2024 CS Lombardia Trophy Pairs Short Program

[4everchan]

she was fierce ... i loved how she enjoyed herself here. Maybe she saw the RD score and thought they'd get home ice bonus points

i was right with the scoring

 

[4everchan]

I am just glad that north korean skaters are allowed to compete internationally again. Let these kitties follow their passion.
She looks like she hasn't lost a season... She was just like she used to be. Crafty landing the throw

 

[yuumagical]

It appears that these North Koreans have done their Great Leader proud.

 

[Ichatdelune]

He knows he is the only real one

If so, how about a little thing called settling down? You know, with your one and true feline?

 

[4everchan]

you have too many mouths to feed, man

felines hunt. they are self sufficient

 

[4everchan]

If so, how about a little thing called settling down? You know, with your one and true feline?

I am ready for Frangi any time

 

[elektra blue]

I am ready for Frangi any time

we got to let him know though

 

[Ichatdelune]

It appears that these North Koreans have done their Great Leader proud.

I honestly wouldn't joke about that bit, our neighbors up north take that bit extremely seriously. There are so many NK athletes across sports that say that they do this for the Great Leader and his glory...

 

[4everchan]

we got to let him know though

you think he doesn't know yet ?

 

[yuumagical]

I honestly wouldn't joke about that bit, our neighbors up north take that bit extremely seriously. There are so many NK athletes across sports that say that they do this for the Great Leader and his glory...

Point duly noted, won't joke about that again.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Tae Ok RYOM / Kum Chol HAN PRK - hello again Tae and new partner

So the thing is... Taeok is her name, it's not like Mary Jane or the likes. We even don't make nicknames by just using the first syllable, maybe the last syllable but definitely not the first. It's like calling a Sarah 'Sa'.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

interesting... so Bruno went away from Julie...for his top pairs.... the same Julie who did programs for last year's world champions.... Interesting...

Apparently they (Ryuichi for sure) weren't feeling some of the choreo? music? last season which is why they kept switching programs
I think they just want to try something new, to find a style that fits them best

 

[4everchan]

So the thing is... Taeok is her name, it's not like Mary Jane or the likes. We even don't make nicknames by just using the first syllable, maybe the last syllable but definitely not the first. It's like calling a Sarah 'Sa'.

the way it's written, looks like her middle name is OKAY

 

[Sabine]

I havent seen anything and I wonder about the twist of G/A and C/M. Their score is higher than the twist score of the Hungarians and Germans. Did the Italians improved this element? I don't remember them last season having a good twist.

 

[4everchan]

Apparently they (Ryuichi for sure) weren't feeling some of the choreo? music? last season which is why they kept switching programs
I think they just want to try something new, to find a style that fits them best

well, they were not the only ones not feeling the choices Julie made for them... so that's a good move....

 

[labgoat]

So the thing is... Taeok is her name, it's not like Mary Jane or the likes. We even don't make nicknames by just using the first syllable, maybe the last syllable but definitely not the first. It's like calling a Sarah 'Sa'.

Good to know. Thank you for the education. One question - is it preferred to use the full name last name first followed by first name.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

I havent seen anything and I wonder about the twist of G/A and C/M. Their score is higher than the twist score of the Hungarians and Germans. Did the Italians improved this element? I don't remember them last season having a good twist.

Lombardia Trophy has deeply unserious scoring for Italian skaters a lot of the time - Or maybe I'm biased because P/S and H/K have had very good twists historically... And the Italians have not.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Good to know. Thank you for the education. One question - is it preferred to use the full name last name first followed by first name.

In Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin plus others used on the continent), Hungarian, and maybe a few other languages, the natural order of names is surname-given name. I don't use the term 'last name' for people from said cultures because, well, it's not your 'last' name. We follow 'Western' convention in international situations because we're the minority, but I do prefer it when people use the right order. Olly Hogben is a great example of doing this, he says 'Cha Junhwan' instead of 'Junhwan Cha' if you listen to his commentary during Beijing 2022.

 

[Ichatdelune]

the way it's written, looks like her middle name is OKAY

(sigh) This is why I hate the convention of separating syllables/using hyphens between them, it makes people think that the second syllable is the middle name and not a part of the given name (Korean doesn't even have middle names). Sometimes you do need hyphens because confusion can happen with certain names, but about 95% of the time you can just write the two syllables without separating them without any issue. This is one aspect of my pet peeve called 'people getting other people's names wrong' that I have especially strong feelings towards and

 

[4everchan]

(sigh) This is why I hate the convention of separating syllables/using hyphens between them, it makes people think that the second syllable is the middle name and not a part of the given name (Korean doesn't even have middle names). Sometimes you do need hyphens because confusion can happen with certain names, but about 95% of the time you can just write the two syllables without separating them without any issue. This is one aspect of my pet peeve called 'people getting other people's names wrong' that I have especially strong feelings towards and

my joke was bout OK = OKAY but yeah.. i am sensitive too about names... nobody can say mine properly unless they speak French.