Alysa is there???If I can survive this huge coverage disappointment.It's also the fault of clueless U.S. figure skating. I bet they are doing this as a build-up to the Olympics. But why?? Due to the scheduling change with France, the lineups at SkAm do NOT have any of the top U.S. skaters! Someone quick, tell Tara & Johnny that Ilia isn't here! Neither are Isabeau or Amber!
Kittens are good! Amber and BradieBTW Thanks for the suggestion.
I have a laptop but never use it.
I prefer to watch skating on my Smart TV which does not have a preloaded VPN app. (Some TV’s come with it.. mine does not). There are a couple of ways to add it. I live in a rural area where there has been a single internet provider for years - literally no competition - until recently. A new provider has moved in vying for business and I have been approached a few times to switch. My current provider price gouges, upping the fees every couple of months until you are forced to call and negotiate the fees yet again. I am thinking of switching, knowing that the new company will likely raise their rates too after the initial low offer. So I am twixt & between at the moment; if I switch providers, I will ask them to install a VPN on the new router. Meanwhile I will contact Peacock to (as Arigato said) “pluck its feathers”. Wish me luck
PS How are the kittens? Did you decide the names?
The most important one is thereIf I can survive this huge coverage disappointment.
Ha ha. You mean Alysa Liu, or Chock/ Bates?The most important one is there
Ilia is the most important U.S. star, and he's not there. Unless politics prevails, C/B might not win gold at the Olympics, but they fairly much have the power structure on their side.Yes, I know. That's why ice dance and women are being shown after pairs and men at SkAm. If Ilia were there, the men would be shown last. Just like at Beijing Olympics, pairs was competed last in figure skating because host country, China, had contenders for the gold medal in pairs.
I checked yesterday but didn't see any BF deals yet. Hoping maybe next week or week after. Hanging in with my VPN until then.
Lovely. Thank you.
A photo I taken last fall (May 2025)
Who cares about Ilia if he already has all the golds this and next 5 seasons? No competition so it's boring.And I didn't even watch dance once so ofc we talk about AlysaHa ha. You mean Alysa Liu, or Chock/ Bates?
Alysa is a cool cucumber, for sure, but Petrosian, a confident Amber, Kaori, and even Mone Chiba, and Isabeau, are all in the running for Olympic gold in women's discipline.
My goodness. The humorous point I made in regard to NBC/ Peacock coverage still stands. The biggest guns ain't at Skate America, especially not in men or pairs. Chock/ Bates and Alysa Liu are both current World champs expected to win at SkAm, which is why their disciplines are competed last. But the fields they are up against are not that tough. Yep, NBC will go on about Alysa, just like they would Ilia, who normally is at SkAm. He isn't this year due to the scheduling switch with France.
No, that's silly. The number of people who care about him or any other current skater is fairly small, that is why it's a niche sport. And even in that niche sport, just because people care - or don't - about this or that particular skater does not make them individually more important or significant - make them somehow matter more - than others.But the numbers of people who do care outweigh in quantity and importance those who profess they don't care.
Unfortunately, sbs jumps were dicey for most teams, including costly falls for all three US teams and the pop for Riku and Ryuichi 
I remember watching some programs that were first aired in the US where they were skipping a lot of spots for ads in my country (there were ads on my channel too but not as frequent and likely longer ones).
Reminds me of Thomas Hood’s poem “November” or “No”.. the final lines:
) as sunny days happen in November too but there is not much yellow & red leaves left in the middle of the month to please the eye either unlike two weeks ago. Our name for November in Polish is ''listopad'' which means the month of fallen leaves. And that's beautiful, isn't it? 
