Chaser February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 One thing I like about a quieter arena is you hear the blades more. 8 Link to comment
kittykat February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I just love the fact that we finally by popular request get to see EVERYONE! 8 Link to comment
CeeBeeGee February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 10 Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I agree- it's so great to see lots of skaters instead of the top 10/6. 7 Link to comment
BitterApple February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 (edited) 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 8 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I love watching the mens' SP. The field is so deep it's insane. I have so much respect for these skaters. 7 Link to comment
Chaser February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 And on the flip side of Donovan, the crushing disappointments. Link to comment
justmehere February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chaser said: And on the flip side of Donovan, the crushing disappointments. Hard to watch, for sure. Link to comment
kittykat February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I know we're less than halfway through but it's crazy to see Bychenko and Brezina in the danger zone. Link to comment
ouinason February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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! 1 Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 3 Link to comment
AuntieDiane6 February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 5 Link to comment
OnePlusOne February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I loved that Star Wars program so much. The costume, the step sequence...he totally committed to it. 13 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I loved that SP. He had a hard fall, but that is a fun SP. 3 Link to comment
CherryMalotte February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 (edited) 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 3 4 Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 Strong skate by Kondratyuk, but it seemed to be missing something. The Star Wars program was better IMO. 1 Link to comment
Bewitched February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 4 Link to comment
ouinason February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 better than whatever the hell Jesus thing he did for the team LP 1 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 Johnny was pretty unimpressed with Mark and Mark's Russian. Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. Link to comment
legaleagle53 February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 That was a powerful skate by Semenenko. What are his chances of making the podium, do y'all think? Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I always love seeing Mishin's gruff countenance in the K&C. 2 Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 3 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 3 1 Link to comment
justmehere February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 Yay for Kevin Aymoz back on form! 4 Link to comment
twoods February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 (edited) The French skater is so freaking cute, especially his reaction. So happy for him! Edited February 8, 2022 by twoods 4 Link to comment
GeminiDancer February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I’m so happy for Kevin! I love his skating and performance quality. I could watch him for days. 2 Link to comment
justmehere February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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 3 Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment
Daisy February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 okay. i really hate the programmes w/the lyrics. grumpy old woman no more lyrics! 3 Link to comment
Avaleigh February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 3 Link to comment
emmawoodhouse February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 Over the moon for Kevin. I didn't see that coming from where he was earlier this season. 2 Link to comment
Chaser February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 They could do what they in the RD, give them a pattern to perform in their program. 1 1 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 1 2 Link to comment
Chaser February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 That announcement lol “if I see one Winnie the Pooh bear!” 1 Link to comment
Thumper February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 I am not seeing figure skating on NBC or USA!!! 😩😩😩 1 Link to comment
CeeBeeGee February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. Link to comment
legaleagle53 February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 Peacock is still showing men's figure skating -- and WITHOUT commentary! 1 Link to comment
OnePlusOne February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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? Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Thumper said: I am not seeing figure skating on NBC or USA!!! 😩😩😩 Its broadcasting on the app 1 Link to comment
legaleagle53 February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment
scarynikki12 February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 A ton of skiers are crapping out early on the Super G course so it should wrap up here in a moment. Link to comment
Enero February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 Too bad Mozalev fell. Otherwise, it would've been a solid skate. Link to comment
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