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I am heartbroken for Amber Glenn. I don't think anyone other than Olympic athletes can comprehend the intensity of skating at this level. I feel for her especially because there's so much media/social media glare on her - she's not just the triple axel woman, she's the LGTBQ+ standard bearer...

I'm finally catching up on this podcast. Boitano and Brennan talk to Nancy Kerrigan and it's a great interview. One of the first times that I've heard Kerrigan really open up about her approach as an athlete and training between 1993 Worlds and the 1994 Olympics. Her work with a sports...

I don't know if I can deal with any more shocks

I am sure that's right, that the documentary makers had originally planned to focus on a third top team - the young upstarts (Fear/Gibson) or the home country favorites (Guignard/Fabbri), until the surprise/scandal of FB/C happened. I have so many thoughts on the three episodes. My gut...

If Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio are not reunited to re-enact The Stare for the Opening Ceremonies, or at the very least a tv advertisement, it will be a missed opportunity.

I take back what I said about her hair. The new color bands look very cool.

I'm just catching up with your videos. Nice work, I really appreciate your thoughtful analysis and news updates.

She is so freakin' intense. And dedicated. I love her. I'm laughing my head off at the cold plunge moment.

I am making wild wild guesses. I watched the men's practice and kept thinking, that guy's so good, he's going to medal. And the next one: No, HE'S gonna medal. I have no idea. Only solid prediction is that the Olympic team will be really strong.

Women Glenn Liu Levito A surprise young 'un Men Malinin Naumov A surprise young 'un Hiwatashi Brown Dance Chock/Bates Carreira/Ponomarenko Zingas/Kolesnik Green/Parsons Shibutanis Pairs Efimova/Mitrofanov Shin/Nagy Kam/O'Shea Chan/Howe

She did do a super SP in 2002. And win in 2005 was well deserved.

I also think that Shizuka's astounding skating in the practice sessions made her the favorite. I recall her landing triple-triple-triple combinations. She scaled down her difficulty in the free skate, but it still counts when skaters deliver a clean and artistic performance. My other impression...

She did great. I'm looking forward to seeing her peak at Nationals.

I am so happy for this guy. Stunning win and excellent skates.

I guess the current and recent skating seasons are also insanely long. But 2001 not only started the top three or four women facing each other in August at Goodwill Games, then the Grand Prix events had the top 3-4 facing each other multiple times even before the Grand Prix Final.How many times...