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I almost forgot!! The broadcast didn't show it, but did we get a Coach Babs Look of Death when G/F scores came up and they were behind F/G, and thus likely off the podium (unless G/P and C/B were to implode, which was unlikely to happen). Wow. I share a birthday with Babs?! Huh.

Well, my guess is that those two pairs, along with Guignard and Fabri, will all retire after the Olympics next year. MAYBE G/F and G/P will stay for 2026 Worlds if C/B win the OGM and retire, which I can see them doing just so they can win a World Championship with C/B not there. But perhaps not. Worlds a month after an Olympics is always a crap shoot at the top. I'm interested to see who shakes out at the top when those three pairs retire. Do Fear and Gibson move to the top? Does CPom get on the podium? Smart and Dieck? Will FB and Cizeron be instantly anointed?

Yuma didn't think he had enough either. His reaction when his scores came up and he realizes he was still on the podium. He held up two fingers, like, "I'm in second?" which at the time, Ilia hadn't skated yet, so he knew he'd end up on the podium with a bronze. He then buried his head in his hands in relief. It was shocking to see someone's free skate finish 10th and still medal. But his short had been so damned good.

And you know, I didn't hate CPom skating to Carmen. I think that after it being so overused for so many years, having a bit of a break from it made seeing it again more welcome. Plus, they killed it. And Carmen is never going to completely go away. It's a classic and it's dramatic. It's perfect for figure skating. Now let's not go ham on it again, people, mmm'kay? Less is more. Now if we can only have the same break from Hallelujah. All versions of it. I didn't hear it this weekend, thankfully, so maybe....

So basically, Alysa was seven months old the last time a U.S. woman won Worlds.

Also adding, it’s nice to hear the loud, enthusiastic applause for ALL performances, not just the home country skaters…yeah Sochi, I remember you refusing to cheer for anyone but your own. And HOLY CRAP!!! Alysa! They showed Arthur Liu several times. I hope this doesn’t turn him back into stage dad mode. Kaori is 💯 class.

Same. I love Riku and Ryuichi as well, but i really think they got lucky last night and that the Germans got hosed. They even seems surprised that they won, and the crowd, instead of cheering, seemed to be murmuring at the result, as if they were also questioning. As far as three possible spots for the U.S.....whodathunkit? Just a question. Has Elli Kam ever made it through a program cleanly? That said, it is SO NICE to see a loud, enthusiastic, FULL ARENA at a U.S. skating competition. It's been so bleak lately with really bad optics to see so many empty seats. Nicely done, Boston. In fact, give Boston ALL the competitions. Wichita was embarrassing with the empty seats on TV. Just watched the Rhythm Dance. Nice that the 4 Continents silver seemed to wake Madi and Evan up. 90.18 for a score. Season's best.

This will be her third country of representation. She's almost up to Diana Davis levels of finding a country and sticking with it.

They were outright bawling after they aired Terry Gannon's tribute to Uncle Dick, just before the last group of skaters at Euro ladies. Then again, so was I. It was so good. I hope they repeat it during World's (and 4 CC), because the European Championships on E! probably don't have a huge following in the U.S. unless you're a serious fan. The tribute deserves network airing, maybe during the World's Men's final, which will be on the main channel.

And Dick Button passed per the NYT today. :(

Maxim was assigned to 4CC, and was second alternate to World's. He finished fourth, and with Jason Brown a question mark, could be elevated. His head will certainly not be in it, but then again, coming from a family of skaters, may decide to honor his parents by forging ahead.

Leave it to the Russian press to jump the gun and throw names out there last night before anything official was ever released. There is a Canadian article with names and photos of those known to be on the plane. I don't see the U.S. press doing this quite yet. Grain of salt, then. Ilia posted on his Instagram stories with condolences, so he is okay. His name popped into my head, being that he trains in Virginia. Sarah, too.

Horrible. And it’s something that the U.S. figure skating community has unfortunately experienced before. :(

Well at least we know C/B being newlyweds, aren’t actually faking anything (unlike Mr and Ms Fake Kids in the Basement did). ———— I’m watching coverage of the plane crash tonight in Washington DC. The plane originated in Wichita, Kansas. The USFSA has released a statement. There were “several members of the skating community” who stayed in Wichita after Nationals to attend the Development camp. They were on the plane involved. MSNBC just read the statement over the air. They are not naming names yet. MSNBC has said that about a dozen victims have been pulled from the Potomac so far. No survivors yet. Skaters that train in Virginia. I’m thinking of a couple big names who won medals this past weekend. One very big one. I wonder if they hung around to help out with the developing skaters. God, I hope not. Bless them all, skaters, coaches, family members. And those they left behind. :(

Neither was I. I was referring to a CURRENT competitive dance team from Canada. Her facial expressions... 😮 So, there is no possibility for Efimova to skate for the US next year? Can she get citizenship before then? Does Christina have her U.S. citizenship, now?

