#TeamTrainwreck 24: For the weirdos and the dreamers!

[rfisher]

Camden: just pathetic. I'm done with him. Just focus on school boy because you aren't going to any more big skating events.

 

[Kateri]

Camden: just pathetic. I'm done with him. Just focus on school boy because you aren't going to any more big skating events.

Swap out Camden for Hiwatashi on the Team, imo. At least his 4sal was nice.

 

[SmallFairy]

Camden: just pathetic. I'm done with him. Just focus on school boy because you aren't going to any more big skating events.

Swap out Camden for Hiwatashi on the Team, imo. At least his 4sal was nice.

Count me in on this! Tomoki is breaking my heart a lot these days.

 

[SmallFairy]

Kana & Dai

Soooo good to have my kids back! They did well, and Sofia is healthy, thank God!

R/K

H/S

 

[Elisheba]

Schott beats Pulkinen

The shade

But is it wrong?

 

[Kateri]

But is it wrong?

Clearly, this was the inspiration Nicole needed. She may or may not not make the German fed standards, but she's damn well gonna outscore Camden Pulkinen!

 

[Vagabond]

Clearly, this was the inspiration Nicole needed. She may or may not not make the German fed standards, but she's damn well gonna outscore Camden Pulkinen!

#loweredexpectations

 

[Jeschke]

NHK Trophy Day 1 Recap

• Pulkinen beaten by Schott. Dying @Elisheba I cannot bow down deep enough
• Miura/Kihara knc joy is everything
• Galliamov remains the hottest ? out there, but I am so damn over this SP
• T/M PCS are giving me hopes (and about Tut influence the same second)
• Sinistina looks so fab, Nikita, well...
• well-fed look for Khaliavin: I like
• wonder how long it will still take until @SmallFairy realizes that the JW's bronze was the highlight of her team and that they will go nowhere in RUS. This could have eben been their GP farewell already.
• really start loving the concept of Schott's SP, but well, score remains meh ? tic toc tic toc.... GOE on 3t3t was a joke.
• Glenn 3a I already saw a facepalm deluxe in the making
• (((Daria)))
• Happy clappy to 'Now we are free'. Kill me now
• Sakamoto's Gladiator-SP remains as one of my 'so much promise turning out totally meh' programs.
• Han Yan 3a-shoutout
• Pulkinen necklace game
• I so love the bold 'in your face judges' start by Makar
• Zhou4OGM. Love the set of his programs. Pmaol about the arse glitter pants though.
• Love Nam's asian-swan-lake-tune and the dark outfit to it. Actaully I really like the entire program a lot! He is so into it.
• I swear I did not pay for the Samarin-arse-zoom pre-start
• That program has some really clever choreo-moments but for god's sake, it has to go. #folklorebootsback

Best Dressed: Eremenko, Sinitsina, Ignatov
Do Hard: Ignatov, Lagha, Khaliavin

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I so love the bold 'in your face judges' start by Makar

Me too. I noticed that too. Did he do that in the short program in Canada? I don’t know if he did or not. He is my one to watch… I’m loving him so much

 

[Vagabond]

Posterboy's jump content today: 4Tq (splat), 3A, 2Lz+2T*.

He did manage to outscore Schott. ?‍

 

[RoseRed]

No SP recaps from me (and I haven't even watched any of Austria yet), because of the new (old) Taylor Swift album that came out last night #priorities

 

[her grace]

NHK ladies SP

Matsuike: Wuz robbed after (most) everyone else skated so poorly
Kawabe: first part felt empty. Nice 3A. Seized the opportunity
Wi: outclassed here
Schott: never enough
Glenn: 3A attempt really derailed the program. Not sure the risk is worth it since she's a nervy skater anyway

Usacheva: having Rebecca Bross flashbacks. Also that skaters have to get themselves off the ice even with serious injuries. Why doesn't anyone help them?
Lim: Great program for her. Good spark
Liu: This program feels really young to me
You: setting herself up nicely as Korea's #1
Sakamoto: beautiful moment for her. Happy clappy!

