I think it is changing! Years ago, on ABC before the skating, the announcer did a quick sports report. Then he announced, "Next is FIGURE SKATING for those of you who want to watch it." The way he said Figure skating was LOADED with sarcasm and a wink & a nod. His boss would say something to him these days.

@@Davethreshold What a fool. Who would put down something on their own network? lol

@@Kareragirl I know! It was only tone of voice but anybody would have picked up on it. If you read the text it would seem fine. LOL

That is soooo sad that their dads were so unsupportive ☹☹

I wonder how many of their Dads said, "Come on Tommy! Let's throw the FOOTBALL around for a while!!" - LOL

Maybe we should move nationals to December like the Russians do

The days when top skaters routinely skipped 4CC are already in the past. There weren't that many absences this year, and most of those were for training or school-related reasons (or, in Mariah's case, probably not wanting to go to Korea).

Um, Bradie medaled at 4cc this year...

@lawomann Unless a vaccine arrives on an accelerated schedule, holding 4CC anywhere is going to be virtually impossible (same with Worlds); Euros could maybe happen, though the EU-Russia border remains a problem.

Brett I agree with you about Four Continents. I praised the Japanese for taking it seriously. It's a step to get your feet wet in a main stream competition before Worlds. Who needs that more than American Pairs especially.

Sally Daniel agreed.

All I have heard is that her coach is now Lee Barkell, I believe

Morgan Alayna yes true but I would expect the number 1 lady in the US to have had an interview or two during lockdown.. Brodie tennell and Mariah bell have both had interviews from us figure skating but not Alysa.. I’m sure she probably working hard but it’s just odd not to hear from her (also all her social media’s have gone dead) I’m sure she’s just taking a break tho

Nathe_ Art she just turned 15 last week, hopefully she’s busy being a 15-year-old. Good for her for not being on social media

A very true hope she’s having fun 😄

Wow, thank you!

Thank you!!

❤️❤️❤️

You are so welcome!

Lol. I've had a schoolgirl crush on Jonathan from the get go!

FYI, he is a renowned Opera singer. Find him on FB if you have not. Check out his page, and you'll be in for a Baritone TREAT! 😱

We all do.

@Fiona well it's important to remember that she is the victim of such coaching practices or at the very least a person who was brought up in this environment, so she was probably just repeating things she was constantly told by her coaches. But I meant questionable in a political sense, since I saw some discussion od her going into the propaganda business and russian parliament and such.

@Fiona I think you're getting it all wrong. Probably because you're a foreigner. As for "Just close your mouth and do not eat". In Russia it's interpreted mostly as a joke. I mean, honestly, is there anyone who would take it literally? We are used to these sayings and do not see them as something offensive, cause we get the main point behind it. Besides, we had this icon actress Faina Ranevskaya who was also famous for her aphorisms (check the wiki, though that's not the whole list). I wonder if you'd get offended had you heard them. As for constitution. As I had already said in other thread where you commented as well, "Alina's a teenager who had been invested in sports all her life and doesn't see much beyond that. I mean, she probably has no time and interest to read some analysis about those amendments to constitution. And the text under that post was quite neutral, basically patriotic and simply encouraging people to go and vote, not to ignore the elections. The only "mistake" she made was mentioning Putin. She thanked him for support and perspective, whatever that means. So her only mistake is her ignorance". And the LGBTQ part you mention is hardly the main aspect why this amendment is wrong. I mean, it is wrong on so many levels, but the LGBTQ part isn't among the top 10 for sure, and not because "everyone in Russia is a homophobe", but because it affects even more basic civil rights, you don't have to be gay to be offended by it, all you have to be is a citizen, so gays and straight, white and of color are affected alike. So trying to use LGBTQ card is like grasping at straws when complaining about her loyalty to Putin. I'm not blaming her for now. There's still time to change. But I'm afraid this loyalty is like a decease and it affects all our sportsmen. Somehow they can't be as multitasking as Nathan Chen for example. They usually get heavily invested only in sports, paying minimum attention to education. And all these degrees are mostly fictional, farce. I doubt she or anyone else will openly go against Putin, cause that day their careers will be over. And I wouldn't be surprised to see her or Kostornaia one day as a member of State Duma. Kostornaia already has a photo with caption "Why not?". Yeah, indeed. As if we don't have enough sportsmen without any understanding how simple citizens live deciding what is best for our nation.

I also do not support this hate and bullying towards a teenager for god's sake. She is an athlete, not a professor. Not everyone is Nathan Chan. However, I must agree that despite supporting Alina, I have never liked her interviews. She really needs to work on it, become more flexible in her answers, more approachable, more engaging. I hope she will gain these skills with time. That being said, I m hoping to see her on ice, but with Eteri's approach it is not possible, I guess. She should have switched coaches. I believe she can totally be prepped for the upcoming olympics, but it seems Eteri does not care.

