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Post by JustJuls on May 20, 2018 3:48:22 GMT
Who likes Ice Skating?
This is the place to discuss it if you do!
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Post by Critical on Jan 22, 2019 9:14:25 GMT
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Post by springmaiden27 on Jan 22, 2019 21:24:31 GMT
This is so sad for everyone involved. I actually said “oh no!” when I read about his death. Yes, he was going through a very tough time that was going to get tougher. But, I’m sure this is not what the potential victims wanted when they reported him to SafeSport. |
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Post by Critical on Jan 29, 2019 2:18:46 GMT
IIRC several posters were questioning why everyone was making such a big deal about Nathan Chen at last year’s Olympics. This is why: youtu.be/4q9GFtiSrYcHis total score was over 50 points more than Vincent Zhou, who came in second. If he can stay healthy and focused, I think he’s the guy to beat in 3 years. |
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Post by springmaiden27 on Jan 29, 2019 5:30:36 GMT
The men’s competition was so exciting! Nathan is incredibly talented and can go up against Yuzuru Hanyu legitimately. Nathan’s expertise is forcing the other guys in the USA to up their game. The top three were just fabulous, and the newer guys see what they have to do get on a World or Olympic team. The next three years are going to be soooo good in this discipline.
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Post by Critical on Jan 29, 2019 7:36:17 GMT
The men’s competition was so exciting! Nathan is incredibly talented and can go up against Yuzuru Hanyu legitimately. Nathan’s expertise is forcing the other guys in the USA to up their game. The top three were just fabulous, and the newer guys see what they have to do get on a World or Olympic team. The next three years are going to be soooo good in this discipline. For sure  Really, he could have beaten Hanyu last year too. I added up his short program score from Nationals in 2018 with his long program score in PyeongChang and that score would have won the gold (his score at World's last year would have beaten him too). His Nationals total this year was his highest score yet and was nearly 25 points higher than Hanyu's at the Olympics. I think Nathan just couldn't handle all of the pressure and expectations for him to win. He'll be older and more seasoned in Beijing and I think he'll be the one to beat. LOL about him being "older" - he'll be 22  Theoretically, he could have two more Olympic Games in him.
How cute was Alysa Liu!? All of 13 and now she's the youngest Ladies champion in history. That kid jumps like it's nothing AND she's pretty good artistically too. Often those little ones are like jumping beans, but aren't so graceful. She's got both.
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Post by Critical on Feb 1, 2019 8:37:32 GMT
I missed some of the competition this weekend because I was traveling. I'm just now watching the men's short program OnDemand (from a Chicago affiliate, inexplicably). SO glad to see Jason Brown getting rid of the schtick with the pony tail and the gimmicky routines. I do think he needs to revise that haircut though. Every time he skates backwards, the back of his hair flips up and it looks like that Kate Gosselin "Let Me Speak to the Manager" 'do. Probably not the look he was going for With the World Championships coming up, I hope they've revised the rules about elements in the long program. IMO, the bonus points in the back half of the program really ruins the flow of the routines and it was what gave those Russian girls the win at the Olympics. Yes, they were very good, but the worked that rule to get the maximum amount of points with programs that were dull. It was like "glide around, spin, do footwork sequence" for the first half and then "jump, jump, jump, jump" in the second half. Meh. I hope they've revised the rules and required skaters to have more balanced programs. They should have to do a certain number of jumps in the first half of the program. |
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Post by Critical on Dec 8, 2019 2:56:29 GMT
Nathan Chen just won the finals of the ISU Grand Prix with (I believe) a record score - over 30 points higher than Yuzuru Hanyu. Both of his programs were excellent, but Nathan’s free skate was one of the best I’ve ever seen. Just incredible!
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Post by Critical on Jan 27, 2020 2:36:43 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Jan 27, 2020 23:31:40 GMT
Have many hours of ice skating to watch, American Nationals and European.
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Post by springmaiden27 on Jan 28, 2020 16:25:29 GMT
All of this is figure skating...fortunately and unfortunately. |
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Post by MissScarlet on Jan 30, 2020 23:37:00 GMT
Jerks & predators are everywhere. Even in seemingly wholesome places.
