I had no idea Mia Kalin and Isabeau Levito are training 3A and quads! Are they?
I sort of just meant getting 3-3s solid (although I think Mia's instagram has shown a 4S and 4T in training. Not sure about Isabeau).
Maybe misinformation. I'm under the impression that most lessons in Russia are given in groups, at least until the skater reaches a certain level, as opposed to in the US where almost no one takes group lessons above the age of 5 or something. And I thought it was fairly common for skaters whose families don't live in Moscow or St. P to live in dorms. Didn't Plushenko just build houses for his skaters so they don't have to go home? If I'm wrong please tell me politely without freaking out.
Where are y'all watching this. I can't find Alysa on Peacock Premium You Tube.Alyssa’s spread eagle sequence into the layback/bielmann spin is everything
Loved the detail of her La Strada costume too with the little blue and white stripe inset at the chest.
Definitely. USFS is way too set in certain skaters and coaches. While I don't entirely like how Russia tosses away skaters, they are willing to reward people regardless of name if they do a good job. Meanwhile USFS propped up Mariah hard last night.
Exactly. A lot of the skaters at nationals are able to land 3-3s in practice and warm up no problem. They just can't do so in competition. That's the real problem here.
no...... you're taking bits and pieces out of context. Russian parents put their kids in groups for recreation skating, like at any rink in USA. If a family is serious about kid's skating future, they immediately find the best coach they can get (if he/she takes the kid) and start private lessons + small groups that particular coach holds on top of private lessons. Parents pay for EVERYthing. Federation's support comes only to the Top level skaters. They do NOT live in dorms, because there are NO dorms (there were back in USSR, 30 years ago.) Plushenko's "cottage situation" is a PR move and not what he says it is (long story). Nobody forces skaters to learn 3-3, or quads/3A...... they can skate and do only Single jumps, if their parents are willing to pay for their recreational skating. But! top coaches, like Mishin, Tutberidze, Buyanova, Davydov, Panova, etc., will NOT take a skater with just double jumps if the skater is over a certain age, which makes sense. I am done for now, since this in NOT a "russian" topic.
You make it sound like Chen and Bell skated the same way when Chen and Glenn practically tied mainly due to TES.
That comment did not age well, lol.
I would remove Bell from the above statement. She was totally propped-up in the SP this week, compared to Chen...then we saw more clearly what happened to Bell in the LP. Bell shouldn’t even be in the conversation for a 2021 Worlds spot...not to mention Olympics. It’s over, hon...unless USFS holds an additional event- such a “NAm Challenge” - between now & Worlds, in which Bell & others may have a chance to make a final case for a Worlds spot.
There was an episode of The Simpsons where Lisa took tap lessons and right before the recital performance the teacher (a Shirley Temple parody) stapled their cheeks so they would have a permanent smile and could sparkle properly. Alysa looked like someone did just that to herI feel like Alysa’s smile didn’t move the entire performance. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad
I feel like Alysa’s smile didn’t move the entire performance. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad
lol it was bit over the top, but it was fun to watch. I'd rather see too much expression than too little, but ya, with more practice she could learn to show some range. I have lots of faith in her ability to improve, unlike some of her compatriots.
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The Federation didn't drop her like a hot potato. She skated poorly in the Free and was marked accordingly. Johnny Weir remarked after Bell muffed her first two jumping passes that it had been years since she had had such a poor start in competition.
You nailed it. I can't recall much of her actual skating because I was so distracted by the (often inappropriate) grin that never left her face.There was an episode of The Simpsons where Lisa took tap lessons and right before the recital performance the teacher (a Shirley Temple parody) stapled their cheeks so they would have a permanent smile and could sparkle properly. Alysa looked like someone did just that to her
I’m a high school student and I can tell you that when the Winter Olympics begin, everyone talks about figure skating. They don’t know specific skaters, they don’t understand the rules and nuances, and they question the scores (most people focus on the emotional impact rather than the jumps) but they always root for Team USA. Thanks to TikTok, there’s been an upsurge in interest in figure skating. I mean, “figure skating TikTok” has become a thing and garners MILLIONS of views each day. I can also tell you that everyone knows about the Tonya Harding story because of “I, Tonya” (it kind of became a cult classic) and Nathan Chen is pretty popular, especially if you’re Asian. The least popular disciplines, however, are pairs followed by ice dance. Alysa Liu is also “known” but only by those who remember her from the Jimmy Fallon show and because of the triple-Axel. All in all, I would say interest in figure skating is rising thanks to social media... not because of anything the US Figure Skating Federation has done. If anything, their marketing tactics are lagging a good 10 years.
Four year fans are nothing new, I promise you that. In 2010, there were a lot of articles/social media (before Instagram was around) about how Johnny Weir either should've won or he was robbed. The four-year fans gravitated towards that opinion, yet most of them only watched a clip of Johnny and nothing else from the entire competition. It's also similar to politics where no one cares about anything for four years and then the Presidential election comes around and everyone knows everything. In 1998, a lot of North Americans were convinced that Bourne/Kraatz were extremely robbed because of the picture the media was trying to paint, but a lot of people even on FSU still don't even know the first thing about ice dance scoring and technique.
over skating- which shares a lot of similarities. There are many different things that now get a quick minute of attention due to social media posts, but I wouldn't say they ultimately stick.
I agree. USFS needs better engagement and marketing, especially when it comes to ensuring that the public eye on the sport is not dictated by a single season (Olympic season). Before marketing, their first worry should concern rebuilding and restructuring to ensure that the US has depth.Four year fans are nothing new, I promise you that. In 2010, there were a lot of articles/social media (before Instagram was around) about how Johnny Weir either should've won or he was robbed. The four-year fans gravitated towards that opinion, yet most of them only watched a clip of Johnny and nothing else from the entire competition. It's also similar to politics where no one cares about anything for four years and then the Presidential election comes around and everyone knows everything. In 1998, a lot of North Americans were convinced that Bourne/Kraatz were extremely robbed because of the picture the media was trying to paint, but a lot of people even on FSU still don't even know the first thing about ice dance scoring and technique.
I wouldn't equate a quick TikTok to garnering millions of new fans willing to sit through a 2 or 3 hour competition, often on a streaming service that you have to pay for, but it does bring more awareness to the sport. The funny thing for me is that a huge portion of the young LGBTQ population watches and are experts on RuPaul's Drag Race, but a lot of them still
The ISU and USFS are many years behind in terms of engagement, that's for sure.
