Recent content by cris

As a long time (mostly) lurker in FD threads, I was a bit surprised to read this, Taz'smum, as I remember your posts about the importance of skating skills (and some laments about not being credited enough). :) Nothing against Lilah and Lewis, whom I've always liked, but for the gold medal...

Other than their own ego and stupidity, you mean?

Sorry, I missed your post.

I've just watched Alina Gorbacheva's FS at the last Russian GP. Nothing short of sensational, in my opinion. She has everything: very good jumps, skating skills, spins, presentation. Even a 4S. Skating like this, she would definitely have qualified for GPF (and won it, too), even as a first year...

I couldn't care less about the haters. Gadirova is a wonderful gymnast and all her scores are absolutely deserved. Really, really hope we'll get to see Jennifer competing again, too.

Completely agree. Just that a world where Chock has a gold medal and Hubbell doesn't is in no way better.

Yes, I meant in the RD, I forgot to add. :)

Is Green/Parsons' midline step sequence first level 3 of the season in the GPs ? I think so. Well done!

My feeling is that, unfortunately for them, Tiff and John will only go to Beijing if one of S/K or S/B don't make it. Otherwise, Russian Federation will want a younger team, to get a name for the next cycle, and Davis/Smolkin are the most probable candidates. And not particularly unworthy IMHO...

Very good articles, thank you !

I would have had Zagitova, Osmond and Miyahara on the podium, with Miyahara definitely getting the highest PCS.

Thank you so, so much, Hanca! It is very helpful.

Is there any kind Polish speaker who could translate 20 seconds from a film in Polish into English? I need to know what is says. This is the link of the film on Youtube and I need the part from 1:19:05 to 1:19:25. Even an approximate translation would be of much help. Thank you...

It's quite unlikely that Octavian Bellu had anything to do with falsifying Marinescu's age. Marinescu came from the Junior National Team that trained in Bucharest, with head coach Eliza Stoica, who was Adrian Stoica's wife. Adrian was at that time the general secretary of the Romanian Gymnastics...

I voted it second.:wuzrobbed