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DDid PLazas and Fernandez pull out. Are they hurt. E only show the top 6 . They did showw P / f after h/ k skate. They were decent.
The cacti is referring to the prickly and hard to love quality of the skaters at times.I thought that was more New Mexico and Arizona?
Yes. It was me!If you are there @moonvine, we want to know if that was your pink unicorn?
Glad you came to watch . Have a good sleep!This pairs short went well even if it had some scary moments. Its 3.30 am here so I'll skip the men and head to bed.
Alright. 20 minutes until the men's event start. I need to listen to music now that I wish skaters would skate to before events start up again.
No sadly they had a very flawed skate marred by a huge fall on the throw and other errors.DDid PLazas and Fernandez pull out. Are they hurt. E only show the top 6 . They did showw P / f after h/ k skate. They were decent.
I WONDERED if that was you! Have fun!Yes. It was me!
Yeah, I usually put a reminder in my calendar to cancel free trials, but I just completely forgot last year as I had so much going onI hate those free trials where you have to calendar when to cancel before they charge your card given when registering. Free Proton VPN came highly recommended last season and it has proven to be the best. Just don’t forget to turn it off when done!
The disabled area at this comp is practically on the ice. I love it Mean lady said to me “how do you bring all that (bad word) into the rink? I said “very easily, and furthermore I paid for my ticket just like you did.” She moved seats, huffed away and started texting someone.If I tried to throw that unicorn onto the ice from my seat, I would hit someone three rows in front of me! The arm strength!
To me, the Germans had the most power and attack despite the botched SBS jumps. Now I am off to look for a nice beverage to calm my nerves before the men.
You have the option of watching the pairs sp on Peacock with no commentary, or going with the NBC feed.Wait Tara, Johnny, and Terry are even on CBC?! I thought it was weird enough - not to mention frustrating - that they were on ISU feed. I heard Chris or Simon at the beginning. This is really odd. Just when you thought watching figure skating couldn't get any more ridiculous.
LOL! Any football or soccer training coach who can help with leg strength and snap. It looks like Chels was advised to lean slightly on her landings in order to get her free leg clear of the ice. But I don't know how that will work overall. Disappointed with the scoring so far, but what else is new re figure skating.American or world football?
What the hell was that!!!???? I totally agree with you. No way should H/K be in first with the blunder on the jump. They are not that much better than the field. They are certainly not an entire element better. The judges gave them sky high GOEs, which was just baffling. No question they should be behind P/M, and by a good margin.Nope, I totally disagree with Hocke/Kunkel scoring. Something is up with that. They do not have
as good a twist as Liu/ Nagy. Because Liu/ Nagy are a new team, it seems as if the judges didn't want to give them much. And why exactly are Lia & Trennt being held down in points for such a clean skate? L&T were 6th at Worlds. Hocke/ Kunkel were 9th and didn't skate well at Worlds. Is this because L&T are considered #2 in Canada, and H/K are considered #1 in Germany? That's not a good reason. Skaters should be judged on the performances they put out. It just looks like a set-up to me. The judges were apparently ready to give H/K huge scores, while holding down L&T and Lui/ Nagy with overly conservative marks. H/K have been together the longest, but that doesn't make them better than the rest of this field.
Eh, no. H/K are not that special. They haven't reached a point where they are such a proven top team that they deserve to be in first with a fall, while a team like Lia & Trennt, skating cleanly with confidence, are kept behind by percentage points. I disagree.I kind of agreed with the judging and I’m Canadian and was rooting for Lia and Trent. The Germans skated with more freedom.
Anyways, it will come down to the free skate. We know the three top teams that will be on the podium. The question is, what position?
The German team did have the hardest and best throw element.Eh, no. H/K are not that special. They haven't reached a point where they are such a proven top team that they deserve to be in first with a fall, while a team like Lia & Trennt, skating cleanly with confidence, are kept behind by percentage points. I disagree.
In any case, IMO, the two teams here with the most style are Vaipan-Law/ Digby, and Liu/ Nagy. V-L/D improved a lot from last season, and they looked good in practices. Unfortunately, skaters have to overcome nerves under pressure. V-L/ D paid heavily for a fall, while H/K were over-rewarded with a fall. H-K have a nice, well-executed twist, but it's not in the same spectacular ballpark with L/N's twist. So why did H/K receive such similar high GOE on their twist, as L/N?
If you ask me, a lot of it is about politics and perception. H/K broke through on the GP last year to win medals. That's what the judges are looking at. Plus, figure skating politics abound. The judges were all ready to give H/K super high scores, and that started right away with the twist and some other elements. Then the fall, which the judges had to take off points for, but they clearly still wanted to place H/K above a clean P/M.
P/M were newly partnered last season, which is why they weren't on the GP, but they came together as a promising team fairly quickly. Placing 6th at Worlds ahead of H/K should make more of a difference, but it appears to be ignored here at SA by the judges. Honestly, I have more hopes for and interest in German team, Hase/ Volodin, than I do for Hocke/ Kunkel.
Well of course I am rooting for Lia & Trennt. It's always nice to see Americans win in America. (Plus, it would help my predictions too )The German team did have the hardest and best throw element.
I did like the British and American teams too. Those programs grabbed my attention and I thought they should have been rewarded with higher PCS scores.
I prefer Hase/Volodin too over this German team.
I’m rooting for P/M tmrw!! And I have a feeling you will too if it comes down to Canadians or Germans for the win
The Americans though, are great too. May the best team win!!
WOW... we really agree these days LOLI kind of agreed with the judging and I’m Canadian and was rooting for Lia and Trent. The Germans skated with more freedom.
Anyways, it will come down to the free skate. We know the three top teams that will be on the podium. The question is, what position?