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Johnny完美演绎《破碎的心》，赢得了83.40的全场最高分。Evan的《佐罗》由于四周双足和三周半落冰重心前倾两个小失误以82.05紧随其后。位列第三的是去年世青赛冠军，年仅18岁的小将Stephen Carriere，得分76.56。今晚的比赛精彩激烈，扣人心弦，好戏连台，前五名的选手都创造了自己的短节目个人最好成绩。
当然，最令人关注的，还是当今美国男单两位最强者的巅峰对决，两种截然不同风格的精彩对话。
一个是轻灵如飞雪，静美如秋叶；一个是喷薄如旭日，灿烂如夏花。
双方都发挥了上佳水准。尤其是Johnny，虽然没有四周，但整套节目完成得极为干净优美，毫无瑕疵，超过了他本人在中国站的表现，绝对是本赛季所有男单短曲中最完美的一次发挥。
但Evan同样值得为自己骄傲。短节目是他近两个赛季的软肋，首次以卫冕冠军的身份参赛，压力之大可想而知。同时，他面对的是一位伟大对手的完美表现，而他在节目中的挑战的第一个跳跃就是高难度的四周连跳。可谓不成功，则成仁。
他顶住了压力，义无反顾地履行了自己的诺言。
在开场的两个小失误后，他很快调整情绪，完全进入状态，后面的发挥极为出色，尤其是节目最后激情四溢的步法，让全场观众如醉如痴，掌声如潮。Standing ovation!
正如很多解说形容的那样，he is so connected to the audience，and he always gives it 200%！
Evan, you're my hero，and you always will be! 只要竭尽全力了，无论结局如何，你都可以做到问心无愧，无怨无悔。
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人常说，it's not over till it's over。只要比赛还未结束，希望仍在。
我期待在周日的比赛里，Evan再度用他的决心和勇气，上演一幕英雄式的comeback！
尽管赛前报道把雷威之争搞得沸沸扬扬，今天的短节目比赛里双方更是使出浑身解数，龙争虎斗，互不相让；但在赛场外，两人都对对方表示了极为友好和大度的态度。
赛后记者会上，Evan盛赞了Johnny，并坦言第一次以卫冕冠军的身份参赛令他非常非常的紧张，特别是今天，因为短节目和四周都不是自己的强项。
他说从没意识到卫冕冠军需要承受如此巨大的压力。“（因此）我对Johnny充满敬意。他成功地赢得了三次全美冠军，我不知道他是如何做到的。但我现在了解到，那真的是件非常困难的事情。”
尽管前一段的训练里Evan四周的成功率已经接近100%，但到达St Paul后，沉重的心理负担令他的四周又出现了问题。在今天的赛前热身，他的四周完成得都不好，甚至出现了一次惨烈的摔倒，吓得在场观众一片惊呼。
Johnny先于Evan出场，他完美的表演无形中对Evan造成了更大的压力。但Johnny在Evan上场前还是对他给予了祝福。“我希望Evan可以有出色的发挥。我希望他能摆脱卫冕冠军的思想负担。我曾经经历过这样的感觉，那真的很难。我希望他可以发挥出自己的最好水平，表现出色。这样我们的对决才有看头。”
尽管在刚刚的热身中摔得很惨，Evan还是毅然决然地按原计划上了四周。却因双足被扣分。另外他后面的连跳也被迫由三周改成了两周。接着他的3A起跳又出现了倾斜，好在调整及时，保证了clean landing，但冰刀已经碰到了挡板，相当危险。随后的比赛里，Evan渐渐找到了状态，渐入佳境，对音乐的演绎极为投入，技术动作准确到位，表现堪称完美。
事后他说，在上场之前感觉疲惫不堪，浑身都在颤抖。他很高兴自己最终顶住了压力。能顺利完成短节目让他如释重负。
真正的考验在周日的自由滑，希望Evan坚持到底，全力以赴，把最好的水平发挥出来。加油吧！
Weir Wins Short ProgramBy NANCY ARMOUR
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Johnny Weir won this round. And some praise from rival Evan Lysacek.
