tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post6464329129837990949..comments2024-03-15T09:03:33.742-07:00Comments on Jessica Dube Loves Scott Moir: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-48722315193430744162016-03-20T10:31:44.086-07:002016-03-20T10:31:44.086-07:00^^make that DW are American. ^^make that DW are American. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-69866181063126491542016-03-20T10:30:43.501-07:002016-03-20T10:30:43.501-07:00The DW scandal got swept under the rug because DW ...The DW scandal got swept under the rug because DW American. If DW were any other nationality, specifically, Russian, the mainstream media would have been all over it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-74209076110582428112016-03-20T06:15:45.579-07:002016-03-20T06:15:45.579-07:00@1:29
Thank you for bringing over that link. That...@1:29<br />Thank you for bringing over that link. That is a great article, I had never seen it before.<br /><br />I don't really care who OC is or who the writer of that article is, the views expressed regarding the corruption in figure skating, and ice dance in particular, are true.<br /><br />What I'm finding very interesting is why this article, or anything said about the corruption in ice dance that made the DW wins possible, has not managed to get any traction. Like the L'Equipe article that broke during Sochi, alleging collusion in the judging, all allegations are swept under the rug. If they're addressed at all, they're called lies and labeled conspiracies. <br /><br />Taking this seriously and doing any real investigating? No one in the mainstream media wants to touch it. That's the power of the mafia that is the ISU and all the major skating federations, such as the ones from the USA, Canada, France and Russia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-42529652330203547702016-03-19T13:29:47.982-07:002016-03-19T13:29:47.982-07:00OC, are you a philosophy professor? http://www.cou...OC, are you a philosophy professor? http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/18/can-olympic-ice-skating-sink-any-lower/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-1250456618881323072016-03-14T14:57:35.010-07:002016-03-14T14:57:35.010-07:00I agree with everything you said, 7:44. I didn'...I agree with everything you said, 7:44. I didn't mean to suggest that V/M had an obligation to cater to fans, only that I was disappointed if this is their new direction. I don't think acknowledging it's their choice to make precludes having feelings about those choices.<br /><br />I would always choose for a team to skate masterpieces instead of trying to win (goes without saying how ridiculous it is that it's an either/or in the first place), but I'm not a competitive athlete and don't blame V/M if the latter is the primary goal that is motivating them. I do, however, see this strategy possibly backfiring. I don't believe that skating good material is what caused them to lose to D/W.<br /><br />-canadablueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-14307769720842756982016-03-14T11:54:43.299-07:002016-03-14T11:54:43.299-07:00Doesn't Kate Virtue have a life of her own? Ho...Doesn't Kate Virtue have a life of her own? How does her husband feel about her leaving him to go care for his daughter's kids. He must be a very understanding and patient man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-81379630374443059102016-03-14T03:22:35.697-07:002016-03-14T03:22:35.697-07:00Tessa's a big girl now. How do they explain Ka...Tessa's a big girl now. How do they explain Kate in Montreal, Tessa still needs her mommy to live with her and take care of her? That story was already silly back in the Canton days. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-15368509913038925632016-03-13T21:58:47.654-07:002016-03-13T21:58:47.654-07:00When VM were training in Canton, Little Moir was w...When VM were training in Canton, Little Moir was with them with Tessa's mother there to help. From that, it follows that Little Moir and sibling will also go to live in Montreal, with Tessa's mother also coming to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-43393007474942684162016-03-13T19:44:45.328-07:002016-03-13T19:44:45.328-07:00What you want to see from V/M and what V/M themsel...What you want to see from V/M and what V/M themselves want to do may be two very different things. It seemed from the "What's Love" background piece that 1) Tessa loves this type of music, and 2) V/M feel like the choreo was pushing them to new heights. Personally, I hate this music and thought the choreo was awful, but I'm not V/M. <br /><br />The other point is, I'm not trying to win a gold medal, and V/M are. I love programs like Carmen, Waltz Will Go On, and Dream a Little Dream, because they to me represent the direction I'd like ice dance to go -- an emphasis on "the connective tissue between the elements" as Jen Swan would say, so that the program is actually a dance rather than a showcase of random ice dancing elements. But guess what -- the ISU doesn't want ice dance going in this direction. They made that clear by repeatedly rewarding the crap shown by D/W over what V/M were putting out. Why the hell should V/M kill themselves making masterpieces like they did if the ISU is just going to tell them to shove it and reward worthless junk programs like the type D/W and P/C now put out? It's a case of "don't hate the player -- hate the game."