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I read the NY Times (very favorable) review and watched the first two episodes last night and then binge watched the remaining four on Peacock (with commercials)this evening. I loved it. Not just the skating and the skaters, but the dream and the push and the embarrassment and the moments of...

In no particular order: Figure skating- SA, SC, US Nationals, Worlds, and at least one golden age professional competition (Toller Cranston did beautiful Russian split jumps) NCAAW basketball- a number of UConn games and last year's Final Four/ Nationals (little girls in their Caitlin Clark...

I never know if the NY Times will allow people to read its articles, but in case it will: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/business/dc-plane-helicopter-crash-cause.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tU4.oTp7.mj2uhV0tXj5d&smid=url-share

I assumed the DEI theory was because one of the pilots was a woman.

No. Of course not. They should have cancelled the football game.

I can think of four senior women skaters (five if you include Kyoko Ina) who have had drug testing issues. How many senior men skaters have had these issues?

At this point in all their careers, ice dance teams don't need to stand out to grab the judges' attention. The judges know each and every top team very well from having watched them compete and judging them for multiple years and events. I don't even know if being distinctive works for fresh...

Given that Chock and Bates failed to medal in a weakened Worlds 2021 field with a gimmick program, I fail to understand why they thought they had a better chance at medaling against a stronger field in the Olympics with another gimmick program. The three teams that medaled all went with...

Suppose it is determined that Team Eteri took performance enhancing drugs. Do you strip all the senior women of their 2021-22 medals (including any they may win at the Olympics or possibly Worlds)? Do you strip the medals of other skaters she coached (Kvitelashvili, Tarasova/Morozov)? Are the...

Wordle 239 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It took me a long time and a lot of staring to get it.

If Kamila's suspension is reinstated, will Loena Hendrickx be awarded European's Bronze?

Here's a video of Ronnie Robertson showing off his skating skills (in particular his spins) on the Mickey Mouse Club. He starts at about the halfway mark of the video. Robertson had a long relationship with actor Tab Hunter, who was himself a trained figure skater.

I look forward to Ilia/Yuma competitions; I hope they stay strong and agile and prove worthy of my fantasies.