2021 US Nationals Ladies FS: Friday Night and the Lights Are Liu--Who Will Be Björn Again?

[Jammers]

Watching the ladies last night makes me even sadder that Ting decided for whatever reason to sit out Nationals again this season. A clean skate by her and she's probably no lower then 4th. Unless she was still injured she really made a mistake not competing especially with the Olympic season coming up.

 

[alchemy void]

I'm already over this mashup.

 

[FiveRinger]

Did Finley her family behind her at all?

 

[Lizziebeth]

actually it is Finley, ask him if that is better

 

[slicekw]

Finley's Carmen makeup really works with that mask.

Does anyone else wish there were name labels on some of the zoom wall people?

 

[missing]

The kid didn't fall. Three cheers for Finley.

 

[alchemy void]

GO STARR!

 

[Aerobicidal]

If Fergie needs to be incorporated into skating, I'd really appreciate something upbeat. Or someone peeing in the middle of a performance.

 

[Karen-W]

I have to say, her costume designer does a really nice job of matching the illusion fabric to Starr's skin tone.

 

[alchemy void]

I didn't see this at SKAM.

A Fergie BALLAD, really?

 

[mjb52]

Serious question: should I open the cheap Beaujolais or the cheap Prosecco for ladies? Which seems more ladies and which seems more ice dance? These are serious questions. Serious answers only, please.

The cheaper the better for ice dance lol

 

[Rukia]

This music is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[rfisher]

Starr's got one whopper of a bruise on her hip. Figure skaters are tough.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

That flip had no hope from before the take off even. I like Starr, but I've never thought she was really going anywhere considering that she doesn't really seem to have a secure flip or lutz.

 

[tony]

The way there are so many scale-y type runs in this song and Fergie fighting to find a steady note, I think it just doesn't really work for interpretation no matter who the skater would be. There's a lot of arm-flailing and extending that doesn't really go anywhere, sadly.

 

[pinky166]

Starr looks so pretty tonight!

Happy to see her land some triples too

 

[VGThuy]

Starr’s music literally put me to sleep. I just woke up after 3 mins.

 

[Aerobicidal]

I feel like that song was written in 15 minutes to be the crowning performance of a super low budget European singing competition show called Vocal Music Wonder Star 2002.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Watching the ladies last night makes me even sadder that Ting decided for whatever reason to sit out Nationals again this season. A clean skate by her and she's probably no lower then 4th. Unless she was still injured she really made a mistake not competing especially with the Olympic season coming up.

Is there literally anyone who thinks Ting just decided to take the whole year off?

 

[mjb52]

The way there are so many scale-y type runs in this song and Fergie fighting to find a steady note, I think it just doesn't really work for interpretation no matter who the skater would be. There's a lot of arm-flailing and extending that doesn't really go anywhere, sadly.

This reminds me of when the Golden State Warriors did that truly brutal take-down of Fergie's National Anthem disaster. It was soooooo mean but very funny.

 

[once_upon]

I miss the sweepers

 

[alchemy void]

Andrews

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Hopeless music. Pretty dress. Slow.

 

[Rukia]

She should be happy. That was much better than the short.

 

[flyingsit]

Is she/has she been sick? She is skating exhausted.

 

[VGThuy]

Those who termed “GFB” aka generic female ballad to describe one of Kwan’s exhibitions had no idea what the ISU would do to us 15 years later.

 

[Aceon6]

I just wish Starr would finish and hold her positions.

 

[PRlady]

Is there literally anyone who thinks Ting just decided to take the whole year off?

I for one haven’t been much in the skating threads, there being so little skating, so have no idea what the story is.

 

[Carolla5501]

No matter what that was so much better than last night for Starr. Proud of her for not giving up and going home

 

[Lizziebeth]

These ballads are so baaad for skating. There is nothing to choreograph to IMHO. Just annoying background music.

 

[tony]

Tara was over it, probably reading Instagram.