#elizabet yu

[leantailean]

Fire Siblings 🔥

#zuko #azula #avatar the last airbender #atla fanart #atla #fire siblings #the fire nation family #fire nation #avatar netflix #natla #atla live action #dallas liu #elizabet yu #artist on tumblr #my art #zuko fanart #leantailean art

[big-burry-latinas]

Oh godnes… I think I got pregnant 😍

#lizzy yu #elizabet yu #lizzy #elizabeth #yu #azula #live action #atla live action #live action avatar #azula live action #baby #im pregnant

[ohtheseskaters]

A goodbye

After almost 12 (!) years, it’s time for me to say goodbye to this blog. It will not be deleted though.

Here’s a (pretty rough and I’m sure not full) list of skaters featured here. They’re listed in alphabetical order by the first name (so “Ashley Wagner” is under “A” and not “W”). I know it’s not the correct way to do this thing but it was easier for me. Also, if you can’t find someone, try searching within the blog or just general Tumblr search.

Thank you for the company and bye!

Women

Adelina Sotnikova

Akiko Suzuki

Alaine Chartrand

Alena Kostornaia

Alena Leonova

Alexandra Trusova

Alexia Paganini

Alina Zagitova

Alissa Czisny

Alysa Liu

Amber Glenn

Amelie Lacoste

Anna Pogorilaya

Anna Shcherbakova

Ashley Wagner

Audrey Shin

Bradie Tennell

Carolina Kostner

Christina Gao

Cynthia Phaneuf

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Elena Radionova

Elene Gedevanishvili

Elizabet Tursynbaeva

Elizaveta Nugumanova

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Emmi Peltonen

Eunsoo Lim

Evgenia Medvedeva

Gabrielle Daleman

Gracie Gold

Haein Lee

Irina Slutskaya

Jenna McCorkell

Jenni Saarinen

Joannie Rochette

Josefin Taljegard

Joshi Helgesson

Julia Lipnitskaya

Kaetlyn Osmond

Kailani Craine

Kanako Murakami

Kaori Sakamoto

Karen Chen

Kiira Korpi

Kristi Yamaguchi

Ksenia Makarova

Lara Naki Gutmann

Laura Lepisto

Laurine Lecavelier

Loena Hendrickx

Madeline Schizas

Mae Berenice Meite

Mai Mihara

Mao Asada

Maria Artemieva

Maria Sotskova

Mariah Bell

Marin Honda

Michelle Kwan

Miki Ando

Mirai Nagasu

Polina Edmunds

Polina Korobeynikova

Pooja Kalyan

Rachael Flatt

Roberta Rodeghiero

Rika Hongo

Rika Kihira

Samantha Cesario

Sarah Meier

Sasha Cohen

Satoko Miyahara

Shizuka Arakawa

Sofia Samodurova

Stanislava Konstantinova

Viktoria Helgesson

Yelim Kim

Yu-Na Kim

Wakaba Higuchi

Zijun Li

Men

Adam Rippon

Adian Pitkeev

Alban Preaubert

Alexei Bychenko

Alexei Yagudin

Artur Gachinski

Brendan Kerry

Boyang Jin

Brian Joubert

Brian Orser

Chafik Besseghier

Daisuke Takahashi

Daniel Samohin

Denis Ten

Deniss Vasiljevs

Dmitri Aliev

Evan Lysacek

Evgeni Plushenko

Florent Amodio

Han Yan

Ilia Kulik

Jason Brown

Javier Fernandez

Jeffrey Buttle

Jeremy Abbott

Jeremy Ten

Johnny Weir

Joshua Farris

Jun-Hwan Cha

Max Aaron

Ryan Bradley

Michal Brezina

Keegan Messing

Keiji Tanaka

Kevin Aymoz

Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Van Der Perren

Kurt Browning

Matteo Rizzo

Mikhail Kolyada

Maxim Kovtun

Misha Ge

Moris Kvitelashvili

Nam Nguyen

Nan Song

Nathan Chen

Nobunari Oda

Patrcik Chan

Richard Dornbush

Sergei Voronov

Shawn Sawyer

Shoma Uno

Stephane Lambiel

Stephen Carriere

Takahiko Kozuka

Takahito Mura

Tatsuki Machida

Tomas Verner

Vincent Zhou

Yuma Kagiyama

Yuzuru Hanyu

Pairs

Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim

Alexandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovski

Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy/Bruno Massot

Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig

Anabelle Langlois and Cody Hey

Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov

Ashley Cain and Timothy Leduc

Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin/Joshua Reagan/Hamash Gaman

Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett/John Coughlin

Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang

Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay / Maxime Deschamps

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov

Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov

Felicia Zhang and Nate Bartolomay

Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Sperroff/Nate Bartolomay

Haven Denney and Brendan Frazier

Jamie Sale and David Pelletier

Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison/Sebastien Wolfe

Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau

Katarina Gerboldt and Alexander Enbert

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch/Michael Marinaro

Kristina Astakhova and Alexei Rogonov

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov

Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Mausiradze/Dylan Moscovitch

Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov

Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir/Mervin Tran

Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford

Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran/Ryuichi Kihara

Natalia Zabijako and Alexander Enbert

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise

Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers

Peng Cheng and Hao Zhang/Yang Jin

Qing Pang and Jian Tong

Rena Inoue and John Baldwin

Riku Mihura and Ryuichi Kihara

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek

Tae-Ok Ryom and Ju-Sik Kim

Tarah Kayne and Denny O'Shea

Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin

Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov/Maxim Trankov

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres

Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov/Andrei Deputat

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han

Xiaoyu Yu and Yang Jin/Hao Zhang

Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao

Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexaner Smirnov

Ice Dance

Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski

Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar

Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton / Matthew Blackmer

Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin

Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte

Anna Yanovskaya and Sergei Mozgov

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus

Cecilia Torn and Jussiville Partanen

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev

Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov/Ruslan Zhiganshin

Elisabeth Paradis and Francois-Xavier Ouellette

Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates

Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali

Federica Testa and Lucas Csolley

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron

Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagniunas/Ilia Tkachenko

Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje

Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed / Daisuke Takahashi

Kavita Lorenz and Panagiotis Polizoakis

Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill

Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson

Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein / Evan Bates

Madison Hubbell and Kiefer Hubbell/Zachary Donohue

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani

Mari-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon

Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat

Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas

Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

Natalia Kaliszek and Maksim Spodyrev

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat

Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams/Asher Hill

Nora Hoffmann and Maxim Zavozin

Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin

Olivia Smart and Adria Diaz

Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland

Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz

Sinead Kerr and John Kerr

Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto

Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir

Tiffany Zahorski and Jonathan Guerreiro

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier

Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov

[figurelifeflirt]

2022 JGP Latvia entry #10

Women free program

Pernile With(NOR)

Thoughts: Not only is she a sparkly yellow butterfly but she didn’t have the best short program. To see her dig her fucking heels in and fight back with this program. I’m proud of her.

