2016 Team Challenge Cup - Gen Info/Pre-chat

[solar]

The bug has bitten! CoyoteChris will also be hunting you down. He had you in huge type in his notebook, which meant he really wanted to meet you.

Yeah I was really disappointed that we never met up. I brought the lanyard he made and everything! I hope to see both of you in Spokane Or other times, since we all live in the same state...

 

[Mrs. P]

Yeah I was really disappointed that we never met up. I brought the lanyard he made and everything! I hope to see both of you in Spokane Or other times, since we all live in the same state...

Yep! Din Tai Fung PNW meetup. This summer. Gonna make this happen!

 

[leminent]

SOYOUN FANS NEVER USED VOTING BOTS BUT WHY THE ADMIN KEEP ON DELETING HER SO HUGE

Really... they are depressing me.
I hoped So youn grab this chance because it's really hard for her to get such one from smaller federation...

 

[silverfoxes]

SOYOUN FANS NEVER USED VOTING BOTS BUT WHY THE ADMIN KEEP ON DELETING HER SO HUGE

Really... they are depressing me.
I hoped So youn grab this chance because it's really hard for her to get such one from smaller federation...

And how do you know that nobody was using bots? You personally communicated with every single fan of So Youn? I'm very glad they are throwing out the fake votes. Rika has a lot of fans too, you know.

 

[leminent]

And how do you know that nobody was using bots? You personally communicated with every single fan of So Youn? I'm very glad they are throwing out the fake votes. Rika has a lot of fans too, you know.

Then how can you explain so much difference all of sudden?

Last modification during worlds, Soyoun was about 50 and Rika was 47. There was only a slight chance of 0.0n% for few days.

And just now, it became totally inverse.
If they removed the fake votes for the 0.0n%, the figure has to be back to 50-47. It's 43-52.
Can you demonstrate about this change?

And you might don't know, Soyoun fans have connections to each other. There are a lot of 'Korean' votes beside skating fans too.

 

[Mathman]

It's still not to late to vote! I just did, even though I voted earlier. (I got called a troll because I voted for Evgenia, but oh well. ) I also voted for long-shots Zijun Li and (off his Worlds performance) Kolyada.

 

[Latvian]

1 Wagner 55.4
2 Chartrand 44.6

1 Rippon 51.1
2 Aaron 48.9

1 Hongo 51.8
2 Park 44.2

1 Jin 51.6
2 Ge 38.9

1 Kuchvalska 42.9
2 Radionova 41.1

 

[ice coverage]

1 Wagner 55.4
2 Chartrand 44.6

1 Rippon 55.1
2 Aaron 48.9

1 Hongo 51.8
2 Park 44.1

1 Jin 51.6
2 Ge 38.9

1 Kuchvalska 42.9
2 Radionova 41.2

Caveat (emphasis added):

Voting for the Captain’s Picks has now closed. The poll administer is verify the authenticity of all votes and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 6.​

 

[Li'Kitsu]

It's still not to late to vote! I just did, even though I voted earlier. (I got called a troll because I voted for Evgenia, but oh well. ) I also voted for long-shots Zijun Li and (off his Worlds performance) Kolyada.

Mika convinced at least one person with his worlds performances, yaaaaaaaay!
Even if it's apparently a troll

 

[KwanIsALegend]

Voting has closed. The administrator will verify the votes and announce the winners on Wednesday.
Verify the votes, that should be interesting.:sarcasm:

 

[[email protected]]

^ Maybe more votes will start coming in for Evgenia now that she won the world championship.

You are kidding? The right way to put it would be "Maybe even fewer votes will start coming in for Evgenia now that she won the world championship"

 

[[email protected]]

That was sarcasm. He just trolls.

