Figure Skating

[BitterApple]

I hate white skates with the black catsuit. It just looks like one big fashion faux pas.

[CarbonCopy]

Wow, this Latvian girl looks TALL! 

[Bama]

More gloves and a cool ass catsuit!

And her coach is adorable on the split screen of the NBC app - he's bouncing like crazy and doing the routine right along with her lol.

[Enero]

Another skater skating at a snails pace. 

Also, I agree with the Tara the telegraphing of the jumps is just not a good look. 

She landed everything but her performance was very blah.

Lambiel is so damn pretty. Sigh. :)

Edited February 21, 2018 by Enero

[scarynikki12]

1 minute ago, BitterApple said:

I hate white skates with the black catsuit. It just looks like one big fashion faux pas.

Agreed.  Are there rules against black skates? 

[Bama]

For only being 17 and not from a traditional skating powerhouse, I thought she was great!

[scarynikki12]

Just now, Bama said:

For only being 17 and not from a traditional skating powerhouse, I thought she was great!

Her and the woman in the stands who HAS TO be her mother are getting to me.  A couple of sweethearts.

[BitterApple]

Just now, scarynikki12 said:

Agreed.  Are there rules against black skates? 

I don't know if there's a rule or if black skates are considered so distinctly male the ladies don't want to use them. 

[Thumper]

Felt bad for Bradie. She seems kind of colt-ish to me, like she hasn't quite grown into her body.

[scarynikki12]

Just now, BitterApple said:

I don't know if there's a rule or if black skates are considered so distinctly male the ladies don't want to use them. 

I can see that.  I think they shouldn't let that stop them so I hope one will start a new trend.

[Bama]

Okay, this Korean girl looks YOUNG!  Like 13 years old.

And eechhhh at that costume.

[scarynikki12]

Hanul Kim is so cute I want to put her in my pocket.

[Thumper]

I like this Korean skater's costume.

haha!  Just saw your comment, @Bama!   Why don't you like it?

Edited February 21, 2018 by Thumper

[Bewitched]

As tall as the Latvian skater looked, the Korean skater must be pocket-sized.

She is also much faster across the ice.

[BitterApple]

Just now, scarynikki12 said:

Hanul Kim is so cute I want to put her in my pocket.

Right? She looks like a little doll. I just want to set her on a shelf.

[Enero]

Kim looks TINY. :) I enjoyed her skate, but too bad on all the under-rotations. She's the only skater thus far that's skated with life and presence. She seemed to be a little faster than the ones before her. 

Loved the spin at the end. 

[Bama]

Wow - she spins FAST.

[scarynikki12]

Barring any injuries, I can see Kim being a threat four years from now.  That was good.

[Bama]

3 minutes ago, Thumper said:

I like this Korean skater's costume.

haha!  Just saw your comment, @Bama!   Why don't you like it?

HA!  IDK - I'm not fond on anything lederhosen-y I guess?  

[absnow54]

8 minutes ago, BitterApple said:

I hate white skates with the black catsuit. It just looks like one big fashion faux pas.

I wouldn't blame her for not wanting to break in a new pair of skates just for this, but at least wear black tights and pull them over the boots. 

[Bama]

Gosh - has USA really not had a lady's medalist since 2006?  Seems so long ago!

[Enero]

Oh gosh - Carmen..... Eeek.

This Swedish skater looks really tall, but like other is skating very slow.

Her outfit looks like it should be the Queen of Hearts in a deck of cards. 

[scarynikki12]

Poor choice of music there, Sweden.  She's just not connecting to it. 

[Chaser]

That outfit. Negative points. 

[Bama]

I feel horrible saying it because I can't even skate in a straight line but this is......not good.

[Chaser]

Poor girl

[BitterApple]

The Swedish girl just didn't have the energy and speed needed to skate to Carmen-On-Crack. 

[galaxygirl76]

I kinda hope she didn't know the King was there. Poor girl.

[Bama]

Don't hang your head!  You're at the Olympics at 17!!

Most of us were complete idiots at 17!

YAY!  1D!

[Bewitched]

Just now, galaxygirl76 said:

I kinda hope she didn't know the King was there. Poor girl.

I figured she saw him as she was getting ready to jump and that's why she flubbed it.  Or just freaked out because he was there.

[scarynikki12]

Just now, Bama said:

Don't hang your head!  You're at the Olympics at 17!!

Most of us were complete idiots at 17!

YAY!  1D!

I hope she continues this next quad and emerges as a dark horse challenger. 

[galaxygirl76]

What's that dead animal on top of Johnny's head

[Enero]

What the heck is on the back of Johnny's head? I'm assuming its a pin on.

Edited February 21, 2018 by Enero

[specialj67]

8 minutes ago, Bama said:

Gosh - has USA really not had a lady's medalist since 2006?  Seems so long ago!

But we get the gold for 4th place finishes (thanks, Mirai and Gracie)!

[sweeks]

Johnny's hair is very elaborate. I don't think I've ever had an updo that fancy. 

[Bama]

Tara and Johnny really leaning into the "Hunger Games" meme, huh?

The Swiss skater is a 9th generation Olympian.  That's cool. 

[galaxygirl76]

You can see Johnny come to life when talking about Russians.

[Thumper]

I'm curious about the gold adornment (necklace? Not sure) that is around his neck and curls in front.  It looks like it would hurt me if I hugged him. 

[specialj67]

Larkyn’s styling is giving me all the ‘90s feels!

[Bama]

Johnny's fancier than I am by  A LOT.  No shade - I wish I was that fancy but I don't have that kind of time or money.

[Dots And Stripes]

I'm not sure which shows more mental fortitude from Bradie: moving past an early fall to deliver a solid program or showing no emotion to Andrea's attempts to make her cry in that interview.

[SimoneS]

I don't know what is more ridiculous Johnny's hair or that gold thing around his neck.

[scarynikki12]

I miss Lu Chen. 

[fireice13]

I'm watching the stream and I really like the Australian woman. She's giving out a lot of good information on the elements and what makes them good or why there are deductions. It's nice to actually be told why something was scored well or not instead of just hearing "oh that will lose some points."

Edited February 21, 2018 by fireice13

[Bama]

This blue ombre number on the Chinese skater is pretty.

And it helps that her illusion netting truly matches her skin tone.  From a distance her costume actually looks strapless.

Pretty performance.

[sweeks]

1 minute ago, Dots And Stripes said:

I'm not sure which shows more mental fortitude from Bradie: moving past an early fall to deliver a solid program or showing no emotion to Andrea's attempts to make her cry in that interview.

I really hate Andrea and her awful, awful interviews, particularly when she interviews skaters after they have faltered. I compare her skills with Scott Hamilton, who did such a nice job with Nathan Chen, and just shake my head. 

[EllenB]

3 minutes ago, SimoneS said:

I don't know what is more ridiculous Johnny's hair or that gold thing around his neck.

Or his ridiculous slobbering over the Not Russian skaters.

[Bama]

2 minutes ago, fireice13 said:

I'm watching the stream and I really like the Australian woman. She's giving out a lot of good information on the elements and what makes them good or why there are deductions. It's nice to actually be told why something was scored well or not instead of just hearing "oh that will lose some points."

Totally agree.  Is she a former judge?  She explains things like a judge and not just a coach or skater.

[sweeks]

I don't know how I feel about Paganini's ensemble. On one hand, I like the blue part of her dress. On the other hand, the beading and the sleeves give me a Heidi vibe. 

[Bessiesue]

My husband said he is channeling the coat rack from Beauty and the Beast.