The lighting nearly broke me. The LED boards were bad, the animated signs (the waving flags behind boards) were worse. I covered my eyes and looked away at times.
I didn't have a problem watching Worlds at TD Garden last year.
This year it was like being punched repeatedly in the brain.
I...
Watching Peacock, the LED displays on the boards are way too bright compared to the house lights and there's a visible flicker from the refresh rate being too low. I can cover my eyes during slow motion replays when it hits even worse.
This kind of lighting/ad boards can bring on migraines in...
I'm catching up. So far, congratulations to
Kristen Spours, my sister in back surgery recovery. She is metal.
Olga Mikutina, whose skating skills deserve better marks
Julia Sauter, a favorite from the Olympics.
Iida Karhunen, the techno blinky Finn. Love her.
I had a feeling that a few of the Olympic medalists (Liu, Shaidarov) would be so overwhelmed with media and celebrations that they would not have enough time to train. I hope she comes back next season when she's ready.
What a night!
Now we can all return to our favorite post-Olympic competition hobby: Speculating on who will and will not be at the World Championships in Prague.
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...
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