Threads in Need of Merging

[Vagabond]

Grand Prix Series of Seasons 2022/23 & 2023/24

https://isu.org/isu-news/news/125-grand-prix-news/13919-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-final-2022-allotted-to-torino-ita?templateParam=15 Season 2022/23 October 21-23, 2022 - USA October 28-30, 2022 – CAN November 4-6, 2022 - FRA November 11-13, 2022 – CHN November 18-20, 2022 – JPN...

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2022 Grand Prix Series

According to this article, it is the intention of the ISU to move Grand Prix events outside of China and Russia; the former due to Crud restrictions and the latter due to the situation in Ukraine. My guess is that Talinin will be one of the new sites and well-deserved...

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[MacMadame]

Two Word Games threads

Original: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/word-games.109221/

A new one:

Worldle - Daily Geography Game

That is not a misspelling--I'm interested in Worldle, the geography version of Wordle. I usually enjoy word games, but Wordle and its variants don't appeal to me that much. On the other hand, I love geography trivia and Worldle is a fun challenge. If anyone has been doing Worldle or wants to...

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[SHARPIE]

its not a word game. I’ll leave it alone.

 

[Vagabond]

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/start-orders.110082/

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/practice-thread-reports-news-gossip-etc.110080/

 

[Wyliefan]

It’s World Ice Skating Day! (12/4/2022)

It’s December 4, 2022 - the ISU’s World Ice Skating Day! 🥳 Intro on ISU website: https://www.isu.org/events/world-ice-skating-day WISD’s dedicated page: https://www.worldiceskatingday.com/ Nothing going on here in PtoRico…but maybe in your own locales? Have you participated? Any interesting...

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World Ice Skating Day

Apparently this is the first World Ice Skating Day, and a lot of skaters are posting videos to celebrate. I haven't got time just now to post links, unfortunately. But if you search #WorldIceSkatingDay on Twitter and Instagram, you'll find a bunch, including Jason Brown, Kaetlyn Osmond, Carolina...

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[Vagabond]

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/maybe-murdoch-enterprises-needs-its-own-discussion.110677/

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/tucker-carlson-out-at-fox-news.110675/

With a new thread title?

 

[SHARPIE]

Politically Incorrect isn’t moderated.

 

[once_upon]

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/maybe-murdoch-enterprises-needs-its-own-discussion.110677/

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/tucker-carlson-out-at-fox-news.110675/

With a new thread title?

Since I started it, I'll speak to it. Tucker's firing was totally separate from Murdoch world wide issues. Ignore it.

 

[Vagabond]

Jutta Muller (coach of Kati Witt) has passed away aged 94

In German: https://www.n-tv.de/sport/Trainer-Legende-Jutta-Mueller-gestorben-Eiserne-Lady-des-Eiskunstlaufs-article24505452.html Trying to find an English source. RIP, Queen! :glamor:

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Jutta Muller Passes Away

https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/news/news-fsk/14740-figure-skating-coach-jutta-mueller-dies-at-age-94?templateParam=15 A coaching legend..

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[Vagabond]

Major earthquake in Japan on NYD 2024

https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/japan-ishikawa-earthquake-01-01-24/index.html

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Japan Air Crash

A jet hit a small plane in Haneda airport and caught fire. 5 people in the small plan died but the passengers on the jet survived. Amazing this was not worse. https://www.9news.com.au/videos/world/at-least-five-killed-in-japan-runway-collision/clqwq29bh002s0kpdj150zbtt

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[Wyliefan]

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/kb-financial-group-korea-figure-skating-championships-2024-january-4-7.111418/

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2024-south-korean-nationals-jan-4-7.111417/

 

[Sylvia]

I started this general SafeSport thread in Other Sports in February 2022:

U.S. Center for SafeSport, Olympic Movement's misconduct watchdog, struggles to shed 'paper tiger' reputation

Major article by Dan Murphy and Pete Madden for ESPN.com (Feb. 23, 2022): https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/33348656/us-center-safesport-olympic-movement-misconduct-watchdog-struggles-shed-paper-tiger-reputation But confidential documents obtained by ESPN and ABC News coupled with more...

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Re. post #2 in the Other Sports thread, the same article & topic is being discussed now in GSD so if an Admin. thinks my Other Sports thread should be locked (or merged into GSD), feel free to do it:

Keeping Track of Criminal Cases & SafeSport Suspensions in Skating

Latest update in the Kerry case. The article is paywalled. Is someone able to post a link that is not paywalled? Basically the family are no longer able to coach at Macquarie rink. This is News Corp Australia Sports' Julian Linden's follow-up to his earlier "exclusive" with Monica MacDonald...

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