2025 Four Continents Gala Exhibition

[ladyjane]

Ah...Donovan!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Donovan!!

He doesn't need fancy lights he's got his smile.

 

[ladyjane]

Jimmy was a lot of fun too!

 

[denise3lz]

Riku-chan and Ryuichi-kun

 

[anonymoose_au]

Awww look at Misha S! That panda suit is so cute

 

[lileychristie]

I love Chaeyeon's gala, La La Land suits her well

I hope she would do something along this line for her competition program, she performed WAY more here and looked to be enjoying herself so much. I'd love to see more of her personality like that on competition ice

 

[labgoat]

Skaters MIA due to illness...from ladies thread
Gala list is out, I am extremely sad that both Kazuki and Gilles/Poirier have withdrawn...
Deanna and Max are out, too, all due to illness.
apparently Maddie had stomach flu... Lia was also very sick earlier on...
Gosh... I hope Max is okay because he's been sick for so long this fall...
I wonder.....maybe Audrey came down with it, too...
Seems flu or some bug is hitting a number of the skaters: Deanna, Max (from Canada); Kazuki from Japan; Mone Chiba from Japan….

 

[Ichatdelune]

I don't have a place to write this so I'm writing this here, apologies if it derails the thread:

I have always wanted to tell my darling squirtle Eunsoo that I love her from the bottom of my heart and then some, I never got the chance while she was still competing and when she started coaching during covid I thought I'd never have the chance to do so. Once there was a Nationals (or the Ranking Competition, I can't remember) where she came as an assistant coach at the Choi team but I missed her, so this was basically the last chance for me to express how much I love her.

I started crying after she left the ice as the opening was done, I managed to gather myself for the rest of the first half so I watched Hannah and Ye and Ahsun and Hyungyeom among others in relative sanity. During ice resurfacing, there was a user on twitter who said that Eunsoo was outside and they got a selfie from her, so I decided to check if she was still there and started heading outside. The thing is that the the all-event tickets were in the form of a plastic card you wear around your neck, and as I found it to be bothersome I had put it in my pocket after I re-entered the rink. Well guess what, my ticket dropped out of my pocket as I was bolting outside. So I had to go back to my seat to retrive my ticket, and I was trying to go outside again when the second half of the gala began. So I sat down, wondering if I was going to miss this final chance, thus I was so distracted that I didn't even have the brain space to clap for Donovan or Jimmy Ma, and they brought the house down. I did manage to focus for my girls and my darling, and then it was time for the closing. I longingly stared at my darling squirtle, wondering if I should just yell out my love there, but I didn't because I wanted to see her face to face as I did so.

The gala ended, and as I was heading out I was praying like "Please, whoever runs the universe, please let me get a chance to meet my darling squirtle." As I neared the exit I couldn't see her so I was about to leave when I saw this crowd waiting to see the skaters as they left, mostly people wanting to catch a glimpse of my darling but I think there were others as well. I got curious and stayed for a moment, and then Eunsoo, so many bouquets in hand, came out! I rushed after her with some fans as she moved to a corner, she laid down her stuff (she had an interview scheduled) and said she'll return, and so I waited in the cold for about 25 minutes. She finally came out, her mother brought out a cake to celebrate the official end of her competitive career, she blew out the candle, and now it was time for the fans to ask things of her. A woman first asked to get an autograph but others around her who had seen me waiting told Eunsoo that I was waiting, and she turned to face me. I had written down what I was going to say to her because I was certain that I was going to be a blubbering mess if I didn't do so, and I started reading my words.

I had written that I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo with all my heart and more, and I will continue to love choreographer Lim Eunsoo, coach Lim Eunsoo, commentator Lim Eunsoo, and all-around brilliant person Lim Eunsoo. Wouldn't you know it, I started bawling as I was just reading the "I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo" bit, and I barely managed to read everything. The fans around me were going awwwww and my darling squirtle, bless her, actually hugged me! I managed out a "Thank you so much for listening to this" and told her that she had done enough for me and she could sign autographs and whatnot now, grabbed my bag I had laid down on the ground, and came back home bawling my eyes out. And here I am, writing this down.