Ana Sofia Beschea(ROU)

Thoughts: the dress was purple and sparkly. Which are usually two good things for me. But in this case, I didn’t really like it. The design on the top I think was what killed it.

Chia Yu Ou(TPE)

Thoughts: I had the volume on for a split second but I forgot that volume means hearing Ted Barton’s condescending voice. Don’t worry Chia. Not much can ruin that bodysuit for me. That special royal blue color. And sparkly AF.

Fatma Karlikli(TUR)

Thoughts: I am sometimes picky with green dresses. But this one was decent.

Elizabet Gervits(ISR)

Thoughts: the red on the second layer of her skirt. It’s such a pretty shade. And also, I would like to write a petition for everyone’s mesh to be able to match their skin tone. No, this isn’t Elizabet’s fault. This is figure skating being expensive and subtly whitewashed. And at least the mesh isn’t way off. It’s close.

#figure skating

[gogogogolev]

Micaelis again - Correct me if my speculation is off. It seems to me that Stephen would be better served by forgoing the Junior Olympics and doing the senior Canadian championships. He just missed the gold this last season. If he should get the gold it would truly set him off from the crowd by beginning his first season of senior competition as the Canadian national champion. Is my logic faulty?

Hi Micaelis.

It's hard for me to answer this question without offering a lot of opinions. So maybe I can try to give an answer with more facts instead. It’s a bit long so I’ll put it under the cut.

If Stephen went to the Youth Olympic Games he would miss one cycle of Nationals but he would have an excellent chance to further raise his profile internationally while also getting the experience of an 'Olympic Games'.

Former Youth Olympic Games medallists have gone on to win Olympic medals - Adelina Sotnikova and Shoma Uno from the 2012 YOG won Olympic gold and silver respectively. Several of the medallists have gone on to medal at Junior Worlds, many winning gold. Han Yan, Shoma Uno, Yu/Jin, Yanovskaya/Mozgov, Duskova/Bidar, Skoptcova/Aleshin, and Lajoie/Lagha are all YOG medallists who became Junior World Champions. Others like Sotskova, Aliev, Borisova/Sopot, and Nazarova/Nikitin are Junior World medallists. Success isn't limited to the junior level - Elizaveta Tuktamysheva won the 2015 World Championships, while Elizabet Tursynbaeva is the 2019 World silver medallist. There are several European, GPF, and Four Continents medals among these skaters as well. It's definitely an event that gets your name out there internationally.

Add to this the fact that the 2020 version of these Games are in Lausanne - the Olympic capital. Figure skating events are taking place in the city itself. So much media is going to be focused on these Games that I expect it to be much bigger than 2016 in Norway.

A good result at this event would set up Stephen well for 2020 Junior Worlds. And this is the only opportunity he will get to skate at an event like this, due to the age restrictions.

As for Nationals - a National title is a great accomplishment. If we look at the facts then we must acknowledge that Canada is down to one spot for men at the 2020 World Figure Skating Championships, an event being held in Canada. Stephen is too young to skate at this event. Whoever is selected to skate at 2020 Worlds will be tasked with placing in the top 10, to earn two spots for Canada for 2021 Worlds - which is the first Olympic qualifying event. It is, in my opinion, basically a foregone conclusion that whoever wins Nationals will be sent to 2020 Worlds, as the 'National Champion' title holds weight, especially at a home Worlds.

In the long run, missing one Nationals, especially when he can't qualify for Worlds through them, shouldn’t hurt Stephen. Sending a strong skater to get back two spots for Canadian senior men at Worlds is actually more important, since Stephen has to be aiming for 2021 Worlds. However, if Stephen does decide to compete at Nationals then he will gain more experience competing as a senior and get more exposure within Canada. I just do not know if there is any guaranatee that he would win, even if he does his best - as was the case this season.

This is not to say I don't believe in Stephen. I'm that biased fan that believes he could win anything and everything he sets his mind to. But what he can't do is control external factors. And next season the factors are a bit more complicated than usual. I am not even sure how to discuss this further without unleashing some strong and biased opinions, so maybe I’ll stop here.

All of this could have been avoided were Nationals just scheduled not to conflict with YOG, but that does not seem to be possible so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#ask SGFB

[sywtwfs]

which skaters, in all disciplines, would you say are almost certainly a lock for their country's olympic spots? discounting injuries and such, of course.

ETA: This post will be updated with official Olympic team announcements.

Many national championships will happen in the next month or so, so we’ll soon know most countries’ Olympic teams. This is a short overview of which skaters are likely going to the Olympics, and which spots are still under contention.

Australia (officially announced)

Men (1) - Brendan Kerry

Ladies (1) - Kailani Craine

Pairs (1) - Alexandrovskaya/Windsor

Austria (officially announced)

Pairs (1) - Ziegler/Kiefer

Belgium (officially announced)

Men (1) - Jorik Hendrickx

Ladies (1) - Loena Hendrickx

Brazil (officially announced)

Ladies (1) - Isadora Williams

Canada (officially announced)

Men (2) - Patrick Chan, Keegan Messing

Ladies (3) - Kaetlyn Osmond, Gabrielle Daleman, Larkyn Austman

Pairs (3) - Duhamel/Radford, Seguin/Bilodeau, Moore-Towers/Marinaro

Ice dance (3) - Virtue/Moir, Weaver/Poje, Gilles/Poirier

China (officially announced)

Men (2) - Boyang Jin, Han Yan

Ladies (1) - Xiangning Li

Pairs (3) - Sui/Han, Yu/Zhang, Peng/Jin

Ice dance (1) - Wang/Liu

Czech Republic (officially announced)

Men (1) - Michal Brezina

Pairs (1) - Duskova/Bidar

Ice dance (1) - Mansourova/Ceska

Finland (officially announced)

Ladies (1) - Emmi Peltonen

France (officially announced: 1, 2, 3)

