Have you watched 'I, Tonya' and are looking for someone to talk to about it? Do you need to vent about your favorite skater not qualifying to the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships? Have you ever wondered how Froslass and Cryogonal can perform a triple axel despite having no skates nor legs? Are you as equally annoyed as I am that Game Freak made Triple Axel a 3-hit move and not 3.5?
Time to find out if I'm not the only one that cares! Discussion of all aspects of figure skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating is welcome here, and I'd love to engage in conversations with other followers of the sport. Admittedly I'm more knowledgeable about ladies and men's singles than other competitive routines but I'm always willing to branch out and learn more.
The general Cong rules mostly cover everything so I'm not gonna elaborate on them too much, but please keep discussion civil and respectful. Competitive figure skating is a pretty volatile field when it comes to drama, especially when it comes to ladies figure skating. It's okay to discuss serious topics like allegations of abusive coaches and corrupt judges, as these are topics that naturally concern some of us, but please keep it civil and don't send any hate towards anyone involved, especially not to any of the skaters.
Useful/interesting links and videos:
International Skating Union website - provides info on upcoming international ISU-endorsed competitions.
International Skating Union YouTube page - airs livestreams of most ISU-endorsed competitions.
Channel One Russia YouTube page - their page is quite disorganized and basically impossible to navigate if like me you don't know any Russian, but they provide livestreams to all national Russian competitions (there are lots of these all the time), sometimes even with live English commentary.
Romsky, TheSkatingLesson, Paola Castillo, Skate Insider, Yuzutea, Single Loop, Koola King - a bunch of other cool skating-related YouTube channels that I found. Romsky is run by Roman Sadovsky, a Canadian male singles skater that produces vlogs and Q&A videos. TheSkatingLesson run a weekly podcast where they discuss current events and competitions, and they broadcast high-quality scans of historic competitions. Paola Castillo mostly provides commentary on Russian ladies singies, she's very funny and a joy to listen to. Skate Insider, Yuzutea, and Single Loop mainly provide technical analyses and compilations of jumps. Koola King is a Yuna Kim stan channel that hasn't uploaded anything in over two years but it's a great channel for those that like the drama genre and style of editing. She also did lots of technical analyses.
This is a bit more yellow as opposed to strictly informative, but I think it's a great introductory video to the current state of Russian ladies figure skating if you've ever heard the names Evgenia Medvedeva or Eteri Tutberidze and never understood what all the fuss is about.
Suggestions for future discussion points:
1. What got you into liking figure skating in the first place?
2. Have you ever had any experience with casual/competitive/professional figure skating? If so, at what age did you start? What's your proudest achievement?
3. Who are some of your favorite skaters and pairs? What are some of your favorite programs? Is there any active skater or pair that you're particularly excited for their career?
4. Notable historic events and controversies - What do you think about the Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan rivalry and the events that proceeded? Do you think Adelina Sotnikova rightfully won the gold medal at Sochi 2014, or was Yuna Kim more deserving?
5. Current topics - what do you think about Team Tutberidze's domination in ladies figure skating? Do you think the quad revolution is the right direction for the future of ladies figure skating? Who do you think will make it to the podium at the next major upcoming competition (Olympics, Worlds, Grand Prix, etc.)? Do you think Nathan Chen can possibly dethrone Yuzuru Hanyu at Beijing 2022? Do you agree with the current ISU (International Skating Union) rules, guidelines, and judging methods, or would you like to see anything change?
Time to find out if I'm not the only one that cares! Discussion of all aspects of figure skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating is welcome here, and I'd love to engage in conversations with other followers of the sport. Admittedly I'm more knowledgeable about ladies and men's singles than other competitive routines but I'm always willing to branch out and learn more.
The general Cong rules mostly cover everything so I'm not gonna elaborate on them too much, but please keep discussion civil and respectful. Competitive figure skating is a pretty volatile field when it comes to drama, especially when it comes to ladies figure skating. It's okay to discuss serious topics like allegations of abusive coaches and corrupt judges, as these are topics that naturally concern some of us, but please keep it civil and don't send any hate towards anyone involved, especially not to any of the skaters.
Useful/interesting links and videos:
International Skating Union website - provides info on upcoming international ISU-endorsed competitions.
International Skating Union YouTube page - airs livestreams of most ISU-endorsed competitions.
Channel One Russia YouTube page - their page is quite disorganized and basically impossible to navigate if like me you don't know any Russian, but they provide livestreams to all national Russian competitions (there are lots of these all the time), sometimes even with live English commentary.
Romsky, TheSkatingLesson, Paola Castillo, Skate Insider, Yuzutea, Single Loop, Koola King - a bunch of other cool skating-related YouTube channels that I found. Romsky is run by Roman Sadovsky, a Canadian male singles skater that produces vlogs and Q&A videos. TheSkatingLesson run a weekly podcast where they discuss current events and competitions, and they broadcast high-quality scans of historic competitions. Paola Castillo mostly provides commentary on Russian ladies singies, she's very funny and a joy to listen to. Skate Insider, Yuzutea, and Single Loop mainly provide technical analyses and compilations of jumps. Koola King is a Yuna Kim stan channel that hasn't uploaded anything in over two years but it's a great channel for those that like the drama genre and style of editing. She also did lots of technical analyses.
Suggestions for future discussion points:
1. What got you into liking figure skating in the first place?
2. Have you ever had any experience with casual/competitive/professional figure skating? If so, at what age did you start? What's your proudest achievement?
3. Who are some of your favorite skaters and pairs? What are some of your favorite programs? Is there any active skater or pair that you're particularly excited for their career?
4. Notable historic events and controversies - What do you think about the Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan rivalry and the events that proceeded? Do you think Adelina Sotnikova rightfully won the gold medal at Sochi 2014, or was Yuna Kim more deserving?
5. Current topics - what do you think about Team Tutberidze's domination in ladies figure skating? Do you think the quad revolution is the right direction for the future of ladies figure skating? Who do you think will make it to the podium at the next major upcoming competition (Olympics, Worlds, Grand Prix, etc.)? Do you think Nathan Chen can possibly dethrone Yuzuru Hanyu at Beijing 2022? Do you agree with the current ISU (International Skating Union) rules, guidelines, and judging methods, or would you like to see anything change?