Figure Skating

[Chaser]

One thing I like about a quieter arena is you hear the blades more.

[kittykat]

I just love the fact that we finally by popular request get to see EVERYONE!

[CeeBeeGee]

17 minutes ago, Minneapple said:

What a skate for Donovan Carillo! How exciting for him to be able to represent Mexico like that!

Wonderful! His joy was palpable.

[KittenPokerCheater]

I agree- it's so great to see lots of skaters instead of the top 10/6.

[BitterApple]

3 minutes ago, kittykat said:

I just love the fact that we finally by popular request get to see EVERYONE!

Me too. My biggest gripe with the Olympics has been the lack of full coverage. I hate seeing snippets of events. I'm stoked to see the skating in it's entirety. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by BitterApple

[Lady Whistleup]

I love watching the mens' SP. The field is so deep it's insane. I have so much respect for these skaters.

[Chaser]

And on the flip side of Donovan, the crushing disappointments. 

[Jeddah]

Vincent should be skating now. ☹️

[justmehere]

3 minutes ago, Chaser said:

And on the flip side of Donovan, the crushing disappointments. 

Hard to watch, for sure. 

[kittykat]

I know we're less than halfway through but it's crazy to see Bychenko and Brezina in the danger zone.  

[ouinason]

5 seconds of the commentary on USA, out of curiosity, and good lord am I glad I get to watch without it on Peacock.  Y'all don't have to fill every microsecond with words!

[Enero]

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. 

[AuntieDiane6]

1 hour ago, Enero said:

 

Looks like USA is playing the full competition. YAY!

 

Thank you for posting this!  At 10:45, it moves to NBC.  

[Enero]

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. 

[OnePlusOne]

I loved that Star Wars program so much. The costume, the step sequence...he totally committed to it.

[Lady Whistleup]

I loved that SP. He had a hard fall, but that is a fun SP.

[CherryMalotte]

6 minutes ago, OnePlusOne said:

I loved that Star Wars program so much. The costume, the step sequence...he totally committed to it.

Yeah that is a neat program, who knew I'd be digging Kylo Ren on ice!

Who's gonna tell the Russian dude that this costume is doing nothing for him?

ETA - Johnny and Tara can shut up and as soon as possible please.  Russian dude needs a serious make over, and the program was moderately sucky.  Didn't do a thing for me.
 

Edited February 8, 2022 by CherryMalotte

[Enero]

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

[Bewitched]

2 minutes ago, CherryMalotte said:

Who's gonna tell the Russian dude that this costume is doing nothing for him?
 

That costume reads Egyptian to me.  I've seen it twice now and still can't quite figure out what he was going for.

[ouinason]

better than whatever the hell Jesus thing he did for the team LP

[Lady Whistleup]

Johnny was pretty unimpressed with Mark and Mark's Russian.

[Enero]

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.

[legaleagle53]

That was a powerful skate by Semenenko. What are his chances of making the podium, do y'all think?

[Lady Whistleup]

I always love seeing Mishin's gruff countenance in the K&C.

[Enero]

3 minutes ago, legaleagle53 said:

That was a powerful skate by Semenenko. What are his chances of making the podium, do y'all think?

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. 

[Lady Whistleup]

I've figured out this Johnny speak:

A platitude like "he takes us on a journey with his emotions" is a euphemism for "meh."

And ... this is the second time I've seen a cartwheel on the ice. It's like apparently a thing.

[justmehere]

Yay for Kevin Aymoz back on form!

[twoods]

The French skater is so freaking cute, especially his reaction. So happy for him!

Edited February 8, 2022 by twoods

[GeminiDancer]

I’m so happy for Kevin! I love his skating and performance quality. I could watch him for days. 

[justmehere]

Going back a bit - here's a video on Donovan Carrillo and his training:

https://olympics.com/en/original-series/episode/the-first-mexican-olympic-figure-skater-in-30-years-i-winter-tracks 

[Enero]

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. 

[Daisy]

okay. i really hate  the programmes w/the lyrics. grumpy old woman no more lyrics!

