@enidan00thedalek]

johnny weir did so good!!!

[@nightswimmer99]

Daisuke should be on anyone's list of contenders, I agree. But I wouldn't look past Yuzuru. He's only going to get better between now and 2014. I hope they both stay healthy.

[@YaoiHoshi]

Your comment has aged very well indeed

[@bone9jdjkaye]

This comment... wow

[@nipaipo36100]

oh my gosh johnny has been clearly undermarked on both short and long programms....

[@1001sehrazat]

Plushenko my love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mlc2005]

I'm also American, and I think Takahashi def. deserved the bronze. His short was a masterpiece and much better than Weir's short. In the free, he fell on a quad attempt, but was beautiful otherwise, and the choreography was amazing. I love Weir's skating, but he couldn't overcome the lack of transitions and wrong-edge take off on both flips in the free (and the one in the short). That stuff adds up. I would have placed Weir 4th, as you said, but not third.

[@СветланаМирошниченко-с3о]

Какая сильная конкуренция.Как много достойных спортсменов.Трудно выбрать лучших.Медалей всего три.Я обычная россиянка готова одарить каждого медалью высшей пробы.Я готова обьять всеи сердцем всех этих талантливых ребят,которые несут в мир красоту.Это незабываемые мгновения счастья.

[@エレガントゆうこ]

日本人選手３人の奮闘！！高橋選手の男子初のメダル、嬉しかったです！！でもみんなテイストがちがくて、応援してました！

[@desueneko]

How come, that I just can't take my eyes off of johnny Weir? I could watch him for hours

[@assortedasmr430]

I agree

[@angiecastro2457]

Same here.

[@harlleekoelbel7823]

I originally became interested in skating because of yuri on ice but now I'm obsessed with the sport

[@chattermouth2141]

Writing and Reading and Stuff SAME! I always has a passion for roller skating, but this, this is something else. SOMETHING INCREDIBLE!

[@linakat8490]

Shit me too

[@anvakathazit1102]

Same

[@RamonAlfonsoOMAR]

It's addicting this sport

[@jonny8790]

Such an emotional evening! Bittersweet for Johnny fans to see an American win gold but have it be Lysacek. Knowing Evan's skating, he sucked out every point he could. Granted, he repeated transitions and simply shuffled their placement through his different programs, but he perfectly gamed the rules to his advantage. Plushenko on the other hand had zero transitions. Ironically, he and Evan tied in the program components ("artistry") and Evan beat him on the technical mark. For all the fuss about the quad, these Olympics (and the previous two World Championships) proved that the quad can't be the only thing you bring to the table when other skaters are churning out points on everything else but the quad. Now that IJS has been around for 15+ years, we get a real hindsight view about its beginnings and evolution up to today.

[@hannibaljustincase9985]

I agree with you. Evan knew how to play the game and even with no 4T at that point(and let's remember it was due to injury while Plushenko was trying to downplay Evan as less talented) he took advantage of the backloading. Plushenko's ego was his biggest enemy, as he thought he could come back to the sport after not competing for 4 years and still be unbeatable- and the funniest part is he nearly was. If it only wasn't such a late decision and he trained more before the season I'm sure he would've won that gold.

[@qiancaotang]

just saw Denis. gosh, i still cannot believe that he is gone.

[@Nikanaiko]

37:38 - Vaughn reconsiders flipping the bird on national television.

[@PlumfacesamaYTP]

"I think I totally just gave them the finger..."

[@contagieux]

I have to say the Johnny Weir was robbed. There was a very minor mishap on a spin, but beyond that the performance was outstanding. He should have been on that podium.

[@mikis4011]

daisuke ❣️

[@MissKenapy]

Daisuke Takahashi :)

[@LilySayyy]

If Daisuke had landed that first jump he would've taken home the gold. His is the only program I can watch over and over again and enjoy it every time.

[@jennygurllol]

OK THANK YOU THIS LOOKS FUN

[@nenavujicin7882]

Plushenko DESERVED GOLD!No doubt!

[@name-vw7wt]

aww poor guy at 2:53:37 his skates looked so beat up. He recovered from it quite well and didn't let it shake him.

