Cellar Scribblings

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And originally Kelda was just dating Callum; now they have two kids who look to be around 10-12.

[CellarDweller]

Hiya BetterMost friends!!!!

Hope everyone is  doing well!

The competitions are over, and tomorrow (Sunday) is an exhibition for some of the higher ranking competitors.

It was a pretty successful Championships for the US skaters. 

Men US finishes -  Ilia Malinin 1st,  Jason Brown 9th,  Andrew Torgashev 22nd

Women US finishes -  Alysa Liu 1st, Isabeau Levito 4th,  Amber Glenn 5th

Ice Dance finishes - Chock & Bates 1st,  Carriera & Ponomarenko 5th,   Green & Parsons 9th

Pairs team finishes - Efimova & Mitrofanov 6th,  Kam & O'Shea 7th.

So we won gold in the men, women and ice dance disciplines.  Pairs was the only event we didn't medal in.

However,  besides the medals, the placements are very important this year.


For each discipline,  the top two finishers of any country gets their scores added up.  If they total less than 13, that means that country can send 3 entries for that discipline to next year's competitions. 

For the US women, for example, the two top US women finished 1st and 4th.  1+4=5, which is less than 13, so next year we can send three women to the competitions next year.   So the US can send three entries for each discipline.  This is important because next year is an Olympic year, so we earned extra berths to the Olympics because of the skaters' finishes.

[Front-Ranger]

 

[southendmd]

I watched the mens' finals on Peacock last night, and I saw our own Chuckie in the audience!!

[CellarDweller]

I watched the mens' finals on Peacock last night, and I saw our own Chuckie in the audience!!

 

[CellarDweller]

This was the moment that everyone was talking about from the World Championships.


Alysa Liu skated for the US, winning the US National Championships in 2019 and 2020.  She did not go to Worlds, as she was too young, under the 16 year age requirement.

In 2022 she went to Worlds, and won the bronze medal, and then promptly left the sport, saying it was a 'job" now, and no longer fun.

After almost three years away from the sport, she decided to return, and started to earn small victories again. While she was away,  Japanese skater Kaori Sakamoto became a force in the sport, winning three consecutive World Championships, this was to be her fourth.

And Alysa Liu stepped on the ice, and gave this performance.

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[CellarDweller]

Hiya everyone!

I am home from Boston!

[Sason]

Welcome home Chuck!

I trust you had a good time!

[Front-Ranger]

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And Alysa Liu stepped on the ice, and gave this performance.

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Wow, that was amazing! Such a natural, she seemed like she was born on skates! Thank you for sharing this, friend. You must have been so elated!

[CellarDweller]

I wish I could even explain what the feeling was like to be in the arena, the energy was off the charts!