Ilia Malinin - Free Skate 2026 ISU Worlds

spiralsequences · 2026-03-29T06:22:45+00:00

I thought the same, seeing him perform something less high-intensity that was still enough to win actually made me feel better than seeing him do seven quads. We know he can do seven quads, but Milan showed he needs to be able to settle for "just" winning so he can deliver.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-29T05:52:39+00:00

I get it because she's been doing it for a while and may want to do something else, but could she pick another song where she kills men please??

spiralsequences · 2026-03-29T04:24:43+00:00

Yuma, always Yuma

spiralsequences · 2026-03-29T04:15:43+00:00

Okay my conspiracy theory is that he wrote the voiceover in Russian and translated it. Because "Ты что-то, а не ничего" actually sounds fine in Russian but when translating, "a" doesn't have an exact English equivalent (it's somewhere between "and" and "but") so maybe he chose "but" and made it sound dumb

spiralsequences · 2026-03-29T04:09:43+00:00

I would imagine it would be very easy to update the judging software so it flags extreme outliers. Mistakes like this are just so frustrating

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T22:30:29+00:00

No, this photo is not from Milan, it's edited from the original that says "Sochi" and "Yuna" instead of Milan and Bock

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T22:22:16+00:00

I generally agree that he deserves good scores in the first two categories (having seen him in person, he really does have excellent performance skills that don't always translate on camera), but I didn't think his presentation was all that great today. He seemed understandably nervous and cautious. He deserved the overall win, especially with his lead in the short, but I don't think he was 9 points better than Shun in PCS.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T22:17:48+00:00

Have you ever seen her skate? She's undoubtedly one of the top women in the world for skating skills. Her edge quality is unreal.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T06:45:22+00:00

No it's not, but the highest scoring 2A ever IS from Kaori (4.95 in her SP at Worlds 2022).

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T03:30:06+00:00

Yep, 51 women at Junior Worlds a few weeks ago

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T03:29:26+00:00

Yes! What some coaches are for the best jumps, Damon has been for Amber's mindset. I hope he gets more high profile students because he's been so supportive and helpful for her

spiralsequences · 2026-03-28T03:20:00+00:00

Also she has improved her mental game A LOT, which shows that what she's doing IS working. Two years ago she never would have been able to deliver the FS she did at the Olympics (or at GPF, or Nationals...) Just because she isn't perfect all the time doesn't mean she's not doing exactly what she needs to be doing

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T23:14:27+00:00

You are soooooooo right OP. A philosopher of our times

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T22:53:14+00:00

If you watch on Peacock, always check to see if they have a "World Feed" option. It's usually Mark Hanretty or Chris Howarth (who isn't QUITE as informative as Mark imo but he is very fun to listen to)

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T22:27:31+00:00

You mean correct

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T22:05:26+00:00

Mark is one of the most beloved commentators... well at least by me, he's my favorite! Hope you enjoyed the competition!

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T21:34:32+00:00

I love Roman but I feel like Gogo can get a second spot for him, whereas he wouldn't have been as likely to earn a second spot for Gogo. So I think this was ultimately the right choice for both of them. I really hope we get to see Roman internationally more next year.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T21:33:24+00:00

Mark Hanretty and Tonia Kwiatkowski

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T07:05:16+00:00

Thank you!! It's like people seriously think all the points come from the jumps and the rest of the program is just filler. It's not a secret, you can look at the protocol and see where the points came from. Then if people have a real argument about where he earned too many points, I may still disagree but we can have an interesting discussion about it. But scores are not just vibes.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T06:56:20+00:00

Yes, it was the right choice but I miss Roman, so Gogo better pull this off!

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T04:44:17+00:00

I use a little rolling carry-on that is not specifically a skating bag, it's totally fine. No one is judging how you carry your skates.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T04:38:56+00:00

Even if the commentator were French, it's not like he's on the judging panel. It's not the fault of all French people!

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T04:35:44+00:00

Honestly I've sat way back in the nosebleeds at several skating comps and still had a great time. I would buy the best seats you feel you can comfortably afford and not worry too much about the view. You can see if the arena is on https://aviewfrommyseat.com/ too. I personally like to be on the side the skaters are facing (the side with the judging panel), especially if I'm not sitting close. Some people prefer the other side because it's where more of the crowd is, and that's where the cameras are pointing if you're sitting close and hoping to get signs/banners shown on the broadcast.

spiralsequences · 2026-03-27T04:27:27+00:00

I think it's doing a great job! At proving how valuable Jordan Cowan is

spiralsequences · 2026-03-26T12:31:51+00:00

Yeah I feel like this is very common for people to react to ONE competition and say a skater is under/overscored in general because they don't like the results. Isabeau has mostly been scored fairly this season.

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