My grandmother was from southern Poland below Krakow.. and I understand .. why I was attracted to your note .. loved her with my whole heart and soulMaybe I am exaggerating with my negativity (and it's a very ... Polish thing, our hobby is complaining
14 Nov - 16 Nov, 2025
1980 Herb Brooks Arena
Phone 518-523-1655
Lake Placid Olympic Center
2634 Main Street
Lake Placid
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Pairs Short Program
Friday, November 14, 2025
19:00 ET (UTC -5)
Time in Other Places
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- Official Site
- ISU Event Page
- Announcement
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- ISU YouTube Channel
- U.S. Figure Skating's YouTube Channel (for practice footage)
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- Detailed Results and Protocols
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1. Karina AKAPOVA & Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM
SP: "Artsakh" by Ara Gevorkian
FS: "Latika's Theme" (from "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack) by Alla Rakha Rahman; "Ringa Ringa' (from "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack) by Alla Rakha Rahman; "Jai Ho" (from "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack) by Alla Rakha Rahman; choreo by Sofia Evdokimova
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2 Kelly Ann LAURIN & Loucas ETHIER CAN
SP: "Asturias" by Suprhot, featuring 2WEI
FS: "Say Something" by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera; "The Turmoil of Love" (original arrangement) by Karl Hugo; choreo by Mark Pillay, Paul Boll (SP), David Wilson, Sandra Bezic (FS)
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3 Anastasiia METELKINA & Luka BERULAVA GEO
SP: "Bolero" (Excerpt) by Miloš Karadaglić
FS: "Le discours d'Arthur" by Jerome Rebotier; "Keeping Me Alive" (Acoustic) by Jonathan Roy; choreo by Sergei Plishkin, Ivan Malafeev
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4 Annika HOCKE & Robert KUNKEL GER
SP: "Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga
FS: "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf; choreo by Anna Cappellini, Luca Lanotte
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WD Lucrezia BECCARI & Matteo GUARISE ITA
SP: "Run" by Ludovico Einaudi
FS: "Kissing You" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Craig Armstrong, Desiree Annette Weekes Tim Atack; "First Kiss" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Abel Korznewioski, Mina Korzeniowska; "Forbidden Love" (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Abel Korznewioski, Mina Korzeniowska; "Oh Verona" (reprise) (from "Romeo and Juliet") by Craig Armstrong, Metro Voices, The London Session Orchestra, Desiree Annette Weekes, Tim Atack; choreo by Carolina Moscheni, Paolo Gualdi
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5 Riku MIURA & Ryuichi KIHARA JPN
SP: "Paint It Black" by Jacob Braun, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger; "Paint It Black" by Sebastian Böhm, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
FS: "Strength And Honor" by Harry Gregson-Williams; "Nelle Tue Mani (Now We Are Free)" from Gladiator (soundtrack) by Lias Gerrard, Hans Zimmer, perf. by Andrea Bocelli; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Marie-France Dubreuil
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6 Emily CHAN & Spencer Akira HOWE USA
SP: "Nyah" by CH2
FS: "Unchained Melody" (Dance) (from "Ghost - The Musical"); "The Love Inside" (from "Ghost - The Musical"); "Unchained Melody" performed by Marc Martel; choreo by Olga Ganicheva
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7 Olivia FLORES & Luke WANG USA
SP: "Run To You" by Whitney Houston
FS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack) by Tan Dun; Themes From "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Tan Dun
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8. Valentina PLAZAS & Maximiliano FERNANDEZ. USA
SP: "Never Enough" from "The Greatest Showman" by Kelly Clarkson, Alex Lacamoire, Benji Pasek
FS: "Burden of Pride" (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "& of Mufasa" (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "Rafiki's Fireflies" (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "A Story of a Great King" (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "Remember' (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
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WD Audrey SHIN & Balazs NAGY USA
SP: "Speak Softly Love" (from The Godfather ll soundtrack) by Nino Rota; "Speak Softly Love" by Yao Si Ting; "The Godfather Suite" by Drew Tretick
FS: "Two Men in Love" by The Irrepressibles; choreo by John Kerr, Sylvia Fontana, John Zimmerman
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Hmm, without actual proven studies showing the numbers, we are all obviously sharing our opinions and impressions regarding Ilia's popularity or lack thereof. In any case, I was not particularly concerned with debating Ilia's 'importance.' I was responding to the overwrought response a poster made to my earlier offhand humorous comment that was specifically in regard to NBC/ Peacock's annoying coverage of Skate America. Sigh...
