TIMESTAMPS: 00:47 - Vegas slot machine community esp. King Jason Slots 01:29 - Skating fan base 02:52 - Intro + teaser for Europeans episode 03:09 - US Nationals vs. Euros: why US Nationals is more interesting to Dave 05:20 - Dave skating with ISI skaters 07:23 - Bumps in the dance warmup + TSL watching US Nationals live w/ Jane Ron (?) and mom Lane & the adult skating community 08:58 - Will Dave compete at Nationals?! 09:37 - Adult skating 11:20 - Where did Jonathan watch Nationals? 12:42 - Amber Glenn + the girls from Texas’ makeup **US Team Selections** 13:43 - Marta Karolyi makes a surprise appearance 14:48 - Senior Ladies ft. FLUFF PIECE ideas: Mariah Bell in Korea + Gracie Gold buying sudafed + Alysa Liu’s father 18:03 - Christine Brennan 18:53 - Junior Worlds: Ladies (Alysa, Starr) 20:45 - *Pairs* Intro 21:20 - Pairs Team Selections: Alexa & Chris Knierim 22:48 - Jessica Calalang & Brian Johnson 23:12 - Tarah Kayne & Danny O'Shea + Ashley Cain-Gribble & Timothy LeDuc 24:49 - Haven Denney & Brandon Fraizer 25:15 - Tarah & Danny 25:50 - Ashely & Tim 26:08 - 3rd spot for 4CC: Tarah & Danny vs. Ashely & Tim 33:07 - *Mens* Intro 33:24 - 4CC Selections: Jason Brown 34:10 - Tomoki Hiwatashi 35:09 - Jason Brown + Andrew Torgashev 36:12 - Vincent Zhou vs. Tomoki 37:22 - 4CC strategy à la Dave 37:38 - *Dance* Team Selections **US Ladies** 37:44 - Intro 37:57 - Gracie Gold 48:31 - Karen Chen 52:20 - Amber Glenn + "middling" + Monica from Navarro Cheer 57:27 - Courtney Hicks & Lexi from *Cheer* 57:57 - Skater Dave 59:33 - back to Amber Glenn 1:00:39 - Starr Andrews 1:01:04 - Emily Zhang + Maxine Marie Bautista + maybe Sarah Jung 1:02:18 - Bradie Tennell 1:07:40 - Mariah Bell 1:08:49 - Alysa Liu + comparison with Mariah’s scores & PCS + Marta is back! **US Ice Dance** 1:13:54 - Caroline Green & Michael Parsons 1:15:24 - Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter 1:15:49 - Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko ft. Avonley Ngyuen & Vadym Kolesnik (1:16:16) 1:17:05 - Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker ft. Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson (1:17:48) 1:18:27 - Coach at Palisades who knows all the old dance couples and tea -> PATREON ;) 1:19:08 - Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue VS. Madison Chock & Evan Bates **US Pairs** 1:33:06 - Alexa & Chris Knierim 1:34:37 - Ashely Cain-Gribble & Tim LeDuc 1:36:06 - back to Alexa & Chris 1:39:37 - Jessica Calalang & Brian Johnson 1:41:05 - Tarah Kayne & Danny O’Shea 1:42:22 - Haven Denney & Brandon Frazier 1:43:36 - Olivia Serafini & Mervin Tran ft. Marissa Castelli 1:47:46 - Maria Mokhova & Ivan Mokhov: the Chelsea Piers team **US Mens** 1:48:02 - Intro 1:48:33 - Andrew Torgashev & Camden Pulkinen ft. Alexei Krasnozhon, Tomoki Hiwatashi, incl. Ricky Dornbush, Stephen Carriere, Ross Miner mentions 1:51:47 - Christy Krall 1:52:34 - Vincent Zhou 1:54:06 - Tomoki 1:56:55 - Jason Brown & Tracy Wilson ft. Joshua Farris, Who Did It Better: Schindler’s List edition 2:00:22 - Kanako Murakami’s Yentl medley + music selections 2:01:22 - back to Jason and Holocaust programs 2:02:37 - Nathan Chen **Juniors** 2:05:55 - Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik 2:06:19 - Isabeau Levito ft. Lindsay Thorngreen 2:07:41 - Mia Kalin 2:07:48 - David Shapiro, Joe Klein 2:08:03 - Eric Sjoberg 2:09:38 - Maxim Naumov 2:09:53 - Lucas Altieri 2:10:14 - Liam Kapeikis, Jacob Sanchez + general discussion on junior mens **Other** 2:11:08 - Jonathan’s moments 2:14:33 - Dave’s moments

