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The problem with Kihira risking even suspected URed jumps in comps is,,, that she is not among ISU chosen ones. If she isn't competing against a chosen one (or several of them), then those jumps might not be called. If she is, well. And it only takes 1-2 UR calls, justified or not, to be stamped a chronic UR-ing skater and lo and behold phantom calls from then on. If she and her team decide it's worth the risk tho, well

Zuzu........ *ugly sobs* Congrats, Yuzu-dono! So proud of you!

Hear, hear!

That launch to -3T reminds me of Medvedeva's. Which is to say, looked laboured AF.

Mai-chan!!! Her jumps still look as airy as always. I hope she can recover her triples soon. It's kinda for me to see her struggling with doubles when Kaori is trying 4T (still way UR, btw) and other skaters are practising 3A. But, I am happy she is back on the ice. Stay healthy, Mai-bby!! ETA: I do not recognise 2 of the girls...... Whoah, me.

I know Zuzu is rather notorious for being reckless when left to his own devices, but he is 25 yo now. One's true self will always be there, yes. But there is also maturity that comes with experience and the years of actually living on this earth. He is stubborn, but neither is he stupid nor insane*. Give him the benefit of the doubt, yes? Also, Orser (and Tracy) is not his only coach. He could easily contact Briand instead. *you know, from the quote "Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results".

Virtual competition? With ISU organising? Lololololol! Wake me up when this happen cz I want to watch this particular disaster. Or more like the aftermath of it, really. Zuzu, no travelling to US, please. No matter what.

That's some coding. So pretttttttty!!!

It's rather difficult to notice it this time cz she snapped into the Loop very fast. But when she landed the Flip, her body, hence her toepick, was facing the camera. That is >90° short of where she should be facing: somewhere to the right of the camera. To be fair, this is how Zagitova does her -3Lo's. So does Cha, sometimes. So,,, heh *shrug*

It's very underrotated.

My dearest Mai, why It's Magic again? sobs Never mind me, I am so so so glad she is back. She can skate to Mahna Mahna for all I care.

That's heartbreaking.. So young at 20.. Thanks for the confirmation.

Seen news of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya's passing. But the news outlet reporting are the Sun and RT. Any confirmation??

Any frame from my signature below.

@rockstaryuzu I am going to lay it out this one more time, and then I am going to ignore this ...discussion, I guess, unless absolutely necessary. Let's see how your reasoning holds up against ours: First, you compare Yuzu and Med. Pointing out that Yuzu is older and is still trying to get 4A. (Setting aside the fact that Yuzu's jumping technique should NEVER be in the same line of comparison to most skaters', but almost least of all, Med's - it's grace and mercy to other skaters, actually, most of all to her). As @Fay has laid out, the difference in build of men and women are there, whether we like it or not. And so, from that get go, it is already not in Med's favour, this thing. And so, with arguably the same determination and hard work and under the same coaching team, Zu has these going for him which Med doesn't: being a man*, superior technique, a head start. Second, you brought up Tuktamisheva. Which is fine, this time you pick a woman. But, Jesus wept, again we've pointed out, they both posses jumping techniques that are almost the opposite of each other. Tuk has been landing 3A as a teenager (as early as 12 yo in practice, altho she didn't do it in comps until 2015) and so her technique was then not impossible to regain once she adjusted to her new 'womanly' body. Med never has a great technique to begin with, so there is no technique to regain here, after the body changes. Her struggle to keep her 'fixed' 2A (let's shelf the 3Lz here, cz I began to feel sorry for her) should show you how difficult it is to correct jumping technique. Third, you brought TCC**. Sigh. This one, I am going to largely let go. But let me just say this. TCC is capable of great many things, but there are limits to what they can do. Even with Kihira being thrown into the mix, I am going again to point out that Kihira's basic jumping technique is already THERE. Find me another skater(s) who had sloppy jumping technique as a teenager, who can then upgrade their jumps after puberty, then we can talk. Med might just be one, if the skating gods listen to you. But the odds are really not in your favour. And we have valid reasons to think so. ETA: @yuzuangel just pointed out Nagasu as an example of a skater learning 3A as an adult. But I would again argue that her technique as a teenager was already better than Med's. Not to mention, she gain that 3A while losing almost everything else. __________ *The feminist in me died a little, but I am capable of nuance. nods to reassure self **hostile territory, I know. Cz I for one am struggling to find a skater who was with TCC from the beginning and was able to gain and keep good jumping technique. All their world and olympic gold medallists, yes, all, was trained by other coaches first. Some coaches are more problematic than others, but even the problematic ones taught good jumping technique.

Hence the apple-orange by @IULIANA I have a super unpopular opinion (especially unpopular on this planet) on TCC as well, so nah, I doubt either Med or Brown will get a quad. The former even more doubtful than the latter. But, eh, people can believe whatever they want.

Aymoz landing a back counter 3A is an old news. I remember it being THE reason this planet's inhabitants first got interested in him...back in, I'd say 2018. And seeing that it got talked about almost as frequently as his PE, I don't know how people don't notice it. My always bitter self also remember this point weaponised by antis to say that Zu's back counter 3A isn't that special after all. I also remember us speculating that this (that someone else landed bc-3A) was the reason Zu tried the twizzles sandwich 3A, briefly. I could misremember, ofc, but I know I don't.

I think you're being realistic, actually. Med could even lose her 'fixed' 2A when she was rattled in any way. This is why basic technique matters. Once your muscle memory recorded something, it took much more than sheer determination to reprogram it. Yeah.

Even Zuzu can't force me to enjoy the entirety of FS, not after I've learned how it's supposed to happen and see how much the reality deviates from that. I used to be in the camp of people who question those who only watch for Yuzu. I am one of them now*. And I no longer care what anyone thinks about that. Not even Yuzu, sorry Zuzu. *I still have, maybe 5 other skaters I care about, and I watch for them too. The rest, eh.

Mao Asada did this in at least 2009/2010 season. Her performing 3A2T during the Vancouver Olympics SP is a record. Liu and her team are not that original.

Shii-chan, slowly gaining her 3S back. First fall looks awful, but her unbelievable flexibility might have mitigated it a lot. I wonder how many of the currently active skaters would struggle even more than this. ETA: 3T and 2A

Zuzu! Stay healthy! And thank you.

I am wheezing

Eyyy, look at all these Japanese skaters staying home and not up and about dancing under Sakura trees! Love them.

My Mai is nowhere in the list?