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-73796352845818948392016-03-13T19:36:05.198-07:002016-03-13T19:36:05.198-07:00Why would any of the kids need to be in Montreal? ...Why would any of the kids need to be in Montreal? They'll stay in London and be cared for by the grandparents, as has always been done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-58878375421914610412016-03-13T18:52:23.094-07:002016-03-13T18:52:23.094-07:00Montreal is probably the best place in Canada for ...Montreal is probably the best place in Canada for VM to be anonymous. It's in Quebec, where they have virtually zero media coverage outside of the Olympics, and it's a big city, where much more famous people have managed to keep various secrets out of the public sphere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-36940435259719544382016-03-11T21:29:54.600-08:002016-03-11T21:29:54.600-08:009:02
Links please to those who claim they've s...9:02<br />Links please to those who claim they've seen Tessa Virtue and Ryan Semple together recently. <br /><br />Your belief that this blog is merely empty speculations does not consequently validate your own speculations.<br /><br />Links please. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-72677518354655249442016-03-11T21:02:24.054-08:002016-03-11T21:02:24.054-08:00Right, people on Tumblr who have said they have se...Right, people on Tumblr who have said they have seen them are fabcricating fanfiction but people on this blog ( without any connection to Tessa ) who claim she's popping out babies like a wet gremlins are spreading nothing but the truth. <br />Nobody here had any first hand information on Tessa in years, this blog has been based on nothing but speculations in years but somehow you don't seem to have a problem with that.<br />At this point people on Tumblr who say they have seen them together are just as valid as anybody else. You can believe them or not but it doesn't make your own speculations any more true than theirs. <br />And Tessa wouldn't have started following him out of the blue either. Everything she does on social media is deliberate.<br /><br />Speaking of Tessa's babies, how is she going to hide three of them in Montreal ? London may have covered them but the Moirs are nobodys in Montreal. Nobody there has a reason to play along with them. The first child is probably in pre-school now, that makes it increasingly difficult to hide her. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-32681408286220130692016-03-11T06:44:12.244-08:002016-03-11T06:44:12.244-08:0010:25. Name calling did not make your lies become ...10:25. Name calling did not make your lies become facts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-17322102656834253132016-03-10T22:38:26.264-08:002016-03-10T22:38:26.264-08:00Tumbler is fanfic, I see fans wild speculations. ...Tumbler is fanfic, I see fans wild speculations. I see nothing on twitter or Instagram reporting Semple and Tessa were seen together. <br /><br />Links to these reports please. <br /><br />(There are none) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-91542679099398407392016-03-10T20:03:55.165-08:002016-03-10T20:03:55.165-08:007:33
There are no reports. This is nothing but you...7:33<br />There are no reports. This is nothing but your own fanfic version of VM's life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-11703087826994331852016-03-10T19:33:28.622-08:002016-03-10T19:33:28.622-08:00There were reports of them meeting each other rece...There were reports of them meeting each other recently and Tessa publicly started following him on Instagram a few days ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-78944677175289450362016-03-10T09:27:46.368-08:002016-03-10T09:27:46.368-08:00@12:19, what makes you say Ryan Semple is back in ...@12:19, what makes you say Ryan Semple is back in the picture? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-71881431459274032472016-03-10T00:19:32.018-08:002016-03-10T00:19:32.018-08:00And right after the comeback announcement Ryan Sem...And right after the comeback announcement Ryan Semple is back in the picture. And he even owns a house in Montreal. It's going to be a fun two years...