00:01Did he just smile? He smiled.
00:04Last year Stephen finished eighth at this event
00:08but after nearly finishing on the point of the world championships in
00:11March, expectations just a wee bit higher.
00:18Yeah, he
00:19placed second in the long program at the Olympics. Now the skating world is really
00:23watching him. He's going to send a message. If he does quad luts in combination
00:28he's certainly the only one in this competition. But there's
00:31not too many guys in the world even trying that.
00:35To your soul.
00:40To your soul.
00:50Nice feet.
00:52Looking loose.
00:57Here comes.
00:58Combination.
00:59Quad luts triple toe.
01:04Oh, almost a failure to launch.
01:07No.
01:09Oh, he's got to think now. He's got to think now
01:11because that should have been his combo.
01:13He's going to have to do it on the second jump
01:15because you can't do the triple axel in combination in the short program.
01:21And that will be a wash on that element too.
01:23So, let's hope his mind is not in overtime.
01:29Quad Sao in combo.
01:31No! Doubled it.
01:35There goes the combo. There goes the first element as well.
01:38There go all the marks. Right out the door.
01:44Okay. We're in a little shock and you can feel the arena as well.
01:48He has to go hunting for energy.
01:53Alone on a platform.
01:56The wind and the rain on his head.
01:59The lonely face.
02:02The wind and the rain on his head.
02:12The wind and the rain on his head.
02:14The wind and the rain.
02:18The wind and the rain on his head.
02:18Oh, my goodness.
02:20Nice triple axel.
02:21Yes.
02:24And now he's dependent on every ounce of rate of execution he can get out of his footwork and spins.
02:37He is not skating like someone who got zero in the first two elements.
02:41He's really going for it.
02:43He looks great.
02:45Risky steps, lots of energy, different levels.
02:54Rocking the leather jacket.
02:57Rocking the leather jacket.
03:28You know, it's so hard to know what to say after that because that was a great program
03:35for him.
03:36I agree.
03:37But this, you know, very likely cost him a spot on the podium because how many points
03:43did he lose?
03:4425?
03:4420, 25.
03:45I don't know.
03:46Too many.
03:47It all comes down to execution.
03:49Wow.
03:49It's a split second.
03:51The whole jump is maybe .6, .8 seconds, maybe.
03:56And so the takeoff is what?
03:58.02 seconds?
03:59Nothing.
03:59Nothing.
03:59It's amazing that this many quads happens, but as I said, quad lutz is really difficult.
04:06Yeah.
04:06The score would have been huge.
04:09Worth the risk?
04:10Yes.
04:10Obviously, it's there because he can do it, right?
04:13In training, right?
04:14He can.
04:15He can.
04:15Didn't do it in the competition this summer, though.
04:17No.
04:17Two weeks ago in Barrie, he had the same experience, not exactly the same, but the
04:22first two jumps did not work.
04:25It didn't fire.
04:25Didn't fire the way he wanted them to and get the points he wanted.
04:29So that might be a strategy issue he's going to have to look at.
04:33Split seconds happen, and it's really going to penalize him.
04:37The main takeaway, he looks great.
04:40I like the program.
04:42Heartbreaking.
04:43I like his energy.
04:44This is heartbreaking, though.
04:45The short program score for Stephen Mugalev of Canada, 66.73.
04:52Okay.
04:52To put this in perspective, right, his personal best score is 94.
05:00Wow.