But anyway I have to agree. I think the voting shows to us real attitude to Russian girls. Most people do not like them. People want a new face from Europe, from another country. So let it be

Real attitude from whom? Some crazy haters willing to vote over and over again? What new face do people want from Europe? Angelina's? It is not a new face - she competed in everything this season. And the gap between her and Radionova (well, Medvedeva is even not to be mentioned) is like Sade sings "wider than Victoria lake".

I will not use the term "farce" again - I guess, it is not. It is some sort of show with very little relation to sports. Liza, Rodegeiro, and Kuchvalska are by no means adequate representatives of European FS ladies sportwise. But as a group in some random team competition - why not? I may even watch it.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I have returned, despite blizzards, and comatose seat mates (except for one on the last flight and she was the best seat mate ever in the history of my flying in aeroplanes.)
Looking forward to TCC. Must vote five more times for Rika. Every time I see that performance live I love it more....
If Rika gets to come to Spokane, it would be heaven to see it with my wife who has seen it only on TV....
Riverdance Chris

 

[brightphoton]

Wasn't there already a team cup for the last few years?

Why is this called a new ISU event?

I might be imagining things

 

[winky97]

Real attitude from whom? Some crazy haters willing to vote over and over again? What new face do people want from Europe? Angelina's? It is not a new face - she competed in everything this season. And the gap between her and Radionova (well, Medvedeva is even not to be mentioned) is like Sade sings "wider than Victoria lake".

I will not use the term "farce" again - I guess, it is not. It is some sort of show with very little relation to sports. Liza, Rodegeiro, and Kuchvalska are by no means adequate representatives of European FS ladies sportwise. But as a group in some random team competition - why not? I may even watch it.

I suspect that Elena will win the vote for Team Europe. Some of Kuchvalska's votes will probably be discarded as they were in the past. I honestly found this competition to be bogus. It seem Kuchvalska suddenly caught up to Lena while everyone was busy with the Worlds. I will likely watch because I like many of the skaters but I am not taking this serious.

 

[ice coverage]

Wasn't there already a team cup for the last few years?

Why is this called a new ISU event?

I might be imagining things

Team Challenge Cup is called a new ISU event because it IS a new event.

If you are assuming that TCC is the same competition as World Team Trophy, then Yes, you are imagining things.

TCC and WTT have big differences in format.

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I have returned, despite blizzards, and comatose seat mates (except for one on the last flight and she was the best seat mate ever in the history of my flying in aeroplanes.)
Looking forward to TCC. Must vote five more times for Rika. Every time I see that performance live I love it more....
If Rika gets to come to Spokane, it would be heaven to see it with my wife who has seen it only on TV....
Riverdance Chris

Hi, Chris .

I too love Rika's Riverdance . Sorry to say that you are too late to vote for her again. The voting deadline has passed.

 

[brightphoton]

So the world team trophy
...
Is that never going to be held again, as it is being replaced by the team challenge cup?

 

[skaterr]

SOYOUN FANS NEVER USED VOTING BOTS BUT WHY THE ADMIN KEEP ON DELETING HER SO HUGE

Really... they are depressing me.
I hoped So youn grab this chance because it's really hard for her to get such one from smaller federation...

Korean fans should boycott the voting events. Our votes are all fake votes no matter what. Why even bother to vote. Do you remember Yuna signiture moves voting? I see no differences.

 

[brightphoton]

Oh god I'm so confused. I have no idea how the teams were chosen or what this fan vote is for. I suppose we'll just muddle along until this becomes an established thing

 

[Mathman]

You are kidding? The right way to put it would be "Maybe even fewer votes will start coming in for Evgenia now that she won the world championship"

No, I am not kidding at all. If we go to a skating show, why wouldn't we want to see the world champion?

As for the competitive aspect, I don't think anyone cares very much about which continent comes out on top. In the men's event, for instance, the best skater in Asia (Hanyu) will not compete. The best skater in North America (Chan) will not compete. The best skater in Europe (Fernandez) will not compete. So what are we trying to prove? Let's just sit back and enjoy the skating. :yes: