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Seb McKinnon is now following Amber on Instagram, so it looks like you'll be disappointed.

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Kam/O'Shea have to be ecstatic! They scored a PB and Elie's cleanly landed throw jumps turned out to be critical for US Gold.

Well, since I was replying to a cruise ship anecdote, It's probably okay.

I sailed on the Liberty of the Seas in Dec 2014. Amelie Lacoste was one of show skaters. She also helped manage and gave lessons at the rink. She was even involved in the Safety Drill. I asked for her autograph, and she was so pleased to be recognized.

Well, that pretty much confirms that Amber is doing the TE long program. The individual event women's short program isn't until Feb. 17th. Yea!!!

I think the relatively strict calling by the technical panel in the TE sp could bode well for Amber. Her jumps are generally clean. If she can hold it together, gold is a real possibility.

Does anyone know if Alysa went to Bergamo for the day? I don't see her in today's practice notes.

Norovirus going around the Finnish Ice Hockey Team. I hope all the teams are taking precautions and staying healthy. https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1qwr1u2/norovirus_in_olympic_village/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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This really increases the odds of gold for the US if C/B does both segments. It would really depend on K/O. Barring disaster, they should be 5th or 6th in TE short, which won't be bad.

I know Ilia is mum on doing both segments in the TE, but has he given any indication he won't be doing the short program? Also, I noticed he did all triples in today's practice, save for one 4t. Is that usual for him three days before competition?

In an indication that Figure Skating is a niche sport, the sportsbook Fanduel was offering 8 to 1 odds on Japan winning gold in the team event. I could never bring myself to bet against the US, but I was tempted. Some knowledgeable fans have since brought the odds down to 5 to 1, which I think...

I wish she had it consistent by now, but it's not "disrespectful." Instead, she's been working on perfecting her 3lz/3r and 3lz/3t. Depending on the strictness of the Oly tech panels, this could prove more critical than having a 3A. For instance, a clean back loaded 3lz/3r can reasonably garner...

He did a clean 4A in practice today. If there was an injury, it appears to be well healed!