[@lucyluluzeng]

takahiko is so lovely when he said "come on Denis! "

[@かりんとう-c8w]

大ちゃん最高に素敵だった！！

[@ferrz4005]

Daisuke❤️❤️❤️💖

[@shishenshen000]

3:24:25 plushenko

[@jjsmith4829]

I agree with the results, but Lysacek is one of those forgotten gold medal winners in history and rightly so.

[@glaznflip1501]

Who?

[@mariamonig3366]

And where is Takahashi now? On the road for Olympia 😍

[@angiecastro2457]

jj smith ...It's because you didn't want to know anything about him.

[@lala630312]

@SimonaCB Thx Simona! I read this information a long time ago. I think this is true: Evan got two combo-deductions (-0.56 and -0.40 points) while Plush had only one single jump’s deduction (-0.36). Evan's 1st 3A is ¼ pre-rotated and the 2nd one: - GOE . If Lysa had not executed jumps poorly, he would have not gotten deduction. Evan's 3F was from the wrong-edge but wasn't deducted. Evan's jumps are very small every time, but he get even GOE +2 for it.

[@CarlosCastro_]

Well deserved win....He was the best!

[@lesandres23]

Obviously this shows that you have to be masculine, rather than artistic. For me, Johnny Weir showed a very moving routing, methodical and synchronized with music. I will gave him gold since he is more complete. At the same time, too much feminity is not attractive...Still, he has solid! Outstanding performance!

[@Johnnnnnie]

Lol too much femininity is not attractive ?! This is a sport not a communist country ha.

[@mlc2005]

I def. agree with you on that. Chan is obviously a great skater, but I've never quite figured out why the judges always give him obscenely high scores.

[@triplelutz-tripletoe959]

QUESTION??? Was the wrong edge call "e" for Johnny Weirs Flip take off justifed (3:22:56)?

[@MsRavenSnape]

Plushenko deserved that Gold medal, I don't care what you say. I miss him already now that he has retired.

[@hillena]

miss yagudin more they both were awesome

[@sallylemon5835]

Lysacek should take his american mate's place Weir at somewhere 6th. Johnny Weir should get silver or bronze while Plushenko should be the Gold. RIP artistry

[@cindyphung1743]

Disagree. The free skate is not just about artistry but also about the execution of footwork leading into the jumps and spins. The rotation, speed, and center of the spins. Weir’s short program fell short. Plushenko’s lacked in artistry, edge, and his jumps execution were off.

[@johnbondmakeup]

Johnny Weir was screwed

[@GioMariatex97]

I'm sorry but I agree with the judges: Lysacek was artistically superior, plushenko has great jumps but no choreography, no transitions, old interpretation style, he simply deserved the silver medal! This sport is not all about jumps and stupid arm movements!

[@olms22]

Johnny Weir

[@sanktpeterburgo]

Genya is best programm!!!

[@veravladimirova9680]

Lysacek's dance is revisited only by those who want to understand why Plushenko did not win. And the "loser" dance Eugene is watched dozens of times - for pleasure ... And John is also beautiful ... clearly inspired by Zhenya ...

[@ЕленаАкс-м8ь]

Собственно, и Лайсачека ( хотя парень неплохой) вспоминают только в связи с Плющенко)

[@madigriffin9606]

My top 1. Plushenko 2. Wier 3. Takahashi 4. Laysachek . . .

[@lala630312]

@WilliamVanLawson Plushenko's total jump GOEs surpass Lysacek by 0.3 point . Lysacek got two combo deductions 3A-2T(-0.56), 3F-2T-2T(-0.40), while Plushenko got one triple axel deduction(-0.36), which means Lysacek's jumps were poorer. Judges simply didn't reflect this in PCS part. Besides, Lysacek deserves Flip edge deduction, which judges didn't do this:2-3 point-deduction. Plushenko's some jumps were tilted, this leads to no bonus points. And this is only the LP' scores!

[@WilliamVanLawson]

the danger of doing a difficult maneuver is that you expose yourself for scrutiny. And the commentators were saying that Plushenko's performance was very similar to his last Olympic performance in Italy. It was front loaded without much flash left in the last part of his program. I still think that Plushenko has skills that no other male skater has, but then you have to be on top all the time, but especially at the Olympics.

