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2 years

We've had lots of questions over the last few weeks... No, we aren't returning to podcasting any time soon. It's time for a long overdue break to focus on everything else. The last 5 years have been fun but also exhausting, and we need a real break

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3 years

Madeline Schizas has the highest finish for team Canada in this team short

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Can we please stop with the narrative that skating while injured is brave? It's not smart, it does far more harm than good

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That... Wasn't just a good quad twist That was a perfect quad twist

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I'm just glad Kaori is happy, living her best life rn

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Are you crying? We're crying That was beautiful Don't you dare not make them Olympic champions after that

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Sweden has cancelled domestic events for the rest of the season. This puts the 2021 World Championships very much at risk of cancellation.

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The fact that we're letting this nonsense worlds determine Olympic spots still makes no sense to me at all

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I just... I hope this doesn't stop the public outcry about doping children

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As more and more skaters come forward with their experiences with COVID and the resulting *serious* complications should be a reminder that even if you survive there's no guarantee that it won't be horrible, traumatic and potentially leave you with serious complications FOR LIFE

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WORLD FING MEDALISTS PIPER GILLES AND PAUL POIRIER WE CAN HAVE ONE (1) NICE THING

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4 years

The ISU and various federations are unwittingly killing the sport of figure skating. The 2020/21 COVID debacle has been just an escalation of the existing issues in the sport. Read part 1, all about the disastrous COVID measures now

The ISU (and Federations) Couldn’t Kill the Sport of Figure Skating Faster if They Tried (Part 1)

Part 1: The COVID Disaster

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Why did we not postpone the medal ceremony if miura and kihara couldn't be here? There is plenty of time

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I'm fine with strict But I don't trust this to continue

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Who's going to put forward a proposal to open the post event judging meeting to the public at Congress? Time for us to be able to hear some rationale

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3 years

A total disaster for Mishima and Galliamov He looked off for most of the program and to end with a terrifying fall on the final lift was shocking

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4 years

It has been exactly one year since 2020 worlds in Montreal were cancelled. We as a global population are in an even worse position than we were a year ago, and @ISU_figure hasn't taken anywhere near enough precautions, and yet 2021 worlds are going ahead

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I cannot believe this needs to be said but you should not be entering or leaving your seats during a program Incredibly disrespectful to both the skaters and the other fans around you

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3 years

Rumours about this partnership are confirmed. Speaks volumes that the press release mentions that James retired from skating w/ Cipres but conveniently neglects to mention why

Skate Canada / Patinage Canada

@SkateCanada

3 years

Vanessa James and Eric Radford to compete in pairs together Vanessa James et Eric Radford concourront ensemble en patinage en couple @VanessaJamessk8 @Rad85E

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Looks like this panel might actually be willing to go with Kaori? If I were judging I'd have her second... To Wakaba

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4 years

LIVID does not BEGIN to describe how I feel about this. This is HORRIFICALLY irresponsible and every adult in her life has failed this CHILD

Jackie Wong

@rockerskating

4 years

Per Shcherbakova had 100F/38C fever before SP; coaches offered WD but she refused. Next day, she refused to have temp taken Some will say it’s brave she skated. But it’s irresponsible of adults, for her & everyone else’s health

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Judges you had ONE JOB there's no way that skate from Nathan should've had higher PCS than Jason's short

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A scary collision in practice between Della Monica and Guarise and James and Radford DM/G absolutely had right of way during their runthrough, it was up to J/R to try to avoid a collision

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@figureskatlngss

3 years

ужас какой

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4 years

Just, as a comparison to what happened in Russia, this is what the crowd at DOI in Japan looks like...

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4 years

This is just devastating. Winning is obviously the goal for all athletes but the idea that it's okay to be made miserable every day to win is so harmful

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3 years

I'm living for this

ゆづ★マミ🧊🎮🧊

@yzkyun_4A_mami

3 years

しーちゃん見つけたときのかおちゃん😂

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Give Jason 50 PCS you cowards

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Since athletes have no choice but to attend worlds, please please please go above and beyond what the ISU is mandating. Wear n95s, double mask, keep your mask on at every possible moment Don't let their "bubble" narrative lull you into a false sense of security PLEASE

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3 years

"she'll want to go clean" No she wants to fall 3 times...

