Super-Human Moments & A lot of Tears! Worlds Championship 2024 Review

Hi guys!
Here is the Worlds 2024 review. It had so many storylines and I loved every single one. Enjoy!
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[@luzcalderon7808]

Deanna said fuck Eteri's expiration date

[@gabrielapeter5412]

well Eteri is just her mother but never was her trainer

[@iambetakaroten]

Diana was never coached by Eteri and also she does ice dance so she’s not so prone to injuries

[@kohlinoor]

@@iambetakaroten Deanna isn't related to Eteri in any way. She won a junior singles title before a hip injury forced her to give up skating. She came back to skating years later and that's when she made the switch to pairs.

[@Dina-zd3ji]

@@iambetakaroten she was coached by her when she was still doing single's skating

[@iambetakaroten]

@@Dina-zd3ji But that was years ago. Eteri told her herself to switch to ice dance so that she can avoid injuries. Which says a lot about Eteri cause she was literally implying that other girls are exploited and she wants better for her daughter…

[@annal5360]

Ilia even did a quad AND the quad axel during the showcase gala! Is that not crazy?!! He's really doing all the extra credit this year haha

[@zonedutopia]

Hope it's sustainable If he does 4A itself at 25yo that would mean he's a true terminator

[@annal5360]

@@zonedutopiaFor sure! And if he starts attempting quints soon, I’m a little worried that his long term health will suffer (but it would be legendary) 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@alexisbrandon1911]

Hope it is all clean. But the Russian background makes it suspicious

[@saqweq]

@@alexisbrandon1911same logic racists use for hating on an entire race. Instead of hating a racial group you just hate an entire ethnic group and use their government as justification.

[@seaofsound]

I felt Adam's free program was more of a "I've got nothing else to lose" kind of situation. That's why i thought he did the backflip, knowing he would have a deduction. I don't think he was trying to climb to the podium🤔

[@official_rown]

that's what my Dad said

[@annal5360]

I agree! I was crossing my fingers for a top 10 spot for him. What a shock!!

[@kimzrymiak9040]

I was there, that’s what he said during the gala! He thought he had no shot at a medal & had done his job well so he did it for the crowd! It was the highlight of the weekend for me!

[@CaraMarie13]

In the gala he said he did it for the fans. Its clear he wasn't expecting to be on the podium

[@user-di9so4ti3l]

Well, actually, Maxime is Deanna's second partner. It's Maxime who had 8 partners prior to Deanna.

[@danasuperstar]

I know, that part is incorrect! Maxim was also Deanna’s first and only tryout after Nate.

[@lillianyar]

ilia was injured right before worlds and discussed in several interviews how he wasn't sure about going to worlds until a week before he would need to leave. that may have affected his training and sharpness of skating.

[@deeangel6396]

Illia was Super Sharp at WORLDS his style, focus and technique made history.

[@peteregan7864]

​@@deeangel6396Nah, he jumped well - period.

[@ironcaptain7682]

Yuma deserves more appreciation honestly, he's arguably the most full package men skater right now, he has great technique, his 4f got the highest goe, he has great artistry and skating skills, this is his comeback season and manage to podium in all competition

[@Glitteringmoonstone2022]

Yeah I agree. He was in my bracket for gold. As insane Illia's program was I felt nothing from it. I loved Adam's, Denis, Lukas, Jason and Yuma's program and felt every move and beat of music and I watched over and over.

[@SageGr33]

Watch the menin the Grand Prix final.@@Glitteringmoonstone2022

[@canyoubelieve2167]

@@Glitteringmoonstone2022 it’s so interesting how people can feel so differently about a skate. Before NBC took Ilia‘s FS down from KZbin it had over 3 million views and I read a bunch of the comments and many people said it moved them, brought them to tears there was one person and said it felt like a religious experience. Then there are people like you who felt nothing.

[@leena9360]

You got Deanna and Maxime's backstory wrong. Maxime had 9 different partnerships before Deanna with middling success. Deanna for her part had one partner before Maxime which was Nathan Bartholomay and it ended in 2018. Pairs men are in high demand and Deanna's age was an issue because most pair women are quite young so she was having trouble finding a partner but she did a tryout with Maxime and it worked. Then COVID happened and they mentioned training on frozen ponds because rinks were closed. Their rise for only being partners for 3 seasons is amazing and proof of how the right partner can just bring out the best in a skater

[@Pepalamarrana]

This world make me feel so happy. Since I started to watch and follow figure skating, my life has a hope rn. I want to see this beauty with my own lives on live so bad

[@paolala]

i hope you get to do it this year!

