The highest scored men's figure skating program at PyeongChang 2018! | Music Monday

[@Olympics]

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[@therealmen6222]

Please enter parkour as an additional branch in the Olympics.

[@skatergirl1247]

Sui and Han's freeskate 2018!

[@noelstar1456]

Is it possible to force Nathan to do his Lion King performance for the next Olympics? In a modified version of the same costume? Pretty, pretty please!

[@cynthiasennese6694]

This program is sensational, brilliant and fantastic ‼️

[@corabrann8178]

​@@therealmen6222🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@alinakim4804]

Despite the fact that he was only the 17th in short program he didn't give up and did his best on free program. True fighter !

[@Minam0]

I disagree when people say Beijing was Nathan’s redemption. This free skate was his redemption and he’s been an unstoppable force ever since.

[@latinprince622]

People base everything on medals

[@cynthiasennese6694]

Nathan will forever be the GOAT in this Beautiful Sport ‼️‼️

[@noran7809]

@@cynthiasennese6694 That's exactly what I think.

[@jakobmax3299]

Yup, didnt he not loose a single competition since then?

[@Angiegonzalezb]

​@@cynthiasennese6694The goat?? Do you know something about figure skating?

[@cynthiasennese6694]

Just watched Nathan’s program once more & the skate and music 🎵 was so beautiful it made me cry 🏆

[@hollyyeh1591]

Yes, I totally agree, Nathan already redemption long a go, since he is a little kids. He push himself so hard to get in Olympic team. We are so proud of you, Nathan.

[@cynthiasennese6694]

Nathan is an inspiration to me! ❤ watching him & his music 🎵 choices are beautiful…just like him‼️

[@sayuwami6969]

and today this king won gold + broke world record proud of u nathan!

[@reniadiwijaya8211]

I admire athletes. They're going through unimaginable process to grow. I've enjoyed watching figure skating since 1988. Figure skating was never as interesting as it is now 😃

[@NTNTNT2577]

He came back with incredible score and move from 17th to 5th. He said that He is lowest of low and highest of high at here. So great how he has come. Cheersssssss..

[@noran7809]

But what an incredible move it is from SP 2018 to SP 2022 - 113.97 WR !

[@azurealondra]

Wow - made me cry. So powerful.

[@vanessapachecoflores8372]

Unreal that this man was reborn here. He hasn’t lost a competition since this very program. So so proud of how far he has come. The artistry is now there too.

[@noelstar1456]

This program was the first of his I'd ever watched. I didn't know why, but there was something uplifting about it. I remember a comment about how bad his short program was, I'd rolled my eyes and thought 'oh, these stuffy commentators. He probably landed on the wrong foot or something on one of his jumps or something,' (don't worry, I can tell you're laughing at me by now.) Then I went and watched his SP... yikes. But ever since I've been a huge fan of his.

[@omyogagal]

His artistry has always been there with extended ballad training stated at age 6. Once he fully established his quads technique, he's able to bring everything together and be who really is as a legendary skater.

[@shiowchiao6079]

His unfulfilled gold medal has brought so mush more quality and substance in Nathan's skate today , and has brought so much joy for audiences all over the world from watching his performances ever since.

[@Vejur9000]

Amen to that. He moves his hands and body like no skater I’ve seen before l.

[@Dios_e]

He's got a very interesting style and grace. It's important to be able to make the public feel like if they were in front of a a real artistic representation... A ballet on ice... just as his friend Yuzuru Hanyu always does. They're both fantastic on ice. Yuzuru is stunning.

[@cynthiasennese6694]

Nathan the Great ❤

[@DLJ2890]

Most Beautiful!

[@tolingling]

Nathan is truly multi-talented. He is not only an Olympic champion, he is also a superb pianist and versatile dancer. I enjoy watching all his incredible performance.

[@BD-bd1rt]

My baby boy I miss you😭

[@L1623VP]

Six quads and the most difficult men's LP ever skated. The base value alone was 115.11! He skated it even better when he won 2018 Worlds. Shame on the judges for low-balling his GOE and PCS.

[@DLJ2890]

absolutely gorgeous.