[Avaleigh]

1 hour ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

Bring some form of figures back, I think.  I don't know how, I don't know where, but with the advent of drones and technology and dividing the rink so that 12 single skaters can be on it at a time....there's got to be something they can do.

 

1 hour ago, Bewitched said:

Keep the figures through juniors.  That way the training is there and skills are built early, but the broadcast networks won't complain about boring competitions.

IMHO I don't think it's a good idea to bring back school figures.

One, moves in the field tests fulfill this very function. There are some who even feel that moves in the field do a better job than figures did at gaining a skater the skills that make for great step sequences and overall skating skills.

Two, people that I knew hated doing figures. It was boring AF and it got in the way of the skating most of us wanted to be doing. (Yes, there were some skaters like Melanie Dupon who enjoyed it enough to win multiple national titles in figures but there weren't enough of these skaters to keep figures going once they were no longer required.) I honestly think it would be mean and pointless to make skaters go back to doing something that most skaters were more than happy to give up.

Three, figures weren't something that people wanted to watch. Tracing patterns isn't going to bring in an audience let alone young skaters. Skating is already having trouble in terms of having the interest it once had. Bringing back figures isn't going to get young kids to give skating a try. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Over the moon for Kevin. I didn't see that coming from where he was earlier this season. 

[Chaser]

They could do what they in the RD, give them a pattern to perform in their program. 

[Lady Whistleup]

1 minute ago, Avaleigh said:

 

IMHO I don't think it's a good idea to bring back school figures.

One, moves in the field tests fulfill this very function. There are some who even feel that moves in the field do a better job than figures did at gaining a skater the skills that make for great step sequences and overall skating skills.

Two, people that I knew hated doing figures. It was boring AF and it got in the way of the skating most of us wanted to be doing. (Yes, there were some skaters like Melanie Dupon who enjoyed it enough to win multiple national titles in figures but there weren't enough of these skaters to keep figures going once they were no longer required.) I honestly think it would be mean and pointless to make skaters go back to doing something that most skaters were more than happy to give up.

Three, figures weren't something that people wanted to watch. Tracing patterns isn't going to bring in an audience let alone young skaters. Skating is already having trouble in terms of having the interest it once had. Bringing back figures isn't going to get young kids to give skating a try. 

I feel like they could do something like the old gymnastics compulsories (and a bit like the ice dancing compulsories) where every skater skates to the same program that tests basic skating skills. Ice dance's RD still has a compulsory figure pattern all dancers have to complete.

[Chaser]

That announcement lol “if I see one Winnie the Pooh bear!”

[Thumper]

I am not seeing figure skating on NBC or USA!!! 😩😩😩

[CeeBeeGee]

I switched to NBC but it's all skiing. Where are they showing the men's SP? They were on USA but now that's hockey.

 

 

[Lady Whistleup]

Just now, CeeBeeGee said:

I switched to NBC but it's all skiing. Where are they showing the men's SP? They were on USA but now that's hockey.

 

 

They're warming up will switch over for the final 2 groups which has the big names like Hanyu, Chen, etc.

[legaleagle53]

Peacock is still showing men's figure skating -- and WITHOUT commentary!

[OnePlusOne]

The SP is on Peacock if you have it. They're currently showing the warmup. The host on USA said they'd be showing the SP over on NBC, but maybe the skiing is running long.

[KittenPokerCheater]

Is the delectable Denis of the "Man-bunish pony tails" in this next group?

What are the odds that his Man-bunish pony tail will stay up for the duration of his programs?

[shizzle]

Warmups on Peacock right now.

[Enero]

3 minutes ago, Thumper said:

I am not seeing figure skating on NBC or USA!!! 😩😩😩

Its broadcasting on the app

 

[legaleagle53]

1 minute ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

Is the delectable Denis of the "Man-bunish pony tails" in this next group?

What are the odds that his Man-bunish pony tail will stay up for the duration of his programs?

Yes, both he and Hanyu are in this group.

[scarynikki12]

A ton of skiers are crapping out early on the Super G course so it should wrap up here in a moment.

[Chaser]

Fabio on ice did well

[Enero]

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

 

[shizzle]

They're on NBC now