Recent content by breathesgelatin

I agree with the points made here, but wanted to point out that it was expanded to the top 10 replacement list only a few years back. It used to be a top 5 replacement list, if I'm not losing my mind.

ugh, super upset about McNamara/Carpenter. Looks as if basically anyone but Galyavieva/Thauron from the top 10 list could replace McNamara/Carpenter at IdF. Kind of hoping for Sphilevaya/Smirnov, but... I'm sure I won't get my way! LOL DANCE (next 10): RUS POPOVA & MOZGOV (SC) LTU REED &...

Cool! So that leaves us with the following list - with no spots left to be filled at the moment other than the final Chinese host spot. PAIRS (next 10): CHN TANG & YANG (SC) AUS ALEXANDROVSKAYA & WINDSOR (SA) CAN RUEST & WOLFE (SA) ITA GHILARDI & AMBROSINI (RC) USA LOCKLEY & PROCHNOW (none) USA...

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 I thought I'd take an attempt at the next 10 pairs on the list, all credit due to those who previously worked on it. I noticed that to replaces James/Cipres, the Japanese fed basically chose the #2 pair on the list. And we might imagine Ryom and Kim cannot...

This sums up my feelings too. I enjoyed Sarah when she was an ice dancer with Anthony Ponomarenko. It was fun seeing her come back...

Wow, huge reversal if Hao Zhang really did fall out with the National Team...

Is Chelsea Liu indeed training in China?

If Hao Zhang is really done, I hope Xiaoyu Yu gets an opportunity to continue, if she wants to... Unclear who she could skate with, though, I guess.

I'm so off topic here but SAME. I was rewatching Orford/Hill's programs last week. Really wonder what could have been there...

Some of the discussion around Namiotka has highlighted for me how relationships that are inappropriate are actually normalized and even romanticized by our culture and maybe especially in the subculture of pairs figure skating. Putting myself in the position of Namiotka's parents, it is...

I can only assume that SOI knows its market and has made the call not to go a southerly route across the US in some years. Does anyone know the last time they stopped in Texas? I know the market probably just isn't there but if they came anywhere in Texas I'd make a strong effort to go... It's...

I know that somewhere there's a thread for speculation on future worlds & ISU championship locations, but I can't find it at the moment. Anyway, this article from Detroit Free Press recapping US Nationals in glowing terms heavily implies that Detroit will bid for Worlds...

Until tonight I was not aware Yuri Vlasenko was skating still (or again?) and with a US partner. I'm so curious how that came to pass. I enjoyed them! Are they eligible to skate for the US internationally? I see his last international event skating for Russia appears to have been in 2017. Has he...

That's not what I'm arguing. The identity of the accusers should be protected at all costs, unless they want to come forward publicly. I've seen people in this forum speculate that the accusers are on a witch hunt against John Coughlin, that they are disgruntled diva skate moms, etc. I'm just...

I'm horrified by some of the things going on in this thread, but think it should stay open so we can bring issues to light within our community. It is disgusting the way some people are making assumptions about the accusers. I can't help but wonder if we knew who the accusers were, if the...