[@Pepalamarrana]

@@paolala thank you

[@birgitangermair4483]

Hi Paola! Shoma only had 1 fall in the free - the second deduction was because of time violation. If you do some maths you will easily find out that it was the 2T that cost him the medal - had he done 4T-3T he would have been in 3rd place.😀😀😀

[@Iceskate_world]

She never does the math! Like saying Adam could beat ilia if had done a clean short, like what??? She just give her opinion without any research, even with a clean short ilia would stills be 11 points ahead him. But she never does the math.

[@birgitangermair4483]

@@Iceskate_world Aaah, I see! And I do agree - even with a clean short programm Adam would not have beaten Ilia ... Ilia was ON FIRE, in both the short and the free programm 😀

[@Dunika]

⁠@@Iceskate_worldDid you pay attention to the video? She said “some people expected Adam to beat Ilia” (35:12) and “if anyone else screwed up he could have ended in second place” (35:45) If you are gonna come at someone at least don’t make up stuff. Edit: added timestamps

[@kylynn_jenner]

Justice for Piper and Paul not even being mentioned in this video after winning the free dance 😭

[@luzcalderon7808]

If Ilia starts focusing more on the artistic side of figure skating and builds up the skills he will become absolutely unstoppable. I really, really, REALLY hope he gets a choreographer, it would help him improve SO much

[@quedotelancine1685]

It has gotten ALOT better, he is still young, I think he will grow into it with a little more time

[@ringdoorbell3223]

Shae Lyn Borne if I'm correct choreographed his short program.

[@ddjr6673]

Agree with you and also agree he has got a lot better - really these programs were such a step up for last year - he seems to LOVE skating and know what he needs to do - and also seems to work hard too - looking forward to the coming seasons for all of the skaters

[@deeangel6396]

LOL THE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT U...LOL😂 YOUR😂 ARROGANCE 😂

[@nancyduprey3292]

He does have a choreographer.

[@user-fs3qw4jp8r]

ilia was so iconic omg the emotions!!!!!!

[@tuuleri]

Adam actually didn't think he'd have a chance for podium - he told that in the gala when asked why he did the blackflip

[@birgitangermair4483]

Ahhhhh, that`s interesting!!! I thought it must have been something like that - when I watched him skate the FP I thought he was like: " Nothing to gain here anymore, so there`s nothing to lose" .... looks like I was right 😀😀😀

[@borngenius8546]

When I say I was waiting for this post with everything in my life I'm not joking because after I saw the men's discipline i could hear the guys guys guys

[@CheyenneSedai]

Commentary: Pairs: So on Deanna, because there's a reason I named a character after her. She was a singles skater back in the 90s and 2000s, and retired because of an injury. She had a whole other life, job, she got married... and then one day at a work thing there was an exercise where she got a question that was 'what would you do if you knew you couldn't fail' and she said 'win olympic gold'. So she worked on her own to get back all her triples, and then asked her coach from back then if it was realistically possible. Eventually she ended up trying pairs, first with someone else and then with Max. Deanna is American, so they had some trouble during the pandemic while the federation switch took place, but they made it, and even competed through a respiratory illness she had last season. A super well deserved special achievement award at the ISU awards. And Riku and Ryiuichi came in as defending world champions, and they're amazing in their own right, but have been struggling with medical issues. They still took a well deserved silver though! Dance: You neeeeddd to watch Piper and Paul's free. They actually won that to clinch silver. It is mesmerizing. Women's: Paoollaa you're missing out on so many great people in the lower levels. I know you're busy, but maybe pop into the discord we have all the server recs for you (even if we do disagree on a couple of people). Chaeyeon has been incredible, and she's only been skating for 7 years! She got the silver at 4CC. On Isabeau, I love her as a person and with her artistry, but there is no way that technique on the jumps deserved that GOE. People were really mad about USFS politicking so hard. And we have to talk about how Kaori is the first woman to 3peat since Peggy Fleming! Mens: I love Donovan so much. Speaking of 10th place, I wish the top 10 had more spots, because I am devastated for Sasha Selevko. He was so close to clinching that second one for Estonia. Sure, experience, he definitely skated clean, but once again the USFS was politicking real hard. I can't believe that short went over Deniss, Lukas and Nikolaj. Just baffling to me. That free from Adam was just incredible. People on the server are huge fans of his and we were devastated by his short. And the free was just the absolute best. And that Yuma/Caro collaboration is the best. As for Ilia, he wasn't even sure he was coming to worlds because of an injury. What he did despite that is impressive. Also, Ilia has been noted to always be watching at the boards during the last group. He is suuuperr competitive. Also, the Ilia, Adam, Lukas Britschgi trio is the friendship I didn't know I needed but has become one of the best parts of the sport.

