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They were the only ones to bid for this years Worlds, so they got it by default. The Doha World Cups have lots of people at them. Tickets must have been really expensive? The horrible weather is keeping people from getting there?

This explains glurge pretty well. This Olympics was pretty glurge lite. Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention.

Looks like the Japanese ladies have to get it done. Come on Tiny Queen!

No one should be skating to Schindler's List. German or otherwise. It never looks good.

She's supposed to be using a song from Mission Impossible 2 but we'll see... More Swan Lake, Moulin Rogue, and Papa Can You Hear Me on the way. Gold medal to anyone using different music!

I agree. I had to go back and watch the FS. Plushy's sexy step sequence was... I don't even know. His routine was still more balanced that the Not!Russian ladies, although it's just jumps with a bit of arm waving in between. It's weird, judging by the YT comments, that the cult of Johnny Weir still thinks he should have gotten bronze. His routines wouldn't even make it to the Olympics now.

Lovely skate from Tiny Queen! It would be nice for her to sneak in there for bronze.

None. But there's a Swan Lake and a Black Swan.

Terry calls him John sometimes too. I think it's their in joke. Not a lot of interesting skating so far...

If this scores better than V/M I'll eat my knitting.

Isn't country hoping really just a problem in ice dance and pairs? There aren't a lot of cross country skiers skiing for different countries.

Chris' mother is Japanese so he might have done that anyway.

Did NBC pay the USFSA to bring Adam just for this? /jk

Phew they didn't make the podium! Skating while Russian was turned off today!

Oh I feel bad for Sui/Han. They're usually so lovely to watch. We'll see if Skating while Russian is in effect.

Zhang's old partner Peng was 16 when they started. I really wish Zhang would retire, but I don't know what Yu would do then.

Did all the pairs stop at a Cirque du Soleil yard sale on the way to Korea? These costume choices are highly suspect.

Love Sui/Han. Don't love Hallelujah anymore.

LoL I'd like it to be Tears of Nothing but bronze is okay too. ;)

If only the Shibs weren't siblings... They never get the scores they deserve.

Oh good, T&J aren't doing the ice dancing commentary. They mangle that pretty badly when they do.

Looks like Valeri knows what he's doing. Who would have seen Morgan Hurd saving Worlds! Some of the scores were a mess... I really hope Mai isn't stuck in fourth place forever. Is it even worth watching EFs? Should we just call it a day now? ETA: Kenzo got the Longines prize! He's so cute <3

Love seeing Kenzo on the podium! He should be really proud of himself. Kinda think he should have gotten silver since Lin Chaopan was, once again, overscored on the vault... The Chinese men just don't thrill me. But, they didn't have any big screw ups or Deng Shudi feet, so good for them, I guess. Oh David... I don't ever know what to say about him or whatever happened to Manrique and Nikita. Yul and Nile did great even if their routines weren't hard enough to win. Especially happy for Nile after the year he's had. I'm kind of over everyone going, "Poor Oleg..." every time he misses at Worlds. If he and his federation can't figure out something better, that's always the way it's gong to end. Kohei or no Kohei. And speaking of Kohei, The Japanese media had a picture of him in the stands and he looked like his eyes could burn a hole through whatever they were watching. I'd love Mai Murakame to win the AA just to see Tumblr set itself on fire. That and I just don't like Ragan Smith's gymnastics.

Totally gutted about Kohei. Sub 3 was a blood bath. Literally! And will someone please please please turn up the arena light? I really don't want to see the ladies falling all over the place like the men. It's a gym meet not a disco.

They really don't make the Worlds team that way. It's always who is ready now, not who might go sometime in the future. And the rumors on twitter were, Ashton had it together at camp and other didn't.