[@divinearia1601]

I love watching these older performances from Nathan, and one of the reasons why is because it reminds me just how far the Quad King has come and how much he has grown in these past few years. His skating still had a rawness to it here. He's so smooth and fluid now, and has complete command of the ice. Going from being traumatized at the Olympics during his SP to winning his FS, to now being a tough, three-time World Champ...not to mention that he has been undefeated and so dominant since the Olympics. Just, wow. No doubt, Nathan Chen is a skilled and talented individual, but what really impresses me is how resilient and disciplined he is. That resilience and discipline is why he's such an amazing athlete, why he was able to bounce back and grow so much. It's clear he can handle pressure and difficult situations better than most. What happened to him during the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang would have left a permanent scar on most athletes. As Nathan always mentions, training your body and honing your skills are important but at least 50% of being successful is dependent on your mental state. He's so humble, wise, and inspirational.

[@ameliahoward9861]

what bad thing happened to him in 2018? genuinely asking since i don’t know

[@divinearia1601]

@@ameliahoward9861...2018 was his very first Olympics. He was a contender for the gold medal and had a ton of pressure from the media. He was young and the pressure overwhelmed him so he performed terribly on his short program, pretty much missed every jump, and ended up in 17th place. He was able to come back and skate this amazing free program the next day, scoring the highest out of anyone and jumping six quads which had never been done before, but because he already messed up his short program so badly, he did not medal.

[@justintaveras3852]

Coming back from this disappointing Pyeongchang Olympics 4 years ago to win the Beijing Olympics gold medal this year is really lengendary!

[@richardfong5830]

Dude,he like the master of figure skating and he is a master at it too.😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DLJ2890]

Stunning.

[@WTFJapanTV]

Insane athleticism

[@skatergirl1247]

And to think he's miles better now! And this was amazing! Such an incredible athlete that I really hope will be cherished while we have him! We'll be cheering you on 2022 Nathan!!

[@cgill914]

Truly amazing!

[@ABC-vwxyz]

And now he is a gold medalist of 2022 Beijing Olympics! 🥇

[@skatergirl1247]

@@ABC-vwxyz Well deserved👏👏👏🏆

[@tolingling]

He did it

[@mrl6956]

This is how LEGENDS are made ! 🏆

[@lina_xu]

Still the only skater who is able to land 6 quads in one program. To bad the rule changed. If not he could do a 6-quad FS again in this year Olympics.

[@saraoverkamping8143]

Now we've got Ilja Malinin and I am sure Trusova would have tried six quads if the rules for women were different. Nonetheless somethings missing: Cause this isn't called jump skating, but figure skating. Means the art is a factor as important as triples and quads.

[@JennyParker38]

Ahh, glorious non-commentary version of this free skate- the other one (w/ NBC commentary, though) got blocked, so I'm glad there's another version back here. FYI and what the description/video doesn't tell you: -For those wondering what Nathan's tech layout is here, it's 4Lz, 4F2T, 4F (hand), 4T3T, 4T, 4S, 3A, 3F1Eu3S. That's 6 attempted (although 5 were clean) quads in this free skate...which is now almost impossible to replicate by anyone else other than Nathan b/c rules concerning quads have changed and free programs for men are now 30 seconds shorter and one jumping pass less. -What's the point of this being called the highest scoring program of the event if they don't even show you what Nathan got? He got 215.08 for this program (127.64 for technical, 87.44 for presentation), about

[@divinearia1601]

Thanks for the details. This post really should be pinned for reference.

[@DLJ2890]

Where he skates for no points is most BEAUTIFUL!

[@clarkvelazquez9323]

Go for the Gold Nathan Chen show the CPP that u got what it takes, Beijing 2022

[@lisafilali3751]

Always so fluid, smooth and graceful. He makes even the diffucult choreography look so effortless. Truly beautiful to watch.

[@stacywiley9252]

I am praying for Nathan Chen to gold medal in next winter Olympic games in Beijing, China! I also wish Nathan good luck next season for united States figure skating championship in 2022.

