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I couldn't believe how much he had improved in the past month. With the exception of the Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships, he never scored over 100 for the FS, and he only placed 9th at the Challenge, so it was shocking for me (in a good way) to suddenly see him earn almost 127 points.
Matt's PCS for that skate was higher than Stephen's winning FS last year
Oh, I didn't notice that! :thumbsup:
I'm so happy that he won the silver! :yes2: Relatively speaking, he's a little bit more consistent than the other guys (silver at the Challenge plus a 2nd place finish in the SP, silver here and 2nd place again in the SP).
Their situation reminds me somewhat of Paul Poirier, whom I met once when he was competing as a singles skater, and he told me that Skate Canada was pressuring him heavily to quit singles and focus on ice dance. At the time, he didn't want to give up singles, but juggling two disciplines eventually became too difficult, and he ended up dropping it in the 2009-2010 season.
I wholly agree that Zoé was overscored on PCS, and that Iliya deserved the bronze. :disapp:
Thanks for sharing your story, that must have been such an incredible moment.
I was only expecting a polite "thank you" from Matt after I handed over my gift, but he decided to also give me a hug. Awww!:agree:
I've been in love with his free skate since the beginning of the season, and it's even more magnificent and moving in person!
I've learned that "To Build a Home" was initially an exhibition number that Matt had skated to as a tribute to his friend and fellow skater Teslin Russell, who had died of an opioid overdose (her death was reported by CTV News Ottawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOeKuoyRs3s). Knowing this makes the program a bit more meaningful and emotional.
I know that I'm only a recent addition to his bandwagon, but like her, I refused to give up on him as a singles skater despite his many jump troubles (and I'm pretty sure that's part of the reason why she reached out to me). Some people have also said the same thing about Roman Sadovsky, but as you know, I continued to keep his Fan Fest alive even when it went through long periods with no one else posting. Perhaps it's foolish to always cling on to the tiniest shred of hope when the situation is more or less hopeless, but I guess I prefer to being a devoted fool. 
