Oooh, canear, what was Virtue and Moir's program like? I remember reading about it at Figure Skating Universe but I don't remember what I read. :) I liked their free skate from last year, with the black costumes and the kind of abstract positions, but they didn't get to skate it much.

Who are the top contenders in the US? Um, I'll give you my personal opinion. LOL. Let's see, our pairs suck so you can pretty much forget that. I think I'm the only person in the world that likes Inoue and Baldwin but they probably won't make it to the Olympics anyway.

In dance there's Belbin and Agosto. I can't stand them and I wouldn't be surprised if Davis and White, who are getting better all the time, beat them at Nationals. My personal favorites are Navarro and Bommetree but they'll probably be 4th at Nationals.

In ladies the big news is Sasha Cohen making a comeback. I'll believe it when I see it. (Not a fan). Otherwise a lot of young girls. I like Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu and Kimmie Meissner. I expect Alissa Czisny to not repeat as US Champion and if Sasha can stand up reasonably well she's got a spot to the Olympics locked up so it will really be a fight between the other girls.

In mens I'd have to say the frontrunner is Evan Lysacek given that he's world champion but...he makes me puke. I'm a huge Johnny Weir fan. There's Jeremy Abbott and bunch of other young guys I don't pay too much attention to but in a right world those 3 will probably make the Olympic team. My other favorite Eliot Halverson will likely be someplace in like 11th place.

Be glad to get Canadian coverage! We get close to nothing here all season. The ladies FS from Skate America, and a few hours of Nationals and Worlds is it. Icenetwork.com is the best thing ever IMO.

Shoot, that link didn't work.

LOL, canear, that's exactly why I don't like Sasha. I always thought her motivation was showing she could beat Michelle Kwan, which she really couldn't, so it will be really interesting to see how she does. I think the Grand Prix season is going to be so interesting seeing who's doing what and how it will all play into the Olympics.

I love Joanie! She has the most beautiful costumes. I am still warming up to Patrick Chan for some reason.

I kind of think Plushenko won't actually compete or else won't be a factor. Regardless, I don't think he'll be untouchable like he was at the last Olympics. I think the men's field is so wide open.

Oh, and I can't wait to see Shen and Zhao! My dudes!!! Though I have a soft spot for Pang and Tong because my husband and I once shared an elevator with Jian Tong and he was so cute.

Is anyone watching the MLB playoffs? (Baseball)

My Dodgers and Angels are playing right now but neither game is being shown on TV. (Where I am anyways because their home games.) It really stinks!!!! I want to see them play.

Oh count me in as another who loves figure skating!!!! It's always been my favorite sport, along with gymnastics, since I was a little girl.

Sadly with all the changes in the sport and them pulling practically every skating competition off the air, not even getting crumbs to satisfy, I have practically lost all knowledge of the sport. I don't know who very many skaters are these days. I know Johnny and Evan, Rachel and Kimmie and the ice dance pair but that's really about it.

I don't even know how the scoring system works and every time I try to figure it out it just gets too damn complicated for my liking. It sucks the fun out of things and I hate it. (Sorry canear. I know Canada created it.) The one thing I like about it is, in some ways, it gives others more of a chance to be at the top.

zara, what does that icenetwork site have on it? Does it show a lot of the programs? I don't just want to read about things. That's just not fun to me. I want to be able to see it too. Watch with my own eyes so that I can make my OWN judgments.

Sasha making a comeback? ICK! No! No! NO!!!!! If anyone were to make a come back I'd want it to be Michelle and I know that's not going to happen.



ETA: I just read about Kimmie's withdrawal from the Grand Prix Series for the season. So bummed.


http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7399410&vkey=ice_pressrelease

I guess we're lucky up here since we always get a lot of skating coverage. Hockey is #1 but figure skating is right behind in popularity. I don't understand the new system either, teddy. All I know is that it does seem to be a lot more fair than they previous system which rewarded all the tricks and not the artistry and footwork. That's so sad about Kimmie especially in an Olympic year. There is such pressure on them to succeed. I can't imagine how it's going to be for our Canadians at home. I need to check when all the competitions start!

teddy.........I just flicked on the end of the Dodgers game and how exciting that they pulled it out in the bottom of the 9th!!

Yes they sure did pull out didn't they?

I was just following the score on yahoo since I couldn't watch the actual game.

So happy they won!!!! Now onto the Angels!

My home teams totally rocked it tonight!!!

The Angels whooped the Red Sox taking the game 5-0! Woot!!!

Go Dodgers! Go Angels! Go So. Cal!!!!!!!!!!

The Angels won again tonight!!!!!

I myself am just so dang tired of the Yankees winning SO MUCH!

I'm just tired of baseball ( don't hate on me ! ). My oldest daughter is the baseball fan in the family.

I live for FOOTBALL season!!!

College football first ~~ my Wisconsin Badgers; then Pro football ( Minnesota Vikings for me this year! )

Cathy

Not the Packers????????????

As a Bears fan we hate both teams!