2008 4CC Men’s SP | Daisuke Takahashi hip-hops to lead with electric ‘”CyberSwan”; Lysacek second

2008 4CC Men’s SP | Daisuke Takahashi hip-hops to lead with electric ‘”CyberSwan”; Lysacek second

– Australian/American coverage (commentators: Terry Gannon, Paul Wylie)
The 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) was held at the Seongsa Ice Rink in Goyang, South Korea on February 11–17. Men’s short program (SP) performances featured here marked with (^) below:
Rank Name Nation Total points SP^ FS
1 Daisuke Takahashi 高橋 大輔 Japan 264.41 1 88.57^ 1 175.84
2 Jeffrey Buttle Canada 234.02 3 83.85^ 2 150.17
3 Evan Lysacek United States 233.11 2 84.06^ 3 149.05
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Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi is currently the leader after the Men’s Short Program, with USA’s Evan Lysacek and Canada’s Jeffery Buttle trailing close behind.

Takahashi delivered an upbeat routine in which all of his jump elements were superior in quality. 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.

“It’s all about the audience,” explained the 21-year-old. “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.”

In the end, Takahashi earned a new personal best of 88.57 (48.74/39.83) points for his impressive routine to a “hip-hop” version of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. “The short program was good for me,” he added. “For the free skating, I hope to do two quads.”
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