I've never thought that Nathan doesn't feel things, but rather it reflects his personality. He's quiet, introspective, reserved. He's that way when interviewed too. He doesn't toot his own horn and he's just laid back. A very different personality than a Yuzu who is right out there.

"Mariah, you're sad; Jason, you're Jewish." I just LOL'ed!

My Mom won 4 tickets to the men's free program and took my aunt, grandma, and a friend. They all live in NC. This is their first time watching skating live. She called me after the show to tell me the family has now become Nathan and Jason fans. It's cute how enthusiastic she was.

Mariah Bell had me crying 😭❤️

Intro: 0:00 Euros, ISI, public sessions, adult skating, NBC Gold Ladies world team selection: 14:49 And some tangents (Mariah Bell/Eunsoo Lim, Alysa Liu) Jr Worlds ladies: 18:54 Alysa Liu, Starr Andrews, selection camp Pairs: 20:49 Sorry I didn't pay attention to pairs to take notes Who to send to worlds, etc. Men's 4CC: 33:14 Tomoki Yuzuru Breakdown: 37:45 Ladies: 37:50 Gracie Gold, maybe we can do this: 37:58 Karen Chen, has lovely qualities: 48:32 Amber Glenn, should go to Lee Burkell: 52:24 (+tangents) Starr Andrews, should wait until next season: 1:00:40 Bradie Tennell, needs better dresses: 1:02:20 Mariah Bell, thank you Eunsoo Lim?: 1:07:45 (+tangents) Alysa Liu, our golden girl: 1:08:52 Ice Dance: 1:13:59

Congrats to Nathan with his fourth title. He is amazing! And about Jason: his skating was breathtaking.

Probably one of the most exciting and emotional ladies event in recent memory. Mariah Bell, Bradie Tennell, Alysa Liu, Gracie Gold, Amber Glenn, and so many others had performances that captivated the audience and had many in tears. The atmosphere in the arena was electrifying and although it may seem like there were a lot of empty seats on TV, the Short was 3/4 full and the Free was a near sell out.

I took my 11 year old with me to Greensboro to watch the ladies short. She really wanted to see Alysa Liu. However, after watching her in person she was very underwhelmed. She said "I didn't realize how slow she was compared to the other skaters and how small her jumps are." The lack of speed going in and out of many of her jumps. Even as a former skater only doing doubles, my couch would NEVER let us slow down before a jump. That was a huge no. Alysa slows down and actually loses speed. This is something that should have been taught from the beginning. Does anyone think she would benefit from a coaching change? Her coach seems super sweet and supportive but there are so many bad habits, which are tough to go back and change. My daughter compared it to gymnastics. She said "That would be like my coach having me do a back handspring step out on beam without being able to do a good one on the floor first." She needs to get more speed going into her jumps to get more lift. I think going back and working on the basics would help her a lot. She's a very talented girl, but continuing to overscore her and reward her at the senior level for junior level skating is so wrong (and not her fault by any means). I knew Alysa was slow across the ice, but seeing it Thursday night in person really emphasized it, especially compared to Bradie, Amber and Mariah. I hope her coach REALLY works on improving the quality of her skating. She is a talented girl and has so much potential.

I yelled yes when you said Gracie’s short program dress was stunning, I absolutely loved her short dress it was one of my favorites of the year

I was about to blow a gasket when I heard the intro -- I was like "You advertise King Jason Slots but not ME????" then right as I'm typing, I heard "there's also the former escort from The Staircase trial...". And i was like "BAM!" LOL ;-)

Living for the Marta voice. Clearly Dave should be running the ranch

45:00 Gracie needs to skate to Christina Aguillera's Fighter or Survivor (Tomb Raider version) and wear something inspired by Ashley Wagner's Sweet Dreams costume from 2016

Some really stand out skates this nationals...Mariah, Jason, Jessica and Brian, Alexa and Chris’ short, and even Sean Rabbit’s short!!! So so happy for Chock and Bates!