Weir edged Lysacek in their growing on-ice rivalry Friday night, winning the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. This one's not close to being settled, though, with a measly 1.35 points separating them going into Sunday afternoon's free skate.
"I hope Evan can skate well," Weir said just before Lysacek took the ice. "I hope he can get over the nerves of coming back and trying to repeat as national champion. I've had to deal with it before and it's a hard thing to do. So I hope he makes it interesting and throws all his cards on the table and skates well."
Weir scored 83.40 points, and Lysacek had 82.05. Stephen Carriere, last year's world junior champ, was third with 76.66.
Weir and Lysacek's ongoing tug of war is the best thing going in skating these days. Figure skating may be pretty, but it's when things get down and dirty that fans really pay attention. The Battle of the Brians, dueling Carmens, Michelle vs. Tara/Sarah/Sasha — whenever things get heated on the ice, it's going to get good.
Weir and Lysacek's rivalry started in the United States, with Weir winning the national title from 2004-06 before Lysacek claimed it last year. But it's gone global, with Lysacek claiming two bronze medals at the world championships. He took the bronze at this year's Grand Prix final while Weir finished fourth.
And while neither likes to admit it, knowing the other is out there has made them both better skaters.
"I have so much praise for Johnny. I don't know how he did it (be defending champion) three times," Lysacek said. "I'm learning it's extremely tough."
Especially when there's someone just as good trying to take the title away.
Weir didn't have his usual pizazz, looking very deliberate and determined as he checked off one required element after another. His triple lutz-triple toe loop combination was done with ease and control, and he was one of the few competitors who not only landed a triple axel, but did a nice one.
His footwork was light and a perfect match for the music, and he had a nice touch at the end, tapping an imaginary key as the last piano note sounded.
"I was happy with the performance I put out today, and I was pleased I could turn in a clean performance and get the monkey off back of, `Oh my God, I'm back at nationals again and last year wasn't very good,'" said Weir, who finished a distant third to
Lysacek at nationals after falling on one jump and popping another in his free skate.
Lysacek was pretty happy himself. He'd thought being the defending champion would boost his confidence, that he'd feel more relaxed knowing he's done this before.
He was wrong.
He spent the day Friday battling his nerves, and was still shaking as he waited to take the ice. It didn't help that he botched his quadruple toe several times during the warmup, crashing so hard one time it drew a sharp "Oooh" from fans.
"I was just so frazzled," Lysacek said. "I don't know what it is. I didn't think I'd be like that. (But) it's probably the most prestigious title, except for Olympic gold, for us."
Once his program began, he landed the quad on his feet. Unfortunately, it was on both of them, and that's a deduction. He only tacked on a double toe to complete the combination, and that's not worth as much as the triple toe he normally does. He also had a funky landing on his triple axel, brushing the boards with his skate.
But he made up for those minor errors with some intricate footwork and expressiveness that some actors would envy. Skating to "Zorro," he dueled his way across the ice with intense steps, kicks and turns.
His spins were simply dazzling. He was so fast he was practically a blur, and he showed great flexibility and control as he changed edges and positions. That's not easy for any skater, let alone someone who's all limbs at 6-foot-1.
When Lysacek finished, he looked relieved more than anything.
