Members Faulkner Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 I feel sick for Nathan Chen. Devastating. Yuzuru Hanyu was absolutely exquisite and perfection, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 My goodness, who DIDN'T fall at least once in the short program? I think Hanyu was the only one who didn't. Again, I miss Scott Hamilton doing the commentary. Weir just bugs me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 Most emotional moment so far... I just wanted to cry with them. Aljona Savchenko finally won her first Olympic gold after so many years of bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 I will pretty much watch anything in the Winter Olympics, possibly except for curling which I find a little random. My faves are figure skating (everything), snowboard half pipe, snowboard anything really, ski jumping, speed skating and cross country biathalon. SAvchenko & Massot were incredible. And so was Yuzu Hanyu. Did y'all see all the pooh bears his fans threw onto the ice when he finished his skate? Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 I read about Javier Fernandez's Chaplin skate and finally managed to find a video of it - what a beautiful routine, what a beautiful man, and what a beautiful ass. One of the reasons I don't follow a lot of male figure skating is sometimes it seems so po-faced (phony attention seekers like Johnny Weir don't count as exceptions), but this year has had some nice surprises that proved me wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted February 16, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 I saw his performance last night. I had never heard of him. I have lost track of the male skaters for a while now so I have no clue who the new faces are. As for the bold part...I'm shocked! Have you ever used that word to describe a guy? Please register in order to view this content Btw the finals are tonight..... He is adorable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 I save it for special occasions. A few others: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted February 16, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 Haha I hope he wins tonight since all the Americans are pretty much out of it. I think Javier is the first male skater from Spain that has been a contender to win a gold. I don't recall ever seeing a male skater from Spain do so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 He is the first, yes. Apparently he's retiring as a pro after this. He and the main guy from Japan are both coached by Brian Orser and are close friends, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 I felt really bad for the poor girl from Team USA who wiped out in the luge. Amazingly, all her X-rays came back negative. She took a really brutal spill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted February 16, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 That's too bad but at least I got to see his skating before he retired from skating. I haven't watched skating in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted February 17, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2018 Now I know why I stopped watching figure skating. The sport is so damn fixed. Fernandez should have at least gotten the silver. The Japanese guy who skated after Fernandez fell yet he went ahead of him?....[!@#$%^&*] No! Especially with Fernandez already ahead of him. And the winner of the gold.....pfft.......two of his quads he barely held on ....didn't think he was that great. The US Chen...great long program but had no chance with his short program failure. After today I won't be watching this rigged mess again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 17, 2018 Members Share Posted February 17, 2018 If Javi hadn’t doubled that quad, he would have easily won the silver. But he finally got on the podium, which is fantastic! Yuzuru was pretty unbeatable after his short program, which was flawless. His gold was well-deserved IMO. They both seem like nice guys. Glad that Nathan redeemed himself with that free skate. He can at least leave Korea with some dignity. NBC needs to show the medal ceremonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted February 17, 2018 Members Share Posted February 17, 2018 The medal ceremonies will most likely air on NBCSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 17, 2018 Members Share Posted February 17, 2018 They didn’t air them last night on the NBC networks or on their streaming app. People were pissed, especially the rabid Yuzu stans. Nathan Chen is really becoming an attractive man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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