Men (1) - Chafik Besseghier

Ladies (1) - Mae Berenice Meite

Pairs (1) - James/Cipres

Ice dance (2) - Papadakis/Cizeron, Lauriault/Le Gac

Georgia (officially announced)

Men (1) - Moris Kvitelashvili

Germany (officially announced)

Men (1) - Paul Fentz

Ladies (1) - Nicole Schott

Pairs (2) - Savchenko/Massot, Hocke/Blommaert

Ice dance (1) - Lorenz/Polizoakis

Great Britain (officially announced)

Ice dance (1) - Coomes/Buckland

Hungary (officially announced)

Ladies (1) - Ivett Toth

Israel (officially announced)

Men (2) - Alexei Bychenko, Daniel Samohin

Ladies (team event only) - Aimee Buchanan

Pairs (1) - Connors/Krasnopolski

Ice dance (1) - Tankova/Zilberberg

Italy (officially announced)

Men (1) - Matteo Rizzo

Ladies (2) - Carolina Kostner, Giada Russo

Pairs (2) - Marchei/Hotarek, Della Monica/Guarise

Ice dance (2) - Cappellini/Lanotte, Guignard/Fabbri

Japan (officially announced)

Men (3) - Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Keiji Tanaka

Ladies (2) - Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto

Pairs (1) - Suzaki/Kihara

Ice dance (1) - Muramoto/Reed

Kazakhstan (officially announced)

Men (1) - Denis Ten

Ladies (2) - Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Aiza Mambekova

Latvia (officially announced)

Men (1) - Deniss Vasiljevs

Ladies (1) - Diana Nikitina

Malaysia

Men (1) - Julian Yee

North Korea (officially announced)

Pairs (1) - Ryom/Kim

Philippines (officially announced)

Men (1) - Michael Christian Martinez

Poland (officially announced)

Ice dance (1) - Kaliszek/Spodyriev

Olympic Athletes from Russia (officially announced)

Ladies (3) - Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Maria Sotskova

Men (2) - Mikhail Kolyada, Dmitri Aliev

Pairs (3) - Tarasova/Morozov, Zabiiako/Enbert, Astakhova/Rogonov (Stolbova/Klimov not invited by IOC)

Ice dance (2) - Bobrova/Soloviev, Zagorski/Guerreiro (Stepanova/Bukin not invited by IOC)

Slovakia (officially announced)

Ladies (1) - Nicole Rajicova

Ice dance (1) - Mysliveckova/Csolley

South Korea (officially announced)

Men (1) - Jun Hwan Cha

Ladies (2) - Dabin Choi, Hanul Kim

Pairs (1) - Kim/Kam

Ice dance (1) - Min/Gamelin

Spain (officially announced)

Men (2) - Javier Fernandez, Felipe Montoya

Ice dance (1) - Hurtado/Khaliavin

Sweden (officially announced)

Ladies (1) - Anita Ostlund

Switzerland (officially announced)

Ladies (1) - Alexia Paganini

Turkey (officially announced)

Ice dance (1) - Agafonova/Ucar

Ukraine (officially announced)

Men (1) - Yaroslav Paniot

Ladies (1) - Anna Khnychenkova

Ice dance (1) - Nazarova/Nikitin

USA (officially announced: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Men (3) - Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Vincent Zhou

Ladies (3) - Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen

Pairs (1) - Scimeca Knierim/Knierim

Ice dance (3) - Shibutani/Shibutani, Hubbell/Donohue, Chock/Bates

Uzbekistan

Men (1) - Misha Ge

#figure skating #olympics #olympics 2018 #blackhtorns #replies

[empresswenjing]

who are you excited to watch in Pyeongchang?

So many people! Here are some of the many people I’m excited for!

Men: all of the top 6, Vincent, Mikhail, Dmitri, Han, Misha, Adam, etc.

Ladies: Karen, Mirai, Kaori, Evgenia, Carolina, Da-bin, Elizabet, Satoko, Gabby, etc.

Pairs: Sui/Han, Peng/Jin, Yu/Zhang, James/Cipres, Savchenko/Massot (still sad about Stolbova/Klimov though)

Dance: Shibs, Hubbell/Donohue, Virtue/Moir, Papadakis/Cizeron, Wang/Liu, Muramoto/Reed, Weaver/Poje, Cappellini/Lanotte, Chock/Bates

#anonymous #replies

[the-real-xmonster]

Spins, Explained

So, as a follow-up to my previous layman’s guide on jump identification, this time, let us try to make sense of all the different types of figure skating spins.

Now, before we start, not to discourage you or anything, but keep in mind that spin is a topic more complicated than you might think, mostly because spins can come in endless flavors and weird naming conventions and skaters constantly invent new ways to mix and match. Another note is that this post will cover spins in single skating only - I don’t watch enough pairs and ice dance to have proper knowledge on their spins.

A couple of terms you will want to understand when it comes to spins:

Position refers to the way the skater holds their body while spinning. There are 3 basic positions, each of which comes in many different variations, in other words, different movements of the skater’s body while holding to the general shape of the basic position.

Level refers to the difficulty of the spins. There are 5 levels in total: B (no level) and Level 1 to 4. 

Level feature is how the spin levels are determined. One feature = one level, so a spin must have 4 features counted in order to be a Level 4. The ISU defines, in total, 13 different types of features a spin can have, any 4 of these in a spin will make it a level 4. Well, don’t sweat, this is just general information. We are most definitely not getting into all the technical details of all these features today. Layman’s guide, remember?  

Incidentally, it’s worth pointing out that Level and Grade of Execution (GOE) are independent, as I’ve seen some new fans confusing the two. Level reflects how difficult the spin is, while GOE is about how well it is executed. Think of it this way, the equivalence of level for a jump is the number of rotations, whether it’s a single, double, triple, or a quad. Jump of any rotations and spins of any level can be awarded GOE ranging from -3 to +3 and this has no direct correlation with the number of rotations/number of level features.   

With that, let’s move on to look at the 3 basic spin positions and some of their more popular variations.

Basic Position No.1: Camel Spin, defined as a spin in which the skater’s free leg is held backward in a position where the knee is higher than hip level. In practice, this means that in camel spins, the skater’s free leg and upper body are usually on the same horizontal plane. Below you can see on the left Kaetlyn in a basic camel position. On the right is Mai, also with a basic camel position, but pay attention to how she entered the spin: with a jump. Any spin with a jump entrance like that would be called a Flying Spin. What Mai did in particular is called a butterfly entrance.