[@turtlefeesh]

Go Nathan! 😆🏆

[@gabriellamartinsfonseca1335]

🥇👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥇🥇🥇

[@yezuyi2938]

Nathan has improved so much over these few years. More flow in skating and more stable technical jumps. Wishing that he can skate two clean programs for the coming Winter Olympics. It will be a great showdown between him and Yuzuru! Rooting for both Nathan and Yuzuru! May the best skate wins!

[@sherry1291]

Nathan is Legend

[@Sone418]

The second half of the program was just sublime!

[@saraoverkamping8143]

Not in terms of the art, that was Shomas field of being sublime, but Nathans jumps and pirouettes were from another world.

[@DLJ2890]

Glorious!

[@moalang]

I love rewatching this because I remember the night the competition was happening--Nathan flubbed so bad on his Short Program to the point where it was pretty demoralizing--but then the Free Skate happened. Dude basically said "F*ck it, nothing to lose" and created a world record in that moment.

[@CAMC4955]

First Olympics so he was nervous. Watch out for the next one!

[@CAMC4955]

I was afraid he wouldn't be able to complete the long program.....BUT he came out and slayed! Its still one of my favorites to rewatch.

[@StVincent95]

Now he has GOLD! Get knocked down, get back up 💪💪

[@worldcitizeng6507]

He said after winning the Beijing gold medal that his Family & coaches encouraged him to show the world what he's made of. The CCP didn't like the music in this program, titled "Mao's last dancer " Nathan mentioned in interviews that the story reminded him of his parents journey to the 🇺🇸

[@pinksodaASMR]

A truly extraordinary performance by Nathan Chen. He is definitely the GOAT. He will show the world his true love for ice skating. I’m cheering you on, Chen!

[@zhang1553]

What a fighter! After his disappointing SP he made history here! 6 quads (5 of them are clean) in one program! He is the only one can do this.

[@donnamarcum476]

This kid is one of the bedt. No he's the best. Been a fan for serval yrs now. You go Nathan Chen

[@msmo2060]

I sincerely hope he gets his 🥇in ‘22!!!

[@Vejur9000]

How can you not fall in love with him. Just a brilliant super athlete, and legendary skater. :)

[@joeong4180]

This is amazing ! He is a legend !

[@waimancheung3147]

Nathan can be masculine and elegant/artistic in just one performance which makes him so unique.

[@AuroraIvashkov]

Not that unique. I think of Javi when you say masculine/athletic and artistic. Nathan definitely is a force to be reckon with too. He's still young and I can see his artistic sense and expression improved a lot in the last three years. I'm sure he'll do great things in the future. He has a lot to offer.

[@SiDung-qg7rn]

@@AuroraIvashkov Javi is no doubt a great skater and is known for his masculine attributes; however, in terms of being well rounded, he’s not in Nathan Chen’s league.

[@lilingo8752]

回看，我😭了

[@sporeKAfan]

He would have gotten another Olympics Gold medal if not for his short program. This is a beautiful performance. Earning so many champion titles at such a young age is really an amazing accomplishment. Not related but he kinda resembles this Kpop idol, U-know from TVXQ.

[@ForeverSweetx3]

Uh he's much cuter than uknow

[@sporeKAfan]

@@ForeverSweetx3 Haha yup

[@noran7809]

The highest scored men's figure skating program at Beijing belongs to you too, Nathan !

[@Angiegonzalezb]

OVERSCORED

[@TheWorldAccordingtoJim]

Short programs should not be a determining factor in a placement. It should only be a deciding factor of those who make the Final Cuts for the medals rounds in the Olympics.

[@hnoor9633]

His athletic prowess Is unbelievable . I mean he is barely breathing hard after that which would have floored most skaters. Genetically gifted to the highest order

[@RobertSJHu]

Most spectacular figure skating by Nathan Cheng !!!!!! I enjoyed his performance par excellence !!!!! You made USA very proud !!!!! A grateful fan, Robert S.J. Hu Sept. 23, 2021

[@dungareekogi2442]

Love how he just marched off the ice and into the embrace of his coach. "I need a hug."

[@kaiz7619]

What a strong and beautiful performance! I’m so touched 🥺❤️Go Nathan💪💪 Wish you all the best!

