#glenn lutz

[sheltiechicago]

Sharing, Connecting, Healing

Lakin Ogunbanwo, Let it Be, 2016, Archival ink-jet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 119 x 79.5 cm, Edition of 10, Image courtesy of Lakin Ogunbanwo and WHATIFTHEWORLD

There’s Light: Artworks & Conversations Examining Black Masculinity, Identity and Mental Well-being, a landmark publication from author and conceptual artist Glenn Lutz (b. 1988).

#lakin ogunbanwo #photographer #artist #hahnemuhle photo rag #whatiftheworld #there's light artworks & conversations examining black masculinity identity and mental well-being #publication #glenn lutz #let it be

[dutchessofcaladan]

#the expendables #wesley snipes #arnold schwarzenegger #harrison ford #glenn powell #kellan lutz #victor ortiz #ronda rousey #antonio banderas #jet li #terry crews #mickey rourke

[figureskatingfanblog]

Okay, Amber, let's go!

TRIPLE AXEL LET'S GO

Gorgeous Triple-Triple. Nice Triple-Double. Nice Triple Sal. Nice spin. Nice step sequence. Ooh, only a Double Lutz. Nice Triple Loop. Popped that Flip into a Single. Nice choreo sequence. Nice spins.

UGH

Once again, she had an opportunity and didn't grab it. Two very costly mistakes for Amber Glenn.

135.48, 210.46 and into first ahead of Lee, Everhardt and Seo.

#live blogging #figure skating #us nationals 2024 #women's free #amber glenn

[an-odd-idea]

Aaaaa women’s short program aaaaaa!

Shoutout to this audience for always applauding a spiral, and for several well-deserved standing ovations. Let’s have all the competitions be in Japan and Canada and maaayybe the United States if they promise to be as hype as they were at Skate America from now on

1. Lindsay Thorngren: She was just wonderful. Definitely my favorite from the US right now, and this is a neat program. (Did a spiral on the lyric “spiral”, I am a simple woman) And she did some kind of wild grabby skate thing, idk what that even was, but so cool. And so exciting for her to be in first! The people there loved her, too

2. Nina Pinzarrone: Very nice. I like her skating better this time, maybe she’s grown on me or maybe she was more relaxed or something. Anyway, I’m glad she also did well thus far after doing so well at her last assignment, keep the momentum going

3. Haein Lee: The jumps were better! I’m happy to see her in medal position, even if by the narrowest of margins. Pls be careful on your illusion. I also always support a program about sirens eating people, and I like her dress

4. Mai Mihara: Aaaa, Mai! I love her, the fans love her, it was so wonderful to see her, and she looked so joyful on the ice. She’s only this low because she did a triple-double, but it looked like that was what she intended, so as long as she did it well and she’s happy, I’m happy. What a wonderful step sequence

5. Ava Marie Ziegler: She was so much fun! She really sold the jazzy program from the first moment, and I loved the Ina Bauer, I can already tell she’s one of those fun skaters who thinks about more than the technical. For a second there the little box showed her flying sit spin was invalidated, but no, phew we’re good

6. Seoyeong Wi: Never seen her before in my life, she was nice. Her dress was so pretty

7. Yelim Kim: Argh the jumps. Argh, the Lutz was downgraded. Argh the combination. But she is so lovely, and the Ina Bauer. Please please please come back strong in the free?

8. Yuna Aoki: Low key my favorite in the entire thing. Skated first in front of a home crowd after not competing much at all for a few seasons and absolutely nailed it, so smooth, so fluid, so expressive, made everything look effortless. Also Lutz-loop- go big or go home I guess

9. Lea Serna: Argh the flip. But I love this program. Eivor is always a win, and she skates it with such ferocity. Also makeup on point, I never notice makeup, but hers was really good

10. Anastasiia Gubanova: Argh the combination! I was really hoping she’d come back and do super well and maybe even medal here after her score at her last competition made her so mad. Still possible, I suppose, Amber made a bigger leap last week

11. Wakaba Higuchi: Nooooo! The jumps! The jumps. But that axel was gorgeous, as always. Can she do an Amber Glenn? That would be wild

12. Lindsay van Zundert: Oh dear the fall and the downgrades. But it’s okay! I saw that she has an Olympics tattoo, I guess that really is A Thing and not just something a handful of people do. I only remember ever seeing her at the Olympics, actually, but I liked her. I hope she does well in the free

[henryandkalcavillsdogpack41482]

Thoughts on Top Gun Maverick

I didn't see it when it was in theaters. Before you'll come after me screaming, only legitimate reason I can give is because of my job since it's at a Doggie Daycare/ Dog Kennel, it also was the start of Summer we're often busy. Not to mention I was walking 3 dogs (one that stressed me out more than some of the naughty dogs at the kennel). I finally bought Top Gun Maverick and 1 hour 32 minutes in.

