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Welcome to our thread for discussing Senior Ice Dance at their GP events of the 2017/18 season! Senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of invitational senior internationals that will run from October to December 2017. We hope to introduce you to all the participants as the events are happening, and we invite you to please come join us in the discussion about them and their achievements as the Grand Prix events unfold! The location and dates of the Grand Prix events are as follows: Date Event Location October 20 - 22 2017 Rostelecom Cup Moscow / RUS October 27 - 29 2017 Skate Canada Regina, Saskatchewan / CAN November 3 -5 2017 Cup of China Beijing / CHN November 10 - 12 2017 NHK Trophy Osaka / JPN November 17 - 19 2017 Internationaux de France Grenoble / FRA November 24 - 16 2017 Skate America Lake Placid, New York / USA December 7 – 10 2017–18 Grand Prix Final Nagoya / JPN Links in the Event column lead to the appropriate start of the competitions in the Space Battles: Event Discussions subforum for easier access Links in the Location column lead to the intro post in this thread Skaters are eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017. They are also required to have earned either a minimum total score or minimum technical elements scores (TES) at certain international events: Discipline Total Score* Short Segment TES Free Segment TES Ice Dance 119.17 26.24 36.47 *Total scores: ISU Championships, Grand Prix; Challenger Series, Junior Grand Prix in the 2016–17 season. TES: ISU Events or selected international competitions in the 2016–17 or 2017–18 season

Welcome to our thread for discussing Senior Pairs at their GP events of the 2017/18 season! Senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of invitational senior internationals that will run from October to December 2017. We hope to introduce you to all the participants as the events are happening, and we invite you to please come join us in the discussion about them and their achievements as the Grand Prix events unfold! The location and dates of the Grand Prix events are as follows: Date Event Location October 20 - 22 2017 Rostelecom Cup Moscow / RUS [x] October 27 - 29 2017 Skate Canada Regina, Saskatchewan / CAN November 3 -5 2017 Cup of China Beijing / CHN November 10 - 12 2017 NHK Trophy Osaka / JPN November 17 - 19 2017 Internationaux de France Grenoble / FRA November 24 - 16 2017 Skate America Lake Placid, New York / USA December 7 – 10 2017–18 Grand Prix Final Nagoya / JPN Links in the Event column lead to the appropriate start of the competitions in the Space Battles: Event Discussions subforum for easier access Links in the Location column lead to the intro post in this thread Skaters are eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017. They are also required to have earned either a minimum total score or minimum technical elements scores (TES) at certain international events: Discipline Total Score* Short Segment TES Free Segment TES Pairs 139.23 26.64 46.06 *Total scores: ISU Championships, Grand Prix; Challenger Series, Junior Grand Prix in the 2016–17 season. TES: ISU Events or selected international competitions in the 2016–17 or 2017–18 season

Welcome to our thread for discussing Senior Ladies at their GP events of the 2017/18 season! Senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of invitational senior internationals that will run from October to December 2017. We hope to introduce you to all the participants as the events are happening, and we invite you to please come join us in the discussion about them and their achievements as the Grand Prix events unfold! The location and dates of the Grand Prix events are as follows: Date Event Location October 20 - 22 2017 Rostelecom Cup Moscow / RUS [x] October 27 - 29 2017 Skate Canada Regina, Saskatchewan / CAN November 3 -5 2017 Cup of China Beijing / CHN November 10 - 12 2017 NHK Trophy Osaka / JPN November 17 - 19 2017 Internationaux de France Grenoble / FRA November 24 - 16 2017 Skate America Lake Placid, New York / USA December 7 – 10 2017–18 Grand Prix Final Nagoya / JPN Links in the Event column lead to the appropriate start of the competitions in the Space Battles: Event Discussions subforum for easier access Links in the Location column lead to the intro post in this thread Skaters are eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017. They are also required to have earned either a minimum total score or minimum technical elements scores (TES) at certain international events: Discipline Total Score* Short Segment TES Free Segment TES Ladies 140.05 25.26 46.96 *Total scores: ISU Championships, Grand Prix; Challenger Series, Junior Grand Prix in the 2016–17 season. TES: ISU Events or selected international competitions in the 2016–17 or 2017–18 season

