the isu is mandating a hybrid waltz its not cpom's fault, they have to have a distinct change of rhythm/dance style. Still think they could have done like a foxtrot or march or something but hopefully it'll be good
maybe it wasnt the best way to describe it, but by āhybrid waltzā i was trying to refer to non-complimentary styles. i agree a foxtrot or march wouldāve been good. id even take a quickstep. its a personal thing, but charlestons arent my favorite dance.
I think they all have to do another rhythm, so there will not be any ājust waltzā programs?
yeah i know they have to do another rhythm, but i dont understand why they are picking such contrasting styles. like lim/lagha are doing a ballet waltz. maybe it mightve been boring, but i was hoping to see more classical music selectedā¦.
ur the son of klimova and ponomarkeno and you can't give me a straight waltz. why do we need to a hybrid charleston-waltz??? what is wrong with a good old classic golden waltz?????
so the general gist of mike + hockey after his retirement seems to be: took a break from watching it for at least 1-2 years. he visited the kingsā rink in winter of 2018. he watched just the first period of jeffās 1000th game in november 2019. in 2019 he also mentions how playoff hockey always gets him antsy, even seeing the ads for it before they begin are when he really misses hockey. then in 2021 he says he watches the leafs and jets only because they come up on tv, he doesnāt have any sports network subscriptions and mentions enjoying watching auston matthews, says the playoff hockey makes him antsy thing again. also in 2021 he says he used to be more in the know with the flyers because he had a friend that was a trainer there, but not anymore, so heās been out of touch with the flyers for a while. in 2024 he plays in the flyers alumni game, the first time heās back in philly since retirement. in 2025-26 on nasty knuckles, he speaks about the flyers players (like michkov, zegras) well enough that itās safe to assume heās watching the regular season games. then of course he watches all the 2026 flyers playoff games and other teams as well because he talks about carolina during round one. are we seeing a progression here.
oscar said he sometimes used to have lando's songs stuck in his head during races!
"lando, i think, has discovered headphones now and doesn't use a speaker, but sometimes it was some of his songs. there was one country song i remember a few years ago that i was singing on the laps to the grid."
It has been said before that the Flyers' yaoi depth is unmatched. I would like to provide further evidence to illustrate this.
Here are 2 graphs showing every NHL RPF pairing on AO3 graphed by a) the birth year of or b) the number of games played by each player involved. Point size represents the number of works associated with the pairing (including locked works). In panel A, pairings with a >10 year age gap and >50 works are labelled. In panel B, pairings with >300 works are labelled. Colours of labelled datapoints indicate the NHL team associated with the pairing (with pairings involving players who have never been on the same NHL team shown in grey - it's not very clear).
As seen, Flyers pairings are well represented, accounting for 2 of 5 notable age-gap pairings and 4 of the 21 pairings with >300 works. Notably, both TKNP and JDTZ are at the lower end of the games-played scale among the most popular pairings.
In conclusion: as we already knew, the Flyers are fucking gay.
Q: were you blindsided by [the richards and carter trades] or did you feel like for whatever reason there might have been an idea in the locker room that you know what, the team might really look at moving on from these guys?
DB: i was surprised we moved on from both of them. i had the feeling that change was coming and that a big trade was coming and i had the feeling that one of the two was going to go, but i didn't expect to see them both leave in that offseason. but when i look back, i think it was a trade that worked out better for both the flyers and mike richards or jeff carter because these guys were kind of at a crossroads in their career and i think they were maybe a little too comfortable here in philly. it was their team. i don't know if they had really the drive to take it to the next step and when that trade happened, i think both of them kind of changed their vision and all of a sudden realized, 'okay, we better put it back in high gear, we have a lot to prove here.' ... and i know the kings ended up winning the stanley cup with both of these guys, but i don't know if they become as good of players if they stay with the flyers.
~2019 snow the goalie podcast clip with danny briere
After a year of lurking in the F1 fandom, I feel compelled to speak my truth: Nico Rosbergās LinkedIn page is the richest text that nobody is talking about.Ā
As the foremost Nico LinkedIn critical scholar* of our times, Iām begging someone, ANYONE, to get on my level with this.Ā
*[amount of time I've spent scrolling his posts redacted, but trust me, whatever you're thinking, it's more]
If youāre not in his target demo of loser, sorry I mean millennial-to-genX grindset startup bro with a hard-on for networking with venture capitalists, then youāre probably not in Nicoās LinkedIn circle and you might not know that he is ACTIVE. He is posting 2-3 times a week, he is responding to comments, this is his primary social media output, and the content isnāt crossposted anywhere else.
