Yes, this was a shitty year in skating. To be honest, after the disaster that was Vancouver ( in ALL disciplines, really), skating has been pretty much dead to me. I mean shitty judging and politics have always been a part of the sport, but it all came to a head for me this February and just got too much. Maybe I'll get over it eventually ( 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... )

I know that picking on Johnny is in right now, and we are all supposed to be in love with Jeremy Abbott, but I have always gone against the grain so I want to say a few things.

No, Johnny did not have a fantastic meet. Yes, his program is not the most unique and intricate. But, it is not as bad as people are making it out to be. It's musical, it ( Read more... )

Message to the federation: Since Johnny Weir single-handedly saved US from complete embarrassment and managed to salvage the 3 spots you so dearly wanted, you may feel the need to thank him and reward him in some way. Now, you could choose to support him and treat him as well as you treat other skaters from now on (you know, stop screwing him out ( Read more... )

Plushenko keeps saying he's coming back, and usually when I hear news along these lines (I'm looking at you, Sasha, Michelle, Yagudin, etc.) I roll my eyes and think nothing of it, but Plushenko's press releases on this issue are getting more frequent now (here's the latest http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=202495& ( Read more... )