It's not bad, I have seen the original and own it on DVD, I'm kind of partial to the first and second one. Least with the second one I'm over the age of 4, old enough to know what's going on and can see it. Don't really like Cyclone for obvious reasons it might change after I finish watching the entire movie. Jake (Hangman) his cookies and attitude he has rubbed me the wrong way. I'm gonna say it's a Domestic Violence Survivor thing since my Abusive Ex was a bit like this and narcissistic. I hopefully would never have to admit that to Glenn Powell himself. He is a good actor.

First movie I ever saw him in was The Expendables 3. That was back when I had a huge crush on Kellan Lutz. I'm going to finish watching the movie before I can give any final thoughts. Just now glad to say, I can understand what some of the posts and fan fiction have been saying.

#top gun maverick #finally bought it also watching it for the first time

[capt-merica]

by Glenn Lutz

[superselected]

Short Film. 'Lost + Found.'

#Short Film #Black Film #Black Filmmakers #Glenn Lutz #Laquelle Mills

[midnightcelebrities]

Adelle Lutz and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)

#adelle lutz #glenn shadix #movie stills

[sheltiechicago]

Sharing, Connecting, Healing

In “Ghanaian-American II,” artist Lloyd Foster confronts his dual identity and cultures.

Lloyd Foster / Touchstone Gallery

There’s Light: Artworks & Conversations Examining Black Masculinity, Identity and Mental Well-being, a landmark publication from author and conceptual artist Glenn Lutz (b. 1988).

#lloyd foster #photographer #ghanaian-american 11 #artist #dual identity #cultures #there's light artworks & conversations examining black masculinity identity and mental well-being #publication #glenn lutz

[triplelutzmoreliketriplecry]

The leaders room thing for 4CC Ladies Free Skate

#wakaba higuchi #you young #yelim kim #bradie tennell #kaori sakamoto #karen chen #amber glenn #figure skating #4cc 2020 #triple lutz cries

[figureskatingfanblog]

Solid Triple Axel! Good job! Nice Triple-Triple. Solid Triple-Double. Popped that Sal into a Double. Nice spin. Nice step sequence. Popped that Lutz into a Single. Held onto that Triple Loop. Nice Triple Flip. Nice choreo sequence. Nice spin. Nice spin.

Ugh, once again, such a shame for the mistakes for Amber Glenn of the US. It was a wonderful program otherwise, but the mistakes again...

122.00, 186.53 and into fourth

#figure skating #live blogging #worlds 2024 #women's free #amber glenn

[an-odd-idea]

Figure skating competition season begins anew. Highlights include:

- AMBER GLENN TRIPLE AXEL

- Omg Amber no

- Chock and Bates back at it again with some mind-bending “choreographic assisted jumps” aka short lifts where he just folds her in half what-

- that one egregious cultural appropriation program that every season always has

- Ilia improving!

- Kevin!!! Back with the lunge!

- God save Isabeau’s spine. Christ Almighty.

- Tara Lipinksi couldn’t tell a Lutz from a bagel

- let’s go Junhwan I believe in you! (I don’t, but I love you)

- Loena skating to Beyoncé again, for better or for worse (complete with bedazzled gloves and butt)

- OMG SHOMA OMG KAORI OMG RINKA SKATE CANADA ABOUT TO BE LIT (I don’t like Kaori’s programs very much but I don’t care, she’s my light and my love always)

- Where tf is Wakaba, do I even dare ask?

- Yuzuru is married now- I think

- Meanwhile in Russia: Aliona really is married and also a pairs skater now, the ice dance team who everybody on TikTok shipped like the next Virtue and Moir broke up over some sort of insane shenanigan, Kamila is still going strong while awaiting the doping trial, uhhhhhhh, Sasha T. is a singer now? Probably more, but I don’t intentionally keep up

- RIP pairs discipline, you were my least favorite, but you sure had your moments (but if Miura and Kihara are back, then you’ll have my attention)

- This season feeling like

But at least Lim and Quan and the Brown siblings are seniors now!