I had wanted to tell her that for more than seven years. I finally did. Oh lord, I finally did. This is how my 2025 4CCs ended and it could not have ended better.

 

[lileychristie]

I had written that I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo with all my heart and more, and I will continue to love choreographer Lim Eunsoo, coach Lim Eunsoo, commentator Lim Eunsoo, and all-around brilliant person Lim Eunsoo. Wouldn't you know it, I started bawling as I was just reading the "I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo" bit, and I barely managed to read everything. The fans around me were going awwwww and my darling squirtle, bless her, actually hugged me! I managed out a "Thank you so much for listening to this" and told her that she had done enough for me and she could sign autographs and whatnot now, grabbed my bag I had laid down on the ground, and came back home bawling my eyes out. And here I am, writing this down.

I had wanted to tell her that for more than seven years. I finally did. Oh lord, I finally did. This is how my 2025 4CCs ended and it could not have ended better.

No, I don't think you're derailing the thread at all - all that happened after the gala anyway. I'm so, SO HAPPY for you Ichat!!
I am so glad you got the chance to say that to your darling squirtle!!

And 4CC did end up being really good for you, despite the rough first day. Thank you for sharing all your insights from the arena for us, I really enjoyed following the competition with you. Have a good rest and enjoy the massage that you so deserve (I really love massages too )

 

[Seven Sisters]

I don't have a place to write this so I'm writing this here, apologies if it derails the thread:

I have always wanted to tell my darling squirtle Eunsoo that I love her from the bottom of my heart and then some, I never got the chance while she was still competing and when she started coaching during covid I thought I'd never have the chance to do so. Once there was a Nationals (or the Ranking Competition, I can't remember) where she came as an assistant coach at the Choi team but I missed her, so this was basically the last chance for me to express how much I love her.

I started crying after she left the ice as the opening was done, I managed to gather myself for the rest of the first half so I watched Hannah and Ye and Ahsun and Hyungyeom among others in relative sanity. During ice resurfacing, there was a user on twitter who said that Eunsoo was outside and they got a selfie from her, so I decided to check if she was still there and started heading outside. The thing is that the the all-event tickets were in the form of a plastic card you wear around your neck, and as I found it to be bothersome I had put it in my pocket after I re-entered the rink. Well guess what, my ticket dropped out of my pocket as I was bolting outside. So I had to go back to my seat to retrive my ticket, and I was trying to go outside again when the second half of the gala began. So I sat down, wondering if I was going to miss this final chance, thus I was so distracted that I didn't even have the brain space to clap for Donovan or Jimmy Ma, and they brought the house down. I did manage to focus for my girls and my darling, and then it was time for the closing. I longingly stared at my darling squirtle, wondering if I should just yell out my love there, but I didn't because I wanted to see her face to face as I did so.

The gala ended, and as I was heading out I was praying like "Please, whoever runs the universe, please let me get a chance to meet my darling squirtle." As I neared the exit I couldn't see her so I was about to leave when I saw this crowd waiting to see the skaters as they left, mostly people wanting to catch a glimpse of my darling but I think there were others as well. I got curious and stayed for a moment, and then Eunsoo, so many bouquets in hand, came out! I rushed after her with some fans as she moved to a corner, she laid down her stuff (she had an interview scheduled) and said she'll return, and so I waited in the cold for about 25 minutes. She finally came out, her mother brought out a cake to celebrate the official end of her competitive career, she blew out the candle, and now it was time for the fans to ask things of her. A woman first asked to get an autograph but others around her who had seen me waiting told Eunsoo that I was waiting, and she turned to face me. I had written down what I was going to say to her because I was certain that I was going to be a blubbering mess if I didn't do so, and I started reading my words.