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Post by Bearcata on Feb 1, 2020 2:09:03 GMT
Finally finished all the NBC and NBC sport center figuring skating. OK I don't watch all of it but well over 10 hours. I can't believe how good the American female single skaters were. Both the short and long program were fantastic and Mariah Bell skating to Hallelujah was throat choking awesome. I must admit who ever the director was for all the US National skates did a fantastic job of being up close but not too close and just far enough away that you could really see what the skaters were doing and also how well they were covering the ice. I cannot say the same for the European championships. The camera was simply too far away to the point it was hard to see the skater. What was the point. I was shocked how good the depth of field was of the American females vs the European. I loved the US Nationals woman's long program as each skater was better then the previous one and almost everyone stayed on their feet. I was not even that impressed with the top three Russian girls. Yes, they are all technically proficient however only Alena Kostornaia, has a bit of heart and soul in her program. The other girls,Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova, you take away their jumps what is left? Them skating from one end of the rink to the other getting set up to jump. I liked some of the other European girls performances especially Emmi Peltonen and it was too bad she fell as her long program looked well put together, a good combination of choreography and jumps.
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Post by tilden on Mar 12, 2020 14:29:58 GMT
The ISU has cancelled the 2020 World's Figure Skating Championship, which were to be held in Montreal. The soonest they could be rescheduled would be October, and that would run right into the start of the 20-21 season, so it's quite possible that they won't be rescheduled at all.
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Post by Critical on Oct 18, 2021 23:45:41 GMT
Has anyone watched the figure skating episode of Bad Sport on Netflix? It focuses on the judging controversy surrounding the pairs event during the SLC Olympics in 2002 where Sale and Pelletier were eventually awarded a gold medal after the French judge came forward and admitted she'd been coerced to vote for the Russian pair. Almost all of the skaters involved were interviewed, as were coaches and various others involved in the situation. It was really well done.
I knew that Sale and Pelletier got married after the Olympics and subsequently got divorced, but I didn't know anything else. When I looked up David, I discovered that he married Katia Gordeeva - who I thought was still married to Ilia Kulik - last summer! The figure skating world sure is incestuous!
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 4, 2021 3:38:19 GMT
Has anyone watched the figure skating episode of Bad Sport on Netflix? It focuses on the judging controversy surrounding the pairs event during the SLC Olympics in 2002 where Sale and Pelletier were eventually awarded a gold medal after the French judge came forward and admitted she'd been coerced to vote for the Russian pair. Almost all of the skaters involved were interviewed, as were coaches and various others involved in the situation. It was really well done. I knew that Sale and Pelletier got married after the Olympics and subsequently got divorced, but I didn't know anything else. When I looked up David, I discovered that he married Katia Gordeeva - who I thought was still married to Ilia Kulik - last summer! The figure skating world sure is incestuous! Watched it. Shady. |
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Post by springmaiden27 on Jan 10, 2022 22:15:39 GMT
Wow! The US figure skating championships was full of the requisite drama. I hope we have enough healthy athletes to fully participate in the Olympics. I’m happy with everyone who was selected, and I really appreciated all of the skaters bringing their best to the ice. What a great competition!
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Post by Bearcata on Jan 12, 2022 1:59:31 GMT
Wow! The US figure skating championships was full of the requisite drama. I hope we have enough healthy athletes to fully participate in the Olympics. I’m happy with everyone who was selected, and I really appreciated all of the skaters bringing their best to the ice. What a great competition! NBC was airing this competition on USA and NBC and if you missed any you can go to Peacock and watch it there. I already pay WAY TOO MUCH for cable and I thought oh nice I can watch the women's long program that I missed how nice. I can watch it if I want to pay extra for Peacock Premium. Bastards! Good thing the Olympic Team is making sure there are 3 alternates available they might need them due to COVID. |
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Post by Amy Lee on Feb 7, 2022 19:08:22 GMT
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Post by FireWoman on Feb 10, 2022 0:15:37 GMT
With Kamilia's possibly positive drug test (Trimetazidine) I wonder how that will impact the team medals the event. As of now they have not been awarded due to 'a legal issue.'
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Post by Cuddles on Feb 14, 2022 12:46:42 GMT
With Kamilia's possibly positive drug test (Trimetazidine) I wonder how that will impact the team medals the event. As of now they have not been awarded due to 'a legal issue.' Cleared to compete, but there will be no medal ceremony (if she falls in the top 3) until anti-doping case is finalized. |
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Post by springmaiden27 on Feb 15, 2022 7:22:15 GMT
With Kamilia's possibly positive drug test (Trimetazidine) I wonder how that will impact the team medals the event. As of now they have not been awarded due to 'a legal issue.' Cleared to compete, but there will be no medal ceremony (if she falls in the top 3) until anti-doping case is finalized. This whole situation is being handled so poorly! All of these “powerful” organizations (RUSADA, IOC, ISU, WADA) have left a young athlete in a terribly awkward position. No matter what happens, Kamila is going to feel responsible for the experience of all of the women’s figure skating competitors. Suspicion of doping doesn’t warrant this treatment, and everyone’s Olympics shouldn’t depend on her case. These are all well-trained athletes, so they will rise to the occasion, but it stinks they’ll miss their medal ceremony at the Olympics. |
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Post by nennie on Feb 16, 2022 22:58:42 GMT
I want to know why she took her grandfather's heart medicine.