Zagitova probably doesn’t even know what a constitution is, she wasn’t properly educated. She just said what adults told her to.

Fiona all tutberidze’s girls have said something on the lines of “just starve yourself” on one point or the other. Eteri doesn’t encourage them to learn about nutrition or get help from a dietitian.

A quint... with 721° prerotation

Tim Sirin 😘😊😘

Pogroms used to be big in Russia, maybe they still are.

@@slipperyhardandcold7740 well, we must to fill our Gulag, so why not.

@@lyamkinmir6448 LOL

micaela goitia 💯

So true

And skaters who skated through quarantine will deny it when asked

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Open Skates, or Test Skates, are not a competition, so no scores are given. That's what I find puzzling

@@margaritadanova4764 the crowd is way bigger for senior test skates, so it will still be different performing there. I think because there are so many contenders for the Olympic team and not enough spots for them that it's useful to start seeing the top contenders skate against each other now (even without being scored). There's also the fact that we still don't know if Alena got the 3a back, and how many quads Sasha or Anna have, so the fact that Kamila has her 4t back may look impressive in comparison.

thank you so much!

thanks

Andrea Goldstein me too

Where can I find the Colorado cup videos?

@@Nellyandhernerd2013 in the description under this week's video.

Ben Bailey 😘

When you know better; you do better. Been bombarded with that one in therapy😂

That is a great quote from Oprah.

@@Natt4226 it's actually Maya Angelou.

Her decision to switch seems impulsive... and how come she hasn’t even submitted coaching change documents yet? It’s been over 2 weeks.. if she really wanted to switch I feel like she would’ve submitted those documents earlier

@@jekicolin8036 i agree lets see how all of the nonsense turns out to be... I hope the best for her and get her mind staright and her parents as well cause the Federation needs to straighten this out n make it clear for all athletes

I think she’s injured as well, so might not seem enthusiastic as a result

Literally only seen tiny clips of her. Stop the silly speculation. Give the girl a chance ffs. She switched because of Hot Sergei It's obvious. She couldn't get her 3A back without him. Hence such a late decision...she tried to stay with Eteri but obviously she ultimately felt she had to follow Sergei

I don’t think anyone actually WANTS to go to Plushenko, they just want to get away from Eteri and don’t have a lot of options lol

Correct.However, they didn't make an audio version for the U.S., which is strange.

Kim is my favorite and I really want to hear from her. I am not saying I don’t believe or don’t support the fact that the abuse of any kind should not be tolerated,but something does not feel right about this situation to me. Still just live the sport and I pray that the US gets our #$*& together

Ha!

It's kind of frustrating that you're so absorbed in the drama that you're not even considering your athletes, wherever you're from. I mean, it's the Olympics. And it's not Sochi. You do have a chance. Did you give up already? Besides, the mess that figure skating has become is wrong. Aren't you tired of the drama? Don't you want to see more or less healthy competition than these Russian coaching wars?

Garnet327 i apologize for the frivolity and channeling my inner Dave.

Gallons and gallons of tea 🤣

Still not wowed, but I see improvements.

Ikr!? FINALLY!! Too bad the figure skating "fans" on Twitter are somehow still mean and dismissive to him though....

US paid bronze medalist...she had no place on the podium, it is not his fault though...

Kristie Rockwill what?

I dont know anything on the situation but that was probably a PR piece to avoid drama

It explains why she posted videos on IG roller skating through an RV park. I did wonder why she was there. Lol.

No one would've willingly advertised they were training during quarantine other than Tom Z...

Or a snooze

yeah that will be great but if Zagitova learn and comfortabele to speek English to do a interveiw with Micheal Kwan

TheSkatingLesson Zagitova’s interview style will be two minutes of fluff followed by seven zingers; sometimes in combination.

We DGAF about Kwan in Russia

Jamie Salé’s Stank Face Nah I’m okay.

Thanks a million Fiona

Exactly...it's a horrific cycle that has so many casualties

K Emrys just a question - has Kim released a statement? I always see videos of her coaching and from what I have seen and heard (with the exception of this) Kim is amazing. Now please don’t think I am saying I don’t believe or anything , I a simply asking a question. Breaks my heart

She looks great!

They keep getting invited to shows now that the French Fed decided not to investigate or punish Morgan

Which relative do we think may have forged that?

@@TheSkatingLesson I think her lawyer confirmed it's her handwriting... but i would not put my hand on fire for that... it's all a mess indeed.

Helena Prout 😘

Megha G I’m so sorry

I am so sorry for your loss!

