ISU Grand Prix 2009-2010

^thanks, juliet! my first impression: quite a number of good looking guys. hahaha!

Yes, I agree ROMA. This generation of figure skaters are like different versions of VALENTINO ON THE ICE. I won't be surprised if a skater will one day be called "A Valentino On The Ice". Maybe, one of these days , I'll think of something....

A gorgeous video made by TV Asahi!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM6n8Og-FOU

MikiAndoFan#1 wrote:

A gorgeous video made by TV Asahi!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM6n8Og-FOU

Thank you! That video was really cool. I actually got a few goosebumps when Mao was in her opening pose in the beginning of the video, and then looked up, as the scene faded to Vancouver... Wow! Also, is Miki wearing her actual LP costume? Everyone else is wearing their costumes...

I have to say that I had a little at the juxtaposition between Mao and Yuna. Mao looking inspirational... and Yuna glaring. I guess they are really promoting the "rivalry" between Mao and Yuna, since none of the other skaters had a "so-and-so vs. so-and-so" clip. Sometimes I wish they could just focus on just Mao, like in the opening clip, instead of Mao vs. Yuna all the time, but I'm sure the S. Korean media is doing the same sort of hype. Sigh.

Liffey wrote:

Sometimes I wish they could just focus on just Mao, like in the opening clip, instead of Mao vs. Yuna all the time, but I'm sure the S. Korean media is doing the same sort of hype. Sigh.

Trust me, this is only going to get worse as the Olympics draw closer.
From what I can tell TV Asahi's recent pre-season fluff spent hours on the Mao vs. Yu-Na affair in their 2008 GPF recap this past weekend; similarly the 2nd episode of The Road to Vancouver - Mao Asada on BS-TBS was spent entirely on the Mao/Yu-Na rivalry. Korean media has been keeping close tabs on Mao as well - there were reports of SBS crew at the JO, and sure enough they had a news clip on Mao's Bells the very next day.

Of course, the online community is also getting fired up now. 2ch's Yu-Na bashing thread has never been more active (as well as the usual threads criticizing Mao/Miki/Tono et al.), and Korean netizens are picking apart Bells and calling Mao a has-been - Mao bashing threads make up a significant portion of forums like DC Inside's FS board.

I can only hope this doesn't lead up to disaster.

clovera wrote:

Liffey wrote:

Sometimes I wish they could just focus on just Mao, like in the opening clip, instead of Mao vs. Yuna all the time, but I'm sure the S. Korean media is doing the same sort of hype. Sigh.

Trust me, this is only going to get worse as the Olympics draw closer.
From what I can tell TV Asahi's recent pre-season fluff spent hours on the Mao vs. Yu-Na affair in their 2008 GPF recap this past weekend; similarly the 2nd episode of The Road to Vancouver - Mao Asada on BS-TBS was spent entirely on the Mao/Yu-Na rivalry. Korean media has been keeping close tabs on Mao as well - there were reports of SBS crew at the JO, and sure enough they had a news clip on Mao's Bells the very next day.

Of course, the online community is also getting fired up now. 2ch's Yu-Na bashing thread has never been more active (as well as the usual threads criticizing Mao/Miki/Tono et al.), and Korean netizens are picking apart Bells and calling Mao a has-been - Mao bashing threads make up a significant portion of forums like DC Inside's FS board.

I can only hope this doesn't lead up to disaster.

What's 2ch? Is it a figure skating forum?

^I think it's a Japanese Internet forum where posts are done anonymously.

I think I can post it here... There is a new interview with 3 best japanese men (Daisuke, Nobu, Takahiko) talking about grand prix and chances for the grand prix final, as I understood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rb-EE8CNeQ (part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMyo5ZP8Sbk (part 2)

summervie wrote:

I guess I'm going to spent this summer on inventing some kind of a time machine, so that then to watch TEB one month before everyone else does.

Well... Does anyone want to know in advance about who will win?

summervie wrote:

summervie wrote:

I guess I'm going to spent this summer on inventing some kind of a time machine, so that then to watch TEB one month before everyone else does.

Well... Does anyone want to know in advance about who will win?

Hmmm You told me that you didn't think about it yet, I miss something?

polosatik wrote:

summervie wrote:

summervie wrote:

I guess I'm going to spent this summer on inventing some kind of a time machine, so that then to watch TEB one month before everyone else does.

Well... Does anyone want to know in advance about who will win?

Hmmm You told me that you didn't think about it yet, I miss something?

Yes, you miss the fact that I've... well, already watched it since we talked the last time.

summervie wrote:

Yes, you miss the fact that I've... well, already watched it since we talked the last time.

Wow, it was fast!Who won?

polosatik wrote:

Wow, it was fast!Who won?

That was a rhetorical question, polosatik. Of course I can't tell you. Have you seen "Back to the future" movie, haven't you? Spatio-temporal continuum isn't something you'd like to joke with. Today I tell you who'll win, tomorrow you wake up and Patrick Chan wears a long, black beard and jumps two quads in his long program.
Think, who would benefit from such an occurrence? Surely not your favourite male skater (Patrick Chan, that is).

summervie wrote:

Today I tell you who'll win, tomorrow you wake up and Patrick Chan wears a long, black beard and jumps two quads in his long program.

Is it sad that I'm a bit curious to see that?

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