Figure Skating

[SimoneS]

Damn that fall, I thought Chan was looking so good.

[Enero]

Poor Patrick. Well there goes his final Olympic dreams. At least he has an Individual Silver and Team Gold. How fitting was his music and sad. :(

I love how supportive this crowd is. No matter who the skater is they give them respect.

[mtlchick]

Well he landed two of them so....

 

I don't know who the microphone picked up but someone yelped when he fell. I'm wondering if it was him.

[kittykat]

Damn that score was not even close to the rest of the field.  I agree that OAR might have messed up not using Aliev.

[AshleyN]

Oh Patrick...the triple axel was always his nemisis, but he seems to have lost it completely at this point.

I still do love to watch his pure skating though. Just gorgeous.

Edited February 16, 2018 by AshleyN

[Growsonwalls]

Has Patrick Chan ever known how to do a triple axel?

[Silver Raven]

How did they give Chan 6 points and a yellow for the axel when he didn't even land it and wound up on his butt?

[SeanC]

That was mostly a reminder of what Chan was so formidable in his prime.  If he could have landed that triple axel...but, ah well.

[Silver Raven]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:03 AM, Silver Raven said:

How did they give Chan 6 points and a yellow for the axel when he didn't even land it and wound up on his butt?

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They just changed it to a 3.

[Dots And Stripes]

NBC talked about Chan reinventing men's figure skating. He perfected the art of completing four rotations before falling.

[gatopretoNYC]

I'm not a huge Patrick Chan fan, but I really enjoyed that program. Too bad about the fall.

[Paws]

Chan reminds me of Todd Eldridge...any time he was under pressure he fell. Well, at least any time I saw him skate. I had an early bedtime in the 80s.

[displayname]

Glad Aliev's ahead of Chan, but what's that score? O.o

[SimoneS]

Chan got a good score despite the fall.

[CarbonCopy]

This is going to sound so mean, but I can't get over Chan's crazy eyes. He looks cross eyed.

[Enero]

Oh no Tanaka had a disaster right here at the start. Well at least he pulled it together for the combination.

[Silver Raven]

NBC just dropped out of their coverage.  Good thing I'm watching the stream.

[GeminiDancer]

It's still on NBCSN.

[Jeddah]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:05 AM, SimoneS said:

Chan got a good score despite the fall.

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That’s the story of his entire career.

[Minneapple]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:07 AM, Silver Raven said:

NBC just dropped out of their coverage.  Good thing I'm watching the stream.

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They might come back for Nathan Chen. I'm all about the streams these days, though.

[Growsonwalls]

Well it wouldn't be Patrick Chan without a major wipe-out.

[SimoneS]

I really enjoyed Tanaka. Too bad about that fall at the start.

[Dots And Stripes]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:06 AM, CarbonCopy said:

This is going to sound so mean, but I can't get over Chan's crazy eyes. He looks cross eyed.

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Being cross eyed is not something people can control. I find that out of bounds to criticize.

[galaxygirl76]

Conversation at my house earlier this evening:

 

Husband: how high can these scores go?

Me: I don't know, we haven't seen any Russians yet.

Him: *dead*

[AuntieDiane6]

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It's still on NBCSN.

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They've shown the entire flight so far!  Since the Olympics are on until 12:30 am, there will be time to show the last few on NBC.

[Silver Raven]

They didn't like Tanaka's spins, at all.

[Dots And Stripes]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:07 AM, Silver Raven said:

NBC just dropped out of their coverage.  Good thing I'm watching the stream.

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NBCSN said they are showing every skater tonight.

[MaKaM]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:07 AM, Minneapple said:

They might come back for Nathan Chen. I'm all about the streams these days, though.

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I have 3 screens going. TV with stream and flipping to NBC, Kindle for backup streams, and phone for this forum and results. God bless technology. 

[specialj67]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:03 AM, Growsonwalls said:

Has Patrick Chan ever known how to do a triple axel?

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I feel like there was a minute in the run-up to Sochi where he was hitting it more than not? Wasn’t he the first to crack 100 in the short in that season’s Grad Prix?

I would have loved to see this program performed totally clean just once. I dig everything about it.

[displayname]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:13 AM, PoshSprinkles said:

That skating-while-Russian bonus tends to do that to people. 

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Aliev was overscored by a few points, but not that many. Should be ahead of Chan, and Chan was never going to get less than 90. 

[voiceover]

Sooo...does Tara not like Vincent, or something?  After the tongue bath for the earlier skate, it seemed like he didn't do much to impress the Commentariat.

[Silver Raven]

Hava Nagila? Really?

That was nice.

[honeywest]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:16 AM, Silver Raven said:

Hava Nagila? Really?

That was nice.

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He’s not the first Israeli skater to use it. Mikhail Shmerkin did it too.

[Enero]

  On 2/16/2018 at 4:06 AM, PoshSprinkles said:

DO NOT put this thought out there. Hanyu for the win! <3

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Or Javier. :)

[Silver Raven]

Vasiljevs moves like a ballerina.  So pretty.

[MaKaM]

Neat final spin. Me likey. 

[Enero]

Lambiel is still hot. He doesn't look like he's aged a day since his retirement from amateur skating. He was a wonderful skater back in the day.  Loved him.

Edited February 16, 2018 by Enero

[Dots And Stripes]

Someone give Andrea a raise.

[anniebird]

Andrea Joyce isn't all that thrilled with Adam either.

[specialj67]

It’s bonkers that 4 years ago, Jason Brown was in the final flight of skaters for the free skate at Sochi with a score in the mid-80s. And this time around they’re all probably going to be at least in the mid-90s.

[Growsonwalls]

Lambiel! Running neck and neck with John Zimmerman for hottest coach.

[GeminiDancer]

As soon as I heard that Stephane Lambiel was his coach, it made all kinds of sense with those gorgeous spins. Lambiel still looks so pretty.

[healthnut]

Please don’t give Rippon anymore face time, he’s trying way too hard.

[shizzle]

This guy lol, always has to give some kind of answer...Adam loves him some Adam.

[Irlandesa]

Johnny just won the night for me with this after Adam's Meryl Streep comment.

"You may understand that Adam and I speak a similar language and even I didn't understand that."

[COESpiral]

I think Adam is ridiculous at times, but at least he doesn't give a rote interview.  No "I'm just out there to have fun and do my best and it's all in the hands of the judges now" standard commentary.

[MaKaM]

Shouldn't be upset, the difference between 15 and 3 is like 5 points. 

[carolibra]

So badly wanted the camera to pan to Andrea. You just know her eyes were rolling back so far they could see yesterday. 

[Jeddah]

I want to see more of the Latvian guy if it means we get to see more of Stephane Lambiel! He’s as gorgeous as ever.

[CherryMalotte]

  On 2/16/2018 at 3:54 AM, gatopretoNYC said:

It's the bellboy!

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Grand Budapest Hotel....

Chan just looks like punched the clock in on that one.  There's really no joy left, and that's sad.  Rippon who knows he's got probably no chance at a medal and yet he's having all sorts of fun.  I know it's still a competition but I'd rather watch someone who is still enjoying themselves.