Now we check out the variations. There are 3 categories of variations for the camel spin and the difference is in the positioning of the skater’s shoulders. 

First category is Camel Forward, in which the skater holds their shoulders parallel to the ice. A typical variation in this category is the half-Biellmann (we’ll get to its cousin, the Biellmann, in a bit).

Second category of camel variation is Camel Sideways, where the skater’s shoulders form a vertical line. The doughnut spin is the most popular in this category. 

Third category is Camel Upward, where you see the skater’s shoulders twisted to almost facing the ceiling. A popular variation in this category is the bent-leg layover, also known as the Yu-Na spin. 

Below you can see, from left to right: Janny with a half-Biellmann, Carolina with a doughnut, and Elizabet with a Yu-Na spin (and in a Yu-Na dress too, so much love):

Basic Position No.2: Sit Spin, defined as a spin in which the skater’s buttocks are not higher than the knee of the skating leg. Sit spin can also be entered with a jump entry, usually called the death drop. Below is a look at Karen, on the left, as she moves to a sit position mid-spin, and on the right, Kaetlyn entering a Flying Sit Spin.

Sit spins also come with 3 categories of variations: Sit Forward, Sit Sideways, and Sit Behind. In this case, the categorization is based on the position of the free leg, whether the skater’s free leg is held, you guessed it, forward, to the side, or tucked behind. Below is a look at 3 popular sit spin variations, one for each category: Carolina doing a shoot-the-duck (I swear I did NOT come up with that name), Kaetlyn doing a broken leg (I didn’t come up with this one either), and Karen doing a pancake spin. 

Basic Position No.3: Upright Spin. This one is sort of a semi-catch-all category, in that it covers all spins in which the skater has one leg extended, other than those than fall under the camel group. Okay I know that definition is more than a little vague and very much less than helpful so let us dive right into the illustrations.    

Now, there are 2 types of upright spins, one where the skater holds their body mostly straight up and the other, where the skater arches their back, drops their shoulders and head backward and generally looks very pretty. The latter type is called Layback Spins, it’s more difficult than the basic Upright, and almost exclusively performed by ladies. Here’s a look at a regular one-foot upright spin by Elizabet and a layback by Janny:

The regular upright spin also has 3 categories of variations (by the way all of the categorization I’ve been talking about so far is according to official ISU tech guide - they do seem to have a weird obsession with dividing things by 3). There’s the Upright Forward, in which the skater holds the upper body forward while spinning. There’s the Upright Straight, which includes variations where the skater holds their torso straight up. And finally there’s the Upright Biellmann. Yep you read that correctly, the Biellmann is such a popular variation that it has a category of its own. Let’s have a look at Dabin doing a crossfoot, Maria doing an I-spin, and Mai’s Biellmann:

The layback spin can also come in a myriad of variations (which the ISU is too lazy to classify). Since I personally like the layback a lot, I will show you some of its common variations below, demonstrated by Gabby, Janny, and Karen:

Non Basic Position: any position that doesn’t fall into any of the 3 basic groups above is a non-basic (duh). Here’s a popular non-basic for you: the windmill, also known as the illusion camel (though calling it that way is a bit misleading, since it is not really a camel spin - see, I warned you there’s weird naming convention galore). Below is Elizabet and Mai both doing this spin:

Okay, we’re almost done here. One final thing you'd want to know is that a skater can mix up two or more basic and/or non-basic positions in one spin, in which case we have a combination spin. Let’s check out that sort of things shall we? I will let Yuzuru do the demonstration (yeah if you thought I can get through a post without bringing Yuzu in, you obviously don’t know me well enough, my friend).

Here’s a breakdown of Yuzu’s combination spin from Hope and Legacy:

And another one, from Let’s Go Crazy:

That’s it, friends, you now know the basics of spins. Thanks for reading, thanks to the anon who requested this (I had lots of fun putting this together). Hope it was somewhat useful and as usual if you have any question my inbox is open.

#figure skating #fskateedit #ladies #yuzuru hanyu #i'm too lazy to tag all the ladies yeah #requests #loooooooong post #tech talk

[ihearasong]

Tagged by @analoginterface ! List ten of your favourite characters in ten different fandoms and then tag ten different people.

The Outsider | Dishonored

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret | Final Fantasy XV

Lightning Farron | Final Fantasy XIII

Kuronue & Youko Kurama | YuYu Hakusho (i listed both bc they're married and inseparable, sorry i don’t make the rules)

Itachi Uchiha | Naruto (i don’t even watch this)

Alucard | Hellsing Ultimate

Seto Kaiba | Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kylo Ren | Star Wars

Gabriel Reyes | Overwatch

Elizabet Sobeck | Horizon: Zero Dawn

Tagging:  whoever is actually bothering to stop and read this list

edit: adding @argosycaptain 

#. bubbles ;; #. about me ;; #the worst part is #these are all my fictional crushes too #//sweats #my deepest darkest secrets have been revealed #i a m r u i n e d

[mostlytiredoffs]

My favourite programs of the season

Ok, so, just a reminder you asked for this guys XD Someone asked me to post more figure skating content and reviews, so I thought I’d do posts about different things, starting with a list of my favourite programs of the season. I have a (quite) limited amount of free time, so I won’t post that often, but I have some ideas (I’ll probably do some top five posts about my favourite skaters and I think I might do similar posts for juniors/seniors to watch etc) and if you want me to talk about something...you know where to find me. That said, it’s the first time I try to write something like this, so feedback (replies, anons, whatever you want) is much appreciated. Is this too much? Too serious? You tell me. 

Let’s get started now, cause the list is long.

Ladies’ SP:

Wakaba Higuchi - La Califfa 

Laurine Lecavelier - Experience

Gabby Daleman - Herodiade

Anna Pogorilaya - Por Una Cabeza

Others worth mentioning: Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Kaetlyn Osmond.

My n.1 would have to be Wakaba’s program. But then again you can’t expect anything short of perfection from Bourne: the program perfectly highlights how much Wakaba has grown in the last year, especially when it comes to interpretation. I do think this program allowed her to show her fantastic speed and power, but also how mature she is considering her age. The StSq is, for sure, one of my favourites of the season. Now, switching the flip would have been a nice thing, but that’s another story. I’m not sure Wakaba’s talent is in the right place as of now, but at least she got great programs this year. There were a lot of great ladies’ short programs this year, but if I had to mention another one it would be Laurine Lecavelier’s Experience. 

