Netflix Ice Dancing Documentary (C/B, G/P, F-B/C)

[Habs]

I was annoyed that it wasn’t made clear that the Brits or Italians could easily medal. With five out of six North American skaters, they made it seem as if France was the only Euro team that could medal. The only time other teams were mentioned was in the foreign-partner segment.

Adam was very funny. I don’t listen to podcasts but I’d listen to him if it weren’t for Ashley, whom I just can’t stand.

I don’t like Ashley either, but I enjoy the podcast. Adam is a gem. Ashley is pretty honest about what she does and doesn’t know, and she’s funny too. I don’t find that she disrupts my enjoyment of listening.

 

[Allskate]

Adam was very funny. I don’t listen to podcasts but I’d listen to him if it weren’t for Ashley, whom I just can’t stand.

Adam is doing work in Milan without Ashley. It's not commentary. He's going to be at the NBC Sports Desk and doing special segments on things like costumes.

I know they discuss ice dance on The Runthrough, but Adam doesn't pretend to be an ice dance expert. Why was he on a show about ice dance? For the humor?

 

[PRlady]

Adam is doing work in Milan without Ashley. It's not commentary. He's going to be at the NBC Sports Desk and doing special segments on things like costumes.

I know they discuss ice dance on The Runthrough, but Adam doesn't pretend to be an ice dance expert. Why was he on a show about ice dance? For the humor?

He was a source of general skating knowledge, like the competition calendar, but he had funny and insightful things to say in a human interest way. He was kind of the voice of us.

 

[Allskate]

He was a source of general skating knowledge, like the competition calendar, but he had funny and insightful things to say in a human interest way. He was kind of the voice of us.

If you enjoy the way he talks about skating, you should give "The Runthrough" a try. If you're thinking of the Ashley of ten years ago or the Ashley you hear on commentary, that's pretty different. IMO, they all have pretty biased views, but she's probably the most open about hers and actually the least opinionated. That's largely because she doesn't care as much about skating and doesn't do as much with the podcast. She's surprisingly self-deprecating. Almost too much.

IMO, the most annoying thing about the podcast is that they can be all over the place. But, they have gotten better, and their upcoming episodes should be a little more structured. They are doing previews of each Olympic event, and I think they taped them before Adam left for Milan. I think they said that each episode would drop a few day before each event.

You also could check out the "lore" episodes where they did deep dives into skating history for each discipline. Ashley does very little talking in those. (Again, there is a bias to these and it's a little weird having Adam research things that we are old enough to remember - and perhaps remember differently - but they definitely are interesting and entertaining.) They did them during the last off season, and there are enough hours to fill a cross-country road trip.