"I'm very happy with that," he said. "The short program for me is always so stressful, so I'll take it." yahoo的图
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感觉头发有点厚- -
话说今年冬天，的确特别的冷，总觉得能感受到死神镰刀的寒气……
最近周围这样悲伤的事，有些偏多……默…… 大家最近好像都有点多愁善感。想开点，向前看，其实一切都没什么大不了，一切都会越来越好的。
补充点昨天男单的小花絮吧，这可怜孩子怎么会紧张成这样呢 ？（好在有惊无险，还有翻盘的余地。老实说在这种状态下能发挥成昨天那样实属不易，真是难为他了。By the way, 他的直线步法再次获得了四级，这是他短节目的第一个四级步法，也是全美男单史上的第一个，congratulations!）
Evan其实在赛前热身摔了两次，最狠的一次直飞挡板（估计今天身上又是青淤一片了，哎。）。他说周五一整天漫长的等待让他紧张得不行，上场前都快虚脱了，连记者都明显地看到他在摆开场pose时全身都在颤抖。这种近乎病态的紧张感是他从来没经历过的，他从没意识到原来卫冕冠军的压力会有这么大。
事后他笑着回忆说，超烂的热身后他快要崩溃了。上场前Frank气得几乎要煽他耳光（当然是玩笑），冲着他的脸大吼，“给我上去！”他的前两个跳跃都感觉不到自己的腿，甚至到比赛结束都没搞清自己的前三跳究竟是怎么站住的。
还记得他去年半开玩笑地说，自由滑前Frank恐吓他，“不上四小心我掐死你” 果真是"tough love"。大概爱之深，责之切吧。
其实Frank是非常欣赏Evan的，他在Skating的访问里说，Evan是个天资极好的选手，也是他最勤奋的学生。他是个非常优秀的年轻人，一个真正的绅士，所有青少年的楷模。他从心眼里喜欢他，所以对他要格外严格，因为他希望把他带成世界第一。
比赛后Frank在K&C显然心情很好，甚至对着摄像机开玩笑说，“为什么你们老把我拍得那么面目狰狞，凶神恶煞似的。”（我觉得摄影记者最近把Evan也老拍得跟凶神恶煞似的，算和Frank扯平了，哈哈。）
然后Evan给了Frank一个大大的拥抱，撒娇地说，“He saved me！”
Evan说希望周日可以放松一点。是的，最惊险的短节目过去了，现在的形势对于Evan，除了拼没有其他选择。那就放下包袱再来一次绝地反击吧。就像他自己说过的，人在破釜沉舟的时候往往能激发出最大的潜能。
Go Evan，fight till the end! You can do it! You will make it! 恭喜BA，他们在刚刚结束的自由舞比赛中以极为完美的发挥获得近110的高分，创造了五连冠的记录！他们的总成绩为216.07！
小将DW今天的发挥也非常出色，以自由舞103.54，总成绩206.82获得亚军。
尽管BA和DW的名次和大家预想的相同，但双方的比分之接近，比赛水平之高是令人惊喜的。相信今年的世锦赛和明年的美锦赛冰舞盟主的争夺将会异常激烈。
恭喜！恭喜！
最终成绩：
1 Tanith Belbin / Ben Agosto 216.07
2 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 206.82
3 Kim Navarro / Brent Bommentre 187.94
4 Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates 175.16
5 Jennifer Wester / Daniil Barantsev 169.37
原帖由 fs2046 于 2008-1-27 10:18 发表 http://www.chinaice.org/images/common/back.gif
恭喜BA，他们在刚刚结束的自由舞比赛中以极为完美的发挥获得近110的高分，创造了五连冠的记录！他们的总成绩为216.07！
小将DW今天的发挥也非常出色，以自由舞103.54，总成绩206.82获得亚军。
尽管BA和DW的名次和大家预想的相同，但双方的比分之接近，比赛水平之高是令人惊喜的。相信今年的世锦赛和明年的美锦赛冰舞盟主的争夺将会异常激烈。
恭喜！恭喜！
最终成绩：
1 Tanith Belbin / Ben Agosto 216.07
2 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 206.82
3 Kim Navarro / Brent Bommentre 187.94
4 Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates 175.16
5 Jennifer Wester / Daniil Barantsev 169.37
汗一个,这个分比冬菇他们的还要水.不过祝贺B/A,D/W! 恭喜BA五连冠！！还有DW，本赛季总算是走出低谷了！ （顺便ORZ一下打分，好水 ）
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嘿嘿，恭喜Tan&Ben！！美图送上~~~http://photo.yupoo.com/franzlfan/477614ffa5b5/dx629u36/
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好像现在还没有确定接下来比赛的消息，所以不知道美国4CC的阵容，不过我猜可能还是前三名去吧，加拿大都是前三全部去：）
edit：我刚看到消息，4CC好像没有派最强阵容，BA不参加4CC……那么，世锦赛加油！ LS的，嫩穿越了
YUPOO的照片有外联限制的，你要直接复制他给的外联地址才行~~
恭喜B/A五连冠！！下场比赛一定要压住冬菇啊 恭喜大美女。不过这些分数实在是水水水。。。
希望今年能拿下世界冠军头衔 原帖由 扶风 于 2008-1-27 18:58 发表 http://www.chinaice.org/images/common/back.gif
LS的，嫩穿越了
YUPOO的照片有外联限制的，你要直接复制他给的外联地址才行~~
我修改过了，现在应该都显示正常了吧？
还有一张小图的podium，和大图的角度稍有不同~~
http://pic.yupoo.com/franzlfan/499415004077/m20rvffu.jpg 这也许会成为美锦赛男单历史上空前绝后的戏剧性时刻，Evan和Johnny在自由滑比赛后以244.77的成绩平分秋色。根据新规则，在选手比分相同时，自由滑定胜负。这样，由于Evan的自由滑成绩高于对手1.35，非常幸运地卫冕成功，赢得了他的第二个全美冠军头衔。