For years, his beat has been dreadfully boring stuff like ~optimising your performance for success in business~, and you should know that thematically he's currently mid-villian's journey, pivoting his content from ~here's how Europe can be a leader in sustainable transport~ to ~here's how we can use GenAI for literally fucking everything.~
His comment section is dozens of fintech reply guys engaging earnestly with his productivity tips and totally missing the POINT. The point being:Ā
breadcrumbs about his relationship with his dad (keke rosberg) and also his relationship with his dad (toto wolff), which are both totally normal you guys thanks for askingĀ
a surprising number of performative meditation photos, very important in order to prove why neuroscientists have given him such a good grade in brain activity
the sanitised-to-fit-the-current-brand, darkness-still-lurking-within brocedes of it all, which is usually something like: "during my @ Formula1 days, lewis brought out the most evil, self-loathing version of me on account of how perfect he was, which made me miserable, but thankfully also led me to a deep wealth of venture capitalist wisdom 10-15 years later!!!"
cheery framing of the most fucked-up psychological damage wrought upon man by professional sports and reinforced by the sexy, evil father figures in charge
I also need you to know that Nico is unintentionally HILARIOUS. He isnāt setting out to be funny. Heās earnestly trying to be insightful/inspiring. For him it IS that deep, itās the most serious thing in the world whether your mindset is primed to extract max performance from your douchey job. But oh my god does he wind up being funny.
Like, ok, how about illustrating a list of really obvious advice about bettersleep4betterresults with this selfie... conveying through eyebrow acting how unsatisfying his previous REM cycle was due to not following his own advice :(
Or a 40th birthday roundup of bland life lessons like 'great teamwork beats talent alone!' that obviously must be illustrated via slurping a vat of celery juice against decorative wallpaper (he likes this photo btw as it shows up in more than one post):
Or my personal favourite: his interpretation of the cliche advice that your business plan should be concise enough to fit on a napkin. Ah yes, I should have a napkin around here somewhere. Not a poor person's paper cocktail napkin, but how about this giant piece of nice fabric, which might actually be a pillowcase or perhaps a tablecloth? Surely it's fine to sharpie all over this and then throw it out? And definitely this exercise is about writing teeny tiny on an A4-sized surface so you can fit in as much as possible? Anyway, let's finish with a <3!
I also love when he experiments with style, like this brief foray into notes-app insights (didn't perform well, never tried again):
The wording of his posts is a dialect of its own, which has invaded my brain. He describes 1-3 things as āsuperā in every post, and itās unclear whether he is aware of other adjectives. He overuses exclamation marks and emojis. Most posts contain a simple message illustrated via an extremely tenuous link to an F1 anecdote, and he is tagging the official @ Formula1 LinkedIn page at even the slightest opportunity. Someone once gave him the tip to ask a question to drive engagement, and heās made that tip his religion.Ā
Once you start narrating your own life as a Nico LinkedIn post, itās super hard to stop! Itās super fun, like winning a @Formula1 Grand Prix, which Nico did on 23 memorable occasions. š Whatās a vocal tic youāve adopted from a girldad entrepreneur in his 40s? š¤ Let me know in the comments!Ā
Despite all this, Nico has kinda won me over? He is cringe and he is free and heās so himself. Thereās some really sweet tidbits in there when you go digging!!!Ā
He posts surprisingly often about both gender equality and karaoke - usually at separate times, but on one memorable occasion, together!
He comes across as really, genuinely loving of his family, invested in quality time with them, and supportive of their interests and successes. Like this - getting his wife to repeat the confidence-building phrases from her own childen's book when she's anxious! I find this very sweet!
And while he expresses it as though his every thought has been fed through a machine that increases corporatespeak and cheuginess by 175%, I have come to believe that he has genuinely self-actualised after retiring from the F1 torture machine, at least to the extent that he is trying to spend his one, wild, and precious life in a way that's authentic and meaningful to him.
I'll leave you with the one post so baffling it haunts me. The text is pretty innocuous and filled with his usual stuff: I love my family! Family time is more important than work! And luckily, family time will make you even better at work!
But ohhhhh my god the picture.
what on EARTH am I looking at here????? This monstrous creature has to be AI. Am I to believe that Nico and his young child have constructed a snow rabbit as tall as a pine tree???? with cartoon features not resembling any household objects one might use for a snowman face, questionable texture and colour gradients, and perfectly shaped (those paws!!) to an unlikely degree. This couldn't possibly be real snow???? And did he think we just wouldn't notice???? I have reverse image searched to compare it to real snow bunnies made by real human people and like... nico.... who are you trying to fool here...
The comments are equally insane work, like SIMPLE CRAFTS??? Are there LinkedIn bots? Surely these are not serious people.
And who I can only imagine to be the few fellow truthers... have been ominously ignored.