Totally agree with Jonathan’s moments of the week. Torgashev was so impressive. The birds looked like part of the costume up close, in my opinion. The energy in the arena when Mariah skates was incredible and the only thing I could compare it to was when Ashley won silver. Everyone was on the edge of their seat and holding their breath. Amazing.

I feel like Madison and Zach are so arrogant that even Marie France can’t not tolerate it any more so she just does not care any more. She know she need to choose one more team for Olympic medal apart from G&G and probably she is betting on Chock and Bates. I would bring this free dance back during 2021-2022 season and they will have a good chance for an Olympic medal. As for Hubble may be she should move to marina, I think marina would make anything to make them medal

Still in Greensboro! Mariah Bell is amazing! Adam was very entertaining on the sidelines. Mariah definitely had a moment. So did Jason Brown! And Jessica and Brian! It was so exciting! The after party at the Sheraton was also entertaining. Wish you both were here.

"Learn something from this!" I love you so much. I can see Starr Andrews adding a triple lutz/triple toe next season and you being like, "Not a total Betty, but a vast improvement."

"So distracted by her bad packaging" - same

Omg speaking about kids getting in the way when you’re skating 😅 I was doing camel spins with my coach and this little girl kept skating right toward my blade, which would have been pretty much at her face level when i was spinning. Was honestly like a magnet, so bizarre. And she kept doing it! My coach had to push her away.

Totally agree with commentary about C/B. They looked classy. Very high-end. Meanwhile, Madison Hubbell was wearing two belts. 🤷‍♀️

SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN 19:20 what happened with Amber Glenn at the selection camp????

My favorite moments included Gracie, Mariah, and the U.S. men in general were very enjoyable. But Jason's free was my favorite moment of the entire weekend. Halfway through his performance I had forgotten that I was watching a competition, instead I was just drawn in to something beautiful.

Okay what was the Amber juniors training camp situation

You know I've been waiting. Thanks TSL!

I think Hubble and Donahue have had an attitude problem for years.

I miss 2016/17 and 2017/18 Madi & Zach so SO much. When they were chasing the pack they seemed fresh and exciting but they seemed to have stalled. I think they don't quite know how to be front runners. I adore them, their skill and their chemistry is top notch but they need better programs and a reality check. Madi & Evan on the other hand are fantastic this season, they have a new lease of life and Montreal really suits them. I'm very happy for them.

I think Vincent being away from his mother was the best thing.

Gracie is still in recovery, eating disorder recovery normally takes 6 YEARS. And only 50% of people in recovery fully recover. I think Gracie did very well, shes still unfit but did way better than I thought she would! I think by next nationals she will probably be almost at 100 or at 100.

Listening to David and Jonathan on the tube to drown out the ugliness of the outside world. Biting my lip not to burst out laughing at the spot-on Marta-impression. Spot on!

I love that I can start my Monday mornings with you guys on my way to work 🤍 makes Mondays so much easier!! - also,!already excited for EM thoughts :)))

Wow that’s fast! Thank you so much 👏

Bless you both. So looking forward to this and the Euros!

37:50 is when they start talking about the ladies

I get so excited when I see a new TSL upload! ⛸️ Such a wonderful and intriguing weekend of skating! 🙂 Thanks for having this up so quickly! ❤️

So good to see you two! Thanks for being so prompt!

I’ve been waiting all day, so happy it’s finally here! 😭

Been checking every 10 min! Thanks guys!

Excellent recap! Thank you. :)

I agree. Alysa's components score was too high.

Omg TWO HOURS. Y’all are heroes.

a clown attacked johnny weir 😂😂 i’m dead

Yay!!! I really was waiting for your insight, such a juicy weekend

You guys are busy bees. Thank you for the quick upload

I wonder how Hubbell/Donahue really feel about Chock & Bates now? There’s talk about how everybody supports each other at their training center in Canada. I used to ballroom dance and competition couples training at the same studio were never good friends or supportive of each other. H/D strike me as the type of couple who is only nice to you if you’re way lower than them in rankings. If you’re a threat competitively, then they aren’t so friendly. I ran into this all the time as a competitive ballroom dancer. And talk about political judging...

