Not a great draw for Brian, I would have perffered him in the last group

Is this draw good or bad? First in the group... Not too good. I start to get nervous... and there are still two whole days until the competition...

It is not official, normally it is 5 skaters by group (I calculated just like that and on FSU it is similar!!

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thank you gis

I consider it a good starting position.

I think it´s not a bad starting position, since there are some big names goin after him, so that could take some nerves off

I think the draw is OK. Brian said after Euros SP that he didn't liek going last. 2nd in the group would have been better, but no biggie.
Great draw for the Americans, though.
This being the short program, there is no strategy involved. No one will suddenly decide to throw in (or ou) a quad - they will skate as they prepared and it is "only" a matter of controlling one's nerves, plus some comparison with your peers on PCS. Going after Plushy (10), Takahashi (17), Lambiel (19) and Oda (20), I think if Brian lands everything and doesn't leave any levels out on the ice he will get the PCS he needs for top 2.

I slept maybe 90 minutes tonight (caught some sleep just before Shen/Zhao and between Denny/Barrett and the last 2 groups), had to force myself awake for the drive to work. At this rate my brain might fry before Men's SP...

Lonnie

Gis, thanks for the photos! The first one is adorable

And about Brian's starting position, i don't think it matters that much, he has to do his job anyway. If the starting order should have a certain importance, that is in the LP i think. Allez Brian!!!

Thanx everyone for all the pictures, articles & information!
I'm trying to do my homework while keeping my fingers crossed for Brian (for a whole day!). Rather difficult, haha.
I don't know if the starting order will matter that much in the short. It will probably matter in the free. I just hope Brian doesn't go calculating -- now that Lysacek has ditched the quad -- and decide against the second quad toe. Well, we'll see...

It is official!!!!!!!!!
Brian must make SP without error and not think!
http://www.isuresults.com/results/owg2010/SEG001.HTM
Warm-Up Group 1
1 RI Song Chol PRK

2 KOVALEVSKI Anton UKR

3 URBAS Gregor SLO

4 AMODIO Florent FRA

5 PFEIFER Viktor AUT

Warm-Up Group 2
6 RAKIMGALIEV Abzal KAZ

7 DOMANSKI Przemyslaw POL

8 NURMENKARI Ari-Pekka FIN

9 CHIPEUR Vaughn CAN

10 PLUSHENKO Evgeni RUS

Warm-Up Group 3
11 BACCHINI Paolo ITA

12 KELEMEN Zoltan ROU

13 BORODULIN Artem RUS

14 LINDEMANN Stefan GER

15 FERNANDEZ Javier ESP

Warm-Up Group 4
16 TEN Denis KAZ

17 TAKAHASHI Daisuke JPN

18 SCHULTHEISS Adrian SWE

19 LAMBIEL Stephane SUI

20 ODA Nobunari JPN

Warm-Up Group 5
21 JOUBERT Brian FRA

22 KOZUKA Takahiko JPN

23 CONTESTI Samuel ITA

24 CHAN Patrick CAN

25 WEIR Johnny USA

Warm-Up Group 6
26 van der PERREN Kevin BEL

27 VERNER Tomas CZE

28 LYSACEK Evan USA

29 ABBOTT Jeremy USA

30 BREZINA Michal CZE

In the same group as Chan...aaaarghh...

Shen/Zhao made it even though they were the first couple to skate in the entire competition.

Brian can make it too. Believe in yourself!!! And we'll be crossing our fingers for him LOL

Thank you Gis for the pictures and the starting order!

I quess that Kristoffer, Alban and Yannick weren't selected?

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And about Brian's starting position, i don't think it matters that much, he has to do his job anyway

ITA! I just hope that Brian won't think and calculate as much as he normaly does during his program! Brian needs to give everything on the ice he can leave the calculating to the judges LOL!