Miss Universe pageant-- Skating related

[Jayar]

Pageant is tomorrow and Miss Sweden is a former figure skater who apparently competed internationally.

 

[BaileyCatts]

Dammit. Football running over. So I guess we miss the beginning? The introductions are my favorite part!! Unless they hold the start since its in Vegas?

 

[Braulio]

Thailand, Ghana, South Africa and Sri Lanka have made the final 16

 

[Braulio]

Spain, Ireland, Croatia, UK qualify for Europe

 

[Braulio]

Colombia, USA, Brazil, Canada

Now 4 wildcards left to be chosen

 

[Braulio]

Phillippines, Venezuela, Jamaica & China

 

[BaileyCatts]

After the fact, I guess it is stupid to say that I called Colombia and Jamaica for the Top 3, but I really did. But I also called them for Final 2 with the edge going to Jamaica. Kinda a shock win for South Africa? Unless I am confusing her for another ones question. I woulda went with Jamaica.

And was I the only one who thought it woulda been funny if it was Philippines and Colombia in the Final 2 again with the whole Steve Harvey thing? Kinda sad that didn't happen.

ETA: yeah whatever ... it was a typo, just like the other typos. Fixed it. Happy now?

 

[oleada]

It's spelled Colombia

 

[Braulio]

I thought Jamaica was going to win or be the runner-up, her answer to the final question was the best IMO

But congrats to South Africa, she was one of the favourites

 

[Cachoo]

I wonder if this is big news in South Africa. I know how we (in the US) love pageants but that doesn't mean everyone else is as crazy about them as we are....

 

[MacMadame]

I wonder if anyone can find Frida Fornander's competitive figure skating results. I wasn't able to.

 

[Seerek]

Not sure about Frida, but Czech Republic's Michaela Habanova competed in singles up to at least Novice Level.

 

[Jenya]

I wonder if this is big news in South Africa. I know how we (in the US) love pageants but that doesn't mean everyone else is as crazy about them as we are....

Haven't heard anything about it here at all, I had no idea she won until reading this thread

 

[overedge]

Miss Jamaica should have won.

And as much as I love Carson, I really could have done without the screaming fashionista commentary. We can see what the dresses look like, we don't need to be told. We especially don't need to be told by people whose vocabularies consist mostly of "fierce" and "work it".

 

[viennese]

Maybe she was a synchro skater? Scandinavia has great teams that compete internationally