USFSA: Johnny and Tara FTW :):)

[kitmerlot_1213]

Well my friends, we have another US Ladies Champion :):)  And Johnny and Tara prove with their witty and knowledgeable banter that they are the figure skating commentating dream team :)

I am so proud of Ashley Wagner for laying down such an excellent free skate and for successfully completing her triple/triple combination.  Her program was dynamic and inspiring and just like Johnny said, I got chills.  She showed that she was a true competitor--good for her :)

Comments

[laurelnola.livejournal.com]

Oh, you would have hated sitting next to me during the finals, then. Because, erhmmmm..... My friend and I were rooting for Ashely to fall. *grins and ducks*

She is a lovely skater, there is no question, but dear lord, Ashely has always been like nails on a chalk-board to me. Try as I might, she looks so arrogant to me (even when she says, "I'm terrified"), and then *says* things that are arrogant in her interviews that make us throw our popcorn on the screen and yell, "Why do you make us hate you?!" Her routine was gorgeous, though, so points to her for that.

I actually thought Gracie suffered from a poor choice in music. You want something that can rouse people out of their seats, and opera, unfortunately, just isn't it. She just didn't manage to capture the audience, and it seemed like she wasn't even feeling her own performance, which was too bad. I was hoping Polina might pull out something amazing, but I think she's growing so fast that her limbs are sort of getting away from her. All in all, though, it was quite a competition!

Johnny kept me wildly entertained with his constant commenting of rotation. I swear, it became a drinking game. Every time he said, "I think that might have been a bit under-rotated", you took a sip. Yes, it was decaf coffee, but still! He was totally the under-rotation police and I loved every comment! lol

So glad you had as much fun watching as I did, even if it was for different reason! :-D

P.S. And yes, Tara, as always, brought her immense awesomeness to the table!