Monday, April 30, 2018

Degrees of separation

I've had a few weeks with sporadic access to wifi, and when I've been on the web, my attention has been diverted by this:

WTF with the arm.


Yikes.

Her stylist and BFF is Jessica Mulroney, as if one couldn't tell:



Never been a particular
Royal Family (or Harry) fan
but Mazel Tov to the happy couple.
Jessica Mulroney is married to Ben Mulroney who has interviewed Virtue and Moir at least twice, so there's that.

I know instagram posing has bled into video. All that matters is the 2D shot,so the walk is really a pose. Ivanka Trump is the avatar of this trend. This, though, is a whole new level.

I can't decide if HRH really believes he's engaged to a Michelle Obama/Emma Watson hybrid, or is just marketing it like that. All I know is the posing, duckface and Mulroney-fication of her wardrobe has intensified since the engagement announcement, when one would have anticipated that sort of thing would be on the wane. And the astro-turfing is beyond belief.

Ok, that's off my chest.

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I did a drive by to the skating forums and I just can't with the debate between P/C and V/M again focused on non-skating issues and complete skating ignorance. It's predictable but each time it grates. I can't with the oh so surprising latent sour grape-iness in Papadakis and Cizeron becoming manifest. These two wouldn't be in the top ten without the deal making favor swapping bullshit of the past eight years, but they've already developed an enormous sense of entitlement. It still kills me watching Virtue and Moir's absolutely brilliant, knife's edge skate at Pyeongchang while P/C assed their way through, and Virtue Moir barely barely eeked out a win.

I really wish Virtue and Moir would pull the plug already but maybe they think they can milk a few more drops out of will they or won't they. I hope no atom of them is contemplating remaining in the sport. Just let P/C be the 7-8 time in a row World Champions and 2022 Olympic Champions and see how the sport thrives. To tie in the British Royal Family, everybody wonders if the Monarchy will survive after Elizabeth II, and I'm wondering how figure skating is going to sustain any type of interest in ice dance when Virtue and Moir disappear from the competitive scene. P/C have a devoted internet fandom, and figure skating wouldn't be the first organization to confuse internet fanaticism that with actual popularity and the ability to draw a crowd (Virtue and Moir have it all).

25 comments:

  1. -P/C barely even have fans outside of their circle jerk FSuniverse/goldenskate fanthreads. On actual popular sites that are well designed and don't have layouts from the 90's where people below that age of 43 post (tumblr/instagram/twitter) its a P/C fan ghost town infact i have seen both V/M and the shibs have ALOT more fans then them their. Younger people seem to like V/M and the shibs while despise P/C

    - Thoughts on evgenia switching to a different coach?

    - Why are only old uniformed people on goldenskate/fsuniverse? i feel like i am watching a bunch of 58 year old women converse when i go onto the discussion boards.

    - P/C are getting their asses dropped. No way will russia let another non russian team win ice dance gold for the 4th time in a row. I give them one more season then either some russian junior team or another gadbois team will get propped up. remember H/B just moved to montreal, The denadians and Junior teams L/L and C/P show a lot of promise as well

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  2. Jessica you sould start moving on.
    You canot be stuck in the past.Your blog is still "jessica bube love scott moir"
    Stop trashing them.They have worked for their success . Be professional and accept it.
    All the best to you

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    1. lol what an idiot the blog isn't by jessica.

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  3. HAHAHAHAHAH V/M WILL BE FORGOTTEN WHILE P/C WILL BE REMEMBERED FOREVER AS THE SECOND T/D!!! HAAHAHAHAHAHAH

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    1. LMAO to the salty troll. PC are already forgotten by everyone except a small group of crazy ubers on skating boards, while the entire world remembers and will remember VM.

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  4. I wonder about this. She made several hints at this during Olympics, but then seemed to roll it back. She knows how good they are, she trained with them for years and has said they are capable of things no other team can do. Is it holding up a forced narrative that is starting to crumble or are people in the community getting sick of PC?

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  5. After v/m won in PC commentators suddenly started hating P/C (Didiers shill money ran out from buying P/C's worlds , GPF and european titles)However Most people i have seen outside GS and FSuniverse have been sick of P/C since the 2016/2017 season. sick of their scores, skating and personalities can't say i blame them. Just look at their shitty skating, attitudes and fans. like skater like fan.

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  6. lol, this has to be troll.

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  7. LOWLIFE SCUM YOU ARE!!!! LEAVE P/C ALONE!

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  8. I wont say who i am but if i were you i would shut this conspiracy hate filled blog down

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  9. We are the p/c squad we have taken over your comment section until you delete your blog

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    1. The P/C "squad" is one sad and lonely troll with multiple identities. He/she/it crawls all over the V/M Youtube performances spraying the comment section with vitriol. This pathetic creature was previously Christian Megaric and a cast of thousands. Now posting as Jean Merde Monreal.

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  10. I believe Tanith's use of the acronym GOATS regarding Virtue and Moir meant "Greatest Of All Time". She is obviously right. Their skating transcends. I am always lifted to a higher place when I watch them. "Valse Triste"(2007), "Umbrellas(2008), Pink Floyd (2009), their supreme short and long in Sochi, it doesn't matter which routine they skate, Tessa and Scott touch my heart. None of the other ice dancers come even close. Totally deserved that Olympic gold in S. Korea.

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    1. When you next look at any of their 2007 and 2008 programs, take a look at the third finger of Tessa's left hand.

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  11. I finally watched the Moonlight Sonata routine by the French team. It seemed kind of underdeveloped/juniorish. Nothing special. Did not deserve to be in the medal top three. Gordeeva/Grinkov interpreted that music much better and were more sophisticated yet elegant, in 1994.

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    1. Was also surprised at the medal placement for the French. I'd put them top 10 but not even as medal contenders. *sorry* Oh well ...

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  12. "Skating ignorance"
    "and figure skating wouldn't be the first organization to confuse internet fanaticism "

    Must be nice to have a blog to talk about yourself ;)

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    1. If you honestly think the opposite of what the author is saying your the ignorant one you P/C mouthbreather cancerous fan. The comment section is full of these annoying degenerates more than usual *sprays repel*

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    2. "cancerous fan"
      I'm glad that you know what you are.Not liking a skater is perfectly normal,but hating them/insulting them,while claiming that their win isn't normal,because of "corruption" is laughable.

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  13. "Just look at their shitty skating, attitudes and fans. like skater like fan."

    Talking about V/M ? ;) They certainly don't have shitty skating skills or atitude but for some of their fans here,it fits perfectly.

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  14. No matter how many captions or disgusting spew they/he/she use(s), it will never change the fact that countless video evidences (since v/m's junior and rising in ranks in seniors comps & Olympic Games) prove that their skating skills and programs are extraordinarly remarkable and memorable. I'm not saying others before or with v/m aren't as great but to claim v/m is less than superior/less innovative is just plain BS. (Btw, the blog itself has posted quite unfavorable posts pertaining to v/m themselves - if uber p/c fans actually care to look and read past years' posts)

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  15. LOL no one gives a fuck about P/C outside of their Cult following on GS and FSU consisting of either mentally deranged french people or 80 year old lonely cat ladies who hate V/M and use P/C as a scapegoat to hate on them. The general public don't even know they exist.

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  16. I literally have tried watching Moonlight Sonata several times, but its so dry... I cannot get through the entire program.

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  17. Same here. I love that particular classical music piece but IMHO i didn't think the choreography was that (awe) inspiring. Felt like more of the same from P/C season's past programs. It's just my observation.

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  18. Had to smile at "...EEKED out a win." Is this an intentional malapropism or merely a typographical error?

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