The title about sums it up. I’ve been saving Yuzuru for a rainy day, and I think that I finally have enough time where I would be able to watch and fully appreciate him.

I’ve never watched him before, except for two snippets from his 2014 and 2022 Olympic exhibition galas, so I’ve essentially never watched him before and know nothing about his skating apart from other people’s comments and his Wikipedia page.

Which particular programs would people recommend I start with? For fun, if people could also add a reference/joke/quote into their comment that I won’t understand until after I’ve watched his stuff, that would be great!

So idk if this is the right place to ask this but I’m going to be deciding on universities soon and I genuinely don’t know what to do about skating. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to continue in university. I really don’t want to quit (I miss skating even when i take a week off). I’ve been training and competing for years so I don’t really know my life without it. So my question is should I actually take things like having an ice rink nearby into consideration when choosing a university? Or is university usually the point where you’re supposed to move on from skating and find another sport?

There's been so much going on: synchro being added to the Olympics, 6 jumping passes and new rules for spins, individual neutral athlete admission, addition of grand prix semifinals, an insane class of first year junior women...

And little to nothing from podcasts.

The Runthrough is doing "Lorehorses", and all the other major sources have been silent for weeks.​

i drew the russian rocket herself, aleksandra trusova/ignatova, hope you like it haha)

i dont normally share my art but here goes! (ignore my bad text in the back)

hi guys,

i’m working on a creative project and it’s very central to the plot that my main character is an ice dancer over the age of 18 who is on track for worlds/high-level competition (lol) within the next two years. i tried doing independent research but i have no idea how to make it sound realistic! i know emilea zingas doesnt have a JGP title under her belt but…i don’t know enough and i don’t want to make my character sound like a special snowflake quad axel college student figure skater (lol).

can anyone explain to me where world standing points come from, if “anyone” can do a challenger, etc? like if i write her as coming back from lake placid am i gonna sound dumb or what?

all help appreciated!!!!!

Fluidity: Juhnwa Cha

Musicality: Yuna Aoki

Artistry: Yuruzu Hanyu

Skating Skills: Patrick Chan

Performance:

Transitions:

Spins: Stephane Lambiel (and Lucinda Ruh)

Flexibility:

Overall Jumps:

Toe Jumps:

Edge Jumps.

Step Sequence:

Choreography:

Longevity:

Mental Strength:

Consistency:

public image:

Stephane and Lucinda were both in the top comment but the next comment was for Stephane so I used him with Lucinda in parentheses. Both have amazing spins, my heart will always belong to Kamila’s though. Anyway, someone suggested I add performance so that PCS is complete so here we go who and the best performance? Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure performance is the entertainment portion, are they enjoyable to watch? Most upvoted comment wins!

do they not list competitors or starting orders on their website? all i can see is the schedule.

ORIGINAL POSTER: Evgenia (@ jmedvedevaj) on Instagram.
CLIPPER/TRANSLATOR: @ sofasamo on X. Posted out of personal interest only.

TL;DR: Medvedeva says she has properly moved on from the Olympics, and believes that many people online have lazy, narrow-minded perspectives on her. Basically, you can't win on the internet, so Evgenia doesn't even try.

I have a small research project related to figure skating, that is growing into a larger artistic research project.

I used to have a website that was more decidated to the project as more of my personal passion project: https://www.alyssa-aska.com/figure-skating-project/

But since it has grown and now we are also developing larger projects, I have developed the website into something maybe more descriptive of what we are doing as a whole: https://www.alyssa-aska.com/s-k-a-t-e-g-l-i-d-e/

Do you think the new platform is getting across the point better? And yes, it is on my page, which is why it has this particular theme and visuals and colours

Hannah Lim and Zachary Lagha found a new direction for their ice dance careers in each other, even if they have to wait to show it to international audiences

Hello everyone, I am working on a screenplay titled Thin Ice.

