One of the greatest short program performances ever at US Nationals, yet the judges inexplicably placed him 4th on the night. He was never fully appreciated by American judges. His presentation marks alone should have been all 6.0s.
One of the few skaters that can actually perform and yet never on the podium. I totally respect him for finding that motivation from within to keep on going even after the judges did not appreciate his skating much.
And he is so elegant and his jumps are high so he is athletic too. My only criticsm is his spins lack some speed but they are overall well done with good centre and positions.
Matt Savoie was such a beautiful presence on the skating scene. It would have been wonderful to see him skate Pro for a couple of years. (And I love this choreography by Tom Dickson.)
Just spectacular. Breathtaking. This truly was the hey day of figure skating. I wish we could bring back the shorter, more effective step sequences like both of them in this program. I have both tears and chills. Love it.
I truly agree with the description of your upload, definitely underscored and underappreciated. I would have placed him first as well and definitely one of the few whom have original skating artistry and technically one of the most sound skaters. His elegance and presentation draws me to his skating and still wish I could skate just like him, but as an adult skater, can only admire those technically and artistically great skaters =) Wishing there were more competitions to see the old pro's.
This program was skated in the last year of the 6.0 system - I seem to recall that the skaters that places before him had the almighty QUAD in their programs (except for Johnny Weir...) so yeah, it was completely disappointing at the same time being totally uplifting. The transitions in this program are amazing and might have fared much better under IJS... but we can still enjoy the skating.
Unfortunately I think the judges just saw him as an old journeyman skater by this point. He had been on the scene a long time and not even made it to a Worlds yet. People like Weir and Lysacek were seen as the future.
He competed at worlds 2002 but your point is well taken. He was overlooked in favor of the new generation. Good for him for rebounding and making the Olympics the following year and performing well there.
For years I have wondered why the judges were so hard on him, even domestically like here. Did they want to favor the skaters with quads because they felt they would have a better shot at worlds? Did the fact he came from a low-key skating club without a big name coach hurt him? Either way I think he was truly underrated. Its just too bad he was a bit past his prime when the new ISU judging system took over fully because it was well-suited for his style. Oh well. At least he got to the Olympics and had a good showing there.
Q.T.M.S. was a bit surprised with the 5.1 for the technical element from a person from the judges' panel. It is not like he fell down or anything. Yet, Q.T.M.S. is very pleased to see that his presentation marks were dramatically higher! He is just such an exceptional skater! #SkatersSkater #QTMS ⚫Find out more about Q.T.M.S. and what it does! Thank you! Se habla Español.
One of the greatest short program performances ever at US Nationals, yet the judges inexplicably placed him 4th on the night. He was never fully appreciated by American judges. His presentation marks alone should have been all 6.0s.
One of the best programs ever skated at US Nationals. Oh Matt...
Love, love, love! They don't make skaters like this anymore!
One of the few skaters that can actually perform and yet never on the podium. I totally respect him for finding that motivation from within to keep on going even after the judges did not appreciate his skating much.
Facts.
I thought this was the best short program that night. Quiet, steady, calm and sublime. Understated and underrated.
And he is so elegant and his jumps are high so he is athletic too. My only criticsm is his spins lack some speed but they are overall well done with good centre and positions.
Watching Matt's old videos makes me so happy but so mad at the same time. The way he was undermarked all thruought his career was simply unforgivable.
Still gives me chills. Beautiful!!
Wow...underscored. The transitions...he was ahead of his time.
hauntingly and achingly beautiful, a true poet on the ice
Matt Savoie was such a beautiful presence on the skating scene. It would have been wonderful to see him skate Pro for a couple of years. (And I love this choreography by Tom Dickson.)
I was there and it was one of the most performances I have ever seen live. Unbelievable judging - craziness.
Brilliant performance! I am grateful that Matt finally got to skate @ the Olympics in 2006. Quads are NOT everything (and shouldn't be)!
Underscored and undermarked.. yet again
Really ridiculous judging! Poor judging has turned off many spectators for! So pathetic. What an amazing performance!
Gosh, I love this program. Love it !!!
Just spectacular. Breathtaking. This truly was the hey day of figure skating. I wish we could bring back the shorter, more effective step sequences like both of them in this program. I have both tears and chills. Love it.
I truly agree with the description of your upload, definitely underscored and underappreciated. I would have placed him first as well and definitely one of the few whom have original skating artistry and technically one of the most sound skaters. His elegance and presentation draws me to his skating and still wish I could skate just like him, but as an adult skater, can only admire those technically and artistically great skaters =) Wishing there were more competitions to see the old pro's.
So beautiful it moves me to tears.
This program was skated in the last year of the 6.0 system - I seem to recall that the skaters that places before him had the almighty QUAD in their programs (except for Johnny Weir...) so yeah, it was completely disappointing at the same time being totally uplifting. The transitions in this program are amazing and might have fared much better under IJS... but we can still enjoy the skating.
Unfortunately I think the judges just saw him as an old journeyman skater by this point. He had been on the scene a long time and not even made it to a Worlds yet. People like Weir and Lysacek were seen as the future.
He competed at worlds 2002 but your point is well taken. He was overlooked in favor of the new generation. Good for him for rebounding and making the Olympics the following year and performing well there.
Totally agree!
someone please explain to me what the judges were thinking here....
The best SP ever by any male skater! Terrible judging.
I miss Matt...
For years I have wondered why the judges were so hard on him, even domestically like here. Did they want to favor the skaters with quads because they felt they would have a better shot at worlds? Did the fact he came from a low-key skating club without a big name coach hurt him? Either way I think he was truly underrated. Its just too bad he was a bit past his prime when the new ISU judging system took over fully because it was well-suited for his style. Oh well. At least he got to the Olympics and had a good showing there.
damn that triple axel!
Gorgeous
But lets be fair, figure skating judges ALWAYS suck.
He deserved a 6.0
Q.T.M.S. was a bit surprised with the 5.1 for the technical element from a person from the judges' panel. It is not like he fell down or anything. Yet, Q.T.M.S. is very pleased to see that his presentation marks were dramatically higher! He is just such an exceptional skater! #SkatersSkater #QTMS
⚫Find out more about Q.T.M.S. and what it does! Thank you! Se habla Español.
he reminds me Jhon Curry :)
Is that a flip @2:03? That's some of the best footwork ive seen going into a jump!
That was a triple lutz and I agree he always had great entrances.