2021 Cranberry Cup International

[readernick]

And Tomoki and Camden both have two?

ugggggh.

World standings points and seasons best. Not the choice of the USFS

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Oh no what about Yaro?

I FORGOT ABOUT YARO. Noooo.
Fine, then, send Jimmy to 4CC this year or else.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Heh @moonvine I see you picking up your phone there

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

I missed 3/4 of that short because of tech issues and I was still baffled by the music choice. Voiceovers and then clubbing music?

 

[anonymoose_au]

DJ be trollin' by playing a song with the words "Buried treasure" in it after Adonis's skate.

 

[anonymoose_au]

ZOMG that's Daniel S?! He looks so different! He's got a beard.

This music...is... er...a choice.

 

[Amei]

The hell is this guy skating to???

A piece of music that should never see the light of day again.

 

[anonymoose_au]

A piece of music that should never see the light of day again.

Cruel but fair.

Although I'm totally getting into Daniel S's music here, not sure what this says about me...

 

[apgold]

I don't understand what is going on with Danny S's program - the goatee, the floppy hair, the sweater and the shouting music.

At least he's skating relatively well.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Yikes. Back-to-back poor music choices.

 

[momrk]

A piece of music that should never see the light of day again.

It is hideous

 

[msteach3]

Worst music I've ever heard.

 

[Amei]

What the actual hell is this song?

 

[TontoK]

My prediction: He goes into 4th after Uncle B.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Yaro and his fabulous yellow shirt are on the ice!!

 

[auser]

Love that Daniel got so emphatically into his choreo he almost stumbled

 

[Amei]

Okay - I'm over the shock of what I just heard...At least he sold it

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

We are saved from bad music by Yaro the banana!

 

[apgold]

Yaro has a fun disco program coming up!

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

It’s only August! This team will improve

It's not a matter of improving skills. They are already at a good level of ability, and ahead of schedule as a newly developed pair team. They mainly just need to learn how to manage nerves in pressure situations, and of course work on improving some of their weaknesses (e.g., Chelsea's double-footing, and whatever the issues are technically at times with her jumps. Danny is fairly consistent technically and a great pairs guy. Chelsea's nerves in this situation transferred to him during the spin.

In any case, it's not that simple as saying they will improve over the course of the season. If you mean, they will get better under pressure. I hope so because they will need to. Danny seemed more relaxed, and he does have more experience than Chelsea. So, in some way, he needs to understand her emotions under pressure and vice versa. That's what is meant by it taking time for new teams to come together. They have to learn how to trust each other, and learn each other's rhythms until it becomes second nature.

Yes, this is an early comp, and nothing to get overly excited about no matter how athletes perform. It's important for them and for fans to keep things in perspective. But that means for the athletes, figuring out what the feelings were going in, and adjusting. Not ignoring or denying the feelings, but being aware and simply communicating with your partner and coaches on how to resolve. Learning how to relax. Taking deep breaths, being grateful, trusting your training, and having fun. Not overthinking during competition. I know it's easy to say and not easy to do.

I guess their next test will be Champs Camp, if it's being held this year -- maybe not. Going forward, maybe they will have one more comp prior to SA. Let's see how well they recover in the fs tomorrow.