Again, I don't know what you guys have seen yet, so I will try hard not to spoil. I agree that it would be very nice to see this competition be not just about the quad. There is so much more to skating than jumping.
There was not a whole lot of clean skating in the men's short. I had seen both the American men skate before, and my favorite is still Jason Brown. I really would like to see him on the podium, would love him to take the top spot. I am eagerly awaiting his long. He seems like he's just on right now.
I did, in the final flight(s) see some clean programs, including some quads (that were so big and "easy" I thought they were triples until I saw the replays). I agree on Majorov (he's the Swede, right?)- fun to watch, also I like the Japanese kid- his program was fantastic, his 4toe in particular was just so solid I didn't realise it was a 4. And I gotta root for my new home country- Brian Joubert from France skated beautifully and is a medal contender too.
Oh this is going to be a fun competiton. I hope our cable works tomorrow (it's in and out right now- got lucky today) so I can watch the Men's long. It's so very exciting!!!
But while we're at it....what's this spin so many of them (mostly the Northern/Eastern Europeans) are doing- where they lean down and hold their foot with their bum high in the air. Do they not watch themselves on video doing that? It doesn't look good. I realise there aren't many spin options for less-flexible men out there, but please....there are better options!