Didn't help her at SkAm where she was behind both Loena & Isabeau.Might be best if Amber if not leading going into the LP that way she can feel like she's chasing and not being chased.
Edited to say jk she came in 2nd she just beat isabeauDidn't help her at SkAm where she was behind both Loena & Isabeau.
I forgot... but, yeah... I don't think with the scores as close as they are that this will take any pressure off of Amber.Edited to say jk she came in 2nd she just beat isabeau
oh I agree haha but who knows maybe this will be the time...stranger things have happenedI forgot... but, yeah... I don't think with the scores as close as they are that this will take any pressure off of Amber.
Edited to say jk she came in 2nd she just beat isabeau
There certainly has been stranger things like when Paul Wylie won silver at the 1992 Olympics. No one expected that to happen, and I was so happy for him.oh I agree haha but who knows maybe this will be the time...stranger things have happened
HATE that setup pattern for the combo. Almost surely the Lutz wasn’t rotated, and I doubt the toe was clean. Now a single Axel. And a flip that should be ‘e’ with -3 GOE at best, and it looked short, too.
Still the best program.
No, Ashley and Adam have talked about this on the chaos podcast after Skate America. What they've said before is her speed is fast, but she slows considerably going into jumps and her jumps are odd, so the perception is she's slow.
Johnny pointed out three non-calls and I saw at least two more. Of the non-calls that were shown, two were clear UR and one a Q. None were flagged for review. I found the spin levels suspect as well.Granted, it’s not just Thorngren who wasn’t getting the calls.
Honestly I don’t think it matters how long any of them have been calling when it comes to Nationals. It’s the same story every year, and so many people run with this concept of skaters ‘showing great improvement’ because of the boost in scores. The GOEs are always through the roof and a lot of the time, the PCS is too. Although not relevant to this thread, I bet Malinin will pull some PCS of 9.5+Johnny pointed out three non-calls and I saw at least two more. Of the non-calls that were shown, two were clear UR and one a Q. None were flagged for review. I found the spin levels suspect as well.
Can someone chime in on how long Lab and Tanner have been calling and what their patterns are?
OT- still Savoie FTW.
This wins.
And it's not fair to the skaters. It's not like they're going to be handled with kid gloves on the international scene.Wow. Just catching up and US Nationals Women’s judging & calling never disappoints in a “we all got drunk and are going off vibes” sort of way.
Absolutely atrocious. You can’t even call this good faith disagreement. Just flagrant disregard for the rules and guidelines.
What I'm thinking is that Amber probably wanted a good clean program and she definitely brought that. I'm thinking she'll be doing "better content" for the long program including the 3A. She proved to herself last night how good it all was plus she just simply enjoyed it and had a little fun. And IMO, I thought she should have had a higher score than Isabeau.OT- still Savoie FTW.
Why is Amber letting Isabeau have the advantage technically re her jump content? If she had had the same or better base value then she wins here after that spin error. I'm thinking that a skater who can master a 3A at least match the content of their biggest rival.
Absolutely atrocious. You can’t even call this good faith disagreement. Just flagrant disregard for the rules and guidelines.
But how many times have we gone through these discussions on FSU and people start saying that they don’t like when technical panels go to town for elements?And it's not fair to the skaters. It's not like they're going to be handled with kid gloves on the international scene.
This wins.
Aw hell no!!!
next time we're having another useless argument in a thread we need to start filling it with Matt SavoieAnd here we have yet another thread stolen by Matt Savoie!
I don’t mind if it’s Savoie or Liu talk. I was hoping this would still be online for some proof :next time we're having another useless argument in a thread we need to start filling it with Matt Savoie
Q: Who is the most underrated figure skater of all time?
A: Hmm. I'm going to have to say David Liu. He didn't have the difficult jumps, but his presentation was light years ahead of most of the men he competed with. More recently, I don't think Matt Savoie was ever respected as much as he should have been.
Imagine American Football was an international sport, but the field in one country was significantly shorter and wider, yet everyone insisted it was the same.
It's absurd and frankly embarrassing. NO WONDER THE COACHING DOESN'T CHANGE.
so far so good I just checked that link and still working - so hopefully when I get back from work can watch the men's shortWell, that was a fun evening. Sure hope there's a link for us Canucks to be able to watch the men's SP tomorrow.
Good night, all.
Ha, most rinks in the US and I think Canada are NHL sized, even at competition venues, whereas elsewhere in the world they are usually Olympic sized. (Except in some newer skating countries where only nonstandard, usually smaller, ice surfaces are available -- but they don't host ISU competitions.)Imagine American Football was an international sport, but the field in one country was significantly shorter and wider, yet everyone insisted it was the same.