HartofDixie July 19, 2022 Share July 19, 2022 Yuzuru Hanyu announces retirement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/sport/yuzuru-hanyu-japan-figure-skater-retirement-spt-intl-hnk/index.html 2 4 Link to comment
Jeddah July 19, 2022 Share July 19, 2022 Just now, HartofDixie said: Yuzuru Hanyu announces retirement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/sport/yuzuru-hanyu-japan-figure-skater-retirement-spt-intl-hnk/index.html End of an era! What a career! I’ll miss him for sure. 2 6 Link to comment
justmehere July 19, 2022 Share July 19, 2022 (edited) Well, the pressure is off, and he can continue to skate beautifully in ice shows without worrying so much about jumps. (Just wish they were as easily accessible as watching competition broadcasts.) Edited July 19, 2022 by justmehere (Finishing a thought about jumps - and grammar) 4 2 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty July 19, 2022 Share July 19, 2022 When the press conference was announced yesterday, the Fanyus thought it was a lie. They're a mess now. 8 Link to comment
CeeBeeGee July 19, 2022 Share July 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said: When the press conference was announced yesterday, the Fanyus thought it was a lie. They're a mess now. Oh my Lord, I dare risk going back onto Twitter now 😂😂😂 4 Link to comment
carrier76 July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 11 hours ago, HartofDixie said: Yuzuru Hanyu announces retirement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/sport/yuzuru-hanyu-japan-figure-skater-retirement-spt-intl-hnk/index.html I’ll be the lone dissenter and say: “GOOD.” I’ve never been a fan, glad to see him go. 2 Link to comment
healthnut July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 I’m just ready for Grand Prix assignments already… 2 Link to comment
legaleagle53 July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said: When the press conference was announced yesterday, the Fanyus thought it was a lie. They're a mess now. I wondered how they were taking the news. Evidently, "not well" is an understatement! 10 Link to comment
andromeda331 July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 16 hours ago, Jeddah said: End of an era! What a career! I’ll miss him for sure. I'm sorry to hear it. He's one of my favorites. But I wish him all the best. 3 Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 I hope he will be able tp live a life out of the spotlight for awhile. Poor guy has been practically stalked by Fanyus for the past few years. 5 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 Hanyu's twizzle out of the triple axel was maybe my favorite trademark skating move. He was such a great edge jumper and his edge jumpers just had an amplitude and smoothness that Nathan Chen didn't have. Then again, Nathan's toe jumps were amazing. 2 4 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 I liked the spread eagle/3A/spread eagle. 8 Link to comment
Enero July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, andromeda331 said: I'm sorry to hear it. He's one of my favorites. But I wish him all the best. Same. He will go down as one of the greatest and will be referenced for years to come during skating competitions and discussions etc. I wish him much success with whatever he chooses to do next. Edited July 20, 2022 by Enero 3 Link to comment
Jeddah July 20, 2022 Share July 20, 2022 There’s too many to link here, but I’m enjoying all the other skaters’ tributes to Hanyu on Instagram. They all respect his skating, but the tributes make me think he’s just a good guy in person too. 5 Link to comment
ChicksDigScars July 21, 2022 Share July 21, 2022 12 hours ago, Jeddah said: There’s too many to link here, but I’m enjoying all the other skaters’ tributes to Hanyu on Instagram. They all respect his skating, but the tributes make me think he’s just a good guy in person too. I think so, too. Nathan and the Shibs had nice tributes on Instagram. I think he's a good guy and an obvious talent. It was the Fanyu's that ruined it all for me. And those fucking Pooh Bears. Good luck to him, but I don't think that his fans are going to back down. They'll still make his public life difficult. May be worse now, because they'll be begging for signs of life to keep them going. 1 1 4 Link to comment
