Recent content by orbitz

I'd say Angela Nikodinov was the most frustrating skater to watch (and probably also the most frustrating to coach) during the 1998 - 2002 cycle. I will never understand the mentality that would cause any elite, world class skater to immediately double every jump after just one mistake on a triple.

The USFSA needs to be unselfish. Do not ruin Ilia's chance for an individual gold medal in order to win basically a meaningless Team gold medal. Ilia needs to think selfishly and do whatever will be best for him in order to walk away from Milan with an individual gold medal.

The Gaga LP is really not that much different than the Donna Summer LP. The jump layout looks the same, and the choreography is really interchangeable with either piece of music.

MK's flip was off for the entire Olympic event, I think. NBC showed the last few seconds of the SP warm-up where Michelle went for the flip. The landing was a scratchy pitched forward, and the free awkwardly swung to the side like she was trying to save her balance. That had me worried. She was...

I don't think Michelle had ever had to skate immediately after someone who had blown the roof down with a once-in-a-lifetime performance like Sarah did in SLC. Also remember that Michelle made 1-2 really questionable career decisions for the 01-02 season that impacted her personally (IMO). The...

Not sure what you mean by the above statement. You believe that Kwan competitors back in the days simply just sighed and rolled over whenever they went up against Kwan? Maria B. defeated Kwan in 1999. Arakawa won over Kwan in 2004.

I don't see them making the podium. They just don't have the speed, flow and confidence of the other top teams. I do think they should bring back the SP and LP that won them World though. It might not help them medal but those two programs were so perfect for them in term of music choice and...

Well Irina definitely should've placed 1st in the SP at SLC. She then would've won overall if everyone had skated exactly like they did on the night of the FP.

Elaine Zayak, Brian Boitano, Katerina Witt, G&G, D&M and T&D all came back during the Olympic season. Elaine came back because she wanted to prove to herself that she could get back into shape and to finish her career in a higher note ( She definitely accomplished that). D&M came back in 94...

The past Naked Gun movies were always about slapstick. It was low brow and over the top silly and that was what the audience loved about it. Those films were never "sophisticated".

One thing I appreciate about Sarah is that she's willing to try a different style, for example, this year's LP to "Poor Thing". I think the choreography and music choice for her LP are interesting. They're not everyone's cup of tea and it might not pay off with with judges but kudos for going...

You think the film will get some Oscar nominations? It's a big failure at the box office in its opening weekend and is quickly disappearing from the theatres, which makes me think that its Oscar chances are slim to none. I can see JLo probably getting a Golden Globe nom but that's about it. I...

I thought ShiNagi's program was decent. I was better than at John Nicks'. There was a lack of emotion, but I liked their speed in the second half and they were clean-ish. Which current American pair programs do you think are actually good? No programs from any of the American pairs at the John...

I don't think Liu's Gaga LP is much of an improvement choreographically over the Donna Summer LP last season, which in itself was already very empty. I'm surprised that M. Scali is only able to come up with these junior-ish programs for two seasons in a row. I also think the SP this season is...

I just listened to "This Is How It Feels” by d4vd & Laufey. It sounds awfully similar to Alysa's last season SP music. I hope the choreography will be different enough that it won't look like a carbon copy of last year's.