SSD, how do you know it wasn't taking off;-)
You have to look closely, but you can see that the split rudder dive brake is opened. It's closed for takeoffs.
But yes, that is certainly an example of a very nicely flown landing, where the "aircraft" is being flown as far through the landing as possible.
I'm sure that for nearly all of us, we are flying, and in particular landing, because we really enjoy it. So why not enjoy it as far through the landing as possible - fly as long as you can!