I know it's been discussed that that Hawayek and Baker are having trouble progressing due to the lack of height difference, but I just don't think they connect to each other. They never make eye contact. I keep waiting for them to have a moment locked in to each other. It seems like he tries, but she's just too into herself, either looking down or out into the rafters, mouth agape. To me, this gives the impression of a little boy going after a girl that's just not into him. It also doesn't help that her lashes cover her eyes so much, giving her a bit of a soulless look. Sorry for the read, Kaitlin, but I hope you make it to my library for your own good.

OMG 13:47... Marta Karolyi!!! I can't... I just can't!!!😆

Me too!!! Im also waiting for Europeans.

I was amused by how the commentators (Terry Gannon, Tanith Belbin, etc.) consistently acted as if there were only three spaces on the podium and the USFSA's dumb pewter medal didn't exist. At one point Tanith explicitly said that Tomoki Hiwatashi was "near" the podium last year, when in fact he was on it. It's like they don't want the public at large to know that the USFSA gives fourth-place medals.

I definitely agree that H/D did this to themselves. Their free at nationals was better but it’s too late, they should have made these somewhat decent changes earlier or just scrapped the program. I don’t like the RD either but it’s scoring fine. C/B weren’t at their cleanest this time but everything that was clean was super super clean. Everything besides the wobble in the RD was stunning (and she didn’t lose her edge so they didn’t lose as many points as they could’ve). They have the best FD of the season in terms of what an FD is meant to do. IMO they’re the favourites for the 3rd world podium spot with P/C and S/K.

At least one of Nathan's shirts was done by his mom (and possibly the yellow and light blue shirt as well). I thought people knew that it was his mom but apparently many still think Vera does his costumes. I doubt he has time to get fitted by Vera these days.. So I know y'all like to talk about costumes and all but please don't be cruel and stop giving him crap about the shirts (it's his MOTHER sewing the shirts, guys! how symbolic and nice of him to wear them) He looks very comfortable doing his jumps and giving an incredible performance. fs-gossips.com/nathan-chen-any-sport-is-a-story-about-how-to-get-better-day-by-day/

Just to clarify one thing, Alysa's primary competition at Junior Worlds isn't really "Eteri's girls." In fact, I'm not even sure Eteri will have more than one girl at the event. Yes, Alysa's biggest rival, Kamila Valieva, is coached by Eteri and will be there. Ksenia Sinitsyna - coached by Panova, not Eteri - will almost certainly be there, as well. My sense is that Russia's third spot is just as likely to go to Anna Frolova - who until recently was coached by Panova and is now coached by Davydov, and who just won Russia a bronze at the Junior Olympics - as it is to Daria Usacheva, who is coached by Eteri and who placed 5th at the Junior Grand Prix Final. In either case, it's unlikely that either Frolova or Usacheva would pose too much of a threat to Alysa. So, at the end of the day, Alysa's biggest competition at Junior Worlds is really Kamila Valieva (Russia/Eteri), Ksenia Sinitsyna (Russia/Panova), and Haein Lee (Korea). It's gonna be exciting - and even more valuable developmental experience for Alysa, who showed nerves of steel defending her national title just moments after Mariah, who's nine years her senior, brought down the house.

Amazed that you mention Isabeau. I have been watching this seemingly little known girl for a few years now after finding the videos by accident on youtube and am just out of my mind at her every new program. The sheer skating beauty and musical and artistic sophistication is just out of this world. Her little body is like merely this connective strand between the music and the ice.I feel like she is in a league all by herself, and i am hopeful that something is done about the whole jump frenzy and the current scoring system so that it doesn't ruin her, because if she gets to the point where she is pressured to start pursuing quads and all that bologna and perhaps neglecting these other amazing skills that she has, in my opinion it will be an immense loss to the whole history of skating, incomparably more than any of the current Russian girls. I know i am being dramatic, but i think we have something truly unique here. This girl PERFORMS! Her every appearance is a performance. She skates in such a way, with such artistic excitement, that jumps are COMPLETELY redundant and unnecessary. We need to FIGHT for this level of quality to become the standard to strive for. This is what the sport should be.

