Free Dance Sunday 4:45 PM EST
- Thread starter dorispulaski
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Their choreography had some nice ideas. I particularly like her.
And that speaks to my post prior to the last one. Americans tend to train their programs with full run throughs and multiple run throughs. Charlie has severe asthma and managed to look in decent shape compared to other skaters. Mine is not as severe as his, but it does affect me when I exert myself. You don't need to train at altitude in order to prepare for altitude. Just do more intense anaerobic training before hand. When I was in college, we played two other colleges in tennis who were based in the mountains while our school was just a bit above sea level. The difference was noticeable when we played away matches at their schools, not just because of endurance, but because the thin air makes the ball fly faster and longer. So we did lots more distance running than normal sometimes with light weights, lots of jump rope for long sustained periods, and we practiced with old tennis balls that bounced lower to mimic the conditions. It's entirely possible to prepare for these conditions and to perform well in them. Of course if your country does have high altitude faciliities, it makes sense to train in them if possible. Besides, Colorado Springs has hosted major events going back to the 50s. They are not new at this.
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This is the second time Mitch Islam has looked completely off balance. He was like this at Canadians a couple of weeks ago (although he didn't make as many mistakes there as he did this time). I'm wondering if something is up with his health. It looked like more than the altitude to me. It's a shame they never got the chance to do this program full out. I think it would have been really stunning.
I was impressed by the Americans, in spite of the fall. They look powerful and have a really great connection for a new team.
I was impressed by the Americans, in spite of the fall. They look powerful and have a really great connection for a new team.
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Maybe, but in the end, the quality of much of the skating has been disappointing.
More backstage stuff. I'm always afraid someone is gonna just randomly fall while walking on their skates.
More backstage stuff. I'm always afraid someone is gonna just randomly fall while walking on their skates.
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I love the backstage cam. So skaters just stand around and look totally uncomfortable. And yet I can't get enough of it.
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Reading too much into it. Even each team's individual members barely acknowledge each other. There's also almost no acknowledgement between The Shibs and V/M and D/W either.
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Yeah I saw that, and think you are right on second thought, though it looked like Maia was smiling at Meryl for sure though Meryl did not smile back. It's all good though
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It seems all skaters are like that at competitions, being tense, serious, and totally focused on whatever they should. It's different after the competitions.
He was the last one to get on the ice, not looking so well, and coughing during the warm-up.
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Weaver and Poje barely interacted and hung out on their own, and they're with a different coach. I think this is just skater etiquette.
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Alex twitted jokingly about breathing as soon as he arrived. Pretty funny and people played along. Who know if he was half serious?
It was reported earlier that Dances were having difficulties while putting on brave faces.
It was reported earlier that Dances were having difficulties while putting on brave faces.
