IceWings Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, lynnidolz said: Yes exactly my thought.Now that the test event for Beijing is out of the way why they are still insisting on having GPF?Its not a normal grand prix series anyway.I get it that they still continue on with some grand prix in some country albeit its more of a mini nationals for giving skater chances to compete..eventhough i still think its unnecessary in time of this pandemic.Now what are the reasons for holding GPF? I think its just the big fed(Russia and US) that insist on for their skater benefit.Like u said PR pre-Beijing.We know that Russia will want to promote their ladies and of course US same as like previous Olympic cycle is hellbent in promoting Nathan Chen for the olympic title I'm guessing they still want the broadcast money. It's probably why they insist on calling this the Grand Prix Series even though it doesn't look anything like a real Grand Prix. I suspect it's because they have the contracts set for broadcasting the Grand Prix comps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, IceWings said: I'm guessing they still want the broadcast money. It's probably why they insist on calling this the Grand Prix Series even though it doesn't look anything like a real Grand Prix. I suspect it's because they have the contracts set for broadcasting the Grand Prix comps. They dubbed them as Petit Prix in fsuniverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzupon Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 6:07 AM, Fay said: Petit Prix I call it Petty Prix in my head. More fitting, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, yuzupon said: I call it Petty Prix in my head. More fitting, imo. Etymologists will tell you it’s basically the same word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzupon Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Fay said: Etymologists will tell you it’s basically the same word! Exactly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 A fantastic interview of Kiira Korpi about mental health in figure skating. I truly recommend it. https://skateukraine.org/post/2020/kiira_korpi_positive_coaching/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Melodie Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Probably a bit early to discuss this but Beijing schedule was just released. Schedule for the Men's event looks pretty bad. Was it like this in Pyeongchang also? PS: I couldn't find it anymore but someone pointed out that all the events in which the US is more likely to medal are arranged to fit in prime time Oh well.... This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstaryuzu Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Melodie said: Probably a bit early to discuss this but Beijing schedule was just released. Schedule for the Men's event looks pretty bad. Was it like this in Pyeongchang also? PS: I couldn't find it anymore but someone pointed out that all the events in which the US is more likely to medal are arranged to fit in prime time Oh well.... Team Men SP is on my 49th birthday. Would be nice to be there, but not sure if I can. We'll see how things go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Melodie said: Probably a bit early to discuss this but Beijing schedule was just released. Schedule for the Men's event looks pretty bad. Was it like this in Pyeongchang also? PS: I couldn't find it anymore but someone pointed out that all the events in which the US is more likely to medal are arranged to fit in prime time Oh well.... This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS]. yikes honestly i hope Yuzu doesn't do the team events, they're lame, but if he's not injured, he'll probably do the SP.... at least there's a day between the SP and FS. in PC, it was back to back. i don't think the time of day (morning) matters that much because most athletes will be coming from a completely different timezone anyway. some practices at the GPF started at like 7am. but i HAVE heard complaints about early competitions before, so...i guess it depends also, lowkey freaking out how fast beijing is approaching. didn't pyeongchang JUST happen? 1 hour ago, rockstaryuzu said: Team Men SP is on my 49th birthday. Would be nice to be there, but not sure if I can. We'll see how things go. I would love to go too. But who knows what the state of the world will be like then. Also as an American, not sure I'll be let in anywhere anytime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodie Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 5 hours ago, yuzuangel said: yikes honestly i hope Yuzu doesn't do the team events, they're lame, but if he's not injured, he'll probably do the SP.... at least there's a day between the SP and FS. in PC, it was back to back. i don't think the time of day (morning) matters that much because most athletes will be coming from a completely different timezone anyway. some practices at the GPF started at like 7am. but i HAVE heard complaints about early competitions before, so...i guess it depends also, lowkey freaking out how fast beijing is approaching. didn't pyeongchang JUST happen? I mean, practice is one thing, official comps are a different beast altogether. Isn't it very uncommon to have comps in the morning? Oh well, NBC poured billions into the Olympics, gotta satisfy them I guess... Anyway, at least there is a day in between like you said, so that's good. PS: the ladies got the normal schedule, so heh PS2: it is very courageous of you to say out loud that team events are lame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodie Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 16 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said: Team Men SP is on my 49th birthday. Would be nice to be there, but not sure if I can. We'll see how things go. Although it is still way too early but happy birthday May your future birthday be full of joy (and things work in Yuzu's favor if he goes, no matter what) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodie Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, yuzuangel said: but i HAVE heard complaints about early competitions before, so...i guess it depends also, lowkey freaking out how fast beijing is approaching. didn't pyeongchang JUST happen? I would love to go too. But who knows what the state of the world will be like then. Also as an American, not sure I'll be let in anywhere anytime soon Well, there was Sochi... Also, isn't the US going to release vaccines next month? Be confident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Melodie said: Well, there was Sochi... Heh, yeah, but iirc the problem wasn't just the early mornings, but the fact that the press conferences the previous day went very late, so the top 3 men didn't get a lot of sleep. hence they all skated poorly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holina Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 6 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said: Team Men SP is on my 49th birthday. Would be nice to be there, but not sure if I can. We'll see how things go. OMG we have the same birthday!! I sure hope we can both be there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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