Skating to unfamilar russian folk music, Bobrova & Soloview are dressed in blue sailor suits with nice Russian Navy white hats .... We love cross-dressing...
It's not an outright error that requires a GOE reduction. But it would affect the judges' evaluation of the air phase of the jump when establishing GOE. It...
A favored skater like Plushy, flailing limbs and crummy choreo notwithstanding, will always have a huge advantage over peons like Abbott at these comps. ...
... It's not an outright error that requires a GOE reduction. But it would affect the judges' evaluation of the air phase of the jump when establishing GOE. It...
Why doesn't she "fix" it? [Nakano and her wrap] Is it that difficult to fix? I guess it must be........> Anne The wrap is actuaally inefficient, but...
I agree - I don't have much faith in Sasha at all! For sure she has the technical skills, very pretty skating - but what she has never had is the ability to...
Well, what did you think of Miki Ando's costume this week? I think I liked this one better. And she actually SMILED during one of her footwork sequences, in...
I always liked her. But, her skating is inconsistent. She skates beautifully, then, it is a miracle if she doesn't fall. I hope she finds a way to correct...
... Most skating fans would agree, I think, that the mens event is currently the most exciting out of the 4 skating disciplines. At worlds in Gothenburg in...
... If Santa will be generous with you Trudi and get you 2 tickets instead of one, give me a shout if you'll be lacking a better company:) ... We could have...
... After seeing Honda dressed as an American GI skating to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, there is little left in this cultural do-over to surprise me. I wonder if...
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Nov 7, 2009 4:38 pm
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... I pressed the enter earlier than I wanted to in my previous message, as I wanted to attch more vidoes here: Kerr's OD, if they dance well, anything can...
... Both teams looked a lot much more prepared here in their second event. The judges rewarded them, lifting their marks, but still a lot lower than Davis and...
Earlier I wrote: "Both Miki Ando and Elena Leonova clinched spots in the GP final. AshleyWagner looks like a good bet now with a 2nd and a 3rd in her two...
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Nov 7, 2009 12:06 pm
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S P O I L Â E R Well the curse continues.....GROAN!! No American lady has ever won the NHK Trophy and today Ashley Wagner had a chance but she faltered in the...
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s p o i l e r s p o i l e r http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpjpn09/CAT001RS.HTM Yikes, though taking place in Japan, that must have been Czech ice as...
Add kevin reynolds on the elements, he scored 72-plus in China (3rd best on elements) but was slammed on the reputation-place- holders,er, PCSs. (he fell out...
... Honest and to Goodness? A short Japanese man in a black suit coat (looking oddly like the ambassadors aboard the Missouri in late '45)skating to a theme...
... You can add Mroz and Ponsero to the list in terms of "surprise" podium conendes,or i suppose Abbott should he make the team .... Kozuka I'd take off the...
s p o i l e r First flight was kind of a mess aside from Rippon (who was only slightly a mess). Lots of missed jumps overall. Adam hit his first 3X/2T, but...
NHK ODs ..... semi-soiler s p o i l er s p a c e.... The Kerr's OD is just fabu! Their mid-line step seq is terrific and the entre program merges w/ the music...
... I agree, very good event! The men are so far ahead of the ladies in terms of technical and artistic achievements that I think they should get paid...
... That was a rough moment. If is anybody who can shake something like that off is Yuko. She was stonefaced, like nothing happened. Once in a blue moon when...
... Ashley also ended her program well behind the music (about 8 rotations on her last spin): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRWvxjncuTQ&feature=channel Ando,...
s p o i l e r s p o i l e r I only got to see the end of Denney/Barrett, none of the Chinese (streaming was freezing on me so I restarted my computer) and all...
... I don't understand how people still want to cling to the quaint notion that the PCS means anything with the judges. They still score skaters based on...
S P O I L E R I watched from the archives at the ice network. Overall this was an excellent event. Most skating fans would agree, I think, that the mens event...
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Nov 7, 2009 4:58 am
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S P O I L E R I watched from the archives at the ice network. Kawaguchi/Smirnov were excellent and deserved first place. Clean skate. Isn't the program...
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... Thanks Sandra and Peter. Very interesting. Anne...