Practice reports - SkAm 2025 in Lake Placid

[Sylvia]

This thread is for people watching the Rinkside Practice Cams on Peacock with Jean-Luc Baker, Jackie Wong, etc. and for those actually in Lake Placid, of course - thank you very much in advance for sharing your observations here!

Jackie on X: "Practices on Thursday and Friday will be streamed on Peacock and available afterward for 24hrs on USFS YouTube."

Time & Practice Schedule in Eastern time: https://results.isu.org/schedules/gpusa2025_ColouredTimeSchedule.pdf

Practice Groups & Music Rotation (Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 only): https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.az...5-MusicRotationAll-Letter-1762967439-9584.pdf

Practice session order for Thursday: Pairs (10:00-11:20 am Eastern time); Women (11:35-12:55); Ice Dance (13:10-14:30); Men (14:45-16:05).

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks, @tony!

Full practice run-throughs here:

https://www.instagram.com/theskatingsession/

 

[Sylvia]

Jean-Luc Baker is hosting the Pairs practice by himself on Peacock - you can send questions to him via @USFigureSkating's X account and he's happy to answer.

 

[Wyliefan]

He sounds like the aloneness is starting to wear on him a little.

 

[Wyliefan]

Pla/Fern look like they're really enjoying themselves out there.

 

[Karen-W]

PlaFern have a great lift exit right into their pairs spin at the end of their FS. Looking forward to seeing the program in its entirety on Saturday.

 

[just tuned in]

JLBaker is (jokingly) suggesting that the audience boo scores that they don't like. Wakabi has excellent carriage and should be rewarded.

 

[Wyliefan]

Hana Yoshida is having a really rough practice.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Jackie said there are dead bugs on the ice again lol.

 

[Rukia]

Jackie said there are dead bugs on the ice again lol.

nothing grosses me out more

 

[Wyliefan]

Jackie said there are dead bugs on the ice again lol.

Again? This happened before?

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Again? This happened before?

In 2017 skaters were picking them up off the ice

 

[PRlady]

Well the practice can had the wrong info up for the Mrazeks. Wake up guys.

 

[Wyliefan]

JLB can't pronounce "Loicia." But his commentary is really good here, as you'd expect.

 

[Wyliefan]

Did Phebe change her costume? Because I feel like I would have remembered this Rainbow Brite bathing suit thing.

 

[Wyliefan]

JLB wants a waltz RD! One of us! One of us!

 

[PRlady]

I can’t post to X but wish someone would ask him about the Shibs.

 

[tlk]

Madison Chock in a different skirt for the FD! Thank goodness!

 

[Rukia]

Christina's dress is different

 

[Wyliefan]

I wish Alicia's pants were different.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Madison Chock in a different skirt for the FD! Thank goodness!

I like the costumes but since they’re kind of low on bling I think they might be just practice outfits.

 

[Wyliefan]

JLB is really, really big on the Chock/Bates free dance. Going on and on about the difficulty, the detail, etc.

ETA: They have a fall near the end (not a big one, they were already down low). JLB: "Guess she took down the bull a little too early."

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I loved hearing JLB’s explanation of all the holds in C/B’s step sequence. As someone with no teknik I had no idea how intricate it was.

 

[Wyliefan]

I can’t post to X but wish someone would ask him about the Shibs.

Somebody just did. He's saying how hard comebacks are and praising them for trying it.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I can’t post to X but wish someone would ask him about the Shibs.

I asked and he talked about how the intricacy requirements have changed a lot and speed has gone up in twizzles while back in 2018 only 40% of teams could do great twizzles lol. He spoke positively about their comeback in general.

 

[PRlady]

I thought C/B already look a LOT better. It could be a very exciting moment in Milan. Yes, more exciting than a soft lyrical Whale.

 

[Karen-W]

Just got off my morning training call - making good progress with the new job, but excited to be able to tune in for a bit of the practices during my lunch break. Catching up on J-L's commentary regarding the US teams now.

 

[PRlady]

Damn it, Jean-Luc should commentate dance at the Olys. Not Gabby, not anyone else. He knows so much and he’s so interesting.

 

[Alilou]

Christina's dress is different

Thank goodness. Hated the red and green one.

 

[Wyliefan]

Thank goodness. Hated the red and green one.

This is the RD dress.