[oneboxofmatches]

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You can request matchups for several different fandoms at once! For each fandom you request, I will match you up with one romantic partner and one friend unless you request differently.

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SHOWS

The 100 (6)

Good Omens

The Good Place (3)

Lucifer (4)

On My Block

Parks and Recreation (4)

Prodigal Son (1)

Sherlock

Space Force

Supernatural (14)

The Walking Dead (8)

MOVIES

Clueless

The Greatest Showman

Harry Potter -- Unless specified in request, will entail 2 sets of matchups as a student (Golden Trio and Marauders eras respectively)

The Hunger Games

Marvel Cinematic Universe -- Unless age is specified, underage characters will NOT be available for romantic matchups

BROADWAY

Anastasia

Beetlejuice

Carrie (2012 Off-Broadway)

Hadestown

Hamilton

Les Misérables

The Phantom of the Opera

Six

VIDEO GAMES

Detroit: Become Human

Red Dead Redemption 2

What’s below the cut?

A masterlist of characters in each fandom that will be considered for each request (unless marked with an asterisk (*), all characters are assumed to be available for both romantic AND friendly matchups while names marked with an asterisk are only available for friendly matchups). Listed alphabetically by first name.

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SHOWS

Bellamy Blake

Clarke Griffin

Echo

Finn Collins

Harper McIntyre

Jasper Jordan

Johnathan “John” Murphy

Jordan Green

Lexa

Lincoln

Marcus Kane

Monty Green

Octavia Blake

Raven Reyes

Roan

Wells Jaha

Aziraphale

Anathema Device

Crowley

Newton Pulsifer

Mme. Tracy*

Witchfinder Sgt. Shadwell*

Chidi Anagonye

Eleanor Shellstrop

Jason Mendoza

Michael*

Tahani Al-Jamil

Amenadiel

Det. Chloe Decker

Det. Daniel “Dan” Espinoza

Ella Lopez

Eve

Dr. Linda Martin*

Lucifer Morningstar

Mazikeen “Maze”

Cesar Diaz

Jamal Turner

Jasmine Flores

Monsé Finnie

Oscar “Spooky” Diaz

Ruben “Ruby” Martinez Jr.

