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There are no other ISU events but many of the skaters are already lined up for ice shows. And getting the rink would be problematic - it's the home rink of the Montreal Canadians. They are not going to postpone it, period.

No panic - just concern. Mine being that I get there and cases go up exponentially and the US doesn't let me back in. I feel worse for those already on their way...

Roman is a good spinner - but I think that Yuzu is greatly underscored on his spins (and his step sequences) routinely.

There is no question that his gift is hard-wired. Of course, it has only been with an almost inconceivable level of commitment and single-minded hard work that got him where he is. Maybe that's hard-wired, too. I think he gained a sense of purpose out of the horrors of the earthquake that has enhanced his dedication. (And his family- his gift would never have been fully realized without their support.)

Wow - and now I have to decide to go to this or go to Massachusetts for a family reunion and the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing (We are direct descendants of Mayflower survivors, as are, I imagine, many tens of thousands....). Guess where I'd rather be? And I actually like the built in reason to not go to Plymouth. Such priorities. I'd rather been in Oakville, if Yuzu is.

To think that 13 years ago he showed more grace and artistry than those who are considered among the best as senior level skaters now. So amazing.

Could they pick a rink further away from hotels? Western Toronto is kind of boring....

Oh, I forgot in my DM - I like the green sparkley idea....

You, too, could look like this if you were genetically blessed and stayed out of the sun virtually your entire life.

But there is definitely no way to ignore it and get back to the work you were doing. I'm trying to finish my taxes and if I heard PW playing in the next room, I'd be lost for hours.

Well, if they want info to get to the attendees of Worlds, perhaps they could accidentally send us all an email with the information. And then send another email a couple of days later to retract the first email. They have the email address of every single person who bought a ticket that is in PDF form and the physical address for everyone else. Would it be too much trouble to inform the paying public?

There are a couple of manufacturers so if a 3M causes a reaction, you could try Honeywell.... But, truly, the reason I would bring ones I already have is in case SC insists we wear one. Then, at least, I'll have what I know works for me, and fits... And we won't be needing masks at all (unless you're sick! in which case, stay home.)

I have a couple dozen of them if you want me to bring you a couple. You might want to bring disposable gloves to use for taking the mask off. And bring a little bottle (3 oz so it can go on the plane) that you can put a sprayer on, fill it with hydrogen peroxide and use it for cleaning the tray table, etc.. H2O2 kills viruses. Even better to spritz that and then wipe with an antibacterial wipe. I'm going to look like I'm geared up for the apocalypse.

Won't ISU have to broadcast this abomination of an event to a world wide audience if they think it's going to attract heretofor uninterested people to FS? And the ISU feed is geoblocked in plenty of countries so who is going to watch it? It's all just so weird. I can see it as possibly increasing ticket sales to Stars on Ice or other ice shows but the ISU doesn't have skin in that game. I think having 4CC in Australia next year is as close as they've gotten to trying to truly expand their fan base - and Oz has only one skater that we ever even see.

I've heard of these "antis" before but I've never actually read any of the negative press. Perhaps the one plus of not being able to read or understand Japanese.

And it's so good to see Shoma smiling and actually happy.

He was clearly exhausted at JPF. He'd only been there a couple of days and it takes time to overcome jet lag. And he is hard on himself. He is never willing to put responsibility for less than perfect scores on anything or anyone other than himself. Nothing new there. But exhaustion makes it a lot easier to sound more depressed than you actually are,

Agreed. Is there a cultural objection to asking for psychological help? In addition to clinical depression (that I -self reliant, strong and bright - have) there is situational depression. Who wouldn't be distressed and depressed when seeing how powerless they are over the shaking of the earth and subsequent loss of life?

Beautiful. I'll come looking for you on day 1! Did you know there are over 200 different flavors of kit kat bars in Japan? Wow.

Yuzurious pretty much describes how I feel when I watch Yuzu skate. Or stand still.

It's kind of sad to see so few people in the stands....

It's actually nice to know the precise way to pronounce his name. Even with years of French in high school and college, I'd never seen the name at all. And there really isn't an English equivalent (unlike Guillaume, for instance). It really has a soft quality to it.

And now we all know how to pronounce it correctly. I don't know why he wouldn't know how to say any of his coaches names... He's heard them for years.

Roman is a sweetie, all around...

I'd have saved that Instagram screenshot, too. I've gotten more than a couple of responses from Roman and Conrad and Grayson Long (who is just a little guy, but cute as can be, and very good...). But Tracy is a coup!