I prefer Madi's face to a certain Canadian pair whose female partner has her mouth open like a blow up doll "O" all the time. Not naming names... I saw a photo of the podium in the post dance presser. Evan was there. Not Madi. C/P and G/P were all there. She must have really been sick to not go. If she had the ick that has been making the rounds, that I had this past week, I don't know how she actually skated. That shit busted right through my Covid/RSV/flu/pneumonia shot firewall, too. I laughed when Anthony slammed right up against the judge's table in that dramatic move, and even Terry yelped. And is it me, or is Adam Rippon ALSO now referring to Terry as "Terrance?" I thought that the ladies podium worked out. SO many people online with the "but Alysa didn't fall, she was robbed," argument. Uh yeah, but did you see how exhausted she was at the end? Did you see her fall out of her spin because she was too tired to keep up? Amber's 3A was ridiculous (in a good way). Aside from the fall, she was fast and more sharp. And she received the proper 1 point deduction for that fall. I think it was the correct placement. So, has Alysa cut off her overbearing father? Is she free of him? I'm hoping so, but she is still only 19 so Pops could still be in the shadows. I didn't see it online, but did they put Kam and O'Shea on the World team. It's wouldn't actually surprise me, being their results this year overall.

In watching the HBO Comedy marathon lately, I've rekindled my hate for Big and hate that Big and Carrie were end game. He was horrible. Today is Season 4. Fight between Aidan and Big in Suffern. Yesterday was married Big stalking Carrie while she was with Aidan and their affair. Why was such a toxic character rewarded. He was basically a dark haired Richard. And also rekindled my hate for the current writer's trashing Steve and Miranda's treatment of him.

In other words, the kid 100% takes after his mother.

Right? And I'm Italian American. I always watch Italian skaters after U.S. skaters. That said, I always thought Karolina was overscored, too. And then there was Scary Babs. But I always felt good thoughts for poor Maurizio. Who wouldn't? As for the popularity of Chock and Bates, I love them. I want them to sail off into retirement with the one thing that they don't have, now. An individual OM. Preferably Gold. I'm sure the posters on those boards that don't like them have zero problem with Gilles and Poirier sticking around as long as they have, too, and see Madi and Evan as the ones standing in the way. Piper is actually six months older than Madi. So, if they think one should go away... Sounds a little like the V/M fans who hated D/W so much. Without the secret children hiding in the basement. I guess since Madi and Evan are a couple and now married, secret children aren't such a juicy fantasy. You mean P/C weren't already retired? Huh. It's funny. I like C/Pom because Anthony's build and that bubble booty remind me of his dad. Same physique, but with his Mom's face. They were my favorite Russian skaters. Still are.

I remember after episode 2 (the first Aemond nude scene with substitute Mommy) people were discussing his thinness, and I think that you can see how long and lanky he is. Even sitting in chairs, he's all legs. He's just one of those tall, thin guys we all went to school with. The same guys who could shovel food in and never gain an ounce? Yeah, I hated those guys. FF and EM are quite adorable in this clip. For Greens. 😁

On Fallon on Wednesday night (with Fabian and Ewan, there's the show clip in the media thread) they showed a clip from this episode with Crispy walking up and asking "Where is his grace?" and Aemond pointing at the steaming pile of leftover dragon (RIP, Sunfyre. I assume you're dead, but your rider is not). I was a little surprised that they used that. It is a kind of spoilery clip for the past episode. BUT, I am of the mind that once it's been broadcast in it's traditional time slot, watch TV and cruise the internet at your own peril and don't whine if you get spoiled.

Sarcasm at the next Council: "Okay, that's TWO 'my bad's' that you blamed on Vhagar. Maybe you need a smaller dragon? One that you can control? Size isn't everything, my Prince."

I read it as possibly putting his brother out of his misery, not actually assassinating him to get the throne. He's shown to be ruthless, and I don't trust the little one eyed shit any farther than I can throw him, but he's shown that even though he WANTS the job, he grudgingly rescues his dim witted brother when he needs to. He seems to respect the rules of succession. He doesn't respect his brother as a person, AT ALL, but he respects the fact that Aegon was born first and rules are rules. I think that Aegon was in agony, and Aemond was thinking to end his suffering, and if he got to be the next king by doing it....BONUS.

As if I couldn't hate the Greens more, parading Meleys' head around and giving King Rapey Drunkey Dopey credit for slaying her, will make my blood boil. Aegon has to be alive, because that would make a bloodthirsty kinslayer the new King. Aegon's toddler daughter is next in line, then Helaena, being the next sibling in line, and then Aemond, then Daeron. Surely Aemond would jump those two in succession?