2022 U.S. Nationals: Senior Pairs Short Program

[moonvine]

I can't believe USFS didn't set one up (an athlete bubble).

The closest they are coming is asking spectators to not ask for pictures or autographs.

 

[Hyena]

Hard to watch Brandon's vid on FB...he got very sick very suddenly....How? For any of us, there are many vectors and I get slapped here by the moderators when I talk about them.
Suffice to say that this week's mass screening of the Seattle school system, four percent are positive. This spreads like wildfire. I agree with "The Skating Lesson". Pick the Oly team and get them isolated. Now.

I don't follow TSL but they're right on this one. Much as I've been looking forward to the competition, they should cancel now, pick the team based on the BoW criteria they already put out there, and let those skaters isolate so they have a chance to actually compete in Beijing.

 

[slider11]

I was a bit concerned, watching the Junior Pairs, that some coaches are lax in their responsibility to ensure their skaters mask up right after they leave the ice. I heard one coach say in the miked kiss and cry - "I was supposed to bring your masks but forgot - oh well. " I hope a usfsa official spoke to that coach and reprimanded his behavior. We need to bubble all these skaters for their protection as well as others.

 

[moonvine]

I don't follow TSL but they're right on this one. Much as I've been looking forward to the competition, they should cancel now, pick the team based on the BoW criteria they already put out there, and let those skaters isolate so they have a chance to actually compete in Beijing.

I hate TSL and though I am loath to admit it they are quite correct. Honestly it’s grossly unfair to pick an Olympic team based on who manages to not catch a contagious disease within a certain amount of time. I’d like to see them pick the team and then bubble the entire team plus any alternates, I don’t know, somewhere, at some rink. I’m sure that’s not practical but what they’re doing here isn’t working.

 

[moonvine]

I was a bit concerned, watching the Junior Pairs, that some coaches are lax in their responsibility to ensure their skaters mask up right after they leave the ice. I heard one coach say in the miked kiss and cry - "I was supposed to bring your masks but forgot - oh well. " I hope a usfsa official spoke to that coach and reprimanded his behavior. We need to bubble all these skaters for their protection as well as others.

I saw a coach wearing a gaiter in the K&C yesterday.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I was a bit concerned, watching the Junior Pairs, that some coaches are lax in their responsibility to ensure their skaters mask up right after they leave the ice. I heard one coach say in the miked kiss and cry - "I was supposed to bring your masks but forgot - oh well. " I hope a usfsa official spoke to that coach and reprimanded his behavior. We need to bubble all these skaters for their protection as well as others.

If its the incident I saw, he was gone for quite a while to get the standard issue masks. Why arent there a pile of them in zip lock bags right there? One male member of a jr ice dance team/Pairs team never put on a mask and blew his nose into a tissue and with no where to throw it, he stuffed it into his right hand.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I can't believe USFS didn't set one up (an athlete bubble).

I was impressed on how Japanese Nationals was set up. From what I saw on the telly, most of the people followed the rules...Don't know about their Omicron situation at the time...

 

[cheerknithanson]

Less than 4 hours to go!!!! EEEEEEP

 

[ucrgirl]

So with Alexa and Brandon withdrawing, I know my predictions are a disaster. I was going to try to modify them, but I couldn't really figure out quickly. (Trying not to spend all day on the forum.)

 

[purplecat]

So with Alexa and Brandon withdrawing, I know my predictions are a disaster. I was going to try to modify them, but I couldn't really figure out quickly. (Trying not to spend all day on the forum.)

I found the easiest way to find my prediction post to edit is to click on my name on the top right of the page and pick "your content". Unless you are quite chatty it will be easy to find your prediction post. If you post a lot you might have to scroll a while or go to a second page, etc. to find it

 

[TontoK]

For us Americans, it looks as though the Pairs SP will be broadcast on USA Network starting at 4:00 CST. The Ladies SP on same network at 7:30 CST.

I'm not a frequent viewer of USA Network, and I almost missed this. Not sure how widely this has been advertised - so I might be telling you something you already know.

I think (not sure) USA Network is part of the NBC family, so we'll probably get Johnny and Tara. Save the griping - they're better than nothing - and if I couldn't hook into some bootleg streaming scheme - "nothing" was my other option.

 

[champagnerain]

I think (not sure) USA Network is part of the NBC family, so we'll probably get Johnny and Tara.

AFAIR, NBCSN shut down as of the end of 2021, and NBC said that much of their sports coverage that had previously been on NBC Sports will be shifted to USA. I assume there will be no change to the usual coverage that one would receive on NBCSN (other than the channel on which it will be broadcast).

 

[pearly]

I found the easiest way to find my prediction post to edit is to click on my name on the top right of the page and pick "your content". Unless you are quite chatty it will be easy to find your prediction post. If you post a lot you might have to scroll a while or go to a second page, etc. to find it

I tried to edit mine earlier today, but was too late as the thread was locked for editing/new posts

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

I was SOOOO excited to watch on the Olympic Channel Youtube, but it turns out they are only streaming the singles events. So, if anyone has a VK stream or the slime Twitch stream, please share it, because I don't know how much Johnny/Tara I can sit through without either throwing something across the room or having to break out a drink stronger than tea.

In case you actually enjoy listening to Johnny/Tara or just really want to watch the American advertisements, here is a link to a site that streams USA Network (with no popup ads!)

 

[tjskate]

I'm curious about Peacock - it doesn't start coverage until 4pm Central time, even though the competition starts at 3:45pm - guessing this has to do with the USA network coverage also?

 

[Moxiejan]

I'm curious about Peacock - it doesn't start coverage until 4pm Central time, even though the competition starts at 3:45pm - guessing this has to do with the USA network coverage also?

Peacock always shows everything, so i am guessing that with just 8 pairs now, they’re doing two groups of 4 (no icemakej instead of 2-3-icemake-3. Saves time, so can start at 4 instead if 3:45.

 

[elektra blue]

hello everyone!

 

[moonvine]

Almost an hour??

 

[elektra blue]

shouldn't it start in about 20 minutes?

 

[Ichatdelune]

Hello everyone, it's 6:33 am and I got up to watch figure skating. It's been a while since I've done this and I'm giddy