For very detailed articles and backstage photos, too, check out http://www.usfsa.org/event_details.asp?id=24164 --Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have...
Sarah Ramer
sramer@...
Mar 1, 2005 8:25 am
145100
... little high and out of place. Instantly many of us wondered if the ISU just gave her some arbitrary marks in order to move the competition along. Would any...
Dee asks: "On the website for the event, it states that the practice sessions are closed at the secondary venue. Is that true? If so, did you know it in...
david.forberg@...
Mar 1, 2005 1:16 pm
145102
Regarding the downgrading of Mao Asada's 3A to a 2A.....well what can I say except that I'm shocked. Gosh, it sure looked clean to me from where I was sitting....
david.forberg@...
Mar 1, 2005 1:44 pm
145103
... There appears to be 5 or 6 quality pairs and then a drop-off after that. In the pairs SP the SBS jumps can be either a 2A or a 2Lp. The throw jump must be...
Orchidskates asks about British pair Kemp/King: Funny, for whatever reason I usually find myself rooting for British skaters. I must have lived there in a...
david.forberg@...
Mar 1, 2005 2:03 pm
145105
In a message dated 2/26/2005 12:49:52 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... Geez, Liam ...... so to you it was more important to get a good grade than a good...
In a message dated 2/26/2005 1:57:58 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... If anyone is "bitter", it doesn't seem to me that it's Trudi. In fact, it seems to me...
I don't know why the practice rink is closed to the public, but I can tell you that you're not missing too much since there is almost no seating there anyway...
... I agree. Sadly, I missed her qualifying skate by literally 3 minutes. (I arrived while she was still on the ice but was just finishing up her program...)...
In a message dated 2/27/2005 6:46:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... We were very pleased with our skate. We got ordinals from 5th through 11th. But the two...
In a message dated 2/27/2005 9:07:36 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... Oh, do. It's more fun than you can imagine. to all of those out there who might be...
Yes, if only the SkateGods were listening. Please let it happen at Worlds or even Olympics. Miss X has just skated her LP..the comp is close, she could be...
... The technical specialist did not ratify Asada's 3A although she and her coach and Midori Ito as well as several journalists felt it was clean. Japanese TV...
... worlds. ... amazing. Everything is so light and easy. Technically she just might be the best skater in the world today. Here's what she did: 3A (clean),...
... skaters. I must have lived there in a previous life. <G> ... 2-twist, spiral sequence, SBS spins, throw 3-toe (she fell out of it but at least they went...
... event. Someone you've never seen before shows up and grabs your attention. For me today it was this girl. Didn't she lead a Jr. GP event earlier this year...
... Judging from their interviews over the years...Aleksandr Abt, Anton Sikharulidze and Roman Kostomorov are all friendly with Plushenko. Candace...
Candace Miller
millercy@...
Mar 1, 2005 4:36 pm
145117
... at ... is ... CoP ... love ... Well, except that we in North America will be watching taped/plausibly live so they'll cut out the 15 minutes. Europe will ...
Lack of seating is often the reason the practices are closed. Practices in the secondary venue have been closed for four of the last five ISU championships...
... It's hard to say because Yagudin rarely discusses his personal relationships with other skaters during interviews and vice-versa. Despite his seeming...
Candace Miller
millercy@...
Mar 1, 2005 5:12 pm
145120
... The decision to open practices belongs to the local organizing ... Torino, ... the ... pressuring ... The decision is dictated by the contract with the...
Candace Miller <millercy@...> wrote: It's hard to say because Yagudin rarely discusses his personal relationships with other skaters during interviews and...
... team since I can't remember. She's a strong skater and I saw him previously at the 2002 Jr. GP event in Montreal in singles (he has since given up singles...
... sea ... ... Well, as has been pointed out, qual rounds don't count here. But, useful as I see it, to establish a point. Kimmie had a strong nationals with...
... How is her basic skating? Her posture and carriage? ... Who is her coach? Where does she train? ... IIRC, Pylkina is a former Urmanov pupil. Candace...
Candace Miller
millercy@...
Mar 1, 2005 6:04 pm
145125
... than ... mean ... Hmm, I hadn't thought of that, probably because I personally can't imagine being able to afford more than one residence!...
... technically so Russia does have some hope here for their future. 2A, 3Lt/2T/2Lp (hop at the end of it), 3Lp, 3T/2T, fc, 3Lt, 3F, slfw, 3S/hop/2S, spiral...
At U.S. Nationals in Portland, they wouldn't let us (all-event ticket holders) in to most of the practices. Someone told us it was because of a deal made with...