[@booksvsmovies]

Deanna and Maxime are skating to a song from one of my favourite shows Interview with the Vampire in their free so it was fun to see two of my fandoms meet like this. It made their win all the more satisfying

[@luzcalderon7808]

Kaori is such a Queen, not even the curse can catch her

[@maouimaisnon2535]

well, the context favors her.. it doesn't take anything away from her and she clearly deserves the title this year, but you have to do nuances

[@artisticgirl1059]

I was so happy that Isabeau got silver to secure a third spot for USA, right in time for Alysa Liu to come back for Boston next year!!!!!

[@Mariannneuh]

When I learnt Deanna was 40, I was like "Eteri, you should take some lessons from this woman"

[@maouimaisnon2535]

longevity doesn't necessarily mean "sustainability". Forcing a skater to have a long career for what ?? If someone wants to retire at 25, at 20, or at 17, they have the right to do so. They skate for their sake, not to please some maniacal fans. Why competing longer and risking injury on the long term, if you can stop while you still can and earn more money with an easier way ? Often, skaters just choose to compete the longest possible because they have no other solution. Besides, ice dance is not singles. I don't even see how someone can consider themselves figure skating fan an do such a gross analogy.

[@brynneholt1990]

I reached out to her last year on IG and told her I was proud of her because we were born in the same year. She graciously replied.

[@panner11]

​@@maouimaisnon2535You're off the mark. There is no implication of being forced to have a long career. The comment is obviously referring to skaters who are forced to retire due to bodies breaking down at a young age and being critical of that. Being healthy and competitive at 40 is a sign that a body has been well taken care of and not forced into a long career. Of course, retiring young due to your own choice and not health is a good thing. The implication was never counter to that.

[@maouimaisnon2535]

@@panner11 "There is no implication of being forced to have a long career" excuse me ?? YOU are off the mark. Everywhere in the figure skating fandom (and in ISU's rules), there are implications that older the skater is, better it is. Everywhere there are implications that if a skater retires at a young age, it's necessarily that they were injured, exploited. The reality is way more complicated than that ? You don't have the luxuryof taking it easy and having a "long" career when you're competing in some countries. If Deanna was able to compete that long, it's because the country and discipline in which she evolved permitted that. Don't compare every skater in the world on the same plan and standard as if they all had the same chances and opportunities.

[@panner11]

@@maouimaisnon2535 No offense, but you are letting the fandom get to your head. Life isn't as dramatic as you make it out to be.

[@Elizabethb619]

It's the way I thought Kaori's split knee slide when I watched was just a cool choreo choice and not a mistake lol. I clearly haven't been keeping up with figure skating this season

[@MegLeb2010]

The fact that Jason brown performed so well is especially impressive because he was STRUGGLING in the warm ups and practices at this worlds. Was so happy to see him do so well! As always, so happy to see Kaori win and love her positive, infectious attitude. Adam was amazing in the free and it truly was the comeback of the century but like others are saying in the comments, he would not have beaten Ilia even with a clean short. No way, no how. The math doesn’t math.

[@madi6325]

i’ve been waiting for this video so bad . thank u girl

[@paolala]

you're welcome! Hope you like it♥

[@madi6325]

@@paolalai loved it

[@luzcalderon7808]

Yumma skated as if the injury never happened. My guy is going places

[@kohlinoor]

Also his dad trying not to tear up beside him in the kiss and cry post free program really hit me, he was so proud ;-;

[@abbynew4188]

Kaori gives me hope for figure skating 3 years in a row is impressive especially since it’s the first time it’s happened in 54 years

[@kayleighslife3030]

I have been watching you for over a year just lurking. This was such an amazing competition. Also just subscribed :)

[@paolala]

thank you for subscribing!

[@luzcalderon7808]

18:33 DONOVAN!!! I love him so much and he's super nice. He used to live in my hometown. He trained at a local mall

[@quaack3rs354]

Ahhh you're so lucky! He's literally my idol!!

[@SageGr33]

Adam Fa also blew his Short in the grand prix final. In the Grand Prix final, Ilia landed his quad axel in his short program & won the gold. Ilia also landed his quad axel in his gala pperformance. Quite remarkable.