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Post by Bearcata on Feb 18, 2022 15:03:37 GMT
I want to know why she took her grandfather's heart medicine. This entire situation was a mess. Poor Kamila was a victim of the Russian Skating Factory that knows how to create and spew forth dozens of clones. I know this is an opportunity for young girls in a country that is economically a mess. I wonder if anyone has ever done a study of the health of all of the doped Russian athletes after their competitive careers are over? After watching the competition and seeing Kamila's reaction to her performance I wondered if it was all staged? That she was told to throw it. Then to add to all of this Alexandra Trusova had a teen age snit because her quads did not win her a gold medal. Skating has always been about blending both the technical and artistic components not just about the jumps. I did feel bad for Anna Shcherbakova sitting all by herself for what seemed like 5 to 10 minutes being ignored after winning the gold. The highlight of figure skating has always been Johnny Weir's, Tara Lipinski's, Terry Canon's commentary on figure skating as well as Johnny and Tara's fashion show. There has been talk of raising the age limit for woman to 17 but that will really not change anything. Both Anna and Alexandra are 17. I was nice to see the Japanese women do well. But it was so sad to see so many of the contestants have so many falls during the long program when many had done so well in the short program. |
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Post by Cuddles on Feb 18, 2022 15:30:33 GMT
I have empathy for this girl. She was berated by her coaches when she exited the ice. How dare they. The three heart meds found in her system don't grow on trees.
Furthermore, after skating in the Olympics her teammate said she hated skating, and who could blame her with coaches like that. There's no fun in any of this for them.
#freetheROCwomenskaters
Here's to hoping the IOC steps in.
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Post by nennie on Feb 18, 2022 16:00:17 GMT
I want to know why she took her grandfather's heart medicine. This entire situation was a mess. Poor Kamila was a victim of the Russian Skating Factory that knows how to create and spew forth dozens of clones. I know this is an opportunity for young girls in a country that is economically a mess. I wonder if anyone has ever done a study of the health of all of the doped Russian athletes after their competitive careers are over? After watching the competition and seeing Kamila's reaction to her performance I wondered if it was all staged? That she was told to throw it. Then to add to all of this Alexandra Trusova had a teen age snit because her quads did not win her a gold medal. Skating has always been about blending both the technical and artistic components not just about the jumps. I did feel bad for Anna Shcherbakova sitting all by herself for what seemed like 5 to 10 minutes being ignored after winning the gold. The highlight of figure skating has always been Johnny Weir's, Tara Lipinski's, Terry Canon's commentary on figure skating as well as Johnny and Tara's fashion show. There has been talk of raising the age limit for woman to 17 but that will really not change anything. Both Anna and Alexandra are 17. I was nice to see the Japanese women do well. But it was so sad to see so many of the contestants have so many falls during the long program when many had done so well in the short program. They set her up to fail IMO. What a travesty this was. I don't think she should have been allowed to skate with the positive doping test. I don't see the Russian's letting a skater throw a skate. How can any of these girls feel like winners after this big mess. All the attention was on Kamila. I just want to know why she was taking her grandfathers meds. Probably won't ever get an answer on that one. |
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Post by angelic_one2002 on Feb 18, 2022 20:02:03 GMT
Don't the other skaters now have to wait for their medals because of this incident? That isnt fair to them, either.
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Post by Cuddles on Feb 18, 2022 20:35:24 GMT
Don't the other skaters now have to wait for their medals because of this incident? That isnt fair to them, either. No, because she didn't score in the top three. If she had, that would've been the case.  |
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Post by Bearcata on Feb 18, 2022 21:43:29 GMT
Don't the other skaters now have to wait for their medals because of this incident? That isnt fair to them, either. No, because she didn't score in the top three. If she had, that would've been the case. But it did interfere with the Team Event getting their medals, just not the women's. |
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Post by Amy Lee on Feb 21, 2022 13:41:49 GMT
Too much corruption in figure skating.
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Really, he could have beaten Hanyu last year too. I added up his short program score from Nationals in 2018 with his long program score in PyeongChang and that score would have won the gold (his score at World's last year would have beaten him too). His Nationals total this year was his highest score yet and was nearly 25 points higher than Hanyu's at the Olympics. I think Nathan just couldn't handle all of the pressure and expectations for him to win. He'll be older and more seasoned in Beijing and I think he'll be the one to beat. LOL about him being "older" - he'll be 22 
Theoretically, he could have two more Olympic Games in him. 
