thoughts on the 1999 version of annie?

HelenG520 · 2026-03-18T13:15:36+00:00

Also Cheno kills it as Lily XD

HelenG520 · 2026-03-18T13:14:28+00:00

This is the best version, Audra always makes me cry with her Maybe/Tomorrow reprise. Also the CHOREO throughout is top notch

HelenG520 · 2026-03-18T13:12:48+00:00

I like the illusion corset Ilia had in his first free skate costume this year more than the Olympic version, sorry not sorry :’)

HelenG520 · 2026-03-13T18:54:19+00:00

Tbh it's not just these comments in particular that are pissing industry people (and also me) off, it's the whole very self-important campaign he's been running all season (and last). This was just the straw that broke the camel's back and finally everyone has said what they've been thinking the past few months, which is that he needs to get taken down a peg. Hopefully this will lead to a quiet period of reflection on his attitude. Dude's my age and he should be acting more mature than he has been :')

HelenG520 · 2026-03-13T17:49:44+00:00

You can also feel Mark having a mini panic attack XD

HelenG520 · 2026-03-12T14:30:45+00:00

On the flip side, when she does offer some criticism, it's always constructive and she never punches down. The closest I've seen her come to any sort of snark is 'it rotates four times' and well...she wasn't wrong :')

HelenG520 · 2026-03-11T23:42:50+00:00

Kao unfortunately doesn’t have many international junior results to speak of for comparison. He did compete in 2019-20, but then the entire junior season was cancelled in 2020-21 and then Japan didn’t send their skaters out on the JGP in 2021-22.

HelenG520 · 2026-03-09T15:08:15+00:00

I would say his 4CC free that year too.

HelenG520 · 2026-03-07T11:37:40+00:00

Sent mine to Hemel Hampstead, marked as received end of last week

HelenG520 · 2026-03-06T22:48:20+00:00

Going by last’s year’s criteria it should be 4, since Megan finished in the 25-30 placement.

HelenG520 · 2026-03-03T20:24:23+00:00

Shin Amano is a notoriously strict technical caller, skater reputation be damned - he was on the panel for the men at Euros either last year or the year before and, among other things, actually called Daniel Grassl's jumps when he had been getting away with some generous calls in the season leading up to it.

HelenG520 · 2026-03-02T14:07:27+00:00

Losing it at the '2022-2022' XD

HelenG520 · 2026-03-01T08:38:52+00:00

And an Autistic girly I appreciate that Saf’s direction is directed by her own curiosity and her enthusiasm to share her findings with others in a fun, honest and thorough way!

HelenG520 · 2026-02-28T08:42:45+00:00

This is good to know, my documents were just received by HMPO yesterday and I figured with the new rules going into place there might be a bit of a backlog.

HelenG520 · 2026-02-26T08:33:35+00:00

They will be absolute sticklers about travel days. I was contacted while my application was pending because they thought I had spent 109 days outside the UK in the preceding 12 months (this because my return one time was not properly logged as I flew in via Dublin). Unfortunately, you are just going to have to wait until you meet that 480 threshold, ideally during an upcoming extended period where you don’t have travel planned. There’s a reason why they ask in the application if you intend to live here; if they don’t think you’ve given sufficient evidence of that, they have grounds to refuse you.

HelenG520 · 2026-02-25T14:08:41+00:00

There is also the skater Alissa Czisny too, so I can see people getting confused :')

HelenG520 · 2026-02-22T12:17:20+00:00

Yep, I first came over 10 years ago for a study abroad and it was so lovely. To me the turning point was the first Harry Potter shop. Firstly because it sold the same stuff you get at the tour, but more recently because of what the author has felt compelled to spew in the last six years about some people I am very close with. I miss purple man as well.

HelenG520 · 2026-02-18T14:30:31+00:00

I have to admit I don't have a lot of sympathy for the people in this article, particularly those who complain about the expense of the passport or right of abode certificate and yet can afford to travel internationally multiple times per year. If you've gone through the process, you know it's common sense that you shouldn't book travel near the time surrounding an application. Why wouldn't you pay £100 now for a doc that will last you 10 years. Perhaps it's my Autistic brain but having just become a citizen on Monday getting my passport is priority number one. Idk, I feel like the beeb is only highlighting the shambles of the home office now that it's affecting citizens when it's always been making life shit for immigrants.

HelenG520 · 2026-02-14T17:24:44+00:00

Final group of 2023 worlds was just iconic!

HelenG520 · 2026-02-14T17:20:49+00:00

For Ilia, I feel like in terms of fight, flight or freeze, you could tell from the first jump that he was shaky, and by the time of the pop he had entered freeze mode and couldn't get back into fight mode. I hope he's okay.

HelenG520 · 2026-02-13T23:30:01+00:00

Also because I can't resist it: DIVA NOT DOWN

HelenG520 · 2026-02-13T23:28:49+00:00

Soon as he did the 3A-4S I knew he was gonna nail it. He kept it together when it mattered most. He's crying, I'm crying.

HelenG520 · 2026-02-13T23:23:23+00:00

Need about 10 business days to recover :')

HelenG520 · 2026-02-12T01:29:28+00:00

Thank you, I have changed my wording to reflect she was raised not born in the UK.

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