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4 years

(also if weight gain is impacting their ability to skate, trust me, they know. But these athletes are often going through puberty and there's nothing they can do to stop or reverse it, and eating disorders are already rampant in our sport, so keep your dumb opinions to yourself)

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4 years

This whole story is absolutely devastating. I am so glad someone has been digging deeper than the initial reports, there are so many factors in this tragedy that the skating world too often accepts as normal.

Telegraph Sport

@telegraph_sport

4 years

At 15, Katia Alexandrovskaya was recruited to help Australia win Olympic gold. Last month she was found dead. This is the confronting story of the system that treats athletes as "disposable", via @julianlinden and @JessiHalloran

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This is how one brave athlete speaking out can start to change a culture of abuse. The voices of others makes victims feel safer in adding their voice. Now we just need the powerful to REALLY listen.

'It was dehumanising': Jessica Shuran Yu condemns training abuse in China

World championship figure skater Jessica Shuran Yu has urged the IOC to protect athletes from the abusive practices she saw and experienced in China

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

I can't believe we're starting FS at the Olympics with the men... I smell chaos

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3 years

That score is outrageous. Should absolutely be in the lead

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5 years

I am genuinely in shock that Shulepov's freeskate costume has been nominated for best costume on the ISU voting site I can understand some division between skating to or not skating to Schindler's list and some of the more tame costumes, but this is CLEARLY a poor choice

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The IOC really thinks the scores don't matter in FS I guess... That tech box is so useless

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4 years

Samodurova reportedly skated with a FEVER What's the point of "precautions" if you can skate with a fever????

FigureSkatingRu / Фигурное Катание

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Фигуристка Самодурова снялась с контрольных прокатов сборной России из-за болезни

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4 years

Body shaming is not welcome here I can't believe it needs to be said that it's inappropriate to tell ELITE ATHLETES they need to lose weight

Jackie Wong

@rockerskating

4 years

To all who has said that Wakaba Higuchi or Alina Zagitova or Gracie Gold or Julia Lipnitskaya or Ashley Wagner or Kaori Sakamoto or Mirai Nagasu or Hanul Kim or Alysa Liu or any other athletes should lose weight and chided them for body changes, unfollow me and

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3 years

Keegan really trying to salvage the mood in the rink

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14. 14 positive covid tests reported at Euros this week... Why are we doing this again?

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I really truly hope Adam goes viral for this

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PIPER AND PAUL PRESENTING MEDALS LIKE THEY'RE OFFICIALS AT A NORMAL COMP I'M DEAD

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World record OGMs for sui and han

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The one positive out of this CAS ruling might just be that the ISU actually passes the proposal for this year's congress to increase the senior age minimum It already seemed likely, but given this decision and how much easier it would be to change age mins than WADA rules...

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YOU COULD'VE GIVEN HIM 100!!

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3 years

Is Trankov happier for Tarasova/Morozov than he was for himself at his Olympics?

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4 years

I'm sorry, others WD because they had been in contact with someone with COVID but in spite of the fact that Zakrajsek AND one of his skaters BOTH are positive, the rest of his skaters were still allowed to compete?

Lynn Rutherford

@LynnRutherford

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As coach Tom Zakrajsek @CoachTomZ recovers from COVID-19, his student @bradie_tennell breaks her own short program record at #ToyotoUSChamps21 : "It's just been really weird"

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Miura and Kihara were just incredible in this team event. Delivered in every way. She had to fight on the th3Lo but otherwise just phenomenal

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3 years

I think Maddie Schizas just got team Canada into the FS

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3 years

If Trusova got 34 for her skate Satoko deserves AT A MINIMUM the same

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2 years

We're only halfway through, but Marjo and Zach have absolutely just won the gala. Last year's RD, complete with full out Midnight Blues pattern? We cheered it and gave them a standing ovation while everyone around us looked totally confused. 🤣🤣🤣

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The fact that her former coaches have been sanctioned by safesport and her former partner has been CHARGED and still nothing from her about the fact that it was covered up to help her achieve her Olympic dream...

