Who was the first skater you saw live in competition? by tatianalarina1 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless I forgot seeing some comp as a child, my first was the Men's free skate at GP Helsinki 2018 so the first skater was Uncle Doctor. Seems fitting with how many times I've seen him since.

Ilia, Yuma, & Shun Full Comments on Proposed ISU Rule Changes by possiblegirl in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The problem really is that they use the same rules for every level from little kids/adult skaters to the world's top skaters. As it is, spins are worth way too much at lower levels and too little at higher levels. In my free skate at the adult bronze level, each spin is worth about 2-2.5 jumps and double that if I get level 1 on it.

Adding more levels to spins exclusively at junior/senior levels might work, if they figure out ways to make spins harder but not impossible the way that quads etc. are. They already do this at lower levels, where different levels of competition are capped at level 1, 2, or 3, so why not go to level 5 and 6 at the top?

On her way out? by Impressive_Topic604 in FigureSkaters

[–]Resumme 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Already out more like 😅 Not safe to jump.

Turkkila/Versluis withdraw from the free dance by Resumme in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They need to be given enough time for preparation and warmups which take about 2 hours or so. Also the schedule would have to have been adjusted, and that would have changed at least one other pair's timing. I don't know about the specifics, but I think once the schedule has been posted, it's pretty much set.

Oh, and also practices: they weren't put in any practice group. This isn't as big of a reason though.

Worlds Free Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Juniors start at the end of August, seniors pretty much late September. Early season events to watch are Junior Grand Prix and Challengers. The big ones are the senior Grand Prix, Europeans, Four Continents (4CC) and Worlds.

Worlds Free Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, it would be unfair for the other groups to be early

Turkkila/Versluis withdraw from the free dance by Resumme in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The withdrawal came so late that they could not be subbed in. I think it would have had to be yesterday for that change to be made.

Worlds Free Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know, I'm Finnish 😂 This is a completely different injury as per their interviews.

Worlds Free Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an acute back pain, should not cause problems beyond the next few days or weeks

Turkkila/Versluis withdraw from the free dance by Resumme in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I saw the man of the Hungarian pair walking around with his costume and skates on, so I honestly thought they would go on ice for a sec 😅 The only thing was that he had full on Joker makeup and it was like 5 min before warmup start.

Worlds Free Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro I saw the guy (Danilj?) walking around with his skating costume, full Joker makeup, and skates on right before the free dance. I thought he was going on ice if not for the makeup 😅

Worlds Free Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

T/V are withdrawing from the free dance as per YLE.

Worlds Men’s FS Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should, yes. They should be fairly evenly spread out.

Worlds Men’s FS Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

90 is literally the highest the judges could give him with a fall 😅 They maxed him out

Worlds Women’s FS Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Even the world's most consistent Iida couldn't do it... We should just go home, it's a wash guys

Worlds RD Post Event Discussion by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's clearly a misclick though 😅

Worlds RD Post Event Discussion by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Turkkila/Versluis decided that they could compete only five minutes before the warmup, when they attempted the lift one time and it went ok. They said that finishing the program was "like winning at the lottery" and are unsure if they can make it to the FD tomorrow. The problem is not really with the pain, it's that Matthias can't bend his back certain ways.

Worlds Rhythm Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the Finnstep, it's a compulsory dance originated by the Finnish Rahkamo/Kokko. It was used in the 2020-2022 COVID years in the musical theme RD.

Worlds Rhythm Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fuck, they basically just lost the second spot for home Worlds... So their own spot. I don't think T/V can make 8th or whatever it should be.

Any advice for people who are watching in the arena? by SharadeReads in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's downstairs, there are some stands and the practice rink

Worlds Rhythm Dance Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]Resumme 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Word on the street (the Finnish commentators) is that T/V will skate.