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Czisny truly had Tuktamysheva-level bad timing; like winning nationals both the year before and the year after the Vancouver Olympics.
Czisny truly had Tuktamysheva-level bad timing; like winning nationals both the year before and the year after the Vancouver Olympics.
The phrasing of the bit in bold:Czisny truly had Tuktamysheva-level bad timing; like winning nationals both the year before and the year after the Vancouver Olympics.
Cover Girls implies the ladies need to do more cover songs...?
It depends on how you define timing — what I mean is that the seasons when she was really “on” never quite coincided properly with the Olympic cycle (and/or tended to run out of gas toward the end).I actually thought Alissa had great timing. That third slot (and second slot) was wide open for her in 2006. She came off a GP win and a GP silver (winning the LP) and making the GPF. She herself just didn't take advantage of the opportunity. The 2010 Olympics was also wide open as there was no real favorites to make the team. Mirai and Rachel ended up getting it (Mirai with a fire but a carrot filled performance), but again she couldn't take advantage.
The only time she was ill-served by timing was the timing of her injury that prevented her from continuing the roll she was on from the 2010-2011 season going towards 2014. Honestly, her jumping technique that she spent her career trying to fix, and her inability to compete under pressure was what really hurt her.
Founder and Artistic Director Douglas Webster, who grew up in North Conway, NH and currently lives in Kittery, Maine, says the IDI performances are called Winter Surprise and Delights and will showcase a mix of world-premiere pieces he choreographed. Says Webster, “Two new works, Revival, set to the music of Mumford and Sons, Jason Castro, and Audra Mae; and Solstice, a fantasy ice ballet set to a commissioned score by Jonathan Galland; are both designed to lift the spirits during this unprecedented year. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to share this program that focuses on hope, joy, and overcoming struggle.”
I only caught the one and a half songs. It was nice. The announcer said there will be another show at 6:45, since this is in NH, I assume 6:45 Eastern. Thanks for posting about this!Speaking of Alissa Czisny, she and Angela Wang are part of the 2021 Ice Dance International Winter Company that will perform twice today via livestream - first group performance is starting soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atQoMg0geWk
One persons notion of timing is another’s notion of luck.
Skaters who average 3 triples in a long program rarely occupy my thoughts.
One persons notion of timing is another’s notion of luck.
Skaters who average 3 triples in a long program rarely occupy my thoughts
I weep for you. I pray for our sport.Skaters who average 3 triples in a long program rarely occupy my thoughts.
The PCS and GOE at those Worlds were a little suspect - I feel that about Miki vs Yuna, and feel that about 3rd to 5th too. I agree Alissa should have had the bronze.I re-watched her World's performance this week and still think she should have been on the podium. Even with the fall on the lutz, she could have been third had she received level 3 on her step sequences - she got l2 in both programs.
I rewatched Miki Ando’s 2011 Worlds winning skate recently and really wished I didn’t.The PCS and GOE at those Worlds were a little suspect - I feel that about Miki vs Yuna, and feel that about 3rd to 5th too. I agree Alissa should have had the bronze.
A rather masochistic endeavor, no?I rewatched Miki Ando’s 2011 Worlds winning skate recently and really wished I didn’t.
(((((VGThuy)))))I rewatched Miki Ando’s 2011 Worlds winning skate recently and really wished I didn’t.
As ANL would say, refresh my drink
Interesting. I never thought of Alissa as a wuz robbed victim at 2011 Worlds. It was close between Kostner-Leonova-Czisny in the end; less than 2.5 points separated 3rd-5th place. Do you feel Czisny's marks were too low or Kostner or Leonova were over-scored? The comp was in Russia so I wonder if the competition had been anywhere else, would Leonova have been scored below Czisny? I mean for pete's sake, Gachinski got a medal here. Kostner was finally finding her feet around this time and she was skating w/ more spirit.The PCS and GOE at those Worlds were a little suspect - I feel that about Miki vs Yuna, and feel that about 3rd to 5th too. I agree Alissa should have had the bronze.
Nice article on Amber Glenn:
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Amber Glenn: America's pansexual skating star on coming out and breaking through
Since coming out as pansexual, the US national silver medalist has thrust herself into the conversation for next year’s Olympicswww.theguardian.com
Now looking forward to Worlds, Chen is working on consistency and likely won't add any technical elements to her routines. She is, however, working on her triple Axel daily. If she lands it prior to Worlds, she could choose to debut it at the competition. She hasn't put much thought into working on acquiring quadruple jumps, but if she were to train them, she'd probably want to start with the quad loop and quad Lutz.
"Leading up to Nationals, I had to kind of tone it down a little because I didn't want to risk injuring myself," she said. "I know working on the overall program consistency is more important than working on the jump...I'm hoping that Worlds is my opportunity to peak.
Her ultimate goal at Worlds is to deliver two solid performances when it counts, which she proves to herself she is capable of in practice.
"I get my confidence from my training," she said. "These weeks leading up to Worlds is really important for me to hone in on my skills and work on my mental strength and build the repetition, so when I do get there and if I have any doubts, I can tell myself, 'Okay, Karen, you've trained this however many times and you've done it so many times in practice, it'll be there for you.'"