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Too bad Mozalev fell. Otherwise, it would've been a solid skate.

Its broadcasting on the app

I feel bad for Boyang. Yes. He'll get to skate in the LP tomorrow, but likely has no chance of medaling. It's unfortunate because he was so close in 2018, but was pushed off the podium by Javi Fernandez. If (4) medals could've been given that would've been great, but sadly that's not how it works.

If he skates this well in the LP, I think he has a very good chance of making it on the podium, especially if some of the top skaters don't skate as strong. Lots of charisma from Aymoz and nice jumps too. Very strong performance.

Mishin doesn't look like he's aged in 20 years. Or maybe it's the mask. Strong skate by Semenenko, but like his teammate his skate did nothing for me. I think this may be enough to overtake Boyang.

Strong skate by Kondratyuk, but it seemed to be missing something. The Star Wars program was better IMO.

The French skater was doing so well, then disaster on that last quad. SMH. The step sequence was awesome though. Great program, even with the fall.

Very nice skate by the Belarus skater, especially considering what he just overcame mere hours earlier with the COVID testing. I love the Nutcracker music despite it's overuse.

Wow. 34 years old and still doing it. He must truly love it. Passable performance considering his age.

Solid program by the Ukraine skater, but what the heck was that on his shirt? LOL. I think I saw the Eiffel Tower, but what else?

The Mexican skater has strong jumps, but lacks presence. The program was not that great. But he looked to have enjoyed himself, which is awesome! I think with the right choreographer he will improve.

Good to know. I guess I'll then switch to the app or NBC as they plan to show the top skaters live without commercial interruptions starting at 11.

I'm with Scott Hamilton. Nathan Chen is the man. This is his gold to lose. Though Hanyu is awesome, he's not the Hanyu of 4-7 years ago. So I think silver and bronze could probably go to any of the top six.

I agree with Tara. Boyang has the best Quad Lutz in the world. It's just beautiful. Love to see it. His presentation has improved tremendously, but the program was just okay. It's too bad that he's kind of fallen off the radar these last few years. I always thought he had (and still does), a lot of potential.

Love the choreography of the Estonian skaters program. It's amazing that he got through that program with the dislocated shoulder. Great program despite his struggles.

Majorov really seems to be enjoying himself. Old school skate in that he doesn't have a quad in this program, but still pretty solid, despite the mistake. I'm also enjoying the use of music with lyrics. Such a nice change from the classical classics, which are nice, but get old because so many skaters recycle the classics. That was one thing about Michelle Kwan, besides her artistry, early in her career she used many classical pieces that were not well known which was a breath of fresh air.

Looks like USA is playing the full competition. YAY!

I've just tuned in to the FS coverage as I didn't have the time to watch the Team Event. Very excited about the men's short program tonight. I'm very disappointed that the app coverage is exactly what is playing on television., which means the coverage is going to be choppy at best. :( I was hoping they'd continue the live coverage they've done in the past where the entire competition is shown on the app. Very sad for Vincent Zhou. How disappointing that he's tested positive for Covid. At least, he was able to compete in the Team Event and won a silver though.

They are both crimes but I think being stabbed and robbed is different from naively handing over a quarter of a million dollars to someone you don’t really know in hopes that it’ll help save them from their “enemies”. I think this documentary would’ve resonated more if they’d had a psychologist explain the psychology of the person being scammed. There is the element of denial, wanting to believe the fantasy even when alarm bells are at a fever pitch, why is this? What is it within a person that makes them ignore all logic and buy into what is clearly utter nonsense? Cause though this guy has scammed a lot of people I doubt he’s batting a 1000. I’m betting there are quite a few who are not and did not fall for his BS. This is where these ladies lost me. First off what enemies? Secondly, you’re a billionaire and there’s no one else you can borrow money from? Surely you have rich family and friends who could loan you money? How about offshore accounts that aren’t traceable by your “enemies” ? And if he got enemies like that who are willing to resort to violence and can track his money like that could he be into something illegal? And most importantly, why are you getting me, the woman you claim to love involved with the violence etc. going on in your life? Why are you bringing this to me? Shouldn’t you try and protect me from this mess? The other thing that made me shake my head was that these women didn’t even have the money themselves that they were loaning him, they were opening lines of credit and borrowing against those lines of credit to help him. And with Cecile it sounded like she may have committed some credit card fraud trying to help him. Somehow this makes the situation even more baffling than if they actually had the money in their savings and loaned it to him. I think at least the body guard knew everything. As far as charges being brought against him, for what? They had no proof that he knew of the scam even though I’m certain he did and he wasn’t the one getting credit under a fake name and using a fake passport. So I don’t think there was anything to charge the bodyguard or the baby mama with.

