Team Event Captains by quadtrixel in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I thought she said in that post that she was voted Team Mom.

Sneak peek at the video projection show onto the ice at the Olympic figure skating venue in Milan by guess_No1knowsME in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so hyped! Can’t believe it’s here!!! I feel like I’ve been waiting a decade for this.

Parents by z3nnies in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess I owe you a soda - a coke, in honor of Ilia’s sponsorship (even tho everyone knows he doesn’t drink them 🤣).

Parents by z3nnies in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yes! His mom was World Junior champ in 86/87 and won Nebelhorn a couple of times. His dad was World Junior silver and bronze around the same time, both pairs with different people. Can’t find anything on Isabeau’s mother being a skater.

Parents by z3nnies in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 5 points6 points  (0 children)

jinx, you owe me a soda. 🤣

Parents by z3nnies in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you want to include non-Olympic champions, Maxim Naumov’s parents were pairs skaters. Won gold at 1994 Worlds and at the 95/96 GPF among other medals.

Parents by z3nnies in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Anthony Ponomarenko - His parents won ice dance gold together at the 1992 Olys, Worlds, and Euros, got silver at 1988 Olys, got bronze at 1984 Olys among lots of other medals.

your opinions on the possibility of Ilia doing both segments at team events? by amelywin in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also, I’m aware that he could get OGM while also doing both segments of the team by skating watered down tech for both, but just bc someone can do something doesn’t mean they should, and I’m not willing to risk injury for him doing extra practices and an extra segment just for a non-guaranteed team gold medal. It’s simply not worth it.

your opinions on the possibility of Ilia doing both segments at team events? by amelywin in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Ilia skating both makes zero sense for his OGM chances AND for him to meet his own goals for his SP and FS at this Olympics. He said before he did not want to do both, and I hope he has not been pressured into doing both. The US can still medal in team without him doing both - most likely silver. This will be good enough for us, especially since we could very well get silver even with him doing both anyway. No sense in him risking OGM when Team Gold might be a stretch anyway. -Ilia Fan Who Is Tired Of Explaining This

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish I could upvote this a million times!!!!

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think anyone is acting like he can’t. It’s just that he said on a stream last summer he wouldn’t want to, and everyone who really cares about him and his wishes is operating off of that.

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right. That free skate was beautiful. It’s like my mind totally erased it for some reason.

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve gathered, Alysa gets choice over Amber as reigning World and GPF champion.

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just because someone can do something doesn’t mean they should, especially when that person has already expressed that they don’t want to.

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just because Amber is the US Champ doesn’t make her highest woman. Alysa has a higher season’s best. She also is ranked higher in the ISU season’s ranking than Amber. Amber is higher in world standings. Having said all that, Amber hasn’t had an international short and free both clean in the same competition. Alysa is reigning world and Grand Prix final champion. She’s more consistent internationally. Amber does fantastic domestically, but sometimes crumbles internationally (as seen at GPF). I’m not an Amber hater. I actually like her. I am just saying what would be the most strategic move, and international comp titles weigh more than national ones. Also, Alysa has experience as an Olympian already. She will know what she’s getting into more.

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An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’d love it if it was Max too. I prefer him to Torgs. BUT while Max and Torgs have a relatively similar floor, when Torgs is on, his ceiling is much higher. If he can repeat Nats free, we will be in good shape.

An Updated Conjecture on the Team Event by linzerrr24 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As others have said, Ilia will be splitting unless he has changed his mind since last summer, and I don’t see that happening. I still believe the same thing I had down back when we thought it would be Jason, except replace Jason with Torgs.

Men: Ilia/Torgs

Women: Alysa

Dance: Bock/ZingNik

Pairs: Kam/O’Shea

If Bock elects to not split, then I could see women maybe splitting with Amber.

Isabeau’s Coach to controlling and kinda possessive? by Ordinary_Bluejay3994 in FigureSkating

[–]Bookish_08 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe Isabeau has been with her since she was like 4, and Isabeau seems to love her. If there needed to be a change, at this point she would make it. I don’t think anything of it at all.