Recent content by bwayrose7

Wasn't this how they handled the Ravensburger Waltz back in the 2015/16 season? Waltz pattern + another rhythm (march, polka, and one other that I'm forgetting).

I think Chock/Bates have the easiest "stay home" decision because they also don't have a fed counting on them to earn spots one last time. Z/K and CPom should have that covered, especially in a weaker/transitional field. G/F, I guess, don't really need to worry about spots much either, since...

It wouldn't surprise me, tbh. He's achieved the goal of being an Olympian, and he's in his mid-20s already, with several much-younger skaters with sky-high potential (and serious technical goods) coming up behind him. He's never struck me as a "skate until I drop" type, either. I can understand...

I think, if Green/Parsons do end up sticking it out, we could have a stable top 3, like the Bock/Shibs/HubDon era. If they retire, though, I think it's going to be a bit of a free-for-all. I'd like to see the Browns come out on top (if my avatar doesn't make that obvious lol), and I think they...

I feel like the Olympics are especially bad for this (compared with other sporting events like, say, the Super Bowl or the World Cup) because the vast, vast majority of Olympic "stars" compete in relatively niche sports that the general public only pays attention to once every four years, as...

I don’t get the judges’ love for F/G, truly. They’re a ton of fun and I love watching them, but they have never screamed podium material; I’ve been baffled by their rise. Is it really just IAM politicking? Also, I’m not a G/P or LaLa ride-or-die by any means (especially with that atrocious RD...

I'm not usually a big fan of reusing programs, but gosh I'm so glad Perfume will see Olympic ice! I truly think it's their masterpiece so far.

I mean, if we start talking about broadcast/image as part of the strategy, then I think there's also an argument to rest Ilia and put Max in for the FS. There's likely no real placement difference for him vs. Torgs, but NBC would absolutely eat it all up, and I imagine USFS would love the story...

I 100% agree that Torgs has a higher scoring ceiling right now. What I doubt at the moment is that the choice of non-Ilia US man will make a difference in terms of placement for the FS segment. It would take some menning for either of them to place above the men from JPN, GEO, ITA, FRA, or CAN...

I recognize that this is is largely my personal biases speaking and not backed by just what's on the ice, but if Ilia isn't doing the FS, I'd use Max over Torgs. Purely because the idea of the one Olympian who has publicly displayed poor sportsmanship (and hasn't really apologized aside from...

Just spotted on Reddit (not sure from whose social the post originally came from): Christina is officially a citizen! :cheer2: https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1p28wul/good_news_from_christina/

I think two things can be true: G/F once again have a program that does them no favors, and the judges have dumped them hard for what I think are fairly obvious political reasons. I'd put them in the same category as L/B this season, in terms of teams who were always going to have an uphill...

This is where I'm at, too. I liked the Shibs when they were skating. I genuinely enjoyed the three-way rivalry era. And I do understand that the Shibs - as opposed to other last-minute "return" skaters - may have felt they had unfinished business, with their careers being cut shorter than...

That’s the one. I love romance, read a lot of romance… but that one was insufferable. It’s like The Cutting Edge but with every ounce of charm and tongue-in-cheek humor taken out of it.

I enjoyed The Favorites, and I would agree with the other posters in saying it does a significantly better job of depicting the sport than I'm used to (if I read one more skating/hockey romance that can't even get basic rules right, so help me...). I would say, though, that it is definitely a...