Recent content by coppertop1

It's really nice to see Jeffrey Buttle get recognized. He's overlooked and underrated. No, he wasn't the dominant skater of his time like Elvis or Patrick but that doesn't make him less woryhy. I loved his beautiful skating. I was thrilled when he won Worlds, and now he's an amazing choreographer.

Russia has a weird combination of both a superiority complex and a victim complex. Claiming they're better than anyone a crying about how everyone hates them all while cheating and then gaslighting people about the doping.

Yep! Amazing comeback and single handedly saving France two spots!

19th to likely 4th! Wow!

The Russian trolls are now insulting Deanna and Max. Jealous much? Can't stand seeing adults win?

Best for Russia. Fixed it for him. Ted Barton is such a Russian apologist and it's not a good look at all, especially now

It's crazy to think that Deanna made her senior debut as a single skater back in 2000, when Michelle Kwan was at her peak. Twenty some years later, she's back and on top of the world. What a legend!

Maybe we can still get two spots after all? Overall, not a bad showy for our men.

What will Russian figure skating even look like when they're allowed back? Down to one slot. The Russian haven't been that strong. Russian Ice Dance has been hit and miss. The other countries have caught up in Pairs, and I don't see Russians being able to keep up its factory with the new age...

Exactly this. The Eteri monopoly wasn't interests or exciting. It was boring and predictable, and even worse, abusive and it all came to a head in Beijing. No thanks. I much prefer what we have now. And knowing Russia had 12/13 year olds doing insane quad combos just shows they're not going to...

If the Russians were allowed back for Milano, they would have to qualify at Nebelhorn. Considering they would be "neutral athletes", how would that even work? And would that effect Belarus if they're also allowed back? It sounds like a mess. Just keep Russia out

Having a conveyor belt of interchangeable teenage girls was boring and predictable. It's beause people have bought into the Russian illusion of dominance

I much prefer the longevity and maturity that the woman bring. Why rush the young skaters? Give them time to develop.

And twenty years after 2006. Freaky

The fact that 17 is considered unreasonable says quite a lot about how normalized it has become to have fifteen-year-old girls dominating figure skating. Most women are 17 when they make their senior debut any way. Mao will be 21 in 2030. Twenty-one isn't old at all. Akiko Suzuki made her...