Hana Chan July 21, 2022 Share July 21, 2022 On 7/19/2022 at 9:39 AM, HartofDixie said: Yuzuru Hanyu announces retirement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/sport/yuzuru-hanyu-japan-figure-skater-retirement-spt-intl-hnk/index.html *sigh* I'm not totally surprised (though my posts from the Olympics now aged like bad milk). While it was not out of the realm of reasonability for him to remain competitive despite his age, he has had repeated injuries that are harder to bounce back from and I'm guessing that he wasn't thrilled with the new ISU rules and decided to call it a competitive career. His exhibition tour in Japan was a huge success and I'm hoping that he is considering to do an international tour with other skaters from around the world. I'm glad that Beijing won't be the last I see of him and leaving skating can allow him to innovate in a way that the sport previously didn't allow. I had a giggle watching some of his insane jump combinations from the tour practice and watching his exhibition programs where he'd do a hydroplane that went on for days. If there's someone who can possibly expand figure skating beyond the realm of competitions, Yuzuru would be the logical choice. 19 hours ago, Jeddah said: They all respect his skating, but the tributes make me think he’s just a good guy in person too. The statement from Shomo Uno had me sniffling, about how often they saw one another at competitions but never had the chance to just hang out and he wanted to get the opportunity to meet as just two guys in their 20s. It's the end of a very exciting era of the sport. 4 Link to comment
carrier76 July 22, 2022 Share July 22, 2022 Grand Prix assignments are out! Knierim & Frazier continue! 7 Link to comment
annzeepark914 July 22, 2022 Share July 22, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, carrier76 said: Grand Prix assignments are out! Knierim & Frazier continue! 🎉and they'll be at Skate America along with Hawayak/Baker, Chock/Bates, Ilia Mallinin. 🎉 Edited July 23, 2022 by annzeepark914 4 Link to comment
Hana Chan July 23, 2022 Share July 23, 2022 I'm curious to see how attendance and viewership is going to be affected this season. You've got one of (if not the biggest) draws in the sport retiring. The current male OGM is taking a break and not competing in the Grand Prix this year (and I wouldn't be shocked if Nathan does retire now that he's achieved his most important goal). Most of the US veterans are not competing this year, and the Russians are banned, so the top women won't be competing (the Russians are doing their own domestic Grand Prix that no one outside of the country will care about). And that's on top of the shit show that was the women's competition at the Olympics, which will leave a bad taste in the mouths of both casual and ardent fans. I think that Shomo is probably the only high-profile veteran competing, and he's not nearly the draw that Nathan or Yuzuru could be. 1 1 Link to comment
peachmangosteen July 23, 2022 Share July 23, 2022 I'm even more excited than usual for this season because it feels like it's up in the air with so many top people out and that's interesting to me. 2 12 Link to comment
Enero July 23, 2022 Share July 23, 2022 This will definitely be the season of opportunity with so many veterans and mega stars retiring or stepping back from the sport and the Russians banned. Sometimes when these changes in sport happens there is a period of mediocre and athletes maintaining the status quo. Hopefully we’ll have several skaters step into that gap, shine and start pushing the sport to the next level, which I think is a possibility with the men. Not so sure about the other disciplines. 2 Link to comment
Avaleigh July 23, 2022 Share July 23, 2022 4 hours ago, peachmangosteen said: I'm even more excited than usual for this season because it feels like it's up in the air with so many top people out and that's interesting to me. I'm hardcore rooting for Loena to keep her shit together this season. Loena, Wakaba, Isabeau, You Young and Ekaterina Kurakova are the female skaters I'm most interested in seeing this season. Any news on Rika and if she is recovered and/or going to compete? I'd love to see Knierim and Frazier have another terrific season but I don't see another world gold in their future unless something happens with the Chinese team. I'll keep my fingers crossed for lightning to strike twice though even if it isn't likely. Is it too ambitious to hope that Chock and Bates could finally win worlds? For the men I'm most looking forward to seeing Shoma, Ilia, Deniss, Yuma, Adam, Kévin and Camden. I'm super pumped about this season. Anything could happen. 2 3 Link to comment
annzeepark914 July 23, 2022 Share July 23, 2022 I'm excited about Oona & Gage Brown moving up to seniors. I love watching them skate... their skating is so smooth. And Green/Parson, who are so innovative. Fingers crossed, though, for Chock & Bates to get the gold at Worlds🤞. 5 Link to comment
healthnut July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 I’m surprised Piper and Paul are competing this season, I thought for sure they would retire. I think they’ll have a hard time beating the Italians, I am very interested in what Madi & Evan do this season, they’re definitely the top Montreal team. Dave of TSL is saying Green/Parsons are training with Tanith & Charlie now, that’s pretty spicy. I’m very glad Peng/Jin are sticking around but I’m still hoping there are some young Chinese teams in the wings somewhere, it’s like their pairs program has fallen off a cliff. 3 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 12 hours ago, healthnut said: Dave of TSL is saying Green/Parsons are training with Tanith & Charlie now, that’s pretty spicy. I know everyone loves Tanith's commentating but I really find it to be such a conflict of interest that she coaches and commentates on the skaters she coaches. 3 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Lady Whistleup said: I know everyone loves Tanith's commentating but I really find it to be such a conflict of interest that she coaches and commentates on the skaters she coaches. I don't think that's been a problem before now, presuming G/P are in fact training with her. 1 Link to comment
