Missing The Veterans

[francefox]

This is how i found my love watching figure skating

Before, I never knew what figure skating is, but I know Yuna and Mao asada because they were rivals based on the news but i never knew their skills and talent, i just knew that they're famous.

And then I was bored watching my regular show and then turned the tv to winter olympics, It was already freeskate and skater no.14 was about to perform and I kinda thought this is kinda boring too lol same with skater no. 13

And then I saw Mao asada, and I was thinking Hmm i thought this girl is like the contender of yuna kim? wasn't top skaters supposed to skate at the last group but heck I don't know anything about figure skating, so I watched her

so as i was watching her, my feet started to feel cold and sweaty like I was part of the competition lol and at the end of her routine I was like wow, i never seen any performance like this and i'm not even a fan of figure skating but this girl mao
just caught my attention. And so I finished the remaining competitors and had the same reaction with Carolina Kostner and yuna kim too. And I was initiated lol...

 

[Franklin99]

This is how i found my love watching figure skating

Before, I never knew what figure skating is, but I know Yuna and Mao asada because they were rivals based on the news but i never knew their skills and talent, i just knew that they're famous.

And then I was bored watching my regular show and then turned the tv to winter olympics, It was already freeskate and skater no.14 was about to perform and I kinda thought this is kinda boring too lol same with skater no. 13

And then I saw Mao asada, and I was thinking Hmm i thought this girl is like the contender of yuna kim? wasn't top skaters supposed to skate at the last group but heck I don't know anything about figure skating, so I watched her

so as i was watching her, my feet started to feel cold and sweaty like I was part of the competition lol and at the end of her routine I was like wow, i never seen any performance like this and i'm not even a fan of figure skating but this girl mao
just caught my attention. And so I finished the remaining competitors and had the same reaction with Carolina Kostner and yuna kim too. And I was initiated lol...

Congrats on being able to see these talented skaters live, especially Mao's record breaking superb LP program.

 

[BlackPack]

^^^

Nice post w/ lovely thoughts! Just wanted to note that Brian's last name is Joubert.

He also wears sheer fabric while strutting to the Matrix soundtrack.

 

[iceberg]

I guess what's excellent and exceptional about the Mao-Yuna era is that they are almost equally on the same league but they are 2 very different skaters. In their prime both of them were considered as barometers by their fellow skaters and tbh i had never been so excited to see them in competition season after season alongside with the bests as well like Kostner, Akiko etc.

That's why this season I have so much excitement in the Machida-Hanyu rivalry because it almost reminds me of Yuna-Mao rivalry. But not so much excitement in the women's league.

 

[pitterpatter]

Really missing Akiko - just rewatched a couple of her programs today. Seeing her live at DOI2013 is one of my favourite FS memories.

 

[viennaskater]

In Ice Dance, I am already missing the magic of Davis & White.

 

[Silvia451]

After this year's GP events...I can say I'm not interested in ice dance at the moment. I can't stop comparing everyone with V/M and D/W. (this seasons's music from the SD reminds me of V/M's original dance from Vancouver...)

 

[Meoima]

I miss... Plushy!!
And Tomas Verner!!

 

[Petunia]

Oh how I miss Zhen & Zhou (I'm sure I mangled the spelling. I've seen it so many different ways). I still get choked up when I see their Nessum Dorma program. Absolute brilliant perfection. Michelle of course. And Kurt Browning. His footwork and edges are unsurpassed.