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Ask and you shall receive : https://youtube.com/shorts/xrdMOb3FQ_w?si=LmU3_jz6_9I7wppZ I believe Deanna has confirmed that she fell on her head, but not that it was on the backflip. Like Johnny Weird, the New York Times was unaware she took out the backflip as they dedicated a few paragraphs...

I love Roman’s skating and would have liked to see him have redemption at these Olympics. However, Stephen has had an amazing debut and I think his performance in the team event is going to be part of his story when he becomes a podium contender. This is a quads era and I think he has a...

Schizas’s Day in the Life video keeps getting recommended to me even though I don’t follow her (6 times within a 12-hour window). I am not getting this for any other skater and I don’t believe she regularly posts. Curious as to how algorithms are choosing to push certain content so aggressively.

This interview between Lia Pereira and Roman Sadovsky was delightful: https://youtu.be/STRsMIYgwVk?si=CRkABy7cTQbfG2AD

There’s also going to be a fictional series about an ice dancer called Finding Her Edge. https://youtu.be/ppZ3qgtFOME?si=nP4vVgmRdKuGz9YX Thank you Skating Santa for these belated gifts!

Do they check your bags for food?

Is the practice rink at the Slush Puppie centre and is the public allowed to watch? On another note, can we agree that this is an amazing name for an arena?

Personally I think B&K did have a point in that era of block judging. Ice dance rankings would barely move from one segment to the next or even one competition to the next. And eventually, B&K did work hard at their basics and their lines and won a world championship. OTOH what is the point of...

I am completely turned off by Piper’s online troll behaviour. I have been harping about Lilah Fear’s lack of extension for years, but she’d never lower herself to being a social media troll. If anything, she and Lewis have worked harder than ever these last few years. Piper could be working on...

At this rate, “I’m too sexy for this judging system” should have been the name of this thread.

I’m not sure how I feel because while I am totally perplexed that someone with Lilah Fear’s lack of extension could be an Olympic medallist, IMO Gilles and Poirier are not leaps and bounds better. I have seen them 4 times in person and they are slower than many teams. I also cannot stand the...

I didn’t know who was commentating the tv version and I was watching going…. Is this Sandra Bezic? No, it can’t be. Is she back on tv?! She is!

What I remember coming out at that time is that Diaz told her about his decision while they were still at the world championships, right after their competition was over, but before the gala. He allegedly had said something to the effect that he (and maybe the coaches knew - I can’t quite...

I agree, it’s a maybe, especially with the games being in Italy. But all the more reason Canada would want to send a more “veteran” team.

I think Schizas will do a clean SP, get over marked, then skate a less strong free, but the SP will help her win at nationals. I am probably cynical, but Skate Canada won’t let a potentially inconsistent lesser known skater be sent to Olympics with a team medal on the line. Timing is on...