2021 Cranberry Cup International

[el henry]

Of course on Donovan the buffering fails

But even on this crappy stream, his charisma shines through.

And he brings the bling

 

[readernick]

Impossible not to love him. Just fabulous even with small jump issues.

 

[TontoK]

Hey @el henry tough outing for Donovan...

But I was getting some heavy old school vibes with his quality of movement, in the best way. In parts it was like he was channelling Toller and Robin Cousins. Very nice.

 

[ladyjane]

Early in the season, but so musical already. Some mistakes (and again some nasty freezings of the stream) and, yes, I do love him!

 

[moonvine]

Yaaaas Donovan, shake what your Mama gave you.

Or maybe not the stream is struggling!

No he shook it.

 

[msteach3]

Jumps weren't there, but Donovan is so fun to watch!

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Is everyone else having the same issues with the stream that I am? Did it die during a lot of Donovan’s performance?

 

[auser]

Its great that Donovan is such a musical skater. It makes freezing stream slightly less frustrating.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Did Mark steal Keegan's cardigan? I feel this is a very Keegan-like outfit.

 

[statmam]

Flags ready.

Looked like Donovan appreciated it!

 

[el henry]

Hey @el henry tough outing for Donovan...

But I was getting some heavy old school vibes with his quality of movement, in the best way. In parts it was like he was channelling Toller and Robin Cousins. Very nice.

My boy tried, and he does stalk those jumps. even when he does land them.

But you can't teach what Donovan brings to the ice

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I will say nothing bad about skaters like Harrison who are just trying their best.

He would be better served by less bombastic emo whatever that was.

Harrison is alot better than what happened tonight. Great person and skater.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Oh no, has the rink monster emerged for the men's short?

 

[el henry]

Is everyone else having the same issues with the stream that I am? Did it die during a lot of Donovan’s performance?

yes.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I like Mark but this program isn’t holding my attention.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Aww Uncle Bychenko clapping on Mark, that's nice

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

I would say T/M are mostly in sync and looks like a huge deal of effort went onto the choreo. They are still here and talking to Morozov while watching the competition.

Agreed, a lot went into the choreo, which I thought was good, and I liked their costumes. But they still didn't do anything particularly special, and they did have a mistake too. Like I said, the judges start out spotting them five or ten points and go from there. This sport will never change. I know T/M have quality in their SS and technical ability, but if they make mistakes, and because they don't really connect well with each other, that should be reflected in their scores. It never is. The judges feel T/M deserve to be in low to mid-80s or higher. And that's where they start in terms of giving them rep points right off-the-bat.

 

[anonymoose_au]

OK I have virtual church with my parents now. Cheer on Uncle Bychenko for me!!

 

[auser]

moonvine Israel flag sighting..hooray!

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

I'd rather listen to Johnny and Tara than put up with the ridiculous buffering of this stream. I wanna see Donovan's step sequence in its full glory!
And here's Alex. Don't splat, please!