They had a "piece" about it and how current figure skating is not as technical without the school figures.
I remember tracing figures long, long ago. Tedious, but I did learn a lot from it.
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
Tara ,'Empty Places'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SuziQ - Feb 23, 2010 6:48:50 pm PST #10300 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Amy - Feb 23, 2010 6:49:35 pm PST #10301 of 30001
Because books.
They used to show them, too, didn't they? Or am I remembering skating movies?
SuziQ - Feb 23, 2010 6:50:09 pm PST #10302 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Oh, and earlier today, they had a "piece" about how the winter games involve lots of waiting. Seriously. Someone got paid to talk about how the skaters and such have to wait to see if they won or not.
Hil R. - Feb 23, 2010 6:51:05 pm PST #10303 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I remember tracing figures long, long ago. Tedious, but I did learn a lot from it.
Yeah. I kinda liked it, actually. It required precision, and precision was something I could do, much more than I could do speed or strength.
And now that I think about it, I definitely remember figures in competition in at least 1993, but that was ISIA, not USFSA.
Hil R. - Feb 23, 2010 6:51:45 pm PST #10304 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
They used to show them, too, didn't they? Or am I remembering skating movies?
They'd usually show them at weird times, not during the prime time broadcast.
Cass - Feb 23, 2010 6:54:30 pm PST #10305 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
and I would have bought it but I'm a wreck when it comes to mailing things.
Oooh, I am Kat. Which reminds me, I mailed things yesterday! So if you were expecting something from me, I might have mailed it. Unless you are Perkins, or Trudy, or my parents or Netflix. So mostly just Kat. Um... I fail at postal.
SuziQ - Feb 23, 2010 6:56:28 pm PST #10306 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I still have not baked cookies. I have a daughter who swears I promised to send her some home baked cookies. So I fail at baking and postal. Maybe Thursday.
eta - I apparently also fail at typing.
Barb - Feb 23, 2010 6:56:29 pm PST #10307 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
What's up, Barb?
Silliness, really. Had a story idea last night while I was watching the ice dance (no, not a skating story).
My immediate reaction when I woke up this morning was "Oh God, NO, it's a freakin' paranormal/urban fantasy type story and it's actually a pretty good idea and... GAH!"
Lewis spent most of the morning torn between laughing at me and shaking his head that I get depressed at the thought of a good idea because it's not good on the terms I want it to be on.
Clearly, I have some sort of whacked out allergic reaction to potential success.
Feh.
Also, do they make the ladies or men do compulsories anymore?
Nope. Dropped them in 1990, which, if I'd bothered reading further, I would have seen that Hil already answered.
Amy - Feb 23, 2010 6:58:49 pm PST #10308 of 30001
Because books.
I get depressed at the thought of a good idea because it's not good on the terms I want it to be on.
What terms?
megan walker - Feb 23, 2010 7:00:05 pm PST #10309 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I loved compulsories and I'm glad ice dancing still has that portion.