 

[her grace]

NHK Trophy Day 1 Recap

• wonder how long it will still take until @SmallFairy realizes that the JW's bronze was the highlight of her team and that they will go nowhere in RUS. This could have eben been their GP farewell already.

Send them to Zhulin and watch the scores rise.

 

[her grace]

NHK Men's SP

Miuru: good start
Yamamoto: another good program!
Hiwatashi
Pulkinen
Ignatov: well done, but LP is coming

Zhou: Redemption Autumn. Thought he was better than Uno today
Nguyen: not good
Cha: Great skate, blazing jumps
Samarin
Uno: some of that was too eeked out.
Rizzo: Well, he and Grassl have spoken. There is no room for Frangipani on Italy's team.

 

[SamuraiK]

NHK Pairs

Couldnt watch the short programs cause time zone issues.

Schmaltz - this is not the right time to regress. Wake up
WalschMichaud - Vanessa & Eric say thank you.
Lu&Mitrofanov- First time watching them. Positively impressed. They may develop in the future.
Tall&Taller - I agree with Hanretty they kinda have created a style of their own and I appreciate that.
Miura-Kihara - that speeed, shaky this time but that is a Tursy Pots nominee!!!
Tarazova-Morozov: will they even hang onto bronze at this point?
ShamelessChampions : the choreo is basically the Queen program with another background and it lacks passion but the elements on their own overcompensate the lack of a whole picture.

BestDressed - Miura
Do Hard - Galiamov

 

[rfisher]

I don't blame Moskvina for keeping the same basic choreography for Mishna/Gall this season. It has an excellent chance of landing them on the Olympic podium and a really good chance of standing at the top. Sui/Han will have to be absolutely perfect in both programs to beat them.

Actually, I think if Tar/Mor were absolutely perfect, they'd win, but the odds of that happening are not good.

 

[Vagabond]

Nazarova's hairdo reminds me of one of my symbidiums.

ETA: This couple has so many of the Qualities, meets so few of the Criteria (none, really).

 

[SamuraiK]

NHK Dance

Russians #8: going the way of the finger, politically extinct. AZE or GEO is their only option.
N&N: First I thought they weree finally stepping out of their confort zone but then it became a camouflaged greatest hits. Always in charachter but the abuse of quirky moments cut the flow big time.
Import Husband: superb costumes. Pleasant but not thrilling.
Return of Dai: MissionTeamBronze would be such a fantastic story for this legend.
Parakeets : oh to be young and be that energectic!!
H&K: scary scary first lift and how the hel dit it get positive goe? The most sexy part about this is Sara'scostume. Their chemistry is just not there.
Vogue: I dont find them as only "striking a pose" like before, so now I can say Im fully enjoying their camp.
Snake Alien: I dont know. The idea is clever but the actual choreo feels more your typical romantic piece than voidy driven. Good score despite the fall.
Jerk & Girl In Love: First 2/3 are like a watered down version of VirtueMoir lovey dovey style from the Vancouver cycle and then choreo steps is badly pasted at the end. Gabby & Guillaume say thank you.

Best Dressed: Komatsubara
Do Hard: Hurtado

 

[Jeschke]

We have ****ing minimums!

 

[SamuraiK]

NHK Women

1st group - checking social media while TV on background. I managed to glimpse the korean girl with questionable posture, Boss girl kinda crying, Glenn looking ready for Tallin, and that's it.
Eunsoo. That botched jumping pass is true talent.
US Hype: The Hype is real this time, But I need her to be more self controlled. She enjoys it so much that the IN goes out of the window sometines.
Fancy Fantine : She really needs the 3A to stand out, otherwise I just disconnect and by her reaction she does aswell.
Kawabe: the substitute gets Silver, JPN battle royale is ON.
Judge Killer: how did she save that lutz???!! The music fits her well. The only JPN girl against the russian army at the GPF!!