I felt Mariah should have won...Alysa's quad was no quad and the PCS were a joke, just the like some of the Russian girls

lol you guys are spending so much time talking about all our crappy pairs teams 😂

Gentlemen! Thanks for discussion about Hubbell/Donohue and Chock/Bates. Very helpful.

Great. Now, every time Amber Glenn takes the ice, “Give Me One Reason” plays in my head. Thanks a lot, Dave 😒 😂

Working on timestamps now! (@cybnyf has done one already - I’m just filling in the pairs etc. / more detailed one as I go along)

I agree with everything Dave said about Hubbell & Donohue. For me personally, take away their technical and it's hard for me to get behind anything else about them.

Was at Greensboro all week. Heard they gave out 10000 free tickets over the weekend to fill arena. The developmental skaters sat in the endzone waving flags and screaming which added to arena excitement. Lots of waiting around in arena waiting NBC with commercials after each skater sometimes. Hope to never see Tanith on Homelife again. The young guys/girls who were intermediates last year were impressive at juniors- Jacob, Liam Robert Y, Isabeu, Lindsay, Mia K. Hope USFSA takes some of these kids to next level beyond a 2 day camp. Needs a coach cam to watch Raf smiling, Adam's enthusiasm and Tracy's motherly love .

Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper 🤣 Such vivid ‘90s kid imagery.

Kolesnik and Carreira are not getting citizenship in time for 2022. Carreira might get it for 2026 since she's been living in the US since 2013 but she was recently denied permanent residency. Kolesnik moved to the US in 2017, no chance in hell. So Hawayek/Baker are probably pretty safe in that #3 for 2022 unless Green/Parsons make a major move. Hope to see you in Delaware Dave!!

HERE FOR THE BRADIE PARTY! It’s so tremendously exciting to be a part of her incredible season. (Montreal here we come!) Her style is unique, elegant and sophisticated, and perfectly suited to her artistic vision. I’m proud she set an SP record, topping her own from last year, in a season that included GPFinals. To hold one’s own with such focus and grace facing an unprecedented volume of competitors from Russia, Japan and Korea is no small feat. Few other skaters can even relate to this time and challenge in skating, ever. I’m also fascinated by the lyrical, avant-garde elements of her choreo. Quite refreshing compared to other stylistic interpretations. She continues to be an invaluable contributor to Team USA, and USFS is truly lucky to have her grit and verve. As an artist myself, I am inspired by Bradie’s growth and strength, not to mention her spirit of sportsmanship. Yours Truly, The Bradie Ladies of Wisconsin!

I’m totally over NBC gold. I’ll be happier this season watching whatever random videos I can scrounge up online. It’ll be less frustrating.

Thx a ton for the mention!!! So love your show!!

I haven't thanked you two for getting me back into being interested in figure skating. I watched it from 88 on and was and still am the Biggest Midori Ito fan. But I stopped watching and caring and being a truck driver doesnt help me keep up, but the two of you have drawn be back in and I appreciate it. I wish I could skate. I'm too tall and long-legged. My center of gravity is way too high. I hate that, but oh well, and try to learn at 46?? Hehe yeah, right. I'll get my triple lutz/triple loop combination done within the year. :)

Dave & Jonathan, at 31:00, you talk about how to keep two spots. I saw others answer you, but I want to add this: KEEPING two spots is MUCH easier than GETTING two spots. Because: when you have two (or three) entries, your top two entries' placements have to add to 28 to keep two spots, and they have to add to 13 to get three spots. HOWEVER, if you have only one entry (as the US did for two years in pairs skating), you have to be in the top 10 to get two spots (and be in the top 2 at worlds to get three spots). That is SO much harder than just adding your two entries together who placed 12th and 16th, or 13th and 14th or something. So *keeping* two spots is of PRIMARY importance going into next worlds in 2021, (which determine Olympic spots).