Hana Chan July 25, 2022 Share July 25, 2022 (edited) Curious what Jason Brown's plans are. He did Yuzuru's Fantasy On Ice tour and now he's doing Stars on Ice. I'm wondering if he's also planning a retirement announcement. I adore his skating, but in all honesty, without quads under his belt, he really can't be seriously competitive. Especially not with the new ISU rules. I do have to say that I prefer how FOI had an international cast of skaters. Heavy on the Japanese representation obviously, but half the group was European, American or Canadian. SOI is strictly American skaters this year. I very much appreciated getting the chance to see some of my international favorites, and it makes me think that if Yuzuru wanted to stage something internationally, he wouldn't have any trouble lining up talent to join him. Edited July 25, 2022 by Hana Chan Link to comment
Good Queen Jane July 25, 2022 Share July 25, 2022 I go back to the time when everyone retired from competitive skating after the Olympics (because you could only make money by turning professional). It made the first two years interesting as the pack sorted itself out and the leaders emerged for the last two years leading to the Olympics. Sometimes I think the top skaters stay in competitive skating too long and get boring, doing basically the same routine over and over again. 4 3 Link to comment
ChicksDigScars July 29, 2022 Share July 29, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 8:59 AM, Good Queen Jane said: I go back to the time when everyone retired from competitive skating after the Olympics (because you could only make money by turning professional). It made the first two years interesting as the pack sorted itself out and the leaders emerged for the last two years leading to the Olympics. Sometimes I think the top skaters stay in competitive skating too long and get boring, doing basically the same routine over and over again. Oh man. I remember Viktor Petrenko basically doing the SAME long program three years in a row. When the beginning notes of music started, I wanted to throw something at my TV. 2 3 Link to comment
displayname August 4, 2022 Share August 4, 2022 (edited) On 7/25/2022 at 6:07 PM, Hana Chan said: I do have to say that I prefer how FOI had an international cast of skaters. Heavy on the Japanese representation obviously, but half the group was European, American or Canadian. SOI is strictly American skaters this year. I very much appreciated getting the chance to see some of my international favorites, and it makes me think that if Yuzuru wanted to stage something internationally, he wouldn't have any trouble lining up talent to join him. This is the general case with a lot of Japanese ice shows, not just FaOI. Stars on Ice Japan tends to have an international cast too, as does The Ice (Mao Asada's old ice show, now headed in spirit by Shoma Uno). Nothing to do with Hanyu, a lot to do with the market available to them. Although I do think if Hanyu's willing to pay, with the crowd he can attract, will make skaters willing to participate in ice shows with him. On 7/20/2022 at 6:39 AM, carrier76 said: I’ll be the lone dissenter and say: “GOOD.” I’ve never been a fan, glad to see him go. I'll join you. I'll also say that his recent interviews have made me entirely unsympathetic towards him, especially seeing how he managed to make certain sections of his fans even more venomous. In spite of what I said above, if I were a skater, I'd not join his ice show. There are more things important than money, and mental health is most certainly one of them. Goodbye and good riddance. Edited August 4, 2022 by displayname 2 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup August 5, 2022 Share August 5, 2022 I'm surprised people hold it against Hanyu for not speaking out against the Fanyus. Every celeb is told: NEVER speak about crazed fans, because any comment you make will validate them by making them think they are seen and heard and just contribute to their obsessions and entitlement. That's a big thing. Stalkers and crazed fans tend to constantly look for acknowledgment and validation. Speaking directly to them or about them just makes them happy. 1 7 4 Link to comment
Jeddah August 7, 2022 Share August 7, 2022 Ashley Cain is going to be Elsa in Disney on Ice! She just said “overseas,” so I’m not sure where. I can picture her as a Disney Princess! 4 Link to comment