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今天双方都没有发挥出自己的最佳水平，但都在空前的压力下表现出了惊人的勇气。Evan在比赛的前半段没有太放开，四周轻微双足，3A的落冰也不算太好。但后半程渐入佳境，愈战愈勇，尤其是结尾步法(又一个四级，也是美锦赛男单自由滑的第一个四级步法!!!)，再次令全场沸腾，观众在表演结束前就纷纷迫不及待地起立鼓掌，欢呼声如雷。Evan也在赛后激动地挥起了双拳。
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Johnny也勇敢地上了四周，可惜也双足了。他的另一个失误是3flip双足。双方比分的差异主要在于Evan的跳跃进入方式衔接难度高于Johnny，另外Johnny少做了一个连跳（Evan是4-3，Johnny是4）。Evan的技术分胜出，Johnny节目内容分稍高，和短节目一样，难分伯仲。比赛尚未结束，Johnny已经流下了激动的泪水，并在比赛后跪倒在冰面上。
是的，今天他们都值得为自己的表现骄傲，因为他们都在巨大的压力面前完成了成长的蜕变，变得更加成熟坚强。恭喜Evan, 恭喜Johnny。祝愿他们在三月的世锦赛上再创佳绩，现在，我们对他们有了期待的理由。
Lysacek, Weir end in tie, but Evan gets the gold
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — This is as close as a rivalry can get.
Evan Lysacek won his second straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday, despite finishing with the same score as Johnny Weir. The two — who have combined to win the last five U.S. crowns — both finished with 244.77 points. But Lysacek won the free skate, 162.72 to 161.37, and that's the tiebreaker.
"If you were scripting this whole deal, you probably couldn't have done any better job than this," Lysacek said.
Fans weren't quite sure what to make of the results, though. The scoreboard showed the two as even, so when Weir was announced as the runner-up, they booed. Stephen Carriere, last year's world junior champion, was third with 228.06 points.
But Weir has no reason to hang his head over this result. It's certainly a much better showing than last year, when an awful free skate dropped him to third and prompted him to uproot his entire life. He moved to New Jersey, and now trains with Galina Zmievskaya, who coached Olympic gold medalists Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul.
"It's really fantastic vindication to know I came back and didn't totally fall apart," Weir said.
And just wait until next year. Odds are, these two will be at it again.
Lysacek and Weir have a back-and-forth that's one of the best things going in skating. Weir won the U.S. title from 2004-06, while Lysacek was winning a pair of bronze medals at the world championships.
But Lysacek has had the edge at home recently, now winning the last two U.S. titles.
Lysacek had said that he wasn't going to worry about the results this year, that coming in as the defending champion would give him a confidence boost, not a case of the nerves. It didn't quite work out that way.
Skating to "Tosca," he didn't have his usual sharpness or precision, and until his last two sections of footwork, his free skate lacked his usual emotion. The only thing that wasn't subdued was his slicked-back hair and white satin shirt.
He landed his quadruple toe loop jump on two feet, and needed to do a turn before the triple toe that's supposed to be a combination. He wasn't very secure on the landings of either of his triple axels, too, though he held on to both of them.