Ladies’ FP:

Satoko Miyahara - The Planets

Mao Asada - Firedance

Polina Tsurskaya - February

Mao’s LP would be my sentimental fave (and that step sequence is pure beauty) *this was written before she retired y.y*, but truthfully it’s impossible not to give first place to Satoko’s The Planets. Tom Dickson and Satoko are a really great combo *terrible pun intended: +3 goe!* imho: he really does know how to highlight her quiet skating, but at the same time I feel like his programs really help Satoko break out of her shell. Firedance was a little masterpiece, but in this case I really liked how they choose an unusual music and how difficult it is to skate to it. I do think this program could have been performed even better and I wouldn’t complain if Satoko kept it for next season, ditch Lori and have both SP and LP choregraphed by Dickson. Tell Yamato to fire Lori Satoko, do it.

Men’s SP:

Yuzuru Hanyu - Let’s go crazy

Jin Boyang - Spiderman (it’s so bad it’s good? XD)

This list is very short. For me LGC just stole the show. I’ve had the privilege to see it live and...as Yuzuru explained, there’s not an empty moment, and if you slip up it’s impossible to get back on track. It’s an incredibly complex program and I love how detailed it is. It’s perfect, from the 4lo sandwitched between two spread eagles and his fantastic 3A from a backcounter to little movements like the way he interacts with the crowd or upper body movements throughout the program. I’m going to receive a beating from a friend because of this but...this might my favourite among his SPs. Yeah, insane. #ChopinIStillLoveYou I remember how worried people were at the start of the season, but I think we’ve all learned two things from this: trust Buttle *all hail Jeff* and trust Yuzuru to be able to bring out the best of the music he’s skating to.

Men’s FP:

Yuzuru Hanyu - Hope and Legacy

Patrick Chan - A Journey

Jun Hwan Cha - Il Postino

I actually love all of them. I’m really attached to Hope and Legacy and how delicate and yet powerful it is, but I have to admit Chiddy’s program is fantastic. I’ve never been a fan of his, in spite of admiring his SS, but I do think he really felt this program and that it highlighted how gorgeous his skating is. (no more Eric music tho please. And choose something less...cute for the SP ‘kay?) In both cases I must note how many people underestimated these programs to be honest and how little they were “understood”. I saw a lot of people compare H&L to Seimei...and I just think not many people got how complex H&L is. The program is full of transitions, there’s not a moment to breathe and every jump is executed after difficult steps and is perfectly incorporated in the choreography. The program flows from start to finish and I’m glad Yuzuru skated to something like this, at least once. It was risky, but wonderful. Cha’s Il Postino is a little masterpiece. But I still don’t trust David Wilson :P

Pairs’ SP:

Sui/Han - Blues for klook

Savchenko/Massot - That man

Peng/Jin - My Drag

James/Cipres - Earned it

Yu/Zhang - Eternal Flame

Yeah, I don’t think I have to say Sui/Han take number 1, right? Every time I say I don’t like Lori I have to admit they make her choreos work. This SP is a masterpiece, no doubt, and they sold it. Their interpretation, their personality and charisma were astounding. They simply have that “something more”, that x factor that does set them apart in an extremely competitive field. They are excellent when it comes to pair elements, but also excellent skaters on their own. Also, synchro hair flip, damn. Shoutout to My Drag, because it is such a funny program, it was a joy to watch, especially considering what happened to chinese couples last season. 

Pairs’ FP: 

Sui/Han - Bridge over troubled water

James/Cipres - Sound of Silence

Savchenko/Massot - Lighthouse

Besides Sui/Han’s masterpiece that made me cry like a baby...can we talk about how much Vanessa and Morgan have improved? Their FP at Euros was the best thing of the entire competition. I also quite liked Aliona and Bruno, but while they’re excellent when it comes to pairs elements (that twist damn) I still feel like there’s not the right balance between them, in terms of performance. 

Ice Dance SD:

Virtue/Moir - Prince Medley

Shibutani/Shibutani - That’s Life

Chock/Bates - Bad to the bone/Uptown Funk

I’m not making surprising choices am I? xD But really, Tessa and Scott’s SD this season was incredible. They owned it, from the first to the last second. Their midline no touch is extremely sharp and perfectly fits the music. I loved the music cuts and the lift...spectacular. I must say that all the US couples made interesting choices in terms of music and that, imo, the results were really great. I’ve never been a Chock/Bates fan, but this year both their programs were A+. When the rhythms for the SD were revealed last season I was afraid we’d see horrible programs, but I’m actually quite satisfied. Many interesting music choices, some really great programs. 

Ice Dance FD:

Shibutani/Shibutani - Evolution

Chock/Bates - Under Pressure

Gilles/Poirier - Con Buena Onda

Many might be surprised not to see Papadakis/Cizeron’s FD on this list. I’m a bit surprised myself to be honest, but...after the last two seasons I had really high expectations and they weren’t exactly fullfilled. It is a good FD, but I still have fresh on my mind their last two FDs and...this isn’t as perfect imo (and I’m also a bit tired of this genre tbh). I’ve seen the Shibs’ Evolution live and, while it’s not as iconic as Fix You, imo it’s a great continuation of what they started last season. They choose a quite difficult music to skate to, because it might make the program seem flat until the very end, but it ended being a great choice and a bit of a breath of fresh air if compared to many similar FDs we’ve seen lately. Can we stop the romantic/heartbreaking FD trend? Please. 

Let’s say, if I had to do a top 10, this would be it:

Yuzuru Hanyu - Let’s Go Crazy

Yuzuru Hanyu - Hope and Legacy

Sui/Han - Blues for klook

Virtue/Moir - Prince medley

Patrick Chan - A Journey

Wakaba Higuchi - La Califfa

Satoko Miyahara - The Planets

Laurine Lecavelier - Experience

Jun Hwan Cha - Il Postino

Mao Asada - Firedance

Edit: I’ll put in here my favourite EX too, since someone asked :)

Notte Stellata is my ultimate fave (it’s too beautiful), followed by Wakaba’s Byakuyako, Satoko’s Hernando’s Hideaway, Caro’s Claire de Lune, the Shibs, Sui/Han and Jun Hwan’s Peanut Butter Jelly xD

If you want to discuss this, my chat is always open and the same goes for my inbox.

#2016-2017 faves #off-season post #too many to tag #ramblings

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Four Continents Preview

Okay, I’m just going to be doing a quick preview for the four disciplines. This is going to be a very interesting competition. 