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-74182644042841425882016-03-08T14:38:42.126-08:002016-03-08T14:38:42.126-08:00Wikipedia: To throw (someone) under the bus is an ...Wikipedia: To throw (someone) under the bus is an idiomatic phrase in American English meaning to sacrifice a friend or ally for selfish reasons. It is typically used to describe a self-defensive disavowal and severance of a previously-friendly relationship when the relation becomes controversial or unpopular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-45162248331871821782016-03-08T13:27:05.546-08:002016-03-08T13:27:05.546-08:00I think you're reading more into what was said...I think you're reading more into what was said here than actually was meant. An opinion that Seasons is not evidence of neglect and that the way V/M are handling the situation is unprofessional whatever the situation is is not the same as saying all the facts about the relationship are known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-8530186999729750122016-03-07T20:32:19.990-08:002016-03-07T20:32:19.990-08:00We know nothing of what went down, some of you are...We know nothing of what went down, some of you are taking your feelings for Marina and spinning them as facts.<br /><br />Maybe Marina neglected them in a blatant way, maybe it was subtle, maybe it never happened but VM felt it did, maybe they made it all up as some kind of misguided PR scheme. Marina being an incredible coach and choreographer, in your opinion, has nothing to do with this. Marina being a great person, a great professional, whatever else image you have of her is not necessarily the truth. And all people are flawed.<br /><br />Fans cling so tightly to their chosen narratives that you end up with a bunch of fans somehow believing the platonic nonsense that VM peddle despite years of ridiculousness. But you also have the Marina fans somehow becoming experts on the training situation. Nobody is immune, even people who seem more sophisticated, we all think we somehow know these people when we really don't.<br /><br />And not that it matters but I hate that ex program like I've never hated a VM program before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-53236127545404041712016-03-03T02:19:05.562-08:002016-03-03T02:19:05.562-08:00*North American teams in a row to win, but especia...*North American teams in a row to win, but especially oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-77319474890273513332016-03-03T02:13:36.502-08:002016-03-03T02:13:36.502-08:00Oh I know the piece you mean - MFD: no plan, "...Oh I know the piece you mean - MFD: no plan, "we leave space for magic, a lot of space!" or something like that. Oy ve. <br /><br />I think one thing that is striking me with V/M throwing Marina under the bus is - there's a difference between saying a professional relationship became incompatible for some reason (the vision wasn't the same, they stopped working together well) and saying she's not worthy of trust(ie. *she* doesn't give all her teams 100%, basically implying that she took their money etc but didn't follow through). The latter is a short-sighted professional decision even if it happened to be true.<br /><br />I've wondered the same thing re: the Shibs. I can't imagine a scenario in which USFSA wants to let V/M get gold again. But I also can't imagine the ISU wanting 3 North Americans in a row, one of which already won. I hope V/M know what they're doing.<br /><br />-canadablueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583966972735299482.post-33133261657312172062016-03-02T19:35:58.187-08:002016-03-02T19:35:58.187-08:00I'm glad you brought this up, CanadaBlue. I di...I'm glad you brought this up, CanadaBlue. I didnot like this EX at all and I usually do love them...(obviously their competition skates blow me away!) There was way too much arms flying everywhere and not very much done in unison. I felt it really minimized them.<br /><br />I feared this would happen when I first saw the initial piece which promoted them working on this EX with MF. MF said she comes into practice with really no clue...it's just whatever they think of. ...contrast that with Marina who is said to have studied ballet books to think of lifts etc. <br /><br />Also, a recent interview that was posted on tumblr has Tessa saying their skating had gotten to be too regimented like Russians and now they want to move away from that to skate more like the French...citing possible rivalry with P/C....It's not looking pretty!!! <br /><br />Also, in relation to getting screwed over by the ISU...I was wondering if they wouldn't keep Shibs on top...as in USA is the top dog in IceDanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com