oh 1795....you and I should get together some time and celebrate La Victoire!. Where is Wonderland anyway?
à lyon cassieandcheetah?! hahaha
if they retire, i will give you the honors in killing me hahahaha
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à lyon cassieandcheetah?! hahaha
if they retire, i will give you the honors in killing me hahahaha
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à lyon cassieandcheetah?! hahaha
if they retire, i will give you the honors in killing me hahahaha
I sure hope they won't either, and if they do, I might not be available to do the honor cause I too will be on my way up to you-know-where!
I sure hope they won't either, and if they do, I might not be available to do the honor cause I too will be on my way up to you-know-where!
haha yes
and whats bothering me the most is that 2009 worlds is in LA!
I have a question. When are conspiracies in Ice Dancing be proven?
Belbin/Agosto are my favourites for years and I like them surely more than Kokhlova/Novitski (and I liked them more than Navka/Kostomarov). But were B/A robbed? I don´t think so. They won FD over K/N and they became for her OD a higher PCS too. But remember their CD and her fall.
I don´t want to discuss about Lobacheva/Averbukh, Fusar-Poli/Margaglio, Winkler/Lohse, Chait/Sakhnovski and the history of Ice Dancing. The personal preferences are so different. My favourites at that time were Bourne/Kraatz.
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If your favorite team is B-K, then you'll remember that BEFORE the Nagano Olympics, the "French" team bragged about getting the bronze over them. And they did.
Then there has been the Salt Lake Olympics scandal that blew it all in the open. Remember that?
Between the two, there has been many stories in the media when you could see judges communicating with their feet or other means during competitions to agree about where to place such and such.
And of course, that lead to the new scoring system.
As far as B-A this year, their CD was a big mistake, but I believe that they have been marked way down on their OD for no apparent reason.
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It's funny, I liked K/N more on TV then I did LIVE. Everything is so much bigger and closer than life on TV and Live is just how it fits into the huge auditorium.
I think all these senior dancers have all the technical required to win and only mistakes on that night will reduce the scores. So when I do not see any technical mistakes in the dancers, I go for the team that pleases my psyche.
Some nice surprises: Weaver/Pujol who did a Russian folk dance better than any 20 others. Also Pechalait/Borzat who did a very believeable Framenco.
Unfortunately, Charlie and Meryl do not make an interesting team for my psyche.
Navarro/Bommentre were good and somewhat undermarked, imo.
Joe
I think all these senior dancers have all the technical required to win and only mistakes on that night will reduce the scores. So when I do not see any technical mistakes in the dancers, I go for the team that pleases my psyche.
Some nice surprises: Weaver/Pujol who did a Russian folk dance better than any 20 others. Also Pechalait/Borzat who did a very believeable Framenco.
Unfortunately, Charlie and Meryl do not make an interesting team for my psyche.
Navarro/Bommentre were good and somewhat undermarked, imo.
Joe
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Does anyone think K/N really slow down during steps and that their edging could be a lot deeper?
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I do. Im a fan of them but thats definetly their main weakness. It cuts the flow specially on the FD.They seriously need to work much harder on that next seasons. They are awesome in the other areas. Still, they had an overall really solid competition and their medal is more than well deserved.
And I dunno about B/A being undermarked in the OD. I thought they were great but their placement was right, the top 3 were much better plus the score for their CD was very very generous, a mistake like that could have been much worse.
... Still, they had an overall really solid competition and their medal is more than well deserved.
And I dunno about B/A being undermarked in the OD. I thought they were great but their placement was right, the top 3 were much better plus the score for their CD was very very generous, a mistake like that could have been much worse.
About K-N, I just find it really fishy that out of nowhere, this team just peaks in time to medal at the WC. It just looks like there HAD to be one russian couple top 3.
And about B-A, well then, I don't agree at all. That's it, gloves are off!
I'll fight you to the grave about this one!!
Just kidding, of course.
I'll just hire some goons to make you see why you are wrong.
Just leave me your coordinates so they know where to find you.
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LOL your selective memory is amazing, but at least now you are being funny so its all good :thumbsup:
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well lets look
Ms. Anne SARASKIN Estonia[/B] more likelly to be in IGOR camp
both Canadian and American judges would work for IGOR
Ms. Raia BISSEROVA-BAKALOVA Bulgaria has been a rival of russian for the last 8 years why join now???
also tell me who was the teck specialist? CANADIAN
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its a known fact when you are the countries number 1 couple your scores improve look at V/M from last year and compare with D/W which stayed no 2
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^ By kidnapping Igor Shpilband from Russia, the U.S. Axis now has a double agent in the enemy camp. Other nations don't have a chance against the unholy U.S.-Russia alliance. We let the French and Canadian teams win this year just to lull them into a false sense of security, hehe.
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Why the heck should an Estonian and a Lithuanian judge work with the Russians anyway? That's not logical, at least not from a political and historical standpoint. They don't want to have anything to do with Russia, they fought for their independance, they fought for their culture and their language, hundreds of thousands Lithuanians were killed during Soviet occupation, the Soviet-Union tried to assimilate the Baltic countries by encouraging Russians to move there! They joined the NATO and the EU, defying the former occupying force.
There are lots of Russians living in these countries, but e.g. the name of the Lithuanian judge is ending on "-iene" which is typical for lots of Lithuanian last names and her first name is also a common Lithuanian name. So I don't think that she belongs to the 5% Russians who are still living in the country.
That conspiracy seems rather unlikely. If there were judges from Belarus, Ukraine or other countries who are known for their pro-Russian leanings - I might consider a conspiracy.
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well Americans didn't kidnapped IGOR but yes he is a double edge sword^ By kidnapping Igor Shpilband from Russia, the U.S. Axis now has a double agent in the enemy camp. Other nations don't have a chance against the unholy U.S.-Russia alliance. We let the French and Canadian teams win this year just to lull them into a false sense of security, hehe.
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Igor's english is quite excellent btw...I can tell he's quite good at what he does, and loves what he does, but I just hope he doesn't turn into another Morozov. But I do think he and Marina work the best for Scott and Tessa, if not so much for the other 2 teams....
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With all do respects, sir, this was in the pairs competition, not the ice dance.
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also maybe a bit unlucky for Khoklova & Novitski that the teck/specialist wasn't Russian...
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She has been country-hopping, hasn't she? I remember she's had the honor of judging the Olympics for two different countries. Now she is well on her way for judging for a third.
What gives you the impression I'm a dude? :scratch:
Anyway, I hardly see that as proof that ice dance is, and always was, squeaky clean . Just my opinion.