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5 years

😂😂😂

Ulybka

@amiali2601

5 years

My queen

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Sinitsina and Katsalapov with a major issue from him on the midline, a near fall, plus a struggle on the second twizzle... That really shouldn't be enough for the win imo

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3 years

Yes, young you'd axel looked maybe under but the obvious difference in what is being reviewed for some skaters and not others...

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3 years

Is this 2017 again? Karen Chen DELIVERING at pre-Olympics worlds once again

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3 years

Papadakis and Cizeron with far and away the best skate so far The first team to basically skate up to their potential, just a shame their world standing has them out of the final flight

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I just want to clarify that per ISU requirements, close contacts of the positive case will not have to withdraw unless they test positive or show signs and symptoms, even though the incubation period for COVID is 2 weeks...

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Shcherbakova is a phenomenal technician, but when compared so directly to a program like Satoko's it doesn't do nearly as much for me as a whole program

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Catching back up with the CAS decision re Valieva, unfortunately this isn't surprising based on how the rules are written (which needs a serious re-do), but the ISU and IOC have made very clear this isn't over yet. Reminder that this is only the preliminary suspension not upheld

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4 years

Let's talk about the worlds "bubble" since information is now available... Long thread incoming:

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3 years

Kirsten and Mike clapping for them and slapping the boards 😭😭 give us the besties Oly fluff piece

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@FlutzesCast

4 years

So here's my question... @CBCOlympics @olympicchannel @SkateTSN when are you going to start asking the ISU about athlete safety and the lack of safety precautions required this season and it's impact on athletes, coaches and the general population's health and safety?

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Also I would like to know where the journalists are in this? I have seen SO LITTLE from legitimate news outlets (ie not fan run blogs podcasts etc) and no one really asking the tough questions to the people who have power

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Keegan "ankles of steel" Messing managing to stay on his feet with those massive jumps on what are CLEARLY dead boots is just absurd

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A really rough day for piper and Paul Small mistakes throughout and then a DISASTER on the combo lift, with piper failing to hit that spiral position It's such a shame the thing we've worried about all season happened here instead of somewhere else

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DONOVAN IN THE FREE That reaction 😭😭

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And this is PRECISELY why this should have never been the Olympic qualifier. The ISU twisted every single athlete and federation's wrist and MADE THEM COME and then didn't even manage to enforce there ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM procedures

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I feel so much for Yi Zhu. A rough set of skates for her this weekend I hate seeing her look this distraught

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Speak the truth Wakaba

ISU Figure Skating

@ISU_Figure

3 years

"I am actually quite satisfied with my triple axel - in general I am still quite happy with this performance, but the score was actually lower than the team events. So that is what I'm feeling not happy about.” Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) #FigureSkating #Beijing2022

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Since this is a thing we now have to have lots of conversations about... Deciding to no longer support someone who implicitly supports people accused of abuse is not making them responsible for the sins of their partner. It's holding them accountable for their own (in)eaction

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ISU confirms a THIRD confirmed positive COVID test, no confirmation who as of yet, but again, some logical leaps can be made here ISU says close contacts tested negative, but AGAIN this is an all but useless contact tracing technique bc of incubation

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How long has it been since Shoma got 3 combinations in in a FS? It's been a minute Very glad to see them back. He's still not landing his jumps with the quality he has in the past, but the FIGHT is back

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4 years

I know I'll never get a response or even a look but @ISU_Figure you're doing your athletes, coaches, officials, and THE SPORT ITSELF a disservice. DO. BETTER.

