Quad or no quad that is the question. Can someone without the quad jump once again win the Men's title. Last year Jeffrey Buttle (CAN) claimed the world title with two quadless but perfect skates. Can this be repeated this year?
Patrick Chan (CAN) hopes to show that it can. The two time Canadian Champion has had an impressive year. With the exception of the Grand Prix final he has won every competition he has entered. In order to win Patrick must skate two clean programs and land all 3 or his triple axels. If he does this then his skating skills and artisic impression should put him over the top.
Challenging Chan will be Brian Joubert (FRA) the 2007 World Champion. Brian has struggle with a back injury this year but manage to over come it to win the European title. Brian does have the quad but his artisty, spins and footwork are not close to the same level as Chan's. After a show of poor sportsmanship following Buttle's win last year, Joubert will need to but his skating wear his mouth is inorder to win this year.
American's Evan Lysacek and Jeremy Abbott hope to challenge for the podium.
After being knocked out of last year's World Championship with an injury and a disasterous US nationals that saw him almost fail to make the team, Evan rallied for an impressive 2nd place finish at Four Continents. The hometown favorite will need to cleanly rotate all his jumps inorder to be in contention.
Jeremy Abbott has had a break out year. Impressive wins at the Grand Prix Final and at US Nationals have made Jeremy one to watch. A disappointing 5th place finish at Four Continents is a worrying sign going into the Worlds.
Medal Picks:
Gold: Patrick Chan (CAN)
Silver: Brian Joubert (FRA)
Bronze: Evan Lysacek (USA)
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