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I know, lol I’ve skated my whole life.
The “now” is that Ross beat Vincent and Adam.
Yeah and that "now" is that Vincent also beat Adam. There might not be another four years in Vincent's future (knock on wood of course)
I know, lol I’ve skated my whole life.
The “now” is that Ross beat Vincent and Adam.
I bet Brown retires right away, and the placements for the teams shuffle up by one.
Alternates will be important, too. High likelihood that someone will get quad-injured. IIRC alternates get more funding than they might if they weren’t alternates, even if they don’t compete.
Yeah and that "now" is that Vincent also beat Adam. There might not be another four years in Vincent's future (knock on wood of course)
Thank you for the wit of this sound bite! Much appreciated [emoji106]USFSA needs a seemingly consistent standard in making their selection, keeping in mind how Wagner was treated both in the last and the current Olympic selections. Which model are they going to go by with the Men selection this time?
Ross and Vincent screwed the fed's script. Oh, wait, Adam and Jason did.
I'm just blown away by Nathan Chen's consistency and the nerve of steel they guy has.
Last night we saw it from Bradie Tennell on the ladies' side as well. If these two marry each other and have kids, what would they be like if they take on figure skating like their parents? Will Nathan Jr. be the first to land 4A, quad 1/2 loop quad and quad quad combo? Will Bradie Jr. be the first to land quads on the ladies' side? Just having some fun thoughts...
Gah are you trying to fill me with the specter of multiple ice dance falls like 2006 Olympics Original Dance :eeking:? Okay, maybe you can have Andrew Poje all to yourself for a while. Well, then again:luv17:. Aha, this is a plot to jinx US ice dancing teams to benefit W/P. Trying to think of a way to complain about this . I do love US ID teams of course.Guys, imagine if Kaitlyn and Jean-Luc win the national title tomorrow?! :eeking:
After the final placements in both the ladies and men’s events, I wouldn’t be shocked if one of the top three dance teams had a major blunder down the steps to potato land..
At least Alexa and Chris won earlier today, as predicted. It’s a lot less stressful that way! Yeesh!
I'm incredibly sad that Jason is not even mentioned in this thread. It's sad but it's the reality that he did not have the season nor the National experience to even be considered.
I'm listening to the press conference and it saddened me to hear Vincent Zhou talk about a hip problem he had last year as a junior. 17 and a hip problem! Will he be walking at age 21?
I don’t know, I have so many feelings! I agree Ross is the weakest, but it feels so wrong to skip the silver medalist.
I watched all the Olympic skating competitions that The Olympic Channel played last week (all of them since 2002). Quads were being done in 2002, so I'm not sure they can be said to be all that new....
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I think this is a good breakdown of who should go. Make your own conclusions.
He hasn't been consistency all season though?
They can send him to Worlds. That way he still gets something.
As good as Nathan is on tv, he is even more remarkable live. He has this indescribable presence about him that is mistifying.
You my friend have encapsulated the whole evening in this one post..... BRAVOI say Karma for the USFSA, they knew that if Vincent score was 120+ then Brown and Rippon couldn't possibly beat him, so they tore it down, then Ross had the skate of his life. So now they figure, if Ross beat Vincent then if either Brown or Rippon screw up, it was easier to bump Ross then Vincent so Ross is now second. Who could have guess that Both Brown and Rippon imploded and now the USFSA is in a bind. Can't bump a silver medalist (which they did to Vincent last year anyway) and can they bump Vincent again even though he medal both years?... oh what a tangle web the USFSA weave... LOL
Why? The US's only medal hope is Nathan. The Olympics don't determine spots for next year. Ross earned it. He should go. Send Adam to Worlds if need be. That should be the tough choice, not the Olympic team.
Placing my bets on Nathan, Ross and Adam with the USFA pointing to ISU World Ranking or whatever #bodyofwork to justify it.
If they are willing to bump Ross for Adam--which is pretty harsh and sad--then they would be pulling a full-twisting Nagasu combination with a paired #bodyofwork maneuver (a la Wagner) and a thinking-about-the-future move (a la Polina). This to me would be pretty unjust. Those who feel empathy for Ross will be completely drowned out by the Rippon party brigade. It would be strategically smart, but deserving of severe side eye.
I would not be mad but I would be shocked if they go with the top 3 as is.
Nathan will not want to skate the long program in the team event, so we need to send someone who can do an OK long. Miner or Zhou are much bigger risks for that then Rippon just based on results this season.