This pic of Kazakhstan's Denis Ten is my favorite pic from Four Continents. It speaks for itself, in comic book speech bubbles.

@jollydolly: It is indeed judged by the human eye. But just one pair of eyes of the technical specialist, and that call can vary depending on the viewing angle (in this case, all the jumps Mirai got called on were in the same corner of the rink). The real problem is that it is, by far, the costliest mistake one can…

@bluetrain84: @Gnatalby:

@jollydolly: Yes, only silver. Other skating fans and experts are also peeved and disturbed by the result, too. She lost on some minor technicalities undetectable to the human eye (tech specialist claimed she landed a little more than 90 degrees short on 3 of her jumps). It's one of the fatal flaws of the new Code of…

Mirai Nagasu celebrates a perfect skate that won her silver and a ticket to the Olympics.

Stand on Your Man

Davis and White play leapfrog on their way to winning the US championship.

Germany's Savchenko and Szolkowy are swingers.

Fellow Finn Laura Lepisto lets her hair down during the same gala.

There's been a fuckton of skating lately. Here are some memorable pics. We'll start off with Finnish skater Kiira Korpi during the European Championships gala.

@aisuru113: They have.

@Fishbear: Here's another angle during another stage of Mirai's death drop.

@Fishbear: Nagasu is captured in mid-air during a death drop spin. Look at the video I linked to for a decent example of the spin.

It's a popular move.

I refer to this spin as the Beaver Cleaver.

There are easier ways to make the A in YMCA, but silver medalist Nobunari Oda likes to challenge himself.

And I'm not seeing any goosebumps on 4th place finisher Miki Ando.

It couldn't have been that cold, or gold medalist Mao Asada wouldn't have needed a fan.

Yes, her singing is awful. But that seems to be a requirement on the show, judging by this clip of the her and the other top contestants singing. They're doing to music what the People's Liberation Army do to peasant protesters. _<

You call that an arabesque? Straighten that free leg!