Recent content by chantilly

What a shame! A country so rich in talented skaters I would think would have great coaches all around. I'm not sure how it works financially in Japan, but sending their teams overseas is likely too costly.

I'm surprised to not see more Japanese single skaters switch to pairs and dance. Given their packed fields and their excellent skating skills in general, I would think they could dominate in at least pairs and improved their standing in dance through the years if they just steered some of their...

Her complaints and other Russian FS coaches and skaters etc are consistently beaking off prior to the Olympics because they are mostly banned. They are complaining about the poaching of their skaters, skating for other countries(honestly legitimate); complaining about the lack of technical...

Bull! Paul in particular has been mentioned by several experts as one of the most skilled male ice dancers in the field. And Piper is a better skater then Lilah and equal to Chock, although I agree Chock is a star and a better performer. I do think G/P deserve better GOE's in general. I don't...

For me Lala do lack a bit of connection or at least selling that element to their skating. However they have grown so much in the last two years in that regard. And quite frankly I think they have more connection than G\F which baffles me since they are a couple. I also think technically Lala...

Listen I really like LaLa and I think the argument for dumping is really more appropriate regarding their placement at last year's worlds. I'm just not a fan of their RD this year, although they do skate it well. But they had a major error at their first GP and that cost them the GP final spot...

Ooooh that article's a doozy!

It's just wholly weird that the levels are so low this season. I read somewhere, that with regard to the pattern steps that the teams can only "retrogress" going in or out of the steps, which is a new rule, from what I understand. However I am no technical expert. People better than me here can...

When I went, I stayed at APA hotels. Very reasonable for Tokyo. They are peppered throughout. Very small rooms but clean and nice. Usually lots of people staying there, so sometimes the elevator took a long time. There are a few budget hotels in Japan. I definitely suggest buying the speed...

Edited cause it's fake apparently!? Why?!

It seems to me that it's less about removing patterns, rather it's about de-gendering specific steps.

I think we are definitely close, but I saw an interview with Ilia the other day and he's working on quints! Didn't say what variety though. He also has a much younger sister who skates.

Can someone also vet what was below regarding Katlyn being partially responsible/ lobbied for ice dance to have less patterns?

I'm admittedly not up on men's skating much these days, but isn't getting the triple axel at Paradis's age a bit late?

Thanks for your honest response to my question. However it's not a matter of opinion. There is lots of scientific studies that prove it's not a "choice" If you had no problem with it, you'd never label it a "choice " in the first place.