Congratumalations Kim Yu-Na for winning Worlds!!!And because the Ladies champion has been crowned, and by now the exhibition has ended, 08/09 figure skating season is over. On to the next and most exciting one of all, the Olympic year 09/10 season. Where my two remaining favorites (Johnny Weir and Daisuke Takahashi) will return, in Johnny's words ( Read more... )

Weir opened his free skate by popping a triple Axel into a single, just as he did in the short program, and reducing an intended triple loop to a double ( Read more... )

My heart hurts ( Read more... )

WTF is wrong with Johnny's 3A? He has a beautiful and secure 3A except EXCEPT for the GPF ( Read more... )

There is something totally white about Faiella/Scali's exhibition program to Missy Elliot songs. I mean Tanith and Ben are well, white, but at least their SexyBack program (though overused) was quite edgy and out there. And she has Keuna's facial expression, you know, that expression that shows enthusiasm but not feeling of the music ( Read more... )

Just in time for the real end of the LJ strike*.

JOHNNY WEIR WINS HIS FIRST WORLDS MEDAL!!!

( Warning, extreme FS gushing )