#TeamTrainwreck 16: We do hard, not crazy!

[Jeschke]

Bossman 4CC's Pairs SP recap:

Denney/Frazier - Even his looks cannot help here. That program is a mess.
Ruest/Wolfe - She can't jump, he can't lift. But I like the shorter hair. He looked really pretty today.
K/O'S - All I need is them destroying C/LD here! ? I like this softie program, but I just wished they kept the trashy one ending with a push-up of Finlandia just for the entertainment ?
W/M - No. Just no.
S/H - Puh, that program is really boring. But at the current level of pairs, I'll take that and need them to win worlds, when P/J can't manage to do so (yeah I said that! ??). I approve the big boobs and that she looked well-fed amongst the tiny pair girls! Who is that guy for the MIMOS race with them?
P/J - ? Since when can ?? fall on a throw? That program is so good for them! Love them.
C/LD - I cannot stand their style, not at all. Sorry. They lost me completely.
M-T/M - Of course I am a sucker for the schmaltz music, if it would only be skated to by someone else ? I bet pregnant Bob could do her signature lift still better Apart from that, well, not bad.??‍

 

[pinky166]

Finally caught up on the men.

The highlight was obviously Nadeau.

The gorgeous triple axel

Bailing on the quad and almost falling into the audience

Popping the combo

The bratty French boy attitude coming off the ice

Looking damn fine with his hot coach getting scores

And not being pleased with his scores

If I didn’t know better i’d guess that he was a true Frenchman as opposed to The Québécois imitation

Oh well

Other highlights included Tomono’s outfit. And Shoma always

 

[Vagabond]

I cannot refrain: Alaine missed the train again. ?‍

(((((pinky166)))))
(((((alchemy_void)))))

 

[skatingguy]

Chartrand missed the train again.

(((((pinky166)))))
(((((alchemy_void)))))

First Daleman, and Osmond left her behind, and now the train. Will the indignities never end?

 

[Vagabond]

First Daleman, and Osmond left her behind, and now the train. Will the indignities never end?

Larkyn Austman and Veronik Mallet are yet to skate.

 

[Vagabond]

So @skatingguy, the indignities are not ending any time soon.

 

[skatingguy]

So @skatingguy, the indignities are not ending any time soon.

She's the Rodney Dangerfield of Canadian Ladies skating. No respect, no respect.

 

[Vagabond]

It is such a shame that Mama Tursy couldn't have livened up that Kiss and Cry!

 

[SamuraiK]

4CC Ladies Final Group 3 & 4 Recap

Austman - Solid enough. If Cotop does not get the minimuns she should be sent instead of Gabby.
Mallet - Can't remember the last time I watched her. Loved the song and she really did look like a skinny Adele on the Ice. Good flow and good comeback story.
Yelim - She was a bit robbed on PCS IMO.
Kailaini - She looked amazing, the skating ... not so much
Ting Cui - The anxiety and nervousness was palpable. She let the pressure took the best of her and Zakrajzek didn't even let her breath to remind her.
Mai - Ive watched that program too many times already so it didnt feel as magical but tham that was solid. MIhara is the major absence from Worlds. Zhenya who?
Tursy - She's 19 already and still looking that tiny and skinny, makes me think she was under nourished, sadly. Gutsy 4SA, has she tried that one before? She skates now like your typical Eteri girl, good for her stamina but all felt too rushed.
Eunsoo - She hasnt been comfortable with this program all season long. Sassy is not in her veins I guess. Let her do sweet twinkly music like in that georgeous SP.
Kihira - She may be not that exciting but she's the total package. Huge base value, interesting choreo and decent enough artistry. She's going to be almost impossible to beat once she gets the consistency.
Bell - Georgeous program but the mistakes took the air out of her. Good fight in the end though.
Tennell - I think she's found the right approach. If she can't pull balletic and soft, let's go with intense and over dramatic. Surprised they didn't held her up.
Kaori - Poor thing, after she popped the axel you could see she just wanted it to be over.

Best Dressed - Craine
Do Hard - Bell

 

[skatingguy]

4CC Ladies Final Group 3 & 4 Recap

Austman - Solid enough. If Cotop does not get the minimuns she should be sent instead of Gabby.

As a spectator who mean, because she doesn't have the minimums either - missed the short program by this much - .01

Do Hard - Bell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URAqnM1PP5E

 

[Colonel Green]

Austman - Solid enough. If Cotop does not get the minimuns she should be sent instead of Gabby.