So like... has he made the entire story up? Has he 'built' the snowman on ChatGPT with his daughter, entirely undermining his put-down-your-phone thesis? Did he make a snowman but he was so ashamed by it that he felt the need to spruce it up in post? It's just such a bizarre thing to lie about... like... nobody was saying Nico, Nico, we simply must see the quality of the easter bunny snow sculpture you made with your children, without it we couldn't possibly take your word that enjoying simple moments with your family is a critical element of health, happiness, and productivity!
I'm not stupid, so I know there is a chance that every single post is written by GenAI and I have been duped into character analysis that is actually based on drivel written by a water guzzling soulless machine trained on self-help books. (Although I'll say that his style has remained pretty consistent for years, since before this would have been likely.)
He might also have never had the password to his own accounts, and this is the work of a social media girlie who texts him stuff like 'hey boss, when you get a sec could you pose with some green juice for me, and then maybe a second one looking really upset in bed?'
Or........ and maybe I am deluded by the unlikely degree of charming and fun I find him, but I do genuinely think there is just enough weird human decision-making here to indicate that this is the case..... is Nico typing out the earnest inner workings of his heart between networking happy hour and trackside commentary gigs and gruelling sessions with his philosopher-slash-psychotherapist-slash-mindset coach?
Regardless, like Nico I believe in the lifechanging power of gratitude, so uhhhhh. Thanks for posting the funniest content on the whole website, you corny, corny man!!
topics : the organisation (staff, Jumbo, Mike Richie), Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith (and their shenanigans), Ryan Reaves
the organisation
10:10 | his 200th game pr guy brought back the puck for him
10:20 | grateful for sj staff "good hearts" welcomed him when he wasn't feeling good about his game, will miss them
59:20 | we're talking about everyone i played with but Jumbo Joe i haven't played with him but he's always there. do you play fortnite with Jumbo ? no but he was telling me "oh i played fortnite last night fucking kids they're way too good for me". took showers with him, he went training then took a shower downstairs with the boys. he's still one of the boys it's funny you go in the showers and you're like hey what's up Jumbo. Marleau too, he's often there around the arena and when i was doing my rehab skate he hoped on with me. Mike Richie same greasy long hair all my rehab skate were with him he's my guy what does he do ? he does everything but he does nothing. he's always at the arena, always his skates at his feet, always doing guy's rehabs, but during practice he places pucks, coaches and players always mess with him. he loves hockey so much he's just happy to be there
1:01:30 | i was telling you about about staff i forgot but jumbo i'm sure if i see him he's like vinnyy and gives me a hug you know i was doing my rehab and he was training i'd be like "oh dj what are u putting on" "oh jucie wrld i love juice wrld" "no way dude me too" guy said jumbo's 14 because he plays fortnite and like juice wrld lmao
WillMack
11:15 | how are the kids there ? they are clowns. honestly it's like if i was back to college, they're like freshmen in college, they're always messing with you. at some point Toff's like "hey Vin can you help me i'm done with those guys". Toff's like the dad. i'm like the uncle like come here [he uses an expression "mononcle" which apparently is someone old-fashioned like alluding to physical punishment but its all sacarsm ofc]. sometimes i'm sat down not reacting and i'll say "Smitty if you try again i promise" and he's like "Mack, Mack" he goes and gets Mack because they always gotta be together, and they try again so i stand up and they start running away, like kids, literally. but that's why it's a good vibe, always smiling, always saying dumb stuff. and when you get on the ice it's business
52:50 | we talked about sid connor and mack did u get anything from them ? mack yes, smitty too both gave me a stick, mack wrote something on it too, it was really cool he took the time to do it. connor signed a jersey but i'll get a stick i'll ask him this year sid too and ovi
Macklin Celebrini
12:21 | he's everywhere, he did Worlds championship, he did Olympics. *talking about Mack's record breaking points* he was 19? he was 19. at the Olympics he was the guy with the most toi no at the Olympics he was the best player on the ice period no discussion you at 19 what were you doing ?