Best Dressed - Liu
Do Hard - Lim

 

[Jeschke]

NHK Trophy Day 2 recap Women/Pairs

• Minimums slayed, 3t2t2t next
• pmaol at Hanretty throwing shade at Schott's non-existent-3lz
• bailing out on jump and showing no intention bringing it back I so awaited glorious 2lz2t2lo right into end pose for Lim. The disappointment.
• I was unable to focus on the rest of ladies after Schott's minimum #embarassing
• Hase/Seegert ditched their stunning FS costumes to go back to this old cap? @Hanna
• US pairs spots battle will be so at nationals (I still expect total splatfest here with random team coming in 3rd )
• Miura/Kihara for world's bronze ? #tongueofdisgust to end
• Postue of Galliamov is such a turn off, even tight pants can't save the day here anymore, meh. So uninspiring, no OGM material at all for me. Meh meh meh.

Best Dressed: Miura/Kihara, Tarasova
Do-Hard: ?

 

[rfisher]

I slept through the women. I couldn't care less who medaled among this roster.

As for Alien love the program is evolving (which one would expect with alien offspring).

 

[Jeschke]

NHK Trophy Day 2 recap Ice Dance

• stunning stunning stunning look on Shevchenko Just give Igor a transparent shirt and better tailored pants. These ones are so badly fitting.
• totally loved concept of S/E's FD
• Nazarova hairdo should grant her immediate membership on train (love they are going different route with Moulion-Rouge-musical instead of movie OST) I could see @Hanna and @alchemy void partying the final choreo steps so hard
• JPN dance battle is decided ?‍
• Sara's look on Kirll in knc says it all They won't make it this year
• Kirill has never looked hotter. That hair is everything!
• Houston, we have a problem: astronaut down. repeating. astronaut down. ?
• Embarassing levels of tailoring for S/K
• great arse by Sinitsina
• This program is such a disappointment for now to me. They just should have gone with some real dark rachmaninov.

Best Dressed: Shevchenko , Lagha, Kirill
Do-Hard: Lagha, Kirill

 

[rfisher]

I figured Zhulin's plan was to distract the judges and callers with Vika's thong so they ignored everything else. Seemed to work so clever thinking on his part.

ETA: Samarin in the KnC

 

[Jeschke]

NHK Trophy Day 2 Men

• Pulkinen vs. Schott: 1-1
• really really like Nam's set of programs. So well constructed. I will be teary for him or Romsky in the end, that's for sure With my luck, teary for both
• OMG yes, my man This is the right approach, clever layout! Seriously, he never looked hotter (blablabla, spare me your replies to this ). The drama face in the choreo steps is such a turn-on Seriously, this is what will happen: somehow he will slay nationals, make the Euros team, only to blow it there big time and will be left for olympics. Watch it!
• someone should tell Rizzo Hocke-smile during entire program does not work for every music.
• Makar's onesie is killing me. Same with the bad program. Looks, tech content and improved stamina for a halfway decent 3min-number are not enough here in comparison.
• just love Vincent's CTHD-FS, totally gets me, all the time!

Best Dressed: Samarin
Do-Hard: Samarin

 

[Kateri]

Best Dressed: Samarin
Do-Hard: Samarin

Listen. You do you on the do-hard. But BEST DRESSED??? In the van-casualty dirty-nappy shirt?

 

[rfisher]

Samarin has as much chance of the Euro/Olympic/World team as any of the other Russian men. They are all one way or another. Ignatov could have medaled here if he'd had just enough energy to not basically stop skating after the 3 minute mark. Drop two of the quads and let him have enough to at least get to the end of the program.

 

[Jeschke]

Listen. You do you on the do-hard. But BEST DRESSED??? In the van-casualty dirty-nappy shirt?

I love it ?‍

 

[Kateri]

I love it ?‍

Truly, the world is a rich and diverse tapestry!

 

[Kateri]

Was it 3 falls or 4 in Posterboy's Graz LP? Either way, his inflatable blouse didn't save him.

It sounds like a joke, but I'm serious: he has really improved his falling skills. He rolls, to disperse the impact on his body!

Hey... is the shirt another part of his safety-plan? Like a wearable airbag! Genius!!!