[@deeangel6396]

ILLIA is the money bag for men's figure sksting he got it all. People where crying for joy men and women. He touched so many hearts, to be in the arena and hear the audience appreciate what they saw the perfection of skating and interpretation of Successions blew our minds. NBC video with Illia has 2Million views and the week is not over... WOW Super Clean performance and world records. Oh Yeah💲

[@manu98freiherr]

I understand that you are a fan of Adam, he is incredible, but you can't go around giving misinformation from the voices in your head... Even if he had done a clean program, he would be 12 points behind Ilia's score. Why do you always do this? You have to be careful with the words you use, your own opinion doesn't work in comments about score.

[@Iceskate_world]

I was just about to say this…

[@Vortex20000]

Ilia has no rival....

[@natalie-3737]

It was your videos that really got me hooked on figure skating. I’d never skated before (even recreationally) or closely followed ice skating competitions. Now I’m in skating lessons & planning to travel to Boston to watch worlds in 2025. Keep up the good work!!

[@purpleskater]

I know you usually only watch the singles, but I recommend you should try to synchronized skating (synchro for short). The senior synchro worlds will be on next weekend and will be livestreamed. You don't have to watch the whole competition but I definitely recommend watching the Americains, the Finns and the Canadians, who always finish in the top 10, and specifically the Helsinki Rockettes from Finland, and Les Supremes from Canada, who are going for the third consecutive world title this year. I feel like you'd really like it!

[@BrentWolgamott]

So glad to hear someone EXCITED about SKATING!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@charlotteb.2466]

about Ilya : as a dancer I've always been complimented on my energy but it's ALWAYS been something that messed up my precision because i lacked precision in the first place too - so i really hope he will work on those skating skills because you can't really hide it with energy really

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

Now that a 40 year old Canadian has won a world championship, Underhill & Martini need to make a comeback. They're only in their 60s!

[@Ryusevi]

Can everyone take notes from donovan‘s costumes cause his outfits were so stunning especially when you see some of the other guys‘ plain outfits

[@alliflower17]

No because Kurakova had me in tears. Her free moved me soooo much

[@LlamasAtMidnight]

Shes genuinely so underscored

[@alliflower17]

@@LlamasAtMidnight that’s my thoughts exactly! I really hope the judges give her better scores in future events

[@ludan68]

It's such a treat to hear you dedicate some comments about Donovan Carrillo's performance, which was a treat for the audiencia as well. I hope he goes further in his ice skating career too. Thanks for this little but big make proud moment...Excellent video!!!

[@denalowry8710]

Chock and Bates are so innovative. Ilia was fabulous. Kaori was exquisite.

[@marinjelcic2691]

Kaori winning gold is so satisfying that it makes me forget about overscorevito taking silver

[@fsc4823]

and honestly knowing how hard 17 is for girls with technique like hers, im glad she got a good moment for this season. scoring aside i do feel for her as a young girl and athlete so misguided by her team. imagine her skating (she’s not as slow and sluggish as people say. i’ve seen her skate in-person and it’s beautiful. not the biggest edges on the planet but better than some) and aesthetic with kaori’s jumps 😭 i would die

[@quedotelancine1685]

@@fsc4823what is wrong with her technique?

[@0uad1utz]

@@quedotelancine1685you need to watch an analysis of her technique to understand.

[@quedotelancine1685]

@@0uad1utz where can I find a good one?

[@Yurito12]

​@fsc4823 her jumps just keep getting slower, smaller and less consistent every season 😔

[@Karen_esque]

After Shoma's free skate fell apart, I was hoping Yuma would sneak in and take gold since I was confident he'd do well. Boy, I screamed when he fell. But I'm still so proud of him and so happy he's with Carolina! My prediction for Ilia was bronze, maaybe silver, in case he messed up and even after Yuma's free skate I kept my expectations low. But he just floored me by nailing every jump. For me, that was the best performance of Ilia's free skate and so many of my mutuals who don't follow figure skating have been talking about him. Adam's 3rd place win has to be the comeback of the century and I totally agree he would have won gold if he skated a clean short. It's got me excited about the Olympics! And I'm like you, swaying more to mens skating over the past few years. The women have been lacking for me so I need them to step up more.

[@AlyssaAska]

I know Ilia's skate was amazing but Adam's ascent was legendary too! I was sad for Shoma but he seemed happy and maybe his goals are different since he's won worlds already? I hope he doesn't retire but instead goes deeper into making artistic programs like Jason Brown. Maybe a 4th place finish will make less pressure for him. Also Yuma's sequence at the end of the routine is one of my favourite parts of any routine I have ever seen.

