Friday watch party: 1999 Worlds SP

[aftershocks]

Still can't believe Hughes competed at 13, that's crazy!

She was a big girl for 13 though. But her baby face gives away her young age.

They allowed all kinds of stuff back then. It's all so very dated and kitschy.


Fumie "My Heart Will Go On... And On" Suguri!

Are those Yuka's parents with Suguri in the kiss 'n cry?

 

[Jeschke]

Fontana.
Meh.

 

[Kateri]

Did you guys know Michelle Kwan taught Fumie Suguri the triple Lutz when Kwan was competing at 1994 Worlds and was practicing at a rink there and was helping Fumie out (who wasn't competing at Worlds).

I did! Did you know Fumie came out as bisexual in 2014, making her part of a very short list of out female skaters?

 

[VGThuy]

Oooh Bernstein's "Fancy Free"!

 

[SmallFairy]

Rechnio again!

Oh dear, Silvia! But Maurizio cheering

 

[SmallFairy]

The epic leg wrap....

 

[Jeschke]

The fake smile in the spiral puts Hocke and Dastich combined to shame!

 

[rfisher]

Fontana was/is beautiful, but that was about it and she totally cheated Vale out of going to the Olympics.

 

[Vagabond]

Fontana was/is beautiful, but that was about it and she totally cheated Vale out of going to the Olympics.

It's a pity she ever took up coaching and working with children.

 

[SmallFairy]

American grin

The fake smile in the spiral puts Hocke and Dastich combined to shame!

I was going to write something about it, but I couldn't find the words....

 

[alchemy void]

Ugh was that Zimmerman?

Cameraman here is awesome at getting crowd cameos

 

[VGThuy]

Oh man, shot of John Zimmerman...that was him right? Or am I just seeing things.

 

[Finnice]

Fontana and her fake smile. Not my cup of tea.

 

[nimi]

Well at least she did show some multidirectional skating! Finally!

 

[VGThuy]

Fontana has real presence and knows how to portray a character, I will give her that. A lot of ice dancers this season needed to learn that for the Broadway-themed SDs this past season.

 

[Finnice]

Oh man, shot of John Zimmerman...that was him right? Or am I just seeing things.

It is.

 

[aftershocks]

Fontana was/is beautiful, but that was about it and she totally cheated Vale out of going to the Olympics.

Eh, Fontana is no better or worse than some of these ladies from a few countries back then. Just sayin' ...

No one 'cheats' another athlete out of going anywhere.

ITA that at least Fontana had presence and knew how to perform, even if her skating talent wasn't the best.

 

[SmallFairy]

It was Zimmerman... First Yagudin appears to be a total jerk, then Zimmerman.... How will a girl live it through?

 

[Colonel Green]

Simon and Chris make fun of Silvia's national representation.

 

[Jeschke]

she totally cheated Vale out of going to the Olympics.

This.
I am still that 2f2t and 1a did make the cut for the FS!

 

[VGThuy]

Wow, they're really being snarky about Fontana being American representing Italy even though she was raised in Rome...

 

[alchemy void]

Is everyone getting Jennifer Robinson right now?

 

[rfisher]

Shall we all say how slooooooowwwww Robinson was togeeeettthhhheeeerrr

 

[SmallFairy]

"Those marks are horrible". Well, I actually thought they were quite generous. Her SS isn't all that either....

 

[alchemy void]

Great music choice

 

[VGThuy]

I'm getting Rechnio. Do I have an outdated playlist?

 

[SmallFairy]

Jennifer is on! Ponytail queen!

 

[Jeschke]

Great music choice

I just wanted to say exactly this

 

[Vagabond]

Wow, they're really being snarky about Fontana being American representing Italy even though she was raised in Rome...

They made remarks about how Nikodinov, who was born in Spartanburg, S.C., was "representing the U.S. now."

 

[SmallFairy]

Great music choice

Rolf Løvland!