Recent content by JJS5056

I don't understand comments such as "this is our new normal." There is nothing normal about this virus, the way it was handled by governmental bodies, other so-called expert agencies, the media, or the way societal norms and freedoms are being dismantled at rapidly. When there is a coordinated...

The 'push her into pairs' strategy is one that I hope is on its way out the door in the U.S. Unless done at the junior level, it's never been more than a desperate move that results in two skaters being watered down to their lowest common denominator, rather than building toward a combined peak...

I don't think that many are arguing that SK/K should have been left home; for the most part, the complaints have seemed to focus more so on the scores they have received in their comeback as well as the politiks associated with having a dominant pair within a lower-tiered federation. When...

Huge delay here but my point was that AW has been seen as a contender since as far as her final junior season, and was using her accomplishments from the season after as further proof that she wasn't a late bloomer. The performances of all involved at 2008 Nationals wasn't really relevant to the...

This. All the way. I had one concern with her in 2017 and that was the two popped triples at Worlds LP and at Nationals this January. Until 2017, I literally cannot recall a time when AW failed to rotate the majority of rotations she had planned. The fact that the pops happened on her 3-3 combos...

Absolutely. Once they had become WC, the criticism began and the first I remember being poorly received was "Schindler's Adagio" LP from 08-09. But their scrapped Vancouver LP, "Send in the Clowns," and "Flamenco Bolero" were certainly not immune from a good deal of negative commentary from...

Really, really wish Ashley had been named to Worlds; no point looking back at the OG picks, but Ashley's presence in the public eye - cover of People, new Toyota ad, GMA, etc. - and showing the first marketable personality the sport has had since Kwan IMO (U.S. perspective) could really give...

So, is that you offering to do this historical research? Looking forward to the detailed list. You ended up totally contradicting yourself re: Nathan. If he didn't flop, why did the Knierims have to place higher than originally expected? Nathan is expected to challenge for individual gold; his...

Hmm, I enjoyed reading Mariah's confident words re: 2022, but Ashley Wagner is not one I have ever associated with the term 'late bloomer.' She was hyped as a potential spoiler to the Nagasu-Zhang rivalry of 2007, skated great at what was a very weird Nationals, and was seen as the only real...

Anyone remember when, after being the sole Lady at the 09-10 GPF, USFSA gave AW a JUNIOR WORLDS assignment after she won bronze at Nationals? I still think she should have gotten Worlds that season. I said in an earlier thread that USFSA's approach to team selection was counterintuitive...

In the last thread, comments were made to the tune of "Ashley has nobody but herself to blame," that she slacked off in some way, and made mention of her approach all 3 of her Olympic seasons. If you followed AW's career, the fact that she was in form to essentially pull off [very close to] the...

Funny how time changes the way fans as a whole view certain skaters. Urmanov was pretty much vilified for his 94 OG win by the N/A media that seemed to revel in the fact that she never again stood on a major podium. His 1997 Worlds withdrawal was tragic in many ways; he lost his best ever shot...

I think that, with the way her season has gone, Ashley must now be connecting to the lyrics of LaLaLand in a way that had felt inauthentic earlier this season. I am unfamiliar with the movie and soundtrack, but would it be a choice that might work well during a breakup? She did end a long-term...

I wish the ISU had kept some of the criteria it had used for the short-lived ChSP sequences when it switched to the ChSq. Wagner's half-Charlotte is a disappointing display of moves in the field when we know what she can do in terms of spirals, split falling leafs, spread eagles, etc. I think...

What does everyone think about a cap that allows for programs to be used only twice (defined as 2 or more complete ISU competitions with prize money within a season)? The LP is already limited by so many restrictions and requirements that adding another doesn't seem like an issue to me. But, you...