Kostner.

No. She has been sick.

They definitely are classy.

Yes.

I think they picked the wrong girl. The blonde is someone you'd cast as the third replacement in Wicked. She doesnt have the soul of a great actress. She is all blonde and big boobs. I have a feeling she will be replaced. I did like the show.

I didn't see anything on the Twizzles. One time at NHK, they could've gotten picky and considered one revolution of the twizzles a spin, but I didn't see anything on the others. Their combo spin also looked good to me when I watched it. My friend who is a caller thought the same thing, but he is going to go back and rewatch. I don't know enough about the footwork sequences to judge. That takes training because if either skater went up on a toepick, they get very Asian about the whole thing.

Yes.

They are both about even. They each have strengths. I think Meryl will be hungry and ferocious at Worlds. Literally and figuratively.

Adele. The shit. Period.

They have skaters? ;)

Stan, but both are official loser status.

I hate when people say Stans. It reeks of too much time spent on online message boards.

Was posting it for other people.

If you do level 3s instead of 4, you have a lower base value.

I find Sybill a bit irritating and a goody goody trying to save the world. Lady Mary is where it is at.

It is about points. Mao is a beautiful skater, but she didn't attack that night or perform particularly well. It was an average performance. Ashley did attack and they rewarded her for that. Ashley really put effort into her performance. I don't love her skating, but she brought it. Mao has coasted artistically and I don't think either of her programs are that great. The long is pretty music and Mao is a pretty skater, but the choreography is quite forgettable. It has been used for two years. It loses its magic.

It was the competition being scored high. She deserved to be about four points ahead of Mao in the long. The Salchow really sunk Mao. We could've propped Mao up until that error. Too many small mistakes added up. Unfortunately, that has happened w Mao a lot since she won her first World Championship.

I am at work and haven't seen it yet, but Charlie has been off on his twizzles in competition lately. He has been really overdoing them a bit. Shame they lost, but I adore both teams. It makes Worlds so exciting. It is better skating than Pasha vs Krylova. That had better personalities.

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They are sloppy intermediate level skaters.