[@joaopedroramalho2175]

The power of this performance is incredible. I'm crying right now ❤️

[@pilarsoto3784]

Nathan siempre es artístico, actúa,baila, danza ,se mimetiza con el personaje representado , su elección Patinaje MASCULINO!!!!!! , lamentablemente los aficionados confunden artístico con femenino!!!! Nathan es MASCULINO!!!!!! Gracias a DIOS!!!!!

[@noran7809]

The highest scored men's figure skating program and Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan !!! 👑

[@Angiegonzalezb]

Overscored

[@thulekovish8188]

@@Angiegonzalezb jealous fanyu?

[@xXSillyGooseXx]

Hurray, it's finally uploaded 😅😅

[@vsp.dr3y]

It calms me when I watch this!

[@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree]

When I think about, he could have made it to the podium if he skated his SP well.

[@americansunbeam]

The greatest skater in history...so proud you represent the USA!

[@americansunbeam]

WE LOVE YOU! YOU REPRESENT THE GREATEST OF OUR COUNTRY!

[@ayemyamu]

このサウントラックが　所謂　毛沢東の最後のバレエダンサーの一節だそうです。当時北京の中央広播電台の実況生放送の際消音して画面が出だそうです。

[@yizhenchen487]

If you mean this free skating program, I watched it on the Chinese broadcast, and there was no muting of the background music.

[@noelstar1456]

Is it possible to force Nathan to do his Lion King performance for the next Olympics? In a modified version of the same costume? Pretty, pretty please!

[@kaiz7619]

😂😂

[@noelstar1456]

@@kaiz7619 Let's be honest, we all want to see it.

[@divinearia1601]

​@@noelstar1456...lol. I'd like to see it...just not as one of his official programs at the Olympics. Maybe he can do it for the Gala show after he wins the gold ^^

[@edithmolina1422]

Nathan Chen es el favorito para Beejing 2022 Pyeongchang quedo atras El tuvo que perder para aprender a ganar ha obtenido muchos triunfos Su esfuerzo energia talento y la confianza en si mismo lo llevaran al triunfo El es un guerrero con mucha fuerza de voluntad es grandioso

[@sol62442]

He is unreal! There’s never been another skater as dominant as him.

[@cintiareis9223]

Well, i think there is. Yuzuru Hanyu. But they are both amazinggggggggggggggggggg

[@olegrostov9722]

"dominant" means Nathan dominates (is the best and undefeated with big advantage) more than 3 seasons in a row. Yuzu has not had any single season in his career in which he would have won all the competitions he participated in.

[@nancyleedunn]

Michelle Kwan. Sadly, no Olympic Gold, though.

[@jeri7bPLG]

@@cintiareis9223 this is Nathan channel to shine ... get your praise written at their appropriate videos & channel. We do not need your input here.

[@HamzooPineda]

If not for that botched sp, Beijing could have been his 2nd gold.

[@SkateInsider]

took olympics channel almost 3 years to upload nathan's iconic comeback 😭

[@tour-de-tour]

The music and his movement stopped my heart

[@divinearia1601]

Rewatching Nathan's performance here inspired me to go finally watch the film "Mao's Last Dancer". I must say that I enjoyed it very much and the OST was definitely beautiful. The film got me emotional and crying by the time it ended. TBH, as much as I liked this program before, I think I appreciate it even more now after having viewed the movie.

[@ИкраЧёрная-т2ю]

He has made so much progress on his choreography, program composition over the next four years. Here he is more about jumps like Malinin now.

[@KateBond642]

Can you guys put Nathan's name in the title now please?

[@emmamago7636]

Wow, just wow. Mismerizing . Thank you for posting this.

[@Sebastian-wz1wh]

Hope he wins Beijing 2022

[@ABC-vwxyz]

He did! 🥇

[@tolingling]

He won! Yeah!!!!

[@francisnguyen6349]

Beautiful King 🤴 💖 💜 ❤ 😍 💕 of Quads.

[@bdj0103]

진짜 한복입었네.^^ he is wearing Hanbok!

[@beniceovna8762]

Art incarnate

[@colonalex2630ac]

So relaxing and beautiful! What an amazing job!💛💛

[@cryt9108]

After two days Nathan will get the gold I said what I said

[@imsoooboredjaehyun]

I can't wait

[@joshgordon8369]

The last two minutes of this program is just luminous

[@skzion2]

Mao's Last Dancer had Stravinsky in it? Edit: Yup. _Rite of Spring_, a terrific piece of music. Simultaneously modernist and primitive.

