memae Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said: Me too!! Not least because so many people were nay-saying it for him back in 2018. Plus anytime someone spits in the eye of the 'you have to be young/small to do quads' trope, it makes me really happy. It looks like a converted curling rink to me...curling clubs often have that homey feel and no boards. It's interesting that to you, a Canadian, it looks like a converted curling rink, and to me, an Australian who grew up in the 'hot' part by the sea and rivers, it looks like a boatshed (the wooden type for old rowing clubs) that got quadrupled in size and resurfaced with a rink.
yuzuru_hanyu_is_an_angel Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 6 hours ago, memae said: It's interesting that to you, a Canadian, it looks like a converted curling rink, and to me, an Australian who grew up in the 'hot' part by the sea and rivers, it looks like a boatshed (the wooden type for old rowing clubs) that got quadrupled in size and resurfaced with a rink. yessssss it really gives off that 'shed' vibe for me
rockstaryuzu Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 13 hours ago, memae said: It's interesting that to you, a Canadian, it looks like a converted curling rink, and to me, an Australian who grew up in the 'hot' part by the sea and rivers, it looks like a boatshed (the wooden type for old rowing clubs) that got quadrupled in size and resurfaced with a rink. 7 hours ago, yuzuru_hanyu_is_an_angel said: yessssss it really gives off that 'shed' vibe for me When you say 'boat shed' , this is what I picture: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/historic-big-boat-shed-on-lunenburg-waterfront-to-be-revitalized https://developns.ca/projects/big-boat-shed/ I've visited this space with an architecture prof and I can see the resemblance to TCC, but the Bluenose boat shed is on a much bigger scale.
memae Posted June 1, 2020 Posted June 1, 2020 15 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said: When you say 'boat shed' , this is what I picture: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/historic-big-boat-shed-on-lunenburg-waterfront-to-be-revitalized https://developns.ca/projects/big-boat-shed/ I've visited this space with an architecture prof and I can see the resemblance to TCC, but the Bluenose boat shed is on a much bigger scale. I tried looking for photos of the interior but didn't have luck. Just lots of random, converted boatsheds that are now restaurants and bars lol. It was the TCC ceiling that gave it the boatshed vibes - triangular ceiling, wooden beams, big ceiling fans.
yuzuru_hanyu_is_an_angel Posted June 1, 2020 Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, memae said: I tried looking for photos of the interior but didn't have luck. Just lots of random, converted boatsheds that are now restaurants and bars lol. It was the TCC ceiling that gave it the boatshed vibes - triangular ceiling, wooden beams, big ceiling fans. TCC kinda reminds me of those big sheds near Albert Park Lake in Melbourne, if you get where I mean... and yes the wood beams totally make up it's shed vibe
sallycinnamon Posted June 1, 2020 Posted June 1, 2020 The Cricket Club is probably the nicest ice rink that I've seen before, mainly because of the wood and its colours, it has a 'warm' atmosphere to it. While most ice rinks look more plain or have a more 'cold' atmosphere. I also like the big windows and the restaurant behind them, it just looks so fancy.
rockstaryuzu Posted June 1, 2020 Posted June 1, 2020 10 hours ago, memae said: I tried looking for photos of the interior but didn't have luck. Just lots of random, converted boatsheds that are now restaurants and bars lol. It was the TCC ceiling that gave it the boatshed vibes - triangular ceiling, wooden beams, big ceiling fans. Well, it's a simply enormous space and the roof is supported by huge beams and trusses in a very unique design. Like most of the older buildings in Lunenburg, it was built by the boat makers themselves so it strongly resembles the inside of a boat hull, but turned upside down. It's too bad there aren't many pictures of the interior because the interior structure is actually one of the things that make it a historically desirable building @memae Try this: https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/lunenburgs-big-boat-shed-receives-15m-in-federal-provincial-funding-307089/?location=nova-scotia
KitSileya Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, FlyingCamel said: Woah, Alysa changing coaches Wow, is everyone going to Toronto?
rockstaryuzu Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, KitSileya said: Wow, is everyone going to Toronto? It's rapidly becoming the center of the skating universe
SitTwizzle Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, rockstaryuzu said: It's rapidly becoming the center of the skating universe Montréal for Ice Dance... The centre of gravity may be somewhere in-between?
Paskud Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 3 hours ago, KitSileya said: Wow, is everyone going to Toronto? She will still train in California.
yuzuangel Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 Haha, that old coach of hers didn't know up from down when it came to skating or jumping. So...I'm happy for her and her decision?
Figure_Frenzy Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 4 hours ago, yuzuangel said: Haha, that old coach of hers didn't know up from down when it came to skating or jumping. So...I'm happy for her and her decision? ...who was her (now) former coach? Anyway, doesn't really matter now, and I hope she is able to maintain a healthier physical condition with her new training situation.
rockstaryuzu Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 4 hours ago, SitTwizzle said: Montréal for Ice Dance... The centre of gravity may be somewhere in-between? You mean in Ottawa, where I live? It is the home of the Skate Canada offices, after all.
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