[@iloveplushenko]

Wikipedia: "Quadruple jump controversy" Plushy's jumps were landed-neither two-foot nor under rotation but Evan did mistakes which are not visible to non specialists.I live in Europe and read and heard many Euro and Asian experts that said Plush's two programs were more difficult and more ambitious and he should have won.And it was so outrageous how after the SP the judges gave both of them the same score so Evan could have a chance to beat Plush. Plush's SP was so much superior to Lycacek's.

[@balletmeisterin]

I still can't believe that Lysacek won gold with that performance. OK it was clean - but without a quad as OGM?

[@angiecastro2457]

No se trata solamente de hacer cuádruples. Lysacek demostró ampliamente que no necesitó de un cuádruple para ganar, pues su arsenal es muy completo! Una coreografía magistralmente mentalizada y ejecutada. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheDOOMS666]

i like Jhonny Weir performance, i think they make mistake in here he suppose in big 3

[@Lisa4174]

Most people-myself included-felt they underscored Weir. He deserved better.

[@aquariaaustin2077]

He was technically good, but he was stiff way too often, especially in his spins. His artistry and foot work definitely weren't quite there. These judges were clearly spin and foot work fanatics--which is why Lycasek did so well in the scoring. His spins and foot work were the best out there.

[@sgeetha7350]

@@aquariaaustin2077 Evan was stiff.. not Johnny!

[@coralcats]

Adrian Shultheiss❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍

[@dulcevera1613]

There is absolutely NO reason why Plushenko lost to Evan... Plushenko's performance might not have been the cleanest here, but it was a GAZILLION times better than Lysacek's (choreography wise, energy wise, difficulty level) plus you can see how Evgeny gave it his all in this program, he had charisma and was playful with the crowd and the judges, he made the men's program a true spectacle. Lysacek's program was incredibly boring and safe while Evgeny's was interesting and difficult and nothing short of entertaining. Plushenko has panache and is gutsy, Evan played it safe and his choreography was downright simple. And on top of that Weir gets 5th place...??? Seriously, com'on, surely this was a fraudulent event... If the Canadians didn't win anything then I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want the Russians to take home the Gold. These Olympics were disappointing in so many ways.

[@nikavance9453]

Plushenko's program was technically ONE-TENTH point better than Lysachek's. Evan had clearly better execution of the jumps what reflected in GOE. Evgeni's circular step sequence and flying sit spin were both on level 3, while Evan's - on level 4. Both skaters had the same amount of PCS, Lysachek's choreography was better - e.g. he had very interesting transitions and linking footwork. Choreography is not only if the program is interesting and entartaining.

[@tptvox]

Candy, Plushenko is a phenomenal skater, a great athlete, but there is a difference in what the judges are looking for as opposed to an audience. Plushenko will always be a champion, but Evan Lysacek gave the judges what they wanted by skating the elements cleaner....However, this is no dig on Plushenko. Both Plushenko and Lysacek are great champions with heroic histories. Let's just appreciate them and thank them for their inspiration. The competition is over, now they deserve our appreciation.

[@tptvox]

uutuber......that is a disgusting thing to say. What is it about the internet that makes people think they can be such dirtbags?

[@lisaedge8896]

1 point 3 ce qui vaut des millions de $ de retombées pour les USA , je respecte Evan mais Evgueni devait gagner l"or..il le méritait et restera pour toujours un des plus grands avec Alexei.

[@lila6675]

Lysacek was a very solid athlete but never a skater of remarkable artistry. He just took advantage of the system. What's Evan's legacy? He won but that's it. He will never be regarded as a great champion despite his title.

[@gizkaka]

16 year old Denis, what a baby face!

[@alexander28110]

Johnny Weir bravissimo! Such a wonderful artistic performance. 🏅🏅🏅

[@shingo1990ful]

Kozuka's long program had the best music. And he nailed the quad for the first time. Too bad he struggled in the second half.

[@shimmeringfairydust3275]

Awesome for Frank Carroll who should have coached golds in 1980 (Linda Fratienne) & 1998 (Michelle Kwan).