HOLD AN EDGE, AND BE FABULOUS. My reco

Go to Jeff Billings..oh he’s dead...I’m dead and so is poor Jonathon. 😂Dave kills me with the expressions and I needed that laugh! 😂😂

So fabulous! So happy for Mariah!!!!!!!!!

8:00 Butterfly Lovers is one of my favourite pieces for figure skating, and it doesn't get used anywhere near enough. My daughter used it for her beginner level 1 and level 2 programme here in the UK (well, a shortened 1m 30s version). Still my favourite piece my daughter skated to.

Ahem , Has the skating world become so jaded and narcissistic that the package is more important than what is in the package. Say it isn't so. Nathan could skate in a pajama top and I wouldn't give a damn. His performance was transcendent, it was something from another world, it was a privilege to witness. Mariah Bell made the building shake. It was everything that makes life grand. I love Adam Rippon forever and always. I will be at Nationals every year for the rest of my life. Yuzuru Hanyu's quad never crossed my mind.

Just when I was starting to get post-nationals blues, y'all come through. 🙌 thank you!!

Jesus, they are on sterling form today. Hilarious :) I'm German and I want a whole video on Ludwig... Is there a video coming on the Europeans as well? :) Jonathan's reaction to Aliev winning and P+C coming second to Nikita has been forming in my mind for the past few days, it would be lovely to see it for real tho

Oh Jonathan, that rewind is a wonderful idea!

This is an outstanding and spot-on recap of U.S. Nationals. Your thoughts are very similar to mine. I think this is the best possible World team we could select. I'm unsure about giving Cain and LeDuc a spot since they were only 4th and have limitations, but strategically it makes sense to send them over a team with a weak international history. While it might help to decide second spots after an international competition, 4 Continents is way too soon after US Nationals this year for that to feel entirely fair. I was thrilled to see the Knierims looking stronger and revitalized. I too love Alexa's intensity, it shows me she's passionate. If they skate well, they will place very well at Worlds. It was great to see Vincent return in strong condition, as well as Jason who has had ups-and-downs while adjusting to his new training situation. I love how Tracy has taken him under her wing. Chock and Bates' free dance is just perfect for them. All in all, it was a wonderful Nationals across all disciplines.

YES Jonathan, about navigating the video. I was saying that KZfaq is awesome!

Jason was everything I needed this weekend!

Mrs. Claus and Annie for the description of Bradie's dress had me screaming so loud my cat scratched me and I barely made it to the bathroom. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣I am starting to live for your "Figure Skating Rodeo Round-up " each week! Mwaaah edit: I feel like a bit of an asshole for not prefacing this with the fact I do like Bradie~she skates with a unique sense of calmness that I enjoy. I do agree she needs a stylist and a change-up...somewhere...

psychotic dedication!! New favorite!

When you cover Europeans, maybe you can look at this. Between the SP and FS, Ekaterina Kurakova lost 17 pts to under rotations, including this beauty: 3Lz

Mariah was exquisite and Adam had her back (he could have also wrapped her in love with that Balenciaga coat). Sorry, Alysa may be mentally tough now, but I worry.

WIth King Jason Slots and Skate America being in Las Vegas again, is there anyone who would want to have a get-together? I'd happily volunteer to organize and add sequins.

Has anybody been able to find Bradie's long program? It's like missing from the internet....so odd.