Austman doesn't have the SP minimum, so she can't be sent (I believe she got the FS minimum tonight).

 

[Jeschke]

Starting rewatching now.

Bossman 4CC's Ice Dance RD recap:

Overall - I still think Guerrerio's mother should not be calling any senior events (not to speak of main championships!) with the rivals of her own brood competing. Sorry ??‍

Koleto - The only interest for me is, if he finally has a ??. passport. Or was the marriage worth nothing? ? Besides young love.
?? - The first 5 seconds are the best porn I have seen in a while! ? This is one of my Top3 RD's this season!
Hawayek - When the bossman is calling for McNamara, you know something is really wrong!
?? - Frightning that the current state of the ?? ID looks better than the state of their ladies!
Gilles - It's all about their FD! Overscored.
@levineismine 's nemesis - I am no fan of this 24/7 over-emoting, sorry. The splat did not happen. One chance left before worlds
Chock - This (Miki) dress is everything ? I am a sucker for a great comeback story. Being butchered down to US#3, being seriously injured and now that
Weaver - His twizzles are hopeless, the same as the GOE's for that element! Shame on you judges! (2x +5!!! What the hell?! ?)

Overall - As everyone keeps on bitching about the lady announcer, come on folks admit, it would have been way more boring without her. 'Many more kisses' I would have demanded too on the mic! ?

Do-Hard: Fournier Beaudry (she is the 1st chick making my list in a while! But boy has she looked damn hot!)

 

[allezfred]

Manko

Can never see this name without reading it as Japanese slang for vagina.

 

[Jeschke]

Bossman 4CC's Ladies FS recap:

Montesinus Cantu - Take that lutz Schott! ??
Chartrand - I am a sucker for that FS! Not her event. No ticket.
Williams - If you are that beautiful, no one cares if you can actually jump or not.
Lin - Leaving Gambill did not help much. Regress.
So - Techno-POTO? I am too conservative for that shit ?
H. Kim - Simple Song#3 is just everything ?
Petricheto - Boring. Had no clue she is originally ?? . Boy, ?? outskates ?? by a mile! ?
Leung - I really like her. She is one to watch. Love the modern approach and the bad ass costume! ??
Chen - So uninspired.
Austman - I love some good 2a+2a+Seq with no steps/hops in between! As much as I love POTO, this FS is ? Bring the OES-trashmix back! Oh, the 0,01pt of the SP
Mallet - That layout! ?
Craine - That dress ?? Very focused and non-OTT for Craine-standard. Is someone losing her worlds spot here?
Y. Kim - One sparkling star ? 2 Grand Prix's next season please! I will accept nothing less!
Cui - Giselle is some skating music I really can't stand and Cui has done nothing to change that.
Mihara - OMFG! ? This was pure magic! I love this program so much for her! Skating gods, please let this be enough to medal! ??
Tursynbaeva - This was not a bad quad attempt! ?? Love the badass 2-3 and 2x 3-3 combos in the bonus section!
Leading Mihara? Boooh.
Lim - I am officially applying to be the captain of the ?? ladies uber-train! She is so fierce in that program, guilty-pleasure alert! I really worry about her securing that 2nd spot at worlds! ?
Kihira - While I approve/admire everything she does on the tech side, the PCS are a complete joke! ?
Bell - I really like this soft tune for her.
Tennell - The hair ?
Sakamoto - This FS builds so nicely in the second half. Totally drawn under its spell This could be one stunning walk to gold in Saitama and I am all in for that! OMG, medal for Mai ?

Overall - I totally see Schott failing to make the FS cut at worlds! ??
Overall#2 - Can someone enlighten me what the 'V' at the spins in the protocol stands for?
Overall#3 - So many lost levels on spins this season; has something changed here and it's harder to get the levels?
Overall#4 - Why do I sense a Wagner comeback in the Beijing season?
Overall#5 - Where was Brookle?

Best dressed: Y. Kim (that flow of the dress #gaycomment of the day)

Finished right in time to switch to Ljublijana stream for Tuk! ?

 

[rfisher]

@SamuraiK I have to agree about the announcer. So far, she's been the most entertaining aspect of this competition. Well, she and DivaChock. Two comps and they are kicking Hub/Don's door. By worlds, I expect them to kick it in. And, Zach will panic and help them out by falling down trying to shut the door.

Pairs and ladies were about as dull as you can get except for little Tursy going for the quad. She's so much improved since leaving Orser. I hope she lands it clean at worlds and MamaTursy goes crazy and claws her way to the KnC from wherever they have her stashed away.

