Good Queen Jane

3/5 with 1*.

The last scene between Matty and Olympia would have been quite dramatic if I hadn’t seen it a hundred times before in commercials. Thanks a lot, promo monkeys!

I would like to see Jason do an upbeat program. Actually, what I really would like to see is an updated reprise of Riverdance. It would be fun to see the difference 12 years of experience would make to this iconic program.

For all those who complained about sending Jason Brown to Worlds this year, now you know why. No US man other than Ilia and Jason are consistent enough to get the US three placements. Jason ended up fourth in the Free Skate and had the highest component scores.

I have to make a correction to my post above about the USA qualifying three pairs to the Olympics. The placement does qualify three pairs to the 2026 Worlds but since the Olympics limits the number of contestants in each discipline, the USA just has the CHANCE to qualify three teams. To automatically qualify three teams for Olympics, a country had to have three teams in the Free Skate. Since the USA only had two teams competing, the placement means that the USA can send one pairs team to the Qualifying Event in Beijing in September. If that team places in the top three, then the USA gets a third entry in Pairs. The team that competes in Beijing cannot have competed in Boston. However, since Chan/Howe did not go to Worlds and are considered a top pairs team, the USA has a really good chance to win the third spot. Whew, I know this complicated, but what about figure skating rules isn’t?

2/ 5 with 1*. i knew North Korea was the Hermit Kingdom but I never thought they would match it with South Korea. Oh well, I’ll bring my new fave cuisine, Korean Fried Chicken, which knows neither North nor South.

To be fair, Nationals in the same year as Worlds in the US is usually under attended. Many US fans can’t afford to do both and Boston is particularly expensive. Also, Worlds, as one would expect, draws fans from all over the world. Canada and Japan have large numbers of fans who attend.

Wow! Three placements in pairs for the USA in next year’s Olympics. When was the last time that happened?

I wonder if they would have accepted just “ butterfly “ for FJ?

3/5, no *. Thanks to those who have explained the security alert. I’m not really worried about it and hanging out with you all is worth a little computer risk.

4/5. Once again I’m at the cool kids table. How unusual for me.

When I saw Harvey was featured on the ABC Evening News, I knew he was a goner. A Jeopardy Champ doesn’t get national attention until the end of the run. I also wondered about his stamina. He looked like he was having trouble with the buzzer in tonight’s game. But congratulations to him for being a Jeopardy Champ. We may see him again if there’s another Second Chance Tournament.

0/5, 0*. At least I’m with the cool kids.

I had a crush on Chris the stripper in his previous episodes so I was embarrassed that I never recognized him (or lusted after him) on High Potential. Also I just discovered the actor is Australian, which I never would have guessed from his portrayal of Oz. Speak for yourself!

I’d be pissed if I got to the Pit Stop before six other teams and still was eliminated.