Official Figure Skating Thread

[Riserise]

Liza's Triple Axel

 

 

 

It looks especially cool in the recap/

 

And then we have Rika:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzjKF2chRTA

 

I want side by side 3A from them in the gala

Edited April 11, 2019 by Riserise

[Chiharu]

Rika finally landing that 3a in the short. I knew she could do it And setting a new world record, it's what she deserves

Edited April 11, 2019 by Stinkerbell

[Riserise]

Rika finally landing that 3a in the short. I knew she could do it And setting a new world record, it's what she deserves

It is.

 

Looking forward to seeing her next year. I think she will bring out a quad.

[sakurahanabira]

Katelyn Osmond is retiring from competitive skating

 

https://skatecanada.ca/2019/05/world-olympic-champion-kaetlyn-osmond-retires-from-competitive-skating/

[SeoMania]

Excited for Rika's short program choreographed by Shae-Lynn Bourne next season. Give us "Skyfall" 2.0! Also, Marin's new FS will be the La La Land soundtrack, which I'm not really excited for, but hopefully they can keep it interesting enough. Her SP is gonna be the same.

He's peaked. Accept it.

You've been saying this since like 2016..

[SeoMania]

Russian quad fetuses whomst?

Sending Eteri and her dry, dusty mop wig into early retirement.

PERIODT!

[Riserise]

Well done, Alexandra Trusova for landing three quads in a single program.

She just keeps breaking new records and I read that she's even thinking about adding a fourth quad. Talent and incredible power

[tafattsbarn]

God, time sure flies! OH is back just in time for the new season, how nice haha 

What are you guys looking forward to this coming season (in any discipline)? 

[Riserise]

Kostornaia absolutely slayed in Finland

 

 

[Riserise]

On 9/29/2019 at 8:07 PM, tafattsbarn said:

God, time sure flies! OH is back just in time for the new season, how nice haha 

What are you guys looking forward to this coming season (in any discipline)? 

I'm mostly watching ladies now, so I say this:

The thing I most look forward to is the absolute power-fight that is about to start now that Kostornaia, Trusova and Shcherbakova turned senior.

Them vs Alina vs Rika vs Evgenia vs You Young vs Elizaveta is what I can't wait for. And I'm sure some other person will also come to shake things up.

Competition I most look forward to is Russian Nationals. That's going to be insane

[tafattsbarn]

https://twitter.com/ISU_Figure/status/1184053760332570624

Wow, the isu is actually doing something good for once? Glad to know they are taking care of the one (1) braincell they have left ;-; 

No, for real though, this is great and will make the sport so much more accessible. Hopefully they will archive everything as well so that it stays on youtube. Credit where credit is due for once ISU ^-^ 

Edited October 15, 2019 by tafattsbarn

[Riserise]

5 hours ago, tafattsbarn said:

https://twitter.com/ISU_Figure/status/1184053760332570624

Wow, the isu is actually doing something good for once? Glad to know they are taking care of the one (1) braincell they have left ;-; 

No, for real though, this is great and will make the sport so much more accessible. Hopefully they will archive everything as well so that it stays on youtube. Credit where credit is due for once ISU ^-^ 

Wow! Thanks for posting.

And I agree with the first comment there. This is mostly due to Ted Barton.

[tafattsbarn]

2 hours ago, Riserise said:

Wow! Thanks for posting.

And I agree with the first comment there. This is mostly due to Ted Barton.

Yeah, Ted definitely paved the way. Do you think it'll be a similar format as the JGPs? I can't decide if i would want commentary or not, hmm. 

[Riserise]

On 10/15/2019 at 10:31 PM, tafattsbarn said:

Yeah, Ted definitely paved the way. Do you think it'll be a similar format as the JGPs? I can't decide if i would want commentary or not, hmm. 

I think so. They might do everything as that in the beginning.

However, if they get a big name commentator, they might want to talk through it.

 

I got used to Ted though: quiet through the performance and then helping explain things as they happen.

Skate America: Pairs is on now

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Riserise

[tafattsbarn]

11 minutes ago, Riserise said:

I think so. They might do everything as that in the beginning.