He did end the program nicely, though. Four of his elements — two jump combinations and a triple lutz and double axel — came after the halfway mark, which earn bonus points.
His straight-line footwork is filled with intricate steps and kicks and fast hops and turns, and it always gets a nice reaction from the crowd. Sunday was no different. Fans were cheering and clapping before his music even finished, and Lysacek pumped his fist in satisfaction.
But he'd left room for Weir. The two were separated by only 1.35 points after the short program, so whoever won Sunday's free skate would be the champion.
The two were evenly matched in jumps — both two-footed their quads and did seven triples. But Weir also appeared to land his triple flip on two feet, and he had simpler entrances to his jumps. It may not sound like much, but it was enough to be the difference between silver and gold.
Weir also didn't skate with his usual intensity. When he's on, he is one of the most majestic skaters in the world, with a natural gift for wringing every ounce of emotion out of a program.
But he seemed to be more about business in both his short and long programs, skating as if he was crossing one thing after another off a mental checklist. He still had his usual elegance, but not his fire.
His shoulders shook with sobs when he finished, and he briefly dropped to one knee. A few minutes later, he'd dropped to second. 冰舞比赛的争夺也异常精彩激烈，扣人心弦，尽管BA夺魁在所有人意料之中，但小将DW有如此精彩的表现，和BA的分数如此接近，却在多数人意料之外。
BA昨天的发挥极为完美，他们自己和专家都一致认为，这是两人近年来最精彩的一次表现，用炉火纯青，水乳交融来形容丝毫不为过。去年夏训狠抓基本功效果非常显著，他们在相对薄弱的步法和滑行技术上的突飞猛进令所有人眼前一亮。另外他们对音乐的诠释和表现也比以前更见功力和深度。如果在世锦赛上有这样的表现，冲金并非梦想。另外DW的崛起也令他们世锦赛的前途一片光明。期待两队都有惊喜表现。
恭喜Evan和Tanith，很快就是他们相恋两周年了，再次携手夺金是对这对冰上情侣最好的爱情见证和周年纪念。祝福他们新的一年爱情事业双丰收。
补充一下关于昨天冰舞比赛的消息：
Belbin-Agosto make it five in row
Tanith Belbin clutched a fluorescent green Frisbee a fan airmailed to her and dance partner Ben Agosto from the seats of the Xcel Energy Center.
"Simply amazing," were the words scribbled on the disc. That could be today's headline after the performance they gave Saturday to nail down their fifth straight gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The Chelsea, Mich.-based team breezed to the title by an almost 10-point margin over runners-up and rink partners Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Belbin and Agosto tied the record of five consecutive U.S. championships set by predecessors Naomi Long and Peter Tchernyshev (1999-2003). "I said to him at the end I think it was the best we've done for years, so it feels very good," Belbin said. After skating to "Cotton-eyed Joe" during their Appalachian Hoedown original skate, the tandem traded their perkiness and overalls for all-black costumes and a classical number choreographed to a piano concerto of Chopin. They closed the competition with their best free dance of the season to finish with 216.07 points. "It's such a nice feeling to use the emotion that is so prevalent in this music," Agosto said. "It's really nice change for us. We really enjoy performing it." The 2006 Olympic silver medalists, who were pictured on programs and the giant banner hanging outside the arena, are a dynasty within U.S. Figure Skating. The duo has been skating together for 10 years and has medaled in all eight of
their U.S. championships. "Every year has brought something new and exciting," Agosto said. "I'm so lucky that I found Tanith and we got together. It's been a really amazing run." Davis and White, last year's bronze medalists, moved up one spot by finishing with 206.82 points. They struck a lonelier note in skating to the darker, orchestral "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles and emerged feeling bright about their future in the sport. "Achieving the things that we want, I'd say it was a big step," White said. "The relationship between us and the characters we're trying to portray and the energy we put out on the ice, it's been a big step from last year." Kimberly Navarro and Brent Bommentre won the bronze medal with 187.94 points. 男单领奖台照片：
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