A random mishmash of comments....probably no one will read it but that's okay lol. Yeah, there's something about Amber that definitely seems fake and rehearsed to me, even just the faces she makes when she steps out on the ice. She actually feels like our Gabby Daleman to me - too aware of the image she's selling. I actually found Gracie's performances pretty courageous. I know she wasn't giving us emotion but I think it's because she was so nervous with this being her first time back. I noticed an improvement in that even from the short to the long. Her improvement overall has gone so much faster than I thought it would. Karen Chen is seriously one of my favorite skaters. God, if she could just freakin' skate clean she'd be dominating. I hope she adds a sports psychologist to her team. And I know the quad lutz comment was kind of a joke but I'd love to see her try. She's got the height for sure. Totally agree about Alysa's PCS. And that that lutz got way more points than it should have. I support her overall, and I realize she still did a lot more technically even without the lutz, but it's still really disappointing to see her beat a skate like Mariah's. (And, I'm not convinced yet that she'll keep her jumps as she grows....) Agree about McNamara and Carpenter. I just find them boring and unmemorable. :/ I did think Hubbell & Donohue were much better here than even at say, the Grand Prix Final, but I want their 2018 free dance back! I loved it so much. It was perfect for them, like, in the way that no one could skate it the way they do. I feel like Mervin & Olivia are overscored. I feel like they're getting credit for the fact that *he* is great, ignoring the fact that the overall appearance is brought down by her. I was surprised to see that huge score difference in comparison to say, Timlen and Highgate-Brutman in the short who, IMO, skate much better overall as a pair. I love the way she moves in particular. Totally agree about Jason and the emotion. I definitely wasn't feeling it until now, honestly not just this year but really ever (doesn't mean I didn't love him). I always think of Jeremy Abbott when I think of someone who's actually feeling it and thus makes you feel it too, and for me Jason hasn't been that. But he definitely stepped way closer this time. Regarding the Jew vs. non-Jew discussion, I actually feel Roman Sadovsky's almost the most this season and he's wearing a freaking cross! (Which kind of bothers me...at least tuck it into your shirt for a Schindler's list program. Love, a Jew) Not true that you have to be thin to do doubles lol! I could do doubles in my day even with a few sugar bags' worth of extra pounds.

So.... Hallelujah. First came out in. 1984. Didn’t really gain traction until the 1991 John Cole Cover - which sort of set which of the - 80 - verses would be used 80. 80. The Jeff Buckley Version - 1994. That Rufus version from the Shrek Soundtrack (the film used the John Cole version) was 2001. K.D. Land - 2004. Pentatonic version is 2016 - the same year Cohen died. It really only became available for competitive skaters when we allowed lyrics. I am still ok with it - some of the alternatives being so awful.

Adult skaters are having the toughest circumstances PERIODT. I can only skate in the winter months and am bound to public skate sessions (as I am not a young teenager to be part of any skate organization) and when I skate... my god the teenaged hockey boys are the literal DEATH of me! They literally broke my arm while they were playing catch 🤦🏻‍♀️ Now taking a break from skating bc work & uni have been way too stressful beside skating.

Thanks for new episode! Also what do you think of THAT FIGURE SKATING SHOW of CBC?

Gracie did sound a bit off....

You are so right Dave. The Gracie interview w/Andrea was awful! Her vocabulary was horrible.

1:12:05 but we don’t actually follow the Russian system. They don’t let juniors go to senior nationals until the year they’re going to turn 15. So Alysa wouldn’t have been able to go to nationals last year

I am never commenting but I watch every video you do. I’m from France and I love your videos. However, you made a mistake, it was not Euro, it was Russia Nationals, sorry to say.

I want to watch TSL but I haven't watched any US Nats perfomances because NBC took down everything that fans put in youtube. Anyone can point out where can I watch the US Nats? Thanks before.

johnathannnn yeEEEeeEEEEeeeEeeEeSS

I got in late last night so missed catching you guys right away. At the Friends brunch Amber had the same HEAVY eye makeup as she does performing. The other ladies were more muted and natural looking. It was a nice meet & greet so I was happy.

For me, the strangest thing about US Championship, was lagging live scoreboard that showed previous element instead of the last one=)

What an isolationist bummer. No you tube clips. At least we got the Europeans

OH MY MARTA!! Love your performance Dave!! We might need a Marta doll.

Does someone know a yt channel where I can watch?? :(

Why quote Eunsoo every time we talk about the Mariah? It is an insult to both parties. As an adult I think it is childish to cultivate this rivalry. It is great that mariah is skating like never before, but it would be sad that this is due to someone other than herself. Who deserved the gold medal by the way and for the second year in a row is stolen. But she is not a teenanger skater with quads and 3 axels. Should that be the point, until when quantity will beat quality? Who is so rare in now days. Alisa will not have any progress with this overscoring, who doens't happen in international competitions.