Recent content by MrMystery

Good for her! She had a successful career, and an amazing final season in 2018.

Wishing Karen all the best. She's a smart girl and no doubt will thrive at Cornell. That said, can't help but think this isn't the best situation for her when it comes to skating, which of course is fine, as long as she has realistic goals. Yes, skaters have successfully gone to school and...

Great performances by the U.S. ladies. As others have said, pretty much the best they could have hoped for. I do think this *may* be a *bit* of a turning point. I think you'll see Bradie and Mariah's GOE's and components go up if they can keep churning out performances like they did here, like...

I think the video is pretty clear that it was very unlikely an intentional act. These types of collisions happen every day at rinks around the world. Trust me, I have a multitude of scars to prove. Also, another thing to keep in mind is that at high level, congested training centers, it's...

I'm well aware that they are suppose to, and what the standards are for the judging and tech panels, I'm just saying that unfortunately not all judges are able to tell when jumps are underrotated.

This continues to be such a conflicting situation for me. In theory, I want the investigation to be complete. But in practice, how do you complete a fair and comprehensive investigation when the person being accused is dead? In a criminal case if someone is being charged with a crime, and they...

The problem with scattering judges around the rink to call elements is that they aren't callers. The criteria for a judge and for the tech panel roles are very different. There are plenty of judges that would be unable to tell if a jump is under rotated or not. This was part of the catalyst for...

Oblasova was very talented. And she was a hoot... But in terms of Slute and this article... I've always liked Slute. She was charming, entertaining, and had a solid technical prowess. But this article does come across quite bitter. Not to rehash SLC ladies OR pairs, but she lost the gold due...

Really nice to see how well the current U.S. men are doing on the world scene. Post-2010, we had quite the inconsistent set and dry spell. If Vinny can clean up the jumps in a more consistent way, we could definitely challenge for two U.S. men on a world podium. Jason too if he can get the quad...

I see glimmers of hope with the current set of U.S. pairs. Ashley & Tim may not have the most POTENTIAL of the current crop, but they are by no means the best of the worst. They are well packaged, quite consistent, can JUMP, hardworking, and can go out and skate two solid programs in a...

I don't think that the technology isn't there, it's just that the financing isn't, and likely isn't going to be. Also, it's not like the slow-mo replay we have is bad... at the end of the day, figure skating is always going to be a subject sport in various capacities.

Another thing to note with Ting is that she's had a few coaching changes over the last couple seasons. Always takes a minute for new training and competing regimes to gel.

Agreed. She has no issues with her jumps in terms of technique - it's consistency and nerves. With regards to the quads, I think it could be helpful for her to train them, she doesn't need to "train" triples. Perhaps growing consistency with quads may allow for the triples to seem even easier...

Liu already has an agent, and had one prior to Nationals.

I like the black/orange option, but it was clear there was an issue with the fit. I *think* what he actually wore was also Vera - a few options were made for him. Additionally, I can assure you Vera isn't paying him... his team has a longstanding relationship with Vera's team.