Recent content by hoptoad

Just wondering what other skaters besides Jacob have ended up doing 4CC, Junior Worlds, and Worlds in the same year. It must be pretty rare for US skaters at least.

Is anyone else having trouble with the Peacock feed buffering? For me it's great until the last two groups and then it gets bad enough that I switch to the NBC feed. I thought it was my issue, but it always gets worse as the top skaters start, so could it be something else? Does exiting and...

And I was an undergraduate with him at the same time. :lol:

Very different! Thank you for correcting that.

I wonder if they said they wanted Four Continents just in case they didn't get selected for the Olympic team. If so, they may withdraw. That fits with something from the gala about Zingas not canceling her flight home after nationals out of superstition.

OK, I didn't hate that, but now give us the alternates and the Four Continents and Junior Worlds team. I do kind of hate that we didn't see any performances from novice/junior skaters and that all the medalists didn't get a moment of celebration. Nationals isn't ONLY about the Olympics.

Does this mean no novice or junior champions in the gala?

What is the penalty for the women?

I'm not sure team depth in individual disciplines is important in the team event (unless different entrants are stronger for the short and the long). For best results in the team event, don't you want your strongest competitor in each slot? It's weighing the impact on individual medals that...

Sorry if this has been answered already, but did the skaters' team try to appeal this call? Or more generally, can someone summarize what can be appealed? I think it has to be immediate (before the referee certifies the result) and coaches can only appeal a call about their own skater(s).

I find her comments interesting if I've seen the competition. I do think she's good at interviewing athletes. She doesn't talk about herself endlessly, but she does use her experience to draw out athletes about how to deal with injuries and various aspects of competing. I especially liked her...

I don't see any up side for them in addressing it. I'm more and more skeptical that they will compete at all this season.

I happened to listen to Polina Edmunds recap this morning, and she completely skipped Sui/Han! She mentioned the newer Chinese couple. I wonder if it was a brain fart or not wanting to comment for some reason.

Just wondering, what did Alex or Maia study while/after skating? Their Wikipedia entries both say they started at U Michigan. Did either graduate?