Alright since the US Nationals and Europeans are this weekend, I’m likely not going to do a full recap on the Grand Prix Final. It’s been a month and it would just be silly at this point. So here are some notes on it for completeness sake.
The ladies played out more or less how I imagined it would. I was hoping it would be Alena Kostornaia that took the gold but it was always going to be the three Baby Russians.
I’m surprised Tennell finished 5th, so good for her. She did better than I thought. I will say I like her new dress.
My heart breaks for Alina Zagitova. That was a disaster and I’m wondering if now that she’s withdrawn from the season, if we’ll even see her compete again. I would imagine that if she does, she’ll do like Evengia and go for a new coach.
The men’s competition was a blast.
Probably not the competition Hanyu wanted, he had a lot of mistakes. But damn if the ‘rivalry’ between him and Nathan isn’t freaking fun. My respect for this man continues to grow.
KEVIN freaking AYMOZ! What a fall he’s had! And now he’s a favorite for Europeans! Yay!
I’m glad to see Boyang Jin continue to improve.
Alexander Samarin’s long program continues to scare me.
And some quick figure skating news from the last month:
Shoma Uno has officially signed on with Stephane Lambiel as his coach and I couldn’t be happier. They look like a great team together.
Shoma also won the Japanese Nationals! What a recovery from his lowest low in the Grand Prix. Congratulations, Shoma!
I’m extremely disappointed in the news about Sylvia Fontaine and John Zimmerman. They should have protected the girl. There’s just no excuse.
Gracie Gold will skate at Nationals. I can’t wait to see how she does.
I think that’s all I want to cover right now. Nationals and Europeans are this weekend so expect a lot of posts this weekend.
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