NBC Skating Special This Sunday at 1:00 PM

[Kristin]

Does anyone know what is airing this Sunday? I'm guessing its the fundraiser that Jason Brown and Gracie Gold cohosted, but it doesn't say on my DVR. Anyone know?

 

[Skate Talker]

Checked on my PVRs. I have 2 different kinds of PVR but same cable company. Nonetheless one doesn't even have a listing for skating; the other just says Figure Skating Special. I will try to remember to keep checking.

 

[love skating]

On the Titan TV website it lists it as: Best of the 2019-20 Season Recap

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Kristin]

a recap... thats kinda funny considering what was supposed to be worlds coverage was nationals coverage and GPF coverage, not sure what else they can recap? the grand prix series? don't get me wrong, I'm always glad to see skating on tv though!

 

[Frau Muller]

a recap... thats kinda funny considering what was supposed to be worlds coverage was nationals coverage and GPF coverage, not sure what else they can recap? the grand prix series? don't get me wrong, I'm always glad to see skating on tv though!

I guess that we’ll get to see Johnny, Tara and Terry in quarantine from their basements, LOL! I can’t wait to see how Johnny has set up his basement studio.

 

[Skate Talker]

Checked on my PVRs. I have 2 different kinds of PVR but same cable company. Nonetheless one doesn't even have a listing for skating; the other just says Figure Skating Special. I will try to remember to keep checking.

My one listing now says "USA Figure Skating Special" still no details. (The one that was not showing a listing at all before now has the "Figure Skating Special" listing.)

 

[love skating]

Here's Johnny Weir's tweet about it:

Johnny Weir on Twitter

“This Sunday, join us on @NBCOlympics at 2pm Eastern for a look at some of the seasons best performances! You can join me & @taralipinski on my Instagram LIVE during the show to have your questions answered. 🙌🏻 @USFigureSkating #ASeasonsBest”

twitter.com

 

[Frau Muller]

It looks like Johnny will be hosting a live viewing party on Instagram in conjunction with this! I knew it!!!
https://sports.yahoo.com/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-host-185345050.html

The article includes a list of what we’ll be seeing - not just US skaters like Chen, Liu, Bell, Chock/Bates and Calalang/Johnson (yeah!) but also non-US like Hanyu and Kostornaia’s SPs.

The NBC telecast begins at 2pm Eastern, not 1pm...although it’s 1pm in the next time zone. I double-checked my on screen guide. Whee!

 

[Carolla5501]

So in other words we can hear the side show act talk over skating replays. I think I may pass, I already know everything about how it was when they skated and that Tara was the youngest Olympic gold medalist in figure skating

 

[caseyedwards]

Beginning with mariah bell!!!!

 

[caseyedwards]

Kostornaia!!!

 

[jennysk8oboe]

I may or may not have cried watching Mariah’s freeskate again!!

 

[caseyedwards]

Ending with nathan chen !

 

[misskarne]

How can this be considered a "season's best" without Jason? Phht.

 

[DreamSkates]

I guess that we’ll get to see Johnny, Tara and Terry in quarantine from their basements, LOL! I can’t wait to see how Johnny has set up his basement studio.

I didn't see much except the bun on the top of his head.

 

[DreamSkates]

I may or may not have cried watching Mariah’s freeskate again!!

I've watched it several times since seeing it live and every time I want to jump up and give her a standing O - with tears!

 

[DreamSkates]

Kostornaia!!!

Of the three top Russian ladies, I enjoy her skating the most.

 

[caseyedwards]

Of the three top Russian ladies, I enjoy her skating the most.

I just don’t think it’s fair she can maximize her talent in the short but the other Russians can’t! That’s not her fault!

 

[Lacey]

I've watched it several times since seeing it live and every time I want to jump up and give her a standing O - with tears!

Upon rewatching after being there live, I think I stood up too early in the end of Mariah's performance, it was that magnificent and just kept building and building. I'm glad I super applauded, but sorry to those behind me whom I might have obstructed, just a big fan whose fandom grew even more that day.

 

[aftershocks]

@NBCSportsGold (if you're a subscriber) has posted the best performances from each discipline. The NBC telecast simply condensed performances from what NBCSportsGold compiled. Under best men's performances on NBCGold, Jason's fp is definitely included.

Jason's performance was positioned 8th out of 10 men's performances:

Yuzuru Hanyu

Nathan Chen

Alexander Samarin (questionable position)

Kevin Aymoz

Dmitri Aliev (also questionable position; although I like Aliev's skating, I hated both of his program selections this past season)

Keegan Messing

Boyang Jin

Jason Brown (too low on this totem pole)

Yuma Kagiyama (he's brilliant and will be reaching for the stars soon, if/when we return to some semblance of normal competition)

Jun Hwan Cha

Of course, there were other great performances that didn't get included on NBCSportsGold's list.

 

[Brenda_Bottems]

The ridiculous list above is further proof of NBC's (and Weir) pro-Russia agenda. There should be no Russians on this list.

-BB

 

[aftershocks]

^^ Right, those were certainly not great or best male performances of the season by either Samarin or Aliev (or possibly even Boyang Jin). I'd say that they were good performances for these guys in overcoming some of their inconsistent shortcomings. But, as the saying goes time and again, 'That's figure skating...' There's always a political component to the scoring and to these 'best of' lists.

The same goes for some of the performances in the 'best of' pairs list by NBCSportsGold... Probably it's the same for lists in every discipline. I just didn't get a chance to view the dance and ladies 'best of' complilations.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Sunday, May 10th at 8 PM on NBCSN, "On Her Turf". Looks like it's Alysa's turn. See the new thread that I started. Thanks

https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1259181669430558722/photo/1