Recent content by Doubletoe

Thank you, Sylvia! Yes, it was Bradie, not Karen in the team event. I thought I'd corrected that, but maybe not. Anyway, still trying to understand why no Knierims. . . Sigh. . .

Karen also only medaled in the team event, though, and only 2 of the 3 U.S. ladies on this year's Olympic team medaled in the team event, but all 3 are in SOI. Bradie may be the reigning U.S. champion, but so are the Knierims. So who is and isn't represented by IMG, and does anyone know for...

A little late to the party here, but does anyone know why the Knierims aren't in the show? Seeing as it's all U.S. Olympic skaters and they were our only pair team this year. . . Did they need a break due to injury?

I find that most of the things I need to do in Audacity to create a seamless edit are in the form of fade-in/fade-out between sections I'm splicing together and volume adjustments. If there's a section that sounds too loud or too soft, I'll separate it out into a separate track and increase or...

The USFS Adult Skating Committee Facebook page keeps a list of adult-friendly competitions in a note that is regularly updated. It also shows which competitions are part of the new Adult Competition Series...

I agree with Gkelly (again!). Under IJS, turns within a leveled step sequence have to be identifiable (which also means done on one foot) in order to get any credit for the difficulty and variety requirements. This move could be done as part of a choreo sequence--which does not get levels--but...

If the curve of the blade were consistently 7' or 8' for the entire length of the blade, then I think that would be a logical argument. However, each blade--regardless of the overall rocker radius--has a different profile. That means you'll find 7' rocker blades that are flatter at the ball of...

I think the conscious and unconscious awareness of (a) our mortality and (b) the risk of getting injured more easily and healing more slowly both come into play when it comes to jumping over 50. The jumps *are* physically harder because we generally have lost muscle mass and have a harder time...

My left foot is 1/4 size longer than my right foot and I have custom boots. The instructions given to the boot maker said to make the boots fit a 9-1/2" blade. So I'm guessing that is what your boot maker may do as well, i.e., adjust the length of the sole to fit the desired blade size while...

Backspin (CCW): Hips, torso and face are squared, but left arm & shoulder are closed (never opened out to the left) and right shoulder and elbow stay pulled a little to the right throughout the spin. Forward spin (CCW): Head and left arm/shoulder rotate to the left for the entrance edge, but...

I don't appreciate it when people disparage a skater due to a perceived weight gain, but I have to admit that I was in a bit of shock when I saw Gracie on Saturday at the S.O.I. show in Anaheim. Having seen her in person countless times over the past several years while she trained in L.A...

I don't know about the standard track changes, but FWIW, the official U.S. Adult Skating Committee Facebook page posted on May 6 that "All Adult Skating Committee items passed the 2017 Governing Council without isolation. Competitions Committee RFA325 also passed without isolation."

True. You can't stop skaters from PRACTICING the jumps. And since girls grow hips and do not have a corresponding testosterone surge during puberty, they are under a lot more pressure to get their triple jumps before age 14 or so.

Meanwhile, Daisuke Murakami is landing quad flips now, but not with much consistency yet. The first one I saw today (which I just assumed was going to be a 3F+3T when he took off) was landed, but when he did some more about an hour and a half later, he fell on every one. They were rotated, but...

Well, in Denis' defense, I did two program run-throughs today and he stayed out of my way both times. . . although, in the interest of full disclosure, he was not doing any spins or jumps on the session, just stroking. :p