[@carolemonahan6068]

The best👏🏻

[@百合山谷]

awesome!!

[@shenyanji3597]

King in Beijing🏅️

[@shenyanji3597]

He made it finally!!

[@kaiz7619]

He was born to make history 👏🏼❤️

[@СусаннаГарибянц]

Какая прекрасная музыка, какое прекрасное выступление. Если за такой перфоманс дали 3 место, то 1 кому дали.

[@nikaparker7670]

За это выступление у него 1 место было, просто до этого, к сожелению, была неудачная КП, и даже побив мировой рекорд ему не удалось взойти на пьедестал. В те ОИ Нэтан ушел без медали, но с мировым рекордом.

[@СусаннаГарибянц]

@@nikaparker7670 А, понятно. Выступление просто бесподобное, а музыка просто волшебная. Я её почти каждый день слушаю и отдыхаю.

[@nikaparker7670]

@@СусаннаГарибянц Соглашусь, выступление и музыка великолепна, но к сожелению кп подвела. После КП он был на 17 месте, а благодаря ПП взлетел на 5 строчку. Но он взял реванш на ОИ 2022, снова побив рекорды. Если не видели, советую глянуть его программы, они также великолепны.

[@SkateInsider]

you feed us very well, thank you! 😄

[@olegrostov9722]

Nathan hasn't lost any competitions since that FS ! Unreal ! Undefeated 3 seasons in a row ! Who accomplished such a feat ? Neither Plushenko nor Yagudin and Boitano ...

[@L1623VP]

Yagudin and Plushenko each had two non-consecutive undefeated seasons. Hanyu after 11 seasons has none. People focus only on Hanyu's Olympic golds and forget how hit-and-miss his career has been. He's not had a very consistent career. In fact, he did not win both his Grand Prix assignment competitions until the 9th year of his career, one year AFTER his gold in Peyongchang. In fact, on the way to the Sochi Olympics he lost both his Grand Prix assignment competitions. The next season after winning gold in Sochi, he lost both his Grand Prix assignment competitions again AND lost his world title. People don't realize that while Hanyu has had a good career, there are skaters like Plushenko, Yagudin, and Nathan who have had FAR better and more winning careers overall. Why? Because they're FAR better skaters. For example, Nathan has been skating for five seasons. In that time he's won 16 of 21 international competitions or 76%. That means he's won 3 out every four competitions. By the same time in Hanyu's career at the end of his fifth season, he'd only won 6 of 22 international competitions (including his Sochi gold) for an average of 27% or barely 1 in every four competitions. Hanyu has not had a stellar career and in many ways is over-rated. It has taken Hanyu 11 years to win 17 gold medals. Nathan has won nearly as many (14) in just 5 years, and we must remember he likely would have won gold at both the 2020 Worlds and 2020 GPF that were cancelled, giving him 16 golds. Hanyu with 17 golds over 11 years has almost as many second place finishes at 15. Both Yagudin and Plushenko won more golds than Hanyu in less time, too. Plushenko won 30 gold medals over nine seasons with two undefeated. Yagudin won 22 gold medals over 6 seasons with two undefeated. (Plushenko's gold count is higher because between 1999 and 2002 he competed in a third GPF competition, the German Bofrost Cup, that no longer exists) Plushenko, Yagudin, and Nathan all crush Hanyu with far more winning and consistent careers.

[@olegrostov9722]

I didn't mention Hanyu, because he didn't have any single season where he would win all the competitions. He was close, it was "almost", but the "almost" makes a big difference. In the 2018/19 season, he lost only once... to Nathan in Saitama.

[@L1623VP]

@@olegrostov9722 My post wasn't meant to be critical but to just add information about Hanyu because people focus only on his two Olympic golds and nothing else about his career. However, when you look at the entire scope of his career outside those two golds, it's good but there are skaters who have much more impressive careers. Just one of the more interesting points about Hanyu is that he's never had an undefeated season. In many ways, Hanyu is over-rated even in spite of his two Olympic golds.