BlueSkies August 8, 2022 Share August 8, 2022 I just stumbled on the thread. It’s interesting I’m not much up on figure skating. Nancy Kerrigan was my first sort of crush in life. So yeah sometimes I get nostalgia reading this stuff. I follow Nancy every now and then, she still does more local kind of stuff 1 Link to comment
HartofDixie August 9, 2022 Share August 9, 2022 https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/08/08/viktor-petrenko-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-war-figure-skating/ 6 Link to comment
HartofDixie August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/08/16/anna-shcherbakova-knee-surgery-figure-skating-russia/ 2 Link to comment
SeanC August 23, 2022 Share August 23, 2022 US dancers Eva Pate and Logan Bye are engaged. 3 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty August 24, 2022 Share August 24, 2022 I didn't even know that they were a couple. 😮 1 Link to comment
SeanC August 30, 2022 Share August 30, 2022 South Korea's Canadian import ice dancers, who won gold at the first JGP. Getting the mandatory Yuna Kim tribute out of the way. 1 1 Link to comment
SeanC September 2, 2022 Share September 2, 2022 The international debut of Japan’s newest wunderkind, who was even named after Mao Asada (she also shares with her namesake the lot of being narrowly ineligible for the next Olympics). 3 Link to comment
Souris September 15, 2022 Share September 15, 2022 Ilia Malinin lands the first quad axel in competition. That looked shockingly easy. 2 4 4 Link to comment
Jeddah September 15, 2022 Share September 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, Souris said: Ilia Malinin lands the first quad axel in competition. That looked shockingly easy. That was so good! The quad race has entered a new era. 1 Link to comment
CeeBeeGee September 15, 2022 Share September 15, 2022 Just incredible. His height is amazing. 3 Link to comment
Jeddah September 15, 2022 Share September 15, 2022 (edited) I just watched again with sound this time, and it sounds like there was a decent crowd there. I’m glad because I was so sad to see him make history with all those empty seats behind him. ETA: And when I say I watched it again, I mean I’ve watched it 10,000 times already because it’s AWESOME. Edited September 15, 2022 by Jeddah 1 2 Link to comment
ChicksDigScars September 15, 2022 Share September 15, 2022 I hope his body can stand the strain. And I also hope that other skaters don't force it, just to get credit for the attempt. Someone on Twitter commented that with the height and speed Ilia got, he could easily land a quint. Oh, dear god! 2 2 Link to comment
Harry24 September 15, 2022 Share September 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ChicksDigScars said: I hope his body can stand the strain. And I also hope that other skaters don't force it, just to get credit for the attempt. Someone on Twitter commented that with the height and speed Ilia got, he could easily land a quint. Oh, dear god! My big hope (in addition to his ongoing health) is that he really develops stretch and presentation skills. At the moment he looks like an Eteri skater. 1 2 Link to comment
Mittengirl September 17, 2022 Share September 17, 2022 Is there any kind of deadline as to when the Olympic medals from ‘22 must be awarded? Or can the decision just keep being put off until (they hope) everyone has forgotten about the whole fiasco? 1 3 Link to comment
annzeepark914 September 19, 2022 Share September 19, 2022 Is it a good idea to sign up for Peacock? They have a special starting tomorrow: $1.99/month or $19.99 for a whole year. I'm asking around the sites if Peacock will show the GPs, Nationals & Worlds, along with regular NBC. Link to comment
Salacious Kitty September 19, 2022 Share September 19, 2022 Peacock shows everything live, NBC only shows Skate America, Nats, and maybe Worlds? I get it for free, but $19.99 sounds like a great deal if you're into the Grand Prix and Euros. And no tape delay. 1 Link to comment
Avaleigh September 19, 2022 Share September 19, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, annzeepark914 said: Is it a good idea to sign up for Peacock? They have a special starting tomorrow: $1.99/month or $19.99 for a whole year. I'm asking around the sites if Peacock will show the GPs, Nationals & Worlds, along with regular NBC. I was so resistant to getting it but I've had it for about two years now and my husband and I really like the sports coverage for the most part. For me just being able to watch all of the skaters has been such a treat. I also appreciated the skating documentaries and specials that they have. Plus there are some other non skating things that I've liked. Peacock doesn't have any original series that I've gotten into but there are occasionally some movies and docuseries that have been worth watching. Overall I think it's worth it. ETA: They had the latest Downton Abbey movie available for streaming about a month or so after it hit theaters. That definitely scored them some points with me. ;) Edited September 20, 2022 by Avaleigh 1 1 Link to comment
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