tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post8466518227452627337..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: This and ThatOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-82497332471540233542010-12-04T10:09:38.085-08:002010-12-04T10:09:38.085-08:00@Anonymous at 7:26PM
It's not Shawn it's y...@Anonymous at 7:26PM<br />It's not Shawn it's your (the player's) avatar. Shawn is your coach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-42231915372832402202010-12-03T19:26:35.799-08:002010-12-03T19:26:35.799-08:00Shawn Johnson, a powerful, mucley little fireplug....Shawn Johnson, a powerful, mucley little fireplug. The Shawn Johnson avatar, a skinny, muscle free, string bean. What's up with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-74421847711822273732010-12-03T17:37:04.348-08:002010-12-03T17:37:04.348-08:00I liked V&M's program and was impressed by...I liked V&M's program and was impressed by them as a new team but I've got to admit I kind of missed her with Morozov. Steuer did some interesting programs for them and even if he did look a bit like Herman Munster on ice their programs always used to have some emotional impact. Plus their throws were so outstandingly huge that when Steuer choreographed them on a huge musical crescendo or swell you couldn't help but catch your breath. I thought at the beginning with the twist being so big that their throws would be too so I was a bit disappointed.<br /><br />I'm not sure I'm sold on the choice of music and they're going to have to work very hard to make me even notice he's there because I much prefer watching her. He and Mukhortova were dull, dull, dull so I worry that they're going down a similar route instead of what she did with Morozov/Steuer. <br /><br />Still, if they beat Kavaguti and Smirnov all season then they can skate to four and a half minutes of fingernails down a chalkboard for all I'd care! Anyone other than them as Russian number ones would be a good thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-30727949645751923752010-12-03T10:13:00.298-08:002010-12-03T10:13:00.298-08:00Lu Shanzhen is a little cocky. They were scramblin...Lu Shanzhen is a little cocky. They were scrambling to get 3 DTYs for Worlds, never mind have a bunch of 2.5s ready for 2012. But we'll see. JYY had a good 2.5 leading up to Beijing, then got injured and crashed it every time there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-15943140362283356702010-12-03T10:08:53.881-08:002010-12-03T10:08:53.881-08:00Is Alabama really better than Florida?Is Alabama really better than Florida?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-7849929322119552592010-12-03T10:06:24.465-08:002010-12-03T10:06:24.465-08:00I'm trying to figure out what I don't like...I'm trying to figure out what I don't like about the V/T program. Is it slow? I don't know. Not exciting enough? Maybe a lack of "it" factor? I don't know because they are both beautiful skaters. There's just something about them that I don't know that makes me want to root for S/S instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-17177445291713265182010-12-03T10:03:12.040-08:002010-12-03T10:03:12.040-08:00Volosozhar is very good at disguising two-foot thr...Volosozhar is very good at disguising two-foot throw landings as one foot. And she has always been great a triple twists. If she had more personality and expression, I'd be completely sold. I don't like the cut of Romeo and Juliet they are using, but it's not a bad program. The battle of the Ukranians (her vs Savchenko) will be fun at Worlds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-42355629117008302542010-12-02T20:28:22.211-08:002010-12-02T20:28:22.211-08:00I disagree. V/T are boring as hell. There's no...I disagree. V/T are boring as hell. There's no 'IT' in their skating. Russian coach is destroying them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-72021207643520000662010-12-02T20:20:14.791-08:002010-12-02T20:20:14.791-08:00The Chinese coach had a point in that if he though...The Chinese coach had a point in that if he thought the skill (Amanar) is not yet mastered then they shouldn't throw it in competitions yet. Is he implying that the Russians were overscored? Or is he saying that as an explanation as to why they didn't win at Worlds? Were they even the favorites going into Worlds?Pattinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-59085717331862405302010-12-02T19:07:56.296-08:002010-12-02T19:07:56.296-08:00That Shawn Johnson game reminds me of the Barbie T...That Shawn Johnson game reminds me of the Barbie Team Gymnastics computer game I used to have. Same exact concept and execution (except using the keyboard arrow keys in combination to have the skills done properly). I really wish they would choose another pose instead of Shawn's stiff switch ring.<br /><br />I wonder if the Chinese really will have several 6.5 vaults to pick from come 2012. Or if any of them will be consistent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-47495360252801497562010-12-02T18:59:42.705-08:002010-12-02T18:59:42.705-08:00Am i right in guessing that the rankings on the me...Am i right in guessing that the rankings on the men's teams only go to 15 as their are only 15 teams?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-83488056041003856902010-12-02T18:10:18.392-08:002010-12-02T18:10:18.392-08:00They say, "Thank you Marta, coaches, National...They say, "Thank you Marta, coaches, National staff. Good bye". <br /><br />I guess it's just done out of respect, and as a way to wrap up the training session.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-10534625234225920172010-12-02T18:02:33.400-08:002010-12-02T18:02:33.400-08:00What do the national team girls all say at 1:55 in...What do the national team girls all say at 1:55 in the behind the team video? I can make out a few words but not too many. And why do they say it? And what is the point of all standing in a line before/after practices?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com