[@yashica9835]

Hanyu didn't have a consistent season over his career because that man has suffered the more injuries than anybody else..still came back giving world records and making histories and is still tryingto push the boundaries. Therefore I can't agree with you about him being over rated....The defence of an Olympic title is very difficult in figure skating especially with youth skaters like nathan and shoma uno are coming up and to compete with them with an injury ahead is really great. He is the only complete skater which the sport has to offer and is now one of the greatest in figure skating. No matter the result we should not compare him with anyone other be it nathan or someone else. Nathan is to win these Olympics now....so we must be proud to witness a legend competing with the one in the making

[@olegrostov9722]

@@yashica9835 Whether "we should" or "we shouldn't" EVERY TV station I understood compares Yuzuru and Nathan. Eurosport, CBS, NBC, both Russian: Патинаж артистик 3 and EurosportРоссия mentions Yuzu during Nathan's performance, of course, I did not list all of them ... There are videos comparing them both. Even you compared them. You put one higher and the other lower. This is just the comparison.

[@ladida9084]

NATHAN!🥰🥰🥰

[@kerryjones9912]

He is phenomenal 😍

[@XzRq0P2Q2]

このプログラム好き

[@SoJo-bn7jr]

저고리 스타일 옷 입은거 귀엽다..😘

[@KK-ol3bp]

Hanyu is good but Nathan is my favorite skater from the very beginning…..and he is getting way better than 3 years ago…..

[@kaiz7619]

Same, Nathan’s the reason I started watching men’s figure skating 😊

[@CAMC4955]

They're both amazing. They each have different styles. Nathan is cool, relaxed and technically superior. Yuzuru is passionate, fluid, and artistically superior. They are both G O.A.T.S. and we are lucky to be alive in this era to witness this level of greatness. Think about the other elite athletes: Virtue & Moir, Pappadakis & Cizeron, White & Davis, Biles, Bolt, Fraser-Pryce, Felix, Ryan Crouser, Williams, Osaka, Gauff, Phelps, Ledecky, Manuel, ....and many many more in other sports. This is an incredible era we're in getting to see incredible humans doing extraordinary feats and setting records 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@olegrostov9722]

@@sallygreenfield6991 "I do not think that Nathan is technically superior to Yuzu..." How Nathan is not technically superior to Yuzu when he defeated Yuzu 4 times in a row and his Technical Score was every time Much Higher than Yuzu's ? This skater is better, whose score is higher. It is so obvious. It wasn't just "an advantage", it was an Overwhelming Advantage: 22.45 points-Worlds in Saitama, 43.87 points - GPF Torino, 31.70 points Worlds in Stockholm, 12.01 points WTT in Osaka ...

[@olegrostov9722]

@@sallygreenfield6991 Someone who makes much more mistakes in technical elements is technically weaker than the one who makes less mistakes ...

[@aaroncorcega9441]

@@sallygreenfield6991 But what's up with the performance scores? Has Nathan made any transition in his jumps? Did Nathan make a Super Slam? As far as I know Nathan has made combinations of jumps with transitions, MAKING MISTAKES, while Yuzuru has kept the transitions in his jumps over the years ... Technically Yuzuru is THE BEST FIGURE SKATER EVER, Yuzuru is passionate about what he does, he knows how to get people to get up from their seats and that's worth more than GOLD

[@L1623VP]

It was after this season when Nathan pulled out six quads at both the Olympics LP and 2018 Worlds LP that the ISU freaked out. They knew Nathan was unbeatable and so started to make changes to the rules and scoring system to try and hold him back so other weaker skaters could remain competitive...which was wrong. The first change was to limit the number of quads that could be repeated in a LP from 2 to 1. Then, they started reducing the base value of the quads. Since the 2018 Olympics, the quad lutz (which only Nathan does) has been reduced by 2.1 base points, and the quad flip (that only Nathan does consistently) has been reduced by 1.3 base points. Right now, there is only a 1 point different between Nathan's hardest quad, the quad lutz, and Hanyu's hardest quad, the quad loop. Now, the ISU is planning on further reducing the base value of the quad lutz and quad flip and making them both equal in base value to the quad loop, all at 11 base points. Are you seeing what's happening? The ISU is making both of Nathan's hardest jumps the SAME base value as Hanyu's hardest (and easier) jump in order to help Hanyu remain competitive because he's fallen so far behind having been beaten by Nathan by 22, 44, and 32 points in their last three competitions. This is wrong. Everyone knows the various jumps have different degrees of difficulty because of their takeoff. Therefore, the harder jumps SHOULD earn more points. These attempts at institutionalized cheating by the ISU on behalf of Hanyu are disgusting.