[@deeangel6396]

Look people need to learn don't talk bad about God's people. Somebody's nasty mouth against the federation total body literally messed him up...😮

[@ashietoashes]

this competition was crazy!! this is one of your best videos, I love your content so much!! thank you for being a great skating news source, I have no idea where to find all these streams and info so you're my skating lifeline fr

[@shannonl1343]

A lot of these competitions stream on Peacock if you have access to that, but they usually take them down a couple days later (which is super frustrating). Hope this helps! :)

[@LlamasAtMidnight]

They are on KZbin on the isu channel for free! (They are blocked in America and the host nation of the comp because companies bought the rights to broadcast them but you just need a vpn set to somewhere outside of the USA/host nation to see them)

[@MaddieFishblob]

I didn’t even know worlds were taking place until I saw this upload 😆 but just spent the last week watching everything so tysm for posting!!! After the short I thought Kaori was out of the running, so to see that free skate was magical! & I’m glad Illia skated last because it allowed me to truly appreciate the other skaters before he completely dominated everything!! 😂 & when he went I couldn’t close my mouth that’s how far my jaw dropped. Shoma did incredible tho - we all just have our off days and I think it was just shaky legs and his balance feeling a bit off that led him to drop off the podium 😮‍💨 things happen - doesn’t make him any less of a skater tho. The Adam thing was hilarious tho. When u think u aren’t even vying for the podium anymore but walk away with a medal XP

[@nciti]

I dont think Junhwan was suffering from nerves. He has been very explicit about still being injured and having no time to recover and train properly. Given his practices that whole week, his sp turned out better than what most of us were expecting tbh

[@irondragonmaiden]

Dude! Deanna is Figure Skating's Oksana Chusovitina!

[@signaltonoise.online3729]

YESSSS Legends!!!!!!!

[@sophiebruckner2544]

what is with deniss vasiljevs? He was so great espacially in the fs

[@AlyssaAska]

yes he was fantastic!

[@talitafranco7230]

At first I was not so happy with this worlds specially men’s but your video help me love it more. Is just that last year was so perfect to me, I cry so much watching that I knew this year would have a hard job to level up. But Adam (and your video) were the ones to give me back my happiness with this words!! I love him back in the Podium, I love my baby Yuma too (I kind of like his short, In Yuma, I believe, lol). I wish Shoma was three times champion, would’ve been epic, but my light and happiness did that. You forgot to mention that it was Kaori 3rd title in a row!!! First woman to do that since the 60’s. She never disappoints, always brings me so much happiness. I was sad for Leona, I really like her programs, they have such viral vibe. And of course Korean (who last year was my happiness), only brought me tears, Jun and Haelin broke my heart!!! After so much last year, it was hard. And is the reason I was still longing for last year’s. But yeah, Adam, Kaori and more were great and it was another amazing worlds

[@fsc4823]

Ilia needs a season doing classical programs and heavy ballet training. would be so cool to see him continue working on his skating and performance skills, i hope he doesn’t take this world title as a reason to move on from improving his skating to attempting quints 🙄(pls no)

[@deeangel6396]

LEAVE ILLIA ALONE He's at the top of men figure skating so your comment is a joke. It's obvious you didn't see Successions. He was perfect at 333 winning score even the universe confirms. Your ignorance is 😂 laughable. 😂

[@AlyssaAska]

I actually kind of want Ilia to do a routine with the kind of music he had in his exhibition. I thought that music suited his energy and style of movement really well!

[@luisaloveshoney8]

The thing is he’s already getting super high pcs, so why work on them 🥴 ? This is another reason why overscoring is bad

[@saqweq]

That clearly isn’t the style that he enjoys performing nor does it really suit him imo. I think he needs a choreography who can find his style and incorporate it into a competitive routine. FS needs a revamp.

[@CheyenneSedai]

@@AlyssaAska For sure. Give him music he genuinely likes. He hadn't even watched Succession for this program.

[@miidnxghts]

this worlds has genuinely made me so happy like you can feel the sport healing from the eteri tutberidze clusterfuck

[@MegLeb2010]

Same!

[@AaronMQuantz]

Thank you for covering the Ice Dance. Chock & Bates have been my favorites for years and she always gives such great face!