I had written that I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo with all my heart and more, and I will continue to love choreographer Lim Eunsoo, coach Lim Eunsoo, commentator Lim Eunsoo, and all-around brilliant person Lim Eunsoo. Wouldn't you know it, I started bawling as I was just reading the "I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo" bit, and I barely managed to read everything. The fans around me were going awwwww and my darling squirtle, bless her, actually hugged me! I managed out a "Thank you so much for listening to this" and told her that she had done enough for me and she could sign autographs and whatnot now, grabbed my bag I had laid down on the ground, and came back home bawling my eyes out. And here I am, writing this down.

I had wanted to tell her that for more than seven years. I finally did. Oh lord, I finally did. This is how my 2025 4CCs ended and it could not have ended better.

What a story. So you met her at last!! And here people doubt the existence of skating gods. They do exist!

 

[withwings]

I don't have a place to write this so I'm writing this here, apologies if it derails the thread:

I have always wanted to tell my darling squirtle Eunsoo that I love her from the bottom of my heart and then some, I never got the chance while she was still competing and when she started coaching during covid I thought I'd never have the chance to do so. Once there was a Nationals (or the Ranking Competition, I can't remember) where she came as an assistant coach at the Choi team but I missed her, so this was basically the last chance for me to express how much I love her.

I started crying after she left the ice as the opening was done, I managed to gather myself for the rest of the first half so I watched Hannah and Ye and Ahsun and Hyungyeom among others in relative sanity. During ice resurfacing, there was a user on twitter who said that Eunsoo was outside and they got a selfie from her, so I decided to check if she was still there and started heading outside. The thing is that the the all-event tickets were in the form of a plastic card you wear around your neck, and as I found it to be bothersome I had put it in my pocket after I re-entered the rink. Well guess what, my ticket dropped out of my pocket as I was bolting outside. So I had to go back to my seat to retrive my ticket, and I was trying to go outside again when the second half of the gala began. So I sat down, wondering if I was going to miss this final chance, thus I was so distracted that I didn't even have the brain space to clap for Donovan or Jimmy Ma, and they brought the house down. I did manage to focus for my girls and my darling, and then it was time for the closing. I longingly stared at my darling squirtle, wondering if I should just yell out my love there, but I didn't because I wanted to see her face to face as I did so.

The gala ended, and as I was heading out I was praying like "Please, whoever runs the universe, please let me get a chance to meet my darling squirtle." As I neared the exit I couldn't see her so I was about to leave when I saw this crowd waiting to see the skaters as they left, mostly people wanting to catch a glimpse of my darling but I think there were others as well. I got curious and stayed for a moment, and then Eunsoo, so many bouquets in hand, came out! I rushed after her with some fans as she moved to a corner, she laid down her stuff (she had an interview scheduled) and said she'll return, and so I waited in the cold for about 25 minutes. She finally came out, her mother brought out a cake to celebrate the official end of her competitive career, she blew out the candle, and now it was time for the fans to ask things of her. A woman first asked to get an autograph but others around her who had seen me waiting told Eunsoo that I was waiting, and she turned to face me. I had written down what I was going to say to her because I was certain that I was going to be a blubbering mess if I didn't do so, and I started reading my words.

I had written that I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo with all my heart and more, and I will continue to love choreographer Lim Eunsoo, coach Lim Eunsoo, commentator Lim Eunsoo, and all-around brilliant person Lim Eunsoo. Wouldn't you know it, I started bawling as I was just reading the "I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo" bit, and I barely managed to read everything. The fans around me were going awwwww and my darling squirtle, bless her, actually hugged me! I managed out a "Thank you so much for listening to this" and told her that she had done enough for me and she could sign autographs and whatnot now, grabbed my bag I had laid down on the ground, and came back home bawling my eyes out. And here I am, writing this down.

I had wanted to tell her that for more than seven years. I finally did. Oh lord, I finally did. This is how my 2025 4CCs ended and it could not have ended better.

