2023 Skate America Pairs SP - The Best Little Code Whorehouse in Texas

[genevieve]

Starting Order:

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Isabelle MARTINS / Ryan BEDARD USA
2 Chelsea LIU / Balazs NAGY USA
3 Lia PEREIRA / Trennt MICHAUD CAN

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO ITA
5 Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR
6 Valentina PLAZAS / Maximiliano FERNANDEZ USA
7 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER

Wedgie Data

Thread will be opened prior to start

 

[genevieve]

Also: I can’t take credit for the title

 

[Rukia]

Beautiful title! I'm 2nd row up behind the tech panel lol.

 

[Amy L]

I should have gone. I'm thinking about taking a last minute trip this weekend!

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I am so ready. I have doordash, I have . The cats and I are here for... whatever this is.

 

[Aceon6]

Dinner is done and DH is on clean up duty. I have and but may break out the salted caramel Kahlua for the men.

 

[Rukia]

I should have gone. I'm thinking about taking a last minute trip this weekend!

Do itttt

 

[Amy L]

Do itttt

I'd have to get a hotel so I'm still mulling it over if I want to spend that much money. My sister-in-law lives in Dallas but I don't think I can ask to crash at her place. What am I supposed to say, your mom drives me nuts so I had to flee the county

 

[peibeck]

"WHOREHOUSE" and we are discussing pairs and not ICE DANCE?

 

[marbri]

Well the feed for me is freezing and when it isn't freezing there is no sound

 

[victorskid]

So the ISU YouTube stream started with the darkened arena and the sounds the of the US anthem. Now there are stop and start highlights of some of the American skaters.

 

[ChillSkate]

Arena had a hard to hear interview with Chelsea and Balazs

 

[Sylvia]

1 Isabelle MARTINS / Ryan BEDARD USA - In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles; choreo. by Rohene Ward
2 Chelsea LIU / Balazs NAGY USA - Dive by Ed Sheeran; choreo. by Adam Rippon & Christine Fowler-Binder
3 Lia PEREIRA / Trennt MICHAUD CAN - River by Bishop Briggs; choreo. by Alison Purkiss & Asher Hill

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO ITA - Brotsjor by Olafur Arnalds / Iron by Woodkid; choreographers listed in ISU bio: Federica Bernardi, David Cipolleschi
5 Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR - Never Tear Us Apart by Bishop Briggs; choreo. by Mark Pillay
6 Valentina PLAZAS / Maximiliano FERNANDEZ USA - Rhapsody on A Theme of Paganini, Op43: Variation 11 & Variation 8 by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Jim Peterson & Amanda Evora
7 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEL GER - I Love Rock n Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Voulez-Vous by Philip Michael, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters & Stellan Skarsgård; choreographers listed in their ISU bio: Anna Cappellini, Luca Lanotte

 

[Lizziebeth]

Is anyone getting anything on Peacock?

 

[Aceon6]

I’m starting with the ISU stream from Luxembourg. Please let me know who’s commentating on the Peacock feed so I can choose the least painful experience.

 

[skatfan]

There’s also a live warm up feed of backstage

2023 ISU Humana Skate America Warmup

Take a look behind the scenes at the warmup area at 2023 ISU Humana Skate America

www.youtube.com

 

[Sylvia]

Arena had a hard to hear interview with Chelsea and Balazs

Most likely the one ("fluff" filmed at Champs Camp presumably) recently uploaded to USFS' YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p88TSKIUeBM

 

[flyingsit]

Nothing on peacock yet?

 

[victorskid]

Now we have the trumpets and introductions apparently. No commentary on the ISU stream so far and the CBC Gem stream hasn't started yet.

 

[Lizziebeth]

Well it looks like the peacock crowed

 

[airgelaal]

I prepared tangerines and coffee .
And let the party begin!

 

[Rukia]

The isu production person is right in front of me haha

 

[Karen-W]

I'm waiting for The Karate Kid to end on E! - especially after the last hour where ATT decided to have major network connectivity issues to the point where I was connected to NO network and could only make emergency calls. It came back less than 10 minutes ago, thank God!

Oh, and I have some of my York peppermint patties stash as my only bit of celebratory food.

Commercials... and we've got skating!

 

[skatingguy]

Now we have the trumpets and introductions apparently. No commentary on the ISU stream so far and the CBC Gem stream hasn't started yet.

Simon Reid? on the ISU stream.

 

[skatfan]

Ugh we have commentary on the ISU channel

 

[Firedancer]

No sound on Peacock

 

[flyingsit]

No sound on peacock…

 

[airgelaal]

ISU stream is... wierd...

 

[Amy L]

Martins/Bedard look excited but pukeyfaced.

Chelsea's hair gets a no from me dawg.

 

[Aceon6]

Simon Reid? on the ISU stream.

Sounded like it before the screen went black. Nevermind, they switched to the opening reel.