#USFS

[typhlonectes]

[wayward-ghost]

btw youth corps programs have been affected by the nps/usfs federal firings too. musk and trump just killed the gateway into those agencies. young adults between 18-30 have lost access to the beginnings of our careers. we need this experience to build towards full time positions. this is our passion, this is our way of life. we are the next generation to take over when our experts and elders eventually retire. this career is not for the weak, it takes willing and able people who truly care about their work and protecting the environment. we need to organize and end this tyranny before we have nothing left to protect.

[skatejoy]

What???

I get that life after competition takes adjustment. I get watching the top ice dancers and wondering if Bock are really the best in the World, but a ShibSibs comeback less than a year before the Olympics??

A comeback video that looks more like a commercial? And shows no actual skating skill?

Coming back after 7 years (and cancer for one of them) is a huge mountain to climb. The sport has changed a lot in those years. Does Marina still have the same politicking power?

It seems like the only Grand Prix spot they will be eligible for is the Skate America host (RIP the hopes of rising skaters wanting Grand Prix exposure) because they don’t have a qualifying score in the previous two years.

If they do well at Skate America and a Challenger they are likely a shoe in for the US Olympic team.

I’m hoping that CPom are not assigned to SkAm if the Shibs are there. Better to gamble on another international in hopes of Silver. They will need to be strategic to gain a Grand Prix Final spot to remind the world they are top 5 material.

Then at the Olympics all bets are off. Two comeback teams. A Russian team. High high drama.

I know in theory I love the drama of ice dance. In reality?? Ugh. I feel bad for the younger teams trying to make it. USFS are doing themselves no long-term favours by discouraging younger talent. Is a possible 5th place spot by the Shibs worth other teams giving up or representing other countries??

[undergroundusa]

Imagine working the same land for over 100 years… and then being charged as a criminal for it. That’s what’s happening to Charles and Heather Maude in South Dakota. The federal government, backed by radical environmentalists, is throwing the book at them for farming and grazing on their own land.

🔗 Read & listen here https://www.undergroundusa.com/i/161600616/the-federal-governments-attackon-independent-farmers-and-ranchers

[flores-desyatov]

My delulu coping rn is that USFS doesn’t know whether Bratti/Somerville are going to be ready in time for Canada, and if they pull out Bella/Vanya get that spot, so the mid MIDA team would then get the host spot. If B/V don’t get Budapest I’m hoping it’s because they’re going to Skam (since Skam is the next weekend), but if they do get Budapest, I wonder if that’s confirmation they go to Canada in place of Bratti/Somerville. Idk this whole thing is stupid. They won the head to head, so they should get the host spot.

the Flores/Desyatov fandom right now

But in all seriousness, I know I'm still new to this sport but I can't believe how complicated it is to even compete as an ice dancer. You would think that considering their scores they'd get assignments right away for at least a challenger 😑

The most upsetting thing is that Bella and Vanya have earned that host spot by now. They're the best of the middle pack of ice dancers in the US!

USFS, just send them somewhere and let them do their thing! Let them show how hard they've worked, how fantastic they are.

[adventurealldays]

[otabekisautistic]

i’ll say it. the skate america medals are ugly

[usetheforce]

God i cant believe i knew people on that flight. Those poor kids

[beemellifera]

Silence descends upon the Montana State Capitol today as tribal leader Dr. Shane Doyle from Crow Agency sings before a crowd of over a thousand, in opposition to Musk's assault on public lands and the Americans who maintain them. The crowd gathered in the middle of a weekday in such numbers that there was no parking for four blocks in any direction around the Capitol and scarcely a path for legislators to make it to their chambers.

[pierremcguire]

I love that both japan and the american olympic committees gave the figure skating teams the paris summer games podium outfits to receive their medals in

[flyingiseasy-landingnotsomuch]

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 1947 Credit: USFS

[figureskatingjournal]

[skatejoy]

Interesting to see that NBC is doing a pre-Olympic photoshoot that only includes Chock & Bates and no pairs. Also sad they had all the skaters fly in from from the SOI tour but left out Jason. I wonder if they will do more shoots later once they know the team, or if these are the only skaters they are planning on highlighting.

[myshkafs]

ON THE USA AND JAPAN TEAM MEDALS:

This will be a very brief post, since what I have to say on the topic is very short.

I'm so glad to see the USA and Japan receive their rightful team medals this week in Paris, since it's been a long two years coming. My only concern is that the Canadian appeal was dismissed just days before this was scheduled to happen. I think it's unfair in the first place to present medals when the Canadian team had an ongoing, unresolved appeal, as it would've been nice to have the whole podium presented together. I also feel that the event already being scheduled was among the reasons that the appeal was so quick to be dismissed. The Canadian team were not invited to Paris, and it seemed like everyone involved (CAS) wanted this whole situation over and done with, to brush under the rug as quickly as possible. If Canada won their appeal, the medal ceremony would either have to have been postponed, or another one would have to be scheduled at a time and place where the Canadians could be invited to hand them their medals. It was clear that CAS didn't really want it to drag on any longer, and swept aside the appeal despite there being genuine, plausible grounds for the reevaluation of the scores, since without Kamila's score, Canada should have moved to bronze as their female competitor should have moved up the table and been allocated more points. They also dismissed ROC's appeal though, so I can't confidently say that the result of the Canadian appeal was entirely due to CAS/RUS collusion/corruption. I think, on a larger scale, the scandal had shed such a negative light over the sport, and all the major bodies wanted that shadow gone as quickly as possible, regardless of whether the athletes involved were paid their dues and given the correct medals.

There's not much that can be done now, and the Russians were also not invited to Paris to receive bronze and likely won't ever receive those bronze medals the final results say they have (per CAS) as they continue to parade their athletes around the country as "Our true olympic champions". Russia, even if invited, will not accept bronze.

In short, I think this situation has boiled down to: "There is no 2022 Team bronze medal, and we will act accordingly."

Pretty disappointing but what more can we expect? I think many saw this a mile off when the CAS hearing took 2 years to be resolved.

[tsarinajissa]

If you would like to support the families of the kids from the national development camp (and their coaches. And others) who died on AA5342, USFS has started this fund which could use your help.

[otabekisautistic]

don’t know anything about bella in the situation but man i hope she’s okay??