At the urging of ~Pamina~, I'm bringing the following out of the Yuzuru Hanyu Fan Fest into the wider world to traumatize everyone (excuse me for reviving an old thread, but it seems like a good light-hearted counterpart to the "Medal contenders in next Olympics" discussion):
In late 2014, young Plushenko suddenly shows up, having been sucked through a time machine. He teams up with Yuzuru Hanyu as a pairs team, after seeing seeing his older self land side-by-side triples with Yuzuru in perfect synch (go to 0:52). They become known as Plushy (self-explanatory) & Mushy (after Yuzu's mushroom haircut, which he quickly re-adopted). Meanwhile, old Plushenko blackmails Speedy into allowing same-sex pairs couples, using a combination of the Sex Bomb muscle suit, a painted apple, and a DSLR camera. How exactly the blackmail took place, I'll leave up to everyone's imagination.
Plushy & Mushy earn outrageous TES with their side-by-side 4Ts and 3As, and get insta-Level 4 spins by doing side-by-side Biellmanns. Yuzu decides the best way to get all the quads (and stop falling on the dratted salchow) is to have Plushy throw him into them. He gets all the quads sans the axel. They even work on a unique pair move by combining Plushy's Biellmann spiral with Mushy's Ina Bauer. It's not as pretty as Berehznaya/Sikharulidze's spread eagle + spiral combo, but it wows the judges through its sheer weirdness.
Everything seems to be going well for the pair, heading into the 2018 Olympics as the favourites. However, before the Pyeongchang opening ceremonies, the universe collapses; Plushenko's time-travelling created too many contradictions: in one universe he is a four-time Olympian, while in another he disappeared before Salt Lake and returned as a pairs competitor 12 years later. Sadly, because the world ended, we'll never find out if Koreavengeance would've robbed the pair.
(I still don't think I managed to top the "combining figure skating with curling" prediction, but I gave it my best shot).
^^Two possible narratives:
1) It's still banned for health and safety issues. Sorry.
2) They were going to try it in Pyeongchang but the world ended first.
@Anyanka
That's awesome. But Aliona shouldn't get silver. She should get her third bronze. More fitting.
^^Two possible narratives:
1) It's still banned for health and safety issues. Sorry.
2) They were going to try it in Pyeongchang but the world ended first.
@Anyanka
That's awesome. But Aliona shouldn't get silver. She should get her third bronze. More fitting.
Sandpiper/Pamina -- my head is about to explode, but what a way to go!
SkateFiguring -- figure skating nut (me) covered in fine chocolate = heaven on earth.
New prediction: chocolate replaces ice as the preferred surface for figure skating.
)3rd possibility: They try it in Pyongchang. The attempt actually brings on the Apocalypse...which is then postponed b/c of a huge judging controversy.
Not if the alleged worldwide chocolate shortage predicted for 2020 comes true! (Then again I am unsure how accurate that report is, Google it ...
I want OGM for Aliona! I'm on team V/T more than team S/S, but I really respect Aliona's determination and competitive drive, and I think if she wins gold at 35, it'll be a huge inspiration to the skating world. (I'd be happy if she and Massot win a medal of any colour though).
you're my new hero
omgSo the deity of one's choice (Judeo-Christian or otherwise) says "hold the phone! I can't send the four horsemen yet because the TES score was too high!"??
I've just spent the last five minutes gasping for air!you know what, this might totally boost the popularity of this sport. Considering the mess chocolate skating would make, I predict that if your prediction happens, some advertisers will sell FS as a more elegant and more tasty version of mud wrestling.
So the deity of one's choice (Judeo-Christian or otherwise) says "hold the phone! I can't send the four horsemen yet because the TES score was too high!"??
This combined with an earlier prediction (from someone else, I can't take the credit for it): OGM goes to Adelina Sotnikova because everyone else falls over at least four times and they thus have no choice but to give it to her!
This combined with an earlier prediction (from someone else, I can't take the credit for it): OGM goes to Adelina Sotnikova because everyone else falls over at least four times and they thus have no choice but to give it to her!
And when you talked about P/T and eternal fourth place... my brain immediately went to Pang/Tong who were fourth in 2006 and 2014 (I know that's not who you meant but my brain went there... at least they got Olympic silver and a World title).
And hey, before winning gold, Shen/Zhao won bronze twice. So if history holds true, Aliona's chances ain't bad.
I'm @ the office & am trying to maintain some semblance of professional dignity. It's not working -- you guys are too funny! But the phone thing is soooo 20th century, no? I'm thinking Twitter or Instagram or something...
