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[mitchbeck]

SHELLEY: GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS HIRE MASON BAPTISTA

Former Swamp Rabbits forward & Chinese Olympic Team assistant returns to Greenville for coaching role. BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC -  The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced today that Mason Baptista had been named the club's new Assistant Coach. "We are very excited about Mason joining us as Assistant Coach for this upcoming season," said Swamp Rabbits Head Coach/General Manager Andrew Lord. "The references on Mason were great, and there were a number of people from Greenville very happy to hear he might be returning." Baptista, 32, joins the Swamp Rabbits after a stint as the Video and Skills Coach for the Chinese Women's National Team, which competed at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. "Mason loves the game, and his hard work and passion were things we kept hearing about," Lord continued. "He knows Greenville and our fan base well, and we are equally excited about his desire to be involved in the community." AS A PLAYER Before he transitioned to behind the bench, the North York, ON native spent six seasons in the professional playing ranks, including a 59-game stay with the Swamp Rabbits during the 2019-20 season, a campaign in which he posted 40 points (15g, 25a). Throughout his ECHL career, Baptista appeared in 297 career games and posted 187 points (79g, 108a) between five different teams. "I'm super excited to come back to Greenville and continue the amazing work Coach Lord and the rest of the staff have been doing here," Baptista said. "I love the area and always believed that we could bring home a championship. I can’t wait to see the spectacular fan base again. There are so many great people here that have supported this team from the very beginning. I'm so thankful for the opportunity and look forward to get going in October!" Before turning professional, Baptista spent four seasons as a standout forward at St. Norbert College, winning a pair of NCAA Division III national championships in 2012 and 2014 with the Green Knights. The Swamp Rabbits open the 2022-23 season, presented by Bon Secours, on Saturday, October 22 at 7:05 p.m. as they take on the newest team in the ECHL, the Savannah Ghost Pirates, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. 2022-23 full and half Season Tickets are on sale now by calling (864)-674-7825 or visiting SwampRabbits.com. About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has provided family-friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours Wellness Arena since 2010. Formerly the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina. Greenville is an ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League member. GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS HOME Read the full article

[nepalniceties]

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games ends

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach declared the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games closed here on Sunday. Bach called the Beijing Winter Olympics "truly exceptional" in his speech at the closing ceremony held at the National Stadium.

Beijing is the first city ever to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

Photo: AP/ RSS

[exploter]

The wonderful moments of the grant opening of Beijing Winter Olympic games 2022 #olympicgames #beijing2022 #winterolympicgames #springfestival #olympics https://www.instagram.com/p/CZj7Ja3JrgN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[schopfer]

Looking forward to the Winter Olympic Games! #olympics #winterolympics #winterolympics2022 #winterolympicgames #torch #torchrelay #olympictorchrelay #bejing #bejing2022 #bejingolympics2022 (at Cherry Hill, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZSACEjuGIA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[randomobsession1010]

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He literally stopped, lost in her eyes and awkwardly trying to laugh it off 😏❤️🌹

[ochapuriin]

julian yee, congratulations, even though you didnt get qualified you still won our hearts with your beautiful and astonishing performance! Love from malaysia, XOXO we are so proud and happy for you! keep up the good work and never give up! XDD

[virtuemoirx]

[stefanoreves]

Straight from my childhood movies list: Cool runnings. Prints available on #illustrationstefano in #etsyshops #coolrunnings #quattrosottozero #disneyplus #disneypictures #johncandy #leonrobinson #jamaica #jamaicabobsled #jamaicabobsledteam #winterolympics #winterolympics88 #olympicgames #bobsleigh #bobsled #winterolympicgames #olimpiadi #olympics #calgary #calgary88 (presso Calgary, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKEgSREh7Wc/?igshid=1mltd5lqcu0tc

[directtoheart]

My shopping in super store of Olympics~ Some stuff I think is a good buy.

[retrovintagedope]

🥇🥈🥉 SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#retrovintagedope #crewnecksweatshirt   #90sclothing #rva #90ssweater #winterolympicgames #etsyshop #vintageclothingstore  #etsyuk #90sweatshirt #vintagefashion #vintageclothes #soldonetsy #thriftstore #vintageshop #igvintage #etsyseller #etsyvintage  #etsytribe #90sfashion #tbt #sweaterseason #sweatshirts #etsylove #vintagevibes   #etsysellersofinstagram #90sstyle #thriftshop #vintageclothingforsale https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Vsq3eFtHv/?igshid=1nkz45rdkeln4

[mitchbeck]

