So, I am embarrassed to be Canadian again, and it has nothing to do with Patrick Chan.

http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=100039823

The CBSC received 119 complaints about the broadcast, but only the Quebec Council of Gays and ( Read more... )

It's a week until Worlds, and I caught myself on a thought that I am totally not excited about this.  And that hasn' t happened before. EVER! I was always excited about Worlds. Now, my feelings can only be classified as irritation/sinking feeling of dread ( Read more... )

Johnny Weir:

2008 Nationals : 2nd place (but tied first place finisher)
2008 Worlds: 3rd place (sole US medal, won the 3 spots for next year)
2008 SA: 2nd place
2008 NHK: 2nd place
2008 GPF: 3rd place
2009 US nationals: 5th place

Belbin and Agosto:
2008 Nationals: 1st place
2008 Worlds: 4th place (won the 3 spots for next year)
2008 SA: 2nd place
2008 COC: ( Read more... )

I just want to cry.

Poor  Johnny. I am absolutely gutted for him. Please, please, please Galina, give him confidence, help him pull it together. All is not lost, he can still go to Worlds, he just needs to stay strong and skate a great FS.

I hope someone can comfort him right now. Nationals means so much to him. :(

You just know, the USFSA is crapping ( Read more... )

Why am I even bothering watching this farce?

Mira getting absolutely hosed today in the short was shameful. I am not a huge fan or anything like that, but I hate when a federation picks a favourite and fucking hoses the "ugly duckling". The scores were absolutely unrelated to what happened on the ice today. Shameful, shameful judging!

Also, can ( Read more... )

Look, just like everyone else in the world I was thrilled last night when Obama won. After 8 years of Bush, reason prevailed and Americans  finally made the right decision.

Then, I hear about this "Proposition 8" bullshit. So let's see, while electing Obama, 3 states(including California) decided to ban gay marriage, and one state made it illegal ( Read more... )

I honestly can't believe this is happening. The one thing going through my mind is " This is just so, so wrong. It wasn't supposed to end this way. Not like this."

:( :( :(

According to this: http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?155371 Domnina and Shabalin are out of the world championships. This totally sucks because I really wanted them to win. Not because I am a huge dance fan, but because I have developed a deep hatred for most North American teams (some well deserved, some irrational) and I want someone to beat ( Read more... )