#2 KAETLYN OSMOND : CANADA'S SWEETHEART

[Rafter]

Congrats to Osmond. Love her speed and massive jumps!

Also congrats to Ravi Walia. He has turned out to be an amazing coach.

 

[nimi]

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Can you honestly believe we get to say WORLD CHAMPION Kaetlyn Osmond???

I was hoping this would happen but I'm still

Did anybody watch the medal ceremony? I didn't, but then I saw this Jackie Wong tweet and now I feel I really should have!

Kaetlyn Osmond just tripped over the carpet and then fell and rolled on the ice wrapped in the Canadian flag. That encompasses the craziness of this ladies free skate

(ETA: Thank you @screech for providing the YT link over at the Canadian ladies thread!)

CHEERS FOR WORLD CHAMP KAETLYN!!!

 

[coppertop1]

Kaetlyn!!!

 

[Frau Muller]

Congrats to Canada’s First Ladies fs World Champ since KAREN MAGNUSSEN - 1973!!!!! You did it, Kaetlyn!!!!! It takes one Special K to follow another Special K!!!

 

[Osmond4gold]

Osmond 4 Gold!!!

 

[Osmond4gold]

What a glorious day!!! Thanks Sister Jean for all the prayers!

 

[Jeanne7]

OMG I was screaming as I watched the drama unfold, the meltdowns progress. Then the realization that Kaetlyn's glorious program was going to win, my heart stopped

 

[3Lz+3Lo]

Congratulations to Kaetlyn on her world title!!!

 

[Seerek]

To think that after that meltdown of a long program at 2015 Skate Canada, Jenny Kirk would go on to say on the Skating Lesson recap show: "Can I be honest with you? I don't 'get' Kaetlyn Osmond...".

In the following 2 seasons..

Skate last in the final group: win a World silver in 2017

Skate first in the final group: win a World gold in 2018

 

[Alilou]

Beverley Smith article about Kaetlyn's win.
Karen Magnusssen Passes the Torch
https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/karen-magnussen-passes-the-torch/

 

[Sylvia]

I’d love to see the post FS interview. Please post it if you can.

FYI, @Emdee, I noticed that your "KO World Champion" thread got moved by an Admin. to the 2018 World Championships subforum, in case you were wondering/don't have access there.

I haven't seen her kiss & cry interview but here is the medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBE4ngJvRG8

Fan cam of the ceremony (longer; shows her posing with Ravi Walia afterwards): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf9t_5CD1B8

And the ladies' press conference afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJa5r70fQ_M

 

[Emdee]

FYI, @Emdee, I noticed that your "KO World Champion" thread got moved by an Admin. to the 2018 World Championships subforum, in case you were wondering/don't have access there.

I haven't seen her kiss & cry interview but here is the medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBE4ngJvRG8

Fan cam of the ceremony (longer; shows her posing with Ravi Walia afterwards): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf9t_5CD1B8

And the ladies' press conference afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJa5r70fQ_M

Thanks, Sylvia...can always rely on you. So emotional for Canada.

 

[Emdee]

To think that after that meltdown of a long program at 2015 Skate Canada, Jenny Kirk would go on to say on the Skating Lesson recap show: "Can I be honest with you? I don't 'get' Kaetlyn Osmond...".

In the following 2 seasons..

Skate last in the final group: win a World silver in 2017

Skate first in the final group: win a World gold in 2018

Who is Jenny Kirk, barely remember her!

KO is world champion, world silver medalist, Olympic bronze medalist...plus...plus...plus!

 

[bbkenn]

Is there any video anywhere of when she realizes she's World Champion???

 

[nickp]

Well done Katlyn It looked like a championship performance, and finally the judges recognise it for what it was

 

[Osmond4gold]

Is there any video anywhere of when she realizes she's World Champion???

Not yet, except for the CBC broadcast found online of all the Women FS's. There is this, the reaction of Team Canada athletes seeing the final standings, as taken by Javier Raya.

https://twitter.com/skateraya/status/977511541145817093

 

[rvi5]

Is there any video anywhere of when she realizes she's World Champion???

There is this video, but it does not show the exact moment she discovered she had won...

https://youtu.be/tgCY94uHhnQ

 

[Osmond4gold]

PJ Kwong interviews Kaetlyn, the day after. Talk about down to earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua_FcwklhnE

 

[aml78]

Who is Jenny Kirk, barely remember her!

KO is world champion, world silver medalist, Olympic bronze medalist...plus...plus...plus!

Well for a while it was tough to understand why she couldn’t pull together all of her potential. She was so incredibly talented. But she needed the time and the journey to get where she is today. For most of us it was a place we always knew she should be. Couldn’t happen to a better person and a more talented athlete.

 

[Wyliefan]

PJ Kwong interviews Kaetlyn, the day after. Talk about down to earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua_FcwklhnE

"My nickname growing up was 'Bambi.'"

PJ does a nice job. Wish she could take Andrea's place on NBC.

 

[Judy]

I was hoping this would happen but I'm still

Did anybody watch the medal ceremony? I didn't, but then I saw this Jackie Wong tweet and now I feel I really should have!
(ETA: Thank you @screech for providing the YT link over at the Canadian ladies thread!)

CHEERS FOR WORLD CHAMP KAETLYN!!!

I would love to see the trip and roll lol .. what an amazing season for her!

 

[tylersf]

Congratulations to a gracious, graceful and grateful champion! The persistence and great sportsmanship paid off!

 

[Wyliefan]

What a glorious day!!! Thanks Sister Jean for all the prayers!

The basketball-watching nun? Is she a skating fan too?

 

[aml78]

Ha. Kaetlyn took another tumble

https://instagram.com/p/BgwaqpgF6y5/

 

[Erin]

Trivia question: when is the last time Kaetlyn moved up in the standings from the short to the long program? I'll put the answer in spoilers.

Spoiler

2016 Finlandia Trophy where she was third after the short and won. I thought it might have been as far back as 2012 Skate Canada but there have been two other occasions since then that I have come up with, 2013 and 2016 4CC. It doesn't happen very often though!

 

[RoseRed]

Finlandia 2016. I promise I didn't check.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Kaetlyn is now ranked #1 in the world at ISU world Standings!!!!!

 

[Osmond4gold]

The basketball-watching nun? Is she a skating fan too?

No, I have said previously that Sister Jean's prayers, may not be just for basketball, and perhaps she could put a good word in for Kaetlyn also.

 

[Osmond4gold]

So many connections/similarities between Jeff and Kaetlyn, eh...

- both came from small towns/regions in Canada, not known for producing elite figure skaters
- like Kaetlyn, Jeff was a previous Canadian champion who lost the title the year they became World Champion
- both won an individual bronze at the OG
- both were silver medalists at Worlds
- were thought of by some, as not in the running for World gold
- Jeff competed against KO's Coach, Ravi Walia
- won his medal 10 years plus a day, before Kaetlyn
- both handled the pressure of competing at Worlds while others faltered
- he designed/choreographed Kaetlyn's last 2 podium winning FS programs
- both are skater's skaters
- and, are very good friends

Amazing!

 

[Osmond4gold]

The World Championship Best Dressed Awards - IceNetwork, have just been released and guess which skater and 3 of her team mates picked up 4 more medals in total!

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2018/...fashion-awards

My congrats to Kaetlyn, Keegan, MT&M, and Piper & Paul!!! Which goes to show you, Canadian designers killed it, and Leslie Jones got it right, with...

https://twitter.com/lesdoggg/status/...855745?lang=en

and also...

https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/966896791156277248