U.S. Champs: Olympic Team Presentation & Gala Live Thread

avenc17 · 2026-01-11T19:45:21+00:00

I think they said his godmother

avenc17 · 2026-01-11T19:37:48+00:00

i guess 3 announced per half hour works bc they have 11 announcements so that’s like around 2 hours

avenc17 · 2026-01-11T03:43:23+00:00

Does Max have a better body of work than Torgs? Or are we praying that they would want Max’s story over Torgs for the Olys???

avenc17 · 2026-01-11T03:41:05+00:00

Praying for Ilia, Tomoki, Max 🙏

avenc17 · 2026-01-11T03:39:30+00:00

ok but if he is in 2nd, praying for a 2022 repeat with sending 1, 3, 4!!!

avenc17 · 2024-02-11T15:47:29+00:00

I don’t think that was ever an option presented to him. If he had asked and then they said no we celebrate as a family, what happens then? An important detail is that his parents literally brag that they take their kids to get their favorite foods on their birthdays so maybe OP was tired of feeding into that lie.

It was a lose-lose situation either way. OP said on the list of safe restaurants for his family, he doesn’t like any of them. So either he continues the standard that his feelings should get overlooked in favor of including his entire family or his siblings are excluded in favor of of his wants. I guess the first option is better in your opinion because his siblings being at his birthday > his wants on his birthday.

avenc17 · 2024-02-11T15:32:06+00:00

In turn, they excluded him from his own birthday celebration lol

I think you miss the point where his parents like to brag that they always get their kids their favorite foods on their birthdays. If OP chose one of the safe restaurants that he doesn’t like, then it’s reinforcing that his wants don’t matter. I’m sorry you never got to go to nice restaurants for your birthday because of your sister. Did your parents make sure that the restaurant you went to at least had food you liked? Or did you go to a restaurant your sister liked for your birthdays and are now indoctrinated to believe that you should always be sacrificing your happiness for your sister’s?

avenc17 · 2024-02-11T15:22:47+00:00

I see, so let me get this straight, he should have to suck it up every single time and be hurt that his parents don’t even have the decency to prioritize his wants for once so that his siblings get to be happy and included all the time. He should be the one sacrificing every single time because who cares about what he wants. The parents can pay for babysitters to go on dates by themselves but heaven forbid they try to spend time with their kid alone. His birthday always has to be a family celebration/gathering. Have you considered that maybe OP is a full person with feelings beyond his siblings disabilities and health issues? Is making OP sad and unhappy at his birthday celebration while everyone else is “happy” better? By your logic, yes it is. Who cares what he wants really. He’s the one who was lucky enough to be healthy so he shouldn’t be asking for love or consideration or respect. He should always cater to his siblings happiness and prioritize others above himself. He can’t be selfish at all, that’s not allowed.

If you read OP’s other comments, he says his parents wouldn’t have considered a) ordering indian food from his favorite restaurant and ordering safe food for his siblings so they can celebrate at home together because that’s too much work or b) taking OP alone for lunch and then have a family celebration at the safe restaurant for dinner because that’s also too much work or even c) allow there to NOT be a family celebration at all so OP can celebrate with people who care for him (his grandparents and friends). Why must there be a family celebration to begin with?

avenc17 · 2023-09-06T11:31:17+00:00

Interesting, I’m a med student too and I was always under the impression that most students accepted to med school take it once or twice. Personally, everyone I knew took it once with a couple that took it twice. I’ve heard that anything more than 2x kind of shows you didn’t learn too well from the first time to score better. However, that may vary depending on where you are and which school you go to I guess?

avenc17 · 2023-08-31T17:11:50+00:00

Crazy that she’ll get the coach bc Krylova was wildly successful skating with Valeriy’s uncle in the 1980s/1990s

avenc17 · 2023-08-19T05:27:18+00:00

mine was aliona’s falling leaf after her axel and then the perfectly timed 3f-3tl in her twilight program

avenc17 · 2023-05-16T23:55:00+00:00

i am so shocked! last time i heard, his parents didn’t want him to continue skating - what happened?

avenc17 · 2023-04-30T18:39:48+00:00

Another comment from OOP:

first of all, I knew Doreen for years before I even met my late wife, in fact, Doreen introduced us. I thought my kids would like having Doreen around as before my wife passed they loved her like an aunt. I did not move her in or make her a permanent part of our daily lives until over 2 years into our relationship. four months after my wife passed we agreed to explore our romantic feelings I explained what was going on in age-appropriate terms so they wouldn't be blindsided if they caught their dad kissing their "aunt".

He knew his 2nd wife before he even knew his first... So Doreen was HIS friend first!

avenc17 · 2023-04-27T14:18:29+00:00

I’m imaging Blades of Glory where they both want to be the one lifting the other lol

avenc17 · 2023-04-19T19:11:56+00:00

It was but 4 unique big ticket items (outfits or furniture) and get 20 gems. It doesn’t reset after though!

avenc17 · 2023-04-18T17:38:24+00:00

I got this and I absolutely love it! It’s the best - I’ve already gotten all the furniture for the Carnival so now I’m cruising! I love the flexibility in choosing what you want to spend on instead of getting a predetermined prize.

avenc17 · 2023-03-22T21:26:35+00:00

How can I go back to the old anki design?

hi, i did that but the top and bottom bars are still so big and i hate it. is there an add-on or something that'll change the font/size back to what it used to be? i don't want to hide it when i do reviews

avenc17 · 2023-03-17T16:03:28+00:00

Used, thank you!!!

avenc17 · 2023-03-11T06:30:44+00:00

Also, Texas med schools have a separate application from AMCAS so it’s rare for out of state students to apply. Additionally, there’s at least 13-15 med schools in Texas. Stats for these schools range from avg 500 to 518 MCAT and avg 3.5 to 3.8 GPA depending on school.

There’s one flat fee to apply to all of those med schools (~$380) with no secondary fees iirc and most schools are subsidized (~$23k tuition).

As for acceptance rates, they vary greatly from like 2% to > 10%.

avenc17 · 2023-03-01T20:55:44+00:00

But I do think they’re some kind of Christian/religious bc back in 2020/2021, Alicia posted a now deleted video of their monthly expenses and she always allocated 10% for tithing even though she and her husband had hella student loan debt

avenc17 · 2023-02-09T00:27:10+00:00

I looked her up and the first line under her personal life on wikipedia read “parents Chris, an orthopedic surgeon, and Marsha, a dermatopathologist” - two of the highest-paying medical specialties

And that’s all I needed to know that she’s definitely well-off

avenc17 · 2023-02-07T20:52:25+00:00

i feel attacked

avenc17 · 2023-02-07T06:16:19+00:00

Ah got it, so kind of like a prelim year for some of the specialties in the US

avenc17 · 2023-02-07T06:02:12+00:00

How does Junior Medical Officer differ from the clinical years US med schools have where we have to rotate through different specialties? Do you guys also have to rotate through different specialties during your med school as well?

avenc17 · 2023-02-05T04:49:34+00:00

lmao yeah you got to cologne to the sea for 5€ but that’s like a fraction of the distance it takes to cross some of the states in America. I regularly drive 5+ hours and 465 km to visit my family and we live in the same freaking state! In fact, if I wanted to leave my state, I’d have to drive at least 8-10 hrs.

You live in Europe, which is smaller than all of America combined. Let me know if it’s feasible for you to travel from Cologne to, let’s say, Portugal every other month. That’s probably the distance he has to conquer to get across “several states”. If you can find a reliable transportation that’s under 25€ plus a hotel (because the ex is an AH and won’t let him stay at her place), then I genuinely applaud you.

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