The compulsory dance for the ice dancers just finished up at the World Championships in LA. I know it’s ice dance, where falls are far more rare than they are in other disciplines, but out of the 30 couples that skated, there were no falls. I’m suitably impressed. I’m also happy with where the two teams I’m rooting for ended up. B/A are in 2nd and P/B are in 6th (and ahead of the Italians that they should have been ahead of most of the season but weren’t). Now, I’ll shut up so that my skaters do not incur the wrath of the whatever high atop the thing.

The pairs short program will be later on tonight. Like the CD, it won’t be televised, but I’ll be following pbp on a figure skating board. As Castile/Okolski aren’t skating, there really isn’t a particular pair I’m rooting for tonight. I’m having an internal battle over how I want Denney/Barrett to do. I dislike their skating. Yes, they can land some big tricks, but they lack togetherness, connectedness, musicality, etc. Basically, they lack so many of the things that I love about C/O. D/B just don’t have the “IT” factor that C/O do. Also, someone needs to tell Denney to remove her ears from her shoulders and not hold her hands like paddles when she skates. That said, if the stars align just right and they get a little help, McLaughlin/Brubaker and D/B might pull off placements that are equal to or less than the magic number of 13 and earn the US three spots for the Olympics next year. This might help out C/O, although I think if they can stay injury free long enough to actually be able to compete in the fall and get some experience, I think they can earn one of the Olympics spots. It’s a dilemma. I suppose I should probably hope for D/B to do well so not to as incur any wrath against Tanith and Ben, Natalie and Fabian, Brian, or Carolina.

In other news, it appears that we’re about to have a “we-is-a-gonna-die” thunderstorms.