yuzuangel

Yay, post it here!

I think JapanHomemaker is still taking orders for June...

LOL I don't think anyone noticed, it was just unfortunate...for the dress...haha...I'll get around to fixing it one day...

What about GOE? Satoko always gets around 0-1 GOE for all her jumps I feel...

but what about normal bears

Yay! Nice! Leaving the ice for the first time ever is literally the most terrifying, for irrational reasons lol! I did them on the wall a lot before attempting them off the wall... And I remember after skating for a month or two I entered a local competition at Chelsea Piers, and I wore this vintage skating dress that was probably made before spandex was invented, and then it ripped during my program LOL. I've yet to get it fixed, but I don't think I'll wear it skating again. Anyway, I haven't competed since...

that's not a subtle side-eye..

They updated the software for the minimized quote plugin. The issue should be fixed...if you still see it, let me know please

LOL...he uses clear files of himself?

wow he has such a pretty back

It's amazing

oh, im not sure. i figured it would go to Sendai or something?

Wow, very expensive. Well as they should be because people will pay for it and it's a donation. Does anyone have bigger pictures of the keychains and such?

That's weird bc I'm from the US. Oh well, back to topic...

Yeah TBH I've always wondered why people checked their skates. Guess I didn't really do my research, lol. I was like "Why would anyone check their skates if they could get lost? Especially if they're going to Worlds/Olympics and only have one pair?" Makes sense that they're not allowed... Really weird.

Dunno, I've never taken every single airline. I've flown domestically and internationally in the last 5 years and they've let me taken the skates into the cabin every time. But once again, I don't think I've taken all airlines at all airports sooo I can't say for all of them, and maybe it's different depending on the people letting me on the plane. Maybe some security agents are stricter? Usually they take the skates out, check that yes they are skates, sometimes feel the blade, and determine that it's not nearly sharp enough to be a knife or anything, and let me on. I've literally never had to check them, but I haven't tested this exhaustively or anything. But if they're officially not permitted, then, well, that's strange.

No that's not true, I carry skates on flights all the time. Maybe competitive skaters have much sharper blades? But I've always had no problem bringing mine on as a carry on.

lmao satoko has such a boss sig

truthfully i only got them bc of yuzu

Risport Royals, I think these: https://www.tripletoeskatewear.com/Risport-Royal-Figure-Skate-Boot-p/royal.htm but I think they splintered them off into a collection now: http://www.risport.com/ice-collection/royal-pro/ Mine are an 85 stiffness.

Haha, interesting *puts pattern 99 blades back in box*

Bad advice incoming: I got boots rated for doubles and triples before I even did any singles...and they haven't been a problem for me and are a dream bc they provide SO much support. I feel like my boots and my feet are "one" and I'm not fighting against them or anything. And they didn't really have break-in period. So in the experience of someone who isn't a pro, I think overbooting is totally fine xD In contrast I had jackson mystiques before that and i couldn't spin or do anything in them at all. The freestyles are a higher level but I think it's not that different. The leather is also PU coated which makes it pretty hard to mold to your feet. My feet always hurt a lot after skating. The toe pick was also in a weird place.

yeah i imagine they wont' fit well >< and if so then it'll be hard to glide on an edge. also, it may not even have edges, most rental skates have such dull blades...

What boots do you use? I had that problem in the beginning and it was bc my blade was not centered.

Yay, I'm a judge! P.S. Sorry if someone has already proposed this idea, but when we judge I think we should have the list of GOE bullet points in front of us, and then we can check off exactly what bullet points we think the element hit!