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First of all, aYellowjacketsquestion: Where the hell is Javi?
I have to ask.You have to, yeah.
Honestly, I dont know.
There were two different little scenes they pulled out and decided not to be in the finale.
I think it was just to leave a little more options open for what could happen for season two.
I really, really hope we find him, but hes somewhere out there.
What was it about that performance that inspired you so much?I was so young at the time.
I got to grow up around Kurt, and we worked together.
Its really true that the joy he shows on the ice is there off the ice.
He embodies that love for what he does.
I just remember laughing hysterically watching Rag-Gidon-Time.
I was in the stands, and people were probably looking at me like I was crazy.
My mom was probably telling me to quiet down because I was just dying of laughter.
Him and Sandra Bezic came together with this choreography that was justsofunny in the most honest and youthful way.
I was entranced by it, and I just knew I wanted to do something like that.
In terms of figure skating as a performance, how do you approach it?
Because they are two separate things.
But then: Do not ignore your audience.
see to it your audience is a part of that performance because youre on a stage.
What did you think ofhis performance?Donovan absolutely nailed the short program.
Hes also really growing the sport in Mexico now.
Im mad I didnt get to see it, but I heard it was great.
I heard he scored his personal best?He did.
I believe he was fourth in the free skate.
He landed quad lutz, quad flip, quad loop, triple Axel.
He was pretty much dead clean.
Were talking two-time Olympic champion.
And you know what?
Im really happy that he came back with areally solid free program.
Can we just point out that that quad-Axel attempt wassoclose?
Hes a class act always will be.
Yuma Kagiyamais also insane.
He has Nobunaris pop with the quickness and rotation of Nathan and Yuzu.
I expect to see him at the next two Olympics.
Hes incredible!Incredible.
I dont know if youve seen, but hes now doing three different quad-quad combinations.
His skating is beautiful.Ive had the pleasure of knowing him on a personal level.
Theres no other program that can be more detailed than Jasons.
Nathans been doing quads for a very long time.
He does that with more ease than anyone on the planet right now.
If you see Nathans quads, the technique isperfect.
Theres no space between his arms.
Theres no air coming through.
If you slow it down, Nathan Chen is the skater who has picture-perfect technique.
Which other skaters were highlights for you?
Who stood out?The jump up of Daniel Grassl from Italy was a huge highlight for me.
Coming from 12th to be fourth in the free skate, seventh overall, thats a huge jump.
Keegan is funny too.
I met him on a Junior Grand Prix in Salt Lake way back, probably in 2009.
And hes himself I love that.
They all really try and find their own style, their own look.
I think, from a costume perspective, I want some leather some black leathers in there.
And I think choreography-wise, its going to be a heartbreak-love story.
Its definitely going to be a passion-filled program.
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