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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.Skaters get criticized for all sorts of things not related to skating from the way they treat their partner to speaking up for others... -
jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.All this stuff is really off topic. Generally speaking we all should be tolerant of different views. I can speak of many instances where...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.First of all torgy should not be on social media when competing. That is a lesson learned I hope. Second we do hammer or judge people...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.If paying athletes is a long standing practice, then at least they are not doing it to one athlete only (favoritism). Whether paying...
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shooting to the top and thrown the gauntlet halfway down the road! she was so good Chris had to thrown out TWO Chris-isms!
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.We do have promising jrs in the past whose progress slowed once they have to to compete with quads. So let’s see how these youngsters...
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I was critical of prioritizing Jason when he was struggling and having difficult managing a 3A and a 3/3 combo, which to me are core...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.Not everyone will be able to do that but some have the basics to try that route. It’s not as if Jason had ss like this early, not until...
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jlai replied to the thread 2025 World Team Trophy - Day 1.I generally agree though once in a while we have a Nagasu or suddenly get it together enough to have a successful season. Just let the...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.Brown didn’t start off having those pcs or this skating skills. He worked to get there so I think it is doable.
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.Maybe the other inconsistent guys can try to go the Brown route and focus on PCS and forgo the quads that make their skating so...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Men 2024-25 news & updates.We will have to see how these youngsters do in senior internationals competitions to see if they have the potential to be like Brown or...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Women [#7]: Make Me a Believer!.Yes and for that reason I won’t be so quick to judge a coach solely based on jump technique. A coach can be a good development coach...
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jlai replied to the thread U.S. Women [#7]: Make Me a Believer!.When you say technique do you all mean jumps mainly? I remember Karen Chen had good skating skills and spins?
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jlai replied to the thread 2025 ISU World Synchronised Skating Championships - Helsinki - 4th & 5th April.The tes is almost a tie, so that should do it given the sp lead