Oh, boobala! So sorry.

@Megha G I hope you find your dog 💗

@@nungnung i wish i could

Bring_Back_Figures 😆😆😆

Feel that 😬😂

"Don't text and poop"~Oprah Winfrey 😜

A while. She's got to be a beard - he's sooooo gay

i don't think they even know each since she started training at his rink that' cool that are their young through

@@benbailey159bb I thought he was, but hey, u nvr know

It was 2006. It is all in Dominique's book

@@TheSkatingLesson Moceanu was going for 2008?!

@@TheSkatingLesson Can you give us a quick explanation? Don't want to read the whole book to get the tea

ManuelPabloArnao no. Do your research.

TheSkatingLesson Ugh. Terrible customer service.

Mine too. At night I had to start wearing rubber gloves and put hand cream and special ointment from the doctor on to help repair all the damage from hand sanitizer. It works really well.

Bnizzofashizzo I have a microphone.

SaintHaHaLOLZ Alina is a lovely girl indeed. She is brave an kind and very very beautiful. She is not from a very intellectual family, thats why she didn’t excel at school. And you one person cant have all the talent of the world. Leave the girl alone please.

How classy of you to express maliciously about a young, beautiful girl who has achieved things in life one could only dream of ... I wonder why 😏

@@artemisadelaluna9901 Surprisingly I've never dreamed of being psychologically and physically abused to the point of retiring from my sport in my early to mid 20's to go to school to host "Good Midnight Sun Norilsk", but I guess everyone has different priorities.

SaintHaHaLOLZ bruh are you good? Why would someone purposely do horrible on tests 💀 she did poorly on the tests because she did poorly. Why in the world would she purposely fail them?

@@jekicolin8036 Woosh

I hate fake drag talk. Pet peeve.

@@TheSkatingLesson Josh Groban still rich tho.

@@TheSkatingLesson meow!🐱😂

@@evanperilstein5308 i did'nt know a post could be responded to with a :'I don't like the way you comminicate, pet peeve' I thought it was funny in a snarky way but now, I think: That's just dismissive and plain rude. That's a viewer responding to a video you made! I love TSL but the mean streak I can do without. By all means, be edgy but have some grace. Brian Brian said nothing mean or derrogatory about Dave or Jonathan and is hit with a dismissive put down by the creators of a channel he likes. How about just ignoring it if it annoys you. I like TSL. It's always a delight when they post videos. But the slight unmitigated increase in snark towards viewers in the comment section? Nope. Maybe I got it all wrong but from now on, I will just watch and not comment.

Kim Zmeskal should have informed Kennedy that her braids were to long before leaving for Nationals. My coaches always talked about our appearance and what we wore before competitions. I really doubt that Kim had not seen her hair before nationals. She should have said something before the day of nationals if it was a problem. No one has the right to cut off someone's hair at any time. It doesn't matter the ethnicity of the person. She should have kept her hands to herself! It was cruel and wrong! It probably messed with her mentally on the day of nationals. It’s disturbing and disgusting that you’re trying to excuse her behavior as acceptable.

@@AuroraR Learn to read. Nowhere did I say it was acceptable. I said it wasn't racist and Baker implied it was. Baker also said Florida was racist because it used black gymnasts to further white gymnasts scores. If you spend any time being part of a team in almost every sport you are expected to help your teammates. In baseball, you may have to bunt to get the tying run in scoring position. In basketball, you may be expected to pass the ball because a player has an open shot with a higher percentage of hitting it. In College gymnastics, you may have a better floor routine but a weaker gymnast will get a boost and in the end, the team 's score will be helped. It's called being a team player. Florida tied for a National title using that method. Bridgette Caquatta's gift 9.950. I know what real racism is. I have been called the N word. Not getting your own way and blaming racism every time you don't get your own way is why so many people disregard it when it really happens.

Toria Toria actually by justifying what Kim did by calling her “smart enough” and giving examples of other times appearances had to be changed you literally justifying it. It’s like saying stealing is wrong but when this one person did it they were smart because they needed the item they stole and they got it. That may not have been your intention but it’s what you did. Sorry not sorry.

Jamie Salé’s Stank Face you are joking right? “Osmond should have won”???? Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha

Yes she can land jumps and that is how she won! Seriously??? Wth??? So who should win the Olympics? Someone who cannot land jumps I imagine? Wow people are so “smart”, I am amazed.

@@evanperilstein5308 I agree about her lovely spins.

Maybe don't reveal what's on our Patreon ;)

Jamie Salé’s Stank Face there is absolutely no one I know who would agree that Osmond should have won the Olympics in 2018. And trust me, I know many great figure skaters. It is simply outrageous.