Men

The men’s field is one of the deepest in years. Basically, this is a preview of what World’s could be - as long as you insert Javier Fernandez, who of course is not here. 

There is Nathan Chen of the US and his five quads, and Boyang Jin iof China who is also planning five quads. There’s Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, who let’s face it, is the favorite here. If he is clean, he is unbeatable. Not to be counted out, we have Patrick Chan of Canada who can definitely factor in. He has an edge on Jin in components but has a deficit to the other three technically. There’s also Shoma Uno, who should never be counted out.

It’s going to be a very interesting competition.

Ladies

Without Satoko Miyahara, I would say the favorite is probably Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada, but I would say this is a very tight field. There’s three very strong Japanese ladies (Higuchi, Hongo and Mihara), Osmond’s teammates, Daleman and Chartrand, and the US ladies - Nagasu, Bell, and Chen. Any combination of them could end up on the podium. Also, don’t count on Zijun Li of China and Elizabet Tursynbaeva of Kazakstan.

Pairs

This is one *hell* of pairs field. Getting into the top 6 is going to be tough. We have three wonderful pairs from Canada, especially the reigning two-time World Champs from Canada, Duhamel and Radford (along with Iliushechinka and Moscovitch and Moore-Towers and Marinaro) three excellent Chinese teams - Peng and Jin, Yu and Zhang, both of whom have had great debut seasons, and of course, the return of Sui/Han.

Sui and Han, at their best, can win here. Of course, Sui had surgery and they have been out all season, so there’s no telling where they are at.We also have the strongest three teams the US has ever sent - Cain and LeDuc (who are in by far their biggest competition ever), Denney and Frazier, and the return of Scimeca Knierim and Knierim, who have been out all season due to injury

Very interesting...

Ice Dance

Let’s get this out of the way - Virtue and Moir of Canada will win. 

The other two medalists will be a combination of the Shibutani’s of the US, Chock and Bates of the US, and Weaver and Poje of Canada.It’s also good to watch for Hubbell and Donahue of the US and Gilles and Poirier of Canada.

This is going to be an excellent competition!

#preview #figure skating #pairs #ice dance #ladies #men #four continents #4CC

[howlaconic]

who are your favourite figure skaters ?

umm im gonna go with currently competing seniors bc juniors is a whole different mess and including retired skaters would be so damn difficult

Womenmao asada, satoko miyahara, kanako murakami, zijun li, mirai nagasu, elena radionova, elizabet tursynbaeva, soyoun parkMenyuzuru hanyu (fanyu til the tomb), shoma uno, misha ge, keiji tanaka, deniss vasiljevs, han yan, boyang jin, sota yamamoto (hes a senior even though he’s been broken since forever and hasnt debuted as one)Ice Dance & Pairs (i combined bc this is a short list)shibsibs, kana and chris, anna and luca, sui and han, yu and peng (hahaha…)

#asks #honestly i used to really like javi and then i went to worlds and idk what happened #Anonymous

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4CC Ladies’ Predictions and Notes

This competition becomes nearly as who knows as the men’s competition with the removal of Satoko from the mix (though for a slightly different reason).  This is now a top 11 or so who are capable of incredible performances but are incredibly inconsistent, or are on a trajectory rising in unpredictable ways.  I honestly am pretty sure that my top 11-13 will be the top 11-13, but where they fall in that, I’m not super confident.  There are some skaters who’ve skated really really well in their national competitions, who have not shown that internationally (yet), and there are some skaters who are coming off a rough season with some changes in store.  Basically, anything could happen, and someone I wasn’t even thinking about could surprise me, and I wouldn’t even be able to muster too much surprise.

If you have any questions regarding my predictions, or notes, or my thoughts on the competitors, feel free to go ahead and shoot me an ask!

Predictions under the cut because they’re long!

NAME------------------COUNTRY--SP--FS--TOTAL--POSSIBLE--(PLACE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kaetlyn Osmond----------------CAN--75.54--136.91--212.45--212.45--(3) Rika Hongo----------------------JPN--69.89--129.97--199.15--199.86--(4) Gabrielle Daleman-------------CAN--72.70--128.30--195.68--201.00--(5) Wakaba Higuchi----------------JPN--66.66--129.46--194.48--196.12--(2) Mirai Nagasu--------------------USA--73.40--129.68--193.86--203.08--(1) Mariah Bell-----------------------USA--60.92--130.67--191.59--191.59--(9) Mai Mihara-----------------------JPN--68.48--125.92--190.92--194.40--(6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaine Chartrand----------------CAN--67.38--129.50--186.11--196.88--(8) Zijun Li----------------------------CHN--65.39--127.54--184.52--192.93--(10) Elizabet Tursynbaeva----------KAZ--64.31--121.99--183.62--186.30--(11) Karen Chen----------------------USA--64.46--121.11--179.39--185.57--(7) Nahyun Kim----------------------KOR--60.46--117.69--177.27--178.15--(12) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dabin Choi-----------------------KOR--58.70--116.92--173.71--175.62--(13) Kailani Craine-------------------AUS--54.05--110.07--163.38--164.12--(15) Xiangning Li---------------------CHN--54.55--102.72--157.27--157.27--(16) Amy Lin--------------------------TPE--57.50--107.73--155.61--165.23--(14) Brooklee Han-------------------AUS--53.65--102.99--151.90--156.64--(17) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ziquan Zhao--------------------CHN--58.20--94.70--149.12--152.90--(18) Maisy Hiu Ching Ma-----------HKG--52.69--85.42--138.11--138.11--(19) Suh Hyun Son------------------KOR--46.18--89.78--133.81--135.96--(20) Chloe Ing------------------------SGP--42.74--89.48--132.22--132.22--(21) Shuran Yu-----------------------SGP--45.36--84.76--130.12--130.12--(22) Michaela Du Toit---------------RSA--46.84--75.94--121.94--122.78--(23)

Predicted Podium:                    Dream Podium: 1) Mirai Nagasu (USA)             1) Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) 2) Wakaba Higuchi (JPN)         2) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 3) Kaetlyn Osmond (CAN)       3) Rika Hongo (JPN) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Rika Hongo (JPN)               4) Karen Chen (USA) 5) Gabrielle Daleman (CAN)   5) Zijun Li (CHN) 6) Mai Mihara (JPN)                6) Elizabet Tursynbaeva (KAZ)

Notes I honestly have no idea.  There is way too much variability here.  Kaetlyn (CAN) has been having an amazing season thus far, but she has been known to choke under pressure (granted she didn’t at GPF, so there’s that).  Mirai (USA) has had good competitions here in the past, and I think she’s able to do really well here this year.  Wakaba (JPN) has been having a really good first senior season, and she’s certainly capable of winning here.  Rika (JPN) is back to her old FS (RIverdance), and I think that if it’s cleaned up like it was last season, she could certainly podium (it was rough around the edges at nationals, but she’d just switched back to it).  Karen (USA) just won US Nats, but she’s not been able to perform like that internationally yet.

