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....can't see how they're going to pull it off. Ladies' NHK and CoR are going to be bloodbaths. I begin to see the strategic wisdom behind Rika's choice to train in Switzerland, she'll be at IdF instead. And I expect Satoko can win that SCI field pretty easily. Makes it all the more painful that Zhenya's in Moscow and not Toronto... if she'd been here in Canada that probably would have been a sure win for her.

The heck? Did they just...not even bother to update from back in the summer?

Well that's disappointing. As @LadyLou said, we don't know her side of the story yet, though.

TBH I feel like Vanessa James has been unfairly victimized by all this. It's not her fault if her partner is a creep. Her career shouldn't have to be over because of that. The whole thing is a crying shame. They were a great pair when it came to skating and I think they had a lot more in them. Not saying this to excuse what happened, I just want to underline how much damage was caused by that one person's poor actions. The phrase "What were you thinking!!" comes to mind...

That rocks! Imagine being free to turn your workplace into a Yuzu shrine

TBH, I'm not understanding why the ISU is still talking about making assignments, since they already said that GPs entries were not going to be as usual this year and should instead go to skaters in the same geographic area as the event. Unless they mean for small fed skaters who aren't in or near a country with a GP.

Agree, I don't think anyone misses figures. Although, if you have a sharp eye, you can sometimes catch Yuzu knocking one or two out during his open practices at competition. He even did it in Pyeongchang. It's probably a good way for coaches to teach concentration and edge control in one-foot skating, even now. Anyway, where Yuzu says "I wonder if figure skating, which includes the entire venue, the country, and above all the hearts and values of the audience, is established for each land." I got the impression he's really talking about more than just some kind of national style or skating philosophy. It seemed to me that he was referring to the fact that each event has it's own alchemy and that every performance will be different based on the audience and location and so on. I've talked about it before but it's something I've noticed at competitions - there's a feeling that the skaters and the audience are actually coming together to create the event, instead of a passive feeling of skaters showing what they do and audience watching. I've never had that feeling at any other type of sporting event or artistic performance. It's distinctive and exciting.

I don't know about fanyus, but BTS often uses the phrase "You look like Yuna Kim!" when one of them is striking a graceful pose...

Maybe he'll finally teach Plush not to stick his head forward when spinning...

Well it's one thing to woo Ice-chan, it's quite another to be set up as some kind of idol-style bf substitute.

Yes I know that's the surface reason. But this is Eteri we're talking about here. There's probably more to it. I like the way Kosto's new step sequence is shaping up. Should make for some interesting competitions if what Plush gives her is all that high calibre.

Using her platform for constructive purposes, I see. So I looked at those photos of Zhenya raising the flag at Sambo-70 and just thought 'wow, now they've got their grips back on her, they won't be letting her go again' . The whole thing had that energy. I half-expected her to blink Morse code SOSes with her eyelids. Also, why do it? Maybe in response to the time Brian put her flag up at TCC?

Yes, but "snuggled together" fits Citizen's boyfriend-ish narrative for this advertising campaign better. Wouldn't be surprised if that's why they chose it. Our Yuzu, an icon of romance...wonder what he thinks of that.

No Pooh one yet?

It's reassuring to know Hanyuconomy carries on as normal despite everything. See? The world's not ending yet.

That's what I thought

...I have lots to say but maybe I better not. I can't imagine why this needed to be a competition, though.

Fixed it for you. Not that I'd be able to keep up with Yuzu on skates but maybe he'd let me crib some ideas for getting faster.

good to see that Nobu's enjoying life.

Oh my gosh, I want it now. But there's no way I could possibly get it. It's probably already sold out.

I say go for it! I'm tempted by the calendar myself, it will look great in my lab. Don't know if my colleagues would appreciate it though.

Is the watch box also a music box?

Oh my goodness....his soft voice is just......making me wobbly at the knees... But you know, guys, as nice as this is, at this point I'd rather be seeing him skating. I hope he's in full training right now, whether he has to do it long-distance on the phone or not. Yuzu, I miss your skating, kid! Yuzu probably got one.

No, Joseph's correct in his tastes.

Because BTS is having a HUGE moment - the song Joseph is dancing to here debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at the #1 spot and stayed there two weeks, totally unheard of for almost any band you'd care to name. I love that the statue of the Blessed Mother is his audience. Good kid. Also, he's got the choreography down...better than me at any rate. Also, just in case anyone's interested....I still haven't heard a word from the volunteer organizers for SCI after putting my name in to help out...and there's still nothing on the website. it's five weeks away and still no news...