Finlandia I think, at least internationally.Was it in the warm-up? I thought I saw her land a throw, but I wasn't watching closely enough to see the rotation.
Finlandia I think, at least internationally.Was it in the warm-up? I thought I saw her land a throw, but I wasn't watching closely enough to see the rotation.
That was the only throw I’ve seen her land.Was it in the warm-up? I thought I saw her land a throw, but I wasn't watching closely enough to see the rotation.
True, but I also thought Alisa’s 3 toe only being called under rotated in the short was generous.These were some very generous calls… I suspect USFS didn’t want an ineligible team winning…
Was it in the warm-up? I thought I saw her land a throw, but I wasn't watching closely enough to see the rotation.
Yes, Finlandia she landed a throw 3S - per skatingscores.com it got 0.00 GOE - that's as clean as it comes to a throw triple.Finlandia I think, at least internationally.
Important to keep in mind that these are as reported, and we haven't an official ISU communication for these changes.In the pairs, LP thread, a lot of people mentioned proposed changes to pairs. Is there a discussion about that somewhere that I’m missing?
But this is America in 2024 with people like Christine Brennan! You can talk about people believing the best pairs artistry is relying on romantic chemistry but ultimately in America in 2024 with Brennan types you have to talk about 31 and 19 and power dynamics and all that.Todd Sand was 13 years older than Natasha Kuchiki when they one a bronze medal at worlds. (And Natasha was 14 at the time). It's a skating partnership not a marriage. Ellie is an adult, she's skating with one of the best US pairs men around, Danny in some ways is like another coach as well as her skating partner. US Figureskating can and does make recommendations but it can't prohibit some things. Otherwise Sappenfield would be long gone as a coach.
Yes... of the top 6, they stood out as the only team with an aborted lift.MARBED were the standout ️s
Todd Sand was 13 years older than Natasha Kuchiki when they won a bronze medal at worlds. (And Natasha was 14 at the time).
It's a skating partnership not a marriage.
Ellie is an adult, she's skating with one of the best US pairs men around, Danny in some ways is like another coach as well as her skating partner. US Figureskating can and does make recommendations but it can't prohibit some things. Otherwise Sappenfield would be long gone as a coach.
Yes... of the top 6, they stood out as the only team with an aborted lift.
I would name chan/howe, Ina/Dungjen, and Evora/Ladwig to the world team in pairs. Spice things up a bit!
And for added drama, since we only have two spots, they’ll have to fight for them. (I would never not bet on Kyoko Ina, personally.)
We have 3 pairs spots for worlds
Go ahead & name Alexa & Brandon to the team - sure, she hasn't been practicing jumps, but how much worse could her jumps be than the rest of the skaters we're going to send?I would name chan/howe, Ina/Dungjen, and Evora/Ladwig to the world team in pairs. Spice things up a bit!
Ouch!Go ahead & name Alexa & Brandon to the team - sure, she hasn't been practicing jumps, but how much worse could her jumps be than the rest of the skaters we're going to send?
I agree here and I do hope all of our teams are still together and healthy and vying for 2026!Can we take a moment to appreciate the depth that is continuing to develop in US pairs?
Yes, I do think Martins & Bedard can potentially pass Kam & O'Shea and Liu & Nagy by or before Cortina.
I am on board with it. I love them. I don't care about the age gap. They are both legal adults. I have a 62 year old friend who's married to an 80 year old and no one cares. I swear I think they could get married and cause less of an uproar than just skating together. It's just so odd to me.Full disclosure. I am not on-board with the Kam/O'Shea pairing and I find the large age gaps squicky. Same with the Italian Cats.
That being said, I don't understand why K/O are being pushed. Did USFS facilitate this pairing? They seem to be getting the same push that Cain/LeDuc had initially and people didn't understand that either.
ETA: Thanks @skatingguy for the link. The throw 3S didn't look bad but the loop had the same collapse as her throws in Columbus. I just don't get it.
I've already said my piece on Kam/O'Shea, but I love Digerness/Sadusky. She was skating with a sprained ankle, so I'm sure that affected their choice of elements and I'm amazed they were able to skate at all. Pairs girls are so tough. My favorite thing about them though is their ending pair spin in the Long Program. It is glorious and I love it. He's a lovely person too. He was one of the only skaters to actually attend the FOFS breakfast last year.Lastly, I wanna give a shout to Diegerness & Sadusky. There was definitely some shade thrown towards them (perhaps meant really for Sappenfeld) during the USA broadcast, but I wonder if going much easier, but relatively cleaner was a smart strategy, wherein they can build in the added difficulty.
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Why? They are both legal adults.I’m shocked America is allowing 31 and 19 as well