Oh, dear Ichat..I am so impressed and HAPPY and THANKFUL to read this. I hope and believe that through your words you expressed also my love for Eunsoo skating and many, many others who never had a chance or never will have it do it in person.. Eunsoo really was a skater...out of this world, and in many levels. Have you heard how and what Tatiana Tarasova said about Enusoo during Eunsoo competitive skating? the highest ever praise I ever heard from Tarasova has been for Eunsoo.
Eunsoo competitive career was short but her skating touched many hearts, and this touch stays there, in the hearts, for ever.

 

[Axel Rose]

The real question, now that the competition is over, is who was patient zero and took down the Canadian team with gastroenteritis? Who wasn’t washing their hands? Who is to blame? Is this the new way to take down your competition?

 

[CoyoteChris]

I don't have a place to write this so I'm writing this here, apologies if it derails the thread:

I have always wanted to tell my darling squirtle Eunsoo that I love her from the bottom of my heart and then some, I never got the chance while she was still competing and when she started coaching during covid I thought I'd never have the chance to do so. Once there was a Nationals (or the Ranking Competition, I can't remember) where she came as an assistant coach at the Choi team but I missed her, so this was basically the last chance for me to express how much I love her.

I started crying after she left the ice as the opening was done, I managed to gather myself for the rest of the first half so I watched Hannah and Ye and Ahsun and Hyungyeom among others in relative sanity. During ice resurfacing, there was a user on twitter who said that Eunsoo was outside and they got a selfie from her, so I decided to check if she was still there and started heading outside. The thing is that the the all-event tickets were in the form of a plastic card you wear around your neck, and as I found it to be bothersome I had put it in my pocket after I re-entered the rink. Well guess what, my ticket dropped out of my pocket as I was bolting outside. So I had to go back to my seat to retrive my ticket, and I was trying to go outside again when the second half of the gala began. So I sat down, wondering if I was going to miss this final chance, thus I was so distracted that I didn't even have the brain space to clap for Donovan or Jimmy Ma, and they brought the house down. I did manage to focus for my girls and my darling, and then it was time for the closing. I longingly stared at my darling squirtle, wondering if I should just yell out my love there, but I didn't because I wanted to see her face to face as I did so.

The gala ended, and as I was heading out I was praying like "Please, whoever runs the universe, please let me get a chance to meet my darling squirtle." As I neared the exit I couldn't see her so I was about to leave when I saw this crowd waiting to see the skaters as they left, mostly people wanting to catch a glimpse of my darling but I think there were others as well. I got curious and stayed for a moment, and then Eunsoo, so many bouquets in hand, came out! I rushed after her with some fans as she moved to a corner, she laid down her stuff (she had an interview scheduled) and said she'll return, and so I waited in the cold for about 25 minutes. She finally came out, her mother brought out a cake to celebrate the official end of her competitive career, she blew out the candle, and now it was time for the fans to ask things of her. A woman first asked to get an autograph but others around her who had seen me waiting told Eunsoo that I was waiting, and she turned to face me. I had written down what I was going to say to her because I was certain that I was going to be a blubbering mess if I didn't do so, and I started reading my words.

I had written that I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo with all my heart and more, and I will continue to love choreographer Lim Eunsoo, coach Lim Eunsoo, commentator Lim Eunsoo, and all-around brilliant person Lim Eunsoo. Wouldn't you know it, I started bawling as I was just reading the "I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo" bit, and I barely managed to read everything. The fans around me were going awwwww and my darling squirtle, bless her, actually hugged me! I managed out a "Thank you so much for listening to this" and told her that she had done enough for me and she could sign autographs and whatnot now, grabbed my bag I had laid down on the ground, and came back home bawling my eyes out. And here I am, writing this down.

I had wanted to tell her that for more than seven years. I finally did. Oh lord, I finally did. This is how my 2025 4CCs ended and it could not have ended better.

I still see her on my DVRed past comps. I miss her....so beautiful...

