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I don't think we know what Alyssa's plans are. She may not know. It sounds like she's really pacing herself. She said in an interview last month that she is spending less time skating than some other skaters do. (Isabeau and Amber also sound like they are trying not to overdo it.) Isabeau...

SOI has announced cast members for this spring's shows. I'm sure they will add more later, but the Shibs are not on the list. (Chock and Bates are.) I have no idea if the leaked practice video had anything to do with that. It may just be that, unlike Ralph Lauren and Delta, SOI had a better...

I was laughing during that discussion, but not as much as I laughed when Grassl ripped his shirt open during his program. I thought it definitely gave more of a stripper vibe than an "I am now the Pope" vibe, whether you are talking about that moment in the movie or in real life. So crazy. I...

I agree that Alysa's scores were a bit generous. But, I think that tends to comes with a World Championship title. I often think that Kaori's scores, especially her PCS, are generous. (She's fast, powerful, and has very good skating skills, but she doesn't have superior choreography and...

IMO, Worlds is the only time she's really rocked it. She deserves a better program. I'm looking forward to seeing a reworked Lady GaGa program.

That was a very tough field. Bummer for Isabeau, who would have medaled in China, but an even bigger bummer if you are a Japanese skater trying to make the Olympic team and are going up again the GPdeF medalists. I can understand why Rinka went for the triple axel combo; she's battling for a...

That's a good way to put it. The costume is wearing her. It looks so heavy, like it's dragging her down. It may make them look slower than they are or it may actually make them slower. They need to lose it. Immediately.

I do not think it works better in motion. I think it is a major distraction and an accident waiting to happen. And it covers her legs so much of the time, so you can't see what she is doing with them. I don't know who thought this was a good idea for a competitive program.

It's not clear how much time she lost to the boot problems. It sounded like she developed the boot problem just before Lombardia. And, from what I recall, already had started working on the triple axel again last season. She said in an interview this summer that she was going to do the triple...

Yay! Alysa says her boot problems are fixed: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMA3V3krPW/?img_index=1 She also says that she is still considering a new short program. I totally get why she dumped the new program. And I get why she wanted to have a new program for this season. But, I think her...

And here is a look at the rhythm dance costumes for Chock and Bates: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQLJQNDEhbf/?img_index=1

She did an interview the day she left for China. No mention of boot problems, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. She said she wasn't nervous and was really excited, though she seemed just as excited to see her family in China as she was to compete. I'm hoping the boot problems have been...

Has she said that she's still having boot problems? I hope not. That would be stressful even for carefree Alysa.

Here's a look at the FD costumes for Chock and Bates. He is a bull, and she is a matador: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQIy95mkq2l/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DQIqr-8EktZ/?img_index=1 https://www.instagram.com/stories/goldsk8/3749451353551991596/

I hadn't realized that Camden had withdrawn from Cup of China due to his back injury. It's a bummer that this season is going like this for him, especially since it's likely his last season.