Oh? I was late and thought about going back too late... so that wasn't me actually?Still disappointed about missing Leah Neset / Artem Markelov's RD.
well, the fax line from Bangkok had been wonky right from the start on Thursday..
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well, the fax line from Bangkok had been wonky right from the start on Thursday..
No, it was a problem with the stream. They showed N/M just as they had finished their RD and were coming off the ice. So frustrating. I missed Women and Men SPs so I hadn't realized there were previous problems with the streams. Hopefully they will be working well for Men FS and for Free Dance.Oh? I was late and thought about going back too late... so that wasn't me actually?
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especially since it is so much earlier... just a 1am start for me LOL and a decent start for the west coastersNo, it was a problem with the stream. They showed N/M just as they had finished their RD and were coming off the ice. So frustrating. I missed Women and Men SPs so I hadn't realized there were previous problems with the streams. Hopefully they will be working well for Men FS and for Free Dance.
iirc, men's SP was the least affected, so I hope the FS goes well too.No, it was a problem with the stream. They showed N/M just as they had finished their RD and were coming off the ice. So frustrating. I missed Women and Men SPs so I hadn't realized there were previous problems with the streams. Hopefully they will be working well for Men FS and for Free Dance.
Will have to pass on FD though.
In the same spirit, scores that add up properly for Canadian events. And correct scores in the "score wart".
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Scores that score with streams that stream !!!!
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This is one of my big wishes too (apart from "please everyone stay healthy and uninjured" of course). I'd love to see them make GPF again and be in actual medal contention.
Yeah, I got around to watching the girls programs not knowing what to expect. How embarrassing. It wasn't some kind of momentarily glitch the second half of the short program was ruined. Whatever it didn't ruin my day, but geez it's amateur hour. I think the ISU financial report said they have $300 million in bonds, so not to be all negative but it's totally unacceptable the coverage of the first JGP stage. Maybe they need to contact some Twitch streamers or something for tips on staying online for more than a couple hours at a time. Maybe spend a little money on paying Mark Hanretty to fly out out to Bangkok as well I mean COVID is over we don't need to do Zoom commentary anymore and the ISU have $300 million in bonds. Gotta spend money to make money.
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As an avid watcher of cycling... how is that "embarrassing"? It's a free livestream for some fs nerds (and maybe friends and family), it's a junior competition in a niche sport, there is hardly an audience watching live (apart from the pupils this time).
I mean, yeah, of course we would all prefer it didn't happen, but it happens and it's not a big deal, really. The fact they are showing it live entirely is actually one of the few things I would applaud them on.
(Watch the stream going down during the Giro or Vuelta, two of the biggest races in cycling, or the organizers not being able to show time gaps despite GPS tracking, and everything else that is a complete chaos there in organization and streaming... and that sport is a lot bigger and many people pay to view this...)
Figure skating is held in the one venue there's only a few cameras required I don't think you can compare to cycling with cameramen mounted on motorbikes across 100 km stages. Figure skating is one of the easiest sports to cover.
Well done to the ISU they tried their best to grow the sport. 91k views on Youtube which is quite good for the girls short program but how many people shook their heads and thought what is going on here?? One commentator is operating doing it via Zoom, and then they lost a lot of the feed and data for the second half of the program.
It's all good. I'm not angry, upset, disappointed, it's met my expectations.
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Mark has indicated that he prefers not to have to travel to every event, as he doesn't want to spend close to 2 months apart from his family. His kids are 6 and 10 years old, so it's completely understandable why he doesn't want to have to be separated from them for an extended time.
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Okay I see. That's a shame for us he's a great commentator. Ted's great too but it's always good to get two good perspectives. Still the ISU is not short of money they just don't like to spend any of it but if the offer was right I'm sure Mark flies out as well.
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Has also become totally normal in cycling, that commentators are not in the studio all together but at home, and there have been lots of hilarious moments when commentators were "lost" without the others noticing or able to get them back for a complete stage (several hours...)
Broken streams annoy me much more in cycling because I really want to feel the tension of "who wins" live, while watching a figure skating junior GP is just to follow their development and get to peek at how the youngsters are doing a bit. Would be different if it happened at the Olympics.
Broken streams annoy me much more in cycling because I really want to feel the tension of "who wins" live, while watching a figure skating junior GP is just to follow their development and get to peek at how the youngsters are doing a bit. Would be different if it happened at the Olympics.
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Personally, I'm not a fan of throwing money at people so that they will put themselves into situations they are unhappy or uncomfortable with.
There's no issue with having him comment from home, and if the stream hadn't been interrupted (as Mark then also obviously wasn't able to see the programs either) and Ted hadn't mentioned it, I don't think anyone would have noticed that Mark was not in the rink. They have built a pretty good and well-functioning remote commentating system (as the actual stream was the issue and not the connection to Mark), and I'd hate to see it be completely scrapped (as there will always be situations where it might be necessary - for example, if there are important family events like funerals; or illnesses, or injuries close to the event) and additional money be wasted for commentary that's not significantly different. The money could be used much more wisely, like higher prize money for skaters for example or better marketing, or whatever else needs more monetary investment.
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for pointers since my post was quoted : yes, I do wish for streams that stream and scores that score 
but it's a wish, not a critique. I had NEVER watched junior skaters until the JGP became available on youtube a few years ago. So, I am extremely grateful for that. Regarding commentators not being on site : it's everywhere and it's not a problem... I mean, part of the fun of streaming these is that we all become colour commentators in the competition thread so in a sense, we do it too and we have fun doing it too ! I was very pleased that Mark is co-commentating this with Ted. It brings much more dynamism to the commentary. Ted is great but alone, it would be a lot of Ted's voice and perspective. Having Mark there, especially since Ted is not an ice dance specialist, has been informative and entertaining. He really brought a lot and together they are better than just one of them.
So yeah all in all, though we did miss a few of long-awaited-in-the-middle-of-the-night performances, it was a great weekend of streaming JGP !
but it's a wish, not a critique. I had NEVER watched junior skaters until the JGP became available on youtube a few years ago. So, I am extremely grateful for that. Regarding commentators not being on site : it's everywhere and it's not a problem... I mean, part of the fun of streaming these is that we all become colour commentators in the competition thread so in a sense, we do it too and we have fun doing it too ! I was very pleased that Mark is co-commentating this with Ted. It brings much more dynamism to the commentary. Ted is great but alone, it would be a lot of Ted's voice and perspective. Having Mark there, especially since Ted is not an ice dance specialist, has been informative and entertaining. He really brought a lot and together they are better than just one of them. So yeah
all in all, though we did miss a few of long-awaited-in-the-middle-of-the-night performances, it was a great weekend of streaming JGP !
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and posted in the rewatch, although ISU has not posted Men & Women SP yet.Individual videos of Bangkok are now all on youtube, btw
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