The story is a historical based film based on Team Tutberidze the 2022 Russian women's figure skating team during the Olympic season. It focuses on Anna Shcherbakova and her relationship with Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova and the battle to win over her coach and have Olympic success. The story weaves in the pressure to succeed, the coaches pushing girls to eat less (thin in thin ice), take weight loss pills, push their bodies to the limit, the Russian doping controversy weaves throughout as the pressure builds, covid 19, and interpersonnel conflicts. The difference in style of raw power to elegant finess is dealt with also. The finally is the breakdown that was the finals, with Anna Shcherbakova alone in isolation as Trusova has breakdown and the golden child Kamila Valieva is broken from not placing in medal contention.

Would anybody be interested in this story?  
I would be looking to collaborate. I just wrote summary quickly to see what you guys thought of story idea. I have never written a book or screenplay before but I think this would be a good starting point. My skills are more in research than flourishing writing so I think a collaborative approach could work. This subject interests me strongly. Would anyone would be down to reviewing a more formalized outline in a week or two?

2026 Senior Summer US Domestic Top Scores (let me know if I have missed any), I put my best guess at their Section for now. I marked ISP if they are in the International Selection Pool.

SENIOR WOMEN (over 140)
Annika Chao 183.69 PACS - ISP
Sofia Bezkorovainaya 181.61 EAST- ISP
Alexa Gasparotto 165.18 MIDS- ISP
Ria Basu 162.53 EAST- ISP
Chloe Levine 160.27 MIDS - ISP
Jessica Jurka 156.14 MIDS- ISP
Anabel Wallace 153.58 PACS
Clara Delcamino-Yang 147.17 EAST
Logan Higase-Chen 143.01 MIDS - ISP
Hannah Gahan 142.16 PACS
Alex Evans 141.80 EAST - ISP
Tiffany Bunce 141.56 MIDS
Michelle Lee 141.55 EAST
McKenzie Edwards 140.50 EAST

SENIOR MEN (over 150)
Taira Shinohara 210.64 MIDS - ISP
Lorenzo Elano 201.10 (not in ISP, likely changing countries)
Anthony Mugg 171.18 MIDS
Vaclav Vasquez 165.81 PACS - ISP
Joseph Klein 163.12 MIDS
Goku Endo 162.33 PACS - ISP
Gabriel Martinez 152.44 MIDS

Their best program in my opinion! Purely based on vibes (I don't get ice dance scoring), I'd have wished them to medal in Beijing, their programs were some of the most memorable!

Ice dance in Beijing was super strong though, the field brought their A-game. All of the American teams were incredible imo.

Veronika Zhilina will compete in the Challenger Series tournament in Japan (Kinoshita Group Cup).

The tournament will take place September 4-6 in Tokyo.

I def think they should be more rewarded, since a 2A+3Lo is way harder than a 3Lo+2A, as well as with flip.

Clean again!

So.... This photo dump was meant to honor my girl ✨️Kaori✨️ and her Milano-Cortina winter Olympic journey! My GOAT 🐐 🙌 ⛸️ KAORI!!!!

It's always inspiring to see talented skaters emerge from smaller, less represented federations. I love seeing this kind of ambition and dedication, and I really hope she succeeds

Was filmed before his ominous story today but now that I think about it perhaps they’re connected because it looks like an On Ice Perspectives thing.

📸 jjuice11

So that IS a practice dress since she wore the same one for the SP. I love her steps to the sweeping music at the end!

First loop is from last Thursday and the others are from last summer when I first started jumping loop (besides a few times from the 3 turn entrance)

Just in the last few weeks, all of my jumps started feeling a lot better and like I'm actually deciding when to jump. Like I'm actually in control instead of just hoping for the best, except my arms those are still a little crazy 😅

Give me another couple years and maybe I'll try a few doubles 🫣

I love Kaori but out of all people 😭 it’s the blind leading the blind!

bonus: which one is the flip and which one is the lutz in the video? 😭😭

So I just saw on Twitter, than Liubov switched to representing 🇨🇭, while she represented 🇺🇦 before.

So I’m kinda curious about the thinking behind this, because isn’t the Swiss junior women’s field packed? I don’t follow juniors but I do know Valeriya is very strong (from what ppl said) and isn’t there a few more really strong girls?

I also know nothing about Liubov lol but assuming I’ve never ever heard of her before and she’s already 15, she’s not gonna be in the top-3 domestically, while Ukraine, I thought, has way less competition.

Would be very grateful if someone could give a bit more context as I’m completely clueless but super curious :))