Andrew “Andy” Dwyer

Ann Perkins

April Ludgate

Benjamin “Ben” Wyatt

Christopher “Chris” Traeger

Donna Meagle*

Gerald “Jerry” Gergich*

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein*

Leslie Knope

Ronald “Ron” Swanson*

Ainsley Whitly

Det. Dani Powell

Edrisa Tanaka

Lt. Gil Arroyo

Det. James “JT” Tarmel

Jessica Whitly

Malcolm Bright

DI Greg Lestrade

Mrs. Hudson*

James “Jim” Moriarty

Dr. John Watson

Mary Morstan*

Molly Hooper

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Adrian Mallory*

Capt. Angela Ali

Brig. Gen. Bradley Gregory*

Dr. Chan Kaifang

Duncan Tabner

Erin Naird

F. Tony Scarapiducci

Kelly King

Maggie Naird*

Gen. Mark Naird*

Abbie “Bela” Talbot*

Adam Milligan

Alex Jones

Balthazar

Benjamin “Benny” Lafitte

Castiel

Charlene “Charlie” Bradbury

Claire Novak

Crowley

Dean Winchester

Sheriff Donna Hanscum

Eileen Leahy

Ellen Harvelle*

Gabriel

Garth Fitzgerald IV

Jack Kline

Jessica “Jess” Moore*

Joanna “Jo” Harvelle

Sheriff Jody Mills*

John Winchester

Kaia Nieves

Kevin Tran

Lucifer

Meg Masters

Michael “Mick” Davies

Patience Turner

Robert “Bobby” Singer*

Rowena MacLeod

Rufus Turner*

Samuel “Sam” Winchester

Aaron

Abraham Ford

Andrea*

Beth Greene

Carl Grimes*

Carol Peletier*

Dale Horvath*

Daryl Dixon

Dwight

Enid*

Eugene Porter*

King Ezekiel*

Father Gabriel Stokes

Glenn Rhee

Hershel Greene*

Maggie Greene

Michonne

Morgan Jones*

Negan Smith

Paul “Jesus” Rovia

Rick Grimes

Rosita Espinosa

Sasha Williams

Tara Chambler

Tyreese Williams

MOVIES

Cher Horowitz

Dionne Davenport

Josh Lucas

Tai Frasier

Travis Birkenstock

Anne Wheeler

Charity Barnum

Jenny Lind

Lettie Lutz*

Phillip Carlyle

Phineas “P.T.” Barnum

W.D. Wheeler

Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody*

Albus Dumbledore*

Arthur Weasley*

Cedric Diggory

Cho Chang

Draco Malfoy

Fleur Delacour

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ginevra “Ginny” Weasley

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

James Potter

Lily Evans

Luna Lovegood

Minerva McGonagall*

Molly Weasley*

Neville Longbottom

Nymphadora Tonks*

Oliver Wood

Remus Lupin

Ronald “Ron” Weasley

Rubeus Hagrid*

Severus Snape

Sirius Black

Viktor Krum

Cinna

Effie Trinket*

Finnick Odair

Gale Hawthorne

Haymitch Abernathy*

Johanna Mason

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

Anthony “Tony” Stark -- Iron Man

Dr. Bruce Banner -- Hulk

Carol Danvers -- Captain Marvel

Dr. Christine Palmer*

Clint Barton -- Hawkeye

Drax the Destroyer*

Edward “Ned” Leeds

Gamora

Groot*

Harold “Happy” Hogan*

Dr. Henry “Hank” Pym*\

Hope van Dyne -- Wasp

Sgt. James “Bucky” Barnes -- Winter Soldier

Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes -- War Machine

Loki Laufeyson

Luis*

Mantis*

Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Carter*

Cdr. Maria Hill*

May Parker*

Lord M’Baku

Michelle “MJ” Jones

Nakia

Natasha Romanoff -- Black Widow

Nebula*

Col. Nicholas “Nick” Fury*

Okoye

Peter Parker -- Spider-Man

Peter Quill -- Star-Lord

Agt. Phillip “Phil” Coulson*

Pietro Maximoff -- Quicksilver

Rocket*

Samuel “Sam” Wilson -- Falcon

Scott Lang -- Ant-Man

Shuri

Dr. Stephen Strange

Steven “Steve” Rogers -- Captain America

King T’Challa -- Black Panther

Thor Odinson

Valkyrie

Virginia “Pepper” Potts

Vision

Wanda Maximoff -- Scarlet Witch

W’Kabi

Wong*

Yelena Belova

Yondu Udonta*

BROADWAY

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov

Dimitri Sudayev

Gleb Vaganov

Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch*

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna*

Vladimir “Vlad” Popov*

Adam Maitland

Barbara Maitland

Beetlejuice*

Delia Schlimmer

Lydia Deetz*

Carrie White

Christine “Chris” Hargensen

Susan “Sue” Snell

Thomas “Tommy” Ross

Eurydice

Hades

Hermes*

Orpheus

Persephone

Aaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

Angelica Schuyler

Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler

George Washington

Hercules Mulligan

James Madison

John Laurens

Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler

Maria Reynolds

Marquis de Lafayette

Philip Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

Cosette

Enjolras

Éponine Thénardier

Fantine

Insp. Javert

Jean Valjean

Marius Pontmercy

Carlotta Giudicelli*

Christine Daaé

Erik “The Phantom”

Mme. Giry*

Meg Giry

Raoul de Chagny

Anna of Cleves

Anne Boleyn

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine Parr

Jane Seymour

Katherine Howard

VIDEO GAMES

Carl Manfred*

Chloe

Det. Chris Miller*

Connor

Elijah Kamski

Lt. Hank Anderson*

Capt. Jeffrey Fowler*

Josh

Kara

Leo Manfred

Lucy*

Luther

Markus

North

Rose Chapman*

Simon

Abigail Roberts

Arthur Morgan

Beau Gray*

Charles Smith

Daniël “Dutch” Van der Linde

Eagle Flies

Hosea Matthews*

Javier Escuella

Johnathan “John” Marston Sr.