 

[CoyoteChris]

Skaters MIA due to illness...from ladies thread
Gala list is out, I am extremely sad that both Kazuki and Gilles/Poirier have withdrawn...
Deanna and Max are out, too, all due to illness.
apparently Maddie had stomach flu... Lia was also very sick earlier on...
Gosh... I hope Max is okay because he's been sick for so long this fall...
I wonder.....maybe Audrey came down with it, too...
Seems flu or some bug is hitting a number of the skaters: Deanna, Max (from Canada); Kazuki from Japan; Mone Chiba from Japan….

Moderators please delete if out of line but I have had norovirus 4 times, once at a comp and its terrible. But I know alot about it now and if you are prepared to deal with it, you can survive.
1. After only as little as 3 viruses in your stomach, and 12 hours, you will feel like you have an upset stomach but Tums dont help. At that point, you need to find a bed and a bathroom close to each other.
2. You will spend the next 2-4 hours curled up in a ball moaning and running to the bathroom where unspeakable things will happen to you at the same time.
3. At some point, you will pass out and sleep. When you wake up, you will feel much better but will have no energy for a day....as soon as you can, drink 2 quarts of a sports drink. Not water. (from my doc) You will be very dehydrated. I carry sugar free powdered Gatorade in little packets when I cruise and motorcycle tour. Until you drink this, your blood pressure will be low and you can faint, like a famous person I wont mention who ignored docs orders and got a concussion.
Sadly, hand sanitizer is a very poor norovirus killer....but hand washing helps. If you are caught somewhere with an outbreak, dont touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. I also carry a small bottle of hand wash and a paper towel for just before eating. Some people seem to have a natural immunity. At a skating event, a woman I know got it but her husband didnt. Remember, you body will be shedding virus for up to a week so wash your hands well after visiting a lavatory.

 

[ladyjane]

Moderators please delete if out of line but I have had norovirus 4 times, once at a comp and its terrible. But I know alot about it now and if you are prepared to deal with it, you can survive.
1. After only as little as 3 viruses in your stomach, and 12 hours, you will feel like you have an upset stomach but Tums dont help. At that point, you need to find a bed and a bathroom close to each other.
2. You will spend the next 2-4 hours curled up in a ball moaning and running to the bathroom where unspeakable things will happen to you at the same time.
3. At some point, you will pass out and sleep. When you wake up, you will feel much better but will have no energy for a day....as soon as you can, drink 2 quarts of a sports drink. Not water. (from my doc) You will be very dehydrated. I carry sugar free powdered Gatorade in little packets when I cruise and motorcycle tour. Until you drink this, your blood pressure will be low and you can faint, like a famous person I wont mention who ignored docs orders and got a concussion.
Sadly, hand sanitizer is a very poor norovirus killer....but hand washing helps. If you are caught somewhere with an outbreak, dont touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. I also carry a small bottle of hand wash and a paper towel for just before eating. Some people seem to have a natural immunity. At a skating event, a woman I know got it but her husband didnt. Remember, you body will be shedding virus for up to a week so wash your hands well after visiting a lavatory.

Sounds awful. I feel for anyone who suffers.

 

[CoyoteChris]

The real question, now that the competition is over, is who was patient zero and took down the Canadian team with gastroenteritis? Who wasn’t washing their hands? Who is to blame? Is this the new way to take down your competition?

No way to know. In my studies, a worker who was sick 3 days ago and didnt wash their hands could have touched a door handle or railing and since only 3 viruses are needed in infect some one, that railing could have infected a bunch of people who would be sick 12 hours later. I got it at Cleveland Nats but I was most likely infected at the Spokane Airport the day I left for Cleveland.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I don't have a place to write this so I'm writing this here, apologies if it derails the thread:

I have always wanted to tell my darling squirtle Eunsoo that I love her from the bottom of my heart and then some, I never got the chance while she was still competing and when she started coaching during covid I thought I'd never have the chance to do so. Once there was a Nationals (or the Ranking Competition, I can't remember) where she came as an assistant coach at the Choi team but I missed her, so this was basically the last chance for me to express how much I love her.