However, if they get a big name commentator, they might want to talk through it.

 

I got used to Ted though: quiet through the performance and then helping explain things as they happen.

Skate America: Pairs is on now

 

 

 

Yeay, it's on! Bless VPNs, the ISU stream is actually quite good. It looks like there's no commentary which is fine by me. 

 

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I wanted to leave this here in case someone is interested, there are some fanatsy skating going on (set up by fans!):

 

AnythingGOEs: https://anythinggoe.com/agoesfantasygpsa/

 

SkatingScores: https://skatingscores.com/fantasy/ 

reddit post as explainer: 

 

There's also this write up on nationalistic judging bias that has recently been shared (it's quite good actually, and they're going to discuss it further with more posts in the future): https://fsjudging.wordpress.com/2019/10/17/judging-bias-and-figure-skating-part-one-nationalistic-bias/ 

Reddit post about it: 

It's been posted on planethanyu.com and goldenskate as well so if you want further discussion by fans check there! 

[Riserise]

On 10/18/2019 at 10:37 PM, tafattsbarn said:

 

Yeay, it's on! Bless VPNs, the ISU stream is actually quite good. It looks like there's no commentary which is fine by me. 

 

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I wanted to leave this here in case someone is interested, there are some fanatsy skating going on (set up by fans!):

 

AnythingGOEs: https://anythinggoe.com/agoesfantasygpsa/

 

 

Thanks for your links. I will add the fantasy skating link to the first post. If you have any suggestions for Skate of the Week, let me know

 

And yes, the streams are really good. Never expected to be able to watch the GP in this way, especially the ones from North America.

[EyesOn]

what a surprise on yt

Maybe I don't know much about figure skating but I really like watching it

[tafattsbarn]

3 hours ago, EyesOn said:

what a surprise on yt

Maybe I don't know much about figure skating but I really like watching it

I know, it's great right? It's geoblocked in some countries (including mine *sigh*), so if you or anyone need vpn recommendations just shout! 

I really enjoyed Young You's skating today. She has a wonderful presence and even though her jumps has some issues she still looks gorgeous on the ice. I was really happy to see Gabbie Daleman do so well here too, she's had some really tough couple of months lately (with her broken foot). 

Of course Rika Kihira was also beyond excellent. I'm so glad she could start the season with sucha  great skate despite being a little bit injured. Her technique is just to die for! 

[Riserise]

On 10/25/2019 at 10:18 PM, EyesOn said:

what a surprise on yt

Maybe I don't know much about figure skating but I really like watching it

Yeah, but that's why it's so great that they put this on YT.

We all started out as casual, 'don't know much about' fans, but we'll stay that way if it's near impossible to watch matches live. I'm glad you enjoyed it

It all started with Ted Barton working so hard to have the Junior Grand Prix live on YT, which created great interest. Lots of countries don't even show the World Championships, so how can people become new fans?

Any favorite skaters?

 

[Riserise]

On 10/26/2019 at 1:23 AM, tafattsbarn said:

I really enjoyed Young You's skating today. She has a wonderful presence and even though her jumps has some issues she still looks gorgeous on the ice.

I'm happy she's finally living up to her potential. She could be a World Champion some day.

Any recommendations for skate of the week?

Was thinking Hanyu, but not sure if I should go with the SP or FS

EDIT: and suddenly I'm thinking: shouldn't we have a Yuzuru Hanyu badge on Onehallyu?

Edited October 27, 2019 by Riserise

[EyesOn]

2 hours ago, Riserise said:

Yeah, but that's why it's so great that they put this on YT.

We all started out as casual, 'don't know much about' fans, but we'll stay that way if it's near impossible to watch matches live. I'm glad you enjoyed it

It all started with Ted Barton working so hard to have the Junior Grand Prix live on YT, which created great interest. Lots of countries don't even show the World Championships, so how can people become new fans?

Any favorite skaters?

 

I won't surprise you when I put here Japanese skaters but Yuzuru's technical skills and art is from another world! From girl it would be definitely Rika

Yuzuru's badge? Count me in!