[@laughtersassassin2355]

shoutout to chaeyeon kim for having a stunning textbook lutz and for medalling at worlds only 7 years after she started skating

[@kwanfan24]

Max and Deanna are the real story of the season....Period

[@alliflower17]

WOOHOO THE QUEEN IS BACK

[@shannonl1343]

Hi Paola! 🙂 Great video! I hope you're doing well! 💖 I just wanted to chime in with a few of my personal favorites (in aside from the people/moments/programs you discussed, which were all incredible): Amber and Isabeau's combined efforts getting a third women's spot for Team USA! Fear and Gibson's Rocky free dance. It's so different and high-energy and just fun to watch. Plus, they went the extra mile by getting jackets to go with their costumes for the warm-ups. Guignard and Fabbri powering through a wardrobe malfunction and still delivering (it's a shame that happened to them, especially because the dress was beautiful). Lorine Schild's free skate music. It's so pretty! The Dutch pair doing a Hunger Games-themed skate. A few men who started growing on me during European championships (in addition to Adam), so I was excited to see them here: Alexsandr Selevko, Deniss Vasiljevs, and Ivan Shmuratko. I really like Alexandr's spin with the arms out towards the end of his free skate. I know it's not aerodynamic, but it sure is fun to watch! I saw someone else comment with regard to him that it's too bad there aren't more spots in the top 10, and I feel the same way! Deniss does a really great short program to Hallelujah. I think it's really a bummer that Ivan didn't get to do his free skate here (especially because he does a really cool split slide in it). He also uses his art to deliver a message, and it's just so impactful and good! I apologize in advance for any misspellings. I double-checked the names I wasn't sure about, but I can't make any guarantees. Overall, great worlds! ⛸🎆

[@Griffw06]

Gurl I clicked so fast when I saw this vid was posted

[@reyrivasrios]

same here!!

[@lauravanthof3958]

Yup same🎉

[@borngenius8546]

SAME

[@LlamasAtMidnight]

Same

[@Bellajane127]

Thanks for the fun breakdown of super human moments. Ilia has been dealing with a foot injury a couple weeks before Worlds that almost kept him from competing at Worlds. His team decided to still compete because it was the last competition of the season. He said that he wish he could have done more in the SP but the challenges he went through physically and mentally weeks before the competition affected his performance. But in his historic FS, he laid it all down, heart and soul and now he's made history and has broken multiple records including WR. He only missed the WR combined scores by 2 points. His NBC FS video now has 2.5M views in 5 days. I wonder if this is a record for views in record time for a skater's video on YT?

[@kaykaykay6849]

Loved your review of Chock and Bates… fresh

[@brynneholt1990]

Okay, I’m going to go through my clarifications up through AHSF’s short. Deanna didn’t really go through partners for years. She was a successful juniors skater for the USA, took a decade and a half off and then returned and learned pairs. She does physical training an extra 3-4 hours to compensate for the inevitable challenges that come with her age (also my age). And she actually doesn’t have her Canadian citizenship yet, but they thought it would be easier for her to get Canadian citizenship than for Maxime to get US citizenship. Here’s hoping 1. her body allows her to persevere through the Olympics, and 2. she can get her Canadian citizenship. Hopefully she’ll get similar assistance to what Tanith Belbin got in the US in 2005/6. Kim Chaeyon has only been skating seven years! Remarkable! The little footing issue for Chock and Bates actually caused them to lose 2 levels on that spin because the position wasn’t held long enough. And the song for the rhythm dance was by a rock band, but it wasn’t a rock song. The bassist was actually influenced by funk when he wrote that song, and Michael Jackson encouraged them to release it. I, too, was holding my breath for Isabeau’s ending spins. Not only did Adam screw up all his jumps, I don’t think he was able to complete a combo, so one of those jumps got absolutely 0 points.

[@stutimukherjee]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS AHHHH

[@DuncanEvers]

I watched the mens FS live from the Netherlands (11pm - 3am) and my god am I glad I stayed up. This was the most intense four hours of sports I have ever watched. I was so filled with adrenaline, I didn’t sleep until nearly 5 am 😭

[@vlad5042]

100% with you on hating the imagine dragons song for yuma's short program. when i was watching live i had it on mute cuz i just cannot

[@ytPaperswan]

You were asking where to find the programs, and the full programs, along with a livestream of the entire competition is on the ISU official youtube chanel

[@jeffgibbon977]

The pairs who won gold, at the second medal ceremony, needed a flag and me and a friend were holding out a Canadian flag. THEY TOOK IT FROM OUR HANDS AND USED IT FOR PHOTOS. DONT BELEVIE ME? I HAVE A VIDEO TO PROVE IT. IM A FIGURE SKATER SO ITS AMAZING AND IM VERY MOTEVATED AND I MET 30 OTHER SKATERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING ALL US TEAM AND LEONA HENDRIXZ AND OTHER PEOPLE 😊 IM STILL SCREAMING

[@user-st3cp6vo8w]

Please never stop making videos ❤

[@joseedil]

I don't think Adam thought we had any chance to podium (I don't think he would have done the back flip otherwise), I honestly think he just wanted to have a strong skate and finish the competition on a high note. At that point, I think I he had that skate and got anywhere on the top 7 he would be very happy.