Flutzes & Waxels

@FlutzesCast

4 years

As more and more skaters come forward with their experiences with COVID and the resulting *serious* complications should be a reminder that even if you survive there's no guarantee that it won't be horrible, traumatic and potentially leave you with serious complications FOR LIFE

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If that's 80%...

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@yawning_shoma

3 years

Yuma: "I managed to put in about 80% today and got a good feel for my new program layout, so I'm going to do my best in the SP and FS, while remembering to have fun."

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Miura/Kihara GPF?

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Good pairs take time to develop. Social media is a terrible metric for determining quality. Question anyone who tries to tell you otherwise.

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Opening ceremony for worlds is supposed to be opened by Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, however she has just tested positive for COVID This is just the latest in a long line of signs worlds should be cancelled.

Swedish Crown Princess Victoria tests positive for COVID-19: Royal court

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, next in the line of succession to the Swedish throne, and husband Prince Daniel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the royal court said on Thursday.

beta.ctvnews.ca

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What an incredible skate from Miura and Kihara They couldn't have asked for anything more, left everything they had out there, down to the happy tears at centre ice

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5 years

Scott Moir is in the building. He and Katelyn are sitting with Michael Slipchuk

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3 years

Artur Dmitriev is the physical embodiment of chaos and that 4A attempt was pretty decent

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You can really see the work Alyssa has put in to the basic skating on the last year. I really admire her attitude and approach of learning from the people whose skating she admires like Carolina Kostner, Jeremy Abbott and Charlie White to help with her growth and development

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An absolutely phenomenal skate from Kaori, she left everything out on the ice, nothing more she could have done today

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2 years

The state of pairs plus the changes to ice dance feels like a personal attack Why are we breaking what works instead of figuring out how to keep pairs alive? (That's not the job of the dance tech committee but like why)

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After a little break post-Olympics, we are back with our 2022 worlds recaps! This was a strange one for a whole variety of reasons, but for the most part was a good time

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Coming back to Twitter for 5 mins to say: The RD this season is better than last season, but bring back full pattern dances!

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It's really not that hard to denounce someone who sends sexual photos to minors...

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Ilia really said this is a succession meet your new world champion

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Vincent Zhou has announced via Instagram that he is officially out of the men's individual event due to COVID This video is an absolute heartbreaker, really feel for every athlete who has to mis out on some or all of the Olympics due to COVID this year

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The question is if those worked why didn't they use the same model for figure skating? The worlds "bubble" isn't even the same as the speed skating one

Tatjana Flade

@Tatjana21

3 years

The ISU conducted Speed Skating European and World Championships plus World Cups in a hub over five weeks and there was not a single positive test. Their concept worked. #WorldFigure

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Would love if someone with access to the IOC reps could ask in today's press briefing if a medal ceremony has ever been preemptively cancelled in Olympic history? Before the event actually starts no less?

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Breathing a sigh of relief for Tarasova and Morozov that they actually did it 4 years after the devastating drop in Peyongchang Glad to see some more happy crying

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I can't believe the narrative we're already being fed is that this is "controversial" because they want to swoop in and take an Olympic spot from w/m. That's not nice, but that's not the ISSUE HERE

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3 years

(should've been further down but)

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Let Juulia Turkkila have a waltz rd challenge

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3 years

Bringing this back...

Philip Hersh

@olyphil

3 years

Just watched a clip of @VanessaJamessk8 and @Rad85E on Instagram. If the judging is fair, they will win the Olympics, barring a major mistake. You heard it here first.

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I love that one of the only things ice dance fans can agree on is that Laurence Fournier Beaudry is perfect and we love her

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Aside from the opening (very rough) fall, this was a phenomenal skate for junwhan cha, an incredible recovery with a great, nuanced performance

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Give. Yuma. All. The. Points.

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Accidents happen but this wasn't the time to play chicken, it's one thing in a warmup, but in a practice when someone's music is on there is a clear and decisive right of way

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A solid skate for Papadakis and Cizeron, a fantastic performance, some technical errors, but less than the others, also the best demonstration of skating skills by a wide margin for me

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