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Not sure if this is an unpopular one, but I much preferred Jason's initial version of his Sinnerman SP than the one he performed this season. I felt the choreographic changes he made to it this season (e.g., taking out the wally jump before the flip, putting the change foot camel at the end...

Wow, it sort of pained me to read that and think they might retire after this season. I don't want them to go. I feel like they have so much left to give to competitive ice dance and can push it forward even further. But I totally get if they are done. It's been a wonderful career for them...

So, what would you guys think of a compulsory exercise similar to the one used in gymnastics up until the mid-90s? Like, an exercise filled with a set of basic and standardized jumps, spins, moves and steps set to the same music--but choreographed in such a way so as to reward skaters with...

Here's one that might be unpopular... I think Kurt Browning was a bit overrated as a skater and not nearly the artist everyone thought he was. Sure, I was a fan as a kid, but find the choreography in many of his programs now super cheesy and dorky--even his classic Casablanca one. They just...

I hate what IJS has done to footwork sequences. All the boring flailing and kicking around that lasts an eternity. Give me an exciting Yuka Sato-esque, 10-second sequence that flies down the ice any day.

Netflix just released this trailer of a documentary on Naomi Osaka. Really looking forward to watching it.

Probably best for Osaka to skip Wimbledon and focus on the Olympics. However, it's a shame she took herself out of contention to win two more grand slams this year. These are Naomi's prime years as an elite player where youth and physical health are on her side. These are the years to...

Even if Roger pulls a miracle and wins another slam this year, I still think Djokovic will emerge with the all-time record of Grand Slams in the end. Not matter what, I can't see Federer playing beyond 40 or 41, especially after having 2 knee surgeries. But Novak is still only 34 and has at...

Speaking of disliking a skater's choreography vs their actual skating, I feel like Nancy falls into the former for me. I definitely am not a fan of Mary Scotvold's choreography, and I think that played a huge role in shaping Nancy's skating and why it came off looking so pedestrian. Placed...

I think I remember LuLu saying in an interview (after she retired from pro skating) that she didn't really enjoy pro/show skating very much. She said the motivation to keep pushing and improving just wasn't there like it was in amateur competition. And I get that. Some skaters are more driven...

...to change the final result of any amateur skating competition. This is your opportunity to change the skating history books and (in your opinion) put right what went wrong. Two simple rules Only 1 wish per each discipline You cannot change the performances given, only the judging...

Had everyone skated cleanly, I think the judges would've awarded Ito gold. She really was a force of nature when she was on and could generate enough excitement that could overshadow Yamaguchi. People often forget that Ito had incredible speed and pretty decent skating skills. She wasn't just...

Totally agreed. I think this "documentary" did a lot of its own back flips around the actual facts to suit that outsider narrative, especially in regards to her 94 loss at worlds to Yuka. The New Republic writer even stated she "skated clean." No. She. Did. Not. That's just not true and...

They all took Dorothy Lanier's class, I suppose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG6MtE-PjKY I believe Serena mighty've taken the master class.

Seriously? Magnanimous and gracious? That's what gets my goat about this whole incident. It was all Serena's doing. Every bit. She initiated it, she escalated it, she prolonged it, and at any point had the complete power to end it--but she didn't. It was drama completely and utterly of her...