Recent content by ks1227

Did Wesley Chiu break a record for having the most music cuts in a single program at Worlds? :lol:

I guess I'm the only person who likes Frangipani's hair. :lol:

It's so startling to see Camden's tech score in the score box onscreen just above Adam Siao Him Fa's tech score. :eek: ETA: Maybe the right word is "disconcerting" rather than "startling," since I can't really say I'm startled. :(

I'm honestly having a difficult time moving on from thinking about Adam's wonderful skate to paying attention to the next group warming up. :lol:

I was thinking of another sh__ word here ...

No question it was worse that Laetitia Hubert in 92! She had four falls, yes, and the performance has become notorious, but she legitimately kept trying until the end. Aymoz just seemed to give up. (Another comparison might be Hubert's long program in Nagano 98, where she also mostly seemed to...

God, yes, that was really painful to watch. I'm trying to remember when I've ever seen a worse meltdown from such a top skater, one week after being in the Grand Prix Final no less (though maybe his performance there was a warning of worse things to come :( ).

oops, I repeated myself!

If you had told me around 1999-2001 that Tatyana Malinina would have a son one day who was a world medalist and a national champion because of his great jumping ability but who needed to improve on the second mark, I might well have thought, "okay, that tracks." I haven't watched her in a long...

I mean, I would be fine with banning China for this very reason. :shuffle: The fact of the matter is, that's not what is on the table right now. And if it were on the table, the case for it would have to be made on the basis of different issues than those raised by the invasion of one nation by...

Memories of Julia Vorobieva ...

My vague recollection, as a long-time American follower of Hubert with admittedly poor French, is that her departure from Beyer after the 1994 Olympics was known to be very conflictual at the time. It wasn't until years later that I heard about the elements of sexual abuse, after the video...

For those in the US, this story was covered on NPR this morning. You'll probably be able to find a version later, whether audio or print. Beyer, Abitbol, and Gailhaguet were all discussed by name, with focus on Abitbol and her book.

I really want the sisters to be gone. I was so glad Nicole and Victor weren't eliminated, not because they're my favorite team but because I want them to last longer than the sisters. And wait, people here don't like team fun? They are awesome, and always bring a smile to my face!

Excellent decision on the part of the committee.