Younger and Lower Ranked Skaters: Nahyun and Dabin (KOR) both have the potential to come out here and do surprisingly well.  They’re looking to skate well at home, and I hope that they both have skates they can be really happy with.  Amy Lin (TPE) is a fun and engaging skater to watch, and I hope she does really well here and boosts her confidence.  Maisy (HKG) is full of such fun energy, and I hope that she enjoys herself and does well for herself.

#figure skating #4CC #predictions #four continents #the ladies field is weird without Satoko in it #I really want Rika to come back super strong #now that she's back with her Riverdance program #because best program

[fundacaogoldeletra]

Time com mais de 60 voluntários atuou no Torneio Gol de Letra SP 2018

21 de dezembro, 2018

Um evento de grande porte como o Torneio Gol de Letra é feito a muitas mãos e cabeças. Um dia inteiro de movimentação nas dependências do estádio do Morumbi, mais de 300 pessoas circulando entre campo e áreas comuns, alimentação, hidratação, risco de contusões, torcida na arquibancada, enfim, uma intensa organização se faz necessária para o sucesso da iniciativa.

 Todas essas peças encaixadas e funcionando só é possível com a participação de voluntários, já que se trata de um evento beneficente. Eles atuam nas mais diversas funções, auxiliando a equipe da Fundação Gol de Letra em pontos essenciais. São pessoas que se dispõem a passar um dia inteiro dedicado ao trabalho voluntário atuando como guarda-volumes, controle de portões, controle de acesso ao campo, attachés dos times, controle da arquibancada, organização da Sala dos Atletas, controle de acesso à Sala Raí, organização dos vestiários, apoio ao campo, apoio ao campo, apoio à equipe técnica, apoio às mídias sociais, fotógrafos, locutores, repórteres, operadores de câmera e áudio.

  O trabalho começa antes de todos chegarem e termina depois que todos vão embora. É o comprometimento de cada um que faz com que tenhamos a confiança de que, no final, tudo vai dar certo.

  Nosso muito obrigado a todas e todos os queridos voluntários do Torneio Gol de Letra SP:

  Voluntários

Alex Bezerra

Ana Mesquita

Anderson João Lira

Bianca Arocho da Silva

Camila Valério da Silva Oliveira

Claudia Martins de Oliveira

Daniela Vidal G. Pavan

Eduardo Hattada

Eduardo Micheletto

Fabilla Oliveira da Silva Lira

Francisca B. da Silva Martins (Mara)

Guilherme Ferreira Finelli

Joana Blumenschein

Jose Antônio Batista de Souza

Lara Fernanda Castro da Silva

Larissa Santana de Souza

Leandro Massoni

Letícia Matos Ferreira

Maria Esmeralda Oliveira dos Santos

Mariana Fernandes

Matheus Tahan

Mathias Martins

Mauro Santos Abreu

Rafael Carvalho

Ricardo Nóbrega

Sandro Rodrigues da Silva

Sérgio Miranda

Victor Morais Barbosa

Willian RiboDias

Yu Breno

  Equipe

Agatha Moreira de Souza

Amanda Eugênio

Ariel Pereira Raiol

Caio Correa

Degival Soares da Silva

Dênis Carvalho de Sousa

Edgard Arantes

Elizabete Maria da Silva Rocha

Evellyn Christina da Silva Martins

Felipe Camargo Setra

Flavio Matteucci

Gabriela Gouveia

Henrique Marques Coelho

Kamila Silva

Lorenzo de Lima Moura

Lucas Bezerra

Luiz Fernando Cardoso de Oliveira

Marina Ester Gomes da Silva

Mauricio Amatto

Maysa Correa

Mônica Zagallo

Pamella Alves de Holanda Lima

Rafael de Menezes

Renata Abi Rached Torres

Rosana Marques

Silvana da Silva

Sóstenes Brasileiro de Oliveira

Steffanie Francisca dos Santos

Telma Jobes

Thiago Barreto Marques

Victor Ferreira

  Monitores Gol de Letra

Ana Carolina dos Santos

Alexsandro Roque de Souza Bento

Camila Flores de Jesus

Giovanna Galdino Damásio

Hemilly Nicolly Ioannou

Isabela da Cruz Silva Gonzaga

Juan Silva Santana

Kallebe de Paula Sales

Naommy Pacheco Vieira

Rayana Sofia Santos Sena

Wictor Moreira de Souza

 Parceiros e Apoio

O Torneio conta também com uma importante rede de empresas e instituições que apoiam a iniciativa. Nosso profundo agradecimento à parceria de tantos anos:

 São Paulo Futebol Clube – cessão do estádio do Morumbi

Raí + Velasco – direção criativa do evento

R8 Live – operação de eventos

MV Vídeos – registro e edição de vídeos

Módulos – doação de equipamentos audiovisuais

Refinaria Design – criação e produção do material pós-evento

Quer contribuir com o nosso trabalho? Seja um(a) Sócio(a) Titular e ajude a fortalecer os nossos programas: www.goldeletra.org.br/doe

[sywtwfs]

Is there a list on the athletes that are most likely to participate at OWG?

The final entries will not be decided until late January/early February. Each federation has their own criteria for choosing their Olympic team and will observe their skaters’ performances at competitions leading up to the Olympics. Skaters from small feds with few others to challenge them domestically are likely to go to the Olympics. Assuming all skaters are healthy, this is the situation so far for every country with Olympic spots:

Australia: Brendan Kerry for men, Alexandrovskaya/Windsor for pairs if she can get citizenship in time. 1 ladies’ spot will come down to Kailani Craine and Brooklee Han.