[@divinearia1601]

Wow, I absolutely agree that harder jumps should earn more points. What would be the point of learning them and doing them if they're not worth it? I mean, there's a reason why nobody is bothering with the 4A(except Yuzuru, 'cos he loves any kind of attention he can get). Do we know for sure they'll do this? And would these rules only apply to quads but not other jumps like triples and doubles?

[@L1623VP]

@@divinearia1601 Yes, the rule only applies to quads. As you said, what will happen is that skaters will stop trying to learn the harder quads because there won't be a reason to if they're all worth the same amount of points. They'll largely disappear from competition if they don't keep the incentive to do them (more points) in play. They're dumbing down figure skating to try and keep lesser technical skaters competitive, and that's more than wrong, it's unfair. Social engineering has to place in sports. It should be: let the best man win. The rule is already written up. All the ISU has to do is enact it. The last information I found out about it online was that the ISU issued a statement saying that the new rule has been "suspended", and they gave no reason why. Hopefully it's because outraged fans and important people within skating raised objections, but I can only hope. It would be awful for them to institute it at all but especially in this upcoming Olympic season. Such a drastic rule change alters the way skaters construct their programs, and even train. What's really appalling is that while they consistently DECREASED the base values of the hardest quads (mandatory points that judges MUST award skaters who complete those elements) they INCREASED the grade of execution points range (discretionary points judges MAY award a skater for elements) from +/- 3 to +/- 5. So in essence they're reducing the amount of points judges must award skaters and increasing the amount of points they "may" away skaters if they feel like it. They're making the technical side of skating FAR more subjective than when the code of points was originally instituted. Now, judges have far more influence in determining the technical score because the amount of points they MUST award are lower, while the amount they MAY award is higher. It's disgusting because they're penalizing technically gifted skaters and giving others an unfair advantage. This constant de-valuation of quad points also makes it more difficult to break world records that were set under the previous point structure just three years ago when quads were worth more. These ridiculous changes affect so many aspects of the sport.

[@yashica9835]

I totally agree with your point about the scoring system...why to reduce the base values of quards...skaters must try harder to catch onto them but cannot agree that they are helping Hanyu by doing this because he can also jump the lutz and loop....but last two seasons he was very obviously underscored and now even high level skaters and even Brian has commented about the scores they are giving him...and spectators are no idiots they can identify the biased judging system or whatever as I guess ISU wants him to retire now...But I'm happy that he is competing in this age with nathan and is just behind him last 2 seasons. Nathan is to win these olympics but hanyu will give us a chance to enjoy a great race....I hope everything goes by fairy so that no further questions are raised

[@DLJ2890]

why did he not win in 2018?

[@magician7252]

AMAZING CHOREOGRAPHY!! 😍💖✨✨

[@garysimmons1485]

Simply, the best !

[@lindaesquibel1012]

Absolutely Love how he Aced it!!!

[@motohyun9359]

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[@ИродаТурсунова-э5ы]

Супер. Браво парень.

[@joshualee1595]

The best figure skating jumper of all time....

[@shiowchiao6079]

Not merely a best jumper in figure skating, Nathan is a whole package of excellent skater, both technically and artistically. period ! His programs can be watched again, again and again, and more watching.

[@juulies]

And that's why there is currently no skater who can beat him lol

[@mrl6956]

Every skater's dream: to be a jumper like Nathan !

[@maisabubaker6825]

Captivating

[@YuzuFeer]

Woow que padre ver qué cada vez supera sus límites :3

[@adiosnonino4459]

Ttue champion❤

[@Frooti.loopz23]

FINALLY!!!