CRAWFORD: WOLF PACK’S JOHN GILMOUR EARNS FIRST-TEAM AHL ALL-STAR HONORS

Leads All-League Blueliners with 54 Points BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack  HARTFORD, April 11, 2019:  The American Hockey League today announced that Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman John Gilmour has been named as a 2018-19 AHL First-Team All-Star. Gilmour, a third-year pro out of Providence College, leads AHL defensemen in points, with 54 in 67 games, including 20 goals, a Wolf Pack franchise record for defensemen.  The 25-year-old Montreal, Quebec native is tops among Wolf Pack skaters in points and assists (34), and has the third-most goals on the team.  He also leads the Hartford squad, and ranks second among AHL defensemen, in game-winning goals with five.  That total includes three overtime tallies, which ties a Wolf Pack single-season record. Gilmour, who was signed as a free agent by the parent New York Rangers August 18, 2016, has also skated in five NHL games with the Rangers this season, after logging 28 games of NHL action last year (2-3-5).  In 187 career AHL games with the Wolf Pack, Gilmour has totaled 32 goals and 73 assists for 105 points. The Wolf Pack’s next action is their last home game of the season, “Fan Appreciation Night”, tomorrow night, Friday, April 12 vs. the Hershey Bears.  Faceoff is 7:15 PM, and, as at all Friday-night Wolf Pack home games, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs, and $2 beers and fountain sodas, through the start of the second period, presented by Nomads Adventure Quest.  Tickets are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, online at hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $13 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase. Information about all of the Wolf Pack’s many attractive ticketing options can be found online at hartfordwolfpack.com.  To speak with a Wolf Pack representative, call (855) 762-6451, or click here to request more info. Read the full article

[miruku297]

Since when has Figure Skating become "Jumping competition"....???

*Before you read please make sure you know that I don’t have anything to offend Nathan Chen nor Alina Zagitova. They are wonderful, but the problem here is about those people who said that the artistry is not important in Figure Skating*

*If you find any mistake in my writing, please don’t mind those because English is not my first language*

Since when has Figure Skating become "Jumping competition"....?

“It’s much more than a sport, it’s an art, it’s a way of life, it’s a dream, it’s a passion, it’s a feeling that no one can describe.”

We all know that Figure Skating (FS) is a popular sport around the world because of its unique beauty and the challenges in performance. Winter Olympic 2018, the American athlete, Nathan Chen attempted 6 quads successfully in his free skate program. I know that amazing but did anyone notice that other than those quad jumps, he didn’t really show much about the artistry in FS

Nevertheless, some people didn’t think that way. In their opinion, techniques and jumps are the two things that matter in FS, and the artistry isn’t important anymore.

I want to make it clear for those people who said that FS doesn't need the artistry or say it isn’t important.... How lame they are....

I'm wondering what they were even watching?

All in their head were just about quad, axel, salchow, lutz jumps???

What about the musics, the feelings, the elegant movements, the expressions in figure skating?

And what did people say? Jumping make the figure skating become more excited to watch?! The excitement in competition?! Okay then but not keep jumping and jumping and jumping during the entire program. Didn't they feel boring?!

Even though jumps are going to give them high technical scores, but please... figure skating is not all about jumping... That doesn't impress at all...

In the past, FS tended to be more artistic than now. Since all skaters have been trying to attemp more difficult elements and moves which make FS become harder in competing than ever and focus more and more on the jump techniques especially quad for now. Of course that every sport evolves from time to time; however, shouldn’t we get rid of the real beauty in it?

Although now we have the Ice Dancing as a more artistic sport, that doesn’t mean that we should get rid of the art in FS.

In my opinion, good figure skaters make sure that their techniques and the artistic elements are equal! They flow with the music, with their passions in the performances. How grateful it is! Looking at the spirit inside their performances also, not only the techniques outside and you will see. Go watch Yuzuru Hanyu and then make a SERIOUS COMPARISON to Nathan!!!

(And I think some people know why Yuzuru is that famous! I’m sure that’s not a really compatible comparison because Yuzuru probably has more experiences than Nathan, but at least you’ll see my point :) )

To be honest, even the performance of the female FS gold medalist - Alina Zagitova didn’t give me much feeling but those accurate jumps in the second half of her free skate. On the other hand, Evgenia Medvedeva won the silver medal, but she did so great and she brought all the passions, the spirits into her performance even though she didn't jump as great as Zagitova. (This is just my personal view!)

Thus, if people still look forward to seeing more jumps and consider that the artistry is nothing important in FS, why don't we just simply remove the music, change the sport name to "Jumping On Ice" so then those people can go watch and enjoy their "LAME excitement in competition”.

Thank You!

P/s: I like Nathan because he’s such a potential skater, and I believe that he can be much greater in the future. (Maybe he needs a better coach who can help him go on the right path and not giving him the frustrated glances or an extremely disappointed face when he did a bad performance....)

[tereklaine]

Yurio: Could be down for some pirozhki rn

Yuuri: aren't you competing...?

Yurio: Yes. So what? Shut tf up Katsudon. Talking w/u makes hungrier.

Yuuri:...

Yurio: Fuck. Now I want katsudon pirozhki

[janrhyme]

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[ofotis]

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