I started crying after she left the ice as the opening was done, I managed to gather myself for the rest of the first half so I watched Hannah and Ye and Ahsun and Hyungyeom among others in relative sanity. During ice resurfacing, there was a user on twitter who said that Eunsoo was outside and they got a selfie from her, so I decided to check if she was still there and started heading outside. The thing is that the the all-event tickets were in the form of a plastic card you wear around your neck, and as I found it to be bothersome I had put it in my pocket after I re-entered the rink. Well guess what, my ticket dropped out of my pocket as I was bolting outside. So I had to go back to my seat to retrive my ticket, and I was trying to go outside again when the second half of the gala began. So I sat down, wondering if I was going to miss this final chance, thus I was so distracted that I didn't even have the brain space to clap for Donovan or Jimmy Ma, and they brought the house down. I did manage to focus for my girls and my darling, and then it was time for the closing. I longingly stared at my darling squirtle, wondering if I should just yell out my love there, but I didn't because I wanted to see her face to face as I did so.

The gala ended, and as I was heading out I was praying like "Please, whoever runs the universe, please let me get a chance to meet my darling squirtle." As I neared the exit I couldn't see her so I was about to leave when I saw this crowd waiting to see the skaters as they left, mostly people wanting to catch a glimpse of my darling but I think there were others as well. I got curious and stayed for a moment, and then Eunsoo, so many bouquets in hand, came out! I rushed after her with some fans as she moved to a corner, she laid down her stuff (she had an interview scheduled) and said she'll return, and so I waited in the cold for about 25 minutes. She finally came out, her mother brought out a cake to celebrate the official end of her competitive career, she blew out the candle, and now it was time for the fans to ask things of her. A woman first asked to get an autograph but others around her who had seen me waiting told Eunsoo that I was waiting, and she turned to face me. I had written down what I was going to say to her because I was certain that I was going to be a blubbering mess if I didn't do so, and I started reading my words.

I had written that I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo with all my heart and more, and I will continue to love choreographer Lim Eunsoo, coach Lim Eunsoo, commentator Lim Eunsoo, and all-around brilliant person Lim Eunsoo. Wouldn't you know it, I started bawling as I was just reading the "I had loved competitive figure skater Lim Eunsoo" bit, and I barely managed to read everything. The fans around me were going awwwww and my darling squirtle, bless her, actually hugged me! I managed out a "Thank you so much for listening to this" and told her that she had done enough for me and she could sign autographs and whatnot now, grabbed my bag I had laid down on the ground, and came back home bawling my eyes out. And here I am, writing this down.

I had wanted to tell her that for more than seven years. I finally did. Oh lord, I finally did. This is how my 2025 4CCs ended and it could not have ended better.

Great story! Gonna watch everyone tonight.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I enjoyed Kam/O'Shea, Carrillo and Jimmy Ma here. I love La/La's thriller and at the start of last season it was my favorite RD, until they changed it. I wish they would use the first version of it as their gala program instead of the other. JMHO

 

[Axel Rose]

No way to know. In my studies, a worker who was sick 3 days ago and didnt wash their hands could have touched a door handle or railing and since only 3 viruses are needed in infect some one, that railing could have infected a bunch of people who would be sick 12 hours later. I got it at Cleveland Nats but I was most likely infected at the Spokane Airport the day I left for Cleveland.

I was joking about identifying the person - who knows what happened. I wouldn’t want to go on a plane with active illness.
Your experience sounds awful! This is why I use cover my hand with my coat to open public washroom doors.

 

[NanaPat]

This is why I use cover my hand with my coat to open public washroom doors.

I usually do a fancy thing with the paper towel I have used to dry my hands. If I'm lucky there is a wastebasket outside the door; otherwise I try to hold the door open with my shoulder while I lob it into the inside wastebasket.

And if all else fails, there's always a sleeve!