2012 US Nationals Exhibition on NBC now! (Saturday Feb. 4, 2-4 ET)

[Sylvia]

I wish NBC had shown Gracie Gold's winning Junior FS instead of her exhibition number.

[sk9tingfan]

I wish NBC had shown Gracie Gold's winning Junior FS instead of her exhibition number.

I second that. Unfortunately, when I was watching it in San Jose, she looked somewhat uncomfortable skating it as opposed to competing. I think the latter is more of her preferred skating mode and it will take her awhile to get comfortable expressing herself in exhibition.

[Debbie S]

Also, what were they all doing with Nathan Chen? Launching him?

Practicing for the slingshotting that occurs at the end of the finale at Nats and SA (and I guess any USFSA-hosted event with an ex). The skaters sign and then slingshot t-shirts into the crowd, and then when they are done, start fooling around and try to slingshot each other.

I wish NBC had shown Gracie Gold's winning Junior FS instead of her exhibition number.

Yeah, her ex was kind of boring, a bit overly cute. I'm surprised (but happy) they aired Gold and Denney/Frazier (looks like they didn't show Aldridge/Eaton, unless I missed it). During Gold's number, I looked over at the NBC booth and it looked like the screens on their monitors were black. I can't remember the last time they showed the Jr Pairs champs - my guess is it was b/c of the Haven/Caydee connection and it gave them a good story.

[YukiNieve]

Also, what were they all doing with Nathan Chen? Launching him?

It was actually used to launch the signed items to the upper stand
during the finale for the exhibition.

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[DORISPULASKI]

How could they have set up the Andrea Joyce piece with Caydee and Haven, complete with pair Tebowing without showing Haven & Brandon.

[chachacha]

How could they have set up the Andrea Joyce piece with Caydee and Haven, complete with pair Tebowing without showing Haven & Brandon.

What show were you watching? Because the show I was watching showed Haven and Brandon

[demetriosj]

I wish NBC had shown Gracie Gold's winning Junior FS instead of her exhibition number.

Has a winning Junior FS ever been shown in place of the skater's exhibition number in previous years?

[DORISPULASKI]

What show were you watching? Because the show I was watching showed Haven and Brandon

That was the point. If they hadn't showed Haven & Brandon, how could they have had the lead in for the Caydee & Haven Tebow segment?

They couldn't.

So they had to show Haven & Brandon.

And chack Aldridge & Eaton

I'd rather see A&E, and chack the Tebowing

[Frau Muller]

I forgot and just turned on NBC and saw Agnes Zawadzki bowing. Was she the first skater shown?

Yeah, she was first. And you missed the cheesy opening, with the skaters (led by Ashley) walking and wagging their index fingers to 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose?' Gag!!!

[Frau Muller]

Has a winning Junior FS ever been shown in place of the skater's exhibition number in previous years?

I remember Caroline & Mirai's junior free skates were shown on the year when they went 1-2 in Juniors ('07?). A bit of Chris Bowman's Junior winning freeskate was shown in 1982.

[Rob]

Gracie Gold bored me.

Me too! Was it me or was her piece really long compared to the others?

Loved Adam and Jeremy!

Many moons ago, didn't they show Rachael Flatt when she won novice?

[kwanette]

Me too! Was it me or was her piece really long compared to the others?

Loved Adam and Jeremy!

Many moons ago, didn't they show Rachael Flatt when she won novice?

Yep, they showed Rachael, Christine Zukowski (sp) 04, Elizabeth Kwon back in 98 novice champs

[shan]

The entire Skating Spectacular will be on IN tomorrow sometime.

[A.H.Black]

Yep, they showed Rachael, Christine Zukowski (sp) 04, Elizabeth Kwon back in 98 novice champs

True. However, I think those Nationals were on ABC rather than NBC. NBC uses a bunch of time for sports updates and other time wasting stuff. There isn't enough time for the Novice programs anymore.

[skatesindreams]

Many years ago, Dick Button's production company supplied footage to ABC/Wide World of Sports. That's how/why we first saw skating on ABC in 1962..

Janet Lynn was shown as Jr. Champion in 1966; my first memory of her.

[DORISPULASKI]

Ah the days when Jim McKay was at ABC Sports and loved skating, and Dick Button had the highly popular Superstars program going on ABC, and so had some pull there. If it weren't for Uncle Dickie and Jim McKay we would only have seen skating at the Olympics....if then.

[MacMadame]

Many moons ago, didn't they show Rachael Flatt when she won novice?

Yes and you should have seen how the fur flew over that one... how USFS is always promoting the cute youngsters over the seasoned competitors and how it's bad for the sport.