Recent content by Kelvster

cannot believe it. Shirene was an extremely elegant skater who skated with such joy. She made history by qualifying for the free skate at both the Olympics and at Worlds in 2000. RIP.

It's been a nightmare watching that competition, as it unfolded ... The manipulation, and ISU's tolerance or even endorsement of it ... simply unbearable. I'm not sure if anyone else thinks the same way, but the Hungarians and Japanese should all have been way above the Chinese - the Hungarian...

Emmi Peltonen has announced her retirement on IG. What a wonderful skater she was / is!! She probably never realized her true potential, but am glad that she went to the Olympics (though I don't recall if it was a controversial decision to send her instead of Viveca Lindfors at the time). She...

Seems there’s no thread in the kiss n cry section :) So who will be sent to Euros? I liked Linnea Ceder when she competed a few seasons ago. Quite elegant. Olivia Lisko seemed ok too from Finlandia trophy (lots of energy). Amongst the men, will they send Dr. V? I am surprised that Doctor is...

Yes and who can forget Poykio, Kettunen, and Saarinen much later … all such great and elegant skaters. Worthy of mention: Drei for her longevity and improved and mature skating towards the end of her career, and Viveca Lindfors for winning a Euros bronze at a time when Russian girls became so...

Yes I saw the name more than once on Reddit. If he’s the person who assaulted Gracie, hope justice will be served.

Most grateful for a PM also ?. I have a guess too …

I met Surya too in 2002. She was simply delightful. We chatted for a while (using my limited French). Really lovely person!!!!

Thanks .. I meant .. whether Dr. v would go to worlds …

Wonder if Emmi would be sent to Worlds after Peltonen’s disastrous free programme ? Also, I wonder if we would get to see Dr. V one more time (who miraculously got his World FP TES in the Denis Ten Memorial last year). The new guy ain’t bad but doesn’t seem to have the minimums ?

I recall watching a video of their training in their early days together. Kana came across as a very supportive partner, and it’s so wonderful to see daisuke’s growth as an ice dancer. Wish them both the very best.

Thank you for sharing the link. Yes, it's indeed all extremely tragic. Let's all remind ourselves of the importance of mental support.

I also enjoyed their emotional RD at worlds! Would prefer this to Rach2/Irish gibberish any day!!

Like many, I wasn't all that excited when Alysa burst onto the scene ... as many aspects of her skating weren't developed This season, there was this turning point during one of the early season competitions (Lombardia?) when I was like ... wow, this girl is now getting more polished Then when...

So sad. Ivan schmurato is a unique skater and his olympik performances, while not perfekt, left a deep impression (one could tell that he had to endure a lot .. having tested positive etc). I bet he couldn’t imagine what would happen upon his return to Ukraine. I hope that we will see him skate...