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She sure said a lot for someone who has no voice.

The people we should give the benefit of the doubt to are not the people in power, see Lord Acton’s maxim.

Kristi is such a class act.

Ryan used to skate with Lydia Manon and they seemed to be on pace toward an Olympic team (2005 U.S. bronze and 4CC bronze medalists). But then she dumped him. Silverstein/O’Meara making the Olympic team was a nice second chance opportunity for both skaters.

Hey, someone retired? :cheer: I thought the dancers had forgotten how. :P But to be serious, they reached their pinnacle with a deserved team medal. Enjoy retirement!

:cheer2: for LSU. :40beers: for Cal. :fragile: for Utah. And some very impressive Freshmen for Florida and the future.

Some interesting results. Let’s go, Utah!

It’s not ice dance.

IMO, G/P were, are, and continue to be F-B/S’s biggest obstacle to success. Heck, if G/P had retired after the last Olympics, F-B/S probably would’ve medaled last season.

It was amazing! Clouds gave us a break at just the right time. 🤩

I really liked Hauer/Starr. Best wishes to them for future skating and/or life success!

McNamara is the most accomplished American female ice dancer who is partnerless and Chen is the most accomplished American male dancer that’s partnerless. Of course, they’re going to try out. Doesn’t mean they’ll be a good fit, but that’s the point of the tryout. And both having citizenship...

I've always thought unison should be its own PCS category for pairs, but this could be a good way to differentiate those who do elements in sync and those who don't.

Lauriault/Le Gac also went this route getting married as juniors (and for similar reasons I’d suspect).

1) no more touching boards 2) bring back pattern dances within RD 3) proper spin exits required, exiting on your knees is dreadful technique :mitchell: