U.S. Men 2021-22 season news & updates

AxelAnnie said:
Well, happy for me! I love to watch him do almost anything!

However, do they all know there is a war going on over there? I would sure get insurance for my tickets and air fair.
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You do realize that the war in Ukraine is a good half a continent away from Montpellier, right?

Not that things couldn't further escalate in the next week, but from what most FSUers in western Europe are reporting, life is moving along fairly normally in their neck of the woods. Seriously, the distance is akin to being in Denver while there's a war in Atlanta.
 
Karen-W said:
You do realize that the war in Ukraine is a good half a continent away from Montpellier, right?

Not that things couldn't further escalate in the next week, but from what most FSUers in western Europe are reporting, life is moving along fairly normally in their neck of the woods. Seriously, the distance is akin to being in Denver while there's a war in Atlanta.
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Even that is closer than Ukraine to Montepellier. Atlanta to Phoenix is more like it. (Yes, I figured it out. :lol:) So Georgia to Arizona which is almost but not quite across the entire USA
 
Karen-W said:
You do realize that the war in Ukraine is a good half a continent away from Montpellier, right?

Not that things couldn't further escalate in the next week, but from what most FSUers in western Europe are reporting, life is moving along fairly normally in their neck of the woods. Seriously, the distance is akin to being in Denver while there's a war in Atlanta.
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I had no doubt you knew there was a war. You were not part of the "they".
Do you know who Tyrus is? Yesterday on Gutfield he spoke quite eloquently about how difficult it is to get information, and then when you get information, is it true?

And France seized a Russian Ship
All the reports I have seen or read about say things are in a very precarious state.

Two members of the Fox news team were killed yesterday amidst Putin's bombing.

Putin is playing with fire. And he has been quite honest about what he wants to do.

and that is what he is doing. Nato jumps in, and is going to be a nightmare.
 
MacMadame said:
Even that is closer than Ukraine to Montepellier. Atlanta to Phoenix is more like it. (Yes, I figured it out. :lol:) So Georgia to Arizona which is almost but not quite across the entire USA
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Let's look at this another way. The distance from Odessa, Texas to Montpelier, Vermont is only about two thirds as far as from Odesa, Ukraine to Montpellier, France. ?️
 
MacMadame said:
Even that is closer than Ukraine to Montepellier. Atlanta to Phoenix is more like it. (Yes, I figured it out. :lol:) So Georgia to Arizona which is almost but not quite across the entire USA
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Fair enough, but I personally would not feel that safe being in Atlanta, knowing that there was a war going on in Phoenix.
 
And in this gorgeous, thoughtful interview with GLAAD (March 15), Jason also leaves continuing on the table - with his words about not wanting to end skating in front of restricted or empty arenas definitely pointing towards at least one more year. (Also contains some more depth on how his coming out came to be and some serious talk about the world around him, as well as your usual sample of Jason sunshine delight.)
 
Thanks, @skipaway - this link (article by Les Carpenter) works:

Heartbreaking quote from Vincent’s pre-Worlds media call yesterday:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1503849195077357568

ETA that the SF Chronicle’s Ann Killion also wrote an article (also paywalled):
www.sfchronicle.com

COVID, scandal, heartbreak: Vincent Zhou tries to move past Olympic nightmare

Vincent Zhou gets another chance next week. It’s not the Olympics. But the skater from...
www.sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com
 
skipaway said:
Vincent Zhou article in WaPo
Emotional article on how Vincent perceived his Olympic experience.
I wish him well. ?
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Poor Vincent. It sounds like he may not be in the best mindset for Worlds, but I’m really hoping he has a great experience there as a positive step forward. As always, I appreciate his thoughtfulness and his candor about how he’s working through such a difficult situation.
 
Nathan Chen has withdrawn from ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022, U.S. Figure Skating announced Tuesday.

“I am disappointed to have to withdraw from Worlds,” Chen said. “I have been training for this competition since returning from Beijing. I have a nagging injury that I've been dealing with, and I don’t want to risk further injury by practicing and competing next week.”

Chen won the Olympic gold medal in February and is the three-time reigning World champion.

Camden Pulkinen, who will be making his World Championships debut, will replace Chen. The World Championships are set for March 21-27 in Montpellier, France.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504122786612137988
 
Dangit, this is such a bummer that Nathan had to withdraw. :( I was hoping to see him skate once more this season.

Hopefully Vincent is prepared for the challenge and wins another medal, and hopefully Ilia goes in feeling free and unpressured to do more than just skate his best and let the chips fall where they may.

Camden... Yeah, I expect one good segment and one disaster, since that's his usual MO. Maybe it will be different with his GF there.
 
Karen-W said:
Camden's IG post about the news...

www.instagram.com

Camden Pulkinen on Instagram: "A crazy roller coaster of events and emotions but I am looking forward to competing at my first World Championships next week! I will do my best! See you soon, France 🇫🇷"

3,198 likes, 124 comments - campulk on March 16, 2022: "A crazy roller coaster of events and emotions but I am looking forward to competing at my first World Championships next week! I will do my best! See you soon, France 🇫🇷".
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Saw this post and told him good luck but to keep his stuff together. He is, IMO, overly emotional when he skates and has issues dealing with the adrenalin. Nathan is the antithesis and Johnny Weir has said on many occasions that he has ice water running through his veins..
 
sk9tingfan said:
Saw this post and told him good luck but to keep his stuff together.
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“Tough love” eh? (I think Camden knows this already.)

ETA that I only see positivity from fellow skaters & fans in the comments section of his Instagram post.

Here’s a comment that sounds like yours in one of the replies to Camden’s tweet that I embedded into my earlier post:
“It may have been a crazy rollercoaster, but get a grip on your emotions and keep your stuff (euphemism) together. Be a bit more like Nathan. #GoodLuck”
:P
 
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It would have been nice if Jason or Nathan were there. Not just for qualification reasons but to see them compete once more. I think it's very likely that we won't see either of them compete again. It's times like this that I wish we had a few high quality pro competitions. But, I totally understand their decisions.

This definitely puts pressure on Camden.

I don't think Vincent will feel any more pressure than he already feels after what happened at Worlds last year and what happened at the Olympics. He was going to feel a ton of pressure anyway.

I hope that both of them do well and that Ilia has a fabulous Worlds debut.

Kagiyama has a huge opportunity now.
 
I'm sad Nathan has withdrawn from Worlds. But he needs to take care of himself so he can skate in the shows that I'm sure he is contractually obligated. And of course, he shouldn't risk long term injury.

I was selfishly hoping that the US could get two men on the podium at this Worlds but I don't think that will happen now. The Japanese men are very strong too. This is a tremendous opportunity for Vincent to step into the spotlight and grab (possibly) a world championship. Also a great opportunity for Ilia and Camden. Good luck to all the US men. This is going to be a very interesting competition.
 
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