[Riserise]

3 hours ago, EyesOn said:

I won't surprise you when I put here Japanese skaters but Yuzuru's technical skills and art is from another world! From girl it would be definitely Rika

Yuzuru's badge? Count me in!

Yeah, he was amazing. I'm glad he kepts his programs, as injury stopped him from doing his best on them last year.

Another thing about him, I notice Yuzuru always creates new fans. Many people like him, even if they never really watched figure skating before.

I put him on the front page now with a deserved Skate of the Week

Okay, so that's two for the badge

Edited October 27, 2019 by Riserise

[tafattsbarn]

9 hours ago, Riserise said:

Yeah, he was amazing. I'm glad he kepts his programs, as injury stopped him from doing his best on them last year.

Another thing about him, I notice Yuzuru always creates new fans. Many people like him, even if they never really watched figure skating before.

I put him on the front page now with a deserved Skate of the Week

Okay, so that's two for the badge

Yuzu deserves skate of the week, but i'm going to make an honorary mention of Nam Nguyen's free for skate of the week as well! He brought the arena down and skated the best he has in years. Truly an amazing comeback and i hope he can keep it up for the rest of the season (and beyond!)  

Anyways, back to Yuzu (lol)! It's true that he brings fans to the sport, i'm an example. I've never payed attention to or been very interested in figure skating before i saw his Chopin 3.0 at Pyeongchang 2018, but after that? There has been no going back. He completely mesmerized me. He's still my absolute favourite skater and i continue to be amazed by him and everything he does, but i've also gained an immense respect for the sport and all of its athletes. I follow all disciplines now (mens the closest in first and then ladies in second and ice dance + pairs in shared third place) and have favourites across the board. 

I even went to Helsinki GP in november last year. I admit that i probably wouldn't have traveled if Yuzu wasn't skating there, but i had the best time watching all events for three exhausting but fun days. Now i'm planning my next competition to be Worlds 2021, regardless if Yuzu is still competing or not (i really, really hope he still is!). 

Figure skating has become one of my biggest hobbies and the only sport i follow and am knowledgable about, and it's all because of Yuzu. 

Also, i'll support a Yuzu badge as well! 

[Riserise]

On 10/28/2019 at 3:23 AM, tafattsbarn said:

Yuzu deserves skate of the week, but i'm going to make an honorary mention of Nam Nguyen's free for skate of the week as well! He brought the arena down and skated the best he has in years. Truly an amazing comeback and i hope he can keep it up for the rest of the season (and beyond!)  

Anyways, back to Yuzu (lol)! It's true that he brings fans to the sport, i'm an example. I've never payed attention to or been very interested in figure skating before i saw his Chopin 3.0 at Pyeongchang 2018, but after that? There has been no going back. He completely mesmerized me. He's still my absolute favourite skater and i continue to be amazed by him and everything he does, but i've also gained an immense respect for the sport and all of its athletes. I follow all disciplines now (mens the closest in first and then ladies in second and ice dance + pairs in shared third place) and have favourites across the board. 

I even went to Helsinki GP in november last year. I admit that i probably wouldn't have traveled if Yuzu wasn't skating there, but i had the best time watching all events for three exhausting but fun days. Now i'm planning my next competition to be Worlds 2021, regardless if Yuzu is still competing or not (i really, really hope he still is!). 

Figure skating has become one of my biggest hobbies and the only sport i follow and am knowledgable about, and it's all because of Yuzu. 

Also, i'll support a Yuzu badge as well! 

I really think Yuzuru will still be competing then. Here's hoping

It was nice to read your story of how you got into figure skating. It's also the only sport I am knowledgable about. A distant second is probably tennis.

Okay, I will look into making a Yuzuru Hanyu badge. I only took over the Holland badge thread once, but never started one from scratch, and it's a bit complicated, but I do my best.

 

Edited November 2, 2019 by Riserise

[EyesOn]

What's your thoughts on today's GP? Kostornaia beat Zagitova in Ladies' competition, Nathan won as expected. Feel bad for Shoma, it wasn't his best day today...