FS Worlds Day 1...Down with the 6.0 system!
Yesterday was day 1 at the World Figure Skating Championships in Dortmand, Germany. It was men's qualifying (worth 20% overall) and the pairs' short. CBC showed much of the pairs and highlights of the men.

I have to say, it's time for the 6.0 judging system to be put to rest and the new era of the code of points system to begin. I'm no technical expert, but I can tell a good skate from a bad skate, especially presentation-wise. I thought some of the judging in the pairs was absurd. To start with, Langlois and Archetto had a great, energetic skate; their only tangible mistake was some unison problems on their spins. I really believe they're the future of Canadian pairs skating. Great music, by the way. But the judges were really unfair to them, especially with their presentation mark. 4.9? Come on. The fact that they're 8th, behind Obertas & Slavnov, who had an obviously inferior skate, is ludicrous. But good job to L&A for coming out and having a great skate.

The story of the night was the shocking mishap by Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao. Zhao fell on his side-by-side and took forever to get back into the program. This cost them dearly and now they're in fourth. Wow is all I can say, didn't expect that. Pang & Tong from China are in 3rd, they were okay I thought, didn't like the costumes though. I like S&Z much better than them. Totmianina and Marinin had a really good skate I thought, and they're currently 1st. I thought the 6.0 for presentation was a little excessive though. Whatever, these judges make no sense. I like their music (gotta love that Variations on Paganini), but I thought their lift was boring. Maxim's shirt was rather, uh, open, haha. Petrova and Tikhonov, also of Russia, are in 2nd. Honestly, I don't like them. I find them boring. But they were good technically, and that's why they're in 2nd. I really wish she would do something about that hair though...Meanwhile, Valerie Marcoux and Craig Buntin had a pretty good Worlds debut, she fell on her side-by-side but overall it was quite good. They're in 10th. Aside from the suspect judging, I thought it was a good night of pairs skating.

As for the men, Emmanuel Sandhu won his qualifying group (as did Evegni Plushenko). Go Canada! Klimkin and Joubert were 2nd in their respective qualifying groups, so I'm liking how the mens is shaping up now...men's short tonight! Can't wait for the ladies, to see Sasha Cohen hit the ice, Michelle light it up, and some major Japanese domination!

Up and running...
Hi! Hmm...well it's not as good as it could be, but it's good enough for now. Well, I've procrastinated enough, I'm going to go work on my History discussion questions...and then go for a run with Yuki, watch Alias, and the Nucks vs CBJ!

Edit *Sigh*...Nuckers lost again :( Nazzy is so frustrated...he has a right to be. Hopefully they can get this ship righted...I know they can! Now that Jovo's back, and the Sedins are flying with Sanderson, Nazzy's gotta get back on track, you know he will, and Clooch will come back, and it'll be good! ...In the meantime, kudos to Anahiem for beating Detroit 8-6, gotta love those high-scoring games...and yay Edmonton for beating San Jose, 6 Canadian teams in the playoffs is the only way to go! ...Until next time, Go Canucks Go!
...And oh yes, figure skating World Championships start tomorrow, so excited!!