Recent content by zebobes

Yeah, it doesn't really work if the goal is to create a system to allow a certain team to win/prevent an unliked team from winning. The fact that the competition is SO tight this time I think means that all of the countries are putting more emphasis on the team event, and have learned more how...

Is there a reason why can't Minsol compete at junior worlds? I thought she was released from the Korean federation.

You know, I think the typo proves your point even more, that there may have been additional qualifications and regulations, but they purposefully chose to simplify qualifying for the Olympics.

You know, all of the US teams could have gotten their act together earlier to fight for the third spot. In a way, I think that the pressure of ONLY having two spots is forcing all of the teams to really get their A game together. It's hard to say if these teams really could have gotten it...

Any thoughts on the behind the scenes info that Adam spilled on Miki/Yuna this runthrough? I really appreciated the personal touch that he added from training with them, and there was some juicy info that I had never heard before. His descriptions leading up to the Vancouver games was pretty...

I want to continue my campaign/idea that it makes more sense for the top JGP spots to be decided in priority of the countries that have at least two skaters/teams that have made it into the FS. You wouldn't need to have so much of this complicated replacement procedure...

To be fair, every time Adam competed against Plushenko, Adam won, so he's relevant from that perspective. I remember that Japan Open performance very fondly, and I really thought that Adam was going to break through that season. While I understand that Adam and Ashley's viewpoint and...

One thing to keep in mind is that a surprising number of Japanese and Korean skaters go to 4CC prior to the Olympics. I personally hope that Junhwan and Yuma don’t go… but I remember Shoma losing to Boyang back in 2018, and then Junhwan winning in 2022.

Only Alysa is going to Skate America, with two TBD? Does the US really need the TBD in women? Why did they choose to give up a spot for men instead? Also, I'm a little shocked that Jia Shin only got one GP spot. I know her SB was not great last year, but I thought that the ISU would find a way...

If you go back and look at Nathan's performance to Chopin while still at a junior, his beautiful lines are stunning. He found his new style later in life, but I am sad that we never got to see more of that early classical movement, especially since he was injured that year, and couldn't execute...

I don't know if anyone realized this, but when Taiwan held competitions (4CC or JW) the tickets were always completely free, and I feel so spoiled to be able to see so many competitions for free. I assume that this was only possible because it was sponsored by the Taiwanese government, but I...

As I was looking at the allocated lists for the JGP, it occurred to me that the way the spots are allocated on the basis of Junior Worlds is a little silly. Just because one country has a very strong skater doesn't mean that they need 14 spots, and the way to earn the highest level of spots on...

What is most significant about this year, however, is that this will be the first batch of skaters that were the most impacted by the change in senior rules making it to senior for the first time, and so this will in fact be the first time in a long time that we will really get an influx of new...

I do think it’s kind of dumb that the SP becomes so important, that the FP becomes an after thought for most of the lower level skaters, and so this would be an interesting way to remedy that problem. Out of all the disciplines, I do think that the level of dance is so high right now, more...

The second Finnish team does not have their citizenship completely sorted as of yet... so there may be a possibility of one extra spot being available, but we will have to wait and see. Are there any other lower level Finnish teams that might take the spot? With the Australian, Italian...