Recent content by Katha

Without having any insight, Mrazeks seem like a team that has been stagnating because they're not getting the best programs/packaging development. Of course easy to say that as a mere spectator. Tbh, LaLa also look to be in such a situation. Kinda standing still as both Canadian number two and...

Karl Jenkins, please!

It was a nice piece and Daniel Weiss was pretty interesting there, I thought. He's very biased in his skating commentary, but also knowledgable, I've kinda gotten used to taking the good with the bad and enjoy it for what it is. Bindl and Winkler were also fine for their events. I thought they...

I think with Arutunian there's always this hilarious mix of old Soviet battle axe and a pretty rare self-awarenss for a coach IMO. Like, taking on skaters that were seen as "hopeless" and "old" and getting their careers back on track. The notion that skaters shouldn't be discarded once they're...

I think Igor just needs to dust off those old politicking skillz, I have faith in him. :cheer2:Speedrunning Z/K to US number 2, GPF and also top 5 at the Olys, I think he's back in the swing of things. :hat1:

That was certainly a statement for Z/K at the Olys IMO. Not being from the US and not seeing the teams all the time, I thought they looked much stronger than C/P. Just crisp, fast, confident in a way that C/P don't project at the moment. Yes, it was also the better material, but beyond that they...

Hi! Just wanted to say that I hope the coaching shift helps LaLa fulfill their potential! It seems to me that they've been stuck in a mix of "waiting your turn" as second Canadian dance team and perhaps not a top priority of their coaches. And yes, the first time I saw them I thought that...

That's a great development IMO. And I do think giving the BS choreo elements so much weight actually helped produce the result here tbh. I know it was done to boost entertaining teams with comparably weaker skating skills like F/G, Smart/Dieck, Chock/Bates etc., but in practical terms it created...

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For what it's worth, poking fun at Cizeron and his ego is mostly pretty light-heearted IMO. And I do like that in the discusssions on the more problematic aspects at IAM, no one here is shouted down. Personally, I think the situation is complex and there are no Disney villains. No one has...

Well, that Netflix show really needs a follow up, doesn't it? 😉 Congratulations to the medalists! Piper and Paul skated lights out. I did think Chock and Bates were tense and slow again. FB/C's FD is mesmerizing. If the downgrade for the twizzle flub is enough is above my pay grade, but the...

I thought the judges kinda wanted to give it to C/B because they like their RD better, but CB were slower and tighter than in the team event? FB/C skated that very well. I don't think either program is really outstanding, but that's the stupid RD theme in general, so whatever. Z/K were great...

I think with IAM, you get a good program if your input/sense of identity as an ice dance pair is strong. So Chock/Bates often have good programs (not always, they had some duds this quad and their RD this year is meh, as are most RDs to be fair). And yeah, FB/C's FD is not super original since...

Yah, what I noticed in their RD in the team event, which was otherwise well-skated and performed, is that their presentation styles still need to gel to some degree. I think it's easier to have this unified in the abstract FD. But Laurence was doing a very classical smiley program interpretation...

The dilemma I see here to a certain degree and also in the Netflix documentary: Of course it's legitimate that they have to address it. OTOH you are giving Laurence a platform to talk about Nik. She believes he's innocent and will tell you so again and again, with all the ramifications that such...