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I believe you're thinking of Jill Trenary. The jump is at about the 2:45 mark in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKhyiHCKOPg

Why shouldn't someone say they are friends with Guillaume and Laurence? Guillaume and Laurence haven't been accused of or banned for wrongdoing.

I'm so very sorry about your kitty @Cachoo. I've lost many pets over the years and it never gets any easier. ((((Boo)))).

Terrific article by Maya Bagryantseva about Madison's design career. I always find it so interesting to hear Madi talk about the design process--how she comes up with ideas and brings them to life as a costume. Some fascinating insights in this interview...

The US fed has a very specific formula for assigning skaters to the team event. IIRC, disciplines are ranked by strength, then skaters/teams within the disciplines. Would the Shibutanis be able to earn enough points in one season to pass CarPon in the rankings? Should Christina not get...

That's wonderful. But in my estimation, what some have suggested goes well beyond "mentoring". The skaters selected for WTT have competed to qualify a team for their country and competed to secure a spot on that team. I don't think it's fair or reasonable to reproach them for not...

I have some questions for the posters who have suggested skaters such as Chock/Bates and Gilles/Poirot should skip WTT so their lower-ranked compatriots can take part. In your own professional lives do you make business decisions based on what is best for your competitors? If you excel in your...

Does anyone have a link to a video of the free dance small medal ceremony? I'd like to see Olivia and Tim get their medals.

A great singer with such a warm, distinctive voice. So sad to hear of her passing. 😢😢

I've heard that sometimes the violation buttons can be pushed accidentally by a judge. AFAIK, there is no penalty unless a certain number of judges cite a violation.

Congrats to Madi and Evan on winning gold at NHK and securing a spot in the GPF.

The standard definitions of "colleague" I've seen say it's often, but not always, used to refer to a peer or someone of similar rank. Given the room for interpretation, I don't like to presume a narrow definition. More details may come out in the future and then we'll know for sure what Olivia...

Besides IAM, are there no other figure skating training facilities in Montreal? In Olivia's post, she says the attack occurred in a Montreal hotel in 2022 and that her assailant was a colleague from the same sport. So the person could be a skater, coach, or official who was in Montreal in 2022...

Looking at the protocols, Chock/Bates had the highest base value in the RD, the highest PCS and strong GOEs. Hard to seen any ominous messages from the judges there. They essentially lost an element, scoring only 0.80 on the ChRS. It was a costly error as one would expect. If the judges...

I've been a Mitz Gaynor fan since I was a kid. So sad to hear she is gone.