2025 World Championships Men's Short Program

[elektra blue]

Speaking of toe loops and flips -
here's a photo of their likely inventor Bruce Mapes
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look at him now

 

[Ruthypegs]

Go Ed!!!

 

[4everchan]

Roman

We need more.

 

[TT_Fin]

I am not sure if I can survive watching this group.

 

[FlossieH]

This is such an unpredictable group. Tsuboi should qualify easily. I don't expect Ed or Starostin to do so. Anything could happen with the other three!

 

[Skating91]

Does the ISU tell the commentators to mention where they were born if they were born in Russia but skate for another country? They seem to do it 90% of the time. I don't recall anyone saying here is Lilah Fear born in Canada...

 

[4everchan]

So.. I am watching on CBC's stream... and well... it's fixed now but they was a weird flickering of the pairs SP during some of the Men's SP.. it was so weird....

 

[Lamente Ariane]

The first thing I heard when I turned on the stream “he IS staying alive!”

 

[museksk8r]

Really wanting to manifest clean skating from Sadovsky and Selevko. I would like to see 2 men representing Canada and Estonia at the Olympics next season. I know the likelihood of both of them being in the top 10 is very slim, so if I must choose, then I want Selevko to do it. His brother, Sasha Selevko, is one of my favorite skaters and I miss him here.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Can a voice be changed ? the answer is yes.. but it requires training. One can learn to recenter their tessitura.
As a matter of fact, most people speak differently in different languages. My voice is much lower in English... language I learned as an adult.
Should she do that ? No.
I don't personally like her voice and saying so it fine as long as it's not meant as an insult...

I much prefer the voice of Kaetlyn Osmond for instance... but I prefer KMT"s commentary 9 times out of 10

I think it's fair to mention it in this way...

Now, I guess many fans are picking on commentators (including myself) Ted's pronunciation, Chris's bingo card comments, some commentators biases or voices..

Isn't it part of the game ?

It's easier to learn how to pronounce someone's name better, as I think that's what Chris and Ted get clowned on for, than change your voice. A lot of women feel insecure with their voices - women with naturally higher-pitched voices are oftentimes taken less seriously in the workplace for something that you can't change easily. Personally, I really hate forcing someone to change an aspect about themselves to be socially acceptable - if someone's voice is grating to you, I think we should keep that as an inside thought and not blast people on the Internet, and not encourage people to go through vocal training to sound more masculine. I don't think you had any bad intentions with this post, but this is something that I think women experience more struggles with this and thus have a different perspective.

 

[Skating91]

Can a voice be changed ? the answer is yes.. but it requires training. One can learn to recenter their tessitura.
As a matter of fact, most people speak differently in different languages. My voice is much lower in English... language I learned as an adult.
Should she do that ? No.
I don't personally like her voice and saying so is fine as long as it's not meant as an insult...

I much prefer the voice of Kaetlyn Osmond for instance... but I prefer KMT"s commentary 9 times out of 10

I think it's fair to mention it in this way...

Now, I guess many fans are picking on commentators (including myself) Ted's pronunciation, Chris's bingo card comments, some commentators biases or voices..

Isn't it part of the game ?

They are broadcasters so you want someone who can enunciate well, insightful, smooth broadcasting voice, objective (don't want an ISU company hype man/woman). Simon Reed fits this bill perfectly.

KMT is more insightful than Tara at least, and the voice is no worse. I'm becoming used to the voice anyway. Simon and KMT would be a good team.

 

[pesto]

I came in a bit late, but by skipping warm ups etc, I am all caught up.

I'd strongly advise anyone watching later to skip the first group, if they want to avoid the slough of despond. Some enjoyable performances in groups 2 and 3.

 

[labgoat]

Jackie Wong said on practice that he thought Roman got a haircut since yesterday
Good or Bad my Canadian friends?

 

[4everchan]

It's easier to learn how to pronounce someone's name better, as I think that's what Chris and Ted get clowned on for, than change your voice

You'd be surprised about this. Some sounds are just as hard to learn as recentering your tessitura. I am serious about this

. A lot of women feel insecure with their voices - women with naturally higher-pitched voices are oftentimes taken less seriously in the workplace for something that you can't change easily. Personally, I really hate forcing someone to change an aspect about themselves to be socially acceptable - if someone's voice is grating to you, I think we should keep that as an inside thought and not blast people on the Internet, and not encourage people to go through vocal training to sound more masculine.

I agree. She shouldn't have to change it, nor should anyone. I am just saying that it is possible because it was mentioned as something completely impossible to do.

KMT's voice is not even that high.. It's just that it has some higher intonations at time that make it a bit "special"

 

[FlossieH]

Does the ISU tell the commentators to mention where they were born if they were born in Russia but skate for another country? They seem to do it 90% of the time. I don't recall anyone saying here is Lilah Fear born in Canada...

I have heard commentators say that Lilah was born in Canada. Born in Russia = has a good skating pedigree. I don't think it is anything more. Skaters who are born in Russia and/or train there are generally better. That's been the case for a long time and commentators have noted it for years/decades. It is not a recent politics-related thing. Saying that a skater is born in Russia is a positive comment, not the negative one you are viewing it as.

 

[4everchan]

Jackie Wong said on practice that he thought Roman got a haircut since yesterday
Good or Bad my Canadian friends?

if you play hockey you don't trim nor shave during playoffs ... so maybe it's good for figure skaters or not.

 

[elektra blue]

go Nikitaaaa

 

[4everchan]

Really wanting to manifest clean skating from Sadovsky and Selevko. I would like to see 2 men representing Canada and Estonia at the Olympics next season. I know the likelihood of both of them being in the top 10 is very slim, so if I must choose, then I want Selevko to do it. His brother, Sasha Selevko, is one of my favorite skaters and I miss him here.

I don't mind giving up the second spot for men... as long as we keep the three spots in pairs and maybe if i am greedy, get the second spot in women

 

[labgoat]

Lyrics that say fall down before a 3A is asking for trouble - Nikita was lucky...

 

[elektra blue]

NIkita is Donovan's fan too