Info 2026 World Figure Skating Championships

[Diana Delafield]

Lutz or Lootz is fine by me... don't give me a Rittberger though

Yes, that always sounds like something you'd buy at the concession stand to eat. "Gimme a double rittberger with extra cheese, please"

 

[ladyjane]

Hahaha. In Dutch the loop is always called a Rittberger, except it is pronounced in the Dutch way a 'Reet berger' And the G is a guttural sound anyone who has English as the mother language has difficulties with.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I only hear Canadian and British commentators, and their accents sound normal to me .

Chris H. is a Brit....

 

[Diana Delafield]

Chris H. is a Brit....

Yes. He's Scottish. I'm Scottish. What's not to understand about his accent?

 

[CoyoteChris]

Hahaha. In Dutch the loop is always called a Rittberger, except it is pronounced in the Dutch way a 'Reet berger' And the G is a guttural sound anyone who has English as the mother language has difficulties with.

Holland America line was first named "Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij " There is no way I can say that.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Yes. He's Scottish. I'm Scottish. What's not to understand about his accent?

I told you the story , right? About how I was sitting outside at a motel one nice evening and a person indicated they wanted to share my bench. I said. "Sure" and he started talking and I couldnt understand one word he said...till he said "I am Scottish". And from that moment on, I could understand him!

 

[Diana Delafield]

I told you the story , right? About how I was sitting outside at a motel one nice evening and a person indicated they wanted to share my bench. I said. "Sure" and he started talking and I couldnt understand one word he said...till he said "I am Scottish". And from that moment on, I could understand him!

One of my linguistics professors would have loved to hear that. You would have been used as an example in his lecture about accent-interpretations

 

[FlossieH]

Yes. He's Scottish. I'm Scottish. What's not to understand about his accent?

Chris H is from Yorkshire, not Scotland?

 

[CoyoteChris]

Chris H is from Yorkshire, not Scotland?

Yes, he is English! Or British! Or however you wanna cut the pie.

 

[CoyoteChris]

One of my linguistics professors would have loved to hear that. You would have been used as an example in his lecture about accent-interpretations

I have lots of good linguistics stories. I probably told you the story of my good friend who was born in Germany in 1942. His American mom was able to bring him to the states about 1947-48. He couldnt speak a word of English. So about 2018 we met at a black powder match in the middle of no where Montana and two Germans arrived to shoot the match and Old Kurt helped them out as much as possible. One spoke pretty good English but the other only broken English. By the end of the Week, listening to them talk to each other in German, Kurt found his German coming back to him...

 

[saine]

Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea have withdrawn from Pairs, USFS International Assignments has been updated for Emily Chan/Spencer Akira Howe to replace them.

Here's their post about it:

 

[4everchan]

Health first.

 

[crystalspin]

Love their sp a lot and will miss them but never want anyone to compete injured. I am happy to see Chan/Howe one more time

 

[knitknat]

Does anyone know if Shin/Nagy split? They were supposed to be first alternates, so they must have passed. I'm bummed, I really loved both their programs this year and would have liked to see them again. Audrey was finally starting to get the pairs elements.

 

[moonvine]

Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea have withdrawn from Pairs, USFS International Assignments has been updated for Emily Chan/Spencer Akira Howe to replace them.

Here's their post about it:

This is no bueno.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea have withdrawn from Pairs, USFS International Assignments has been updated for Emily Chan/Spencer Akira Howe to replace them.

Here's their post about it:

Will give them...meaning all of them... an extra loud applause at SOI Spokane. I wonder if there ever has been a pairs skater who WASNT injured? Love both these teams for who the people ARE and wish them both best wishes for where ever life takes them after this season is over....Ellie...Team USA Gold medalist MVP.

 

[ramurphy2005]

Does anyone know if Shin/Nagy split? They were supposed to be first alternates, so they must have passed. I'm bummed, I really loved both their programs this year and would have liked to see them again. Audrey was finally starting to get the pairs elements.

Officially...there's no word, but unofficially, Audrey deleted nearly all of her posts from their time competing together from her Instagram page, so make of that what you will.

 

[dorispulaski]

That does not sound good.

 

[TT_Fin]

In Finnish: Loop=Ritti, Toe Loop=Tulppi. But old days, long time ago when triples were not common, this was much better, douple loop= kaksoissilmukkahyppy, douple toe loop= kaksoiskärkisilmukkahyppy. People of my age remember legendary Seppo Kannas, who commented every figure skating event before retiring. I still hear his voice saying kaksoiskärkisilmukkahyppy when I think about him - and still miss him (I had to check, He is 92 years old now).

 

[Diana Delafield]

In Finnish: Loop=Ritti, Toe Loop=Tulppi. But old days, long time ago when triples were not common, this was much better, douple loop= kaksoissilmukkahyppy, douple toe loop= kaksoiskärkisilmukkahyppy. People of my age remember legendary Seppo Kannas, who commented every figure skating event before retiring. I still hear his voice saying kaksoiskärkisilmukkahyppy when I think about him - and still miss him (I had to check, He is 92 years old now).

Oh, I'd love to hear Ted Barton giving those a try!