Austria: Ziegler/Kiefer for pairs

Belgium: Jorik Hendrickx for men, Loena Hendrickx for ladies

Brazil: Isadora Williams for ladies

Canada: Patrick Chan is certain, 1 other men’s spot up in the air with many contenders. Ladies will almost certainly be Kaetlyn Osmond, Gabrielle Daleman and Alaine Chartrand. Pairs will very likely be Duhamel/Radford, Iliushechkina/Moscovitch, and Seguin/Bilodeau, but Moore-Towers/Marinaro also have a chance. Ice dance will almost definitely be Virtue/Moir, Weaver/Poje, Gilles/Poirier.

China: Men will very likely be Boyang Jin and Han Yan. 1 ladies’ spot between Zijun Li, Xiangning Li, and Ziquan Zhao. Pairs will be Sui/Han, Yu/Zhang, and Peng/Jin. Ice dance will very likely be Wang/Liu.

Czech Republic: Michal Brezina for men, Duskova/Bidar for pairs, probably Mansour/Ceska for ice dance

Finland: 1 ladies spot, probably Emmi Peltonen, but others are possible

France: 1 men’s spot up in the air. 1 ladies’ spot between Laurine Lecavelier and Mae Berenice Meite. James/Cipres for pairs, Papadakis/Cizeron for ice dance, and 1 other ice dance spot between Lauriault/Le Gac and Abachkina/Thauron.

Georgia: Moris Kvitelashvili for men

Germany: 1 spot each for men and ladies, still up in the air. Savchenko/Massot for pairs (assuming he gets citizenship in time), second pair will probably be Hocke/Blommaert. Lorenz/Polizoakis for ice dance.

Great Britain: Coomes/Buckland for ice dance

Hungary: Ivett Toth for ladies

Israel: Alexei Bychenko and Daniel Samohin for men, Connors/Krasnopolski for pairs, Tobias/Tkachenko for ice dance

Italy: 1 men’s spot between Matteo Rizzo and Ivan Righini. Carolina Kostner for ladies, second spot likely Roberta Rodeghiero. Della Monica/Guarise and Marchei/Hotarek for pairs. Cappellini/Lanotte and Guignard/Fabbri for ice dance.

Japan: Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno are locks for men, third spot down to Keiji Tanaka, Takahito Mura, or Daisuke Murakami. There are several contenders for 2 ladies’ spots, anything could happen. Ice dance will be Muramoto/Reed. Pair for the team event will likely be Suzaki/Kihara (Francis Boudreau-Audet doesn’t have citizenship).

Kazakhstan: Denis Ten for men, Elizabet Tursynbaeva and Aiza Mambekova for ladies

Latvia: Deniss Vasiljevs for men, Angelina Kuchvalska for ladies

Malaysia: Julian Yee for men

North Korea: Ryom/Kim for pairs, if their federation allows them to go

Poland: Kaliszek/Spodyriev for ice dance

Russia: 2 men’s spots with many contenders; Mikhail Kolyada seems likely but anything could happen. Evgenia Medvedeva is a lock; many contenders for the 2 other ladies’ spots, Alina Zagitova seems very likely. Tarasova/Morozov and Stolbova/Klimov for pairs, third spot down to Zabiiako/Enbert and Astakhova/Rogonov. Bobrova/Soloviev and probably Stepanova/Bukin for ice dance.

Slovakia: Nicole Rajicova for ladies, Mysliveckova/Csolley for ice dance

South Korea: 1 men’s spot between June Hyoung Lee, Jinseo Kim, and Jun Hwan Cha. Likely Dabin Choi and Soyoun Park for 2 ladies spots; Nahyun Kim also has a chance. Min/Gamelin for ice dance, and 1 pairs spot up in the air.

Spain: Javier Fernandez and Javier Raya for men, 1 ice dance spot between Hurtado/Khaliavin and Smart/Diaz

Sweden: Alexander Majorov for men (but he will need to meet the Swedish fed’s score minimum to be sent to the Olympics), 1 ladies’ spot up in the air

Switzerland: Alexia Paganini for ladies

Turkey: Agafonova/Ucar for ice dance

Ukraine: 1 men’s spot between Yaroslav Paniot and Ivan Pavlov, Anna Khnychenkovafor ladies, Nazarova/Nikitin for ice dance

United States: Nathan Chen probably a lock, 2 other men’s spots up in the air with many contenders. 3 ladies’ spots with many contenders, anything could happen. 1 pairs spot, likely Knierim/Knierim but others also have a shot. Shibutanis, Chock/Bates, and Hubbell/Donohue for ice dance.

Uzbekistan: Misha Ge for men

#olympics 2018 #anonymous #replies

[sywtwfs]

2017 Asian Winter Games & Challenge Cup: Info & Streaming

ASIAN WINTER GAMES

The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event for athletes from Asia that takes place roughly every 4 years. The figure skating events this year will be held in Sapporo, Japan, from Feb. 23-26. Competitions will be held in all four disciplines at the senior level.

Results & entries | Detailed Schedule | Website

NOTABLE ENTRIES

Men: Boyang Jin, Han Yan, Shoma Uno, Takahito Mura, Denis Ten, Misha Ge Ladies: Zijun Li, Rika Hongo, Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Dabin Choi, Nahyun Kim Pairs: Xiaoyu Yu/Hao Zhang, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin Ice dance: Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed

SCHEDULE

Times listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Convert to your own time zone.

Feb. 23: Short Dance 15:10; Ladies' SP 16:50 Feb. 24: Pairs' SP 14:20; Free Dance 16:05; Men's SP 18:05 Feb. 25: Pairs' FS 15:00; Ladies' FS 17:00 Feb. 26: Men's FS 12:00; Gala & Closing Ceremony 18:00

HOW TO WATCH

Olympic Channel: The Olympic broadcasting channel will livestream all of the figure skating events. Streams can be accessed here or on the AWG website:

2/23: Short Dance & Ladies' SP

2/24: Pairs' SP, Free Dance, Men's SP

2/25: Pairs' FS, Ladies' FS

2/26: Men's FS, Closing ceremony

NHK: Japan's NHKBS1 will air all of the men's and ladies' events live. Streams: Stream 1, Stream 2

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CHALLENGE CUP

Results & entries | Schedule | Website | Livestream

Designation: B event When: Feb. 23-26 Where: The Hague, Netherlands Levels & disciplines: novice/junior/senior men & ladies, senior pairs How to watch: Free livestream on Youtube Notable entries: Caroline Zhang, Mae-Berenice Meite, Joshi Helgesson, Jorik Hendrickx, Moris Kvitelashvili

#figure skating #asian winter games #asian winter games 2017 #challenge cup #challenge cup 2017 #b comps #season: 2016 2017 #events #how to watch