5:05 | [Connor's a gifted kid] Sid is more everyone together, family, Mack likes to be around ppl, eating with ppl, he likes to socialise
16:20 | mtl vs sjs when mack decided to score the goal speechless pause it was wild i was sat and i was like EH EH EH OH! then everyone in the bell center sat down it was a silence like what did the kid just do in front of everyone we were shocked
Will Smith
16:10 | some ppl dont see how good smitty is! he smells blood, sometimes you're like he's not doing anything today then bam he scores you're like where were you today didn't see you. not the guy you'll see during all the game, not same style as mack at all. can't compare but reminds me of sid/geno not comparing geno, his skills set is unique. smitty smells blood
Ryan Reaves
39:00 | rempe asked him, reaves said i'll go freeze a guy first, he hits a guy in the shoulder, most badass hit i've ever seen, turns around then throws his gloves like yeah now we can go you have my permission then they really go at it reaves hits him twice then pulls him down then looks at us says "little boy, he's too little, little boy, he's a little boy" then we had our first win of the season
40:12 | reaves is amazing, really appreciate this guy, such a team guy, he's always there smiling "mack fuck with me today..." for sure when he said that mack didn't do it he's 20 years older it's funny the dynamic between them they're close and it's fun, but he could literally be his kid, reaves kid's 11, mack is closer in age with the kid than reaves. always inviting to dinner making sure everyone's here always inviting out when i was like "yeah don't feel like going out" he would call me like "get your ass here" "alright then i'm coming" is he staying there i dont know he's got 38 games left for 1000. think about it, a guy like him, 1000 games, think about the courage, the determination, it takes everyday to be like ok who's the tough guy on that team and now it's less worse because there's less fights but every game you have to be ready and everyone wants to try [to fight him] and he's the one to decide
vinny describing will on ice as "smitty smells blood"...... such a way to say it. also wm being a pain in the ass together
16:10 | some people don't see how good smitty is! he smells blood; sometimes you're like he's not doing anything today, then bam! he scores; you're like where were you today, didn't see you. not the guy you'll see during all the game, not same style as mack at all. can't compare but reminds me of sid/geno not comparing him to geno, his skillset is unique. smitty smells blood
-- translation cred: @yuribrini
thank you for this gift anon! what a (thematically apt) way to put it. smitty smells blood. shark in the water, hungry for the kill. and i've said this before, but will is a sneaky sort of player. he's never going to be mack, who is 110% compete 110% of the time, or even sherwood, who is never not fighting (for the puck or against the other guy, either one works for chief kief). both of those are what i call "feelgood hockey" bc it's goddamn fun to watch. it feels good to see our guys working so hard!
by contrast, will's style of play is often critiqued as lazy or streaky; and i'm not saying he can't rev his motor a bit more. but will is fundamentally not the 200 ft, 60 minute guy, and he probably never will be. you could call it cherry picking at its worst. but at his best, will is the guy who knows how to be exactly where he needs to be, exactly when he needs to be there. he sees the ice in a unique way, and what makes him and mack so dangerous together is that mack shares will's perspective. there's a reason both of their faces light up when they say, he sees the ice the same way i do.
much to ponder, ofc, in how that carries over off the ice. will, preternaturally patient when it comes to waiting for what he's certain he'll get. willing to lose, and lose, and lose, teeth gritted and hating every second of it, if it means he'll win in the end. but does that patience ever work against him, i wonder. does he ever wait more than his fair share; which is to say. does he ever wait so long for the perfect pass, the perfect shot, that he lets the right shot pass him by?
āA cursory search on Briere reveals that the term āfan favoriteā was applied to him in Phoenix, Buffalo and especially Philadelphia. This is not a coincidence. Briere was listed, generously, at 5-9 and 174 pounds. While he wasnāt Nathan Gerbe, he wasnāt exactly of the size and stature that was required for most offensive stars of his generation. Thereās always something enthralling about a player that plays so much bigger than his god-given frame, and Briere was a tough bugger. He went to the danger zones, he had that same human pinball quality as Marty St. Louis and he didnāt hesitate to nefariously mix it up with opponents. Which frequently meant he was something less than a fan favorite for the other 29 teams facing him each season, but that tends to happen when your signature face-off move is a stick knob across the other guyās jaw. But Briere was a fan favorite because he, well, favored the fans. He didnāt join teams, he joined communities. He made time for the fans, and made time to help them any way he could: The Daniel Briere Foundation is over a decade old, and its annual charity golf and poker tournaments have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in Canada. He was involved in Ed Sniderās youth hockey initiatives. Just this summer, while contemplating retirement, he took part in a charity hockey tournament in South Jersey. All of it humanized Briere in ways that donāt always happen for star players. So you couldnāt help but feel for the guy when his divorce was public to the point where it became chirp fodder for Pat Kaleta, leading to that memorable āHBO 24/7ā subplot where single dad Briere had Claude Giroux as a ācool uncleā house guest for his kids. You couldnāt help but shed a tear reading about the sudden loss of his mother, either. There was a logo on the front, a name on the back and a heart on the sleeve of his jersey.ā
ā (Danny Briere retires: The character, the contract and the clutch)
its really all a mess rn @pnksshfdm - Tumblr Blog | Tumgag
ellievsbear
yousharknotpass
gummygunk
turnnoffyourmind
stormborns
prguitarman
pixelskylines
s-u-f-j-a-n-s-t-e-v-e-n-s