Josiah Trelawny

Karen Jones

Kieran Duffy

Leonard “Lenny” Summers

Marion “Bill” Williamson

Mary-Beth Gaskill

Micah Bell

Molly O’Shea

Penelope Braithwaite*

Rev. Orville Swanson*

Sadie Adler

Sean MacGuire

Simon Pearson*

Tilly Jackson

#fandom matchups #matchups #the 100 #good omens #the good place #lucifer #on my block #parks and rec #prodigal son #space force #supernatural #the walking dead #clueless #the greatest showman #harry potter #the hunger games #mcu #marvel #broadway #anastasia #beetlejuice #hadestown #carrie the musical #hamilton #les mis #phantom of the opera #six the musical #detroit become human #red dead redemption 2 #rdr2

[madforskating]

We Didn’t Start the Fire (Figure Skating Edition)

Sonja Henie, Salchow, Dick Button, Choctaws

Axel Paulsen, tracing figures, Sabena 548

Protopotrovs, Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, flying camel

Wedge cuts, triple lutz, no room for the second-rate

 Carmen is a new hit, gold for Katarina Witt

Double Brians, Browning’s quad, Hamilton defies the odds

Yamaguchi saves the day, Ito’s axels pave the way

Tonya Harding, lifetime ban, Baiul edges out Kerrigan

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it 

Jayne Torvill, Chris Dean, Bolero for the winning team

Gordeeva, Grinkov dominating pairs

Ice dance drama, Russian win, Grishuk’s seeing Zhulin

Surya’s backflips give everyone a scare

 Nagano, Lipinski screams, Sarah Hughes, Olympic dream

Salt Lake pairs, double gold, goodbye to the 6.0

French judge taking bribes, Morozov’s got a new wife

Mishin’s boys can’t get along, watch out for newbies Pang/Tong

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

 Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan, Johnny Weir the black swan

Barbara’s glare, looks could kill, Lambiel’s inventing skating skills

Yuna Kim, Mao Asada, Joannie wins bronze for her mama

Lysacek, quad debate, the world wants Tess and Scott to date

Zueva’s going 1-2, Tohoku earthquake, Worlds gets moved

Volosozhar and Trankov meet, Carolina’s back on her feet

Yuzu’s off to senior Worlds, Ando has a baby girl

Patrick Chan, three for three, heading into Sochi

Quad twists, death spirals, Jason’s Riverdance goes viral

Gracie Gold, U.S. crown, Russia’s got new kids in town

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Lipnitskaya, red coat, now we’re calling Hanyu GOAT

Plush withdraws, crazy fans, first medal for Kazakhstan

Davis, White, Shcheherezade, men are stacking up the quads

Pink Panther, Masquerade, were the ladies’ judges paid?

 Broadway songs with words allowed, Wagner ends the US drought

Pooh bears, Glitter Twins, Virtue/Moir back again

Seimei, matador, Zhenya on the hunt for more

Montreal, ice dance, Savchenko’s got a new man

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Osmond’s on the comeback trail, Mother Gothel’s girls don’t fail

Tutu queens, backload, Karenina came so close

Sexy lifts, Moulin Rouge, dress malfunction, Shape of You

Rippon, Radford proudly gay, ShibSibs repping Coldplay

 Vera’s wetsuits, Sui and Han, North Koreans, Wakabond

Eteri’s furs, Mirai’s revenge, Virtue/Moir still just friends

Hanyu wins, Spain is proud, Russian flags are not allowed

Savchenko – Olympic champ, Code of Points getting revamped

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

Ashley Wagner, #MeToo, Nathan’s got homework to do

Shoma needs a coach now, Tarasova still screams out loud

Karina Manta, Amber Glenn, rainbow girls are rising

Kostornaia’s Juliet, Denis Ten, we won’t forget

 Bootleg streams, geoblock, snake charmer Madi Chock

Moskvina’s still a tiny queen, French fed hits the guillotine

Yuzuru gets a grand slam, yellow shirts for Rocketman

Coronavirus, season’s over, can’t get off this rollercoaster

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

#figure skating #figure skater #nathan chen #yuzuru hanyu #shoma uno #denis ten #katarina witt #brian boitano #brian orser #kristi yamaguchi #oksana baiul #nancy kerrigan #tonya harding #midori ito #scott hamilton #kurt browning #jayne torvill #christopher dean #ekaterina gordeeva #sergei grinkov #surya bonaly #tara lipinski #michelle kwan #johnny weir #sasha cohen #sarah hughes #stephane lambiel #yuna kim #mao asada #joannie rochette

[fs-rambling]

Reactions to SkAm 2020 - ladies short program

This isn’t really a formal analysis, just some thoughts and opinions upon watching the ladies’ short programs at Skate America this year.

