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Polina Edmunds deserved to go in 2014 because she was the present, not because of her future potential. Finishing a solid second at nationals counts. And as to not panning out, Edmunds went on to finish top 10 at the Olympics, had two top-8 finishes at Worlds and won Four Continents before...

Unless Bell pulls off a miracle at RC, won’t this be the first season ever that an American lady has not medaled on the GP? :(

Yeah, but back in Czisny’s day, Lepisto was winning world medals with three-triple programs. The scoring system way overpenalized underrotations and skaters responded with conservative programs.

Skaters should not have to drag themselves off of the ice after a serious injury. The medical staff should be trained to properly transport injured skaters off the ice.

Tornaghi :cheer2:

Why the ISU, of course.

The q call is being used the same way as all the other under calls are used. If you're really in favor, no q call when you deserve it. Or if you should get <<, you can get a q. :soapbox: What we really need is a sensor to put on the skate blade that could actually count rotation (pre and...

:huh: Naumov? He never even medalled on the JGP. What about him is supposed to indicate that he could potentially be a top skater at Euros/4CC's/Worlds/Olympic level?

NHK Men's SP Miuru: good start Yamamoto: another good program! Hiwatashi :gallopin1 Pulkinen :gallopin1 :gallopin1 :gallopin1 Ignatov: well done, but LP is coming :shuffle: Zhou: Redemption Autumn. Thought he was better than Uno today Nguyen: not good Cha: Great skate, blazing jumps...

:fragile: Send them to Zhulin and watch the scores rise.

NHK ladies SP Matsuike: Wuz robbed after (most) everyone else skated so poorly Kawabe: first part felt empty. Nice 3A. Seized the opportunity Wi: outclassed here Schott: never enough Glenn: 3A attempt really derailed the program. Not sure the risk is worth it since she's a nervy skater...

How about a Japanese team of Uno, Kagiyama, and Tomono. :saint:

GP Italia Men FS Frangipani: Rebirth of Joubert. Aliev: :( Gumennik: Never would have believed he would get this tall when he was a tiny 16-year-old. Very underpowered and slow. Good performance quality. Kagiyama: :kickass: comeback. Lurve his basics! Tomono: one of my favorite performances...

GP Italia Free Dance -Lopareva/Brissaud: Good French team on the rise. Nice that they have a decent team waiting in the wings for when P/C retires. :) -Wang/Liu: good skate. They have really grown in performance quality. -Green/Parson: :( Her fall took the wind out of the sails. Lifts...

GP Italia Ladies LP -Italians--wish either would have seized the moment. Both have nice carriage and use of arms -Schott: mercy chacked -Samodurova: If this was her ending, she went out with spirit. -Zhu: LMAO that China poached US best novice and that's all they got -Kim: good comeback from...