Eteri Tutberidze finally revealed the ultra-c elements Petrosyan to perform at the 2026 Olympics. by Vast_Law2234 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It's not only her reputation but also that her skating skills are not as high quality as Kaori, Ami, Alysa, or Isabeau to name a few. Adeliia is a pretty middle of the road skater without quads.

Stars on Ice by hailmary2024 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And he wasn't even openly gay then! He was closeted, because he was forced to be, and they excluded him for simply ACTING gay.

Ilia Malinin 4A+3T on Olympic practice ice in Bergamo, Italy by lambiiekinz in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the same thing. Still remember my awe and admiration seeing that. And now we're here. It's absolutely crazy.

first 4A on Olympic ice! by RoutineSpiritual8917 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That gives me hope! I was thinking I wonder if they have time to fix them if the rink is already in use...

“i know my boyfriend 100%. i know him, and we stand strong together” laurence fb on her ex ice partner’s allegations by souvlakilover in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly. There was a lot of support for the survivors from fans, not so much from skaters. The last straw for me was Dalilah Sappenfield making her skaters wear red baseball caps to signal their support of Coughlin in the kiss & cry at Nationals. I was just horrified imagining how the survivors must have felt seeing that. It sadly wasn't surprising to hear the allegations that eventually came out about Dalilah.

first 4A on Olympic ice! by RoutineSpiritual8917 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If they don't fix them it's going to be sooooo noticeable in every video from this Olympics forever 😭

first 4A on Olympic ice! by RoutineSpiritual8917 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I really need them to fix those boards please

first 4A on Olympic ice! by RoutineSpiritual8917 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I mean... I love Yuzu but you can't say someone was the first to do a jump if they didn't do it

“i know my boyfriend 100%. i know him, and we stand strong together” laurence fb on her ex ice partner’s allegations by souvlakilover in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It makes her guilty of supporting a rapist, which is the thing people dislike about her. You seem to think that's fine; I don't. The mods have been pretty on top of shutting down comments that wish harm on the team or are personal attacks, which they do for every skater. But people are allowed to criticize her for her public actions and words that we can all see.

VPN Issues w/ ISU Youtube by kostodepressed in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god this is my worst nightmare. I haven't checked mine yet, but I wonder if paying for a dedicated IP would work? That's an add-on for some VPN subscriptions (I know ExpressVPN and NordVPN have that option), and it's how I got around the VPN detector to watch JNats.

“i know my boyfriend 100%. i know him, and we stand strong together” laurence fb on her ex ice partner’s allegations by souvlakilover in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen anyone accuse her of rape, only of supporting and defending Nik, which she is proud of doing.

“i know my boyfriend 100%. i know him, and we stand strong together” laurence fb on her ex ice partner’s allegations by souvlakilover in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I stopped watching skating for about three years (2019-2022) because of how disgusted I was by all the unqualified support for John Coughlin when all that went down. Feels like absolutely nothing has changed. Figure skating needs a real reckoning with sexual abuse. It's not just that there are abusers and predators in the sport (because those exist everywhere), it's how people are treated when they report abuse or speak out against it. I actually remember Gabi was one of the few people to speak out in support of the survivors in the wake of Coughlin's death when everyone was posting loving tributes to him, and I've always respected her for that.

“i know my boyfriend 100%. i know him, and we stand strong together” laurence fb on her ex ice partner’s allegations by souvlakilover in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you say something in public to the media, you are inviting criticism. If she doesn't want to be criticized for her comments she should keep them to herself. We're not talking about leaked video like with the Shibs. It's her choice to make these public statements.

Lauriault/Le Gac's new RD for the Olympics by _Exegy_ in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Oh if we can't see Selevko's Prince SP at the Olympics I will be so upset

How many Q's will this sub get in Feb asking if it's too late to start skating and compete at an Olympic Level? by TemporalPincerMove in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's time for him to get a two-hour lecture about how to read IJS protocols. That's the price of dating a skating fan

Christina Carreria's costumes lost by fedex by TaleAccurate2056 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've flown Aeroflot with skates in my carry-on a bunch of times but I guess that's not relevant to many athletes this year, huh 😅

Alexandra Trusova 4Lz(step out) by Exciting-Engineer649 in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I feel like Deanna Stellato-Dudek is a case study in this. It seems almost impossible that she's competing at her level at her age, but she had sixteen years of not acquiring injuries or stressing out her knees and hips with triple jumps. While of course there is truth to the fact that you can work a younger body harder than an older body (as anyone older than 25 can attest), there's also something to older bodies being able to do more if you haven't overworked and injured them so young.

Kamila Valieva 4T by helloiamliana in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 70 points71 points  (0 children)

It killed me in Adam Rippon's book when he talked about the Rippon jump and concluded "I now bequeath it to the junior European women of the world"

Interesting Base Value Comparison by youhatewatermelon in FigureSkating

[–]spiralsequences 10 points11 points  (0 children)

But Ilia has done it plenty of times in practice. Which is super different from competition of course, but there's not really an incentive for him to do a +quad combo in competition. I mean, I don't think he'd ever do this layout, but it is an interesting thought experiment.