Recent content by Tak

Wow - that is expensive! I'd just change my exhibition.

Apologies for rather tardy and longish posting. In the early 1990s, it was possible to mingle with skaters, some of whom were quite open and gracious to converse with us, general skating fans. Evgenia Shishkova was quite proficient in English, which was rare in those days for Russian skater, and...

I only have 2 words for this - THANK GOD!

I was also confirmed Bobek fan during 90s. The most memorable Bobek strategy was at 1995 Birmingham Worlds. Nicole did not do any triple+triple jumps during any official practices till the 6 minute warm-up for the long program. I almost fell off the chair when I realized she was landing...

Nobunari Oda “Thank you” posting full translation. This was the best Nationals ever! I had so much fun! Thank you so much for your encouragements! What made this Nationals so special was the fact that since it was held in my hometown, my family and my supporters were able to share the same...

Thank the Gods!

Im not very tech savvy. I don't know what a vpn is or how to use it. And why should I need to? What I want as a fan is an official website that anyone can access without having to install extra equipment where I can watch the skating in real time, since it's not available here until much later.

Except this is not available for everybody. I cant access it. In fact, Im annoyed that I only got to see the GP dance events now. We just finished watching Cup of China. Im still waiting for GPF. So as a fan, what I want is access to real time events and a website I can go to and replay...

ITA with you. Their first coaches gave them interesting programs and I thought they looked MUCH better with them than they do now. Why did they leave? Does anybody know?

Carreira/Ponomarenko of course!!! :):40beers::cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::cheer2: And deservedly so!

I liked that Perry Mason program - I wish they kept it. I also loved Isabeau's snake program - she was skating it so well too. Why did she change it?

The print media is beginning to report on selection process, based on how National Coach Mr. Yosuke Takeuchi explained the selection process at Press Conference. Worlds: Men and Women: The third slot required some discussions but was settled relatively quickly by assessing comprehensive...

To each his own, but I would love to see this become an Olympic event. And Im hoping it happens soon - not in 10 years time.

Singles and pairs require different skill sets for a lot of the elements. But solo ice dancing should use the same elements - step sequence, twizzles, one foot skating etc - as you would have to do with a partner. Are there any new elements a solo dancer would have to do? Something new to...

So can dancers now compete together and separately? Or do you have to pick one.