2021 Worlds: Ladies' Short Program

[chasingneverland]

So basically it's a corrupt sport? Perhaps judges should take a lie detector test, or better still, there could be UN judicial review into the chicanery involving officials at all level.

It's actually better than it used to be. Waaaay better. Also judges tend to be high ranking officials in their own Federations so they're going to go with the Federations wishes.

 

[ancientpeas]

have there been any updates on Mae's injury? i hope its nothing super serious.

Torn achilles tendon. So pretty serious.

 

[apgold]

Torn achilles tendon. So pretty serious.

Sorry to hear, hope she has an easy recovery.

 

[ancientpeas]

Hey;.. did you guys know they are doing some kind of show on the ISU pairs stream?

 

[gliese]

Torn achilles tendon. So pretty serious.

Those are scary. They usually take 9-ish months to rehab. Might miss Olympic season. IDK if she has injured it before, but if she has, this might be the end.

 

[ancientpeas]

Those are scary. They usually take 9-ish months to rehab. Might miss Olympic season. IDK if she has injured it before, but if she has, this might be the end.

The French fed needs a lady for the Olympics. They will make the team event and have an outside chance to medal if P/C skate and Kevin skates well. They won't have Lorrine and now with Mae. I guess they have Lea.

 

[labgoat]

It certainly derailed Hongbo Zhao, when he ruptured his achilles before the 2006 Olympics.

 

[Amei]

I just don't see how an elite skater who can land tons of quads can stumble on a counter. It's not even a rocker. It's a counter which is objectively easy to not mess up (and save) once you know how to do it.

I'm sure we could load up a thread on silly minor errors that elite skaters make occasionally, errors on easy elements happen likely because its so easy you relax your concentration - I remember more than a few times elite skaters falling going into their final pose.

Here you go, some of the sports greats making silly mistakes https://youtu.be/sPNQVnnOhOE

 

[florin]

I wonder if there has ever been such a competition in the history of figure skating, when people did not say "wazrobbed!!!!"

for me personally was not clear only one thing - why they didn't call Karen's UR

problem with Rika's 3A I saw even when I watched a live without slowing down, UR is UR, it's math

Did Anna stumble slightly? Well, her stsq level was lowered, isn't? Her musicality and ability to interpret music is fantastic. "flutz"? noncens

 

[ancientpeas]

By the way the closed captions on the speech given by Swedish lady converted Pandemic to Panda Medics.

 

[macy]

Those are scary. They usually take 9-ish months to rehab. Might miss Olympic season. IDK if she has injured it before, but if she has, this might be the end.

oh gosh, how horrible. she was in so much pain trying to get off the ice. i hope she has a quick recovery and wish her the best.

 

[readernick]

I would just say that Rockerskating the most diplomatic journalist in figure skating just did a live instagram and he was so shocked by the PCS judging and the result that even he was upset. He suggest 79 for Anna and 83 for Rika would have been correct. He was also shocked by Yelim score and Sasha's high PCS with serious errors compared to the Korean and Japanese ladies. It just didn't seem right to him.

 

[labgoat]

I'm sure we could load up a thread on silly minor errors that elite skaters make occasionally, errors on easy elements happen likely because its so easy you relax your concentration - I remember more than a few times elite skaters falling going into their final pose.

My favorite was Ashley Wagner falling on her butt at the end of Hip Hip Chin Chin

 

[ancientpeas]

and #getupagain sounds like a viagra advertisement

 

[Seven Sisters]

My favorite was Ashley Wagner falling on her butt at the end of Hip Hip Chin Chin

My all time favorite—Bourne and Kraatz wiping out on the closing pose of their Michael Jackson Olympic skate

 

[Tolstoj]

I would have expected a 1 or 0. Not a 5...

Yeah cause for comparison look at Rika's 3a.

Since they gave the q on that element, judges ignored the beautiful landing, the speed and flow, and the spiral coming out and gave -1 regardless.

If you are that harsh for a q then i don't understand why you can let that pass so easily.

 

[readernick]

My favorite was Ashley Wagner falling on her butt at the end of Hip Hip Chin Chin

That was so funny!!

 

[labgoat]

So proud of Liza, very satisfying and enjoyable skate.

 

[readernick]

My all time favorite—Bourne and Kraatz wiping out on the closing pose of their Michael Jackson Olympic skate

They sold it so well!!! I loved that, too!

 

[labgoat]

They sold it so well!!! I loved that, too!

Also Sale & Pelletier in 2002 SP, falling on ending pose and making a new one.