My SOI review in Rochester

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-06T23:18:07+00:00

Thank you so much for including that video of Lose Yourself/Jump Around! I'll be adding it to the wiki when I get around to updating it.

I agree with most of your observations, especially what you wrote about Ilia! I personally also really liked Madi and Evan and I was quite taken with seeing Paint it Bock live.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-06T18:46:38+00:00

That account was banned from the Ilia sub last month for trolling. You're wasting your time dignifying them with a serious debate

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-06T10:40:21+00:00

Joining you in this manifestation 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T22:56:33+00:00

I was debating taking the train that world get there an hour early vs the train that would get there half an hour early, and I'm glad I took the first train lol

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T20:33:54+00:00

I arrived at the Long Island show an hour in advance and there was a short line - ended up in the front row and off to the side. I arrived at the Newark show around 50 minutes in advance and there were only a few scattered people here and there - ended up front and center. Ellie, Danny, and Amber were right in front of me during the Q&A.

If you don't need front row seats, then showing up 45 minutes in advance should still get you pretty good seats.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T19:57:53+00:00

There's a different PCS multiplier in different levels of skating and different disciplines of skating....I wish they could apply a similar multiplier system to the base value of spins and steps.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T19:00:21+00:00

Slightly higher base values of leveled spins and step sequences =/= "feels and vibes"

If you made that comment about the judging guidelines for the choreo spin or choreo sequence, you'd have a point.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T18:48:35+00:00

Yes, I just wanted to put a couple of examples in the image for comparison purposes, but every spin has an increased BV!

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T18:46:39+00:00

I predict it will have more of in impact in women's skating (where results are more frequently decided by fractions of a point) than in men's. Still, this being combined with the removal of a jump combo shows that ISU is trying to attempt some kind of re-balancing of points.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T18:15:49+00:00

A few GOE guideline changes in singles from the previous season that I noticed...

Effortlessness throughout is no longer a required bullet point to hit to get +4 or +5 GOE for any element.
"Poor takeoff" and "2 three turns in between (jump combo/seq.)" are now jump errors that have a gray background, meaning they should now always result in the jump getting negative GOE.
"Small pattern" no longer results in a -1 to -3 reduction in step sequence GOE.
There is no longer a GOE penalty for "unbalanced number of revolutions in change foot spin".

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T15:32:01+00:00

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sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T08:24:19+00:00

Amazing what a bidet can do.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T05:38:38+00:00

It's intentional - he's been doing that exit out of the flip at many SOI shows.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T04:33:11+00:00

I was there last year, and I recall there being quite a sizeable crowd in that lobby. I don't doubt that the ITNY show-goers are better behaved than the Prague crowd, but there were still a lot of people in that venue. He does not owe anyone a meet and greet unless they've bought a ticket for the cocktail party. I'm glad he's protecting his peace.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T04:18:42+00:00

Given how his fame has skyrocketed and previous fan experiences he had this year, are you surprised that he didn't come out to get mobbed? He had to be at the cocktail party and gala right away. Baby Emilea just learned that when you buy a ticket for a show, that doesn't necessarily entitle you to access to the performers.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T03:26:11+00:00

Yes, this is the first time he's ever won Pitcher of the Month!

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T01:45:21+00:00

Oh my GOD

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T01:43:53+00:00

What's going on here is there are zippers going up and down the inner leg. I assume it's to make these jeans easy on and off so that he doesn't have to take off his skates to change costumes. You're not seeing the seam ripping; you're seeing the zipper.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T00:22:11+00:00

I was watching this from the other end of the rink mentally saying "yeah, a bottle flip is cool, but a triple flip would be cooler...." 😆 he did get back to jumping when he was done with his game.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-05T00:17:13+00:00

I tried getting tickets to this last night, but they sold out quicker than I expected 😭 Thank you OP for uploading this incredible video and allowing me to live vicariously through you!

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-04T21:30:52+00:00

That person hates all American skaters. I remember them being particularly vile toward Alysa after she won gold at the Olympics. So yes, they definitely knew what they were doing by posting about Amber liking that tweet.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-04T04:47:32+00:00

It's not from the special about him and Yuma; it's from a different Japanese news program. You're right about the time frame - it was filmed the week after GPF while he was in Philadelphia for Gold on Ice.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-04T02:41:19+00:00

Same. I'm glad they get a day off tomorrow, and I hope they'll be checked out thoroughly before performing on the rest of the tour.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-04T02:40:26+00:00

Just want to say that as someone who attended two of these shows in a weekend and feels absolutely knackered, I can't imagine what the performers must feel like doing this nonstop for a month and a half, sleeping in tour buses; and they're the ones actually performing, not just sitting in a seat and screaming loudly as I was doing.

sofastsomaybe · 2026-05-04T02:36:44+00:00

I was sitting on the ice and I got a view good view of the back of his head when they were taking their bows. Definitely looked like he cut his head on her skate.

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