[@Keegerator]

Seeing Amber fall in the short made me so sad. I could immediately see her energy change, it was heartbreaking 😭💔

[@idabernstein]

Máxime is the one who has many different partners. Deanna was a singles skater who came out of retirement.

[@alperry02]

Ilia is just...an amazing skater. Just wow

[@allier1867]

This yea's men's was wild. i usually don't watch it but I had to watch the whole thing.

[@studytab2472]

Truth is brian orser has something that jun no longer has but jason does. He is truly a good leader and trained olympic medalists, i feel like jun leaving brian was a mistake

[@osoreo3697]

might just be me but I felt like Isabeau shouldn’t have been 2nd place-there’s a certain unease/instability with how she skates I was honestly surprised she scored so high

[@saqweq]

I think because “aesthetically” she is a pleasing skater. But my main issue with her is her lack of power and strength, like she looks so weak on the ice…

[@theojsn]

Evan and Bates had crazy choreography and so much control but I didn't get what I like in ice dance, especially the glide, coverage and stage presence. I saw them in training and even tho all the lifts and innovative moves are impressive it lacked more basic moves to appreciate the skating in itself. Also the difference of presence between Chock and Bates is huge because she is so expressive/fluid while he had the same smile throughout all the programs and more rigid moves. I know it is naturally what you learn has the 'holder' of the couple but then you finish by only watching her (I miss Guillaume and Gabriella in this regard). For me the Canadian stole the show with an impressive free dance, I loved the Italian as well. I thought that Chock and Bates kind of benefited from the 'world champion' bonus. I would say tho that maybe I missed some points because ice dance is difficult to appreciate technically as a non-specialist...

[@skaterboy-cz9wj]

I love Paola's enthusiasm. She is the Angelika Krylova of skating commentators. Great analysis though I don't agree about Chock and BAtes. I think their Free dance was lacking energy besides the mistake at thebeginning. It really was overtaken by Wuthering Heights (Piper and Paul). And CB are performers but technically there are better skaters.

[@Glitteringmoonstone2022]

I have been a fan of the Men's competition for a while now. The Women's competition when there were Russians were boring and they are boring with out them. For me it is the Men and Dance. Adam came on my radar in 2022. He has grown so much and I made sure I watched him in his free program. A lot of my figure skating media people missed him. This why you watch everyone

[@idabernstein]

I don’t think Adam would have beat ilia, even with a clean short

[@AC-zs8su]

There is no way Adam would have been the world champion even with a clean short. Please do some research and not state your opinions as facts

[@RivaG]

it was a breath-taking competition and the ice dance was super-human as was Illia as was all of it really.

[@nanetten6238]

I too also used to like only men's and women's figure skating, but I really enjoy ice-dancing now (can take or leave pairs skating, it looks the same trick pony show over and over). It's interesting to look at some Torvill and Dean programs from the past (especially Bolero) to see how this discipline has evolved. I still never see anyone skate as close together as T&D. They will always be a favorite of mine.

[@adskjfhslkfhsd]

I love your videos sm! Ive been watching since 2 years ago

[@jesuslover2468]

Also Chaeyeon IS known for her technical abilities. Her jumps are textbook 😑

[@anonimorph]

she obviously isnt following chaeyeon's career (a mistake, tbh 😅)

[@StewNWT]

I def agree with you though about Ilia (even though I'm ecstatic he won with that incredible free skate) is using sloppy and flailing as a euphemism for high energy right now - the last choreo and step sequence in his free program was hella floppy

[@signaltonoise.online3729]

Stellato-Dudek's turned out death spiral is CRAZY

[@petit-bonhommede-neige3577]

Thanks for your video! I think you should talk more about pairs on your channel :) and there is also drama on the pairs side xD

[@avvnxie]

in my opinion loena deserved that 4th place

[@Llamadelreyy]

BABY WAKE UP PAOLA LA POSTED!!!!!!

