Deliverpooh

Wow, this has turned into quite the drama

She has won everything, so am glad for her that she takes a break.

On 11/24/2019 at 9:28 PM, Pika said:

Wow this thread seems so serious ! Well, YOU guys seem so serious about your Japanese learning that's impressive.

I just wanted to say that I'm joining the fun. As a total beginner, I did my first lessons on the Busuu app. Watashi wa Pika desu 

Good luck with your studies

I might try level 3 in July. Maybe December next year. 

Cheer me on, please

On 11/8/2019 at 7:59 AM, rockstaryuzu said:

You know, Yuzu is a gamer. Gotta collect 'em all. 

I hope Yuzuru will break Anna's world record of largest plushy received

Anna showed her strength in the FP. 

I don't think this will be her final BV this season yet either

On 10/6/2019 at 12:13 AM, liv said:

Oh dear. I am getting older and grumpier by the day in this early skating season...

 

After watching the lovely 3A by Akatieva....  yes, great for her, finally we see one of the young ones have good enough technique to get a 3A... It seems every week another little girl lands a quad, or 4...  I know i"m supposed to be impressed by all these pre pubescent girls getting quads and 3As.. but I find I am not as impressed as I should be. I"ll be more impressed when these young girls keep those jumps once they're fully grown.... and when they have skating skills to match those quads.

People were saying Trusova wouldn't keep her quad for a year when she landed 1 underrotated one in Jgp Brisbane two years ago.

And here she is. I wonder when ladies will be actually recognized for their technical strength without it having to be downplayed because it might not last.

Japan Open: the two best scores from Team Europe were Trusova and Zagitova

Sasha's quads are now up on Nathsn Chen's stories on Instagram

Which of the six is the most difficult?

You can discuss all or any of the disciplines you like.

I wonder what Shcherbakova will do. To me, she's quite the dark horse, because she has high potentisl, but not Alina's PCS and reputation or Aleksandra's triple quad arsenal yet.

The important word here is 'yet' as she has the potential to grow a lot more in tech and PCS.

5 hours ago, Toni said:

 

I heard that the proponents of this idea are hoping to implement the technical/artistic split before 2022, though they're not sure when or even IF it will happen. I think fans are almost universally against it, so hopefully they will shelve that idea.

Yes, I hope so too.

Proponents can start their own sport if they want it so much, without destroying figure skating.

This season promises to be a very exciting year. The Olympic Champion became World Champion in the last season, while the Olympic silver medalist seems to be hitting her stride again.

Of course, there is also Rika Kihira and Elizaveta Tuk, whose triple axels always make them a threat for the podium.

With the entrance of young talents like the already famous Russian 3A and You Young into the mix, the battle for the medals is on.

Who do you think will shine this season? Will ladies without quads still have a chance at the gold?

This thread is meant for discussion of senior ladies during this season.

On 9/6/2019 at 4:23 AM, WinForPooh said:

 

It's too bad she can't be in the next Olympics.

I wonder what Alysa will do this weekend

There's no 3A, but Kamila is amazing

I wish he would take this year off to rest and recover

Kamila Valieva just became the fourth lady to land a quad in international competition

I can pronounce her name, and I am just a figure skating fan. He's her coach and calls her the Korean as if she's an opponent in a boxing match.

Also, interesting how many American commentators only talk about things like right of way and the bullying allegations go unmentioned. The whole thing very much reminds me of a situation where a bullied person gets silenced, because their issues are inconvenient to a teacher and the rest of a class.

If you start calling your students 'the Korean', then l don't think there is much point in her staying there.

Didn't he also say he hadid trouble communicating with Marin? Maybe she wasn't the issue there.

Am honestly disgusted by the whole thing. How often hasn't bullying been raised as a problem to be taken seriously? I guess not by a seizable part of the North American skating community.

4 hours ago, hoodie axel said:

I didn't mean to imply you were pretending, but certain comments from skaters and media outlets are indeed instead choosing to spin the narrative into "oh well, she should have been more careful".

 

Of course, now it's even more out of hand. Duhamel didn't need to comment, and it's now not even alleged bullying from a 22 yo, but actual, legitimate bullying from a 33 yo.

Yeah.

10 minutes ago, jinxxoo said:

Along the lines of accidents happen, toughen up etc. The rest of us don't whine and file complaints like that etc etc. 

 

6 minutes ago, Yume said:

https://mobile.twitter.com/sheriaan/status/1109141985695129600

Thank you!

That's a bunch of nastiness.

1 hour ago, Yume said:

There are some skaters who start to be really mean to Eunsoo on social media. I don't see the need. Really. Megan Duhamel should relax.

What did Meagan say?

Congratulations to Alina and Evgenia with their medals. After a crazy two seasons, it was nice to see them share a major podium again.