Recent content by Belsornia

The main news here is the Barbara and Charlie of it all, but I’m a bit surprised that Manni/Roethlisberger are committing to another four years. They’ve been at the same making the cut at Euros, missing out at Worlds, just short of the GP level for a while now, and with the young teams coming up...

Looks like we may have another country-swap skater in junior women: Veronika Lucko, who came first at the Qualifier this week has previously competed for Lithuania (ISU bio). Her most recent competition was the NRW Trophy in November so if she is switching to GB she wouldn't be eligible for the...

Ugh, I hate that cutesy corporate tone. It says elsewhere that people can bring in banners or plushies to throw, but those aren’t going to fit in a 30x20x15cm bag.

It also lists "Data, image and/or sound recording devices (except for mobile phones and tablets)" as prohibited.

I was just checking out the pre-competition FAQ page, and it appears they aren't allowing personal cameras into the arena. A bit annoying, but better to know in advance I suppose.

I didn't read Bradie's post as an announcement that she's continuing but only that she's decided not to compete at Worlds and that retirement (or not) is a separate decision which she isn't ready to make/announce at the moment.

Whatever their longer-term plans are, taking the time now to let her knee fully recover seems obviously the right choice. But also - :( At the beginning of the season Italian pairs had Conti/Macii, Beccari/Guarise and Ghilardi/Ambrosini, and now there's just Caldara/Maglio for the Worlds team. :(

Me too; I really liked the early-90s ice dance vibes of the original costumes. This one is a bit too beige for me.

This conversation about which young(ish) teams have potential to move up is making me nervous, because the way things go at least one of them is going to shock us by announcing their split or retirement within the next few months. :fragile: :fragile: (Why yes, I am still burned by...

I think the Taschlers and the Mrazeks could both be helped by the usual post-Olympics Worlds messiness. Not that both teams haven't had their own share of messiness this season, but they left Milan fairly soon after the dance competition ended and they'll have the motivation of home Worlds to...

Fear/Gibson were interviewed on the BBC last weekend (don't think it's online) and Lewis said that they'll be going for another Olympics. I don't think anyone is surprised they're continuing, but I don't recall them explicitly committing to staying in till Nice before.

I know Guignard/Fabbri have said they’re going to wait a couple of weeks before making a decision on Worlds, but I saw pictures of them on one of the post-competition open practices with some of the lower ranked teams, so I guess for them at least it’s still genuinely an open question. Since...

I'd guess that several of the mid-pack teams will be sitting down after Worlds (and maybe a holiday) and considering whether they want to put their bodies and their bank accounts through it for another four years. And likely some of them will decide that they're content with their careers and...

Ice dancers I like, please do skate to Shostakovich Jazz Suite and not to Bublé or Meghan Trainor!

Did BIS/Team GB ever say who was captain for the team event? It's a moot issue since there was no chance of having to do a presser, but I was telling someone it was Lewis and realised that was just my assumption based on Lilah being flagbearer. Fingers crossed for this evening 🤞