Figure Skating

[greendog78]

Zhang's old partner Peng was 16 when they started. I really wish Zhang would retire, but I don't know what Yu would do then.

[crystalball]

2 minutes ago, Growsonwalls said:

John Zimmerman! Still hot after all these years ...

I have been rather underwhelmed by figure skating so far and haven’t really been paying full attention... until I heard “John Zimmerman.”  Definitely perked me up to get a glimpse of him but kinda sad that it was pretty much the highlight of the pairs competition for me. 

[Dots And Stripes]

Did they just say the last guy was in 5 Olympics too? Why are they suddenly acting like Aliona is the only one?

[displayname]

Fairly sure Zhang wants to last till Beijing.

[Growsonwalls]

4 minutes ago, crystalball said:

I have been rather underwhelmed by figure skating so far and haven’t really been paying full attention... until I heard “John Zimmerman.”  Definitely perked me up to get a glimpse of him but kinda sad that it was pretty much the highlight of the pairs competition for me. 

Here is a shot of John Zimmerman goodness in the K&C:

[honeywest]

Tarasova’s costume hurts my eyes.

[BitterApple]

Watching the warmups for the final group now and Good Lord that Chinese girl is striking.

[SeanC]

Looks like it will be between Germany and Canada for bronze, the way the others in the upper bracket did.

[QuinnInND]

18 minutes ago, SeanC said:

This is a really weird cover of "The Sound of Silence".

It was by Disturbed. Not really a fan, but yeah. 

[Souris]

I am spitting nails that NBC ignored LIVE skating to show a taped feature AND a second view of hockey. Idiots!! At least they got us back for James/Cipres. I really like them, loved the program, wish like heck they had skated clean.

[AshleyN]

Shame that French team made those mistakes. I liked them a lot, even if I wasn't a huge fan of that Simon and Garfunkel cover.

[Growsonwalls]

Aliona as I said is still very cute for a 5x Olympic veteran, and usually female pairs skaters are anything but cute. 

[MostlyC]

Thank the Gods Johnny/Tara shut up for most of their skate.  Because: Wow.

 I could barely watch for the tension. 

[Irlandesa]

I love that cover but I'm a sucker for making songs darker sometimes.  I wish I had seen the Italians and North Koreans as those two, along with the Chinese and French, were my favorite short programs yesterday.

[Enero]

Alina and Bruno were fabulous! Man the other teams cannot make mistakes.

I think that 4th place in the SP helped take off some of the pressure.

[stealinghome]

That was gorgeous.

[galaxygirl76]

The Germans were great.

[Growsonwalls]

They were gorgeous. Bruno looks relieved that he got a stay of execution.

[honeywest]

Superb. Even better than at Europeans.

[HartofDixie]

Bruno gets to live!

[ombelico]

Savchenko/Massot's free skate is one I'll definitely go back and re-watch. That was fantastic!

[twoods]

Yay! I hope they medal because that was fantastic. Loved their reactions as well. 

[healthnut]

Wow. Their lifts are amazing. What a beautiful program. Fabulous skate, they’ll definitely be on the podium, Duhamel/Radford don’t have a prayer to beat that. The Russians probably can’t top it either. Going to be very interesting with the Chinese.

[Enero]

Yes. They deserve to medal with that performance. The other teams will need to be flawless to stay ahead of them.

[Dots And Stripes]

So beautiful and almost unbelievable that they have only been skating together for a few years.

[healthnut]

2 minutes ago, honeywest said:

Superb. Even better than at Europeans.

You mean Grand Prix Final? They skipped Europeans.

[Souris]

WOW. WOW. That was SPECTACULAR!!  Utterly breathtaking. I couldn't get over how light that first triple twist was.

[Enero]

Sorry, but the Canadians are just not doing it for me. 

[honeywest]

1 minute ago, healthnut said:

You mean Grand Prix Final? They skipped Europeans.

Yes. Thank you.

[BitterApple]

Wow, the German pair was incredible. 

[twoods]

Just now, Enero said:

Sorry, but the Canadians are just not doing it for me. 

You’re right. But they won their gold already so I don’t feel so bad thinking that.

[kittykat]

5 minutes ago, HartofDixie said:

Bruno gets to live!

Lol.  Now I have this image of Aliona and Barbara Fusar-Poli strolling down the street death staring anyone who crosses their path.

[Enero]

I do like this song the Canadians are skating to. Who is it singing?

[twoods]

Just now, Enero said:

I do like this song the Canadians are skating to. Who is it singing?

Adele.

[Dots And Stripes]

1 minute ago, Enero said:

Sorry, but the Canadians are just not doing it for me. 

I didn't like the program in the team event either. They seem very likable, but not this particular program.

[honeywest]

Duhamel and Radford always look ill matched to me.

[SeanC]

If that was the end for Duhamel and Radford, that's a lovely program to go out on.

[ombelico]

I'm not really a fan of Duhamel/Radford's program (I love Adele, but not that particular song), but damn, they performed that program absolutely the best that they could! This last group of pairs is definitely throwing it DOWN!

[Peace 47]

I like that the sole purpose of the overhead NBC camera is to shoot 2 seconds of death spiral (or whatever that move is called).  The future is now.

[AshleyN]

They're not necessarily the prettiest pair to watch, but I'm happy for them that they get to go out with a skate like that.

Edited February 15, 2018 by AshleyN

[SimoneS]

I love Hometown Glory by Adele, but I don't get why they would choose it for a skating performance.

[Dots And Stripes]

1 minute ago, Peace 47 said:

I like that the sole purpose of the overhead NBC camera is to shoot 2 seconds of death spiral (or whatever that move is called).  The future is now.

My hunch is NBC doesn't control that camera. I think a lot of the feeds are controlled by the IOC or another governing body. 

[MaKaM]

2 minutes ago, Peace 47 said:

I like that the sole purpose of the overhead NBC camera is to shoot 2 seconds of death spiral (or whatever that move is called).  The future is now.

Wait til they have drones following them around the rink... 

[Chaser]

31 minutes ago, Growsonwalls said:

John Zimmerman! Still hot after all these years ...

Fine wine. I went and rewatched some of his routines. So much better then the pair we have now. I wish they had been more consistent cause they could be very good.

[Growsonwalls]

Oh dear ... Sui/Han sort of having an on-ice meltdown ...

[honeywest]

How many times is Johnny going to mention Sui’s wheelchair?

[MaKaM]

Uh oh are we in for another episode of Skating While Russian? 

[Enero]

I still like Su/Han's emotion best, even with the mistakes. 

And their lifts are so fast and smooth, some of the other lifts seen tonight looked kind of stiff. 

Edited February 15, 2018 by Enero

[Pickles]

Duhamel and Redford. She was distracting to me with her constant big smile. He looked so serious and she was grinning the entire time. Her facial expressions did not fit the music, at least to me.

[SimoneS]

Too bad Sui/Han had those early errors, I think that their routine and artistic style are superior to all the other pairs. I love Nessum Dorma too.

Edited February 15, 2018 by SimoneS