Recent content by Willin

While no one should be blaming Bella for his behavior, their marriage really raises a lot of questions about the marriages in that camp. They should care a lot more about these kids instead of just getting them married to people for citizenship.

@Jammers @AngieNikodinovLove (ANL) He is, after all, the host with all the rumors of being a barely functional alcoholic. He somehow managed to make the interview with Alysa unwatchable all on his own.

HUGE props to Paul and Islam for helping her to get justice through the courts by helping her get the evidence and support she needed early. Her Italian coaches also seem to have tried to do the right thing, but didn't know the system. And props to her partner for confronting the culprit and...

@Rukia I think the thing marring it for me is that nothing feels authentic. Well, nothing except Maia's tears after the FD at NHK. The timing/manner of the announcement and all the instant endorsement/media coverage deals made the comeback feel like them trying to return to relevance/get some...

It really makes you wonder if the ShibSibs pay attention to or care about ice dance unless its their own. That statement sounds like they haven't been watching ice dance since they quit. The ISU is favoring fresh, dynamic, exciting, and innovative programs. Rehashing a 9-year-old program and...

TBH I don't want Jacob on this team. I want him to pace himself to have a great next quad. That includes learning quads.

It's their term for skaters like Lara Naki Guttman who skate to weird or otherwise unique music. As far as Olympic spots, I think it's anyone's game. I don't think there's any point in speculating at this point when it's a pretty even race.

@Skaterbob The sponsors signed on pretty much as soon as they announced their comeback, so well before the video and meh results. USFS and NBC were similarly enthusiastic this summer, although their enthusiasm died very quickly after the ShibSibs skipped out on Champs Camp. They've always been...

They seemed downright shocked by how low their score was tonight. One wonders if they've been watching the other teams they're competing against... I don't think Massimo set them up for failure - he wouldn't do that - but I do think, based on the choreography, that he knew how ready they were...

Well, the ShibSibs don't look ready for Primetime... Those scores were generous for what they put out there, but just based on the basics (speed, cleanliness, synchronization, etc) they're not going to make the team unless USFS is made of complete idiots. Those things won't get better by January.

And by something bad we mean the least bad interpretation of it is grooming and providing drugs to a 13-year-old runaway, then dismembering and hiding her body when she died. There are other allegations that are much worse including that she was potentially pregnant and he murdered her, but...

C/B peaked with the Snake Charmer and Alien themes and have gone downhill. I'm still mad they said they stayed in the game because they had more "great ideas" only for these ideas to be peak underwhelming. Bullfighter and bull is the tired, overdone stuff the ISU is trying to get out of ice...

The jet lag to China is MASSIVE and a lot of US skaters avoid CoC for that reason. Ashley, Adam, Polina, Meaghan Duhamel, and others have all talked about this. Usually it results in a much messier event. They brave the jet lag to Japan for fans and earning potential, but they still mention it...

Isabeau is a gorgeous and complete skater other than her toe jumps. I think she'd have finished better here if those toe jumps were cleaned up. I don't doubt both her GOE and PCS is affected by them. I see Sarah as a prospect for the next Olympic cycle. I wouldn't be mad if she made this team...

Watching S/N and M/P this week, I definitely think S/N is the better team with a higher ceiling. They just need to get it together - and do so consistently. M/P aren't bad by any means, but I do think they look closer to their best than S/N - and have worse packaging.