 

[Jeschke]

While it was all about LaTuk's comeback (65,66pts; 3a fall, 3t3t 3turn, 3lz), Gulyakova just brought the real

Gulyakova
1a
3f3t
Her lace broke going for 2nd jump, music keeps playing, she talks to referee, comes back doing no jump but final spin
Her layback position in the end Her head seriously was on her arse!
Passed the knc and Prokofieva stomping! Away she is

The axel to start looked like she was going for a triple

Scores take forever.
46,38pts.

 

[Jeschke]

Austman - Solid enough. If Cotop does not get the minimuns she should be sent instead of Gabby.

-comment of the day!

MIhara is the major absence from Worlds. Zhenya who?

This!

 

[SmallFairy]

@Jeschke Brooklee withdraw after injuring her foot in practice

About the spins:
"The change of foot in any spin must be preceded and followed by a spin position with at least three (3) revolutions. If this requirement is not fulfilled the spin will be marked with a "V" in Free Skating, "No value" in Short Program"

 

[Jeschke]

Overall - As everyone keeps on bitching about the lady announcer, come on folks admit, it would have been way more boring without her. 'Many more kisses' I would have demanded too on the mic! ?

@SamuraiK I have to agree about the announcer.

???
Consider this your 2nd warning! ?
(There must have been a first sometime this year ?)

 

[Jeschke]

About the spins:
"The change of foot in any spin must be preceded and followed by a spin position with at least three (3) revolutions. If this requirement is not fulfilled the spin will be marked with a "V" in Free Skating, "No value" in Short Program"

But it gets value in the FS? So way marking it?

 

[rfisher]

???
Consider this your 2nd warning! ?
(There must have been a first sometime this year ?)

What happens when I hit number three? Once upon a time when I was young and stupid, I was sitting in the back seat of my parents car bitching about something and my mother said she didn't want to hear another peep out of me. I couldn't resist and went "peep." Just within arm's reach. Lesson learned: move further away when you challenge authority.

 

[SmallFairy]

Short comment on ladies:
So happy for Mai, devastated for Kaori. Her big combo cost her everything. Sigh!

Bad ass Tursy Can't believe Mama missed her most important KnC yet! My guess is grown up Tursy and spy movie bodyguard Dudakov were having none of it

Hamada is nothing like Eteri, she let Rika show off all her plushies!

Koo-la-ni's dress was to die for, and went perfectly with the blue pac man on the board, but that skate...oh boy

Eunsoo's dress? Korean ladies, I adore them, but they need a little more spunk, Yelim is lovely, but four minutes of Meditation is too much when you're just doing pretty.

Bradie's FS is so wrong in every way. It's gets worse every time I see it. Her SP fits her SO much better. I really like it.

Bunnygirl Oh well. She's already posting bunny videos, so she's getting comforted. (By more than the bunny?)

 

[SmallFairy]

But it gets value in the FS? So way marking it?

Yes, but it affects the GOE. The V does not only come into actions in combo spins. More details in the rule book page 15.

 

[Vagabond]

But it gets value in the FS? So way marking it?

Marking it with a "V" in the Free is what you in the teaching profession call a "first warning."

 

[SmallFairy]

Info from Nordics:
Some girl skated to Scorpions. She didn't really rock it though.

Viveca's little brother and little sister are both competing.

Sweden slayed junior men. Finland slayed novice boys.

Only one girl understood you don't have to wear yellow to Beauty and the beast.

Two Muse and one Lara Fabian today. One Yanni yesterday.

And our girl Kari Sofie will finish top Norwegian in Juniors, yay Go JIK!

 

[Jeschke]

Meditation

B/S forever!

 

[Jeschke]

Info from Nordics:

Give me a note when the puppies are skating.
I need to check, if I can get the stream working.

Edit: Oh no, I have to sign up. That I dislike Watch for me

 

[SmallFairy]

B/S forever!

And G/G too! Both?

 

[SmallFairy]

Give me a note when the puppies are skating.
I need to check, if I can get the stream working.

Edit: Oh no, I have to sign up. That I dislike Watch for me

Don't worry, it's easy.

Puppy no.1 at 19.11, no.2 right after.

http://skatesweden.wehost.se/18-19/NM/html/SeniorMen_SP_TimeSchedule.pdf

 

[SmallFairy]

I'm here for you!
#nordicschooloflanguage