Welcome to our thread for discussing Senior Men at their GP events of the 2017/18 season! Senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of invitational senior internationals that will run from October to December 2017. We hope to introduce you to all the participants as the events are happening, and we invite you to please come join us in the discussion about them and their achievements as the Grand Prix events unfold! The location and dates of the Grand Prix events are as follows: Date Event Location October 20 - 22 2017 Rostelecom Cup Moscow / RUS October 27 - 29 2017 Skate Canada Regina, Saskatchewan / CAN November 3 -5 2017 Cup of China Beijing / CHN November 10 - 12 2017 NHK Trophy Osaka / JPN November 17 - 19 2017 Internationaux de France Grenoble / FRA November 24 - 16 2017 Skate America Lake Placid, New York / USA December 7 – 10 2017–18 Grand Prix Final Nagoya / JPN Links in the Event column lead to the appropriate start of the competitions in the Space Battles: Event Discussions subforum for easier access Links in the Location column lead to the intro post in this thread Skaters are eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017. They are also required to have earned either a minimum total score or minimum technical elements scores (TES) at certain international events: Discipline Total Score* Short Segment TES Free Segment TES Men 192.95 36.47 75.67 *Total scores: ISU Championships, Grand Prix; Challenger Series, Junior Grand Prix in the 2016–17 season. TES: ISU Events or selected international competitions in the 2016–17 or 2017–18 season

I am sure someone already brought this over but http://p.weibo.com/show/channerWbH5/1034:5eeb92e0db5ff2ee3d489eb040122143 I laughed and laughed. Ah poor baby, he really had an off day, didn't he

well that is behind us, woot. one amazing skate ... well we could say two amazing skates, in their own way and finally, those who have been listening to me blather on about the 4lz will be relieved that i will continue as cor and the lz, here we come! oh congratulations to kolyada. seriously, well done. i am so, so happy he finally landed that ruddy thing at nepela. may this help him onward!

a small reminder - this week we have the nebelhorn trophy. this is the olympic qualifying event which means it will affect yuzuru as well - i invite everyone to join us and have fun plus see if team japan makes it or not. if they do, there is a possibility yuzuru will then compete, and we should all remember sochi and that this time around, the idiot schedule of team before individual has been repeated. so please do come!

I continue to be completely zen hang in there folks, this is going to be a long season.

Great for Serafima, hopefully Plushy can help! Also this photo is giving me chills! Killer look!

*points up* the calendar has it all, in your local time too! Or what @xeyra said!

He's calmer. I was completely knackered yesterday so I just basically went timber in the end but having watched it with, at least somewhat, fresh eyes, I think up until the moment he finished the jumps, he was careful. It wasn't the same abandonment and immersion (much like H&L) as we've sometimes seen from him and IMO this is a good thing. Hopefully he's taken note because this works. If he's feeling pressure, this is a good thing to fall back on. Also while I am here, I just want to say 3 things are totally standing out for me - the first two spins - watch those amazing arms and hands; work of art - the stsq - I have no words - that ruddy combo - both jumps are on the music beat. I mean all right one, but it's freaking both. Both. You kill me Mr. Hanyu and I say give me more.

Does that mean if he has a brill practice, we go into panic mode? It'd be something, if everyone goes please eff up your practice Yuzuru; the other fans would think we've all finally lost it!

Good morning! Or insert whatever. What a wonderful start, knock on wood, and right on for his wanted highest average. Though I do think you overdid it a tad Yuzuru dearest. Not that I'd mind if you keep it like this, just saying. No pressure though! I am yet again zen as I was before the SP but I think it's probably because I don't expect too much in the way of technical tonight. I hope for his sake he can do well again and be happy again, and so that we can see what Seimei is supposed to be this season. Hope everyone has stocked up for tonight!

I live to serve

Ah ah ah! But you forgot the Hitler mustache. When we add that, surely it grows a little to at least cookie size? And very true. Bling and ruffles or I will start thinking we got a pod-person and the real Yuzuru is skating in some other galaxy because the aliens finally came and got him back.

But I agree. What was he thinking? It looked to me like he stole a too small cardigan and still managed to button it somehow. Good grief. At least it's not overalls from FaOI?

Breaking News: Yuzuru Hanyu is unable to defend his title in PC 2018 Olympic Games due to being eaten by cats of a disgruntled fan. <pause> <serious voice> She was unhappy due to his costume choices. And now! Surfing dogs!

The question is - who does @meoima feed to her cats???

Yup, CoR is next for her!

And black for FS! coughs so that they match

I know we are all worried but just think about it. They know what they need better than we do, because they have all the information, which we don't. It's going to be just fine, you'll see! They want the best for him, just as we do, so they will be careful with him, I'm sure. And he's here, in the competition, so it must be a mild thing

No worries, found it. NHK and SA! Long wait.... But I think we should both rest! It's going to be a long night too.

Uhhhhh ..... No clue. Have to look it up!

Polina? I keep thinking and we've seen Alina, Zhenya, Trusova, Tarakanova ... there's Polina left from Eteri's girls.

Wow. I love it, both dresses. Excellent choices plus she looks so grown up and mature here, while there is still a softness thanks to the blue/white one.