Grand Prix Final, last week in Barcelona
I was at Barcelona for the GP final, staying across the street in the Hotel Barcelona Princess, where just about everyone at the event except, I think, Javier Fernandez also appeared to be staying. The 5 seconds they showed of Javi leaving the arena with the fans outside screaming? Well, they were out there for 2 hours after he got his medal, milling about and occasionally squealing or shouting until he came out and ran across the plaza by the arena, being followed at a respectable squealing distance by a few dozen Spanish teeny boppers.
Hongbo Zhao. I almost bumped into him and the female coach coming out of the mall next door to the hotel with shopping bags. Odd to think of gods going shopping.
Wenjing Sui & Cong Han
The muy caliente arena announcer. The woman next to him was a Spanish figure skater whose name I missed. While waiting for scores, he would ask her questions about the performers and about skating in general in English and Spanish, and she would respond in both languages. He also made some announcements in Catalan.
fans in the stands, some of them Canadians maybe?
The King
Sergei Voronov
Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin
Gabriella Papakadis & Guillaume Cizeron
The King's tissue box, guarded by Canadian god Brian Orser, who was staying on the same floor as me at the hotel. My biggest starstruck moment was waiting for and riding the elevator alone with him. I think I might have managed to not act like a complete idiot, but I can't be sure.
Hongbo Zhao. I almost bumped into him and the female coach coming out of the mall next door to the hotel with shopping bags. Odd to think of gods going shopping.
Wenjing Sui & Cong Han
The muy caliente arena announcer. The woman next to him was a Spanish figure skater whose name I missed. While waiting for scores, he would ask her questions about the performers and about skating in general in English and Spanish, and she would respond in both languages. He also made some announcements in Catalan.
fans in the stands, some of them Canadians maybe?
The King
Sergei Voronov
Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin
Gabriella Papakadis & Guillaume Cizeron
The King's tissue box, guarded by Canadian god Brian Orser, who was staying on the same floor as me at the hotel. My biggest starstruck moment was waiting for and riding the elevator alone with him. I think I might have managed to not act like a complete idiot, but I can't be sure.