Gracie Gold:  Aww, Gracie... I feel like she’s lost a bit of confidence, and it’s affecting her skating, but I think that the music she chose is personal to her and with time and practice she’ll be able to sell it really well.  The double Axel was excellent, but the triples didn’t work out today - I could feel some hesitation going into the jumps and I think it was mostly her holding herself back a little that caused her to double them.  I hope the free will go better for her.

Finley Hawk:  It was a pretty nice program, and I like her layback spin.  I noticed she doesn’t hold spiral positions long, so longer spirals is a thing I'd like to see from her.  I also think she needs a little work on performance and interpretation; I couldn’t feel that much emotional involvement, but she’s young and I’m sure she’ll develop more as an artist as time goes on.  Her Lutz edge looked a little questionable to me, though the flip and the Axel were both really strong.

Audrey Shin:  Absolutely lovely.  I could tell right away that her mind and feelings are really focused on the music and performance - I love how expressive she is, and the passion and commitment with which she skates is magnificent.  Her jumps all looked well done, and her spins were good but not outstanding.  Plus, she has a really pretty costume and it matches the program well.  I like her a lot and I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for her in the future!

Paige Rydberg:  Very nice overall.  I think she needs to tone up the intensity a bit in some places, and I didn't feel enough from her movement, but I do like her confidence in her ability. Her jumps looked good, and her spins were nice as well, so she did very nicely and the program does have a consistent, tangible vibe to it.

Pooja Kalyan:  I liked her program a lot!  She has a lot of energy, so I really enjoyed watching her.  I kinda wish she held that layback Ina Bauer a bit longer; it was a really important moment and it could have had more impact.  Concerning jumps, a few mistakes, and I think her air position could be a little tighter, especially in the first rotation, but they were alright, and overall her program was a pleasure to watch.

Sierra Venetta:  She’s a very nice skater.  I like her transitions; they’re numerous and very interesting, and her spins aren’t bad either.  A fair amount of commitment to the choreography, so that was good, but perhaps in between elements a little more attention to her hand movements would go a long way.  Her jumps were all fairly decent, besides the doubled toe in the combo, and again, she has a lot of transitions so I can’t exactly fault her too much.

Shan Lin:  Right off the bat, I can already tell that I like her costume - the soft variation and blend of colors looks awesome, and the design is pretty as well.  The darkening gradient on the gloves really calls attention to her hands at the right moments.  Also, I really, really love this program.  The way she uses the music and reflects its character with her skating makes it so nice to watch, although I’d like to see her emphasize some more choreo in the beginning.  The long, drawn out Ina Bauer, into the Besti squat, into the spiral?  I loved that.  Plus, her spins are good - very fast, with controlled, flexible positions.  Her double Axel was incredible too - so much height and distance, and so much flow throughout the jump.  There were some mistakes in the combo and the solo jump, so that’s unfortunate, and her air position could be better in the flip and the Lutz. Still though, it was a magnificent program.

Karen Chen:  Oh, how I love Karen.  And this program.  Holy cow.  Every one of her movements pulls in attention, and the choreography is exquisite.  Her commitment is indomitable.  Her emotions are so clearly in it.  Also, her spiral!!!  So amazing; I’ve been waiting so long to see her incredible long spirals again.  And as always, her layback was incredible.  The combo wasn’t quite perfect, but I loved the transitions into the loop, and the double Axel was so powerful.  I’m definitely going to be rewatching this program again and again and again.

Amber Glenn:  She’s incredible.  I like the costume, it fits the program well, and the design and movement of the skirt definitely helps.  Her performance was good, and the program is really well-crafted.  Also, her Biellmann spin was so nice to see - I’m pretty picky when it comes to Biellmanns and Amber’s isn’t perfect, but it is lovely.  The mistakes on the combo were unfortunate, and I really think the toe loop wasn’t too bad, but the double Axel looked light as a feather (can’t wait for her 3A!!!!) and the loop looked good as well.  Overall it was super good.

