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Jackie Wong
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Jackie Wong
@rockerskating
Chief Skate Nerd @ Rocker Skating | Host of The Rocker Skating Podcast | Real, level-headed figure skating expert analysis | [email protected]
- From the Skating Club of Boston
The skating community is small - a lot of people know each other or know of each other What happened last night was devastating Please keep the families and loved ones of all involved in your thoughts. Be good to one another - Denis Ten died today after being stabbed in an attempted robbery. He was 25. . He was an incredible skater and a super talent. In my few interactions with him, Denis was gracious and kind, always happy to chat about anything. His is a loss beyond words. Denis, you are loved.
- Wakaba Higuchi found Kaori Sakamoto after the mascot ceremony and they had a big hug to celebrate. #Beijing2022
- The legend has retired - thank you, Yuzuru Hanyu 羽生結弦! 😭 Hanyu’s historic accomplishments: OLY🥇🥇 WC 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉 FC 🥇🥈🥈🥈 JPN 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉 GPF 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈 GP 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈 JWC 🥇
GIF - Some musicians: I’m suing you, figure skaters, for using my music Ellie Goulding: CONGRATS ON THE 3A!!!
- Imagine having the most devastating performance of your life after a week when your life changed multiple times and you were thrust into a media spectacle. You get off the ice and your coach asks you, “Why did you let it to? Why did you stop fighting?” #Beijing2022
- Russian news is reporting that Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, parents of Maxim Naumov and 1994 World Champions, were on the flight that went down yesterdayOne of my favorite pairs programs in my early days of figure skating fandom - Evgenia Shishkova/Vadim Naumov were playful in their musicality, original in their lifts, and phenomenal in their line. They won 1994 Worlds with this fun free skate
00:00 - NBC’s tribute segment to Denis Ten
I actively leave the room in a huff every time that Gemini commercial comes on NOBODY WANTS A CHILD FAN LETTER WRITTEN BY AI. Like, they couldn’t have come up with a better example?
GIF- Satoko Miyahara 宮原知子 - one of this generation’s skating legends - has announced her retirement. Thank you, Satoko ❤️ Oly 4th (18) Worlds 2nd (15), 3rd (18) 4CC 1st (16), 2nd (14,15), 3rd (18) JPN 1st (15-18), 3rd (13,19,21) GP 12x medalist, incl GPF 2nd (16,17)
00:00 - The skating community is small - a lot of people know each other or know of each other What happened last night was devastating Please keep the families and loved ones of all involved in your thoughts. Be good to one another
