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Just wanted to say I strongly disagree with the idea Rahkamo & Kokko could have ever won bronze. They in fact fell in their free dance, and it was a pretty bad fall, which would end even entertaining the idea for me. It is frankly amazing they stayed ahead of Moniotte & Lavanchy, both overall...

Yeah all good points. I guess that they didn't win the Europeans more decisively, or win the actual FD round, was the reason for the change. And they did show signs of thinking they could revert to a return to 84 effects, the haircut change is a good point. Yes G&P's FD at Europeans was much...

Mandy and Ingo had bombed the short program where they were 8th. They were not in medal contention, even if they had the skate of their life in the long program. Hypothetically they would have had to win the long program just to rise to 3rd overall.

The dance is a hot mess since the top 3 were all very good, but all had clear weaknesses/issues, and none had as strong of programs as they usually do so I have no idea what to do. The pairs is a bit easier. Dance: Gold- Usova & Zhulin- I guess I default on them?! Even though their free...

True but at the Olympics she did a clean program with 6 triples, all the triples including a lutz and flip, on a night of only splatfests. Yet her technical merit marks (not talking about the presentation marks) were still much lower than say Yuka Sato who only did only a triple loop, and three...

Well unless you were American as they have such depth. eg Kristi winning worlds right after losing her own Nationals, Kerrigan winning a world bronze as the US #4, Kadavy winning a world bronze and nearly a silver behind the non American winner as US #3, Hughes winning Olympic Gold as US #3...

It is intersting how you had a skater like Karen Preston who consistently did all the triples at the 92 Olympics and 92 worlds and yet was at the bottom of the top 10 both times, while people like Kerrigan were falling all over the place and medaling. So there were women besides Ito and...

I wonder if she didn't get injured if she could have been a contender for the bronze medal in Albertville? Taking advantage of Harding's plunge, and Kerrigan's typical great short program/messed up long program pairing. If she could have taken 2nd in the short and 3rd in the long in...

Good assessment. Witt was the ultimate competitor with such an incredible presence on the ice though, with such charisma, and she just looked like a winner. She was neither the best technician or even the best stylist as far as free leg extensions or polish, but she had the it factor, and...

Wow that is some real tea. Thanks for sharing. I never saw any of their commentary for the 2016 worlds. It is also a change of course for them in this case, since I seem to recall in the early days of Chock & Bates (2012-2013) some of their commentary I heard them being anti Evan Bates and...

I hope they return next season. They are by far the best Japanese dance team.

I totally agree on this, and that bothers me far more about Simon and Nicky than their faux pas that was accidentally caught. So I am happy they are being replaced, for whatever reason it came about. Plus Simon covers other sports like tennis, and it is evident he has done far more homework...

Honestly I don't disagree on his comments on Meaghan. I am Canadian, and literally could never stand her. She almost makes Jamie Sale appear likeable. And he thought his mike was off, but I guess this is a lesson to everyone, wait until you are completely off job and in private before you...

They haven't announced retirement retirement (lets face it, we all know they are retiring for amateur competition but for the sake of the argument you are correct here) but they have ruled out competing next season atleast. Papadakis & Cizeron are pretty obviously going to take a season or two...

She is such a talent! So proud of her. Definitely the future of US womens skating, especialy as she has already gone through most of puberty and survived it intact.