Canadian Olympic bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finish second in the ice dance competition at the ISU figure skating world championships in Prague.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7146003?cmp=rss
la patinoire de #prague sur la 2 pour les mondiaux de #patinage qui balance du #gims sur haut parleur ... actuellement inculpé pour faire partie d'un réseau de blanchiment d'argent #corruption ...
sponsor #guinot ? un avis ?
l'info va tellement vite avec internet que beaucoup ne la voit jamais passer ....
🎶 When I find myself in times of trouble,
And I want to watch TV…🎶
I watch old Canadian Olympic Skating routines. Specifically:
⛸️Share-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz, “Riverdance” Nagano 1998
⛸️ Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, “Moulin Rouge!” Pyeongchang 2018
I almost always feel better after watching those two. But if I need a bit more, some other routines that I’ll sometimes watch include:
⛸️ Jason Brown, “Reel Around the Sun” Sochi 2014
⛸️ Elvis Stojko “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story” Lillehammer 1994
I just realized that all of my favourite skating routines are all from movies or stage shows. And in almost every case, they’re routines where they should have ranked MUCH higher but the scoring system was fucked up.
BTW
since #sports are never about #politics, here is the #1 politically pertinent song of the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics :
Paolo Nutini’s IRON SKY
https://youtu.be/WoCSeIY0xdo
it won the best #music video award at the 2015 SXSW
Film Festival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Sky_(song)#
for denouncing Russia’s illegal annexation of #Ukraine’s Crimea, marking the beginning of the Russo-Crimean War:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea
thank you #UKOC & Kirsten Spours
https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c3dm5z5r84go

American Skaters Seek Inquiry into French Judge's Scoring in Olympic Ice Dance
https://newsletter.tf/skaters-review-judge-scores-olympics-ice-dance/
American skaters are asking for a review of ice dance scores after a close Olympic result, questioning a judge's scoring.
American Skaters Want Review of French Judge's Scores in Ice Dance
After the Olympics ice dance, some people are asking for a check on the scores. American skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates were very close to winning gold. They want to understand why one judge gave scores that were different from others.
https://newsletter.tf/skaters-review-judge-scores-olympics-ice-dance/
ISU Addresses Ice Dance Scoring Amid Controversy
https://newsletter.tf/isu-ice-dance-scoring-olympics/
The ISU explains its ice dance scoring system after questions arose from the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Ice Skating Group Explains Scoring After Questions
The International Skating Union (ISU) has talked about its scoring rules for ice dance. This happened after some judges' scores at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics were different. The ISU says its system is fair.