[@TheRapnep]

As far as Ilia in the short, what the heck were you seeing? He was EXCELLENT! I didn't hear anyone else negatively critique his short the way you did. What do have against him? I sense a dislike and a bias that is unfair. 🙄

[@zebra-kt2gq]

it’s cause he’s russian

[@sydneyfigureskating]

Giant moments indeed!

[@unicornsplashes2286]

LOVEEE

[@luzcalderon7808]

✨ guys ✨

[@FanyLI]

Manifesting Donovan 4CC 2025 medalist

[@hanzawasgf]

wake up babe new paola la video

[@brennanrobertson6572]

Deanna and Max are absolutely inspiring. Canadian here and so damn proud of them AND Piper and Paul!

[@jeffgibbon977]

Honestly I used to hate chock/bates free dance but it’s grown on me hard core

[@emacarica1152]

This is the best competition I watched in 2 years

[@LlamasAtMidnight]

If you ever can't find a program you should use a vpn to connect somewhere outside of the Usa (and the host nation of wherever the competition is) and the whole livestreams are uploaded, scroll down to the comments and people put timestamps of when each program starts

[@michaelnisbett4307]

Apropos Ilia Malinin, he is today more and more being acknowledged as the greatest jumper ever. I summarize it by saying he looks as comfortable in the air as he is on the ice. As for his dealing with his prominence, I think a contributing factor is that both his parents were world-ranked skaters and know the temptations that sudden prominence can create. Being coaches/parents means that he can communicate with them in a way that the ordinary skater with an unrelated coach or coaches cannot,. After all his coaches also changed his diapers in his earlier years. There's a connection there that allows them to deal with him not as a skater but as a son. That's all the difference in the world. Additionally he has been able to see how his idol, Yuzuru Hanyu, has handled his own prominence. Yuzuru is the superstar of skating superstars, the one with rock-star status. Ilia's boyishness and charisma are similar to Yuzu's in his early years. I also think it significance that Ilia was frequently wiping his face both on the ice when he was exiting and in the kiss and cry. That was something one can see in Yuzu on several occasions in his earlier years. I think this augurs well for Ilia. He has a pair of parents/coaches who can be his ego circuit-breakers.

[@patriot-hj5vx]

does anyone know where tf i can stream the full program?

[@saqweq]

On ISU KZbin channel, the entire livestream + individual programs are all up. it’s not available in NA though…

[@CaraMarie13]

The Canadian pair team was very good. I just started skating as an adult and seeing a 40 year old women showing that skill level was truly amazing to see. Their short really was much better. The free was not a seasons best imo because many of those landings clearly did not get a zoom in. Not bad but definitely not a GOE money maker. The Canadian crowd did go wild for this couple but also for all of the Canadian competitors. It was great. Madison and Evan are still killing it. Like whoa, they are wild. I love how they continue to look like no one else despite their coach coaching practically everyone else. The English and Italian couple also gave me life. That Rocky program was fantastic. For the women, Kaori's free program was exceptional. Though i will say, we did notice the mistake in the step sequence in the audience. We were that involved. Leona's short program was all the promotion clubs need. (As a matter of fact, this season many skaters took us to the club and am still happy af). Her free program.... It was hard to watch. The whole audience was feeling it for her. Isabue was great. The jumps are still a concern and I hope her team continues working on it. The man, am still mad i missed Donavan's short program. I arrived to see him in first and stayed there for a while. Nuestro hombre nos enamoro a todos. Can we all stand up for Denis's sit spin? Its truly a masterpiece. Cha jun hwan... Did he not see himself in the mirror before he went out there? Like he needs to buy his own hype. Shoma was great in the short but the free... Boy. I will say, i was hoping Adam ended up off the podium because he's consistency is not good. Like i was thinking he needs a sport psychologist because its not the first time he puts himself in that position. He better be glad the other man don't really have that kind of technical program because if he wants to be a champion (and i disagree. I dont think he could have won gold) but potential is nothing if he cant cash the check when he needs to. Ilia's jumps were great and i agree with him being third after the short because its clear that wine needs more time to mature. But the power in his legs is truly mind-blowing. That power and great technique is clearly showing him the light.

[@Coraaline]

Rhythm dance feels always cheesy when you watch it but it's still my favorite competition 🥲 Chock/Bates is so cool to watch and innovative but they really don't have the best skating skills and speed unfortunately 🤔

[@Cheetahviper]

I was rooting for kim from Korea. I screamed when she got bronze. Sad shoma messed up and got 4th. You missed the scary moment in ice dance. In the free the italian lady caught her dress on her skate. The gala was wild. Shoma rocked. Keegan messing came back and backflipped over another skater.