Starr Andrews:  A very enjoyable program.  I love her interpretation, and each of her movements is controlled and deliberate, which makes the choreography really stand out.  I also like Starr’s spins - especially her donut spin, and the layback spin was pretty nice as well besides that tiny bit of traveling.  The twizzles and that bit of choreo out of the double Axel were so nice.  Plus, I also liked that spiral she did, matched the music nicely.  Her costume is also super cool.  The popped loop killed her score, but the program as a whole was excellent and with more time I think it could be absolutely brilliant.

Mariah Bell:  Overall, it was a pretty nice program.  I do like Mariah’s spins - very nice layback, lovely catch-foot camel, and she does a Y-spin (my favorite!!!).  I loved her energy in the step sequence, though I feel that some parts of the program could have been better connected.  The double Axel looked effortless, but the combo was a little shaky and I’m not sure I liked her landing posture on all her jumps.  The score was a bit higher than I’d expect.  However, she did fairly well and I’m happy for her.

Bradie Tennell:  I really like this program!  I enjoyed Bradie’s interpretation, and her spins were very nice - good speed, and that I-spin at the end looked really flexible.  I would like to see Bradie really throw herself into her choreo though, because I couldn’t feel that she was really in it.  I did love that triple flip, plus the transitions out of it, and the double Axel was fine, but she didn’t get enough height on the toe to fully rotate.  Nice program though, so it will do nicely for her.

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RIKA LIVED!!!

Okay, so a few thoughts:

- Karen Chen was amazing.

- Amber Glenn is such a good performer! Shame about the Axel.

- Interesting that even the commentator remarked that the judges gave Hongyi Chen an UR call while not giving Amber one. If even commentators are picking up on how selective the calls can be, maybe there’s a bit of hope for change? It was pretty obvious here that the Americans were being scored generously.

- Yelim was really good! I was worried after she fell twice in the warm-up, but I’m glad she managed to put out a good performance. The first combination looked a bit shaky, but she did get negative GOE on it, so that’s fair.

- I don’t get Bradie’s scores. I admit that she was good today and I found her more enjoyable to watch than usual, but still... only 0.02 behind Rika in PCS? Lots of +5 and +4 in GOEs despite those stiff knees? I can’t really say I agree there.

- Young did great and I’d say her score by itself was fair. She still has a lot of room to grow in the PCS department, but she’s so promising.

- RIKA MY CHILD!! You’re doing amazing, sweetie!!! I’ve got to say my favourite moment in this entire Ladies SP was when she landed that Lutz after months of not being able to include it and the audience just broke into spontaneous applause in the middle of her program. THAT’S THE SUPPORT SHE DESERVES. WELCOME BACK, RIKA’S TEXTBOOK LUTZ, WE MISSED YOU!!!

- I’m so glad she did well and is leading, but Rika’s score also took my excitement away a bit. Not that I really want to complain about an 80+ score, but... that should have been higher. She got 81.35 at SCI where she did a Loop instead of a Lutz, and now she added the Lutz back in, skated clean, and got a slightly lower score than at SCI? How?? I’m looking at her scoresheet right now and there’s exactly one +5 among all of those GOEs. One. From J4 for the StSq. That’s it. No other +5s at all. And the only +4s are for the spins and step sequence, never for the jumps. They capped her jump GOE at +3 and I’m just... angry. At this point I don’t get what else they want her to do to get a +5 or +4 on them.

(Let’s be real - if Rika was Russian or American, this exact same performance would have scored 85+. Let’s not even pretend that’s not the case. The message they’re sending her here is ‘You have no chance at Worlds; we won’t score you fairly no matter what’ - and that’s sad. I want to focus on being happy for her right now, but it’s still sad. No wonder she seemed disappointed. Imagine working for months on getting that Lutz back and then it doesn’t even give you any advantage because they’ll just lowball you in all other aspects.)

- Eunsoo is so lovely to watch and I really like this program for her. I hope she can give it her all in the free and end the season on a high note.

- Wakaba was so good! I’m so glad she got a new SB here, but I’d have scored her higher as well. She’s also apparently planning to include the 3A in the free. I’m not entirely sure if that’s a good idea at this point (not sure how high her success rate for it has been), but she seemed very determined about wanting to try it, so good luck! I really hope it works out for her.

- Kaori!! Out of all the jumps she could have messed up on, I didn’t expect it to be the Loop... that’s usually her forte. But otherwise this was a really nice performance to watch. I love how fast Kaori is on the ice and how huge and powerful her jumps are. Would have scored her higher as well. All of the Japanese ladies are underscored imo, but what else is new.

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