I don’t think she said how much money she borrowed for him, but I suspect he kept her around because she kept his pockets stacked and packed with money she was borrowing to “help” him. And he could easily keep convincing her to not only borrow money to give him, but that he’d one day pay her back. Though Ayleen seemed to be the most fierce of the ladies interviewed, she was likely the most gullible which is why he kept her around for so long. I honestly think he’s incapable of getting attached to any woman (or anyone else for that matter). If he’s keeping someone around it’s because they are helping him with his end game, which is living a lavish lifestyle.

I think it takes a person being in a certain mindset to get scammed like this guy scammed. When I was doing the online dating thing I “met” a guy who was all that and then some. My instincts kept telling me this guy was trash, but I kept talking with him. I mean in hindsight his story was ridiculous, his wife had supposedly abandoned him and their 4 year old daughter but he was here in the U.S., while his daughter was in Italy and he NEVER talked about her. Was only available to talk at odd times and was supposedly on vacation here in the U.S. it seems forever. Long story short I finally listened to my instincts and cut this guy off when he started asking me to send him nude or photos of myself in lingerie. Who knows what he would’ve done had I been stupid enough to comply. Probably would’ve used the pictures to try and blackmail me for money. At that time in my life, I was lonely and determined to find love no matter what. Thankfully it didn’t end in disaster like it did for these ladies. My point, you really have to listen to your instincts and THINK. You cant be desperate and too determined to make it happen because that will certainly cloud your judgment. With online dating (any type of dating), if it’s too good to be true it is. A lot of these scammers use the same MO. And certainly when a BILLIONAIRE starts asking you to loan him money, that’s a problem.

Yeah. I never thought nipple gate was an accident. I always thought it was planned for him to pull away the covering over her breast but there would be a lace or flesh colored cloth underneath. After all the songs does end with “I’m going to have you naked by the end of this song.” However, I think Justin was too aggressive when pulling the fabric away. Whether that was truly a mistake or on purpose we’ll never know. I don’t think Janet would’ve ever agreed to her breast being exposed though, even if it was only for a millisecond.

I just finished watching this. First of all, with online dating, if it’s too good to be true, it is. Jet setting “hot” guy who takes you on a private jet (with his Ex and child, no less, with her saying how wonderful he is. RME) on the first date to another country is a red flag. Love bombing is common with online dating and always spells trouble. Moreover, if this guy is a billionaire why did he need money from these ladies? Shouldn’t the question have been asked about his billionaire friends or father who could help? And if his assets are frozen (or being watched) because some mobster or whomever is after him, why would these ladies, who don’t really know this guy from Adam, upset their life, get in debt, trying to help him? Not to mention the potential risk of danger. If this guy and his bodyguard are being beaten and bloodied because of his “enemies” and as a result he has to hide from them, is this really a situation they should’ve been getting involved with? Absolutely not. Lastly, dude “repaying” Cecilie with a check was another blazing red flag. Why couldn’t he just wire her the $500k? Incredible that this guy could live, and continues to live, such a lavish lifestyle by conning women out of money. Also surprised that he hasn’t been banned from Tinder. Ayleen’s story was the most interesting as was her personality. At least she was able to get some semblance of pay back. But his messages were scary. What a narcissistic asshole crying about not being able to get the plastic surgery he wanted and whining about eating mall food and being homeless, after conning women out of millions. SMH It’s unfortunate that these women got, got, but I couldn’t feel sorry for them. They got caught up in the shallow and sadly got conned because of it.

Mods I didn’t see a topic for this so I’m starting. I think this is where it belongs on the board. Please move or close If I’ve not set up correctly. Thank you!

Yes. It’s through Xfinity. I also get the FF disabled message with some shows while others I’m allowed to FF. I’m not sure what makes the difference because this has happened (or not) with a variety of networks and shows.